Sony VGC-LV manual

N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GC-L V series/V GC- LN series[...]

2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. .......... ... ............. ............. ............. .......... 6 Notice ................... ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. .[...]

3 nN Using the Network (LA N) ........ ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ........ 92 Using the Wirele ss LAN (W LAN) ......... ............. ............. ............. ............ ............. ............. ............ . ............. .............[...]

4 nN Precauti ons ................ ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. 139 Handling the LCD Scre en ....... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............ ............. ............. ....... ...... .......[...]

5 nN Keyboard . ............. ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. .. ........... ............. ............. ......18 4 Floppy Di sks ........ ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. .......[...]

6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on your pur chase o f this Sony VAIO ® compute r, and welcome t o the on -screen U ser Gu ide. S ony ha s combin ed lea ding- edge te chnology in au dio, vid eo, co mputing , and c ommun ications to prov ide s tate-of-t he-art p ersonal computi ng exper ience. ! Externa l views ill ustrate d in this m[...]

7 nN Befo re Use Noti ce © 2009 S ony Co rporation. All r ights r eserved. This manual an d the s oftware de scribe d her ein, in who le or in part, may not be reprod uced, t ranslat ed, or re duced to a ny machin e-read able fo rm withou t prio r written ap prov al. Sony Co rporati on prov ides no wa rranty with rega rd to this manu al, the softw[...]

8 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocume ntation include s pr inted i nformati on and user guides to read on y our VAIO co mputer . Printed Documentation ❑ Quick Star t Guide — De scr ibes the proces s fro m unpacking t o star ting up your V AIO. ❑ T r oubleshooting and Reco very Guide — Contains soluti ons to problems othe r than those[...]

9 nN Befo re Use ❑ Specificati ons — The on line spe cificat ions descr ibe the hardware and so ftware con figurations of your V AIO c omputer . To view th e onli ne spe cificat ions: 1 Connect to the Inte rn et. 2 Go to the Sony onli ne suppo r t web site at http: //www .vaio-link .com . ✍ Y ou may have a separat e disc tha t includes docume[...]

10 nN Befo re Use Windows Help and Supp or t Windows Help and Support is a comprehen siv e resourc e for pr actical advice, tutorial s, and demonstr ation s to help you learn to use yo ur c omputer. Use the search featur e, inde x, or tab le of cont ents to view all Wind ows Help r esources , inclu ding th ose on the Intern et. To ac cess Windows H[...]

11 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations Whenev er po ssible , you s hould attempt to take account of the f ollowi ng er gonomic c onsider ation s: ❑ P osition of y our computer – Pl ace the d isplay directly i n fron t of you (1). Keep your f orear ms h ori zontal (2), wit h your wri sts in a neutral, comfor table posi tion (3) while us ing [...]

12 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the displa y – Use the d isplay's tilting feature t o find t he best positio n. Y ou c an reduc e eye strain and muscle fatigue by adjust ing the tilt o f the di splay to the proper positio n. Adj ust the bri ghtness lev el of the display as well. ! While ad justing the viewin g angle , do not exert exc[...]

13 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started using your V AIO com puter. ❑ Locating Controls and P or ts (page 14 ) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (page 20) ❑ Setting Up Y our Computer (pag e 21) ❑ Shutting Down Y our Computer Safel y (page 38)[...]

14 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to id entify the contr ols and ports s hown on t he foll owing pages. ! The appea rance of your comp uter may be di fferent f rom those i llust rated in thi s manual du e to variatio ns in speci ficatio ns. It m ay also va ry i n some count ries o r areas. F ront A Built-in spea ke[...]

15 nN Getting Started Bac k A P ow er bu tton B DISPLA Y OFF butt on Press this b utton to turn off the LCD bac klight. Whil e the HDMI input is selected (page 72) , pres sing this button also tur ns off the volume. C Captur e angle adj uster (page 48 ) D Back panel cover Remove the back panel cover to access the por ts and jacks behind it (pag e 2[...]

16 nN Getting Started V GC-L V ser ies models ! The are a aroun d the air exha ust vent (1) becom es hot whi le your c omputer is on. Be sure t o wait unt il th e compute r cool s down be fore yo u touch it. A Air exhaust vent (pa ge 143) B HARD DISK DRIVE ACCESS B A Y cov er (pag e 134) C Memory module compa r tment co ver (page 128) D A C In por [...]

17 nN Getting Started V GC-LN ser ies models ! The are a aroun d the air exha ust vent (1) becom es hot whi le your c omputer is on. Be sure t o wait unt il th e compute r cool s down be fore yo u touch it. A Air exhaust vent (pa ge 143) B Memory module compa r tment co ver (page 128) C HDMI INPUT por t (page 71) D DC IN por t (pag e 26) E Ne twor [...]

18 nN Getting Started Right A Opti cal disc driv e (page 52) B Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 53) C Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por t s * (page 110 ) D WIREL ESS s witch (page 94) E HDMI SELECT button (pag e 72) F MENU butt on (page 72) G Up/Down buttons (page 72 ) H OK button (page 72 ) * Suppor t high-/ful l-/low- sp eeds .[...]

19 nN Getting Started Left A Expr essCa r d /3 4 slot (page 7 8) B Memory Stic k sl ot *1 (page 82) C Media Acc ess in dicato r (page 20) D SD memor y card sl ot (page 88) E Headp hones jack (page 10 8) F Microp hone jack Conne ct an externa l mi crophon e. G Lin e In jack Conne ct an externa l audio d evice f or aud io input. H Hi-Spee d USB (USB [...]

20 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omput er is eq uipped with th e follo wing indi cator lights: Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates in green when the computer is on, illuminates in orange while the co mputer is in Sleep m ode, and tur ns off when the computer is off. Buil t-in MO TION EYE camera Illuminates while the b[...]

21 nN Getting Started Setting Up Y our Computer Removing and Replacing the Co ver s Before acce ssing s ome po rts and jacks o n the ba ck o f your c omputer , you fi rst need to rem ove the ba ck pa nel c over from the com puter and the bas e stan d cover fr om the base sta nd. To remove th e back pan el cover a nd the ba se stand co ver 1 Gently [...]

22 nN Getting Started 2 Grasp the ba ck panel cover (1) with bo th hand s, gently li ft it, an d remove it from the c ompute r . ! Put your fing ertips un derneath the back pan el cove r (2) when removing th e cover from t he computer .[...]

23 nN Getting Started 3 Slide t he base s tand cover (3) in the d irectio n of the arrow and r emov e it from the ba se sta nd.[...]

24 nN Getting Started To replace the back pane l cover and th e base stand cover 1 Put the b ase s tand cover (1) back on the b ase s tand an d slide i t in the di rectio n of the arrow .[...]

25 nN Getting Started 2 Put the b ack panel cover (2) so as to fit the proje ctions i nside th e cover into the r especti v e hol es on the b ack of the compute r and pus h in the c ov er toward the comp uter . ! Keep the bac k panel cover and the stand cove r on the comp uter unles s acce ss to the back p anel i s necessar y .[...]

26 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ow er Sou rce and Cab les A power co rd is su pplied w ith VGC-LV s eries mo dels, an d an AC adap ter is sup plied with V GC-LN ser ies mode ls to co nnect your comput er to a po wer sour ce. It mus t be pl ugged into the power so urce before y ou es tablish c ommun ication with y our wireless keyboa rd and mo [...]

27 nN Getting Started 2 Put the c able connected to the AC adapte r throug h the ho le (4) in t he bas e stan d and plug it into the DC IN p or t (5 ) as illu strated below . ! The shape of the DC In pl ug varies dep ending on the AC adapte r . Be sure to push the plug all the way in.[...]

28 nN Getting Started ❑ V GC- L V series mo dels Plug on e end of the powe r cord (6) int o the A C outlet (7), put the othe r end thr ough t he hole (8) in the bas e stand, a nd plug it i nto the AC In por t ( 9) on the c omput er as il lustra ted below. ! Be sure to push the plug in to the AC In po rt all the way t o the guide lin e (10).[...]

29 nN Getting Started 3 Connect o ther cables to th e comp uter , if necess ar y . ❑ T o s et up TV conne ction s, see Using the TV Function (page 62) . ❑ T o c onnect an HDMI ca ble to the HDM I INPUT por t for using the HDM I Input fu nctio n, see Using the HDMI Input Function (page 71) . ❑ T o c onnect your comput er to an E ther net n etw[...]

30 nN Getting Started 6 Replace the sta nd cover and the ba ck panel c ov er . See R emovin g and Replacing the Covers (page 21 ) fo r the proc edure . ✍ T o discon nect your co mput er completel y from AC po wer , unpl ug the po wer cord or the AC ada pter when the comput er is off. Make sure that the AC ou tlets are e asily acces sibl e. ! If y[...]

31 nN Getting Started Connecting the Wireless K e yboard A wire less ke yboar d and f our AA a lkaline batter ies for u se in the keybo ard a re su pplied wi th your c ompute r. Bef ore attemp ting to use t he wirele ss k eyboar d, you mus t ins tall the ba tteri es and es tablish commu nicat ion between the co mputer and th e keyboa rd. ✍ If you[...]

32 nN Getting Started ✍ Y ou can check the batter y indic ator ( or ) in the LC D window on th e wireles s keyboard f or its batte ry po wer level . If the wirele ss keyboa rd does no t operate properly, the batteries may need to be repl aced. I f you do not intend t o use the wire les s keyboa rd for an extend ed perio d of time, remove the bat [...]

33 nN Getting Started Connecting the Wirele ss Mouse A wireless mouse and two AA alkali ne batter ies for use in the mous e are suppl ied with yo ur compute r. Before atte mpting to use the wir eles s mouse, y ou must ins tall the batteries and establ ish co mmuni cation between your compu ter and the mo use. ✍ If you find your mous e not work in[...]

34 nN Getting Started 3 Slide t he power s witch o n the bo ttom of t he mouse t o the ON po sition. 4 Pres s the CONNECT button (1) on the back of the co mputer. 5 Pres s the CONNECT button on the bot tom of th e mous e within 1 0 second s from s tep 4. Communica tion be tween the mo use an d the com puter sho uld now be e stablished. ✍ If the w[...]

35 nN Getting Started Preparing f or W all Mounting Your c ompute r is equ ipped with f our ho les on its back panel , which lo ok si milar to those c omplian t wit h the Video Elec tronics Standar ds Ass ociatio n (VES A) mounti ng st andard, fo r con necting t o your m ounting system . ! Be sure to est ablish wireles s comm unicatio n betw een yo[...]

36 nN Getting Started To reveal the mo unting ho les 1 Remove the back panel cover from the com puter . See R emovin g and Replacing the Covers (page 21 ) fo r the proc edure . 2 Unscr ew the six screws (1) and remove the base stand ( 2).[...]

37 nN Getting Started 3 Use the four hol es (3) for mountin g by f ollowin g the in str uction s descr ibe d in the manual t hat cam e with your mo unting syste m.[...]

38 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid lo sing uns aved data, be sure to shut do wn you r com puter pr operly , as de scrib ed belo w. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off any per iphe rals conn ected to th e comp uter . 2 Click St art , the arrow next to the Lock b utton, and t hen Shut Down . 3 Respo nd to any p[...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction des cribe s how to ge t the mo st out o f using y our VAI O compu ter. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 40) ❑ Using the T ouch P ad (pag e 44 ) ❑ Usin g t he M ouse (page 45 ) ❑ Using the Built-in MOT ION EYE Camera (page 48) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive (pag e 52[...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the K eyboard A wire less k eyboa rd is s uppli ed with yo ur co mputer . The wi reless k eyboard uses a standar d key a rrangem ent with additi onal key s tha t perform specif ic fun ctions. The V AIO-Link web si te ( http://www.v aio-link.com ) al so co ntains gl ossar y inform ation to help you use the key[...]

41 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter ✍ Illust rated ab ove i s the Engl ish keyboa rd as a n exampl e. A Zoom buttons Chang es the size of an im age or a documen t displayed on some softwa re. Press to make the vie w look sma ller and further awa y (zoom out). Press to make the vi ew look bigger and close r (zoom in). See the he lp file includ ed wi[...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter G Indicators (Ba tte r y) : tur ns o n wh ile the AA b att e ri es for th e wireles s keyboard are suf ficient and switch es to when the batte ries wea r out . (Num lo c k): T urns on whil e in the Num Loc k stat e. (Caps lo ck): T ur ns on w hile i n the Caps Lock s tate. (Scroll lock): T u rn s on wh ile in the S[...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter A Key b o a r d fe e t Flip open t o adjust th e keyboard angle. B CONNECT button (page 31) Pre ss to en ab le t he wir eles s k ey board to co mmun ica te wi th the comp uter . C Batt ery compartment Sto rage comp artment f or th e AA ba tte ries .[...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, se lect, d rag, a nd scr oll ob jects on the sc reen us ing th e touch pad. ✍ Y ou can disabl e/ena ble the tou ch pad wi th the Fn+F 11 ke ys while a mou se is con nected t o your compu ter . T o change other touch pad setti ngs, clic k Start , All Programs , VAIO Contr [...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the Mouse A wire less mo use i s suppli ed with your comp uter. Using the Wireless Mou se The wi reless optical mouse has n o cables to plu g in an d uses a light-e mittin g diode (LED ) instea d of a b all. ! T o main tain go od commu nicati on, opera te the wirel ess mou se within the distan ce limit ation [...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter A Left b utton Click or double-clic k the left b utton to select it ems. T o drag and drop item s, hold the left button down w hile slidi ng the m ouse, then re lease the button to drop the it em. B Central wheel Rotate the centr al wheel to scroll up or down a page. Press th e wheel onc e to lock the scro ll actio[...]

47 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Adjusting the Mouse Functions 1 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 2 Click Mous e un der Hard ware and Sound . The Mouse Pr operties window appe ars. 3 Change the setti ngs.[...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your co mput er is eq uipped with a built-i n MOTION EYE camera. The bu ilt-in MOTION E YE camera a dds vid eo func tionalit y to in stant m essa ging soft ware a nd video editin g softwa re and enables you to captur e still images and m ovies wi th the p reinsta lled ima ge ca[...]

49 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter ! The viewer windo w may show some no ise, for example horizon tal st re aks, if yo u view a rapid-m oving obj ect. Th is is no rmal and do es not indi cate a malfun ctio n. Y ou cannot op erate the bu ilt-i n MOTION EY E camera wit h the Micros oft Wi ndows Movi e Ma ker software.[...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Capturing Still Images To capt ure a s till i mage 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , ArcSoft W ebCam Companion 2 , an d WebCam Companion 2 to launch the We b C a m Companion 2 . 2 Click the Capture icon in the main wi ndow . 3 F rame your subj ect in the vi ewfinder . 4 Click the Capture b utton below the di splay e[...]

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Capturing Movi es To cap ture a m ovie 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , ArcSoft W ebCam Companion 2 , an d WebCam Companion 2 to launch the We b C a m Companion 2 . 2 Click the Record icon i n the m ain win dow . 3 F rame your subj ect in the vi ewfinder . 4 Click the Record Video button below the displayed image t[...]

52 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omput er is eq uipped with an optic al disc drive. To insert a disc ! Be sure to attac h the 8 cm di sc adapter t o an 8 cm disc b efore insertin g the disc into the opt ical di sc drive slot. Slide th e disc straigh t into the sl ot so as not to apply exces sive pres sure to th[...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter To remove a d isc ! The drive ejec t button is disabl ed when yo ur compute r is turned off . Do not remov e the opt ical disc when your co mputer is in Sleep mo de. Doing so may caus e the compu ter to mal function . Be sure not to pull ou t the opti cal di sc forcefully bef ore it com pletel y slides ou t. 1 Chec[...]

54 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your com puter plays a nd recor ds CD s, DVDs, a nd Blu -ray Dis c ™ media, de pendin g on th e model you pu rchased. Check your speci ficat ions for the ty pe of op tical di sc dri ve insta lled o n your m odel. Use the table b elow to see whi ch types o f me dia your optical di[...]

55 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter PR: play ab le and recordable P: play ab le but not recordab le –: not play able or recordable CD- ROM Vide o CD Music CD CD Extr a CD-R/ RW DVD - ROM DVD - Video BD- ROM DVD - R / RW D VD+R/ RW DV D+R DL D VD-R DL DVD - RAM BD-R *8 /RE *9 DV D ± R W / ±R DL/RAM PPPPP R PP– PR *1 *2 PR PR *5 PR *6 PR *3 *4 ?[...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter ! This prod uct is design ed to play back discs that conform t o the Compact Di sc Digita l Audio stan dard spec ificati ons (CD Stan dard ). A DualDisc is a two sided di sc prod uct wit h a DVD recorde d layer o n one side a nd a digi tal au dio laye r on the othe r side. Be aware that t he aud io s ide (non-DVD s[...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Only use c ircular di scs. Do not use dis cs in any other shape (sta r , he ar t, c ard, etc.) , as this may damage the optical disc dri v e. ❑ Do not str i ke or shake your compu ter wh ile the optical disc dri ve is writ ing da ta to a d isc. ❑ Do not plu g or u nplug the p[...]

58 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Notes on pla y ing discs To ac hieve op timum p erforma nce whe n playi ng discs, y ou sh ould fo llow thes e recom mendati ons. ❑ Some CD pl a yers and comp uter optic al disc dr ives may not be able to play audio CDs created wit h the CD- R or CD-RW media. ❑ Some D V D play ers a nd comput er opt ical dis c d[...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Pla y ing CDs To pl ay an au dio CD 1 Inser t a disc into the optical disc dr ive. 2 If nothing appear s on the desk top , click Start , All Pr ograms , and the desir ed CD sof tware to play the CD . If the Au di o CD windo w appears , click to sele ct an o ption. Cop ying Files to CD s To copy files to a disc 1 In[...]

60 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l r unning software a pplicati ons. 2 Inser t a D VD into the optic al disc dri ve . 3 If nothing appear s on the desk top , click Start , All Pr ograms , and the desir ed D V D software to p la y the D VD . For ins tructio ns on how to us e the sof tware, see the help f ile[...]

61 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Pla y ing Blu-ra y Disc Media To play a Blu-ra y Disc med ia 1 Close al l r unning software a pplicati ons. 2 Inser t a Blu-ray Disc medi a into t he opti cal dis c dr ive. 3 If nothing appear s on the desk top , click Start , All Pr ograms , and the des ired B lu-ray Disc software to play the disc. For ins tructio[...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the TV Function Your com puter may have a dual DVB-T TV tune r board or a hyb rid TV tun er bo ard ins talled. T he Windows Media Center inclu ded in the Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate or H ome Premium operat ing s ystem ena bles TV pro gram vi ewing, recordi ng and playbac k. Se e the on line sp ecific ati[...]

63 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter To connect yo ur comp uter to l and-based ( terrestr ial) or cable TV ser vices ✍ Y ou need to remove th e back panel cover from th e compute r and the bas e stand cove r from the base st and befo re setting up the TV conn ection . See Remov ing and R eplac ing the Covers (p age 21) for the pro cedure. Fo r infor[...]

64 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the Remote Commander A remo te comman der i s suppl ied wi th your com puter for usin g a wid e varie ty of A V relate d softw are appli cations , includ ing the Windows Media Center .[...]

65 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter ✍ Illust rate d abov e is the En glish re mote comm and er as an exampl e. A P ause X button Press to pau se me dia playback. Press again to resume playback. Stop x button Press to st op medi a playback or TV recording se ssion. F orw ard M butt on Press to fast-forward media at three speeds. Skip B? button Press[...]

66 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter E Guide button Pres s to vie w the TV prog ram gu ide fo r y our ar ea. F Alph anum eric b uttons Press to select specific channels or enter te xt. (Press ENTER or OK to activ ate the channel selection.) G CLE AR b utton Press to backspace an d dele te entered t ext. H T ele text TV program mode buttons Red button [...]

67 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Bef ore y ou use the re mote commander Before usin g the remo te com mander, y ou nee d to in sert the su pplied AA manga nese batteries to ena ble comm unica tion between t he com puter and the re mote comm ander . To insert batte ries 1 T ur n the re mote command er ov er . 2 Slightly push d own the dented ar ea [...]

68 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter 3 Inser t the suppl ied two A A batter ies i nto the remote c ommand er . 4 Put the b atter y c ov er back on th e remote c omman der and s lide it in the reverse direction of the ar row illustrated ab ov e until the cover clicks into plac e. ✍ If the remote co mmande r does not op erate properl y , you may need [...]

69 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Setting up the Windo ws Media Center The first ti me you launch the Windows Media Center , the se tup wiz ard will pop up. To c onfig ure the T V tuner, c lick Custom setup and follow th e on-sc reen i nstructio ns. In the Optional Setup window, click Configure tuners, TV signal, and Guide and f ollow the o n-scr e[...]

70 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Setting up TV Enhance pour V AIO The TV Enhanc e pour VAIO is a vaila ble on Fren ch mode ls so ld in Fra nce on ly. The TV Enhanc e pour VAIO allo ws you to watc h and rec ord fre e-to-ai r standa rd de finition a nd hig h defin ition dig ital terr estr ial T V, impr oving your multi media exper ienc e. To la unch[...]

71 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the HDMI Input Function Your comp uter is equ ipped wi th an HDMI INPUT po rt that enabl es you to con nect a device wi th the HDMI out put port , such as a ha rd disk drive record er and a v ideo gam e play er, to the compu ter. Wit h the HDM I Input fu nction, th e com puter can receive the hi gh-defin itio[...]

72 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the HDMI Input Control Butt ons The HDM I input control buttons allow y ou to s witch the dis play an d sound i nput bet ween the compu ter input and the HDMI input fr om the connecte d devi ce an d change the dis play and sound s ettings fo r the H DMI inpu t. HDMI input con trol buttons Functions HDMI SELEC[...]

73 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Connecting and Using the HDMI-Compatib le De vice You nee d to co nnect the HDMI- compati ble dev ice to y our com puter with an HDMI ca ble to dis play the HDMI in put from t he device on th e comput er. ! Be sure to use an HDMI cab le app roved by H DMI Licens ing, LLC. To connect yo ur computer to the HDMI-compa[...]

74 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter To change the HDMI input volum e Press t he Up ( V ) o r the D own ( v ) button to incre ase or dec rease th e volume . ! While t he HDMI inpu t is selec ted, you can o nly use the Up/ Down bu ttons to chan ge the v olume. You cannot use the vol ume con trol buttons on the wireless ke yboard or the sup plied remote[...]

75 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Changing the Displa y and Sound Set tings f or the HDMI Inpu t You c an ch ange th e displ ay and s ound settings for the HDMI i nput wi th the OSD men u. The f ollowing shows how t o change the la nguage mode of the OSD menu, enab le or dis able the Auto Input Sens ing feat ure, and ch ange the d efault SONY logo [...]

76 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter To select t he la nguage mode of the OS D menu 1 Pres s the MENU button to di splay the OSD menu. 2 Press the Up ( V ) or Down ( v ) b utton to select OPTION and then the OK button. 3 Press the Up ( V ) or Down ( v ) b utton to select LANGU A GE and then the OK button. 4 Press the Up ( V ) or Down ( v ) b utton to [...]

77 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter To change the defau lt SONY log o lamp activity ! Y ou cannot cha nge this option while the co mputer in put is selecte d. T o cha nge the set tings for the com puter mo de, see Chan ging th e def ault S ONY logo la mp activity ( page 12 1) for the procedu re. 1 Pres s the MENU button to di splay the OSD menu. 2 Pr[...]

78 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the ExpressCard Module Your co mput er is eq uipped with an Expres sCard/3 4 slot * for trans ferring data am ong digit al ca meras, camco rders, music players , and o ther au dio/vid eo devic es. Thi s slot c an only accom modate an Expr essC ard/34 (34 m m wide ) mo dule * . * Referre d to as the E xpressCa[...]

79 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter To insert an ExpressCar d modu le 1 Locat e the Expr essCar d slo t (page 19) . 2 Push th e Express Card sl ot protector so that th e pro tector po ps out. 3 Gently take hold of th e Exp ressCard s lot pro tector an d pull it out of the slo t. 4 Careful ly slid e the E xpressC ard mod ule in to the s lot un til it [...]

80 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter ✍ If the m odule d oes not go into th e slot eas ily , remove it gent ly and verify you a re in serting it i n th e prop er direct ion. Make sure you use the most rece nt soft ware driver p rovided by the ExpressC ard module man ufactu rer .[...]

81 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Removing an ExpressCard Module ! Insert t he Exp ressCard slot protec tor to b lock any particles from enteri ng th e slot when n ot usi ng an Expres sCard module. Bef or e movi ng your comput er , be sure t o insert the ExpressCard sl ot prot ector into the slot. Foll ow the steps belo w to remov e the E xpres sCa[...]

82 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the Memor y Stick The Me mory Sti ck i s a comp act, po rtable, an d ver satile IC reco rding media especia lly d esign ed for exchang ing and sh aring digital data with compa tible p roducts , such a s digital camera s, mob ile phone s, and other devices . Becaus e it is removab le, it can be used fo r exter[...]

83 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Bef ore Y ou Use t he Memor y Stic k The Mem ory Stic k slot on your comp uter can ac comm odate bo th stand ard- and Du o-size media an d suppor ts Memor y Stic k PRO, M emory S tick PRO Duo, a nd Mem ory Sti ck PRO-HG D uo with high- speed dat a tran sfer and large data capa city capabi litie s. ✍ Y ou can inse[...]

84 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Inser t ing a Memory Stic k To insert a Memory Stic k 1 Loca te the M emo r y Sti ck slot (pa ge 19) . 2 Hold t he Memo r y St ick with the ar row pointin g toward the sl ot. 3 Careful ly slide th e Memo r y Sti ck into the s lot unti l it cl icks into plac e. The Mem or y S tick is auto maticall y dete cted by you[...]

85 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter ! Be sure to hol d the Memor y Stick with the arrow po inting i n the correct dire ction as yo u insert it into the sl ot. T o avoi d dama ging y our compu ter or the media, do not fo rce the Memor y Stic k into th e slot if you canno t insert it smoot hly . Do not in sert more tha n one Memor y Stick in to the slo[...]

86 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter To format a Memo ry Stick The Me mory St ick has be en formatt ed in th e fact ory d efault se tting an d is re ady for use. If you wa nt to refor mat th e media wi th your com puter , follow the se steps . ! Be sure to use t he device tha t is desig ned to format t he media and suppo rts the Mem ory Stick when for[...]

87 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Removing a Memory Stic k ! Do not remov e the Mem ory Stick whi le the Med ia Access in dicato r ligh t is lit. If you do, yo u may los e data. Larg e volumes o f da ta may take time to load, so mak e sure the ind icator is unl it bef ore removing the Memor y Stic k. To remove a Me mory Stick 1 Check that the Media[...]

88 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the SD Memor y Card Your co mput er is eq uipped with an SD memory card slot. You can u se thi s slot t o tran sfer data amo ng dig ital cam eras, camco rders, music p layers, and ot her audi o/video d evices . Bef ore Y ou Use the SD Memor y Card The SD memory card slot on y our co mpu ter supp orts the f ol[...]

89 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Inser t ing an S D Memor y Card To insert an SD memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card sl ot (pa ge 19) . 2 Hold t he SD m emor y card wit h the ar row pointin g toward the sl ot. 3 Careful ly slide th e SD me mor y card int o the slot until it c licks into pl ace. Do not force the car d into the slot. ✍ If th[...]

90 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Removing an SD Memor y Card ! Do not remov e an SD memor y card while the Me dia Access indicat or light is lit. If you do, the card or its da ta may becom e damag ed. To remove an SD memory ca rd 1 Check that the Media Acce ss indi cator l ight i s unlit. 2 Push in the SD mem or y c ard toward the comp uter and r [...]

91 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the Inter ne t Before using th e Inter net, yo u need to sign up with an Inter net Serv ice Pr ovider (ISP) and se t up devic es requ ired for connec ting you r comput er to the In terne t. The fol lowin g types o f Int ernet co nnecti on se rvices m ay be a vailabl e from your IS P: ❑ Fiber to the Home (FT[...]

92 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the Network (LAN) You ca n conn ect your compute r to 10 00BASE- T/100B ASE-T X/10BAS E-T t ype networ ks with an Ethe rnet netwo rk cabl e. Connect one end of a netwo rk cab le (not s uppli ed) to the n etwork ( Ethernet ) port on the back of the c omputer a nd the ot her end to y our n etwork. For detaile d[...]

93 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter ! Do not pl ug a telep hone cab le into the netwo rk (Ethe rnet) po rt on your comp uter . If the netw ork (Ethern et) po rt is connec ted to on e of the tel ephon e lines men tioned below, high electric current to the port ma y ca use damage, overhe ating, or fire . - Home (in tercom speakerph one) or bus iness -u[...]

94 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN) Using t he Wire less LA N (WLAN), a ll your digital device s with the built-i n WLAN fun ction commu nicate fr eely wi th each other through a networ k. A WLAN is a network i n which a use r can conn ect to a Local Area N etwork (LAN) through a wi reless (radio) connec tion. Th is elim[...]

95 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter The IEE E 802.11 b/g standar d is a wire less LAN standar d, usi ng the 2. 4 GHz band . The IEE E 802. 11g sta ndar d provid es hig h-speed c ommunica tions , faste r than the IEE E 802.1 1b standa rd. The IEE E 802.11 a stan dard is a wi rele ss LAN st andard, usin g the 5 GHz band. The IEEE 80 2.11n dra ft stan d[...]

96 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc net work is a ne twork in whic h a LAN is cre ated onl y by wir eless de vic es themse lves , with no othe r cen tral con troll er or ac cess po int. Ea ch dev ice co mmunic ates dir ectl y with oth er dev ices in th e networ k. Y ou can s et up an ad-hoc [...]

97 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! Y ou cannot sel ect the 5 GHz band, which is use d for t he IEEE 80 2.11a st andard , on ad-hoc networ ks. The IEE E 802. 11n dra ft stan dard , using the 2.4 G Hz or 5 GH z band , is no t avail able on ad-ho c networ ks. 1 T ur n on the WIRELE SS swi tc h . 2 C[...]

98 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructur e networ k is a n etwork tha t exten ds an exi sting wir ed loc al networ k to wire less dev ice s by provi ding an acce ss poin t (not su pplie d). The access point brid ges the wi reless and wi red LAN a nd acts a s a ce ntral c ontrolle r fo[...]

99 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter To conne ct to a wirele ss ne twor k 1 Make sure an ac cess point is set up. See the m anual tha t came with your access point for more infor mation . 2 T ur n on the WIRELE SS swi tc h . 3 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 4 Click Netw ork Connections and V AIO Sma rt Network . 5 Click Adv [...]

100 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ications To stop wireless LA N communications Click the button next to or abov e the WLAN icon in the VAIO Smart Network window. ! T urnin g off the wirel ess LAN func tion whi le accessin g remote do cuments, files , or resources may result in data loss.[...]

101 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the Bluetooth Function You c an est ablish wireles s co mmunica tions betw een yo ur com puter and other Bluetoo th d evices s uch a s another com puter or a mobile p hone. You c an trans fer data betwee n thes e devic es with out ca bles at a range of up to 10 m eters i n an o pen area . To start Bluet ooth[...]

102 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ion ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, depe nding on th e following condi tions: ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , located b etwe en de vice s ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate rial us ed in w all s ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves and cordl ess t elepho nes ❑ Radio fre quen[...]

103 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band, with which Bluet ooth de vices or wi rele ss LAN de vices wo rk, is us ed b y v arious de vic es . Blue toot h devices use the tec hnolo gy to mi nimize the interference from other d e vice s that use t he same wa ve length. Simul taneous use of th e Blue tooth fu nction an d wire less c omm[...]

104 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wi reless technolo gy has an aut henticati on func tion, wh ich all ows you to determ ine with wh om you ch oose t o commun icate . With the authenti cation fu nctio n, you can prev ent an y anon ymous B luetoo th devi ces fr om acces sing y our compute r. The fi rst time two Blue[...]

105 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n conn ect your compute r to a Bl uetooth device s uch a s another compute r, a m obile phone, a PD A, a headset, a mouse, or a digi tal came ra wit hout the us e of any cables. To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To comm unica te with anoth er Blue [...]

106 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Stopping Bluetoo th Communications To stop Blueto oth commun icatio ns 1 T ur n off the B luetooth d e vice that is commun icating w ith your compute r . 2 Click the button next to or above the Bluetooth icon in the V AIO Sm art Network window .[...]

107 nN Using P eripheral D evices Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VAIO c ompute r by usi ng the vari ous por ts on t he com puter. ❑ Connecting External Speakers (p age 108 ) ❑ Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) De vice (page 1 10) ❑ Connecting a Printer (page 112) ❑ Connecting an i.LINK Device (page 1 [...]

108 nN Using P eripheral D evices Connecting Exter nal Speak ers You ca n conn ect exter nal sou nd outpu t de vices (not sup plied), such as sp eakers or headph ones, to you r comput er. Since your c omputer i s ca pable o f output ting digi tal si gnals th rough the OPTICAL OUT port, y ou can connect an S/P DIF devic e such as digit al headp hone[...]

109 nN Using P eripheral D evices To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker ca ble (1) (not suppl ied) in to th e headp hones ja ck (2) i . 2 Plug the other end of the s peaker cable to the exter nal spe aker (3). 3 T ur n down the volume of the speakers be f ore you tur n th em on. ✍ Make sure you r speakers are d esigned f or computer us[...]

110 nN Using P eripheral D evices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To protec t your c ompute r and/or USB devi ces from dam age, av oid exposing th e USB po r ts to shock or impa ct w hen movin g the com puter with US B devic es conne cted. Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a US B flo ppy dis k driv e and con[...]

111 nN Using P eripheral D evices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an di sconnec t a US B flo ppy dis k dri ve when your compute r is on o r off. Di scon necting the dri ve whe n the compu ter is in Slee p mod e may ca use th e com puter to malf unct ion. To disconn ect a USB fl oppy disk d rive ✍ T o dis connect a US B floppy di sk[...]

112 nN Using P eripheral D evices Connecting a Pr inter You ca n conn ect a W indow s-comp atible printer to yo ur co mputer to prin t docum ents. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n conn ect a U SB prin ter comp atible with your v ersion of Wi ndows t o the c omputer. To connect a printer using t he USB p ort 1 Plug the power cord ([...]

113 nN Using P eripheral D evices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our com puter is equipped with an i.LINK por t, which you can u se to c onnect an i.LINK device, such as a di gital vi deo camcorde r . ❑ The i.L INK por t on your comp uter does not s upply power to a n external device. If the ex ter nal de[...]

114 nN Using P eripheral D evices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital vi deo cam corder Plug on e end o f an i.L INK ca ble (1) (not sup plied) into the i.LINK port (2 ) on the c ompute r and the other e nd int o the DV In/ Out por t (3) o n the digi tal vide o camc order. ✍ On Son y digit al vide o cameras, ports labele d D[...]

115 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion brie fly de scrib es how to change the mai n setting s of y our VAIO com puter. Am ong oth er things , you will lea rn how to us e and c ustomiz e the look of y our Sony s oftware an d utilit ies. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (page 116) ❑ Setting Up Y our Compute[...]

116 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word Use one of the B IOS func tions to set the passwor d. Once you ha ve se t the pa ssword, you wi ll be pr ompted to enter th e pass word after the V AIO log o appea rs to start y our compute r. The p ower-on passwor d allows y ou to pr otect yo ur comp uter from unauth orized access. Ad[...]

117 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he powe r-on password (mach ine pa sswor d) 1 T ur n on the com puter . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appea rs. The BIOS setup s creen ap pears. If not, re star t the computer and p ress the F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V A IO logo appears. 3 Pres s the < or , ke y to se lect Sec[...]

118 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add the power -on pas sword (use r passwo rd) ! Make sure you set the mach ine passwo rd before set ting the user password. 1 T ur n on the com puter . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appea rs. The BIOS setup s creen ap pears. If not, re star t the computer and p ress the F2 ke y sev eral times[...]

119 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P o wer-on P ass word To change or remove the power- on password ( machine password) 1 T ur n on the com puter . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appea rs. The BIOS setup s creen ap pears. If not, re star t the computer and p ress the F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V A IO l[...]

120 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change or remove the power- on password ( user passw ord) 1 T ur n on the com puter . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appea rs. The BIOS setup s creen ap pears. If not, re star t the computer and p ress the F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V A IO logo appears. 3 Enter th e user p assword and pr[...]

121 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with the V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utili ty allo ws you to acce ss sys tem in format ion an d to sp ecify pr eferenc es for s ystem be havior . To use t he VAIO C ontrol Cen ter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 2 Select the des ired cont[...]

122 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Mode In ad dition to t he nor mal op erating m ode, your com puter has a disti nct pow er sa ving mod e cal led Sleep mode. Using Nor mal Mode This is the no rmal st ate o f the comp uter wh en it is in us e. The gr een po wer indi cator li ght is lit in th is mo de.[...]

123 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns off the LCD scr een and pl aces the ha rd disk drive an d the CPU i nto a low power consum ption m ode. The orange power indic ator li ght il luminates in th is mo de. ! T urn off you r comput er if yo u do not i ntend t o use it fo r a lo ng perio d of ti me. To activate S[...]

124 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer If the compu ter is n ot used for a ce rtain pe riod of ti me, it will e nter Sle ep mode. T o modi fy this , you can chang e the S leep mode se ttings . To change the Slee p mode settings 1 Click St art , Cont rol P anel , Hard ware and Sound , and P owe r Options . 2 Click Change plan settings under t he c[...]

125 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your V AIO co mputer and m emory m odules use high pre cision compo nents and elec tronic connec tors te chnol ogy. To avoid inval idation of the war ranty du ring yo ur prod uct warr anty p eriod, we recomm end that : ❑ Y ou sh ould con tact your deal er to in stall a n ew mem[...]

126 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If yo u want to expand th e func tional ity of yo ur comp uter, y ou ca n increa se the am ount of memor y by ins talling option al memory modu les. Befo re you u pgrade y our com puter's me mory, r ead the notes and procedu res in the following pages . Notes on adding/remo ving[...]

127 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the s pecial bag su pplie d with the m emor y module or wrap the mo dule i n aluminum foil to prot ect it from ES D . ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, foreign substa nces, or objects into the me mor y mo dule slot s or oth er inter nal c ompon ents of your compute r will res ult in damag e to the compu ter[...]

128 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the compu ter , tur n off all p er ipheral d e vices, a nd dis connect per iph eral devices from the acce ssible po r ts and ja ck s. 2 Remove the back panel cover from the com puter . See R emovin g and Replacing the Covers [...]

129 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 6 T ou ch a m etal ob ject t o discha rge stati c elec tr icity . 7 Remove the currentl y instal led me mor y module as follows: ❑ Pull the latch es in the dire ction of the arr ows (1). The mem or y mo dule is re lease d. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y mod ule til ts up and then pu ll it out in the d irect[...]

130 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 Remove the new memor y mod ule fr om its pa ckaging. 9 Slide t he memo r y mod ule into t he memo r y mod ule s lot and pu sh it i n unti l it cli cks into pla ce. ! Do not to uch any other co mpone nts on the mot herbo ard. If you want to inst all only one memo ry mo dule, be su re to us e the lower sl ot. B[...]

131 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 10 Replace the mem or y mo dule com par tment c ov er and tigh ten the screw . 11 Connect t he power cord o r the AC adapte r and the p eri pheral devices t hat you disco nnected i n step 3. 12 Replace the back panel cov er . See R emovin g and Replacing the Covers (page 21 ) fo r the proc edure . 13 Plug the c[...]

132 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the com puter . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 3 Click System Information an d System Information . Y ou can v iew the amoun t of sy stem mem or y i n the r ight p ane. If the ad dition al memor y does not appe[...]

133 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding the Hard Disk D rive If your compute r is a VGC- LV ser ies mode l, it is eq uipped with the H ARD DISK DRIVE ACCESS BAY to hold a n additio nal 3.5-in ch har d dis k driv e. Review th e manufac turer's informati on provi ded with your new hard disk driv e before atte mpt ing to insta ll it in th e [...]

134 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Installing an Add itional Hard Disk Driv e To install an additio nal hard disk drive 1 Shut down the compu ter , tur n off all p er ipheral d e vices, a nd dis connect per iph eral devices from the acce ssible po r ts and ja ck s. 2 Remove the back panel cover from the com puter . See R emovin g and Replacing t[...]

135 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 6 Unscr ew the two screws (3) secu r ing the dr i v e hol der . 7 Pull ou t the dr ive holder (4) from th e HARD DIS K DRIVE A CCESS BA Y and se t it asid e.[...]

136 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 Place a new drive into the dr ive holder and alig n the ho les on each side of the dr ive holde r . 9 Secur e the dr ive to the d rive hold er wit h screws, through th e hole s on ea ch si de of t he dr ive holder . ! A new hard disk dri ve comes with the neces sar y screws. Do not over tigh ten these screws [...]

137 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 11 Connect t he Ser ial A T A power ca ble and the S eri al A T A cable. 12 Tighten the screws to sec ure the d r ive holder . 13 Replace the dr ive bay cov er and tighte n the s crews. 14 Connect t he power cord a nd the p erip heral devices that you dis connecte d in step 3. 15 Replace the back panel cov er .[...]

138 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Identify ing the Additional Hard Di sk Space When y ou initia lize the new hard d isk, it must be c onfigu red as a n exten ded parti tion i n Windows NT fil e system (NTFS) form at. To identif y the addi tional hard disk space 1 Log on to Windows a s a user with admi nistrative ri ghts. 2 Click St art , right [...]

139 nN Precau tions Precautions This sect ion desc ribes s afety guideli nes an d precau tions to help you pro tect your VAIO c omput er from potential damage. ❑ Handling the LCD S creen (pag e 140) ❑ Usin g the P ow er Sou r ce (page 141) ❑ Handling Y our Computer (page 142) ❑ Handling the Built-in MOT ION EY E Camer a (page 1 45) ❑ Ha n[...]

140 nN Precau tions Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This coul d damage the LCD scree n. Be car eful when us ing your computer near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the s urface of the LCD s creen o r ex er t pre ssure o n it. This could cause a malfun ction . ❑ Using your co mput er in low tem perature c on[...]

141 nN Precau tions Using the P ow er Source ❑ See the o nline spec ificatio ns to c heck the p ower operation of your model. ❑ Do not sh are th e AC outlet with othe r power-consum ing equ ipmen t, such as a pho tocopier or a sh redde r . ❑ Y ou ca n purcha se a p ower stri p with a surge pr otector. This device helps pr ev e nt da mage t o [...]

142 nN Precau tions Handling Y our Comp uter ❑ Clean the cabin et with a soft cloth, whi ch is dr y or lightly moistene d with a mild dete rgent solut ion. Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad , scour ing powder , or solvent such a s alcoho l or benzine, as these m ay damage the f inish of your compu ter . ❑ If you drop a solid object or any l[...]

143 nN Precau tions ❑ When ho lding your comput er , be su re to wait until i t cool s down. The back of your comp uter may be extremely h ot aro und the air ex haust vent (1 ). ! The app earance of your computer and the loca tion o f the ports may be diffe rent fro m those ill ustrated ab ove du e to va riation s i n specif icati ons. I t may al[...]

144 nN Precau tions ❑ T o avoid losi ng data when your co mputer is dama ged, back up your data re gular ly . ❑ Do not grasp t he base s tand to lift your com puter as the s tand may break and c ause the main u nit to fall, resu lting i n damag e to the compu ter or p ersonal injur ies. ❑ T o l ift or move your computer , grasp the bo ttom co[...]

145 nN Precau tions Handling the Bu ilt-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touch the lens prote ction cov er of the built-in MOTION EYE ca mera, as it ma y ca use scratches on the cover and such s cratches wi ll app ear on the ca ptured i mages. ❑ Do not let the dir ect s unlight get int o the le ns of t he built-in MO TION EYE camera regardless of[...]

146 nN Precau tions Handling Floppy Disks ❑ Do not ope n the s hutter manually a nd touc h the i nter nal compon ents o f the fl oppy disk. ❑ K eep flop p y disks away from ma gnets. ❑ K eep flop p y dis ks awa y from direc t sunl ight an d other s ources of heat . ❑ K eep flop p y dis ks awa y from any liqui d. Do no t let the m get wet. W[...]

147 nN Precau tions Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the s urface of the disc . ❑ Finger prin ts and d ust on t he surface of a disc may cause read e rro rs. Alwa ys hold th e disc by its edges and cen tral hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are o f the di sc is e ssentia l to it s con tinuous r eliabi lity . Do not us e solvents ( such as benzin[...]

148 nN Precau tions ❑ An 8 cm disc adapte r e xclu sively designed for your model is pr ovided for use of 8 c m disc s on your co mputer . To atta ch an 8 cm disc t o the ada pter 1 With its labe l facing upward, attac h the disc to the ada pter (V AIO logo s ide up) by pulling each of the ta bs (1) and (2) outward. 2 Pull the tab (3 ) outward an[...]

149 nN Precau tions 3 Press the tabs (i ndica ted by the arrows bel ow) and then m ake sure the d isc is le vel with the s urface of the adap ter . Note s on using th e 8 cm disc adapter ❑ Be sure to att ach an 8 cm disc to the adap ter before using it on your compu ter . Not using the su pplie d adapter or using a simil ar kin d of th e adapt er[...]

150 nN Precau tions Using Headphones Preventing hearing damag e – Avoid usin g headp hones at h igh vo lume. Hearing e xper ts adv ise agai nst cont inuous , loud and ext ended p lay. If you expe rience a ring ing in y our ear s, reduce the vol ume or d isconti nue use.[...]

151 nN Precau tions Handling the Memor y Stick ❑ Do not touc h the M emor y Stick conne ct or with your fing er or m etallic objects. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label suppl ied with th e Me mor y Stick as a labe l. ❑ Do not ben d, dro p , or expose the Memor y Stick. ❑ Do not dis assemble or modi fy the Memor y Stick. ❑ Do not let the Mem o[...]

152 nN Precau tions Handling the Hard D isk The ha rd disk drive has a hig h storag e dens ity an d reads or write s data in a shor t time. Ho wever, it can b e easi ly da maged by mec hanic al vibr ation , shock, or du st. Althoug h the ha rd disk drive ha s the i nterna l safety device to prevent l osin g data du e to mechan ical vibrati on, sh o[...]

153 nN Precau tions Updating Y our Computer Be sure to ins tall th e latest u pdates on yo ur compu ter with th e foll owing sof tware a pplicati ons so t hat the c omput er ca n run more e fficientl y. ❑ Windows Update Click St art , All Pro grams , and Windo ws Update and then follow the on-sc reen ins truc tions. ❑ V AIO Update 4 Click St ar[...]

154 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b les hooti ng This sectio n des cribes h ow to s olve common prob lems yo u mig ht enc ounter wh en us ing yo ur VA IO com puter. Many pr oble ms have s imple solu tions. Try thes e sugg estions befor e contact ing VA IO-Lin k. ❑ Computer (page 155) ❑ System Sec urity (pag e 161) ❑ Built-in MO TION EYE Camera [...]

155 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your compute r is secu rely plu gged int o a power source and tur n ed on and the power indic ator light s hows the power is on. ❑ Discon nect a ll co nnecte d USB devices (if any), an d then r estar t your comput er . ❑ Remove an y extra memor y[...]

156 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the green po w er indicator li ght turns on but m y screen remains b lank? ❑ If the orange DISP LA Y OFF indicat or is l it, press th e DISPLA Y OFF button. ❑ Make sure t he com puter inp ut is selecte d. T o cha nge the display input, pres s the HD MI SELECT button on the righ t of the comp uter . [...]

157 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y computer or softw are stops resp onding? ❑ If your comput er sto ps resp onding while a s oftware app lica tion is runn ing, pr ess t he Alt + F4 ke ys to clos e the ap plicatio n window . ❑ If the Alt + F4 ke ys do n ot wor k, click Start , the arrow next to the Lock button, and Shut Down to tu[...]

158 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep mode? Your comput er may becom e unsta ble i f the op erating mode i s change d befor e the compu ter com pletel y enters Sleep m ode. To restor e your comp uter to normal m ode 1 Close al l ope n programs. 2 Click St art , the arrow next to the Lock button, and Restar t . 3 If yo[...]

159 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the web si te of the game i f there ar e any pat ches or update s to downlo ad. ❑ Make sure you have installed the lates t video dr iver . ❑ On some V AIO model s, the graphics memor y is shar ed with the syste m. The opti mal graph[...]

160 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen tur n off after the automatic turn-off time has passed? The V AIO orig inal sc reen s aver di sable s the t imer se tting, wh ich you can s elec t using th e Wind ows po wer optio ns, for your screen t o turn off. Selec t a scre en sa ver other than the VAI O orig inal sc reen sav er. What shoul[...]

161 nN T r oublesho oting System Security How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as vir uses? The Mi crosoft W indows op erati ng system i s prein stall ed on your computer . The be st way to protec t your compu ter again st securit y thr eats, suc h as viruse s, is to down load and i nstal l the late st Wi ndows u pdates r[...]

162 nN T r oublesho oting Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Wh y does the vie wer windo w sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built- in MOTION EYE c amera can not be sha red by more t han one software a pplicati on. If a nother s oftware applic ation is using the ca mera, exit the applic ation b efore using the built-i n MO TION EYE ca mera. [...]

163 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y do the images ca ptured b y the bui lt-in MO TION EYE camera f lic ker ? This problem occu rs when you use t he cam era un der fluo rescent light s due t o the mi smatch b etween l ighting o utput frequen cy a nd shutter spee d. To reduc e flick er nois e, change the di rection of the c amera or the b rightness of cam[...]

164 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on ca pability is af f ected by di stance an d obs tr uctions. Y ou n eed to p lace your com puter aw ay from obstr uctions or move any access p oint you may be using clos er to the compu ter . ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS[...]

165 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ Make sure Maximum P erformance is s e l e c t e d fo r Wireless Adap ter Sett ings in the P owe r Options window . Selecti ng any other o ption m a y resul t in a c ommunic ation failure. T o ch ange the settings, follow these s teps: 1 Right-c lick the power statu s icon o n the ta skba r and select P ower Op tions . [...]

166 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is the data tr ansf er speed slo w? ❑ The wi reless LA N data transfer speed is affected by distan ce a nd obs truc tions between d e vice s and acc ess p oints. O ther factors incl ude device conf iguratio ns, radio con dition s, and software c ompati bilit y . T o maxim ize the da ta transfer speed, place your co [...]

167 nN T r oublesho oting What are channels? ❑ Wireles s LAN com municati on use s divid ed frequen cy ba nds known as c hannel s. Third-pa r ty w irel ess LAN a ccess p oint channel s may be pre set to dif ferent channel s from S ony devices. ❑ If you are usin g a wir eless L AN acces s po int, se e con nectivi ty informa tion c ontain ed in t[...]

168 nN T r oublesho oting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot find my comput er? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bl uetooth func tion enabled. ❑ If the WIRELESS indicato r light i s unlit , tur n on the WIRELESS swi t c h. ❑ Y our com puter and the device may be too far apar t. Wireles s Bluetoo th [...]

169 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot con nect to m y computer? ❑ Make sure t he other d e vi ces a re authen ticate d. ❑ T o a llow other B luetooth devices to communi cate with your computer, f ol low these steps: 1 Click Start , Control P anel , Har dwar e and Sound , Bluetooth Devices , and Bluetoot[...]

170 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed d epends on the obs truc tions an d/or th e distanc e between the two devices, on the rad io wav e quality , and on the ope rating syste m or th e software in use. Move Bluetooth devices closer to your compute r . ❑ The 2.4 GHz radio frequ ency us ed by[...]

171 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I use t he Bluetoot h de vices when I s witch use rs? If you s witch us ers with out log ging off y our sy stem, the B luetoo th devic es will not w ork. Be sure to log off b efore switchi ng user s. To lo g off you r syste m, click Star t , the arrow n ext to the Loc k bu tton, an d Log Off . Wh y can&apos[...]

172 nN T r oublesho oting Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your compu ter i s trying to read may be di rty o r damage d. Follo w these steps: 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow next to the Shut down b utton and Rest art to restar t the compu ter . 2 Remove the disc from t[...]

173 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y a disc p roperly on m y computer? ❑ Make sure the d isc is inse r ted into the optic al disc dri ve with the label side facing toward you. ❑ Make sure t he nec essar y program(s) is ins talle d accor ding t o the ma nuf actu rer's inst r uction s. ❑ If a disc is dir ty o r dam [...]

174 nN T r oublesho oting 4 Click De vice Manager in the lef t pane. The D evice Manag er wind ow appears wi th a lis ting of your compute r's hardware devices. If an "X" or an exclamation point appear s on the l iste d device, y ou may need to en able the device or r einstall the dri vers. 5 Double-click the op tical di sc dr ive de[...]

175 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y Bl u-ra y Di sc media or m y computer becomes unstab le during Blu-ra y Disc pla ybac k? You may not be able t o play s ome Bl u-ray Disc co ntents on your compu ter, or t he com puter may beco me uns table dur ing Blu-ray Dis c playba ck. To play such conte nts norm ally, downlo ad and i[...]

176 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our co mputer scree n may go blank if the comp uter enter s Slee p mode. If t he com puter is in S leep mode, press any ke y to br ing th e compute r back into No r mal mo de. See Using the P ower Sa ving Mode (page 122 ) fo r m o r e i n fo r m a t i o n . ❑ Make sure t he c[...]

177 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the prin ter cable is secur ely conn ected to the po r ts on the p rin ter an d your comput er . ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s co mpatible wit h the W indows operating s ystem i nstal led on your comp uter . ❑ Y ou may need[...]

178 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? ❑ If you are usin g an exter nal mi crophon e, make sure the m icropho ne is tur ned on an d is p roperl y plu gged into t he micropho ne jack on your com puter . ❑ Y our sou nd inp ut device may hav e bee n inco rrectly confi gured . T o configu re the soun[...]

179 nN T r oublesho oting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure the p ower s witch o n the bo ttom of th e wirele ss m ouse is in the ON pos ition. ❑ Make sure anoth er mous e is not c onnected . ❑ Make sure the s uppli ed AA batter ies ar e proper l y instal led. ❑ Pres s the CONNECT button on y[...]

180 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he pointer does not mov e when I use m y mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mous e is not c onnected . ❑ If the pointer does no t mov e while a software applicati on is r unnin g, press th e Alt + F4 keys to close the appl ication window . ❑ If the Al t + F4 ke ys do no t work, p ress th e Windows key [...]

181 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers What should I do if m y e xternal speak ers do not work? ❑ If you are usin g a pr ogram that has its own volume c ontro l, make sure the volume cont rol i s prope rly set. See the program's h elp file for mor e informat ion. ❑ Make sure your speakers a re proper ly c onnected a nd the volume is tur ned u[...]

182 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I do not hear sound f rom the b uilt-in speak ers? ❑ If you are usin g a pr ogram that has its own volume c ontro l, make sure the volume cont rol i s prope rly set. See the program's h elp file for mor e informat ion. ❑ The volume m a y have been tur ned off by the muting button o n the wir el[...]

183 nN T r oublesho oting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Y ou may hav e disabled the to uch p ad. Pres s the Fn + F11 ke ys to e nable the touc h pad. ❑ If the pointer does no t mov e while a software applicati on is r unnin g, press th e Alt + F4 keys to close the appl ication window . ❑ If the Al t + F4 ke [...]

184 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The l anguage layo ut of yo ur wire less k eyboard is la beled on the p ackagin g box. If you choos e a differ ent r egional k eyboa rd when yo u comp lete th e Wind ows setup , the k ey confi guration will b e mismat ched. To ch ange th e keyboa rd co[...]

185 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y computer does not re cogniz e m y k eybo ard? ❑ Make sure the p ower s witch on the back of the wi reless keyboard is in t he ON pos ition. ❑ Make sure the s uppli ed AA batter ies ar e proper l y instal led. ❑ Pres s the CONNECT b utton on your compu ter an d then on the wirel ess keyboard to[...]

186 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when t he drive is connected ? Your com put er does n ot recog nize the floppy disk dr ive. F irst, m ake sur e the USB c able is prop erly c onnected t o the US B port. If y ou need to secu re the con nection, wa it a few mo ments f[...]

187 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If a m essage a ppears s tatin g that th e i.LINK de vice is discon nected or turned o ff, the i .LINK c able may not be secure ly plugged into th e port o n your c ompute r or cam corder. Un plug the cabl e, and pl ug it in on ce aga in. See Connecting an i.L[...]

188 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the sound outpu t de vice? If you do not hear s ound from the devi ce conne cted to a port, suc h as the USB p ort, HDMI outp ut port, optical ou tput port, or head phones ja ck, y ou nee d to ch ange th e device for s ound o utput. 1 Close al l ope n programs. 2 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 3 Click H[...]

189 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I do not hear th e sound from th e sound output de vice connected t o the HDMI output por t, optical output por t, or headphones jac k? You need to chan ge the so und outp ut devi ce if you wa nt to hear sound fr om the de vice connecte d to a por t, such as the HDMI output po rt, op tical out put por t[...]

190 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y do sound interruptions and/or dropped fr am es occur when I pla y high-defin ition videos, such as those recorded wit h the A VCHD digital v ideo camcorder? Playing hi gh-d efinition videos r equires substanti al hardwar e resourc es, su ch as CPU, GPU, or system memory per formanc e on your compute r. Durin g the v i[...]

191 nN T r oublesho oting HDMI Input What should I do if I cannot change the vo lume with the Up/Do wn b uttons? You ca nnot c hange th e volume with the Up/D own butt ons while the co mputer i nput is select ed. Pr ess the HDMI SELECT button on the r ight of the c omput er to swi tch the di splay i nput to the HDMI inp ut. ✍ The HD MI SELE CT bu[...]

192 nN T r oublesho oting How do I sa ve input images or sound from the con nected HDMI-compatib le de vice to files on my computer? You can not save s uch image s or s ound to f iles on y our compu ter. In a ddition, y ou cannot r ecord th e HDMI inp ut, such as a TV prog ram, d isplayed o n your c ompute r or co ntrol the Windows M edia Center wi[...]

193 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stic k What should I do if I cannot use a M emor y Stic k that was f or matted on a V AIO computer on other de vices? You may need to reform at your Memory Stick. Form atting a Memor y Stick er ases all data , includ ing music data previo usly saved on it. Befor e you refor mat a Memor y Stick, back u p impo rtant [...]

194 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, check the USB d e vice is tur n ed on an d using i ts own power sup ply . For e xampl e, if you are usi ng a di gital camera, che ck if the ba tter y i s char ged. If you are using a pr inter , ch eck if the power cable is c onnected prope[...]

195 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This sect ion conta ins infor mation o n wher e to go f or answe rs to que stions a bout yo ur V AIO com puter. Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See Docum ent ation (p age 8) for de tails on the printed and non-pri nted docume ntation suppl ied with you r computer, as well as fu rthe r sour ces of r efere nce. ❑[...]

196 nN T radem arks T rademar ks Sony, V AIO, the VAIO l ogo, VA IO Contr ol Cente r, VAIO Power M anagem ent, VAIO Power Ma nageme nt Vie wer, VAIO Update, a nd "BRAV IA" a re trade marks or registe red trad emarks of Son y Corpor ation. and "Mem ory S tick," "Memo ry St ick Duo ," "M agicG ate," "OpenM[...]

197 nN T radem arks The E xpressCa rd word mark a nd log os are owned b y the PCMCIA and any use of su ch ma rks by S ony Cor porat ion is under licen se. Other tr adem arks an d trade na mes a re those of their r especti ve ow ners. SD L ogo is a t radem ark. SDHC Logo is a tradem ark. Compact Flash ® is a tr adema rk of Sa nDisk Co rpor ation. M[...]

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