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Содержание руководства
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N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-FE700 Series/V GN -AR200 Series[...]
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2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ............ ............. ............. ............. .................... ............ ............. .... ......... ............. .................... .......... 6 Documenta tion ................. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ...[...]
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3 nN Using W ireless LAN (W LAN) .. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ................... ..8 8 Using the Bluetooth Functiona lity ........ ............. ............. ............. ............ ............. .................... .. .... .................... .......[...]
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4 nN Precauti ons ................ ............ ............. ............. ............. .................... ............ ............. ............. .................... ............. ...... 160 On Handling the LCD Screen . ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ... ...............[...]
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5 nN Mouse ........... ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. 208 Speakers ....... ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............... ........... ........[...]
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6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on your pur chase o f this So ny VA IO ® comp uter, and welcome t o the on -screen U ser Gu ide. Sony has combin ed lea ding-edg e tech nology in audi o, video, compu ting, an d com municati ons to pr ovide state-o f-the-art p ersonal computi ng. Docume ntation Your d ocume ntation in clude s print ed[...]
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7 nN Befo re Use Non-printed Documentation ❑ User Guid e (this manual ) — Cont ains features of your comput er . It also includes in f or mati on abou t the sof tware programs includ ed with your computer , as well a s informa tion on solvin g com mon problems. ❑ Specificati ons — The online Speci fication s descr ibe the hard ware and soft[...]
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8 nN Befo re Use ❑ MCE Gu ide (Sel ected m odels on ly) — P rovides i nformation about u sing the Windows XP Media Center Edition operating system. To acce ss this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start , p oint to All P rograms , and click V AIO Support Central . 2 Click VA I O Documentatio n . 3 Click MCE Guide .[...]
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9 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be u sing you r compu ter as a p ortab le devic e in a variety o f envi ronme nts. When ever pos sible, you shou ld atte mpt to take accou nt of the followin g ergo nomic c onsider ations to both stati onary a nd por table env ironmen ts: ❑ P osition of y our computer – Place the co mputer dir[...]
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10 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng feature to find the best positio n. Y ou can reduc e ey e strain and mus cle fatigue by adjusting the tilt o f the di splay to the pro per positio n. Adjus t the br ight ness se tting of the displ ay a s well. ❑ Lighting – Choose a lo catio n[...]
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11 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started with us ing your VAIO comput er. ! Before starti ng your compu ter for the first tim e, do not conn ect any new hardware that did not or iginal ly come with your comput er . Make sure to sta rt up your comp uter with only the supplie d accesso ries connec ted and s[...]
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12 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to id entify the control s and ports shown on the f ollowi ng pages.[...]
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13 nN Getting Started V GN-FE700 Ser ies Models F ront A Built-in MO TION EYE ca mera *1 (page 41) B Built-in MO TION EYE camera indicator (page 25 ) C LCD s creen (page 16 1) D Built-in spe akers E Key b o a r d (page 36) F T ouch pa d (page 38) G Pow e r i n d i c a t o r (page 25 ) H Batt ery indica tor (page 25) I Hard disk drive indicator ( pa[...]
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14 nN Getting Started A Muting button (page 39 ) B Muting indicato r (page 25) C VO L buttons (page 39) D S1 / S2 b uttons (page 39) E Num lock indicator (p age 25) F Caps loc k indicator (page 2 5) G Scroll loc k indicator (page 2 5) H P ow er bu tton I Pow e r i n d i c a t o r (page 25 )[...]
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15 nN Getting Started Bac k A Air vent B Batter y c onnec tor (pag e 29)[...]
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16 nN Getting Started Right A PC Card release button (page 70) B PC Card slot (page 68) C Express Card ™ /34 slo t *1 (pag e 71) D i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 p or t (page 135) E Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por ts *2 (pa ge 131) F S VIDEO OUTPUT por t *3 *4 (page 123) G Mon ito r (VGA) p or t *4 (pag e 119) H DC IN por t (pag e 27) *1 Refer red to as th[...]
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17 nN Getting Started Left A Modem port (pag e 86) B Ne twor k (E th er n et) p or t (page 137) C Opti cal disc driv e (page 42) D Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 42) / Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor (page 2 5) E Manual e ject hole ( page 19 7) F Secur ity slot[...]
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18 nN Getting Started Bottom A Multi fun ction bay docking station connec tor (page 10 8) B Air vents[...]
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19 nN Getting Started V GN-AR200 Ser ies Models F ront A Built-in MO TION EYE ca mera (page 41) B Built-in MO TION EYE camera indicator (page 25 ) C LCD s creen (page 16 1) D Key b o a r d (page 36) E Built-in spe akers F V AIO logo lamp (pag e 39) G P ower butt on / P ower i ndica to r (page 25 ) H T ouch pa d (page 38) I Pow e r i n d i c a t o r[...]
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20 nN Getting Started A Num lock indicator (p age 25) B Caps loc k indicator (page 2 5) C Scroll loc k indicator (page 2 5) D S1 / S2 b uttons (page 39) E VO L U M E but to n s (page 39) F Disc dr ive eject button (page 4 2) G Muting button (page 39 ) / Mu ting indicato r (page 25 ) H CHANNEL buttons * ( pag e 39) I TV REC bu tto n * (page 39) J Pl[...]
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21 nN Getting Started Bac k A VHF/UH F por t *1 (page 53) B Air vent C Batter y c onnec tor (pag e 29) D Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por t *2 (p age 131) E DC IN por t (pag e 27) *1 On selec ted mode ls only . *2 Supp orts hi gh- /ful l-/lo w- spee ds.[...]
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22 nN Getting Started Right A Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por ts *1 (pa ge 131) B PC Card release button (page 70) C PC Card slot (page 68) D Express Card mod ule releas e button (page 74 ) E Universal Express Card slot *2 ( page 72 ) F i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 p or t (page 135) G A V In jack *3 *4 (page 61) H S VIDEO INPUT port *3 *4 *5 (page 6 1) I S[...]
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23 nN Getting Started Left A OPTICAL OUT por t (Outpu t frequenc y 96 kHz/ 48 kHz/4 4 kHz / Va r i a b l e ) Conne ct digital e quipme nt such as an A V am plifier. B Microp hone jack (pag e 130) C Headp hones jack (p age 117 ) D Opti cal disc driv e (page 42) E Substitute driv e eject b utton (page 42) / Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor (page 2 5)[...]
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24 nN Getting Started Bottom A Multi fun ction bay docking station connec tor (page 10 8) B Air vents[...]
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25 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omput er is eq uipped with th e followin g indica tor l ights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates when the power of the computer is on, b links when the computer is in Standby mode, and tur ns off when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off. Batt ery e Illuminates when the computer [...]
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26 nN Getting Started Caps lock Press the Ca ps Loc k ke y to type letters in upperc ase. Letters appear in lowercase if you press the Shift key while the indicator is on. Press the k ey a second time to tur n off the indicator . Normal typing resumes when the Caps lock indicator is off . Scroll lock Press the Scr Lk ke y to change how you scroll t[...]
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27 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use either an AC ada pter or a recharge able ba ttery pack as a power sou rce for y our comp uter. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use your co mputer only wi th the suppl ied AC adap ter . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the power cord (1) int o the AC adapter ( 3). 2 Plug the other end[...]
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28 nN Getting Started ✍ T o dis connec t your co mput er compl etel y from AC power , unplug the AC ada pter . Make sure that the AC ou tlet is easil y accessi ble. If yo u do no t us e your compu ter f or a l ong pe riod of ti me, place t he com puter into Hibe rnate mode. S ee U sing H ibern ate Mo de (page 147 ) . This powe r saving mode saves[...]
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29 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our co mputer is not fu lly c harged a t the ti me of pu rchase . Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack ✍ The illus trations i n the follo wing show t he VGN-F E700 Seri es model com puter as an example. 1 T ur n off the c ompute r and cl ose [...]
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30 nN Getting Started ✍ When you r computer is directly connecte d to AC po wer and has a bat tery pa ck inst alled, it uses po wer from the AC ou tlet. ! This com pute r is de signe d to operat e only with ge nuin e Sony bat terie s.[...]
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31 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our co mputer is not fu lly c harged a t the ti me of pu rchase . To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he AC adapter to the compu ter . The co mputer au tomatic ally char ges the batt er y pack (the ba tter y i ndicator light fl ash[...]
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32 nN Getting Started ✍ When th e batter y pack is run ning out of powe r , bot h the bat ter y and po wer indi cato r lights b link . Keep the bat ter y pack in your computer whi le it is direc tly conn ected to AC powe r . The bat tery p ack conti nues to charge wh ile y ou are us ing t he comput er . If th e batter y l evel fa lls bel ow 10%, [...]
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33 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose dat a if you remo ve the bat ter y pack while your comp uter is on an d not con nected to t he AC adapte r or if you remove the bat ter y pac k while the co mputer is i n Standby mo de. To remove the b attery pack ✍ The illus trations i n the follo wing show t he VGN-F E700 Seri e[...]
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34 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid lo sing uns aved data , be su re to shut do wn your comput er prop erly, as de scr ibed belo w. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off any per iphe rals conn ected to th e comp uter . 2 Click St art and then T urn Off Computer . The T urn off computer window appea rs. 3 Click T[...]
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35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction des cribe s how to ge t the mo st out of us ing your compute r. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 36) ❑ Using the T ouch Pad (page 38 ) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 39) ❑ Using the Built-in MOT ION EYE Camera (page 41) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive (pag e [...]
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36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K eyboard Your k eyboar d is very simila r to a des ktop compu ter keyb oard, but has ad dition al keys that p erform m odel-s pecific tasks. Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K ey ✍ Some funct ions are no t availa ble befo re Wind ows is launc hed. Combinat ions/Feature Functio ns Fn + 8 (F5/F6) :[...]
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37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Fn + (F 12) : Hibernate Provides f or the lowest l ev el of pow er cons umption. When you e x ecute this command, the states of the system and the peripheral de vices are written to the hard disk and the system power is turned off . T o ret urn the syst em to its original state, use the power but ton to tur n on the[...]
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38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the T ouch P ad The k eyboard contai ns a cu rsor-poi nting device, the touch p ad (1) . You can poin t to, se lect, drag, and scr oll obje cts on the screen u sing the touch pad. Action Description P oint Slide one finger on the touch pad to place the pointer (2) on an it em or object. Click Press the left b [...]
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39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Special-function Buttons Your c omput er is eq uipped wit h spec ial b uttons to h elp you u se sp ecific functions of the compu ter. V GN-FE700 Ser ies Models V GN-AR200 Ser ies Models Special-func tion butt on Functions S1/S2 buttons By def ault, the S1 button maximizes lightness intensity of the LCD screen [...]
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40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Previous t rack b utton Plays the pre vious chapter/movie in t he D V D or the pre vious song in the CD . Next t rack b utton Plays the ne xt chapter/movie in the D VD or the ne xt song in the CD . AV M O D E button Launches A V M ode Laun cher . Y ou can change t his but ton assignment with the A V Mode Butt on Set[...]
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41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your com puter may be eq uipped with a built-i n MOTION E YE came ra. See t he onli ne Specificat ions to find whether your model i s equ ipped w ith the bui lt-in MO TION E YE cam era. The bu ilt-in M OTION EYE camera a dds vid eo func tionalit y to in stant m essag ing soft wa[...]
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42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omput er is eq uipped wit h an opt ical disc dri ve. To insert a disc ! The loca tion of the dr ive ejec t but ton depe nds on t he mod el you pu rchased. Se e Locati ng Cont rols a nd Ports (page 12 ) . 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Press th e dri v e ej ect button to ope n the[...]
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43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing CDs and D VDs Your co mputer p lays and record s CDs and DVD s, depe nding o n the model y ou pur chased. C heck you r speci fication s for the type of optical d isc dr ive inst alled on your mo del. Us e the table below to see which ty pes of med ia you r optical disc dr ive supports .[...]
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44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer PR: play able and recordable P: play able but not recordable –: not play able nor recordable CD- RO M Vide o CD Music CD CD Extr a CD-R/ RW DV D - ROM DVD - Video DV D - R / RW D VD+R/ RW DV D+R DL DV D-R DL DV D - RAM D V D ± R W / ± R D L / R A M PPPPP R PP PR *1 *2 PR PR *5 PR *6 PR *3 *4 D V D ± R W / + R D[...]
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45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! This prod uct is design ed to play back discs that conform to t he Compact Disc Digital Audio stand ard specifica tions (CD Sta ndard) . A Dual Di sc is a tw o sided di sc produ ct which ma tes DVD reco rded materi al on one si de with digi tal audi o material on the ot her side. Please be aware that the audi o si[...]
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46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! On VGN- AR200 Seri es mode ls: Y ou may need to conne ct to the I nternet when p laying co pyright protecte d Blu-ray di scs. As with o ther op tical m edia dev ices, ci rcumstances ma y limit compat ibility o r preven t Blu-ra y disc play back. V AIO comp uters may not supp ort mov ie playbac k on packaged media [...]
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47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ T o ma ke data on a disc read able on the optic al disc drive, you need to close the s ession be fore y ou eject it. T o com plete this pr ocess, follow the instru ctions i ncluded with your sof tware. ❑ Only use c ircular di scs. Do not use disc s in any other sha pe (star , he[...]
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48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on pla ying D VDs To achie ve op timum p erformanc e when p laying DVDs , you sho uld follo w these recomm endations . ❑ Y ou can play D VDs usi ng the optical disc dr ive and the D VD pla yback software, suc h as V AIO Zone or Wi nDVD . See the help fil e on s uch software f or deta ils. ❑ Close al l open[...]
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49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ When you are pl aying a D VD (v ideo o r audio) an d you want to re mov e a USB device, such as USB -compat ible speakers, make sure you stop the D V D first. Re moving a USB -co mpatible device dur ing D V D (vide o or a udio) playback may cause a malfuncti on.[...]
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50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla ying CDs To pl ay an au dio CD 1 Inser t a disc into the optical disc dr ive. 2 If nothing appear s on the de sktop, then click Start , point t o All Programs , and c lick to star t t he desi red CD so ftware, such as the SonicStage software. If the Audi o CD windo w appears , click to sele ct an opti on.[...]
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51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Cop ying Files to CD s To copy files to a disc ! Do not st rike or shak e your comput er while writ ing data t o a disc. 1 Inse r t a blank di sc into the opti cal dis c dr ive. If the CD D riv e window appea rs, click T ake no actio n and th en click OK . 2 Right-cli ck Start and th en cl ick Explore . 3 In the Fol[...]
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52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l r unning software a pplicati ons. 2 Inser t a D VD into the optical disc dr ive. 3 If nothing app ears on the des ktop, then click Star t , point to All P rograms , and click to s tar t the desired D VD software to play the D VD . For ins tructio ns on how t o use the softw[...]
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53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the TV Function If the model yo u purcha sed i s VGN-AR2 00 Seri es, your computer may hav e a TV tuner boar d insta lled a long with t he Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition oper ating sy stem to enh ance y our co mputin g expe rience. Se e the on line Speci fication s to find wh ether your mo del is eq[...]
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54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up TV Connections ! The follo wing co nnecti ons may not be availab le depe ndin g on the cou ntry or area of yo ur reside ncy . The bes t metho d of connec ting your comp uter system , TV moni tor or di splay, an d cabl e service access , depend s on the type of cabl e connec tion av ailabl e in your home. [...]
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55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Connecting to st andard cab le acce ss (CA TV) To connect i n CATV mo de (O ption 1) 1 Connect o ne end of a TV c oaxial cable (1) to your cable ser v ice acc ess (wall outlet) (2) . 2 Connect t he other e nd to the VHF/UHF por t (3) on the compu ter .[...]
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56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n CATV mo de (O ption 2) 1 Connect the two meta l hooks on a 7 5-ohm/300 -ohm RCA transforme r cable (1) (no t supp lied) to the screw-type gr ips a t your cable ser v ice access (wall ou tlet) (2 ). 2 Connect o ne end of a TV c oaxial cable (3) to the transformer e nd of th e RCA transfor mer ca ble (1[...]
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57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Connecting to a st andard antenna You ca n con nect your comput er to a n indoor /outdoo r antenna system , usin g Option 1 or O ption 2 from the previo us se ction, Connecting to standard cable access (CATV) (page 55) . Dependi ng on the t ype of antenna system in yo ur home, y our connec tion may req uire a VHF/UH[...]
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58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n terr estrial mode ( Option 2 ) 1 Connect o ne end of a 300 -ohm twin lead c able (1) (not sup plied) to the screw-typ e grips at your anten na outlet ( 2). Connect t he other e nd to the grips on a VHF /UHF RF com biner/tra nsformer (3) (not sup plied ). 2 Connect a coaxia l cable feed connecto r (4) [...]
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59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Connecting with a cab le or satellite set-t op bo x (STB) You ca n conn ect your compute r to cabl e serv ice acc ess that uses a s et-top bo x (cabl e or sat ellit e). When using the se t-top box ( STB) set up, you can only chan ge channe ls thro ugh the STB, using i ts con trols o r the sup plied remot e command e[...]
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61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n STB mo de (Opt ion 2) 1 Connect o ne end of a TV c oaxial cable (1) to your cable ser vic e access (wall outlet) (2). Co nnect the othe r end to th e VHF/UHF IN por t on the b ack panel of your set-top b ox (STB) (3). 2 Connect a seco nd TV coax ial cable (4) (not supplie d) to t he VHF/UHF OUT p or t[...]
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63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Remote Commander If yo ur comp uter supp orts the TV funct ion, then a remote command er is s upplied wi th the c ompute r for usin g Media Center featu res, incl uding TV channel sele ction. A MY MUSIC b utton Press to view and listen to your music playlists. B MY TV butt on Press to vi ew the My TV menu.[...]
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64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer D BACK button Press to return to the prev ious window . E VO L bu tto ns Press to increase (+ ) or decrease (-) the v olume. F RECORDED T V butt on Press to view previously recor ded TV pr ograms (In My TV win do w) . G GUI DE butt o n Pres s to vie w the TV prog ram gu ide fo r y our ar ea. H Alph anum eric b utton[...]
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65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore y ou use the re mote commander Before using the remo te comma nder, you ne ed to insert the supplied AA mangane se batterie s and connec t the remote sen sor to enabl e com municati on betwe en the com puter and the re mote comm ander. To insert batte ries 1 T ur n the re mote command er ov er . 2 Press th e[...]
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66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect t he rem ote sensor 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you pref er to us e. 2 Plug the remote s ensor cable ( 2) into th e USB por t. 3 P o siti on the rem ote se nsor (3 ) to enable uno bstr ucted communica tion wi th the rem ote co mmande r . If you a re using a cabl e or satell ite set -top box, yo u can atta[...]
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67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect t he rem ote sensor co ntrol 1 Plug the cable from th e remo te senso r contr ol (1) into eithe r jack (1 or 2 ) on the b ack of the rem ote se nsor (2) . 2 Remove the adhesive tape cover from the bottom o f the re mote sen sor con trol (1 ). 3 Attach t he remote sens or control (1) ont o the s et-top box[...]
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68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using PC Cards PC Card s allow y ou to con nect por table exte rnal devi ces to y our comp uter. Inser t ing a PC Card ! Some PC Card s or their func tions may not be compatib le with your co mputer . Y ou do not need to shu t down your compu ter before in serting or removi ng a PC Card. To insert a PC Card 1 Push t[...]
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69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Inser t the PC Card sl ot prot ector to prote ct agai nst d ebris ente ring the sl ot whe n not using a PC C ard. B efore mo ving y our comp u ter , mak e sure to insert t he PC C ard slo t protect or in to the slot. ✍ Some d evices m ay no t fu nction p roperly if y ou c ontinu ally swi tch to Normal mode from [...]
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70 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a PC Card Foll ow the steps bel ow to remove the PC Card while your comput er is on. If it is not re moved pro perly, yo ur system may not work prope rly. To remove a P C Card ✍ T o remove a PC Card when your compu ter is off, skip steps 1 t o 6. 1 Double-click the Safely Remove Hard ware icon on the tas [...]
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71 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the ExpressCard Module Your c omput er is eq uipped with eithe r a Un iversa l Expr essCa rd slot * or an Expr essCa rd ™ /34 slot * for transferr ing data am ong digital camera s, ca mcorders , musi c playe rs, and other a udio/vi deo devic es. The former c an accom modate either a n Expres sCard ™ /3 4 ([...]
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72 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting an ExpressCard Module ! Y our computer is delivered with a slot prote ctor in the Ex pressCard sl ot. Remove the slot prot ector before you use the slot for the first time. Use care when insertin g or removing the Express Card modul e from the slot. Do not force it in or out of the sl ot. ✍ Y ou do not [...]
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73 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ If the mod ule or adapte r does not go into the sl ot easily , remove it gently an d verify yo u are in serti ng it in the proper direc tion. Make sure you use the most rece nt softw are driver provi ded by the ExpressCard module manuf acturer .[...]
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74 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing an ExpressCard Module Foll ow the steps belo w to remov e the Ex pressCa rd modul e while y our com puter is on. If i t is not r emoved p roperl y, your system m ay not work prope rly. Bef ore remo ving an ExpressCard module If yo ur comp uter is on, be sure t o foll ow these s teps to pr epare for remov in[...]
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75 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To remove a n ExpressCa rd modul e on VGN- AR200 Ser ies models 1 Push th e Expre ssCard modu le re lease button s o that th e release button p ops o ut. 2 Push th e Expre ssCard m odule releas e button a secon d time so tha t the Ex pressC ard modu le pop s out. 3 Gently take hold of th e Expre ssCard m odule and p[...]
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76 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stick Media Your c omput er suppo rts the M emory Stick media. Me mory St ick m edia is a compac t, por table, and versati le IC rec ording media e spec ially d esigned for exc hangin g and sh aring digital data wi th compat ible products , such as digit al ca meras, m obile phones and oth er devi [...]
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77 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Write-protecting a Memory Stick Media Some v ersion s of Memor y St ick medi a are de signe d with an er asure preventi on switc h to prote ct va luable data from accid ental er asure or overwri ting. Move t he tab horizon tally or verti cally * to set or release write -protecti on. When the eras ure preve ntion swi[...]
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78 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing a Memory Stic k Media VGN-FE 700 Seri es models are equi pped with a Memor y Stick Duo/P RO Duo media slo t that can only accomm odate a s mall- size Memo r y Stick med ia: Me mor y Stick Du o or Memo r y Sti ck PRO Duo media, whi le VGN-AR 200 Se ries mo dels ar e equippe d with a Memor y S tick PRO/Duo[...]
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79 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Locate th e Memo r y Sti ck media sl ot on th e front of t he com puter (p age 12) . 2 Hold t he Memor y Stick me dia wit h the arr ow f acing up ward and po inting toward the M emor y Stick media slot. 3 Careful ly slid e the M emor y Sti ck media into the s lot until it clicks into[...]
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80 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media ! For conv enien ce, both the Mem or y St ick Duo /PRO Du o medi a in dicator on VG N-FE700 Series model s and the Mem ory Stick PRO/D uo medi a indi cator on VGN-AR2 00 Series mo dels are simp ly referred to as the Memor y Stick media indi cator in the[...]
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81 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards As the way to use other memory cards depends on th e model y ou pur chased, please r ead the sect ion app ropria te for yo ur compute r. Using Other Memor y Cards on V GN-FE700 Series Models Your com puter is deli vered wi th the m emory c ard adap ter for th e Expre ssCard slot to s upport[...]
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82 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card to the memory card adapter 1 Inser t any one of the mem or y c ards (2) to the m emor y ca rd ad apter (1 ). ! Make sure to insert a memor y ca rd into the me mor y card adapte r in the correct di rection to avoid possible damage t o the memo ry card adap ter . 2 See[...]
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83 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards on V GN-AR200 Series Models Your co mputer is equip ped wit h an SD mem ory ca rd slot to acc ommodate o ther m emory c ards in ad dition to the M emory Stick P RO/Duo media slot. You can us e this slo t to tr ansfer d ata amon g digital camera s, ca mcorders , musi c pla yers, and other a [...]
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84 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y c ard sl ot on the fr ont of the comput er . 2 Hold the m emor y card wi th the arrow facing upward and p ointin g toward the memor y card slo t. 3 Careful ly slide th e memo r y ca rd into th e slo t until it clicks int o place. Do not force[...]
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85 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memor y card while the SD memory card indicat or li ght is on . The card or its da ta may be come dam aged. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the SD mem or y car d indica tor is o ff . 2 Press th e extended par t of the memor y card, ca using it to extend out fr om the s[...]
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86 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter ne t Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connection Before you can connect to the Inte rnet, you nee d to connec t your comput er to a telephon e line with a teleph one cable (m ay not sup plied). Once you ha ve set up your te lephon e cable c onnec tion, you 're ready to co nnect to the In ternet. [...]
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87 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To set up a dial-up connection to the Intern et 1 Click St art , point t o All Programs , Accessories , Comm unications , and click New Connection Wizar d . The New Connec tion Wizard appears. 2 Click Ne xt . If the Location Inf ormation window appe ars, f ollow the on- scree n inst ruc tions. 3 If it is not alre ad[...]
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88 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireles s LAN (WL AN), all yo ur digital devi ces with bui lt-in WL AN function ality com municate fr eely with eac h other th rough a p owerfu l network. A WLAN is a netwo rk in wh ich a user ca n connec t to a loc al area n etwork ( LAN) throu gh a wirel ess (ra dio) conne[...]
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89 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Wireless LAN d evices u sing the IEE E 802 .11a st andard a nd the ones usin g the IEEE 8 02.11b or g standard canno t commu nicate becau se the freque ncies are di fferent. IEEE 802. 11b: Th e standard speed is 11 Mbps, or ab out 30 to 10 0 times f aster than a st andard dial up. IEEE 80 2.11a/ g: The st andard spe[...]
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90 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc ne twork is a networ k in w hich a lo cal n etwork i s create d only by the wi reless devic es them selv es, with n o other centr al contr oller or acces s point. Each dev ice com munic ates dir ectly w ith other devices in the ne twork . You can set up an [...]
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91 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN sw i t c h . The W IRELE SS LAN indica tor light s up . Excep t in Peru and Ve nezue la, you cann ot sele ct the 5 GHz bandwidt h, which is u sed for the IEE E 802.11a st andar d, on ad-hoc net works. On model s that support[...]
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92 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 12 Enter th e networ k ke y *2 . The net work ke y sho uld be 5 o r 13 a lphanume ric characters or 1 0 or 26 hexadeci mal *3 characters l ong. Y ou can cho ose whichev er you w ant. 13 Enter exactly th e same ne twork ke y agai n for confir ma tion. 14 Sele ct the check box This is a comp uter-to-computer (ad hoc) [...]
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93 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To disconn ect from a computer -to-comp uter (a d-hoc) ne twork 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click Netw ork and Internet Connections . 3 Click Netw ork Connections . The Network Connec tions wind ow appears. 4 In the r ight pa nel un der LAN or High-Speed Internet , ri ght-cl ick Wireless Network Conn[...]
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94 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructur e network is a netwo rk tha t extends an exist ing wired local ne twork to wi rele ss device s by pro viding an acce ss poin t, for ex ample the S ony Ac cess Point. T he acce ss po int brid ges th e wirele ss an d wired L AN and a cts as a cent[...]
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95 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To conne ct to a wirele ss net work 1 Make sure an ac cess point is set up. See the m anual tha t came with your access point for more informa tion. 2 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN sw i t c h . The W IRELE SS LAN indica tor light s up . On models that support the Bl uetooth function ality * an d/or the IEEE[...]
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96 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect to a wir eless networ k (models with the Wir eless Setup Utility softwa re only) Use the Wireless Setup Utilit y soft ware to gui de yo u through the se t up proc ess a nd prov ide you wi th more d etaile d inform ation abou t wireles s conn ection s. 1 Make sure an ac cess point is set up. See the m anua[...]
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97 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Functionality The B luetooth fu nction ality i s avail able on s electe d mode ls only . See th e online Spec ificatio ns t o see w hether y our model suppor ts the Bl uetooth function ality. You ca n esta blish wi reless co mmuni catio n betwee n your com puter and othe r Blueto oth devic es suc[...]
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98 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ionality ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, dependi ng on th e following conditio ns: ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , located b etwe en de vice s ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate rial us ed in w all s ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves and cordl ess te lephones ❑ Radio fre qu[...]
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99 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 hnolo g y to mi nimize the in terference from othe r devices that us e the s ame wav e length. S imultaneous use of the Blu etooth fun ctionali ty and wire less co[...]
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100 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wi reless technolo gy has an authent ication f unctio n, which a llows yo u to dete rmine wi th whom you choose t o commun icate . With the authenti cation fu nction, y ou ca n avoid a ny ano nymous Bl uetooth device t o acces s your comput er. The fi rst time two Blueto oth dev ic[...]
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101 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n conn ect your c ompute r to a Bl uetooth device suc h as ano ther com puter, a mobile phone, a PDA, a heads et, a mouse, or a digi tal came ra withou t the us e of any c ables.[...]
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102 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To com municate with ano ther Blue tooth dev ice, yo u need firs t to set up th e Bluet ooth functi onali ty. For sett ing up an d usin g the Blu etooth f unctio nality, s ee the help file on the Blueto oth utili ty so ftware. To see the help fil e 1 Right-cli ck the [...]
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103 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Headset The B luetoot h heads et may be a vailabl e as an option al ac cessor y. It wi ll come in h andy during a video confe rence o ver the Interne t usin g instant messagi ng so ftware, for ex ample Windows Messenger . For de tails on using the Blueto oth hea dset, see the manual tha t came w[...]
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104 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 select Bluetooth Settings from the me nu. The Bluetooth S ettings window appear s. 2 Selec t HBH-608 , click Next , and sel ect Disconnect from the Bluetooth m enu. 3 Click Ye s .[...]
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105 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your c omputer b y using the vari ous port s on th e compute r. ❑ Connecting a Multi Function Bay Docking Station (page 106) ❑ Connecting External Speakers (page 117) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 118) ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes (page 127)[...]
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106 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multi Fun ction Ba y Docking Station Attachi ng a m ulti fu nctio n bay d ocking statio n enables you to connec t addition al per ipheral s to you r com puter, s uch as a printe r and an external disp lay. A multi funct ion ba y docki ng statio n is n ot suppli ed with your c omputer a nd is availab le[...]
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107 nN Using P eripheral De vices F ront/Left ! The mult i func tion bay doc king st ation c an be power ed only thr ough the AC adapter supplied with the mult i func tion bay doc king stat ion. D o no t unpl ug the AC adap ter fro m the multi functi on bay dock ing stat ion and t he AC outl et while u sing the multi f unction ba y docki ng stati o[...]
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108 nN Using P eripheral De vices Attaching Y our Computer to the Multi Function Ba y Docking St ation ! When you r comput er has no bat ter y pack inst alled, do not att ach the com puter to the multi f unctio n bay docki ng stat ion. The mul ti functio n bay dock ing sta tion is equ ipped wi th a size ad juster for us e with VGN- AR200 Series mod[...]
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109 nN Using P eripheral De vices To slide out a nd secure the size adjuster 1 Use a co in or s imilar object ( 1) to uns crew the screw (2) on the bott om of th e multi fu nction bay docking sta tion (3) . 2 Adjust the pos ition of the s ize adjust er (4) to match th e size o f your compute r . 3 Tighte n the screw on the bottom o f the multi fu n[...]
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110 nN Using P eripheral De vices To attach yo ur computer to t he multi function b ay docking station ! T o preven t loss of unsaved dat a, be sure to turn off yo ur comput er before atta ching it to the mult i func tion bay docking st atio n. ✍ The illus trations i n the follo wing show t he VGN-F E700 Seri es model com puter as an example. 1 D[...]
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111 nN Using P eripheral De vices 4 Slide o pen the multi functi on bay docking station conne ctor cover on the bottom of the comp uter . 5 Place the comput er on the multi func tion bay docking stati on. Br ing t he arrows on the back of the compu ter and on the multi functi on bay doc king stati on togeth er so that the con nector on the bottom o[...]
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112 nN Using P eripheral De vices 6 Gently push down the co mputer until it clicks int o plac e. 7 T ur n on the c ompute r . ! Use the AC adapter sup plied wit h the mult i funct ion bay do cking st ation. Do not move you r computer whil e attach ed to the multi fu nction bay docking station; this may deta ch the multi fun ction bay dock ing stat [...]
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113 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing Y o ur Computer from the Multi Fun ction Ba y Doc king Station ! T o preven t loss of unsave d data, be sure to turn off yo ur comput er before di sconne cting it f rom the mul ti func tion bay do cking stat ion. Be sure th at no devices co nnected to the mult i functi on bay docki ng stat ion are in[...]
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114 nN Using P eripheral De vices To disconn ect your c omputer from the mu lti function bay docking station ✍ The illus trations i n the follo wing show t he VGN-F E700 Seri es model com puter as an example. 1 Pres s the UNDOCK b utton (1) . ✍ If the IN USE indicato r is unlit , you do no t have to p ress the UNDOCK button. Pressin g the UNDOC[...]
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115 nN Using P eripheral De vices 2 W ait unti l the IN USE indi cator ( 2) tur n s off a nd then pr ess the PUSH RE LEASE b utton (3). 3 Lift the c ompute r awa y from t he multi func tion bay docking st ation. 4 Close th e multi fu nction bay docking sta tion conn ector c ov er on th e bottom of t he com puter .[...]
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116 nN Using P eripheral De vices Alter natively , you can dis connect t he com puter fr om the m ulti fu nction bay doc king statio n as foll ows: 1 Click St art and then Undoc k Computer . 2 Make sure that a mess age ba lloon app ears and the IN US E indic ator tur ns off, and then pr ess the PUSH RELEASE button. 3 Lift the c ompute r awa y from [...]
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117 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speak ers You ca n enhan ce the sound quali ty of your com puter by conne cting ex terna l speake rs. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker ca ble (1) into the headpho nes j ack (2) on the c omputer or on the mul ti func tion bay docking stati on. 2 Plug the other end of the spe aker[...]
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118 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You can conne ct an ex ternal d isplay to your comp uter. Fo r exampl e, you can use the compu ter with a c ompute r display or a proj ect or. ✍ Connec t the power cord af ter conne cting all o ther cable s. Connec ted external displays are used as sec ondar y screens. On Windows [...]
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119 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Computer Disp la y You c an co nnect a c omput er disp lay (monitor ) eithe r dire ctly to your c ompute r or v ia the o ptiona l mul ti fun ction bay docki ng stati on. To connect a compute r display ! The moni tor (VGA) port on your comput er is disabl ed when th e compute r is attach ed to the mul t[...]
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120 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ DVI-D st ands for Digi tal Vis ual Inter fac e - Digital. It is a type of DVI connect or that suppo rts only digital vi deo sig nals (no a nalo g video signal s). It h as 24 pins. A DVI-I conn ector (Digital Vis ual Inter fa ce - Integrated ) supports digital vi deo and ana log video signa ls. It has 29 pi ns. [...]
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121 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n conn ect a m ultime dia comp uter dis play t hat inc ludes bu ilt-in speak ers and a micro phone di rectly to yo ur compu ter or vi a the op tional mu lti fun ction bay docki ng stat ion. To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay ! The moni tor (VGA) port on the [...]
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123 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a TV You ca n conn ect a TV direc tly to yo ur co mputer or via the option al mult i functi on bay doc king s tation. To connect a TV to your co mputer 1 Plug the power cord of your TV into an AC outlet. 2 Plug one en d of an S Vide o cable (not supplie d) into the S V IDEO OU T por t on the comput er or[...]
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124 nN Using P eripheral De vices To connect an HDMI-compa tible TV to your comp uter 1 Plug the power cord of your TV into an AC outlet. 2 Plug on e end of an HDMI c able to the HDMI por t on the computer and the othe r end to the TV . 3 Switch the inp ut channel of the TV to exter nal input. 4 Set up th e TV configurati on sys tem. ! If your TV i[...]
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125 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You can con nect a projector (for exam ple, the Sony LCD proje ctor) direc tly to your compu ter or via the opti onal mul ti function bay doc king stati on. To connect a projecto r ! The moni tor (VGA) port on the compute r is disab led when t he computer is attached to the mult i functi on b[...]
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127 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect whi ch displa y to be used as the pr imary mon itor whe n an external displa y (deskt op monitor, etc.) is conn ected to your compute r. If the m odel you p urcha sed is V GN-FE700 Series , the pro cedure fo r selectin g a dis play d epends on t he video c ontro ller use d i[...]
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128 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultipl e Mon itors f unction allows y ou to distri bute p ortions of y our des ktop across s epar ate disp lays . For example , if y ou have an externa l displ ay atta ched to the mo nitor (VG A) por t, your c omputer screen and the externa l displa y ca n funct ion as a s[...]
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129 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode ! If th e mod el you purchased is VGN-FE70 0 Se ries, s ee t he onl ine Specificat ions to find whic h vide o cont roller your m odel i nclud es. V GN-FE700 Seri es Models with the Intel Graphics M edia Accelerat or 1 Right-cli ck on the des ktop to display the co ntext menu.[...]
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130 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If yo u need to u se a s ound inpu t devi ce (for example , to ch at over th e Inter net) you need t o plug in an exte rnal mi crophon e. To con nect an exter nal micr opho ne Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) into the microp hone jac k (2) m . ✍ Make sure your microphon e is des[...]
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131 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prev ent yo ur compu ter an d/or USB device s from da mage, o bserve the follow ing: ❑ When movin g the comp uter w ith USB devices c onnected, av oid any sho ck or f orce t o the US B por ts. ❑ Do not put the com puter in to a bag or car r ying case when it [...]
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132 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a US B flo ppy disk d rive an d connec t it to y our com puter. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you pref er to us e. 2 Plug the USB flop p y dis k dr ive cable (2) into th e USB por t. Y our USB floppy disk dr ive (3) is now re[...]
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133 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an disc onnec t a USB floppy disk drive when yo ur comp uter is on o r off . Discon necting the dr ive whe n the compu ter is in a pow er sa ving mod e (St andby or Hibernat e) may c ause the comput er to m alfuncti on. If the computer is off, you can un plug the US B [...]
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134 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n conn ect a Wi ndows- compati ble pr inter to your compu ter to pr int do cument s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n conn ect a USB printer compati ble wi th your ver sion of Windo ws to th e computer . To connect a printer using t he USB p ort 1 Plug the power cord ([...]
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135 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our co mputer is equi pped with an i. LINK po r t, wh ich you can use to connec t to an i.LINK device such as a di gital vi deo camcorde r or to c onnect two V A IO comput ers in or der to c opy , d elete or e dit files. ❑ The i.L INK por t [...]
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136 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital vi deo cam corder 1 Plug on e end o f an i.L INK cable (1) ( not supp lied) i nto the i.LINK por t (2) on the compu ter an d the other end into the D V In/Out po r ts (3) on the d igital v ideo cam corder . 2 Launch t he D Vgate Plus software. ✍ On Son y d[...]
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137 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n conn ect your c ompute r to 1000B ASE-T */100 BASE- TX/10BA SE-T-t ype ne tworks with an Ethe rnet netwo rk cabl e. Connect one end of a ne twork ca ble ( not suppl ied) to th e networ k (Eth ernet) p ort on the compu ter or th e optio nal multi functio n bay docking station [...]
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138 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! T elep hone lines can not be con nected t o the network (L AN) connect or on your comp uter . If the netwo rk (LAN) conn ector is con nected to the telepho ne lines ment ioned bel ow, high el ectric curren t to the conne ctor may ca use d amage, overhe ating, or fire . - Home (in tercom speakerph one) or bus ines[...]
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139 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion brie fly desc ribes how to cha nge the main s ettings o f your c ompute r. Among other things, y ou will l earn how to use a nd cus tomiz e the l ook of your So ny so ftwar e and utili ties, etc. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (page 140) ❑ Setting Up Y our Compute[...]
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140 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting the P ass word Use one of the B IOS functi ons to set the pas sword. Once you ha ve set the pass word, yo u will have to en ter the pa ssword after t he VAIO logo ap pears to start y our com puter. The po wer-on p assword wi ll allow you to protect y our com puter fr om unau thorized a ccess. Adding[...]
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141 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To add the power- on pas sword 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, resta r t th e computer and p ress the F2 key se ver al times when t he V AIO lo go appears. 3 Pres s the < or , key to selec t Secu rity to displa y the[...]
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142 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Changing/Remo ving the P o wer-on P ass wo rd To change or remove th e power- on password 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, resta r t th e computer and p ress the F2 key se ver al times when t he V AIO lo go appears. 3 En[...]
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143 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Central The VAIO Centra l utility al lows you to con sult syste m inform ation and speci fy prefe rences for syste m behavio r. To use V AIO Cent ral 1 Click St art , point t o All Programs , and click VA I O C e n t r a l . The V AIO Central window app ears. 2 Select th[...]
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144 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes When y ou use a bat tery pac k as the po wer sour ce for your compute r, you can ta ke advant age of po wer manage ment s ettings to conse rve batter y life. In additi on to the normal operating mo de, which allo ws you to turn off sp ecific de vices, y our compute r has two [...]
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145 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Standb y Mode Standby mode turns off the LCD scre en and places t he hard dis k and the C PU into a low power c onsumpti on mod e. The umbe r power light f lashes i n this m ode. To activate Standby mode 1 Click St art and then T urn Off Computer . 2 Click St and By . ✍ If the mode l you purchased i[...]
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146 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To change the Stand by mode settings 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click P erformance and Maintenance . 3 Click P ower Options . The P ower Options Pr oper ties window appears. 4 Sele ct the Po w e r S c h e m e s tab. 5 Change the System S tandby settin gs .[...]
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147 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the st ate of th e system is saved on the h ard dis k and powe r is turne d off. Ev en whe n the batter y runs down, no data wil l be lo st. The power in dicat or light is off in this m ode. To activate Hibe rnate mode Pres s the Fn + F12 keys. The Hibernating scree[...]
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148 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ If you do not use your compu ter for a long p eriod of tim e, place the computer i nto Hibernat e mode. This po wer saving mod e saves yo u the tim e of shuttin g dow n or r esuming . When you r computer is in Hibern ate mode, you cannot insert a disc . Hibernat e mode re quires mo re time th an Standby[...]
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149 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Managing P ow er with V AIO P ow er Management Power managem ent helps you set up powe r schemes for run ning on AC powe r or batter ies to s uit your requir ements fo r powe r cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plic ation dev eloped ex clusivel y for V AIO compute rs. Wit h this s oftwar[...]
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150 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Activ ating V AIO P ow er Management P ower Schemes VAIO Power Management provid es sev eral pr edefin ed powe r sche mes. Eac h power s cheme c onsist s of a gr oup of power managem ent se ttings that are d esigned to meet s pecific power m anagem ent goals , ranging from max imum power managem ent to n o [...]
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151 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your co mputer and me mory mod ules us e high precisio n comp onents an d elec tronic connecto rs techn ology. T o avo id the inval idation of your guarante e due to mish andling, w e recomm end tha t: ❑ Y ou co ntact your deale r to ins tall a new memor y m odule. ❑ Y ou do [...]
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152 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the func tional ity of you r compute r, you can increas e the mem ory by ins talling op tional memory m odules . Before you upg rade your c omputer's memory, read the note s and proced ures in th e follow ing pages. The nu mber of ava ilable slots depend s[...]
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153 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the spec ial bag delivered with t he mem or y m odule or wrap t he mod ule in a luminum foil to protec t it from electr ostatic dischar ge. ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, foreign substa nces, or objects into the me mor y modul e slots or other inte rn al com ponents of your compute r will res ult in dama[...]
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154 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module V GN-FE700 Ser ies models To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omput er and di scon nect all peri pheral d evices. 2 Unplug th e comp uter and rem ov e the ba tter y pa ck. 3 W ait unti l the c ompute r cools down. 4 Unscr e w the s crews (indicate d by th[...]
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155 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 6 Remove the memor y m odule: ❑ Pull the latch es in the dire ction of th e arrows (1) . The mem or y mo dule is re lease d. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y mod ule tilts up and then pull it out i n the dir ection o f the arr ow (2). 7 Remove the new memor y mod ule from its pa ckaging.[...]
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156 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 Slide t he memo r y modul e into t he memo r y modul e slot and push it in u ntil it c licks into pla ce. ! If you use on ly one memo ry module, make sure to insert it to th e slot that is closer to t he back of yo ur compute r . Do not to uch any other compo nent s on the mot herbo ard. 9 Replace the mem or [...]
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157 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer V GN-AR200 Ser ies models To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omput er and di scon nect all peri pheral d evices. 2 Unplug th e comp uter and rem ov e the ba tter y pa ck. 3 W ait unti l the c ompute r cools down. 4 Unscr e w the s crew (indica ted by the arrow below) o n the bottom of the c omp[...]
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158 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 7 Remove the new memor y mod ule from its pa ckaging. 8 Slide t he memo r y modul e into t he memo r y modul e slot and push it in u ntil it c licks into pla ce. ! If you use on ly one memo ry module, make sure to insert it to th e slot that is closer to t he back of yo ur compute r . Do not to uch any other co[...]
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159 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Click St art , point t o All Programs , and click VA I O C e n t r a l . 3 Click the System Informat ion tab in the V AIO Central wi ndow . 4 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n f older . 5 Double-click the System I [...]
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160 nN Precau tions Precautions This sect ion desc ribes s afety gui deli nes and pr ecautio ns to h elp y ou protec t your c ompute r from p otentia l dama ge. ❑ On Handling the LCD Screen (pag e 161) ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce (page 1 62) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (page 163) ❑ On Using the Built- in MO TION EYE Camera (pag e 165) ?[...]
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161 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 computer near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the L CD scree n or ex e r t pressure on it. T his could caus e a malfunc tion. ❑ Using your co mputer in low tem perature c onditions may prod[...]
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162 nN Precau tions On Using the P owe r Source ❑ See the o nline Specif ications to check the power op eration of your mod el. ❑ Do not sh are th e A C outl et with ot her power-consum ing equ ipmen t, such as a photoc opier or s hredder. ❑ Y ou ca n purch ase a power str ip wi th a sur ge prote ctor . This device pr e vents damage to your c[...]
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163 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabin et with a soft cl oth, whi ch is dr y or li ghtly moi stened wi th a mi ld dete rgent so lution . Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad , scour ing powder, or solvent such as a lcohol o r benzi ne, as these m ay damage the f inish of your compu ter . ❑ If you drop a solid object [...]
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164 nN Precau tions ❑ Use only speci fied per iph eral equip ment and i nterface cables; otherwi se, problems may occur . ❑ Do not us e cut o r damaged connect ion c ables. ❑ If your computer is br ought d irectly fr om a col d locati on to a war m one, moistur e may conden se in side the comput er . In this ca se, allow at lea st one hour be[...]
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165 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touc h the f ront mir ror plate ov er the l ens of the built-in MO TION EY E cam era, as it m ay make scratches on th e plate and such s cratches wil l appe ar on the captured image s. ❑ Do not let the dire ct sunlig ht get in to the sc ope of the built- in MOTION EYE camera [...]
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166 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the sur face of the disc . ❑ Do not dr op or ben d the di sc. ❑ Finger prin ts and d ust on t he surface of a disc may cause read e rrors. Always hold the di sc by its edg es and cen tral hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are o f the disc is ess entia l to it s cont inuous rel iabili ty .[...]
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167 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Do not leave batter y p acks in temp eratures above 140°F (60 °C), suc h as in a car par ked in the sun or under direc t sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y life is shor te r in a cold environm ent. Thi s is due to decre ased batte r y effi cien cy at low temp eratures. ❑ Charge b atter y p acks at tempe[...]
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168 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while d riv ing, cy cling, or operating any motor ized vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and is illega l in som e areas. It c an also b e potent ially da ngerous to play loud music while walki ng, espec ially at pedestr ian c rossi ngs. ❑ Prev enting hearing [...]
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169 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stick Media ❑ Do not us e the me dia in a locati on sub ject to s tatic el ectr icity o r electr ica l noise. ❑ Do not touc h the M emor y Stick media conne ctor with your finger or metalli c objec ts. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label supplie d with th e Memo r y Sti ck media as a labe l. ❑ Do not ben d[...]
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170 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk has a hi gh sto rage dens ity a nd reads or writes data i n a shor t time. H owever, i t can be e asily d amaged by mechan ical vibration, shoc k, or dust. Althoug h the h ard disk has the inter nal safety devic e to prev ent losi ng data due to m echanic al vibr ation, sh ock o r dust, y[...]
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171 nN Precau tions On Handling the Memor y Card Ada pter ! The memor y card ad apter is su pplied wi th VGN-FE 700 Series models only . ❑ Do not touc h the m emor y card ad apter co nnector w ith your finger or metal lic obje cts. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label e xclusi v ely des igne d for the memor y c ard adap ter as a label. ❑ Do not ben[...]
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172 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This sectio n descr ibes h ow to sol ve com mon pr oblems you might enc ounter when us ing yo ur comp uter. Many pr oblem s have simpl e solutio ns. T ry these su ggesti ons be fore visit ing the S ony onli ne sup port Web sit e at http:// esupp or t.son y .com/EN/ V AIO/ for custom ers in U SA, at http[...]
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173 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ PC Car ds (page 213) ❑ A udio/Video (page 21 4) ❑ Memory S tick Media (p age 215) ❑ P erip heral s (page 216) ❑ Multi Function Bay Doc k ing Station (page 2 17)[...]
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174 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 secur ely plugg ed into a power source an d tur ned o n. Make sure the power indica tor shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is inst alled pr oper ly a nd charg ed. ❑ Make sure t he floppy disk dr ive (if app l[...]
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175 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "Press < F1> to re sume, <F2 > to setup " appe ars at th e bottom of y our co mputer s creen, fo llow thes e steps: 1 Pres s the F2 key . The B IOS set up scre en app ears . 2 Set the d ate (month /day/y ear). P ress [...]
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176 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y comput er or soft ware stops resp onding? ❑ It is bes t to tu rn off your computer using the T urn Off Computer optio n on the Micros oft Wind ows Star t menu, lo cated on the tas kbar . Usin g other me thods, inclu ding thos e listed below , m ay result in los s of unsaved data. ❑ Click St art [...]
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177 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter St andb y or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may beco me uns table if the oper ating mode is change d before t he com puter co mplete ly en ters Sta ndby or Hibernate. To restore you r computer to normal oper ating stability 1 Close al l open pr ograms. 2 Click St art , T urn Off Compute[...]
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178 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a message windo w , notifying of incompatibility or improper installa tion of the battery pack, appears and my compu ter enters Hiber nate mode? ❑ This sy mptom could be due to th e batter y pack not being ins talled p roper ly . T o reso lve this sym ptom, tur n off your compute r and re mov e the ba[...]
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179 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the web si te of the game i f there ar e any patch es or up dates t o download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest video dr iver . ❑ On some V AIO model s, the graphics memor y is shar ed with the syste m. The opti mal graphi[...]
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180 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot boot my computer from the USB flo pp y disk driv e connected to the computer? To boo t your comp uter f rom the US B floppy disk dr ive, you n eed to c hange the boot dev ice. Turn on your compu ter and pr ess the F11 key when t he VAIO logo ap pears. How ca n I change the v olume of the star t[...]
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181 nN T r oublesho oting System Security This sect ion prov ides in format ion ab out keepi ng you r comput er opera ting smoo thly and protec ting agai nst p otentia l threats to the c omputer's se curity. How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as vir uses? The Mi crosoft W indows op erating s ystem i s prein stalled[...]
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182 nN T r oublesho oting To visit the Windows U pdates we b site 1 Connect t o the Int er net. 2 T y pe http://windowsupda te .microsoft.c om/ in the a ddress bar of your b rowser . The Micr osoft Windo ws Update and Securi ty W arning windows appear . 3 In the Secu rity Warning w indow , st ar t install ation and r un Windows Update . 4 In the Mi[...]
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183 nN T r oublesho oting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging status? See Charging the B attery Pac k (page 31) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our com puter is directl y conne cted to the AC adapter, i t uses A C power , even if the batt ery pac k is in stalled. When should I recharg e the batter y pac k? ❑ When the bat[...]
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184 nN T r oublesho oting Can my computer ent er Hiber nate mode while using batter y pow er? Your c omput er can en ter Hiber nate mode while using ba ttery powe r, but some software p rogram s and p eripher al devi ces prevent th e syste m from en tering Hi bernate m ode. If you are usi ng a prog ram that p revents the system from enteri ng Hiber[...]
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185 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 cam era cannot be sha red by more t han one so ftware appl ication . If anoth er software applic ation is using the camera , ex it th e applic ation before usi ng the built-in M O TION E YE came ra[...]
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186 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 pac k is run ning ou t of powe r. Connec t your c omputer to an AC power source . Wh y do the images ca ptured b y the bui lt-in MO TION EYE camer a flic k er? This problem occurs when you use t he cam era under fluore [...]
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187 nN T r oublesho oting Why can't I use the built-in M O TION E YE ca mera? ❑ The built-in MO TION EYE cam era cannot be sha red by more t han one so ftware appl ication . If anoth er software applic ation is using the camera , ex it th e applic ation before usi ng the built-in M O TION E YE came ra. ❑ If the pr oblem persists, you must [...]
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188 nN T r oublesho oting Inter ne t What should I do if m y mod em does not work? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is s ecurel y plugged into th e mode m por t on your com puter and the wall ja ck. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is wo rki ng. Plug the cable i nto an ord inar y telephone and li sten for a dial t one. ❑ Make sure the te le[...]
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189 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? Your c omput er is eq uipped with a V.92/ V.90 compa tible modem. Many fa ctors m ay in fluenc e modem c onnec tion spee d, inclu ding telep hone li ne nois e or com patibili ty with telepho ne equi pment, suc h as fax ma chin es or o ther modem s. If you th ink your modem is not co nnect[...]
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190 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 ailab ility is a ff ect ed by distanc e and obst r uctions. Y ou m a y need to move your computer awa y from obst ruct ions or clos er to any ac cess po int you may be usi ng. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS or WIRELESS[...]
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191 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is the data tr ansf er speed slo w? ❑ The wi reless LA N data tran sfer speed is affected by d istance and obstr uctions between devices and acc ess p oints. Othe r factors incl ude device conf igurations, radi o condit ions, and s oftware comp atibil ity . T o max imize the da ta transfer speed, mov e your comp ute[...]
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192 nN T r oublesho oting What are channels? ❑ Wireles s LAN communica tion oc curs o n divide d frequen cy ba nds known as channel s. Third-par ty w ireles s LAN acc ess poin t channel s may be preset to different c hannels f rom S ony de vices. ❑ If you are usin g a wir eless L AN acces s point , see c onnec tivity informatio n cont ained in [...]
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193 nN T r oublesho oting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot disco v er my compu ter? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bluetooth functi onali ty enabled. ❑ If the Bl uetooth indicato r is off, turn on the WIR ELESS sw i t c h . ❑ Y ou cannot us e the Bluetooth function ality when your compu ter is i[...]
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194 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 d e vice is au thenticate d. ❑ Y our co mputer may not allow con nections fr om ot her devices. T o enable Bl uetooth device connecti ons, follo w thes e st eps: 1 Right-c lick the Blu etooth ic on on the ta skbar . 2[...]
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195 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed de pends on the obs tacle s and/o r the dis tance between the two devices, on the radio wa ve quality , and on the operating s ystem o r the sof tware in use. Move your computer and Bluet ooth devices closer to each other . ❑ The 2.4 GHz radio frequ enc[...]
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196 nN T r oublesho oting Can I use a de vice with Bluetooth technolog y on air planes? With Blueto oth tec hnology , your com puter tr ansm its a r adio frequen cy of 2.4 GHz. S ensit ive lo cation s, s uch as hosp itals a nd airpl anes, may hav e restri ction s on use of Blueto oth devices , due to radio inte rferenc e. Check with fac ility st af[...]
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197 nN T r oublesho oting CDs a nd D VDs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your co mputer is tryin g to read may be dirty o r damage d. Follo w these steps: 1 Restar t the c omputer by clicking Start , T urn Off Computer , and Restar t . 2 Eject t he disc fro m the o ptical dis c dr ive . 3 Examin e the dis c [...]
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198 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y a CD o r D VD properly on m y computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc was inser ted into the opti cal dis c dr ive with the la bel facing upward . ❑ Make sure t he neces sar y program(s) i s instal led ac cordi ng to the manufacturer's in str uction s. ❑ If a CD or D VD is di r ty or d[...]
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199 nN T r oublesho oting 5 Double-click the optic al disc dr ive de vice t o open t he submenu. 6 Double-click the listed drive, and selec t the Properties tab. 7 Clic k to se lect the En able digital CD a udio for this CD-ROM device chec k bo x, if it is not se lected . Y ou can confir m th e dr iver software by sele cting the Driver t ab, and cl[...]
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200 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Do not lau nch any s oftware appli cation o r allow any to la unch auto maticall y , not even a screen saver . ❑ Do not us e the keyboard. ❑ Do not us e a CD-R/RW disc that has an adhesive labe l affixed to it. T his could cause a w ri te error or other damage. W[...]
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201 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot wr ite data to D VD-RAM media using Windo ws functions? Foll ow these s teps to c hange th e setting s: 1 Click St art and then My Computer . 2 Right-cli ck the optica l disc dr ive icon a nd selec t Pr operties . 3 Click the Recording tab . 4 Click to ca ncel the Enable CD recording on this dr[...]
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202 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my computer scr een go blan k? ❑ Y our com puter sc reen may go blank if th e computer has lo st power or has entered a power saving mode (S tandby or Hiber nate) . If the computer is in L CD (Video) Sta ndby mode, press any key to activate the com puter sc reen. S ee Using the P ower Saving Mode s (pa[...]
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203 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the screen resolution on my TV screen? ❑ Y our TV s creen m a y not s how the whol e scree n image of a video i f the s creen res olution is se t larger th an 1024 x 768. Adjust the sc reen resolu tion to 1024 x 768 or s malle r . ❑ If you are usin g the A V Out jack, plu g the au dio-vi deo (A V ) cabl[...]
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204 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y compu ter screen changes? The L CD brig htne ss sett ing, adj usted with t he Fn+F5/F6 keys, is temp orary a nd this adj ustme nt is ove rridde n by the se tting on th e VAIO Po wer Management tab when anoth er power s cheme is selected . To save this pref erence fo r the brig[...]
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205 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the Fn+F7 ke ys do not s witch the displa y output to the e x ter nal displa y connected to the monit or (V GA) por t on my computer? When y our com puter is attac hed to the option al mul ti func tion bay dockin g stat ion, th e moni tor (VGA ) port o n your compu ter is disa bled. Thus, pr essing the [...]
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206 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the pr inter cable is s ecurely connec ted to th e por ts on the p rin ter an d computer. ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s compa tible with th e Wind ows operating sy stem ins talled on your compute r . ❑ Y ou may need to ins [...]
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207 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? ❑ If you are usin g an exter nal mi crophon e, make sure the m icrophone i s tur ne d on an d is pro perl y plugge d into t he micropho ne jack on your com puter . ❑ The muting button may ha ve been pressed. Check to see if the muting in dicat or light is o [...]
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208 nN T r oublesho oting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure your mous e is sec urely plugged i nto the p or t. ❑ Res tar t y our comp uter with y our mouse c onn ected . What should I do if t he pointer does not mov e when I use m y mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mous e is not c onnected . ❑ If [...]
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209 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers What should I do if m y spea kers do not w ork? ❑ Make sure your speakers a re proper ly c onnected a nd the v olum e is tur ned up loud en ough to hear sou nd. ❑ Make sure your speakers a re desi gned for computer use. ❑ If your speakers hav e a mutin g button, set the button to off. ❑ The sp eaker volum[...]
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210 nN T r oublesho oting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Y ou may hav e disabled the to uch pad wi thout con nectin g a mouse to your comp uter . See Using the T ouch P ad (page 38) . ❑ Restar t your com puter . Pres s the Ctr l+Alt +Delet e keys simultaneous ly . In the Windows T ask Manager window , sele ct R[...]
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211 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 comp uter's keyboard is lab eled on the packagin g box. If y ou cho ose a d ifferent regional ke yboard w hen you complete the Windows setu p , the key configurat ion will be misma tched. ❑ T o c hange the ke yb[...]
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212 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 does n ot recog nize the floppy di sk dri ve. Firs t, make s ure the US B cab le is prop erly c onnec ted to the US B port. If y ou need t o secure the connec tion, wa it a few mo ments fo [...]
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213 nN T r oublesho oting PC Cards What should I do if m y P C Card does not work? ❑ Make sure the P C Card is ins er ted proper ly . See Inser ting a PC Ca r d (page 68) for more inform ation. ❑ Make sure the P C Card is comp atible with the Mic rosoft W indows operating system insta lled on your co mputer . ❑ See the manual that cam e with [...]
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214 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If the message appears to ind icate DV equipment seems to be d isconne cted o r turned off, the i.L INK ca ble ma y not b e securel y plu gged into the por ts on you r co mputer or camco rder. Unp lug the conne ctors, and plu g them in again. See Connecting an[...]
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215 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stic k Media What should I do if I cannot open m y image files? You may need to reformat y our Mem ory Sti ck medi a. Form atting Mem ory Sti ck m edia erases all data, i ncluding musi c data previo usly save d on it . Before y ou refor mat Me mory Stick media, back up impor tant da ta and co nfirm that the media d[...]
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216 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, check the USB device is tur ned o n and usi ng its own power supply . For e xam ple, if you are usi ng a di gital camera, che ck the batter y is ch arged . If you are us ing a p rin ter , check the power cable is co nnecte d proper ly to t[...]
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217 nN T r oublesho oting Multi Function Ba y Dock ing Station What should I do if I cann ot use the de vices connected t o the m ulti fu nction ba y doc king station? Make s ure to us e the AC adapter s upplied wi th the m ulti fu nction bay docki ng station to conn ect the doc king st ation to a power source. The m ulti fu nction ba y doc king st[...]
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218 nN Support Options Suppor t Options The se ction cont ains i nformatio n on where to go for answ ers to ques tions about yo ur compute r and the pre install ed software . Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the follow ing so urces for an swers in th e sequ ence lis ted below. 1 V A IO Computer Doc umentation This on- screen User Guide (this manu al[...]
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219 nN Support Options For users in Latin Amer ican countri es or areas Cust omer In format ion Cente r If you do not find the in formatio n you are lo oking for at our si te, yo u may c all Son y dire ctly. In orde r to re ceive the fas test and most eff icient s ervic es, please h ave th e foll owing info rmation r eadily availab le: 1 Y our V AI[...]
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220 nN Support Options In orde r to cont act a Sony tech nical s upport r epresen tative, pl ease call the follow ing num bers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SONY (7669) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico Ci ty: 500 2-9819 In the Mexica n Repub lic: 0 1-800-7 59-7669 ❑ In Colomb ia: 01-800 -550-70 00 ❑ In P eru: 0-801-1- 7000 or 511-6 100 ❑ In Chil[...]
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221 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or matio n Dependi ng on th e comp uter mode l and p articul ar confi guratio n you p urchased, your compu ter may not inc lude all of the software p rograms listed bel ow. Contacts for Son y sof tware produc ts are listed be low: ❑ F or us ers in USA We b S i t e h ttp://esupp or t.s ony .com/EN/V A IO[...]
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222 nN Support Options America Online ® ( Dial-Up) Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b S i t e h ttp://www .aol.com AOL ® Musi c No w Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b S i t e h ttp://www .premiumser v ices.aol.com AOL ® Explorer Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We [...]
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223 nN Support Options AOL ® Inst ant Messe nger ™ Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b S i t e h ttp://www .aim.com Ask Sear ch Assist ant Ask Jeev es, Inc. For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Informa tion (pag e 221) . Ask Toolbar Ask Jeev es, Inc. For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program [...]
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224 nN Support Options Click to DVD ® softw are Sony E lectron ics Inc . At the tou ch of a but ton, Cli ck to DV D software al lows you to autom aticall y burn DVDs from a di gital vide o (DV) d evice. Create DV Ds by ca pturing v ideo con tent strai ght from a DV dev ice or by i mporting video from sto red files — and you can also e dit the vi[...]
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225 nN Support Options DVgate Plus ™ software Sony E lectron ics Inc . Connect a comp atible digital v ideo camera to your c ompute r's i.LINK po rt and capture video c lips and stil l images . Edit clips f rom yo ur vi deo, ad d new cl ips, a nd comb ine cl ips int o new movie segment s. Sa ve your movie s back t o your digit al video cam e[...]
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226 nN Support Options Intel ® PROSet Intel Cor poration ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b S i t e h ttp://www .intel.com /network /connect ivity/produc ts/wirel ess/pros et/proset_s oftware.htm Micros oft ® Offi ce Basic Edition, Office Profes sional Ed ition, Of fice Small Busines s Editio n Micr osoft Corp. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Can[...]
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227 nN Support Options Micros oft ® Inter net Ex plorer, Mo vie M aker, Med ia Play er, Wor ks Micr osoft Corp. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b S i t e h ttp://suppo r t.mi crosoft.c om MobiTV ® MobiTV, In c. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da Customer Suppor t cont act info: We b S i t e w ww .mo bitv .com/p ctv/sv/ f aq T el ephone 877-[...]
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228 nN Support Options PenPlu s for VAI O ® Sony E lectron ics Inc . PenPlu s for VAIO wi ll allow you to write or draw dir ectly o n the scr een with the stylu s or cr eate "s ticky n ote" rem inders. For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Informa tion (pag e 221) . Protecto r Suite Q L Sony E lectron ics Inc . Protec [...]
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229 nN Support Options SmartD raw ® Suite Edition 30 day trial SmartD raw.com ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b S i t e h ttp://www .smar tdraw .c om/suppor t/in dex .htm SmartWi ™ Connection Utility Sony E lectron ics Inc . SmartW i Connecti on Utility al lows you to eas ily swi tch betwe en the vario us wirele ss compon ents ( Wireless L[...]
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230 nN Support Options System Mec hanic ® 6 iolo techno logie s ® , LLC ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b S i t e h ttp://www .iolo .com/con tactus.cfm Trend Mic ro ™ Anti-Spyware Trend Mi cro, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b S i t e h ttp://kb.trendmicro.com/search/default.asp Ulead BD D iscRecord er for V AIO ® comp uter s[...]
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231 nN Support Options VAIO ® Back-up Utility Sony E lectron ics Inc . For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Informa tion (pag e 221) . VAIO ® Camera Capture Utilit y Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Ca mera Capt ure Utili ty is prov ided for capturi ng stil l imag es and mo vies wit h the ex ternal c amera c onnected to a USB por[...]
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232 nN Support Options VAIO ® Diagnostic Sony E lectron ics Inc . For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Informa tion (pag e 221) . VAIO ® Ed it Component Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Edi t Compon ent prov ides enh anced editing fu nction ality whe n using A dobe P remiere P ro or A dobe Pr emiere Element s on y our VAI O co mp[...]
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233 nN Support Options VAIO ® Security Cent er Sony E lectron ics Inc . Sony ca res a bout your V AIO per sonal com puter . The VAIO S ecur ity Center highlight s some of the se curity fe atures y our mach ine in clud es. For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Informa tion (pag e 221) . VAIO ® Su pport Central Sony E lectron ics[...]
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234 nN Support Options VAIO ® Update Sony E lectron ics Inc . The VA IO Update uti lity he lps you k eep you r VAIO ® com puter u p to date by re gularly checki ng the So ny online support Web si te for imp ortant s oftware upd ates a nd inform ation for your s pecific VAIO c omputer m odel. For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Suppor[...]
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235 nN Support Options Wireless Setup Util ity Sony E lectron ics Inc . The Wi reless Setup Uti lity wal ks you thr ough setti ng up y our wirel ess netwo rk conn ection an d offer s useful diagnos tic tests to help kee p your wirele ss networ k runn ing sm oothly. For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Informa tion (pag e 221) . [...]
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