Sony VGN-A170 manual

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V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 2 Shor tcut Menu +F1 Displays the V AIO Help and S upport Center wi ndow . +T ab Switches the selected button on the taskbar . +D Displays the desktop. +E Displays the My Co mputer windo w . +F Displays the Search Results windo w , where yo u can find a file or folder . This is the eq uivalent of selecting Search fr[...]

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 r ights 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 ARRANT Y WITH REGARD T O THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTW ARE, OR OTHER INFORM[...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 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 Macrovi[...]

Notice to Users 7 . A VER TISSEMENT ❑ 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 Star t 8 Regulatory Information Declar ation of Conf ormity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the l imits for a C lass B digita l device, purs uant to Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a res idential installat ion. Th[...]

Notice to Users 9 If this equipment causes harm to the telephone network, the t elephone company 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 complai[...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 10 T elepho ne Consumer Prot ection Act of 1991 (Uni ted Sta tes) The T ele phone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a com puter or other electronic device, including F AX machines, to send any mess age unless such message clear ly contains in a margin at the top or bottom of eac[...]

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 . Sony has combined l eading -edge tec hnology in audio, v ideo, comput ing, and communicat ions t o pr ovide stat e-of- the-art persona l comput ing. Unpacking Y our Comp uter These hard ware compone nts are included. * Se e the d ocumen tati on th at ac compan ied t[...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 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 searchab le on-screen help file that contains detailed inf ormation on how to use your new com puter . See “Locati[...]

Locating Controls and P orts 15 Locating Controls and P or ts Fron t 1 LCD screen 10 Memory S tick® media indicator 2 Mute button 11 W ir e le ss switch * * W ireless LA N and Bluetooth fun ctio nality availab le on selected mode ls only . 3 V olume butt ons 12 Bluetoot h ® indicat or * 4 Brightness button 13 W ireless indicator * 5 Magn ify sc r[...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 16 Do no t insert m ore tha n one M emory Stick media into the Memo ry Stick med ia slot as it may damage th e computer . Insert the Memory Sti ck me dia wit h the arrow f acing up an d tow ard th e slo t. Inser ting the medi a improp erly may da mage the c omputer . Front 1 Speakers 5 Bri ghtne ss se nsor 2 Num loc[...]

Locating Controls and P orts 17 Back 1 DC In por t 4 A V Out jack 2 USB 2.0 ports * * Supports high-/full-/ low- speeds. 5 Monitor (VGA) port 3 Net work (E ther net) p or t 6 Air vent Only connect 10BA SE-T , 100BAS E-TX, 1000BA SE-TX c ables t o the Net work (Ether net) port . Do no t conn ect any oth er ty pe of n e tw ork cab le o r any tele pho[...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 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 port[...]

Locating Controls and P orts 19 Right 1 Drive eject button 4 Manual eject ho le 2 Optical drive 5 Modem jack 3 Drive eject button ✍ Y ou can use either dr ive eject but ton to eject the optic al drive tray. The drive eject butto n locate d next to th e optical dr ive funct ions only with Mic rosoft® Wi ndows® operating sy stem.[...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 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 mo dels with wirele ss mouse function ality . ✍ See “Connect ing a Wirele ss Mouse” in the Mice and Keybo ards chapter of your o n- screen VAIO® Computer User Guide f or more[...]

Locating Controls and P orts 21 ✍ The p rinter port on th is port replicator is in tende d for p rinte r co nnecti ons on ly . A/V Po rt Re plicator 1 Compos ite Audio I n jacks 10 Speaker jacks (right and lef t ) 2 Composite V ideo In jack 11 Optica l Out por t Output f requency (48 kHz * /44 kH z) * Output freq uency is 48 kHz for a ll freq uen[...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 22 ✍ The pri nter por t on this po rt repl icator is intende d for print er conn ections onl y . Busin e ss P ort Repl icator 1 Comp osite Audio In jack s 8 Comp osite Audi o Out ja cks 2 Air vent 9 Composite V ideo Out jack 3 USB 2.0 port s * * Supports hig h-/ ful l-/ l ow- spe eds. 10 S V ideo O ut por t 4 Moni[...]

Abou t the Indic ator Li ghts 23 About the Indicator Lights Indicator Functi on Power T urns on when the pow er to the computer is on, blinks in Standb y mode, and turns of f when th e computer is in Hibernate mode or of f. Battery T u rns on when the computer is us ing battery power , blinks when the bat tery is runni ng out of pow er , doubl e-bl[...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 24 Scroll Lock Press this key to change how you scr oll the display . Normal scrolling resumes when the Scroll Lock ind icato r is off. The Scroll Lock key functions dif ferently depending on the progr am you a re us i n g and d oes not w ork wi t h all p ro grams . Bluet ooth® * T u rns on when th e wireless switc[...]

25 25 Getting Star ted This sec t ion helps you ge t your computer run ning and r egister ed, so you can tak e adva nta ge of Sony’ s many suppo rt opt ions. Y ou’ll also l earn ho w to locat e your on- scr een V AIO® Computer Use r Guide, whic h contains step- by-st ep ins truct ions f or oper ating your compu ter . T urni ng On Y ou r Comput[...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 26 3 Slide the battery (with the logo facin g up) into the b attery bay cov er . The two hooks on each s ide of the batter y bay cover should click into the grooves on the battery . 4 W it h the battery securely inserted into th e battery bay cover , alig n the hooks on the bat tery bay cov er with th e grooves i ns[...]

T ur ning On Y our Comput er 27 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 2 8. Once you con nect the AC adapter to the co mp uter , the battery begins to charg e whether the compu ter is on or of f. Th e battery indicator shows the b attery status. The indicat[...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 28 T o connect 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 gr een po[...]

T ur ning On Y our Comput er 29 T urning on the Com puter ✍ If you conti nue to press the po wer button, th e computer turns off . Power but ton Powe r indi cato r[...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 30 3 If necessary , adjust the brig htne ss of the LCD sc reen. Y our comput er comes with a brigh tness sensor that auto matically increases and decreases the LCD screen’ s brightness leve l depending on the amount of external light. T o override the automatic setting and manually adjust the brig htness , follow [...]

Using th e T ouch P ad 31 Using the T ouch P ad The computer co ntains a pointing device called a touch pad . Y ou can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the built- in touch pad. Describing the touc h pad Locating the T ouch Pad Touc h pad Left button Right button[...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 32 Registering Y our Comp uter T ake advantage of Sony’ s commitment to quality customer support and receive these bene fits by r egister ing your computer: ❑ Sony Cu stomer Sup port — T alk to a suppor t repr esentativ e to troubl eshoot problems you ma y have wit h your comp uter . ❑ Limited W arranty Exte[...]

Locat ing Y our V AIO Compute r User Guide 33 Locating Y our V AIO Computer User Guide The on-screen V AIO® Compu ter User Guid e is a searchable help file that contains detailed inf ormation o n how to u se your new co mputer . T o open the user guide 1 Click St a r t on the W indows® task bar , and then click Help and Suppo rt . The Help and Su[...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 34 V AIO User Guide W indow 1 User guide table of contents List of compu ter help topics 2 Link to Electronic Flyer List of upd ates and s upplement al information 3 Link to So ny Com puting Support W eb site Includes s upport i nformat ion and li st of your comput er’ s hardware specifications (Internet access re[...]

Setting U p A Dial-Up Connectio n 35 Setting Up A Dial-Up Connection This section describes the ba sic steps for setting up your dial-up connection. The Connectio n W izard guides y ou thro ugh the pr ocess of ch oosing an Internet Service Provide r (ISP) or setting up an existing account, an d connecting to the Internet. T o set up a dial-up conn [...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 36 T urn ing Off Y our Computer Using the power button to turn off your computer may result in lo ss of data. Follow the steps b elow to p roperly t urn of f you r computer and avoid losing d ata. T o turn off your computer 1 Close all operations. 2 Click St a r t on the W indows® t askbar . 3 Click T urn Off Compu[...]

37 V AIO Reco v er y Wizard Utility System and Appl icat ion Recov ery CDs ar e not suppli ed with yo ur V AIO® computer . Y our V AIO computer is equip ped with th e V AIO Recov ery W izar d, a fast and easy-to-use s ystem r ecovery utilit y . This system and applica tion r ecove ry utili ty enable s you to r ecover pr einstal led soft war e pr o[...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 38 2 In the V AIO Help and Sup port Center window , cl ick V AIO Recovery Options . The V AIO Recovery Optio ns online gu ide appears. V isit the Sony Online Su pport W eb site for the latest information about u sing the V AIO Recovery W izard and Recovery Media Kit. Go to http://www .ita.sel.sony .com/su pport/news[...]

39 39 T roub leshooting What do I do if my compute r w on’t start? ❑ Make sure the compu ter is securely pl ugged into a po wer source and turned on. Make su re the pow er indicat or show s 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 com[...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 40 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 . T he m essage Load factory d efault val ues. appears. 5 Press the Enter key . The L oad Opti mal Defa ults ? window appears. 6 Select Ok , and press Enter . 7 Select Exit (Save Change s) , and pr[...]

T roub leshooting 41 8 Press the Enter key . The Load Opti mal Defaults ? window app ears. 9 Select Ok , and pr ess Enter . 10 Select Exi t (Save Chan ges) , and press Ente r . The Save configura tion changes an d exit set u p? window ap pears. 11 Select Ok , and pr ess Enter . Th e computer restar ts. What do I do if my compute r stops responding?[...]

V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 42 Suppor t Options If you hav e questi ons about your computer or th e preinsta lled prog rams, ref er to the following sources fo r answer s in th e sequence listed below . 1 V AIO® Computer User Guid e The on-screen V AIO® Computer User Guide provides detailed information on how to maximize your computer capabi[...]

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