Sony VGN-A140 manual

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V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 2 Shor tcut Menu +F1 Displays the V AIO H elp and Suppor t Center wi ndow . +T ab Switches the selected button on the taskbar . +D Displays the desktop. +E Displays the My Compu ter window . +F Displays the Search Results windo w , where you can find a file or folder . This is the equivalent of selecting Search from t[...]

3 Contents Notice to Users ............................................ 5 Setting Up ................................................ ..13 Unpacking Your Compu ter ............. ...... ....... ....... ...... 13 Locating Co ntrols and Ports .................. .................... 15 About the Ind icator Lights .............. .................... ...[...]

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5 Notice to Users © 2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. This manual and the software desc ribed herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THI S MANUAL, THE SOFTW A RE, OR OTHER INFORMA[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 6 This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property r ights. Use of th is copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for hom e and other limited viewing u ses only unless otherwis e authorized by Macrovisi[...]

Notice to Users 7 . A VERTISSEMENT ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’incendie o u d’électrocution, garder cet appar eil à l’abri de la pluie et de l’humidité. ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’électrocution, ne pas ouvrir le châssis de cet appar eil et ne confier son entretien qu’à une personne qualifiée. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l?[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 8 Regulatory Information Declar ation of Conform ity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the l imits for a Class B dig ital device, pu rsuant to Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. These lim its are des igned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a res idential installa tion. This[...]

Notice to Users 9 If this equipment causes harm to the telephone network, the t elephone compa ny will notify y ou in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required. But if advance notice is not practical, the telephone company will notify the customer as soon as possible. Also, yo u will be advised of your ri ght to file a compla[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 10 T elephone Consumer Prot ection Act of 1991 (Uni ted Sta tes) The T elephone Consumer P rotection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or other electronic device, including F AX machines, to send any mess age unless such message clearly contains in a margin at the top or bottom of each tra[...]

Notice to Users 11 RECYCLA GE DES A CCUM ULA TEURS A UX IONS DE LITHIUM INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE NOTICE: This equipment meets the applicable Industry Canada T erminal Equipment T echni cal Specifications. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this terminal equipment is 0.2. The REN assigned to each terminal equ ipmen t pro vides an indication of[...]

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13 13 Setting Up Congratul ations on your pur cha se of the Sony V AIO® computer . Son y has combined l eading-e dge technology in audio, v ideo, computin g, and communicat ions to pr ovide stat e-of-the-a rt persona l computing . Unpacking Y our Comp uter These hard ware components are includ ed. * Se e the do cumenta tion th at acco mpanied the [...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 14 For additional information about the A/V port replicator accessor ies and how to use them, ref er to the V AIO® Computer User Guide. V AIO Computer Documents ❑ V AIO® Compu ter User Guide — A searchable on -screen help file that contains detailed inf ormation on ho w to use your new computer . See “Locating[...]

Locating Controls an d P orts 15 Locating Controls and P orts Fron t 1 LCD screen 10 Memory S tick® media i ndicator 2 Mute button 11 W ireless swit ch * * W ireless L AN and Blu etoot h functiona li ty a va il ab le on sel ec te d m ode ls on ly . 3 V olume b utt ons 12 Bluetoot h ® indicat or * 4 Brightness button 13 W ireless indicator * 5 Mag[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 16 Do no t insert mo re than on e Memory Stick media in to the M emory Stick med ia slot as it may damage the comput er . Insert the Memory Stick media w ith the arrow f acing u p and toward th e slot. Inser ting the me dia impr operly ma y damage t he computer . Front 1 Speakers 5 Bri ghtness sensor 2 Num lock indica[...]

Locating Controls an d P orts 17 Back 1 DC In por t 4 A V Out jack 2 USB 2.0 ports * * Supports high-/ful l-/low- spee ds. 5 Monitor (VGA) port 3 Net work (E ther net) p ort 6 Air v ent Only connec t 10BAS E-T an d 100BAS E-TX ca bles to the Networ k (Ethernet) port . Do no t connect an y other type o f network cable or any te lephone l ine to this[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 18 Left 1 Air ve nt 5 USB 2.0 port * * Supports hig h-/ ful l-/ l ow- spe eds. 2 Microphone jack 6 PC Card slo t 3 Headphone jack 7 PC Card eject button 4 i.LINK® (IEEE 1 394) S400 po rt[...]

Locating Controls an d P orts 19 Right 1 Drive eject button 4 Manu al eject hole 2 Optical drive 5 Modem jack 3 Drive eject button ✍ Y ou can use eithe r drive eje ct butto n to eject the op tical dri ve tray . The drive ej ect button lo cated next to the op tical drive func tions only wit h the Microsof t® Windows ® operating sy stem.[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 20 Bottom 1 Port replicator connector 4 RELEASE switch 2 Air vents 5 Battery bay 3 LOCK/UNLOCK switch 6 CONNECT button * * On sel ected mode ls with wir eless mouse functional ity . ✍ See “Connect ing the Wirel ess Mouse” on page 34 for more in formation abo ut using the wireless o ptical mouse.[...]

Locating Controls an d P orts 21 ✍ The p rinter p ort on th is port replic ator is intend ed for p rinter c onnec tions on ly . A/V Po rt Repli cator 1 Compos ite Audio In j acks 10 Speaker jacks (right and lef t) 2 Composite V ideo In jack 11 Opt ica l Out por t Output f requency (48 kHz * /4 4 kH z) * Output freq uency is fixed at 48 kHz for al[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 22 ✍ The pri nter por t on this po rt repl icator is inten ded for pr inter co nnectio ns only. Busin e ss P ort Repl icator 1 Comp osit e Audio In jac ks 8 Compos i te Au di o Out jack s 2 Air vent 9 Composite V ideo Out jack 3 USB 2.0 ports * * Supports hig h-/ ful l-/ l ow- spe eds. 10 S V ideo Out port 4 Monitor[...]

Abou t the Indicato r Lights 23 About the Indicator Lights Indicator Functi on Power T ur ns on whe n the po wer to th e comp ut er is on, blinks in Standb y mode, and t urns of f when th e computer is i n Hibernate mode or off . Battery T urns on when the compu ter is using batter y power , blinks when the bat tery is runni ng out of pow er , doub[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 24 Scroll Lo ck The Scroll Lock indicat or turns on to advise you that your screen's scrolling pattern has chang e d. This f unction is not available with all software programs. Normal s crolling resumes when th e Scroll Lock indicator is of f. Bluet ooth® * T u rns on when the wireles s switch is set to O N and[...]

About the Wirele ss Mouse 25 About the Wireless Mouse Y our V AIO® computer may be supplied with a wireless optical mouse, dependi ng on the mod el that you pu rchased. Bef ore attempting t o use the wireless optical mouse with you r computer , see “C onnecting the W ireless Mouse” on page 34. Identif ying the P arts of Y our Wirel ess Mouse 1[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 26 T o set up the wireless mouse Insert two AA batteries (s upplied with the mouse) in to the wireless mouse as shown . Inserting Batteries into the Wireless Mouse ✍ If your wirel ess mouse doe s not operate p roperly , the batte ries may ne ed to be replaced. When yo ur wirele ss mouse is not being u sed for e xten[...]

27 27 Getting Star ted This sec tion help s you get y our computer running and r egist er ed, so y ou can tak e adva nta ge of Sony’ s many s upport opti ons. Y ou’ll al so l earn ho w to locat e your on-scr een V AIO® Compu ter User Guide, which contai ns step- by- st ep i ns truct ions f or op erati ng you r com p uter . T urni ng On Y our C[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 28 3 Slide the battery (with the logo facin g up) into the batter y bay cover . The two hooks on each s ide of the batter y bay cover should click into the grooves on the battery . 4 W ith the battery securely in serted into the battery bay cover, align the hooks on the bat tery bay cover w ith the grooves inside th e[...]

T ur ni ng On Y our Co mpute r 29 6 Slide the LOCK/UNL OCK switch to LOC K . 7 Connect the AC adapter to the computer . See “T o connect the AC adapter” on pa ge 3 0. Once you con nect the AC adapter to the co mputer , the battery begi ns to charg e whether the compu ter is on or o ff. Th e bat tery indicator shows the b attery status. The indi[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 30 T o conne ct the AC adapter 1 Plug the AC adapter cable into the DC IN port. 2 Plug the power cord into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. . T o open and turn on the computer 1 Press the release button an d lift the cover while holding the bottom of the computer firmly . 2 Press the power bu tton until the green po w[...]

T ur ni ng On Y our Co mpute r 31 3 If necessary , adjust the brightness of the LCD screen. Y our computer comes with a brightnes s sensor that automatically increas es and decreases the LCD scr een’ s brightness level depe nding on the amount of external light. T o overri de the autom a tic set ting and manually adjust the brightness , follow th[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 32 Using the T ouch P ad The comput er contains a po inting devi ce called a touch pad. Y ou can poin t to, select, drag, and scroll objects on th e scre en using the b uilt-in touch pad. Describing the touc h pad Locating the T ouch Pad Touc h pad Left button Right button[...]

Using th e T ouch P a d 33 T ouch Pad Action Descriptio n Sliding one finger Equivalent to using a m ouse to place the pointer o n an item. T apping once Equivalent to pressing the left but ton once. T apping twice Equivalent to pressin g the left butto n twice. Sliding one finger while pressing the left button Equivalent to using the mouse to drag[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 34 Connecting the Wireless Mouse Before attempting to us e the wireless mouse, you mus t enable communication between the computer and the mouse. T o connect the wireless optical mouse 1 T urn the w irele ss mous e ove r . 2 Slide the power button on the wireles s mouse to th e ON positi on. 3 T urn on yo ur computer [...]

Regis tering Y our Compu ter 35 Registering Y our Computer T ake advantage of Sony ’ s commitment to qu ality customer support and receive these benefi ts by regi stering you r computer: ❑ Sony Customer Su pport — T alk to a support re pres entative to troubleshoot problem s you may ha ve with your computer . ❑ Product I nformation Notifica[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 36 Locating Y our V AIO Com puter User Guide The on-scr een V AIO® Computer User Guide is a searchab le help file that contains detailed inf ormation on ho w to use your new computer . T o open the user guide 1 Click St a r t on the Wi ndows® taskbar , and then click Help an d Sup port . The Help and S upport Cent e[...]

Locat ing Y our V AIO Comp uter Use r Guide 37 V AIO User Guid e Window 1 User guide table of conten ts List of computer help topics 2 Link to Electronic Flye r List of updates and s upplemental information 3 Link to S ony Compu ting Support W eb sit e Includes s upport in formation an d list of your comp uter ’ s hardware specificati ons (Intern[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 38 Setting Up A Di al-Up Connection This sectio n des cri be s the basic s t eps for set ti ng up y our dial-up conn ection. The Connectio n W izard gui des you th rough the pr ocess of cho osing an In ternet Service Provider (ISP) or setting up an existing accou nt, an d connecting to the Internet. T o set up a dial-[...]

T urning Off Y our Compu ter 39 T urni ng Off Y our Computer Using th e power bu tton to turn off yo ur comput er may result i n loss of data. Follow the steps below to properly turn off your computer and avoid losing data. T o turn off y our computer 1 Close all operatio ns . 2 Click St a r t on the W indows ® taskbar . 3 Click T urn Off C ompute[...]

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41 V AIO Reco v er y Wizard Utility System and Appl icat ion Recov ery CDs ar e not supplied with yo ur V AIO® computer . Y our V AIO compu ter is equip ped with th e V AIO Recover y W izar d, a fas t and easy-t o-use sys tem r ecov ery utilit y . Th is syste m and applica tion r ec overy uti lity enable s you to r ecover pr ei nstalled softwar e [...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 42 2 In the V AIO Help a nd Support Center window , click V A IO Recovery Options . The V AIO Recovery Options online guide app ears. V is it the Sony Online Suppor t W eb site for the latest inform ation about using the V AIO Recovery W izard and R ecovery Media Kit. Go to http://www .ita.sel.sony .com/su p port/news[...]

43 43 T roub leshooting What do I do if my compute r won’ t start? ❑ Make sure the compu ter is securely plugg ed into a power sour ce and turned on. Make su re the power indicator sh ows the pow er is on. ❑ Make sure the battery is inserted properly and charged. ❑ Make sure the flopp y disk drive (if applicable) is empty . ❑ If the compu[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 44 4 Press the Right Arro w key to select the Exit tab, and then press the Down Arrow key to select Get Default V alues . The messag e Load factory d efault values. ap pears. 5 Press the Enter key . T h e Lo ad O ptim al D efa ults ? window appears. 6 Select Ok , and press Enter . 7 Select Exit (Save Changes) , and pr[...]

T roub leshootin g 45 8 Press the Enter key . The Load Optimal Defaul ts? window appears . 9 Select Ok , and pr ess Enter . 10 Select Exi t (Save Chan ges) , and pre ss Enter . The Save config uration changes an d exit set up? window appears. 11 Select Ok , and pr ess Enter . The computer restar ts. What do I do if my compute r stops responding? It[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 46 Suppor t Options If you hav e question s about you r computer or t he preinstal led programs , refer to the following sources fo r answer s in the sequence listed b elow . 1 V AIO® Computer User Guid e The on-screen V AIO® Computer User Guide provides detailed information on how to maximize your computer capabili[...]

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