Sony VGN-A600 manual

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V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 2 Shor tcut Menu +F1 Displays the V AIO Help 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 .................. .................... 16 About the Ind icator Lights .................... .................... [...]

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5 Notice to Users © 2005 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 OT HER INFORM[...]

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 si ce brouillage est susc eptible de comprome ttre le fonctionnement du dispositif . Pour empêcher que cet appareil ca use du brouillage au service faisant l’objet d’une licence, il doit être utilisé à l’interieur et devrait être placé loin des fenêtres afin de fournir un écran de blindage maximal. Si[...]

Notice to Users 11 RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BA TTERIES RECYCLA GE DES A CCUM ULA TEURS A UX IONS DE LITHIUM RECYCLING LITHI UM-ION BA TTERI ES Lithium-Ion batter ies are recy cl able . Y ou can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeabl e batteries to the collection and recycling location nearest you. For more information regardi[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 12 INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE NOTICE: T his equipment meets the applicable Industry Canada T erminal Equipment T echnical Specifications. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this terminal equipment is 0.1. The REN assigned to each terminal equipment provides an indicatio n of the maximum number of terminals allowed[...]

13 13 Setting Up Congratul ations on you r pur chase 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. † Selected m odels are b undled with th e A/V po[...]

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[...]

Unpac king Y our C omputer 15 1 Click St a r t in the W indows® taskbar, then click Help and Support . 2 From the V AIO Help and Supp ort Center , click V AIO Recovery Options . ✍ Y ou can create a VAIO Recovery Media Kit us ing CD-R, singl e-layer DVD+R, or si ngle layer DVD- R media on VAIO computers equi pped with the appropriate op tical dis[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 16 Locating Controls and P or ts Front 1 LCD screen 10 Mem ory Stic k® med ia in dicat or 2 Mute button 11 Wi r e l e s s s w i t c h * * W ire less LAN and Bl uetooth fu nctionality available on sel ected mod els only . 3 V olu me buttons 12 Bluetoot h® indicat or * 4 Bright ness bu tton 13 W ireless indicator * 5 [...]

Locating Controls an d P orts 17 Do not in sert more than one Memory Stick media in to the Mem ory Stick med ia slot as it ma y damag e the c omput er . Insert the Memory Stick m edia wi th the arrow faci ng up and t oward t he slot. Inser ting th e media imp roperl y may dam age the comp uter . Fron t 1 Speakers 5 Brig htnes s senso r 2 Num lock i[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 18 Back 1 DC In port 4 A V Out jack 2 USB 2. 0 por ts * * Supports hig h-/full-/low - speeds. 5 Monitor (VGA) p ort 3 Network (Ethernet) port 6 Air vent Only co nnect 10BAS E-T , 100BASE-T X, or 1000BAS E-TX ca bles to the Netw ork (Ethe rnet) port. D o not co nnect a ny oth er type of net work cab le or a ny teleph o[...]

Locating Controls an d P orts 19 Left 1 Microphone j ack 4 USB 2.0 port * * Supports high-/ful l-/low- spee ds. 2 Headphone jack 5 PC Card slot 3 i.LINK® (IEEE 1394 ) S400 port 6 PC Card eject button[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 20 Right 1 Drive eject button 4 Drive e ject button 2 Optical drive 5 Modem jack 3 Manual eject hole ✍ Y ou can use eith er drive eject bu tton to eject t he optical driv e tray . The drive ejec t button located next to th e optical driv e functions only with the Micr osoft® Wind ows® operating system.[...]

Locating Controls an d P orts 21 Bottom 1 Port replicator connector 4 RELEASE switch 2 Air vents 5 Batte ry bay 3 LOCK/UNLOCK switch 6 CONNECT button * * On selecte d models with wirel ess mouse functional ity . ✍ See “ Connec ting the Wirel ess M ouse” on pag e 36 for more informa tion ab out us ing the wirele ss optical mo use.[...]

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. A/V Por t Repli cator 1 Comp osit e Audio In jac ks 10 Speaker jacks (right an d left) 2 Com posi te V ide o In ja ck 11 Optical Out port Output frequency ( 96 kHz * /48 kHz/ 44 kHz/ V ar iable ) * Output fre quency is fi[...]

Locating Controls an d P orts 23 ✍ The p rinter p ort on th is port replic ator is intend ed for p rinter c onnec tions on ly . Busines s Port Repli cator 1 Compos ite Audio In j acks 8 Composite Audio Out jacks 2 Air vent 9 Composite V ideo Out jack 3 USB 2.0 po rts * * Supports high-/ful l-/low- spee ds. 10 S V ideo Out por t 4 Monitor ( VGA) p[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 24 About the Indicator Lights Indicator Func tion Power T urns on when the power to th e computer is on, blinks in S tandby mode, an d turns of f when t he computer i s in Hibernate mode o r off. Battery T urns o n when the computer is using b attery power , blinks when the b attery is runn ing out of p ower , dou ble[...]

Abou t the Indicato r Lights 25 Scroll Lock The Scroll Lock indicator turns on to ad vise you that your screen's scrolling patt ern has changed. This function is not available with all softwar e programs. Normal scrolling resumes when the Scroll Lo ck indicator is of f. Bluetoot h® * T urns on when the wireless switch is set to ON and Bluetoo[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 26 About the Wireless Mouse Y our V AIO® computer may be supplied with a wireless o ptical mouse, dependin g on the model th at you purchas ed. Before att empting to u se the wireless optical mouse with you r computer , see “Connectin g the W ireless Mous e” o n pag e 36 . Identifying the P arts of Y our Wireless[...]

About the Wirele ss Mouse 27 T o set up t he wirele ss mouse Insert two AA batteries (sup plied with the mouse) into the wireless mo use as show n. Inserti ng Batteries into the W irele ss Mouse ✍ If your wirele ss mouse does not operate pro perly , the batte ries may need to be replaced. When your wire less mouse i s not being u sed for extend e[...]

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29 29 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 advanta ge of Sony’ s many s upport opt ions. Y ou’ll also learn ho w to locat e your on-scr een V AIO® Compu ter User Guide, which contai ns step- by- step i nstru ction s for o pera ting y our com pute r . T urni ng On Y our Com pu[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 30 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 battery 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 31 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 32. 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. The battery indicator shows the b attery status. The indicat[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 32 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 th e power butto n until th e power in[...]

T ur ni ng On Y our Co mpute r 33 3 If necessary , adjust the brightness of the LCD screen. Y our computer comes with a brightnes s sensor that automatically increases and decreases the LCD scr een’ s brightness level dependi ng on the amount of ext ernal light. T o overri de the automatic setting and manually adjust the br ightness, follow these[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 34 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 screen using the built-in touch pad. Describing the touc h pad Locating the T ouch Pad T ouch Pad A ction Description Sliding one fi nger Equivalent to using a mouse to p[...]

Using th e T ouch P a d 35 Sliding one finger while pressing the left button Equivalent to using the mouse to drag an item. Moving you r finger along th e right edge of the to uch pad Equivalent to scroll ing vertically . (The scro ll function is available only with pro grams that support a touch pad scro ll feature.) Moving you r finger along the [...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 36 Connecting the Wireless Mouse Before attempting to use the wir eless mouse (supplied with selected models only), you must enabl e 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 the ON p[...]

Regis tering Y our Compu ter 37 Registering Y our Computer T ake advantage of Sony ’ s commitment to qu ality customer support and receive these benefi ts by regis tering you r computer 1 : ❑ Sony Customer Support — T alk to a support r epresentative to troubleshoot problem s you may ha ve with your computer . ❑ Product I nformation Notific[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 38 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 39 V AIO User Guid e W indow 1 User guide table of content s List of comp uter help topics 2 Link to Electronic Flye r List of updates an d supplemental 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 (Inte[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 40 Setting Up A Di al-Up Connection This sectio n describe s the basic st eps for sett ing up your 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-up co[...]

T urning Off Y our Compu ter 41 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 losin g 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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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 Defau lt V alues . T he m essage Load factory d efault values. ap pears. 5 Press the Enter key . T he L oad O ptim al Defa 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® Com puter User Guide The on-screen V AIO® Computer User Guide provides detailed information on how to maximize your computer capabili[...]

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