Sony VAIO VGN-A700 manual

N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-A700 Series/V GN- FS600 Series[...]

2 nN Cont ents Before Us e .................... ............ ............. .................... ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ....... 6 Document ation ........ ................... ............. ................... ............. ................... ............. ........[...]

3 nN Using P eripheral Dev ices .......... ............. .................... ............. ................... ............. ............. .. ................. ............. ............. ..... 6 5 Connecti ng a Port Replicator .................. ............. ............. ................... ............. ................... .... ......... .....[...]

4 nN Precauti ons ................... ............ .................... ............. ................... ............. ............. ................... .................... ............. ......... 15 7 On Handl ing the LCD Screen ........... ............. .................... ............. ............ .................... ............ ..........[...]

5 nN Floppy Di sks..... ................... ............. ............. .................... ............. ................... ............. ................... ............. ................ 199 PC Cards .......... ................... ............. .................... ............. ............. ................... ............. .................[...]

6 nN Before Use Bef ore Use Cong ratulations on your p urchas e of this So ny VAIO ® co mputer, an d welcome to the on- screen Use r Guide . Sony has combine d leadin g-edge te chnol ogy in au dio, vid eo, comput ing, an d comm unications to prov ide state- of-the- art per sonal co mputing. Docu mentation Your Documentat ion co ntains pri nted in [...]

7 nN Before Use Non-printed Documentation ❑ User Guid e (this manual) — Cont ains features of your computer . It also includes infor mation ab out the software pr ograms includ ed with your com puter , as well as informatio n on solv ing com mon problems. ❑ Specificati ons — The o nline Spec ifications sheet d escr ibes th e hardware and s [...]

8 nN Before Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be u sing yo ur compu ter as a portable device in a var iety of en vironm ents. W henever possib le, yo u should attempt to take ac count of the foll owing er gonomic conside rations to both statio nary and por table environme nts: ❑ P osition of y our computer – Place the comput er directl y i[...]

9 nN Before Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's disp lay – Use the dis pla y's til ting feature to fi nd the bes t positio n. Y ou can r educe eye strain a nd muscle fatigue by adjus ting the ti lt of t he displ a y to th e proper positio n. Adjus t the br ight ness se tting o f the dis play as w ell. ❑ Lighting – Choose a loc a[...]

10 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This sectio n descr ibes how t o get s tarted wit h usin g your V AIO co mputer. ❑ Locating Contr ols and P or ts (pa ge 11) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (pa ge 24) ❑ Connecting a P ower Sour ce (page 25) ❑ Using the Battery P ack (page 26) ❑ Shutting Down Y our Computer Safely (p age 33)[...]

11 nN Getting Started Locating Co ntrols and P or ts Take a mome nt to identi fy the co ntrols and ports s hown on the following pages . ! The fo llowing illustr ation s may ap pear d ifferent from yo ur mo del, d ependin g on th e country o r are a of your resi dency .[...]

12 nN Getting Started V GN-A700 Series models F ront A Mute b utton/indi cator (page 3 8) B V olume b uttons (page 3 8) C Bright ness button (page 38 ) D Magni fy screen button ( page 38) E S1 butto n (page 3 8) F LCD s creen (pag e 158) G K eyboard (pag e 35) H T ouc h pad (page 37) I P ower indicator ( page 24) J Batter y indicator (pag e 24) K H[...]

13 nN Getting Started A Speakers B Num loc k indicator ( page 24) C Caps loc k indicator (p age 24 ) D Sc roll lock i ndic at or ( page 24) E P ow er bu tton F Auto luminanc e sensor (pag e 38)[...]

14 nN Getting Started Bac k A DC In port ( page 25 ) B Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) por ts * (page 116 ) C Network (Ethernet) port (page 12 3) D A V Out jack ( page 104) E Monitor ( V GA) por t (page 100) F Air v ent * Supports hig h-/full-/ low- speed s.[...]

15 nN Getting Started Rig ht ✍ Y ou can use eith er drive eject bu tton to ejec t the opti cal disc dr i ve tray . The dri ve eject but ton locate d next to the opt ical disc d rive fu nctions on ly with t he Microsoft Windows o perating system . A Drive eject b utton (page 4 0) B Optica l disc dr ive (page 40) C Drive eject b utton (page 4 0) D [...]

16 nN Getting Started Left A Microph one jack (pag e 115) B Headp hones jack (pa ge 91) C i.LINK ® (IEEE1394 ) S400 por t (pag e 121) D Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) por t * (pa ge 116) E PC Card slot (page 48) F PC Ca rd ej ect b utton (page 4 8) * Supports hig h-/full-/ low- speed s.[...]

17 nN Getting Started Bottom A A V st atio n/po r t re plic ator conne cto r (page 6 6) B Air v ents C LOCK /UNLOCK switch (p age 26) D RELEASE switch (page 26) E Batter y bay (page 26) F CONNECT button * (page 87) * On selec ted mode ls with wire less mous e functio nality .[...]

18 nN Getting Started V GN- FS600 Series models F ront A LCD s creen (pag e 158) B Speakers C K eyboard (pag e 35) D T ouc h pad (page 37) E P ower indicator ( page 24) F Batter y indicator (pag e 24) G Hard dis k drive indicator (p age 24) H Memo ry Stick me dia indi cator ( page 24 ) I WLAN (W ireless LAN) sw itch (on selected models only) (page [...]

19 nN Getting Started A Displa y loc k latch B S1 butto n (page 3 8) C S2 butto n (page 3 8) D Num loc k indicator ( page 24) E Caps loc k indicator (p age 24 ) F Sc roll lock i ndic at or ( page 24) G P ow er bu tton[...]

20 nN Getting Started Bac k A Air v ent B Batter y conn ector (pag e 26)[...]

21 nN Getting Started Rig ht A PC Ca rd ej ect b utton (page 4 8) B PC Card slot (page 48) C i.LINK ® (IEEE1394 ) S400 por t (pag e 121) D Memory Stick media slot *1 (page 52 ) E Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) por ts *2 (pa ge 116) F Monitor ( V GA) por t (page 100) G DC In port ( page 25 ) *1 Y our comp uter suppo rts Memor y Stick D uo media an d Memor[...]

22 nN Getting Started Left A Network (Ethernet) port (page 12 3) B Modem port (pa ge 56) C Optica l disc dr ive (page 40) D Manual eje ct hole (pag e 186) E Drive eject b utton (page 4 0)[...]

23 nN Getting Started Bottom A P or t repli cator conne ctor (page 66) B Air v ents[...]

24 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Indicator F unctions Po w e r 1 Illuminates when the power of the computer is on, blinks in Standby mode, and t ur ns off when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off. Batt ery e I lluminates w hen the computer is using battery power , blinks when t he batter y is running out of power , and double- [...]

25 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ow er Source You ca n use either an AC ada pter or a recharge able batter y pack as a powe r sour ce. Using the A C Adapter To us e the AC adapter 1 Plug on e end o f the power cord (1) into th e AC adapter . 2 Plug th e other en d of the pow er cor d into an AC outlet (2). 3 Plug th e cable attached to the AC a[...]

26 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pa ck supp lied with your co mputer i s not full y cha rged at th e time of p urchas e. Installing t he Batter y P ack To install the b attery pack V GN-A700 Se ries models 1 T ur n off your comp uter and cl ose the LCD screen lid. 2 Slide the LOCK/UNLOCK s witch ( 1) on the bottom of th [...]

27 nN Getting Started 5 Slide the batter y in the batt er y comp ar tme nt cover . 6 T ur n ov er the batte r y atta ched to the batter y com par tm ent cover . 7 Inse r t the tab on the batter y compar t ment cover into the notch, and push the b atter y down into the c ompar tment unti l it clicks into plac e . 8 Slide the LOCK/UNLOCK s witch to t[...]

28 nN Getting Started V GN-FS600 Series models 1 T ur n off your comp uter and cl ose the LCD screen lid. 2 Slide the lock s witch ( 1) to the UNLOCK posi tion. 3 Slide the batter y into the ba tter y com par t ment unt il it cl icks into pl ace. 4 Slide the lock s witch ( 1) to the LO CK position to secur e the batte r y on the comput er . ✍ Whe[...]

29 nN Getting Started Charging the Battery P ack The ba ttery pa ck supp lied with your co mputer i s not full y cha rged at th e time of p urchas e. To char ge the ba ttery pa ck 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect the AC adapter to th e comp uter . The c omputer a utomati cally c harges the batte r y (the batter y in dicat or light flashes in [...]

30 nN Getting Started ✍ When the batte ry is runni ng out of po wer , both the ba ttery and po wer i ndicat or light s bl ink. Keep the ba tter y pack in the compu ter while it i s directly con nected t o AC power . The batter y pack con tinues to charge whi le yo u are us ing the compu ter . If the batte ry level falls be low 10%, you should eit[...]

31 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k To remove the b attery pack V GN-A700 Se ries models 1 T ur n off your comp uter and cl ose the LCD screen lid. 2 Slide the LOCK/UNLOCK s witch ( 1) on the bottom of th e computer to the UNLOCK p osition. 3 Slide the RELE AS E s witch (2) on the bott om of th e computer to the RELEASE position. The[...]

32 nN Getting Started V GN-FS600 Series models 1 T ur n off your comp uter and cl ose the LCD screen lid. 2 Slide the lock s witch ( 1) to the UNLOCK posi tion. 3 Slide and hold th e release l atch (2 ) and slide the bat ter y awa y fr om the c omputer . ✍ Y ou may lose data if you remove t he batter y pack whil e the compu ter is on and not co n[...]

33 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losing unsaved data, be sure to sh ut down your co mputer pr operly, as describ ed below. To shut down you r computer 1 T ur n off any per ipherals connected to your compu ter . 2 Click Start and then T urn Off Computer . The T ur n off computer window appears. 3 Click Tu r n O f [...]

34 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using Y our V AIO Computer This sectio n descr ibes how t o get the most out of usi ng your VA IO co mputer. ❑ Using the Key board (page 35) ❑ Using the T ouch P ad (pag e 37) ❑ Using Special-function Buttons (page 38) ❑ Usin g t he Opt ical Dis c Dri ve (pag e 40) ❑ Using the TV Function (on Selected Mod[...]

35 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using the K eyboard Your keybo ard is ve ry sim ilar to a des ktop computer keyboa rd, but has additio nal keys that p erform m odel-spec ific tas ks. For mor e inform ation on t he stan dard keys , see Wi ndows Help and Support Center and clic k on the Customizing your compu ter lin k.[...]

36 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Combinations and Funct ions with the Fn K ey ✍ Some fu nctions are no t avail able unt il Windows is launch ed. Combin ations/F eature Functio ns Fn + % (F2) : speaker switch * T urns on and off the built-in speakers and the headphones. Fn + 2 (F3/F4) : s peaker v olume * Adjusts the built-in speaker v olume. T o[...]

37 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using the T ouch P ad The k eyboard c ontains a cursor- pointing device, your tou ch pad ( 1). You c an point t o, selec t, drag, an d scroll objects on the screen using the touch pad. Action Description P oint Slide one finger on the touch pad t o place the pointer (2) on an it em or object. Click Press the left b[...]

38 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using Special-function Button s Your VAIO co mputer i s provided with spec ial butto ns to hel p you use specifi c functions of the computer . V GN-A700 Se ries models Special-fu nction b utton Functions Mute button T ur ns the volume on and of f. The LED tur ns on when the v olume is turned off. Vo l u m e buttons[...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter ✍ When an exte rnal di splay is conne cted to yo ur computer , the Magnify scree n butto n is di sabled. The magn ified vi ew is not as clea r as the stand ard view. Press ing the Magn ify sc reen butto n changes the resolution , thus may cause a defec t to any runni ng software that does not support chang e in r[...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using the Optical Disc D riv e Your compu ter is equi pped wi th an optic al disc drive. To inse rt a di sc 1 T ur n on the com puter . 2 Press th e dri ve eject button (1) to open the dr ive . The tr a y s lid es ou t. 3 Place a disc in t he midd le of the tray with the l abel sid e facing up until the disc clicks[...]

41 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Reading and Writing CDs and D VDs Your comput er plays a nd recor ds CD s and DVDs , dependi ng on th e model y ou purch ased. Chec k your s pecific ations for th e type of opt ical dis c drive in stall ed on your computer . Use the tab le belo w to see whic h types of media you r optical disc dr ive sup po rts . ![...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Notes on wr iting data onto a di sc ❑ T o make the data on a dis c readable on an optica l disc drive, y ou ne ed to clo se the se ssio n when you ejec t it. T o compl ete this pr ocess, follow the instr u ctions i ncluded with your software. ❑ Only use circu lar dis cs. Do not use d iscs in any ot her shap e ([...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter No tes on playing D VDs To ac hieve optim um perfor mance wh en playi ng DVDs, y ou shoul d follow th ese recomm endati ons. ❑ Y ou can play D VDs usi ng the op tical d isc dr ive and the V AIO Zone software. See the he lp file on the V AIO Zone sof tware for deta ils . ❑ Close a ll open ap plications before pl[...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Pla ying CDs To p lay an au dio CD 1 Inser t the disc i nto the optical dis c drive. 2 If nothin g appear s on the desk top once you ins er t an audio CD disc, then cli ck Sta rt , point to A ll Programs , and cl ick to ope n a CD program , such as the SonicStage software . If the Audio CD windo w appea rs, click t[...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Cop ying Files to C Ds To det ermine wh ich type of CD your c omputer sup ports, see Reading and Writing CDs and DVDs (page 41) . To copy files to a CD-RW or CD-R 1 Inser t a blank CD-R or CD-R W disc into the optical d isc dr ive . If the CD Drive window ap pears, click T ake no actio n . 2 Open W indows Expl orer[...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Pla ying D V Ds To pl ay a DVD 1 Close a ll open program s. 2 Inser t the D VD i nto the o ptical dis c dr ive . 3 Click Start and point t o All Progra ms . 4 Select a D VD software program to p la y the D VD . For ins tructions on how to use a prog ram, see the hel p guide inc luded with the DV D software program.[...]

47 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using the TV Function (on Se lected Models Only) If an A/V por t replicato r is deliv ered wit h the mo del you p urchased, your co mputer is equippe d with a TV tuner. In combin ation with Sony's VAIO Zone softwar e, the TV tun er board al lows you to: ❑ W atch, rec ord and play back analog broad casted cab[...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Usin g PC Ca rds PC Ca rds all ow you to connec t portab le ext ernal de vices. Inser ting a PC Card To insert a PC Card 1 Inser t the PC Car d into the PC Card s lot with the fr ont label f acing up. 2 Gently push the PC Card i nto the slot. The PC Card is automatic ally det ected by your syst em. The Safel y Remo[...]

49 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter ✍ Some dev ices may n ot functi on properl y if you con tinua lly switch t o Normal mode fr om Standb y mode or Hiber nate mode. For so me PC Cards , if you alternat e between Normal mode and Standb y or Hi bernate mode while the card is i nserted, you may find t hat a device co nnected to your system i s not rec[...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Removing a PC Card Foll ow the ste ps be low to remove the PC Car d while your com puter is on. I f it is not remov ed prop erly, you r sys tem ma y not wor k proper ly. To remove a PC Card ✍ T o re move a PC Card when y our comp uter is off, skip st eps 1 to 7 . 1 Double-click the Safely Remove Har dware icon on[...]

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter ✍ If you remov e the PC C ard from the c omputer when it is still turned on, you r system could malfu nction and you might lose any un saved data. Before you remove the PC Card, click t he PC Card ico n on the t askbar and close the card. C lose any a pplication s that use the PC Card before removing the card. Ot[...]

52 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using the Memor y Stic k Media Your VAIO co mputer s upports the Memor y Stick m edia. M emory Stic k media is a com pact, portable , and ver satile de vice espec ially d esigned f or exch anging an d sharin g digital data with c ompat ible pro ducts, suc h as digi tal came ras, mob ile phone s and othe r devic es.[...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Media Ther e are two w ays you can ins ert a Mem ory Sti ck media in to you r compu ter: ❑ Using the Memo r y Stick media slot; ❑ Using a PC Card s lot. T o do th is, you need an opt ional PC Card adapt er . You ca n only inser t one Me mory Stic k med ia at a tim e. To inse rt a Me [...]

54 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter ! Be sure to hold the Memor y Stick media with th e arrow pointin g in the correct di rection as you insert it in to the slot. T o avoi d d amaging the comput er o r the Memo ry S tick medi a, do not f orce the Memor y Stic k media into the slot if it does no t insert smoo thly . Do not in sert more than on e Memor[...]

55 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter F or matting a Memor y Stic k Media Mem ory Stic k me dia is formatted for i mmediate use when you purcha se it. If you n eed to reform at Memor y Stic k medi a, use t he Memory Stick Formatter softwa re that i s provided with the me dia. For m ore inform ation a bout usin g Memory Stick Formatter , see th e Memo r[...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using the Inter n et Setting Up a Dial-up Internet Connection Befor e you can connect to the In ternet, you n eed to c onnect you r comput er to a tel ephone line vi a a telepho ne ca ble (not suppl ied). Once you set up y our tele phone cab le, you're r eady to c onnect to the Intern et. To conne ct a tele ph[...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using Wireless LAN (WLAN) Using th e Sony Wi reless LAN (WLAN) , all you r digital dev ices with bu ilt-in W LAN fun ctionalit y commu nicate fr eely with each othe r throug h a powerful ne twork. A WL AN is a networ k in which a use r can connect to a local are a network (LA N) through a wireless (rad io) con nect[...]

58 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Communicating wit hout an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc ne twork is a network in whic h a local network is create d only by the wir eless d evices the mselves , with no other centr al contr oller or Access Poin t. Each de vice c ommunica tes di rectly with other devic es in the network. Y ou ca n set up a n ad-[...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter To comm unicate without an Access Poi nt (ad-h oc) 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS L AN swi t c h . The WI RELESS LAN indicator lights up. 2 Click Start and then Control P anel . 3 Click Network and Interne t Connections . 4 Click Network Connect ions . The Netw ork Connections window appears. 5 Right-c lick Wireless N et[...]

60 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter 14 Select the che ck b o x This is a computer -to-computer ( ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used at the bottom of the screen. 15 Click OK . Yo u r Netw ork name appear s in the Preferred netw orks . 16 Click Advanced . The Adv a nced window app ears. 17 Select the Computer -to-comput er (ad hoc) ne[...]

61 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter To disconn ect from a computer -to-comp uter (ad-ho c) network 1 Click Start and then Control P anel . 2 Click Network and Interne t Connections . 3 Click Network Connect ions . The Netw ork Connections window appears. 4 In the r ight pa nel under LAN or High-Speed Internet , double-click Wireless Network Con necti[...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Communicating wit h an Access P oint (Infr astructure) An infr astructur e netw ork is a ne twork tha t extends an exis ting wir ed local network t o wirele ss devi ces b y providi ng an Ac cess Point, for exam ple the Sony Access Po int . The Access Point br idges the wireles s and wi red LAN a nd acts a s a centr[...]

63 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter To connect to a wireless network Use t he VAIO Wireless Utili ty to guid e you throug h the s et up pro cess and pr ovide y ou with mo re detail ed in formation about wirel ess connec tions. 1 Make sure an a ccess point is se t up. See the instr uctio ns that ac compa nied the a ccess poi nt for more informat ion. [...]

64 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Wireless LAN Channel Se lection In an 802.11b/g config uration, channel 1 to 11 c an be us ed. (a) With an Access P oint ("Infr astructure") ❑ The c hannel us ed will b e the c hannel se lecte d by the Acce ss P oint. ! For detai ls on how to select the chan nel that will be used by th e Access Point , [...]

65 nN Using P erip heral De vices Using P eri pheral De vices You ca n add fu nctional ity to y our comp uter by u sing the various p orts on your uni t. ❑ Connecting a P ort Replicator (page 66) ❑ Using the Mouse (on Selected Models Onl y) (page 87) ❑ Connecting Exte rnal Speaker s (page 91 ) ❑ Using the Remote Commander (page 97) ❑ Conn[...]

66 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a P or t Replicator Attach ing a p ort replic ator ena bles you to con nect addi tional pe riphera ls to yo ur comp uter, such a s a pri nter and a n extern al displa y. A por t replic ator may be deliver ed wit h your com puter, dep ending on the model you purcha sed. If not, you c an additi onally purc[...]

67 nN Using P erip heral De vices Locating P or ts on the P or t Replicator A/V port replicator for V GN-A700 Series models A Comp osite Audio In jacks (page 68 ) B Compos ite Video In jack (pag e 68) C S Video In por t (pag e 68) D VHF/UHF por t (page 79 ) E Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) por ts * (page 116 ) F Monitor ( V GA) por t (page 101) G V olume [...]

68 nN Using P erip heral De vices ✍ T o the A/ V port replica tor , you c an connect an ext ernal vid eo/audio so urce such as a video camera , VCR or DVD pla yer . Connect y our v ideo/audi o devi ce's video cab le to the S V ideo In or Co mposite Vide In jack an d the audi o cable t o the Compos ite Audio In Jacks. Business por t replicato[...]

69 nN Using P erip heral De vices A/V por t replicator for V GN-FS600 Series models ✍ T o the A/ V port replica tor , you c an connect an ext ernal vid eo/audio so urce such as a video camera , VCR or DVD pla yer . Connect y our v ideo/audi o devi ce's video cab le to the S V ideo In or Co mposite Vide In jack an d the audi o cable t o the C[...]

70 nN Using P erip heral De vices Business por t replicator fo r V GN-FS6 00 Series model s ! The port rep licator can be power ed only thro ugh the AC ad apter sup plied with yo ur computer . Do not unp lug the AC ad apter from t he port re plic ator and t he AC outl et whil e using t he port r eplicat or; thi s may cause data damage or hard ware [...]

71 nN Using P erip heral De vices Attaching Y our Computer to the P or t Replicator To attach you r computer t o the port replicator V GN-A700 Se ries models 1 Discon nect all per iphe rals from th e computer. 2 Plug th e power cord (1) into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. 3 Plug th e cable attached to the AC adapter (2) into the DC I n por t (3) [...]

72 nN Using P erip heral De vices 4 Open th e por t replic ator co nnector cov er . 5 Align the bottom c onnector of the com puter wit h the c onnector on the por t repli cator an d push down unt il it cl icks into place.[...]

73 nN Using P erip heral De vices 6 Slide the lock s witch to LOCK . 7 T ur n on the com puter .[...]

74 nN Using P erip heral De vices V GN-FS600 Series models 1 Discon nect all per iphe rals from th e computer. 2 Plug th e power cord (1) into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. 3 Plug th e cable attached to the AC adapter (2) into the DC I n por t (3) on the por t replicator ( 4). 4 Open th e por t replic ator co nnector cov er .[...]

75 nN Using P erip heral De vices 5 Align the bottom c onnector of the com puter wit h the c onnector on the por t repli cator an d push down unt il it cl icks into place. ! When the A/V po rt replicator is attac hed to your computer , you cannot acce ss the DC In port, the moni tor (VGA) port, the third US B port f rom th e fro nt, and the network[...]

76 nN Using P erip heral De vices Disconnecting Y our Computer from t he P or t Replicator ! T o preven t loss of un saved da ta, be sure to turn of f your comp uter before di sconnecti ng it from th e port replica tor . To disco nnect your computer from t he port re plicato r V GN-A700 Se ries models 1 T ur n off the c omputer and the co nnecte d [...]

77 nN Using P erip heral De vices 3 Lift the c omputer aw a y from the por t replic ator . 4 Close th e por t replicat or conne ctor cover on the bottom of your co mputer.[...]

78 nN Using P erip heral De vices V GN-FS600 Series models 1 Lift the c omputer aw a y from the por t replic ator . 2 Close th e por t replicat or conne ctor cover on the bottom of your co mputer. ✍ It is ext remely impo rtant to close the port replicat or connecto r cover after disc onnecti ng your comput er from the port repl icat or . If the c[...]

79 nN Using P erip heral De vices Setting Up TV Connections (on Select ed Models Only) The bes t method of con necting yo ur compute r system, TV moni tor or disp lay, and cabl e service ac cess, dep ends on the type of cable conne ction av ailable i n your home. TV sig nal rece ption str ength will vary wid ely d epending on servic e availa bility[...]

80 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting to standard cab le access (CA TV) To conne ct in C ATV mode (O ption 1 ) 1 Conne ct one end of the TV coaxia l cable (1) (s upplied ) to your ca b le se r vice ac cess ( wall outle t) (2). 2 Connect the othe r end of th e coaxia l cable to the VHF/UHF por t (3 ) on the A /V por t replic ator . To conne c[...]

81 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting to a standard an tenna You ca n connec t your com puter to an indoo r/outdoor antenna s ystem, u sing Optio n 1 or O ption 2 fr om the pr evious sec tion, Conne cting to stand ard cable access (CA TV) (page 80 ) . Depe nding on t he type of antenna system in yo ur home, y our connec tion may require a VH[...]

82 nN Using P erip heral De vices To conne ct in ter restrial m ode (O ption 1 ) 1 Connect one end of a TV coa xial ca b le (1) (optio nal) to your ante nna outlet (2). Con nect the ot her end to a VHF/UHF RF combin er/transfor mer (3) (optio nal). 2 Connect the coa xial cable feed connector (4) (opti onal) to the VH F/UHF RF comb iner/transfor mer[...]

83 nN Using P erip heral De vices To conne ct in ter restrial m ode (O ption 2 ) 1 Conne ct one end o f the ante nna's 300-ohm twin le ad cable (1) to the screw-type gr ips at your anten na outl et (2). Connec t the other e nd to the gr ips on the VHF/UH F RF combi ner/transfor mer (3). 2 Connect the coa xial cable feed connector (4) (opti ona[...]

84 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting with a cab le or satellite set-top bo x (STB) You can connect you r computer to ca ble serv ice acce ss that uses a set-top box (cable or sa tellite) . When using the set-top bo x (STB) setup, y ou can on ly chang e channel s throu gh the ST B, using its con trols or s upplied remote c ommand er. When u [...]

85 nN Using P erip heral De vices To conne ct in STB mode ( Option 1) 1 Conne ct one e nd of a TV coa xial c able (1) (opt ional) to your cable ser vi ce acc ess (wall ou tlet) ( 2). Conne ct the other end to the VHF/UHF IN jack on the ba ck panel of your set-top box (STB) (3 ). 2 Conne ct a second TV coaxi al cable (4) (optional) to the VHF /UHF O[...]

86 nN Using P erip heral De vices To conne ct in STB mode ( Option 2) 1 Conne ct one end of the T V coaxia l cable (1) (suppl ied) to your cable ser vic e access (wall out let) (2). Connect the oth er end to the VHF /UHF IN j ack on the back panel of your s et-top box (STB) (3) . 2 Conne ct a second TV coaxi al cable (4) (optional) to the VHF /UHF [...]

87 nN Using P erip heral De vices Using the Mouse (on Selected Models Only) Your compu ter incl udes a wi reless op tical mouse, whi ch has no cables to plug i n and u ses a ligh t-emittin g diod e (LED) instead of a ball. You can use the mous e an ywhere you f eel com fortable within a range of app roxima tely 31 inches (80 c m) * of the main unit[...]

88 nN Using P erip heral De vices Bef ore Y ou Use the Mouse Befor e using th e wirele ss mous e, you mus t establ ish com municati on between t he com puter and the mou se. To conne ct the wi reless m ouse 1 Inser t the two spec ific AA batter ies in to the wirele ss mous e as shown. 2 T ur n on the com puter . 3 Press the CONNECT button (1) on th[...]

89 nN Using P erip heral De vices 4 T ur n ov er the w ireless m ouse, slide the power switch to the ON position, and pres s the CONN EC T button. Communica tion be tween the wir eless mo use and th e com puter sho uld now be est ablished. ✍ Step 3 and 4 must be comple ted with in 10 secon ds of each o ther . T wo A A batt eries, s pecific for us[...]

90 nN Using P erip heral De vices Adjusting the Mouse Functi ons 1 Click Start and then Control P anel . 2 Click P ri nt ers a nd O th er Ha rdw ar e . 3 Click the Mouse . The Mouse Pr operties window appe ars. 4 Change th e settings. To set up your m ouse for left-hand ed users 1 Click the Buttons tab on the M ouse Proper ties windo w . 2 Selec t [...]

91 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speak ers A pair of exter nal spe akers is delivered with your computer for extend ed us e of the VAIO Zone software. External s peaker s f or V GN-A700 Series mode ls A V olu me cont rol The righ t speaker is equi pped with th e v olu me control. T ur n this cont rol cloc kw ise or cou nter cl[...]

92 nN Using P erip heral De vices External sp eaker s for V GN-FS60 0 Series models A Headp hones jack B V olu me cont rol T urn cloc kwise or countercloc kwise to adjust the speaker vol um e. C P ow er bu tton T ur ns on and off the sp eakers.[...]

93 nN Using P erip heral De vices To conne ct the exte rnal sp eakers External s peaker s f or V GN-A700 Series mode ls 1 Attach y our c omputer to an A/V po r t r eplicat or . 2 Plug th e volume cable (1) of the speaker to the V olume jack o n the por t replic ator . 3 Plug th e speaker ca b les ( 2) to the S peaker jacks. 4 Plug th e USB cable (3[...]

94 nN Using P erip heral De vices ! T o use a remo te commander f or volume cont rol, make sure t o connect the spe aker's USB cab le to the USB port . Make sure to place the ext ernal speake rs in a stabl e position . Do not gras p the depres sion on th e front o f the speaker t o take hold of it.[...]

95 nN Using P erip heral De vices External sp eaker s for V GN-FS60 0 Series models 1 Attach y our c omputer to an A/V po r t r eplicat or . 2 Plug th e power cord (1) to the AC adapter and a AC outlet. 3 Plug th e cable attached to the AC adapter (2 ) to the r ight speaker (3). 4 Plug th e cable from th e left spe aker (4) to the sp eaker L jack o[...]

96 nN Using P erip heral De vices To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug th e speaker cable (1) i nto the headphones jack (2) i . 2 Plug th e other en d of the speaker cable to the exter nal spe aker (3). 3 T ur n down the volume of the speakers before you tur n them on. ✍ Make sure you r speakers are designed for comp uter use. ! Do not pl ace flo[...]

97 nN Using P erip heral De vices Using the Remote Comman der A rem ote comma nder is delivered with y our compute r for ex tended us e of the VAIO Zone so ftware. The i nfrared re ceiver for commu nication s with the remote command er deliver ed with V GN-A70 0 Series m odels i s locate d on the suppl ied le ft extern al speak er. Make sure to att[...]

98 nN Using P erip heral De vices * With the remo te com man der , y ou can increas e the v olume only up to the lev el set by the vo lume co ntrol on th e ext ernal sp eake r . A MUTING butto n T ur ns off the external sp eakers. Press the MU TING button to tur n on the sp eakers. B Chan nel b ut tons Select t he re spective chan nels. C Direct b [...]

99 nN Using P erip heral De vices To conne ct the exte rnal i nfrared receive r to VGN -FS600 Ser ies model s 1 Choose t he USB por t (1) you pre f er to use. 2 Plug th e ex ter nal infrared receiver cable (2) into the USB por t. Y ou can n ow use your infrared receiver (3) .[...]

100 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Display You ca n con nect an ex ternal dis play to y our com puter. For example , you can use you r comput er with a c omput er disp lay or a proj ect or. ❑ Connecting a Computer Display (page 1 01) ❑ Connecting a Multimedia Computer Display (page 103) ❑ Connecting a TV (page 104) ❑[...]

101 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a Computer Displa y You ca n con nect a com puter display (monit or) eith er direct ly to your co mputer or via the (optiona l) port replic ator. To connect a computer display V GN-A700 Se ries models 1 If neces sar y , plug o ne end of th e disp la y's p ower cord (1) i nto the di splay , and the [...]

102 nN Using P erip heral De vices V GN-FS600 Series models 1 If neces sar y , plug o ne end of th e disp la y's p ower cord (1) i nto the di splay , and the other e nd into an AC outlet. 2 Plug th e disp la y ca b le (2 ) (not s upplied) into the m onitor ( V GA) por t (3) a on t he compute r . ✍ VGN-A700 S eries models are eq uipped wi th [...]

103 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displ a y You ca n con nect the c omputer to a mult imedia c omputer d isplay that incl udes built-in s peake rs and a microp hone. To conne ct a mul timedia compute r displa y 1 Plug th e power cord of the multimed ia com puter di splay (1) int o an AC outlet. 2 Plug t he dis play[...]

104 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a TV You ca n con nect a TV to VGN-A 700 Series models o r to th e port repl icator. To conne ct a TV to th e compu ter 1 Plug th e power cord of the TV (1) i nto an AC outlet. 2 Plug on e end o f an audio/v ideo ca ble (2) into the A V Out jack (3) T on the compu ter and th e other to the TV . 3 Swit c[...]

105 nN Using P erip heral De vices ✍ See the manu al suppl ied with your p eripheral for mo re informati on on insta llation an d use. If you insert a DVD in your D VD-ROM d rive to wa tch a vi deo o n your TV , the Fn + F7 key comb inati on migh t not act ivate th e funct ion t o toggle betwee n you r LCD an d TV . Solut ion : 1 Eject your D VD [...]

106 nN Using P erip heral De vices To conne ct a TV to th e port replic ator 1 Attach the por t r eplicator to your compute r . 2 Plug on e end o f an audio/v ideo ca ble (1) into the Composite Audio Out jacks and th e Composi te Video O ut Jack (2) on the por t replicator and the oth er into th e Compo site Audio and Vide o jacks on your TV . If y[...]

107 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n con nect a proje ctor (f or example , the So ny LCD proje ctor) d irectly to your comp uter or via the po rt replic ator. To conne ct a proj ector 1 Connect the power cord (1) of the pr ojector i nto an AC outlet. 2 Plug th e RGB si gnal cable (2) into the m onitor ( V GA) por t (3)[...]

108 nN Using P erip heral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You ca n sele ct whic h displa y to be used as the pr imary mon itor when a n externa l disp lay (des ktop moni tor, et c.) is conn ected to the co mputer. The pr ocedure for se lecting a dis play depen ds on the video controll er used in you r VAIO comput er. See the onli ne Spec ificatio[...]

109 nN Using P erip heral De vices Models with the Intel 915GM video controller 1 Click Start and then Control P anel . 2 Click Appearance and Themes . 3 Click Display . 4 Click the Sett ings tab . 5 Click Advanced . 6 Click the tab wi th its nam e beginni ng with Intel(R) . 7 Click Graphic Pr operties . 8 Click the Devices tab to sel ect a dis pla[...]

110 nN Using P erip heral De vices Models with the NVIDIA GeFor ce Go 6200 video contr oller 1 Click Start and then Control P anel . 2 Click Appearance and Themes . 3 Click Display . 4 Click the Sett ings tab . 5 Click Advanced . 6 Click the tab wi th its nam e beginni ng with GeFor ce . 7 Select nView Display Settings from the lef t menu. T o chan[...]

111 nN Using P erip heral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Functio n The M ultiple M onitors function allows you to distribu te por tions of y our des ktop acros s separ ate disp lays. For exampl e, if you have a n externa l display attached t o the mo nitor (VG A) port, your compute r's LCD an d the externa l displ ay can fu nction as a s[...]

112 nN Using P erip heral De vices To select the Multiple Monitors mo de ! T o find which video control ler your compu ter include s, see the o nline Specific ations sheet. Models with the A TI video controller 1 Click Start and then Control P anel . 2 Click Appearance and Themes . 3 Click Display . 4 Select the Settings tab . 5 Click the mo nitor [...]

113 nN Using P erip heral De vices Models with the NVIDIA video contr oller 1 Click Start and then Control P anel . 2 Click Appearance and Themes . 3 Click Display . 4 Select the Settings tab . 5 Click Advanced . 6 Click the tab wi th its nam e beginni ng with GeFor ce . 7 Select nView Display Settings from the lef t menu. 8 Select Dualview from th[...]

114 nN Using P erip heral De vices Models with the Intel video controller 1 Right-c lick on the des ktop to di splay the context menu. 2 P oint to Graphics Options and click Graphi cs Proper ties . 3 Select the Devices tab . 4 Click Extended Desktop . T o ch ange the pr imar y and seco ndar y device settin gs, use the P rima ry De vice and Se conda[...]

115 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If you n eed to u se a sou nd input de vice ( for exam ple, to ch at on the Internet) you nee d to plug i n an exter nal micr ophone. To conne ct an ex ternal m icrophone Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) int o the mi cropho ne jack (2 ) m . ✍ Make sure you r microph one is desi[...]

116 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a Universal Se ri al Bus (USB) De vice To pr event yo ur comp uter and/o r USB de vices f rom da mage, o bserve the follow ing: ❑ When movi ng your comput er with USB devices connecte d, av oid any s hock or f orce to the USB po r ts. ❑ Do not put your compute r into a b ag or ca rr ying c ase when [...]

117 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n pur chase a U SB floppy disk d rive and c onnect i t to you r compu ter. To conne ct a USB floppy disk drive 1 Choose t he USB por t you prefer to use. 2 Plug th e USB f lopp y dis k dr ive cabl e in to the US B por t. The V AIO lo go on th e disk drive should be faci[...]

118 nN Using P erip heral De vices Disconnecting a USB flopp y disk driv e You ca n disco nnect a USB flop py disk dr ive when the compu ter is o n or off. Di sconnecti ng the d rive wh en the com puter is in a power sav ing mode ( Standby or Hibe rnat e ) may cause th e compute r to malf unction . If your compute r is off, yo u can unpl ug the USB[...]

119 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a Pr inter You ca n con nect a Wi ndows-c ompatibl e printer to your c omputer to print do cumen ts. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n con nect a USB printer c ompatibl e with you r versio n of Windo ws to you r comput er. To conne ct a pri nter usin g the USB p ort 1 Plug th e pri nter[...]

120 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a Printer Using the Pr inter P or t To conne ct a pri nter usin g the p rinter p ort 1 Plug th e pri nter power cord (1 ) into an AC outlet. 2 Plug th e pri nter cable (2) s upplied wi th your printe r into the pri nter por t (3) on the c omputer o r on the ( optional ) por t repl icato r * . * D ependi[...]

121 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting an i.L INK De vice Notes on connect ing i.LINK de vices ❑ Y our compu ter inclu des an i.LINK (IEEE 1394) por t, which you can use to conne ct to an i.LINK device such as a digita l video camera rec order or to connec t two V AIO compu ters in order to co p y , de lete or e dit fil es. ❑ The i. LINK[...]

122 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a Digit al Video Camer a Recorder To connect a dig ital video camera recorde r 1 Plug on e end of th e i.LINK c able (1) into th e i.LINK po r t (2) on the c omputer a nd the othe r end int o the D V In/Out p or ts ( 3) on the digi tal video c amera recor der . 2 Launch the D Vgate Plus softw are. ✍ O[...]

123 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n connec t your com puter to 1000BA SE-T/100B ASE-TX/10 BASE-T- type netw orks * via an Ethe rnet netwo rk cable. Conn ect one end of an opti onal networ k cable to the Networ k (Ethernet ) port on the bott om panel of your computer and the other end to y our netwo rk. For d e[...]

124 nN Using P erip heral De vices ! Network and teleph one li nes cann ot be co nnected to the Network (Etherne t) port on you r comput er . If the f ollowin g connect ors are connec ted to the telep hone lines men tioned bel ow, high el ectric current to the connec tors may caus e damage, ov erheatin g or fire. - H ome (intercom speak erphon e) o[...]

125 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion b riefl y descri bes how t o chang e the ma in set tings of your co mputer . ❑ Setting the P asswor d (page 126 ) ❑ Setting Up Y our Computer with V A IO Contr ol Center (p age 131) ❑ Using the P owe r Savi ng Modes (page 133 ) ❑ Managing P ower with V AI[...]

126 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word Use one of the B IOS functi ons to se t the pa ssword. Once you hav e set th e pas sword, you will h ave to en ter t he passw ord after the VAIO logo ap pears. In this way, you can pr otect your computer from una uthoriz ed access . ! Y ou cannot start you r computer wi thout entering t[...]

127 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Adding the P ass w ord To add the pa ssword V GN-A700 Se ries models 1 T ur n on your computer. 2 Press the F2 ke y when th e VA I O l ogo app ears. The BI OS setu p screen ap pears. If not, press t he F2 k e y se v eral times . 3 Use the < or , k ey to select Security and press the Ent er key . The pa ss [...]

128 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer V GN-FS600 Series models 1 T ur n on your computer. 2 Press the F2 ke y when th e VA I O logo app ears. The BI OS setu p screen ap pears. 3 Use the < or , key to sele ct S ecurity to disp lay another scr een, selec t Se t Machine P assword , and then press the Enter key . 4 On the p assw ord entr y screen,[...]

129 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P ass word To change o r remove the p assword V GN-A700 Se ries models 1 T ur n on your computer. 2 Press the F2 ke y when th e VA I O logo app ears. The BI OS setu p screen ap pears. If not, press t he F2 k e y se v eral times . 3 Enter t he current passw ord for Enter CURRENT P asswor[...]

130 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer V GN-FS600 Series models 1 T ur n on your computer. 2 Press the F2 ke y when th e VA I O logo app ears. The BI OS setu p screen ap pears. If not, press t he F2 k e y se v eral times . 3 Enter t he current passw ord for Enter Password : 4 Use the < or , key to sele ct S ecurity to disp lay another scr een, [...]

131 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer wit h V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center util ity allo ws yo u to cons ult sys tem inf ormation and sp ecify pref erences for syst em beha vior. To u se VAIO Contro l Cent er 1 Click Start , point to All Programs , and click V AIO Control Center . The V AIO Cont r ol Center[...]

132 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer 2 Selec t the desi red contro l item and chang e the setti ngs. 3 Once f inished, click OK . The s etting of th e desire d item has been changed. ✍ For more info rmation ab out each o ption, cl ick Hel p on the VA IO Control C enter window t o displa y the he lp fi le. Some of the control items wil l not be[...]

133 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes When y ou use a battery a s the power source f or your computer , you ca n take adv antage of power m anagement settin gs to conse rve batter y life. In add ition t o the norm al opera ting mode, which all ows you to turn off specific d evices, y our compute r h as two dis tinc[...]

134 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Using Standb y Mode Standby mode turns off the LCD screen an d sets the hard dis k and the CPU to a low power cons umptio n mode. The umber power light f lashes i n this mode. To activate Sta ndby mode 1 Click Start and then T urn Off Computer . 2 Click Stand By . To return to No rmal mode Pres s any key. ✍[...]

135 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer To c hange the S tandb y mo de set ting s 1 Right-cli ck the power status icon on the taskbar. 2 Select Adjust P ower Properties . The P ower Options Pro perties wind ow appears. 3 Select the Po w e r S c h e m e s tab . 4 Change th e settings in Setting s for V AIO optimized power scheme .[...]

136 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Using Hiber nate Mode In Hibernate mod e, the sta te of the system is saved on the hard disk and powe r is turned off. Even when the batt ery runs dow n, no d ata will b e lost. The power ind icator l ight is off i n this m ode. To activate Hibernate mo de Pres s the Fn + F1 2 ke ys. The Hibernating screen ap[...]

137 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer ✍ If you press the p ower bu tton for mo re than four second s, the com puter will switch off automatical ly . If yo u do not u se the AC adapte r for a lo ng peri od of t ime, pu t you r computer into H ibernate mode. This po wer saving mo de save s you the ti me of shut ting down in the normal way . When [...]

138 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Managin g P o wer with V AIO P ower Management Power management h elps y ou to set up pow er schem es for runni ng on AC po wer or batter ies to suit yo ur requi rements fo r power cons umpti on. VAIO Power Management is a so ftware a pplication d evel oped excl usivel y for VA IO compu ters. With this softwa[...]

139 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Activ ating V AIO P o wer Management When yo u st art th e com pute r, a power status icon a ppears on the ta skbar. This i con indica tes wha t kind of p ower sou rce you are us ing at tha t time, for example , AC pow er. If you double- click thi s icon, the Power M eter window app ears showi ng you the powe[...]

140 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Activ ating V AIO P o wer Management P ower Sch emes VAIO Power Management provides several pred efined power schemes . Each power scheme consis ts of a grou p of powe r mana gement se ttings that are d esigned to meet spec ific po wer manage ment go als, ran ging from maximum power man agemen t to no po wer [...]

141 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer ✍ If you h ave a mo bile comp uter , a CPU co ntrol ico n may appe ar on the taskbar . The CPU control icon indi cates t he CPU co ntrol s ta tus (Per formance, Adaptive, Batter y Li fe, Degr ade). T o display the icon , click the Advanced butto n on the V AIO Power Ma nageme nt tab. Select the Show C PU st[...]

142 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter Upgr ading Y our V AIO Computer Your compu ter and me mory mo dules use h igh prec ision c omponents and elec tronic connecto rs tech nology. T o avoid the inval idation o f your gu arantee d ue to mish andling, we recom mend th at: ❑ Y ou conta ct your deale r to instal l a new memor y module. ❑ Y ou do n[...]

143 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter Adding and Removing Memor y If you w ant to ex pand the fu nctio nality o f your comp uter, you can inc rease the m emory by installi ng optiona l memo ry modules . Befor e you upgrad e your c omputer's m emory, r ead the no tes and pr ocedur es in the following pages. The number of availab le slots depen[...]

144 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter ❑ Introdu cing any li quids or any f oreign s ubstanc es or ob jects i nto the mem or y slots, or other in ter nal co mponen ts of the compute r , will resul t in damag e to the computer and any rep air costs will not be covered b y the warranty . ❑ Do not place the me mor y m odule in places s ubject t o:[...]

145 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter Removing and Installi ng a Memor y Module V GN-A700 Se ries models To chan ge or add a memo ry module to the memo ry module slot on the bottom of the computer 1 Shut down your com puter and disconn ect all p erip heral devices. 2 Unplug th e compute r and re mov e the ba tter y . 3 W ait unti l the com puter c[...]

146 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter 6 Remove the memor y m odule: ❑ Pull the tabs in t he direc tion of the arrows (1). The mem or y modul e is relea sed. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y module tilts up and the n pull it out in the directi on of th e arrow (2). 7 Remove the new memor y modul e from its packaging.[...]

147 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter 8 Install the memor y modu le. ❑ Slide th e memo r y mod ule into th e slot . ❑ Push in the me mor y modu le until i t clicks into pla ce. ! Do not touch any other co mpone nts on th e motherbo ard. 9 Close th e memor y module c ompar tment cover and then tight en the sc rews on the bott om of the computer[...]

148 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter To chang e or ad d a memor y modul e to the memory m odule un derneat h the keybo ard 1 Shut down your com puter and disconn ect all p erip heral devices. 2 Unplug th e compute r and re mov e the ba tter y pack. 3 W ait unti l the com puter co ols d own. 4 Unscrew the two scr e ws next to the mem or y slot. 5 [...]

149 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter 6 Introdu ce a sha r p object ( such as a fine screwdri v er) bet ween the keys indicated on the pictur e (1) an d push gentl y upwards. 7 Lift the keyboard from the touch pad side, tur n it ov er the indicator s, and gently prop it up against the LCD di splay . Be caref ul not to detach the cable when li ftin[...]

150 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter 8 T ou ch a m etal obje ct (such a s the con nector p anel on the back of the co mputer ) to disc harge sta tic elec trici ty . 9 Remove the memor y m odule: ❑ Pull the tabs in t he direc tion of the arrows (1). The mem or y modul e is relea sed. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y module tilts up and the n pul[...]

151 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter 11 Install the memor y modu le. ❑ Slide th e memo r y mod ule into th e slot . ❑ Push in the me mor y modu le until i t clicks into pla ce. ! Do not touch any other co mpone nts on th e motherbo ard.[...]

152 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter 12 Gently replace t he keyboard and the n press it into the computer. 13 Close th e LCD scree n lid and tur n over the comp uter upside down. 14 Close th e memor y module c ompar tment cover and then tight en the sc rews on the bott om of the computer . 15 Reinsta ll the batt er y and tur n on the c omputer .[...]

153 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter V GN-FS600 Series models To chang e or ad d a mem ory mod ule 1 Shut down your com puter and disconn ect all p erip heral devices. 2 Unplug th e compute r and re mov e the ba tter y pack. 3 W ait unti l the com puter co ols d own. 4 Unscr e w the screw (indicated by the arrow below) on th e bottom of the compu[...]

154 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter 6 Remove the memor y m odule: ❑ Pull the tabs in t he direc tion of the arrows (1). The mem or y modul e is relea sed. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y module tilts up and the n pull it out in the directi on of th e arrow (2). 7 Remove the new memor y modul e from its packaging.[...]

155 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter 8 Slide the memor y module i nto the m emor y mo dule slo t and push it in until it c licks into pla ce. ! Do not touch any other co mpone nts on th e motherbo ard. Do not dam age th e inner fil m cover eq uipped for module p rotecti on. 9 Replace the me mor y modu le com par tmen t cov er . 10 Tighte n the sc[...]

156 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter Viewing the Amount of Memory To view the am ount of m emory 1 T ur n on the com puter . 2 Click Start , point to All Programs , and click V AIO Control Center . 3 Double-click the Syst em In f ormat ion f older in the V AI O C ontro l Ce nte r window . 4 Double-click the Syst em In f ormat ion ic on in the S y[...]

157 nN Pr ecaut ion s Precautions This sectio n descr ibes sa fety guide lines an d precau tions to h elp you p rotect y our com puter fr om potentia l dama ge. ❑ On Handling the LCD Screen (page 158) ❑ On Usi ng t he P ower Sour ce (page 1 59) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (page 160) ❑ On Ha ndli ng Flop py D isks (page 16 2) ❑ On Ha ndli[...]

158 nN Pr ecaut ion s On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leav e the LC D f acing the sun. T his coul d damag e the LCD . B e carefu l when u sing the co mputer near a window . ❑ Do not scratch the L CD or ex e r t pr essure o n it. Thi s could ca use a mal function. ❑ Using th e compute r in low tempe rature co nditions may produce a res idu[...]

159 nN Pr ecaut ion s On Using the P ow er Source ❑ See the online Specifica tions sheet to c heck the power operation of your compu ter . ❑ Do not share th e A C outl et with othe r power-consum ing equip ment, suc h as a pho tocopier or shred der . ❑ Y ou can p urchas e a power stri p with a su rge pro tector . This device prev ents da mage[...]

160 nN Pr ecaut ion s On Handling Y our Compu ter ❑ Clean the cabinet with a soft cloth , which is dr y or lightly moistene d with a mi ld det ergent so lution. Do not us e any type of abrasive pad, sc ouri ng powder , or solvent su ch as al cohol or benzin e, as these may damag e the finis h of your co mputer . ❑ If you drop a solid obje ct or[...]

161 nN Pr ecaut ion s ❑ If the com puter is brought d irectly fro m a cold l ocation t o a warm one, moisture m a y cond ense insid e your computer . In this case, allow at l east one hour before tur ning on your compute r . If any problems occur, unplug your compu ter and c ontact an autho rized Sony S er vice Cente r . T o find th e nearest c e[...]

162 nN Pr ecaut ion s On Handling Floppy Disks ❑ Do not open the s hutter ma nually or touch the surface of the floppy disk. ❑ K eep flop py disk s aw ay from magnets. ❑ K eep flop py disk s awa y f rom direc t sunlig ht and o ther sourc es of hea t. ❑ K eep the fl oppy disk awa y fr om any liqui d. Do not let t he floppy disk get wet . Whe[...]

163 nN Pr ecaut ion s On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touch the surface of the di sc. ❑ Do not dr op or ben d the dis c. ❑ Finge r pri nts and d ust on the sur f ace o f a disc may cause r ead error s. Alwa ys ho ld the di sc by its edges an d cen tral hole, as sh own be l ow: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is essen tial t o its con tinuous reliabi [...]

164 nN Pr ecaut ion s On Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Do no t leav e the bat ter y p ack in temperatur es above 140°F (60 °C), such as in a car parked in t he sun or unde r dire ct sunli ght. ❑ Batter y lif e is shor t er in a c old environmen t. This is due to decreased batter y efficien cy at low temp eratures. ❑ Charge t he batte ries a t[...]

165 nN Pr ecaut ion s On Using Headphones ❑ Road saf ety – Do not u se headpho nes while driv ing, cyc ling, or opera ting any mot orized vehicle. It may create a traffic h azard and is illeg al in so me area s. It can als o be poten tiall y dang erous to pla y loud music while walkin g, espe cially at pedes trian cros sings. ❑ Prev enti n g [...]

166 nN Pr ecaut ion s On Handling the Hard D isk The ha rd disk has a hi gh sto rage den sity and reads or w rites da ta in a short ti me. However , it can be easil y dam aged by mechan ical vi bration , shock or dust. Althou gh the hard dis k has the inter nal safety device to prev ent losing data due to mech anical v ibration , shock or du st, yo[...]

167 nN T r oublesh ooting T rou b leshoo ting This sectio n descr ibes how t o solve commo n proble ms you m ight en counter when usin g your V AIO com puter. Ma ny probl ems have si mple so lutions. Try these suggestio ns befor e visiti ng the Sony onli ne supp ort Web site at http://www.sony.c om/pcsuppor t for cu stome rs in USA a nd Cana da, or[...]

168 nN T r oublesh ooting Computer What should I do if my computer w on't star t? ❑ Make sure the comput er is sec urely p lugged in to a power so urce and tur ned on . Make sure the p ower indicator shows the pow er is on. ❑ Make sure the batter y is inst alled pr oper ly and c harged. ❑ Make sure the f loppy disk dr ive (if applica ble[...]

169 nN T r oublesh ooting What should I do if a BIOS error appears when my computer star ts? If the messag e "Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup" a ppears at the b ottom of the scre en 1 Press the F2 ke y when th e VA I O logo app ears. The BI OS setu p screen ap pears. 2 Set the d ate (month /day/y ear). P ress Enter . 3 Pre[...]

170 nN T r oublesh ooting What should I do if the pow er indicator (Gre en) light s b ut my scre en does not displa y an ything when I turn on my compute r? If nothing sti ll appears on your screen aft er a while 1 Press th e power button for more than four second s to check that t he power indica tor goes out. Then tur n on your comp uter again. 2[...]

171 nN T r oublesh ooting What should I do if the message "Oper ating system not f ound" appears when my computer star ts, and wh y won' t Windows sta r t? ❑ Make sure the comput er does n ot have a "non-bo otable" floppy disk in the flo pp y disk dri v e (if ap plicable). ❑ If a no n-bootable floppy disk is in the dr i[...]

172 nN T r oublesh ooting What should I do if my computer or so ftwar e stops responding? ❑ It is best to tur n off your computer u sing the T urn Off Computer option on the Microsoft Wind ows Star t menu, located on the taskba r . Using other meth ods, incl uding tho se liste d below , may result in loss of u nsav ed dat a. ❑ Click Start , poi[...]

173 nN T r oublesh ooting Wh y won't my computer enter St andb y or Hiber nate mode? Your compu ter may b ecome uns table if the oper ating mode is changed b efore the comput er compl etely enters Standby or Hibe rnat e . To restore the computer to normal opera ting stability 1 Close a ll open program s. 2 Restar t the comp uter . Follo w thes[...]

174 nN T r oublesh ooting Wh y doesn't the comput er star t or th e pow er b utton does not work when t he battery indicator is flash ing? ❑ This symptom could be due to th e batter y pack not being installe d pro perly . T o resolve this symptom , s witch off the comput er and rem ov e the bat ter y pack. Then install the batte r y pack to [...]

175 nN T r oublesh ooting Wh y is the sound of m y computer's f an so loud? The c omputer's fa n may be running at a h igh spee d to cool the CPU. B y lower ing the CP U speed, you als o lower t he speed and nois e lev el of th e com pute r's fan. You can use th e pow er sch eme s to lo wer th e CPU s pee d. To lo wer the CP U speed [...]

176 nN T r oublesh ooting What should I do if I star t my compu ter and the message "System Di sab led" appears and Windo ws does not star t? If you e nter a wr ong power -on passwo rd three ti mes con secutivel y, the Syst em Di sabl ed message appears and Wind ows does not star t. Press t he power bu tton for mo re than four s econds t [...]

177 nN T r oublesh ooting What should I do if I cannot use m y computer as a V AIO M edia server? To us e your comp uter as a VAIO Medi a server 1 Click Start , point to All Programs and Norton In ter net Se curi ty , an d click Nor ton I nternet S ecurity . The Norton Internet S ecurity 20 05 softwa re is la unche d. 2 Click Status & Settin gs[...]

178 nN T r oublesh ooting System Security This sectio n provid es infor mation ab out ke eping you r compu ter ope rating s moothly and prote cting aga inst po tential th reats to your comp uter' s se curit y. How can I protect my computer agai nst security threats , such as vir uses? The M icrosoft W indows op erating system i s preins talled[...]

179 nN T r oublesh ooting To visit th e Window s Updates w eb site 1 Connect to the Inter net . 2 T y pe http://windo wsupdate.microsoft.com/ in the address bar of your browser . The Mi crosoft Windo ws Update and Secu rity W arning windows appear. 3 In the Secur ity W arning w indo w , cl ick Ye s t o inst all an d run Window s U pda te . 4 In the[...]

180 nN T r oublesh ooting Batter y How do I kn ow when the batt er y is charged? To det ermine th e remain ing ba ttery ch arge, se e Charging t he Battery P ack (pag e 29) . When is the computer using A C po wer? When th e compute r is di rectly co nnecte d to the AC adapter, i t uses A C power, ev en if a ba ttery is installed . When should I rec[...]

181 nN T r oublesh ooting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Hibernate mode? You ma y first need to ena ble Hib ernate mo de. Foll ow thes e steps: 1 Click Start and then Control P anel . 2 Click P erforman ce and Maintenance . 3 Click P ower Options . The P ower Options Pro perties wind ow appears. 4 Select the Hibernate tab . 5 Click to check th[...]

182 nN T r oublesh ooting Inte rnet Wh y doesn't my modem w ork? ❑ Make sure the t elepho ne cable is sec urely plugged i nto the M odem por t on the computer a nd the wall jack. ❑ Make sure the telepho ne cable is wor king . Plug the cable into an o rdinar y telephone and lis ten for a dial tone. ❑ Make sure the telepho ne number th e p[...]

183 nN T r oublesh ooting Wh y is my modem connection slow? Your comput er is equi pped with a V.92/ V .90 co mpatible modem. Many fac tors may influenc e modem c onnecti on speed, inclu ding tele phone lin e noise o r compat ibility with telep hone eq uipmen t, such a s fax mac hines or o ther mode ms. If you think your modem is not connec ting pr[...]

184 nN T r oublesh ooting Netw orking Wh y can't m y computer connect t o a wireless LAN a ccess point? ❑ Conne ction availability is affected by dist ance and obstr ucti ons. Y ou may need to move your computer aw a y from obst ruc tions or cl oser to any acc ess poi nt you may be using. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS LAN s witch is o n and th [...]

185 nN T r oublesh ooting Wh y is the data transf er speed slow? ❑ The wi reless LA N data transfer speed is aff ected b y dis tance and obstr uctions be tween devices and acc ess points. O ther factors includ e device c onfiguratio ns, radio co nditions, an d soft ware compat ibility . T o maxim ize the data transfer sp eed, move your compu ter [...]

186 nN T r oublesh ooting CDs and D VDs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc your computer is trying to read m ay be dirty or d amaged. F ollow thes e steps : 1 Resta r t the c omputer by clicki ng Start , T urn Off Computer , and Rest art . 2 Ejec t the di sc fro m the optic al di sc driv e . 3 Exami ne the disc for [...]

187 nN T r oublesh ooting What should I do if the optical disc driv e isn't pla ying m y CD or D VD properly? ❑ Make sure the d isc was ins er ted i nto the optical disc dr ive with the la bel facing up. ❑ Make sure the n ecessa r y program(s) i s insta lled acc ording to th e manufacturer's i nstruc tions. ❑ If the CD or D VD is di[...]

188 nN T r oublesh ooting 6 Double-click the lis ted dr ive , and select th e Pro perties ta b . 7 Clic k to se lect the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device che ck bo x, if it is n ot selec ted. Y ou ca n confir m th e dr iver software by selecti ng the Driver tab , and clicking Driver Details . 8 Click OK to close the wi ndow . ❑ Make[...]

189 nN T r oublesh ooting Displa y Wh y did the computer screen (LCD) go b lank? ❑ Y our co mputer s creen may go blank if th e compute r has lo st power or has entered a power saving mode ( Standby or Hibernate ). If the compute r is in LCD (Video) Sta ndby mode, press any key to activate the com puter scre en. See Using the P owe r Saving Mode [...]

190 nN T r oublesh ooting How do I ch ange the video resolutio n on the TV screen? ❑ The vi deo may not appear on the entire TV sc reen if your comp uter resolu tion is set large r than 1024 x 768. Adjus t the video resol ution to 10 24 x 768 o r sm aller . ❑ If you are us ing the A V Out jack, plu g the audi o-video (A V) ca ble into the co mp[...]

191 nN T r oublesh ooting What should I do if the brightness of the scree n changes? The bri ghtness of your sc reen when adjusted with the Brightness button and the Fn+F5/F6 keys is temp orary and this adjus tment is o verridden by the setti ng on the VAIO Power Mana gement tab when anot her po wer scheme is sel ected. To save th is pref erence f [...]

192 nN T r oublesh ooting Pr inting Wh y can't I p rint a document? ❑ Make sure the p r inter is on , and th e pri nter ca ble is securely conne cted to the por t s on your pr inter an d comp uter . ❑ Make sure the pr inter is c ompati b le w ith the Wi ndows operating system install ed on your co mputer . ❑ Y ou may need to in stall the[...]

193 nN T r oublesh ooting Microphone Wh y doesn't my microphone work? If you a re usin g an exter nal mic rophone, make sur e the mic rophone is turn ed on and i s prope rly plu gged into the Microph one jack on the com puter.[...]

194 nN T r oublesh ooting Mouse What should I do if the computer doesn't recogniz e the mouse? ❑ Make sure the mouse is secu rely pl ugged into the por t . ❑ Restar t the comp uter with the mouse connected to the compu ter . What should I do if the pointer doesn't mov e when I use the mouse? ❑ Make sure anot her mo use is not i nsta[...]

195 nN T r oublesh ooting Speakers Wh y won't m y speakers w ork? ❑ Make sure the s peakers are p roper ly connec ted an d the volume is tur ned up l oud eno ugh to hear sound. ❑ Y our sp eakers may not be desig ned for compu ter use. ❑ If the speakers hav e a mute button, s et the button to off. ❑ If the speakers have a v olume contr [...]

196 nN T r oublesh ooting T ouch P ad What should I do if the touch pad does not work? ❑ T r y restar ting your compute r . F ollow these steps: 1 Pres s the Windo ws key . 2 Pres s the U key . T h e Tu r n o f f c o m p u t e r window ope ns. 3 Pres s the R k ey to restar t the compu ter . ❑ If the computer does not restar t, f ollow these s t[...]

197 nN T r oublesh ooting How do I ch ange the le ft and right b utton assignments? If your compute r is in terpreting a single -click a s a doubl e-click , you may want to cha nge the button a ssignments . Follow these steps: 1 Click Start and then Control P anel . 2 Click P ri nt ers a nd O th er Ha rdw ar e . 3 Click Mouse . 4 On the B uttons ta[...]

198 nN T r oublesh ooting K e yboard What should I do if the k eyboa rd configuration is wrong ? ❑ The la nguage la yout of your comp uter's keyboard is sp ecified o n the sticker on the b o x. If you choose a diff erent r egional ke yboar d when you co mplete the Windows setu p , the key configura tion will be misma tched. ❑ T o change th[...]

199 nN T r oublesh ooting Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardware icon appear on the taskbar when the drive is connected? The c omputer does not r ecogniz e the flo ppy dis k drive. F irst, mak e sure the USB c able is pr operly co nnecte d to the US B port. If you nee d to se cure the conne ction, wai t a few mo ments for the[...]

200 nN T r oublesh ooting PC Cards Wh y doesn't my PC Card w ork ? ❑ Make sure the P C Card is inser ted prop erly . See Inser ting a PC Car d (pag e 48) f or more in f ormation. ❑ Make sure the P C Card is compati ble with the Microsoft Windows operat ing system insta lled on your co mputer. ❑ See the ins truc tions that ac companie d y[...]

201 nN T r oublesh ooting A udio/Video Wh y can't I use the D V camera reco rder? You ma y not b e able to u se the DV camera r ecorde r, and the message DV equipm ent se ems to be d isconne cted or turned off may ap pear bec ause the i.LINK cable i s not sec urely pl ugged into the po rts on the c ompute r or camer a. Unplug the conn ectors, [...]

202 nN T r oublesh ooting Memor y Stic k Media Wh y can't I open m y image file s? You ma y need to refor mat yo ur Memory Stick m edia. Form atting Mem ory Sti ck media erases al l data, inc luding m usic data , previo usly s aved to it. Before y ou refor mat Mem ory Stick media, back up i mportant data and c onfirm th at the medi a does no t[...]

203 nN T r oublesh ooting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If app licable, check the USB d evice is switched on and using its own power suppl y . For example, if you are using a digital camera, check the batter y is cha rged. If you are usin g a pri nter , check the power cable is connected pr oper ly to the AC o[...]

204 nN Support Options Suppor t Options The s ection c ontains informati on on w here to go for answe rs to qu estions about y our VAI O comput er and the preinstal led software . Sony Suppor t Information See the follow ing sourc es for an swers in th e sequenc e liste d below . 1 V AIO Compute r Docume ntation This on- screen Us er Guide (this m [...]

205 nN Support Options 5 V AIO Update When y our com puter is c onnect ed to the In ternet , VAIO Update automati call y notifies yo u when critic al software and se curity inform ation is posted on the suppor t web site. Click the VAIO Update notice to open the VA IO Sup port web site and vie w the inform ation. You ca n also rig ht-click the VAIO[...]

206 nN Support Options In orde r to con tact a Son y technica l suppor t represe ntative, p lease ca ll the fol lowing nu mbers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SON Y (7669) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico City: 2122-981 9 In th e Mexic an Republi c: 01-80 0-715-4 331 ❑ In Colomb ia: 01-800 -550-70 00 ❑ In P eru: 0-801- 1-7000 or 221- 6699 ❑ In Ch[...]

207 nN Support Options Progr am Suppor t Inf or mation Depe nding on the c ompute r model an d particu lar configu ratio n you purchas ed, yo ur compu ter may not include al l of the softw are progr ams listed below. Adobe ® Photoshop ® Elements, Photosho p ® Album, Pre miere ® , Reader® Adobe S ystems Inc. ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada W[...]

208 nN Support Options Click to DVD ™ Sony E lectron ics Inc . At the touch of a button, Cl ick to DVD so ftware allo ws you to autom atica lly burn DVDs from a digit al vide o (DV) devic e. Create DVDs by capturing video c ontent str aight fro m a DV dev ice or by importi ng video from store d files — and yo u can als o edit the vid eo. Create[...]

209 nN Support Options Google Toolbar ™ Google , Inc. ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada We b S i t e http: //toolbar .google.com /help .html Microsoft ® Off ice Basic Ed ition, Of fice Pr ofessional Edition, O ffice Smal l Busine ss Edition , Office S mall Busines s Edition Trial Version, Office Student and Teacher Edition Tr ial Version Micr o[...]

210 nN Support Options Netscape ® Internet Service AOL Inc. ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada We b S i t e http: //isp .netsc ape.com/help T el ephone 866 -541-82 33 Nort on Interne t Secur ity ™ Symant ec Corpora tion ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada We b S i t e http: //www .syman tec.com/ techsupp PictureGear Studio ™ Sony E lectron ics [...]

211 nN Support Options Quattro Pro ® Corel Co rporation ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada We b S i t e http: //www .corel .com Quicken ® New User Edition Intuit Inc . ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada We b S i t e http: //www .intu it.com/supp or t/q uick en/ RecordNow! Sonic Solut ions ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada We b S i t e http: //su[...]

212 nN Support Options SonicStage ® Sony E lectron ics Inc . The Son icStage ju kebox so ftware prog ram give s you all the to ols yo u need to manage music on yo ur compute r. Sonic Stage softwar e sports hi gh-qual ity digi tal audio storage, a sleek player skin de sign, and audio CD burnin g capabil ity. ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada We b [...]

213 nN Support Options SpySub tract ® InterMu te, Inc. ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada We b S i t e http: //www .inte r mute.com/suppor t. html VAIO Acti on Setup Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Ac tion Setup manage s the settings for your c omputer's s hortcut key s. ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada We b S i t e http: //www .sony .com/pcs[...]

214 nN Support Options VAIO Ed it Comp onent s Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Ed it Component s is a sof tware plug-in for Adob e ® Premiere ® softwar e that provides maxim um comp atibility and video quality for cap turing vid eo from y our Sony digital c amcorde r. ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada We b S i t e http: //www .sony .com/pcsuppor t[...]

215 nN Support Options VAIO Update Sony E lectron ics Inc . The VA IO Update uti lity help s you keep your VAIO ® computer up to date by r egularl y checkin g the Sony Onli ne Sup port Web site for impor tant softwar e updates and i nformatio n for yo ur spec ific VA IO compu ter model . ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada We b S i t e http: //www [...]

216 nN Support Options VAIO Zone Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Zo ne soft ware provi des an eff ortless way to br owse and enjoy pi ctures, music, and video files on your c omputer, a ll through an elegant, n ext-g eneratio n interfac e. You can e ven enjoy med ia content stored on ot her VAIO ® co mputers on your network . On VAIO com puter mod e[...]