Sony VGN-UX400 manual

N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-UX400 Series[...]

2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .... ......... .................... ................... ....6 E NERGY S TAR ................... .................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .......[...]

3 nN Using P eripheral Devic es . ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ..... .............. .................... ........6 7 Connectin g the Port Re plicator .................. .................... ................... ............. ................... ........ .................. .....[...]

4 nN Precauti ons ................ ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .......................... .................... ......12 1 On Handling the LCD Sc reen .............. ................... .................... ................... ................... .......... ... ................[...]

5 nN Troublesho oting ......... ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .......................... .................... ......13 9 Computer ...... ................... .................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ............. ......[...]

6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulations on your purchase o f this Sony VAIO ® comp uter, and wel come to th e on-screen U ser Guide . Sony ha s combin ed leadin g-edge te chnology i n audio, v ideo, compu ting, an d commun ications to provide s tate-of-the- art perso nal computi ng experi ence. ! Externa l views illus trated in this manual m[...]

7 nN Befo re Use E NERGY S TAR As an E NERGY ST AR Partn er, Sony ha s determ ined that t his produc t meets the ENERGY STAR guid elines fo r energy effi ciency. The Int ernational ENERGY S TAR Offic e Equipment Progra m is an inte rnational P rogram that promotes en ergy savi ng through the use of compute rs and their offic e equipm ent. The pr og[...]

8 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocumentat ion incl udes print ed inform ation and user guides to read on y our VAIO computer . Printed Documentation ❑ We lc o m e m at — Contains a n ov er view of compone nts connect ion, set-up inf or mation, etc. ❑ Safety Information — C ontains safety guideli nes and owner i nf or mation. Non-prin[...]

9 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Recovery Cent er User Gui de — Provides infor mation ab out resto rin g individua l software pr ograms, software dri v ers, and d rive par tit ion(s) or y our entire hard disk dr ive to the or iginal factor y ins talled s ettings. To acce ss this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start and Help and Support . 2 Click Manuals &[...]

10 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to access and provi des a singl e location fo r informat ion and technical assistanc e for yo ur VAIO compute r. Choose from the follow ing categ ories to find th e answer s you need. To ac cess He lp and Suppor t , clic k Start and Help a nd Suppor t . ❑ Man ual s & Spec ifi catio [...]

11 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Re gistration Please take a moment to register your V AIO co mputer to enjoy the f ollowing ben efits: ❑ Y our com puter will b e registered with So ny Pr oduct Su ppor t. ❑ Y ou will r eceive an e-co upon good for pur chase of eligible acces sorie s at SonySty le.com. ❑ Extended Se rvice Pl an Sony V AIO produc ts[...]

12 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section describe s how to ge t started us ing your V AIO compute r. ! Before s tarting yo ur compute r for the firs t time, d o not con nect any other har dware that did not o riginal ly come wi th your c omp uter . B e sure to start up your comp uter with only th e supplied accesso ries connec ted and se[...]

13 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a moment to identify the control s and ports shown on t he following pages. To p A Air vent B F ocus se lect ion s wit ch (page 41 ) C Memory Stic k sl ot * (page 46) D Memory Stic k indica tor (page 22) E CAPTURE button (pa ge 41) * Y our co mputer s upports D uo-size Memor y Stick m edia o[...]

14 nN Getting Started F ront A Left button (pag e 36) B Right b utton (page 36) C Center button (page 36 ) D Launche r button (page 38 ) E WIREL ESS s witch (page 51) F T ouch pa nel LCD scree n (page 34)[...]

15 nN Getting Started A Built-in spea ker (monaural) B Finger pr int sensor (pa ge 106) C F ront ca mera ( MO TION EYE ) (page 41) D F ront ca mera ( MO TION EYE ) indic ator (page 22)[...]

16 nN Getting Started A Multi-pointe r (page 36) B Zoom In/Out b uttons (page 38 ) C Pow e r i n d i c a t o r (page 22 ) D PO WER switc h E Built-in micr ophone (mo naural)[...]

17 nN Getting Started Bac k A Rear camera ( MO TION EYE ) (pag e 41) B Rear camera ( MO TION EYE ) ind icator (p age 22) C Stylus Slide up and pull out the styl us f or touch panel ope r atio ns. D Air vents E WW AN a ntenna * When u sing your com puter in t he vert ical orien tation, r otate the antenn a by 90 degrees counte rclockwise. * On selec[...]

18 nN Getting Started Right A Str ap hol es F ast en t he sup plie d wrist str ap t o yo ur com puter th rough e ithe r hole. B Batter y conn ector ( page 27)[...]

19 nN Getting Started Left A Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt *1 (page 88) B SIM ca rd slot *2 Unscrew the sc rew and remove the cov er to ac cess the SIM card sl ot. See the Sm artWi Connection Utility Guide fo r more inf orma tion. C Air vent *1 Supp orts hi gh- /ful l-/lo w- spee ds. *2 On selec ted model s only .[...]

20 nN Getting Started Bottom A Batt ery indica tor (page 22) B Hard disk drive indicator ( page 22) C Num lock indicator (p age 22) D Caps loc k indicator (page 2 2) E Scroll loc k indicator (page 2 2) F Bluetooth indicator (page 2 2) G WLAN (Wireless LA N) indicator (page 22) H WW AN (Wireless W AN) indicator * (page 22) * On selec ted models on l[...]

21 nN Getting Started A DC IN por t (page 26 ) B Air vent C I/O c onnector (page 74) D Headp hones jack (page 78 ) E Microp hone jack (page 87)[...]

22 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equipped with the fol lowing i ndicator l ights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates when the power of the computer is on, blinks when t he computer is in Sleep m ode, and turns of f when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off. Batt ery e Illuminates when the computer is u[...]

23 nN Getting Started Wireless WAN * Illuminates when the wireles s W AN functionality is enabled. * On selecte d models only . Indicat or Functions[...]

24 nN Getting Started Holding Y our Compu ter You ca n hold and use your compute r in either a horizon tal or ver tical orie ntation to suit you r preferen ces. ! In either o rientatio n, make sure to fast en the supp lied wrist strap t o your computer and wear it to prevent acc idental dro pping of t he computer fro m your pa lms. ❑ Hor iz ontal[...]

25 nN Getting Started ❑ V e r tical or ientat ion You can use your com puter in this orientati on with the help of the VAIO T ouch Launcher software. Press the launcher button to s tart the software and s elect to rotat e the scree n view by 90 degrees cl ockwis e. ✍ Y ou might add itionally wan t to change the default bu tton assig nments for [...]

26 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use eith er an AC ada pter or a r echargeabl e battery pa ck as a powe r source for your comp uter. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use your co mputer only with th e supplied A C adapter . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the pow er cord (1) int o the AC adapter (3) . 2 Plug the other en[...]

27 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is not fully c harged a t the time o f delive ry. Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off t he compute r . 2 Slide t he batter y pack into t he batte ry compar tme nt until it clicks into place. ✍ When you r computer is [...]

28 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is not fully c harged a t the time o f delive ry. To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he A C ada pter to the co mputer . The co mputer au tomatically c harges the batter y pack (the batter y indica tor light fl ashes in[...]

29 nN Getting Started ✍ When th e batter y pack is run ning out of power , both the b atter y and power in dicato r lights bli nk. Keep the bat tery pac k in your comp uter while it is direc tly connected to AC power . The battery p ack continues t o charge while y ou are us ing the comput er . If the batt ery lev el falls below 1 0%, you shoul d[...]

30 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose dat a if you remove t he batter y pack while your computer i s on and not con nected to the A C adapter or if you remove the batter y pack while the co mputer is in S leep mode. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off t he compute r . 2 Slide t he batter y relea se latch es (1) in [...]

31 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losi ng unsaved data, be su re to sh ut down you r computer properly , as descr ibed belo w. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off any peri pherals conn ected to the c omputer . 2 Click St art , the ar ro w next to the Lock button, and Shut Do wn . 3 Respo nd to any prompts wa[...]

32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction desc ribes how to get the mo st out of usin g your VAI O computer. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 33) ❑ Using the T ouch Panel (pa ge 34) ❑ Using the P ointing Device (page 36) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 38) ❑ Blocking Unin tentional Operations (page 39[...]

33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K eyboard The k eyboard on your compu ter is loc ated underne ath the touc h panel L CD screen. S lide up the s creen to rev eal the keybo ard as show n below for op erations. ! Keep you r fingers off the scre en sur face while sli ding up the tou ch panel LCD screen.[...]

34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the T ouch P anel Your com puter is equipped with the tou ch panel LCD screen for operations with the sty lus (1), inclu ding softw are launche s. ! Make su re to u se only t he sup plied styl us for t ouch pane l operat ions. Use of a ny other writing u tensils, s uch as a ball-p oint p en, may damage the t o[...]

35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ At your ve ry f irst Win dows sta rtup, yo u are prompt ed to calib rate the t ouch pane l for smoot h opera tions. Fo llow the o n-screen i nstruc tions. Y ou can calibra te the t ouch pane l at a ny time l ater when you fee l uncomf ortable wit h using it. Cli ck Sta rt , All P rograms , T ouch Pane l , and Ca[...]

36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ointing De vice Your co mputer is equipped with a cu rsor-pointi ng device, the multi- pointer ( 1), to enable you to point to, sel ect, drag, an d scroll objects on the compu ter screen. Push the multi -pointer in the dir ection th at you w ant to move the point er on th e screen. The ha rder you pu sh [...]

37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ The poi nter may move on it s own in rare occasi ons, which does not indicat e a malfun ction. Leave the mu lti-po inter unt ouched fo r a whil e. The po inter will com e to a halt. The cap at the tip of the multi -point er is a consumable . When it wears out , replace it with one of the suppl ied spare caps. Se[...]

38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Special-function Buttons Your c omputer is equipped with spec ial butto ns to help y ou use sp ecific functi ons of the computer . The fol lowing s hows the s pecial butt ons in the horizontal orientatio n (left) an d the vert ical orie ntation (ri ght). A Launche r button Launches V A IO T ouch Laun cher by d[...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bloc king Uninten tional Operations While you are c arrying you r comput er around, you migh t press a b utton on the computer u ninten tionally an d find an o peration that you never expe cted in pr ogress. To block suc h unintenti onal oper ations, your compu ter is prov ided with the function t o lock certain co [...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer The c omponents to b e locked by this funct ion are as f ollows: ❑ T ou ch panel ❑ K eyboard ❑ Left button ❑ Right button ❑ Center button ❑ Launche r button ❑ Multi- pointer ❑ Zoom In/O ut buttons ❑ CAPTURE button ❑ Finger pr int sens or ✍ Activ ating th is fun ction will turn off th e touch pa[...]

41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your co mputer is equipped with two bui lt-in MOTIO N E YE cameras: fron t camera ( MOTION E YE ) (1 ) and rear camera ( MOTION EYE ) (2) . These ca meras are not desig ned for sim ultaneous use, so you must first sele ct the one that is s uitable for yo ur purp ose , using VAIO[...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! V AIO Cam era Capture Ut ility does not allow pa rallel use of the camera by an y other software. Make sure to exit such software bef ore capturing still images an d movies with V AIO Camera Capt ure Utility . Y ou cannot use the front and rear cam eras at the same time. When the scree n view is rotate d, the fron[...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Capturing Still Images To capt ure a still image 1 Pres s the CAPTURE b utton on your computer t o launch V AIO Camer a Capture Utility . 2 Click the Still ic on in the right pa ne of the uti lity's m ain window . 3 T ur n the cam era to y our subje ct. 4 F or mac ro close up captur ing, sl ide the focus select[...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Capturing Movi es To cap ture a m ovie 1 Pres s the CAPTURE b utton on your computer t o launch V AIO Camer a Capture Utility . 2 Click the Movie icon in th e right pane of the utility's ma in window . 3 T ur n the cam era to y our subje ct. 4 F or mac ro close up captur ing, sl ide the focus selection switch t[...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stic k Media Memo ry Stick media is a compac t, portab le, and v ersatile IC record ing media e specially desig ned for ex changing and sha ring digital data wit h compatibl e products , such as digital c ameras, mobile phon es and o ther devic es. Becau se it i s removab le, it can be used for ex [...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Hold t he Memor y St ick media so tha t the arrow surface of the m edia and t he front of the compu ter face in the same directio n and th e arrow points tow ard the Me mor y Stick slot. 2 Careful ly slide th e Memor y Sti ck media into the slot unti[...]

47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To format a Memo ry Stick media The Me mory Stic k media has been f ormatted in th e factor y default setting an d is ready for use. If you wa nt to reform at the media wi th your comput er, follow the se steps. ! Be sure to use t he device that is des igned to format the media and supports the Mem ory Stic k media [...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 5 Click St art . 6 At the c onfir mation promp t, click OK . The for matting proc ess sta r ts. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick media d ependin g on th e media. 7 Once co mplete d, cli ck OK . 8 Click Close .[...]

49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media 1 Check that the Memor y St ic k i ndicator is off . 2 Push th e Memor y Stick media i n tow ard the computer. The Mem ory Stick media ej ects. 3 Pull th e Memor y Sti c k media o ut of the s lot. ! Always remo ve the Memor y Stick medi a gently , or it[...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter net To use the Internet, y ou need to con nect an exter nal modem device, for ex ample a US B telephon e modem, an xDS L modem, or a c able modem, to your comp uter. For the detailed i nstructions on connecti on setups an d modem c onfiguration , see the manu al that ca me with yo ur modem. You ma y [...]

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireless LAN (WLAN), all yo ur digital devi ces with built -in WLAN function ality com municate freel y with each other th rough a netwo rk. A WLAN is a n etwork in whic h a user can connect to a Loc al Area Network (LAN) through a wi reless (radio) connectio n. So there i s[...]

52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ In som e countries, u sing WLAN products m ay be restrict ed by the local regul ations (e.g. l imited numb er of channel s). Therefo re, before activ ating the WLAN fu nctional ity , read the Safet y Informat ion carefully . WLAN u ses the IEEE 802.11a * /b/g standard or the draf t form of t he IEEE 80 2.11n * s[...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Wireless LAN devices u sing the 2.4 GHz bandwid th and the ones us ing the 5 GH z bandwidth cannot commun icate with each other be ca use the frequen cies are differen t. The 2. 4 GHz band width used b y wireless LA N compati ble devices is also u sed by othe r various devi ces. Althou gh tech nologies to m inimiz e[...]

54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc network is a netw ork in whic h a LAN is c reated only by the wi reless de vices them selves , with no ot her centra l contr oller or a ccess point. E ach devic e commun icates direc tly with othe r devices in the ne twork. Yo u can set up an ad-hoc netwo r[...]

55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! Y ou cannot selec t the 5 GHz band width, which is used for the IEEE 80 2.11 a stan dard, on ad-hoc networ ks. The IEE E 802.11n st andard, using th e 2.4 or 5 GHz ban dwidth, is not avail able on ad -hoc net works. 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN swi t [...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructure n etwork is a n etwork that ex tends an e xisting wir ed local ne twork to wire less devi ces by provi ding an ac cess poin t (not supplied ), for example the Sony Acces s Point. The ac cess point br idges the wirel ess and wired LAN and acts a[...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To conne ct to a wir eless ne twork 1 Make sure an ac cess poi nt is set up. See the m anual that c ame with your acces s point for more informa tion. 2 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN swi t c h . The Wi reless LA N indicator lights up. 3 Double-click ( / ) on the taskbar to display the Wir eless Device Swit [...]

58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ication To stop wireless LA N communication Turn off the WIRELE SS or WIRELES S LAN switch. ! T urnin g off the wireless L AN functional ity while acc essing remote documents, fil es, or resources may resul t in data loss. ✍ For WPA-PSK or WP A2-PSK aut henticatio n, you must ente r a [...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Functionality You ca n establi sh wireless communi cation be tween your c omputer and other Bl uetooth dev ices such a s another computer or a mo bile phone . You can tra nsfer data be tween these device s without cab les and up to 33 feet ( 10 meters) ra nge in ope n spac e. ❑ Customers in USA[...]

60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ionality ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, depending o n the following condi tions: ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , located b etween de vice s ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate rial us ed in w all s ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves and cordles s telepho nes ❑ Radio fre quen[...]

61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ 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 hnology to minimize the interference from other de vice s that use t he same wav e length. S imultaneous use of the Blu etooth funct ionality and wir eless com mun[...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wire less techn ology has an authentic ation functio n, which a llows you to determine wi th whom you ch oose to commun icate. W ith the auth entication fu nction, you can avoid a ny anony mous Blueto oth device t o acces s your comput er. The fi rst time two Bluetooth devices com m[...]

63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n connec t your compute r to a Bl uetooth devic e such as another com puter, a m obile phone, a PDA, a headset, a mouse, or a digital camera wit hout the use o f any cab les. To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To com municate with another B luetooth d[...]

64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Stopping Bluetoo th Communications To stop Bluetoot h commun ication s Turn off the WIRELE SS switch. Th e Bluetoot h indica tor turns off.[...]

65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Headset The Bl uetooth headset (not suppli ed) will come in ha ndy during a v ideo conferen ce over th e Internet using instant mess aging software. For details on using th e Bluetooth he adset, se e the manua l that cam e with you r Bluetooth headset. To connect t he headse t with you r computer[...]

66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To disconn ect the he adset fro m your compu ter 1 Right-cli ck the Bluetooth icon on the taskbar and sele ct Bluetoot h Settings . The Bluetooth S ettings window appear s. 2 Right-cli ck the headse t icon and s elect Disconnect . 3 Click Ye s .[...]

67 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P er ipher al De vices You ca n add fu nctionality to your VA IO comp uter by usi ng the va rious por ts on the c omputer. ❑ Connecting the P ort Replicator (page 68) ❑ Connecting the Display/ LAN Adapter (pag e 74) ❑ Connecting an Optical Disc Drive (pag e 75) ❑ Connecting External Speakers (page 78) [...]

68 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting the P or t Replicator Attachi ng the su pplied po rt replic ator enables you to conn ect addit ional peri pherals to you r compu ter, such as an i.LINK devic e and an exte rnal displ ay.[...]

69 nN Using P eripheral De vices Locating P or ts on the P or t Replicator ! The port repl icator can be po wered only through the AC adapter supp lied with your com puter . Do not unplug the AC adapter from t he port repli cator and the A C outlet wh ile using t he port re plicator; this may cause data damage or hardw are malfun ctions. A i.LINK ([...]

70 nN Using P eripheral De vices Attaching Y our Computer to the P or t Replicator To attach yo ur compute r to the port re plicat or ! T o preven t loss of unsave d data, be sure to turn off your compu ter before atta ching it to the p ort replicat or . 1 Discon nect all periphe rals from the computer. 2 Attach t he guide h older (1) to the por t [...]

71 nN Using P eripheral De vices 3 Plug on e end of the pow er cor d (2) int o the AC adapter (3) and the other end into a n A C outlet. 4 Plug the cab le a ttached to the A C adapte r (3) into the DC IN por t (4) on t he por t rep licator (5) .[...]

72 nN Using P eripheral De vices 5 Slide d own the compute r along the g uide hold er until it is fixed on the por t repli cator . 6 T ur n on t he compute r . ! Use the AC adap ter supplied wit h your computer . Keep the bat tery pac k installed on your comput er when attaching the computer to th e port replicator . Do not move your computer while[...]

73 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing Y o ur Computer from the P or t Replicator ! T o preven t loss of unsave d data, be sure to turn off your compu ter before di sconnectin g it from the po rt replicator . To disconn ect your c omputer from the port re plicat or 1 T ur n off the compute r and the connected pe riph erals. 2 Slide t he co[...]

74 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting the Displa y/LAN Adapter Connect the supp lied dis play/LAN a dapter (1) to the I /O conne ctor (2) on the b ottom of your comput er to expan d connec tivity to the c omputer. The di splay/L AN adapter ha s the fo llowing por ts: A A V Ou t ja ck (page 81 ) B Mon ito r (V GA ) por t (page 79 ) C Network ([...]

75 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Opt ical Disc Driv e To us e optical CDs and DVDs wit h your com puter, you ne ed to conn ect an exter nal optical disc dri ve (not sup plied) via th e port r eplicator . Connecting a n Optical Disc Driv e ! Be sure to c onnect an externa l optical d isc drive befo re you launch any preinstall ed CD/DV[...]

76 nN Using P eripheral De vices To connect an o ptical disc drive 1 Attach your c omputer to the por t repl icator . See Attaching Y our Computer to the P o rt Replicator (pag e 70) . 2 Plug one end of an i.LINK cable (not supplied) (1) to an e xter nal optical di sc drive (not supp lied) (2), and the other end to the i.LINK por t (3) on the back [...]

77 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnecting an Opt ical Disc Dr iv e You ca n disconne ct an optic al disc dr ive when y our compu ter is on o r off. Disc onnectin g the drive when the com puter is in a power s aving mode (Sleep or Hibernate) may cause the computer to malfuncti on. To disconn ect an op tical disc dri ve ✍ T o dis connect an op[...]

78 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speakers You ca n enhan ce the so und quali ty of your c omputer by connecti ng exter nal speake rs. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker cable (1) i nto the head phones j ac k (2) i . 2 Plug the other end of the speaker cable to the exter nal speaker (3). 3 T ur n down the v olum e [...]

79 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n connec t an external display ( not supp lied) to yo ur comp uter. For exa mple, you can use the compu ter with a co mputer displa y or a projec tor . ✍ Connec t the power cord after co nnecting al l other cable s. Connec ted external di splays are used as sec ondar y scree[...]

80 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You nee d the supp lied por t replicato r or disp lay/LAN a dapter to co nnect a mu ltimedia computer displa y to your c omputer. To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay 1 Plug the power cord of your multime dia comp uter display (1) into a n A C outl et. 2 Plug the disp[...]

81 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a TV You nee d the supp lied port r eplicator or display /LAN adap ter to connec t a TV t o your compute r. To connect a TV to your co mputer 1 Plug the power cord of your TV (1) into an AC outlet. 2 Plug one end of an audi o/video cable (2) into the A V Out ja ck (3) T on the por t replic ator or on the [...]

82 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ Y ou need to use an AV cable that has a minijack con nector on one end and 3 RCA (also called ci nch) connecto rs on the other end . If your TV does no t have RCA con nectors but has a SCART connector , you need an RCA to SC ART converter . If your compute r has an S VIDEO po rt, you ca n use t his port as an al[...]

83 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You nee d the suppl ied port replicator o r display /LAN adapter to connect a projector ( for exampl e, the Sony LCD project or) to your com puter. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) o f y our p rojector int o an AC outlet. 2 Plug an RGB signal cable (2) (not supp lied) into[...]

84 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect which display to be used as the primary mon itor when an ext ernal displa y (desktop mon itor, etc.) is connected to your computer. If yo u want to work on your co mputer s creen and t he external display at the same t ime, see U sing the Multiple Monitors Function (page 85) [...]

85 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultiple Monitors f unction allows you to dis tribute por tions of your des ktop ac ross sep arate disp lays. F or examp le, if y ou have an external d isplay co nnecte d to the mon itor (VGA) po rt, your c omputer sc reen and the external display c an function as a s ingle [...]

86 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode 1 Right-cli ck on t he desktop an d select Per sonaliz e . 2 Click D ispla y Sett ings . The Display Settings window app ears. 3 F ollow th e on-screen instruc tions to change th e settings. ✍ Additi onally , you can s et the display co lors and resolu tion for each di splay[...]

87 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If you need to us e a soun d input devi ce (for e xample, to c hat over the Intern et), you nee d to plug in an exter nal micr ophone (not s upplied). To con nect an ex ternal micropho ne Plug th e micropho ne cable (1 ) into the mi crophon e jack (2) m . ✍ Make sure your microph[...]

88 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prev ent your computer an d/or USB devices fro m damage, o bserve the following : ❑ When movin g the compute r with USB de vices c onnected, a void any shock or force to the US B por ts. ❑ Do not put the comput er into a bag or car ry ing case when it ha s USB[...]

89 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a USB flo ppy disk d rive and c onnect it to y our comput er. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB floppy disk dr ive cable (2) into th e USB por t. Y our USB floppy disk dri v e (3) is now ready for[...]

90 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an disconn ect a US B floppy disk dri ve when your comp uter is o n or off . Discon necting the drive whe n the co mputer i s in a pow er savi ng mode ( Sleep or Hi bernate) ma y cause the comp uter to malfun ction . To disconn ect a USB fl oppy disk d rive ✍ T o dis [...]

91 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n connec t a Window s-compati ble prin ter to yo ur computer to prin t document s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n connec t a USB prin ter compati ble with your version of Windo ws to the comp uter. To connect a printer using t he USB p ort 1 Plug the power cord (1) of[...]

92 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y ou need th e suppli ed por t rep licator to connect an i.LINK d e vice, such as a digital video camc order . ❑ The i.L INK por t on t he por t r eplicator do es not su pply power to exter nal devices generally p ow ered b y i.LIN K por ts. ?[...]

93 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You nee d the supp lied port r eplicator or display /LAN adap ter to connec t your co mputer to 100BASE-TX /10BASE- T-type networks with an Eth ernet net work cable. Con nect one e nd of a netwo rk cable (n ot supplied) to the net work (Ethernet) port on the po rt replic ator or on t h[...]

94 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section briefly de scribes how to cha nge the main s ettings o f your VAIO computer . Among oth er things, y ou will learn how to us e and custom ize the l ook of your S ony software and utiliti es, etc. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (pa ge 95) ❑ Using Fingerprint A uthenti[...]

95 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word In ad dition to the W indows p assword, y ou can use B IOS functi ons to set two types of passwords to protect y our compute r: power-on password a nd hard disk p assword. Once yo u have set the power-on pas sword, yo u will be prompted to ente r the password afte r the VAIO logo appe a[...]

96 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he power-o n passw ord (machine passwor d) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s and ho ld th e Fn ke y and pre ss the F2 key when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS se tup screen app ears. If not, restar t the co mputer , press and hold the Fn k ey and press F2 ke y sev eral time s when the V A IO lo[...]

97 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add the power -on pas sword (use r passwo rd) ! Make sure you set the machine pa ssword befo re setting the user pa ssword. 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s and ho ld th e Fn ke y and pre ss the F2 key when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS se tup screen app ears. If not, restar t the co mputer , pres[...]

98 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P ower- on P ass wo rd To change or remove the power- on password ( machine password) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s and ho ld th e Fn ke y and pre ss the F2 key when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS se tup screen app ears. If not, restar t the co mputer , press and hold the Fn [...]

99 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change or remove the power- on password ( user passw ord) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s and ho ld th e Fn ke y and pre ss the F2 key when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS se tup screen app ears. If not, restar t the co mputer , press and hold the Fn k ey and press F2 ke y sev eral time s when the [...]

100 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the Hard Disk P ass w ord The har d disk password prov ides additi onal secu rity for the data stored on your built-in flash mem ory storage . If you enable the h ard disk pas sword, this adds an e xtra level of secu rity. When ad ding the h ard disk pas sword, you must set both the master a nd user p[...]

101 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he hard di sk passw ord 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s and ho ld th e Fn ke y and pre ss the F2 key when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS se tup screen app ears. If not, restar t the co mputer , press and hold the Fn k ey and press F2 ke y sev eral time s when the V A IO logo appe ars. ✍ I[...]

102 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the Hard Disk P ass word To change the hard disk pass word 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s and ho ld th e Fn ke y and pre ss the F2 key when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS se tup screen app ears. If not, restar t the co mputer , press and hold the Fn k ey and press F2 ke y sev era[...]

103 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To remove the hard disk password 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s and ho ld th e Fn ke y and pre ss the F2 key when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS se tup screen app ears. If not, restar t the co mputer , press and hold the Fn k ey and press F2 ke y sev eral time s when the V A IO logo appe ars. ✍ I[...]

104 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the Windows P assw ord The Wi ndows passwor d comes in handy when you ha ve to shar e a single compu ter with othe r people. By s etting the Window s passwo rd, you can protect yo ur user acc ount from una uthorize d access. Entry of the Windo ws passwor d will be pr ompted after you sele ct your us e[...]

105 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the Windo ws P ass word To chang e the Wi ndows pas sword 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click User Accounts and F amily Sa fety or User Accounts . 3 Click User Accounts . 4 Click Change your passwor d . 5 In the Curre nt passw ord field , enter your curren t password. 6 In the New[...]

106 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Finger pr int A uthentication Your c omputer is equipped wi th a fingerpr int sensor to provide you with add itional c onvenie nce. A sm all horizo ntal bar loc ated at the upper l eft of the touch panel LCD sc reen is the sensor of the fingerprin t reader and will b e referre d to as the fingerp r int[...]

107 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Precautions on Using Finger print A uthentication ❑ The fin ger prin t authentic ation techno log y do es not ensur e complete user aut hentication or complete protection of your data and h ardware. Sony assu mes no liab ilities f or any problems and damage s aris ing out o f your use of or ina bility t o [...]

108 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Enrolling a Finger print To us e the fingerp rint authenti cation func tionality, you must e nroll your f ingerprin t(s) in your computer. ✍ Set the Wi ndows passwor d on your comput er before enroll ment. See Adding the Window s Passwor d (pag e 104) for the de tailed inst ructions. To enroll a finger pri[...]

109 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer If yo u have faile d to enroll a fingerpri nt, follow the se steps to try agai n. 1 Place the top joint o f your finger on the finger pr int se nsor (1). 2 Swip e y our finger per pen dicular ly ac ross the fi nger pri nt sensor .[...]

110 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ! Place yo ur fingertip fla t in the center of the f ingerprint sen sor . Scan yo ur fingerp rint from th e top j oint of the finger to the fin gertip. Keep your finger in conta ct with the fingerpri nt sensor while swi ping. Fingerp rint enrollment may fail if you mo ve your finger too f ast or t oo slow. L[...]

111 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Logging Onto Y our System To us e the fingerp rint authenti cation func tionality i n place of pa ssword entry to log onto your sys tem, you nee d to set the power-o n, hard dis k, and Win dows passwor ds and c onfigure y our compute r for finge rprint auth entication. For set ting the po wer-on, har d disk,[...]

112 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ass word Bank Once you have registere d your use r informati on (use r accounts , password s, etc.) for Web sites in the pas sword bank , you can su bstitute f ingerprin t authentic ation for en tering infor mation req uired to a ccess the password-pr otected Web sites. For d etailed infor mation[...]

113 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Erasing t he Enrolled Fing er prints Before disposing of your computer or transfe rring it to a t hird per son, it is strongly rec ommended you era se the fin gerprint data enr olled on the fingerpr int sensor a fter erasi ng the data stored on your buil t-in flash memory sto rage. To er ase the e nrolled fi[...]

114 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utility al lows you to a ccess sy stem in formation an d to spec ify prefer ences for sy stem behav ior. To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . The V AIO Control Center wind ow appea[...]

115 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes When y ou use a b attery pack as the power source fo r your co mputer, you can take advantage of the power m anagem ent setting s to conserve bat tery life. In addition t o the normal operating mo de, which allow s you to turn off specific dev ices, you r compute r has two dis[...]

116 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns o ff the LCD sc reen and pl aces the sto rage dev ice(s) and the CPU int o a low powe r consumpt ion mode. The um ber power ligh t flashes du ring this mode . ! If you do no t intend to u se your compute r for a long perio d of time whi le it is disconn ected from AC power [...]

117 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer If the computer i s not used for a cert ain period of time, it will enter Sle ep mode. T o modify thi s, you can change the Sleep mode se ttings. To change the Slee p mode settings 1 Right-cli ck the power status ic on on the t askbar and select Po wer Opt ions . 2 Click Change plan settings under t he curre[...]

118 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hibe rnate mo de, the st ate of th e system is saved on the b uilt-in fl ash memor y storage and power is turn ed off. E ven when the batte ry runs d own, no data will be lost. The power ind icator light i s off in this mode. ✍ If you do no t intend to use yo ur computer for a long [...]

119 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Managing P ow er with V AIO P ow er Management Power managemen t helps you set up power schemes f or running on AC o r battery power to suit you r requir ements for power cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plication d eveloped exclusivel y for VAIO c omputers. W ith this s oftware applic a[...]

120 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer V AIO P ow er Management Vie wer To start VAIO Po wer Manage ment Vi ewer Click on the VA IO Power Manage ment tab . Alter natively, you c an use VAIO Control Center to start VAIO Power Management Vie wer . Cl ick Star t , All Programs , a nd VAIO Control Center . Double-clic k Power Management in the VAIO C[...]

121 nN Precau tions Precautions This section describe s safety gui delines an d precautio ns to help you pro tect your VAI O comput er from pote ntial dam age. ❑ On Handling the LCD Screen (pag e 122) ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce (page 1 23) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (page 124) ❑ On Using the Built- in MO TION EYE Camera (pag e 126) ❑[...]

122 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD scree n. Be careful when using your comp uter near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the sur f ace of the LCD screen o r e xert p ressure o n it. This co uld caus e a malfun ction. ❑ Using your co mputer in low temperatur e con[...]

123 nN Precau tions On Using the P ow er Source ❑ See the o nline Sp ecification s to check the power operati on of your model. ❑ Do not sh are the AC outlet with o ther power-cons uming equ ipment, suc h as a photoc opier or a shredder . ❑ Y ou ca n purchase a power stri p with a su rge protec tor . T his device helps pre vent damage t o you[...]

124 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a soft cloth, which is dr y or lightly moi stened with a mild dete rgent so lution. Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad, s courin g powder , or solvent such as a lcohol o r benzine, as these may damage t he finish of your compu ter . ❑ If you drop a solid object or any [...]

125 nN Precau tions ❑ T o e nsure com pliance with the FCC RF e xposure r equiremen ts, use only Sony supplied accessor ies for body worn operation which provides a distance to the body o f at least 1 cm. ❑ Use only specifie d periph eral equipmen t and inter f ace cables; othe rwise, problems may occur . ❑ Do not us e cut or dam aged conne c[...]

126 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not let the direct s unlight get in to the scop e of the built-in MO TION EYE camera regar dless of your co mputer's p ow er state, as it ma y ca use a malfunc tion of th e camera. ❑ The b uilt- in MO TION E YE came ra is disabled while vi deos or st ill images are impor te [...]

127 nN Precau tions On Handling Flopp y Disks ❑ Do not ope n the shutt er manually o r touch t he surface of the flo pp y disk. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from magne ts. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from di rect sunl ight and ot her sourc es of heat. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from any li quid. Do not le t them get we t. When you are no[...]

128 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the surface of the disc. ❑ Do not dr op or bend th e disc. ❑ Finger pr ints and dust on t he surface of a disc may cause read erro rs. Alwa ys hold the di sc by its edges and central hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is e ssentia l to its c ontinuous rel iability . Do not [...]

129 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ack ❑ Do not leave batter y packs in t emperatures a bov e 140°F (60 °C), such a s in a ca r parked in the sun or unde r direct sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y li f e is shor ter in a cold environm ent. This is due to dec reased batte r y efficien cy at low temp eratures. ❑ Charge b atter y packs at tempera[...]

130 nN Precau tions ❑ If, after fully cha rging the batter y pack, the batte r y power is stil l low , the b atter y pack ma y be reaching t he end of it s life and shou ld be re placed. ❑ Y ou do not n eed to dis charge the batter y pack before recharging . ❑ If you hav e not u sed the batter y pa ck f or a consid erable amount of ti me, rec[...]

131 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while d riv ing, cycling , or operat ing any motor ized v ehi cle. It may create a traffic hazard and is ill egal in som e areas. It c an also be po tentially dangerous to play loud music whil e walking, espec ially at pedestr ian cr ossings. ❑ Prev enting hearing [...]

132 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stic k Media ❑ Do not touc h the Mem or y Stick media connecto r with your finger or metalli c objects. ❑ Use only the adhes iv e lab el suppl ied with th e Memor y Sti ck media as a l abel. ❑ Do not ben d, drop, or apply str ong sho c k to the Memor y Stick m edia. ❑ Do not dis assemble or m odify Me[...]

133 nN Precau tions On Using the F olding Stand The po rtable foldi ng stand, which is s upplied wi th your co mputer fo r use in the prop-up po sition, i s not robus t in term s of materi als. Do not ex ert pressur e on the stan d when sett ing it up. To set up the stand, follo w these steps : 1 Attach t he f olding s tand (1) alon g with the g ui[...]

134 nN Precau tions 2 F old both ends of the stand i nwards. 3 Inse r t the narrower end into the s lit on the other and pul l it up un til it cl ic ks in to place. ✍ There are two pairs of notc hes on the narrower end of the foldin g stand so that yo u can adjust the position of your comput er at two an gles.[...]

135 nN Precau tions On Using the Adapter Holding Band An adapte r holding band is suppli ed with your com puter for bundl ing the disp lay/LAN ad apter, the AC adapt er, and the powe r cord toge ther when you are not u sing them wit h your com puter. ❑ Make sure to pu t them in p roper place a s shown below: ❑ Make sure to in ser t th e display[...]

136 nN Precau tions On Using the Wrist Strap ❑ T o p re vent accide ntal droppin g, make sure to fasten the supplie d wrist stra p to your compute r through on e of the st rap holes a nd wear it whe n you use the com puter on your pa lms. ❑ Do not grasp the wr ist s trap to carr y your compute r around as it may cause the com puter to hit a gai[...]

137 nN Precau tions On Replacing the Multi-poin ter Cap The c ap at the tip o f the multi -pointer i s a consum able. When it wears out, r eplace it wi th one of th e two supp lied spare caps. ❑ Make sure to put the spar e cap fir mly in place. ❑ Make sure that t he side wi th a small p rojection (1) of the s pare cap faces upwards w hen puttin[...]

138 nN Precau tions On Updating Y our C omputer Confirm that the lates t updates have been in stalled on your com puter usin g the follow ing softwar e applicati ons so that th e compute r can run more effi ciently. To co nfirm that the y have b een insta lled on the c omputer, follow these s teps for ea ch softwar e appli cation: ❑ Windows Updat[...]

139 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This section d escribes how to sol ve comm on problem s you m ight enc ounter when using y our VAIO computer. Many prob lems have s imple solu tions. T ry these sugg estions before vis iting the So ny onlin e support W eb site at the following URLs : http: //esu ppor t.s ony . com/EN/V AIO / fo r cust o[...]

140 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ Memory S tick Media (page 1 78) ❑ P erip heral s (page 179)[...]

141 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comput er is securel y plugged into a power sourc e and tur ned on. Ma k e sure the pow er indi cator shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is i nstalled pr operly and cha rged. ❑ Make sure t he floppy disk dr ive (if applic[...]

142 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "P ress <F1> to resume, <F2> to s etup" appe ars at the bo ttom of t he screen, fol low these steps: 1 Pres s and ho ld th e Fn ke y and pre ss the F2 key . The BIOS se tup screen app ears. If not, restar t the co mpu[...]

143 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y comput er or soft ware stops resp onding? ❑ If your computer stops responding while a s oftware appli cation is r unning, press the Alt + Fn + F4 keys to close th e applic ation wind ow . ❑ If the Al t + Fn + F4 keys do not work, c lick Start , the arrow next to the Lock b utton, an d Shut Do wn[...]

144 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may become unstable if t he operat ing mode i s change d before the c omputer complete ly enters Sl eep or Hibernate mod e. To restore you r computer to normal op erating stability 1 Close al l open programs. 2 Click St art , the ar ro w next to [...]

145 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a message windo w , notifying o f incompatibility or improper installa tion of the battery pac k, appears and my computer enters Hibernate mode? ❑ This is sue cou ld be due to the bat tery pack not be ing inst alled prope rly . T o re solve this issue, turn off your compute r and remove the batte ry p[...]

146 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 site of the game if the re are any patche s or updates to download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest vide o driver . ❑ On some V AIO mo dels, the graphics mem ory is shared with the syste m. The opti mal graphic per[...]

147 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen tur n off when th e time selected f or the automatic turn-off action has passed? The VAIO Original S creen Saver disables the timer setti ng, whic h you can s elect usin g the Windows power o ptions, for yo ur screen t o turn off. Select the sc reen sa ver ot her th an the VAIO Original Scree n [...]

148 nN T r oublesho oting How do I redu ce the v olume of the reco v er y par tition? Your b uilt-in fl ash memory storage co ntains th e recovery partition whe re data fo r the system r ecovery is stored. T o reduce the vol ume of the rec overy pa rtition, follow these ste ps: 1 Inse r t the recovery disc into an exter nal optical di sc drive (not[...]

149 nN T r oublesho oting How do I chec k the v olume of the recov er y par tition? Your bui lt-in flash mem ory storage conta ins the recove ry partitio n where data for the syst em recovery is stor ed. To check the volume of the recovery partiti on, follow these steps : 1 Click St art , rig ht-c lic k Computer , and select Mana ge . The Computer [...]

150 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 Wind ows operati ng system is preinstall ed on your comp uter. The be st way to pr otect your computer ag ainst securit y threats, such as viruses, is to down load and i nstall the l atest Wi ndows upda tes regular l[...]

151 nN T r oublesho oting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging stat us? See Charging the B attery Pack ( page 28) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our compute r is dire ctly conne cted to the AC adapter , it uses A C power, even if the batt ery pack i s install ed. When should I recharg e the batter y pac k? ❑ When the bat[...]

152 nN T r oublesho oting Should I b e concer ned that the installed batter y pack is warm? No, it is normal for th e battery pa ck to be w arm when it is p owering your computer. Can my computer ent er Hiber nate mode while using battery power ? Your c omputer ca n enter Hi bernate mode while using battery power, but so me sof tware program s and [...]

153 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 MO TION EYE camera can not be share d by more than one software applic ation. If a nother software applic ation is us ing the ca mera, ex it th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TION EY E camera . [...]

154 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y does movie pla yback sho w dropped fr ames when my computer is running on the battery? The ba ttery pack is runnin g out of powe r. Connect y our compute r to an AC power sour ce. Wh y do the images ca ptured b y the bui lt-in MO TION EYE camer a flic k er? This problem oc curs when you use t he camera un der fluo res[...]

155 nN T r oublesho oting Why can't I use the built-in MO TI ON E YE came ra? ❑ The built- in MO TION EYE camera can not be share d by more than one software applic ation. If a nother software applic ation is us ing the ca mera, ex it th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TION EY E camera . ❑ Y ou canno t use the built-i n MO TIO[...]

156 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on av ailability is affected by distanc e and obst ructio ns. Y ou m a y need to m ov e your compute r a wa y from obst ruct ions or cl oser to any ac cess po int you may be using. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS or WIRELESS [...]

157 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess point settings. Se e the manual t hat came wi th your access p oint for more informati on. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e access poi nt are conne cted to one another . ❑ Mov e your comp uter awa y from obstr uctio ns or closer to any access [...]

158 nN T r oublesho oting How do I a v oid data transf er interr uption s? ❑ When your com puter is c onnected t o an acce ss poin t, data transfer interru ptions may occur whe n using lar ge files or if the comp uter is in close proximity to microwav es and cor dless tele phones. ❑ Mov e your comp uter closer to the acces s point. ❑ Make sur[...]

159 nN T r oublesho oting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot disco v er m y compu ter? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bluetooth functi onality enabled. ❑ If the Bl uetooth ind icator is off, turn on the WIREL ESS sw i t c h . ❑ Y ou cannot us e the Bluetooth funct ionality when your co mputer is i[...]

160 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 the o ther device is au thenticate d. ❑ Y our com puter may not allow con nections from other devices. T o enable Bluetooth device connect ions, f ollow these steps: 1 Right-c lick the Bluetoo th icon on t he taskba r and se lec[...]

161 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed depen ds on the obs tacles and/ or the dista nce between th e two de vices, on the radio wav e quality , and on the operating sys tem or th e software in us e. Mov e your compute r and Blueto oth devices cl oser to eac h other . ❑ The 2.4 GHz radio fr e[...]

162 nN T r oublesho oting Can I use a de vice with Bluetooth technolog y on air planes? With Bluetooth technol ogy, your com puter tran smits a radio frequency of 2.4 GHz. S ensitive location s, suc h as h ospitals a nd airpl anes, may have re striction s on use of Blueto oth devices, due to radio interferenc e. Check with faci lity staff to see if[...]

163 nN T r oublesho oting Optical Discs What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Make sure you neith er launc h any software a pplication nor allow any to lau nch autom atically , not ev en a sc reen saver . ❑ Stop using t he k e yboa rd. ❑ If you are using a CD-R/R W disc with an adhesive label affixed, replace it with one with[...]

164 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our com puter screen may go b lank i f the comp uter loses pow er or enters a power saving mode (Slee p or Hiber nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Video ) Sl eep mode, press any ke y to br ing the comp uter back into Nor mal mode. See Using the P owe r Sa ving Modes (page 115 [...]

165 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the screen resolution on my TV screen? ❑ Y our TV s creen may not show the w hole scree n image of a v ideo if th e screen res olution is set larger than 1024 x 768. Adjust the scr een reso lution to 1024 x 768 or smalle r . ❑ If you are usin g the A V O ut jack, plug th e audio- video (A V ) cable into[...]

166 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen displa y a video? ❑ If the exter nal displ a y is selected f or the di splay output and t he externa l display is disconn ected, you cannot displ a y a video on your computer sc reen. Stop vi deo playback, change the display output to t he compute r screen, and t hen resta r t video pl a yback[...]

167 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y screen changes? The LCD brig htness set ting, adjus ted with VAIO Touch Launcher , is tempora ry and may be res tored to the orig inal setti ng when yo ur compu ter return s to Normal mode from Sleep or Hi bernate mode . To save y our preferen ce for th e brightnes s, follow t[...]

168 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I rot ate my screen vie w with the rotate b utton on V AIO T ouch Launcher? ❑ The co lor quality of the LCD screen may not be a ppropr iate. To rotate the sc reen view, you must se lect Medium (16 bit) or Highest (32 bi t) for Colors on the Monit or tab on the Display Sett ings window. T o change the colo[...]

169 nN T r oublesho oting How do I run Windows Aero? ! This Q & A entr y applie s to selected mod els only . To run W indows A ero, follow t hese step s: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Customize co lors under Appearance and P ersonalization . 3 Click Open classic appeara nce propert ies for more color options . The Appearance Sett[...]

170 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter is on, and the printer cable is secu rely connec ted to the po r ts on the p rin ter and comp uter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter is compatible wit h the Wind ows operating syste m installed on your compute r . ❑ Y ou may need to inst all[...]

171 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? If yo u are using an external microphon e, make sur e the micro phone is tur ned on and is proper ly plugged i nto the mi crophone jack on your com puter. How ca n I pre v ent microphone f eedbac k? Microph one feed back occu rs when the m icrophone receives the[...]

172 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 program th at has its own v olume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume c ontrol is proper ly set. See the program's h elp file for more i nf or mation. ❑ Make sure your speakers a re proper ly connec ted and the v olume is tu rned [...]

173 nN T r oublesho oting P ointing Device What should I do if m y p ointing de vice does not w ork? ❑ Chec k if th e pow er s witch is in the HO LD position. If so , slide up the power switch (in t he directi on of f on the switch) to release t he s witc h. ❑ Y ou may hav e disabled the p ointing device with out connec ting a mo use to your co[...]

174 nN T r oublesho oting How do I calibr ate the touch panel? Foll ow these steps to calibr ate the touch panel: 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , T ouch P anel , and Calibra tion . 2 F oll ow the on-scre en instr uctions. What should I do if I cannot show t he hidden t askbar with th e stylus? Touc h panel calib ration may ma ke a gap betwe en the[...]

175 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The la nguage lay out of your c omputer's ke yboard is l abeled on t he packag ing box. If you choose a d ifferent reg ional keybo ard when yo u complet e the Wind ows setup, the key co nfiguration will be mis matched. To ch ange the k eyboard co [...]

176 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Disks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when the drive is connected ? Your com puter doe s not recog nize the floppy disk drive. Fir st, make s ure the USB c able is pr operly c onnected to th e USB port. If y ou need to se cure the con nection, wait a few momen ts for the [...]

177 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If it is promp ted that the i.LINK device seem s to be disconne cted or turned off, the i.LINK cable may not be securel y plugged into the port on your computer or camcor der. Unplug the cabl e, and plug it in once again. Se e Connecting an i.LINK Device (page[...]

178 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stick Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stick media , which were fo r matted on a V AIO computer , on other de vices? You may need to refo rmat your Memory Sti ck media. Form atting Mem ory Stick m edia erases all data , includ ing musi c data pr eviously saved on it. Befor e you refor mat Memor y Stic[...]

179 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, chec k the USB device is tur ned o n and usi ng its own power supply . F or e xample, if you are us ing a di gital camera, che ck if the batter y is char ged. If you are us ing a pr inter , check if the p ower cable is connec ted proper ly[...]

180 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This section contains in formation o n where to go f or answe rs to questi ons about yo ur VAIO c omputer and the prein stalled software . Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the following source s for answe rs in the s equence l isted below. 1 V A IO Computer Documentati on This on-scr een User Guide (this manua[...]

181 nN Support Options 5 V A IO Update When yo ur computer is connec ted to the Internet, VAIO Update automati cally noti fies you wh en critic al software a nd security i nformation is pos ted on the support Web site. Clic k the VAIO Updat e notic e to ope n the VA IO Suppor t Web site and vi ew th e info rmat ion.[...]

182 nN Support Options For customers in Latin Amer ican countries or areas Cust omer I nform ation Center If you do not fi nd the in formatio n you are looking for at our site, you may call Son y directly. In orde r to rece ive the fastest and most eff icient ser vices, ha ve the fol lowing infor mation r eadily ava ilable: 1 Y our V AIO comp uter [...]

183 nN Support Options In orde r to contac t a Sony te chnical s upport repres entative , call the fo llowing n umbers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SONY ( 7669) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico City: 5002-981 9 In the Mexica n Republic: 0 1-800-7 59-7669 ❑ In Colomb ia: 01-800 -550-7000 ❑ In P eru: 0-801-1- 7000 or 511-6100 ❑ In Chile: 800-26 1[...]

184 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or mation Dependi ng on the c omputer m odel and p articular c onfigurat ion you pur chased, yo ur compu ter may not include all of the software p rograms lis ted below. Contacts for Sony software p roducts are listed below : ❑ F or cust omers in US A We b si t e http://es uppor t.sony .com/E N/V AIO / [...]

185 nN Support Options America Online ® ( Dial-Up) Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .aol.com AOL ® Toolbar Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://he lp .aol.com/h elp AOL ® Inst ant Messe nger ™ Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad[...]

186 nN Support Options Bluetooth ™ Utility Broadcom Corpora tion For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 18 4) . Click to DVD ® softw are Sony E lectronic s Inc. At the tou ch of a but ton, Click to DVD software al lows you to a utomaticall y burn DVDs fr om a digital video (DV ) device. Create DV Ds by captur i[...]

187 nN Support Options InstantO n InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .inter video.com/jsp/Suppo r t.jsp Intel ® PROSet/Wi reless Softw are Intel Cor poration ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://s uppor t.intel.c om LocationFree Player Sony E lectronic s Inc. For cont acts abou t th[...]

188 nN Support Options 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft ® Offi ce ! The Mic rosoft Offi ce 60-Day T rial software i ncluded wi th this comput er system is intended for evaluati on purposes only . The sof twa re ha s been instal led and you mu st activat e the software before you can use it. Product act ivation pr ocedures wil l be detailed d urin[...]

189 nN Support Options 14-Day Trial Version of Napster ® Napster, Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .napster .com Norton 360 ™ All in One Securit y Symante c Corporation ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http ://www .symantec. com/tech supp Protecto r Suite QL Sony E lectronic s Inc. Protec tor [...]

190 nN Support Options QuickBooks De luxe Intuit Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .intuit.com /suppor t/ Roxio ® Easy M edia Creator ® 9 Suit e Sonic Sol utions ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://s uppor t.soni c.com/ SafeIT-Digital D ocument Shredder SafeIT Secur ity Ltd. ❑ F or cust om[...]

191 nN Support Options SonicStage Maste ring Studio ™ so ftwa re Sony E lectronic s Inc. Use Son icStage Ma stering S tudio sof tware to r ecord son gs from anal og reco rds or ca ssette tap es into you r comput er and outpu t them to CDs , DVDs, or audio files in W AV format. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (p[...]

192 nN Support Options VAIO ® Ed it Component Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Edi t Component provides enhanced editing funct ionality when using A dobe Premi ere Pro or A dobe Premi ere Element s on your VAIO co mputer. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 18 4) . VAIO ® Hardware Diagnostic Sony E lectronic s In[...]

193 nN Support Options VAIO Me dia ™ software Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Medi a ™ software br ings mult imedia to y our netwo rk, enablin g you to sha re musi c, video, an d still i mage file s between y our VAIO ® computers. You can s et up one or more VAIO comp uters as " media serv ers," w hich sto re your multime dia files and [...]

194 nN Support Options VAIO Update 3 Sony E lectronic s Inc. The VA IO Update utili ty helps y ou keep your V AIO ® compute r up to date by regularly ch ecking th e Sony online support Web si te for impor tant software updates a nd informati on for your s pecific VA IO compute r model. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Inform[...]

195 nN Support Options Xdrive ™ Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .xdri v e.com/supp or t Zoom Utility Sony E lectronic s Inc. The Zoom Utility will allow you to magn ify a portio n of the sc reen. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 18 4) .[...]

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