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V AIO® R505 SuperSli m Pr o™ Notebook User Guide PCG-R505TSK, PCG-R5 05TS PCG-R505TEK, PCG-R5 05TE.
Rep rodu ctio n in wh ole or in part withou t perm ission i s pr ohi bi ted. All rig h ts r es er v ed . S on y , V AIO, an d the V AIO log o are tr adema r ks o f Son y . All ot her tr ade mark s ar e tr adema rks of th eir resp ecti ve o wn ers. Printe d in US A © 2001 Sony Electronics Inc.
iii Notice to User s Sony Elec tro ni cs Inc . rese rves t he r igh t to make any modi fication to th is m anual or the informa tion c ont ai ne d herei n a t any time witho ut notice . The softwar e describe d herein is gov erned by th e ter ms of a sepa rate use r license agree men t.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide iv i.LINK is a tra dem a rk of Sony used onl y to design ate tha t a pr oduct conta ins an IEEE 1394 conne c ti on. Th e i.L INK co nne c tion m ay va ry , dependi ng on the soft ware a ppl ic at io ns, oper atin g sys tem, a nd i .
v A VER TI SSEM EN T ❑ Pou r préven ir tou t risq ue d’in cendie ou d’ élec tro cuti on, gar der ce t appa rei l à l’a bri de la p lui e et de l’hu midité. ❑ Pour pré veni r to ut ris qu e d’éle ctr ocut ion, n e pas ou vri r le châssis de cet appa reil e t n e co nfier son en tre tie n qu’ à un e per sonne qualifi ée.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide vi Regulatory Inf ormation Dec laratio n of Conf ormi ty This equi pm e nt has been t est ed a nd fo und to comply with t he l imits f or a C lass B dig ital device, pursua nt t o Part 15 of the R ules.
vii mos t, but no t all a rea s, the su m of the RE N s shou ld not exce ed fiv e (5.0) . T o be cert ain of th e numb er of d e vices tha t may be co nnect ed t o the line , a s d et erm i ne d by th e to ta l RE N s , co n ta ct the te le ph on e com p any to de te r m in e t he maximu m REN fo r the call ing ar ea.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide viii Disposal of Lithi um-Ion Battery Y ou can retu rn you r u nwa nt ed l it hium-i o n batter ies to your ne arest Sony Service Center or Factory Service Ce nter . For the Sony Servic e C ente r nea re s t you , c al l 1-888- 476-697 2 in the Un ited State s or 1-800- 961-766 9 in Can ada.
ix Repairs t o ce rtified eq uip men t should be coordi na te d by a repr esent at ive designated by the supp li er . Equi pm en t mal fun ct io ns or any repa irs or alter ations made by the use r to t his equi pm en t may give the teleco m mu ni cati ons com pany caus e to req u e st th at the user discon nect t he e qu ipment .
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xi Contents 1 Welcome ...... ........ ... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ... 15 Features .............................................................................. 15 Unpacking Your Notebook ..........................................
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide xii Connecting an i.LINK ® Device ............................................. 75 Connecting an External Display ........................................... 78 Connecting a Universa l Serial Bus (USB) Devic e .
xiii Troubleshooting audio .......................................................135 Troubleshooting the Printer ...............................................136 Getting Help .......................................................................138 9 Specifications .
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15 1 We l c o m e Congratulations on y our purchas e of the S ony V AIO ® note book. S ony has combi ned le ading -edge techno logy in aud io , video , comput ing, and communi catio ns to provide you with St ate-of -the- ar t pe rsonal com puting .
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 16 Unpack ing Y our Notebook Remov e the follo wing hardware, documentatio n, an d CDs f rom the box: Har d ware Manual s ❑ V AIO® Qu ic k Star t — Cont ains detai ls on u npacking an d sett ing up y our noteboo k, sup plementar y updates , and s oftware i nform ation.
Unpac king Y our Noteboo k 17 Reco very CDs ❑ A pplication Reco very CD(s) — Allo ws you to reinstall ind i vidual applications or de vice dri vers if they are corrupted o r erased. ❑ System Recov ery CD(s) — Allo ws you to restore the so ftware titles that shipped with you r computer if the y become corrupted or are erased.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 18 Notes on Use Y ou will be using yo ur notebo ok as a portab le de vi ce in a v ariet y of en vir onments. Whene ve r possib le, you sho uld comply with erg onomic gui delin es in both station ary and p ortable en vironments.
Notes on Use 19 Recom men ded P osition Setting Up Y our Notebo ok ❑ Do not p lace your compu ter in a location sub ject to: ❑ Heat sources, such as rad iators or air ducts ❑ Direct sunlight ❑.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 20 ❑ Pro vide adequate air circulation to pre v ent internal heat buildu p. Do not place your com puter on p orous s urfaces such as rugs o r blanke ts, or near materials such as curtains or draperies that may block its ventilation slots .
Notes on Use 21 Cleanin g Y our Note book ❑ Make sure to disconnect th e po wer co rd before cleaning the computer . ❑ A v oid rub bing the LCD screen as this can damag e the screen. Use a soft, dry cloth to wipe the LCD screen . ❑ Clean the computer with a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild deterg ent solu ti o n.
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23 2 Setting Up Y our V AIO ® Notebook This s ecti on des cri bes th e cont rols an d conn ec tors on your V AIO Noteboo k and o ptiona l d ocking statio n, h o w to c onnec t your note book to a power source, and how to st ar t and s hut down your note book.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 24 Back 1 Batter y conne ctor Left 1 DC In conn ec tor 2 USB con nector 3 Air vent 4 Mon itor co nn ecto r 5 Memory Stick ® slot.
Settin g Up Y our V AIO® Notebook 25 Right 1 USB conn ec tor 5 PC c ard slot 2 He adph one j ack 6 Ethe rnet conne ctor 3 Mi crop hone j ack 7 Phone line jack 4 i.LIN K® (IEEE 13 94) S4 00 conn ecto r Warnin g: Connec t on l y 10B ASE- T a nd 100B ASE -TX cabl es to the (Ethernet net wo rk) conn ec tor .
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 26 Connecting a P ower S our ce Y ou can us e either A C po wer or a rech arg eable battery pa ck as a po wer source. Using the A C Adapter 1 Plug the cable attached to th e A C adapter into the DC In connector on the computer .
Connec ting a P ow er Sourc e 27 Notes on the A C Adapter ❑ Y our c omputer op erates on 100-240V A C 50/60 Hz. ❑ Do not shar e the A C outlet with other po wer -co nsuming equ ipment, such as a copy machine or shredder . ❑ Y ou can pur chase a po wer strip with a sur ge protector .
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 28 2 Align th e groo v es an d tabs on the batter y with th e tabs and notches o n the back of the notebook, and then sli de the batt ery tow ard the computer until it clicks into place. 3 Slide the lock lev er into the LOCK position to secure the battery on the not ebook.
Connec ting a P ow er Sourc e 29 The battery ind icator light on the fro nt of the compu ter indicates the status of th e ba tt er y pa c k . Battery Indicator L ight Batter y Indi cator Ligh t Sta tus Meaning On The comput er is usin g batt ery pow er .
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 30 T o remove the batter y pack Y ou can inser t or remo v e the battery pack whil e your notebook is on or of f. Ho we ver , if you i nsert or remo v e the bat tery pack while yo ur note book is o n, mak e sure the compu ter is connected to the A C adapter .
Connec ting a P ow er Sourc e 31 ❑ Y our notebook may not enter Hiber nat e mod e when the batter y li fe is low if certain softw are applications are acti v e o r if certain peripheral de vices are connected . T o a void loss of data when using battery po wer , sav e you r data freque ntly and manually acti vate a p o wer managem ent mode.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 32 Star ting Y our Notebook 1 Slide the LCD lock le v er in the direction of the arro w , and lift the co v er . 2 Press the power b utton located on the right side of the noteb o ok until the green p o wer in dicator l ight tur ns on.
Shutti ng Do w n Y our Noteboo k 33 Shutting Down Y our Notebo ok 1 Click the Start button on the W in do ws® taskb ar . 2 Click Shut Down at the bottom of the Start menu to display the Sh ut Do wn W indo w s dia log bo x . 3 Select Shut do wn. 4 Click OK.
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35 3 Using Y our V AIO ® Notebook Using the Ke ybo ar d Altho ugh the no tebo ok k eyboard i s v er y simi lar to that of a typ ewriter , th e k eyboard has addi tional k eys that p erf or m specif ic compu ter-re lated tasks .
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 36 The Notebook K ey boar d K eys Key Descriptio n Numer ic ke ypad area The n umer ic k eypa d area cont ain s the keys fo und on a t ypic al cal cula tor . Use thi s area to ty pe numbers or to perform mathematical c alculatio ns such as addi tion an d su btra ction.
Using Y our V AIO® Noteboo k 37 Indic ator s The Windo ws K e y i n Combination wi th Other K e ys Indicator Fun ction Power Light is gree n when the not eboo k is power ed on, flashe s um ber when the not ebo ok i s i n Sta ndb y mo de, an d tur ns o ff w hen the not ebo ok is in Hibern ate m ode or is pow ered off.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 38 The Fn Ke y in Combination with Other Ke ys + F Dis plays t he Win dow s Find : All Fil es window to fi nd a file or folder . This is th e equiva lent of sele ctin g Find then Files or Fold ers from the Star t menu.
Using the T ouc hpad 39 Using the T ouchpad The k e y bo a rd co ntai ns a cursor -pointing de vice called a tou c hpad . Y ou can p oint to, select, drag, and scroll objects o n the scr een usin g the b uilt-in touchpad . T ouchpad Actions Descr iptions Point Slide on e finge r on th e touc hpad t o place t he poi nter on an ite m or obj ect.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 40 Using PC Car ds Y our notebo ok incl udes a PC card slot. PC cards allo w you to connect portab le ex ternal de vices. T o insert a PC card 1 Inser t the PC car d into the P C card slot with fr ont lab el faci ng up.
Using PC Cards 41 T o remove a PC ca rd 1 Close an y appl ication that uses the PC card, otherwise data may b e lost. 2 Click the Un plug or Eject Har dware icon in th e taskbar and select the card . 3 Click S top, in t he Stop a Ha rdware de vice di alog box , conf irm th e de vice to stop and click OK.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 42 Do no t choo se a USB d isk, Sony i .LI NK CD-RW /DV D- ROM d riv e, or Sony i.LINK DV D-ROM d rive. (Win dows Me onl y) If y ou ch oos e to re move a USB disk , the inter nal Mem ory Stic k bec omes d isabl ed.
Usin g Smar t Connec t 43 Using Smar t Connect Windo ws Me™ Y ou can con nect your V AIO® Notebo ok to ano ther V AIO Not ebook th at has the prei n sta l l e d W indows Me o per atin g sy ste m or t h e S ony Sm ar t C on nec t 3. 0 softw are prei nstall ed.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 44 If Y our Notebook is Connected to t he Optional Doc king Station If you want to e xchange data with ano ther compu ter usi ng the o ptional i.
Usin g Smar t Connec t 45 5 T urn on the noteb ook , an d us e t he i .LINK cab le to connect y our no t eboo k t o another comp ut er . 6 After you ha v e f ini shed the ta sks you needed to perform to end the “smart connect” ses sion, proceed as follows : ❑ Disc onnect you r note book f rom the do cking st ation.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 46 V AIO Action Setup V AIO Acti on Setup manag es the settings for your noteb ook’ s Jog Dial™ Cont rol, Memory Stick ® media , and i.LI NK *® interface. An o ver vie w of some o f the functi ons cont rolled by V AIO Action Set up is pr ov ided bel ow .
Jog Di al™ Contro l 47 Using the Jog Dial™ Cont r ol This section explains how to use the Jo g Dial Contr ol. F or inf ormation on how to change the settings of the Jog Dial C ontrol, rig ht-click the Jog Dial Utility ico n or in the task tray and click Help T opics.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 48 1 Rotate the Jog D ial Co nt rol to select the item you want, then press the Jog Dial Control. The Jog Dial Launch er windo w switches to guide mo de and sh o ws the fu ncti on of t h e Jo g Dia l C ontr o l .
Using Me mory Stic k® Media 49 Using the Jog Dial Contr ol wi th Other Software If the software you are using does not support the Jog Dial Co ntrol, you can still use the Jog Dial Contro l to scroll or adju st the windo w size.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 50 For mu sic , whi ch r equ ir es c opyr ig ht pr ot ect ion , yo u can onl y us e M G Me mor y Stick media with yo ur notebook. Y ou can also us e MagicGate media-compatible de vices to record and playback mus i c when they are con nected to your computer .
Using Me mory Stic k® Media 51 T o View t he Co ntent s of Me mory Stick Medi a Click the Re mov ab le Disk (S:) icon under My Computer to s ee the contents of the Memory Stick media. T o Remove a Memo r y Stic k Me dia 1 Ensure that the access ligh t is of f.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 52 Write-pr ot ect ing a Memor y Stic k Media Memory Stick media i s designed w ith a write-protect t ab to p rotect valuable data from accidental erasure or ov erwriting. Mo ve the tab to the right or left to set or release write-protection.
Using Me mory Stic k® Media 53 When Using Memory Stic k media ✍ Note the f ollowi ng when u sing Me mor y St ick me dia: ❑ When the erasure preve ntio n swit ch of the Memor y S tic k media is se t to LOCK , data cannot be rec orde d or eras ed. ❑ Before us ing Mem or y Sti ck medi a, back u p impo rtant dat a.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 54 Bewa re o f the f oll owing when usin g Mem or y St ick medi a: ❑ Do n ot use the medi a in l ocat ions th at are subj ect to stati c ele ctricity or ele ctr ical nois e. ❑ Do not touc h the m edia c onnecto r with y our fing er or m etal lic objec ts.
Using P owe r Sa ving Modes 55 Using P o wer Sa ving Modes When you use a batt ery as t he source of po we r for your computer , you can tak e adv antage of po wer management settings to conserve battery life.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 56 T o acti v ate Hi bernate mode T o activ ate Hibernate mode, pr ess the k ey combination Fn+F12. T o return t o normal mo de T o r eturn to no rmal mode, tu rn on the computer b y pressing the power button.
Us ing a Ph one L i ne 57 Usi ng a Ph one L ine Y ou need to connect a ph one line to take ad v antage o f online services, the Inter ne t, an d Sony C us to mer Su ppo rt. 1 Gently peel back the r ubber p hone jack co v er . Pulling the phone jack co v er too h ard co uld dam ag e i t.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 58 Using the Local Area Netw or k (LAN) Y ou can connect your notebo ok to 10 B ASE-T and 100B ASE-TX-type ne tw o rks . For the detailed settings and de vices needed to connect to the network, please ask your netw ork administ rat or .
59 4 Connecting P eripheral De vices This s ecti on des cri bes h ow you can add fun ction ality to your not ebook by conne cting it to a variety of per i phe rals, as disc ussed in t he follo wing se.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 60 Connecting the Optional Doc king Stat ion Y our notebook supports an optional d ocking station that provides the following: ❑ A fl oppy d is k drive. ❑ An optical (CD-R W/D VD-R OM or D VD -R OM) dri v e, dep ending on t he model yo u purch ased.
Connec ting P eripher al De vices 61 Connecting t he Notebook to th e Doc king Station Y ou may con nect your notebook to the docking st ation as l ong as it i s not in power savin g mo de, i .e. , Sta ndby o r H ib erna te. Con n ect ing th e c omp ut er w hil e it is in po wer savin g mode m a y resu lt in data loss or a computer malf unctio n.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 62 3 Firmly press with your thumbs the two rear corners of the noteb ook , until your compu ter clicks in place and is securely f astene d to the d ockin g station.
Connec ting P eripher al De vices 63 2 Remo v e the no teboo k from th e docking stati on, whil e mo ving the co mput er slightly back to disen gage it f rom the two front latches of th e dock ing station .
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 64 From the Start me nu 1 Click the Start menu in the W in dows task tray . 2 Select Eject PC to access the “Und ock Complete” dialog bo x. 3 Release an d remov e y our no tebook as described in “Disconn ecting the Docking S tation wh en the N otebook i s Of f ” .
Connec ting P eripher al De vices 65 2 Release an d remo v e your no teboo k as descri bed in “Dis connecting t he Docking Station when the Notebook is Of f” .
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 66 Connecting the Flopp y Disk Drive Y ou can us e the flo ppy disk dr i v e in the option al doc king st ation. If you do not utilize the docking stati on dri v e, you can connect an optional PCGA- UFD 5 flopp y di sk dr i v e to the USB connect or on you r not ebook.
Connec ting th e Flop p y Di sk D riv e 67 T o Remove a Diskette ❑ When you finish using the diskette, wait until the LED indicator light turns of f and then press the Eject b utton to re move th e diskette. Notes on Handling Diskettes ❑ Do not open the shutter manually and touch the surface of the diskette.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 68 Connecting an Optical Drive Y ou can use the optional docking station, PCGA-DSD5 CD-R W /D VD or PCGA- DSD5 D VD with your note boo k. T o Insert a Disc 1 Press the Eject b utton. The dis c tray slides out.
Connec ting an Opti cal Driv e 69 2 Place the disc in the tray with the lab el s ide f acin g up. Push the dis c on to the hub until the disc click s into place. 3 Close the tray b y pushing it gently . The BUSY indicator on the dri v e flashes while your notebook reads data from the disc.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 70 Pla yin g a D VD ❑ T o achie ve optimum perform ance when play ing D VDs, it is recommen ded that you close all open application s before playing a D VD movie. ❑ When p laying D VD movi es on bat tery po wer , set the p ow er manage ment prof ile to D VD.
Connec ting an Opti cal Driv e 71 Handling and Cleaning CD and D VD Media Proper care of the disc is essential to maintai n its reli abili ty . Th erefore, al ways abide b y the following guidelines: Handling ❑ Do not drop or bend t he disc. ❑ Do not touch the surf ace of the disc.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 72 Beware o f the following : ❑ Do not s trike o r shak e the compute r while writing d ata to a disc. ❑ Memory-residen t disc utilities , such a s the screen s aver a nd virus checker , may caus e unstab le opera tion or da ta loss.
Connec ting a Printer 73 Connecting a Printer ❑ Y ou can use th e optional dock ing station t o connect a printer o r other par allel connecto r to you notebook . ❑ Y ou can con nect a USB-compatible printer or o ther compatible USB de v ice to your not e boo k.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 74 ✍ Note th e fol lowing: ❑ See the manu als that came with your pri nter for more info rmation on printer instal latio n and op eration . ❑ Before o perating t he pri nter , ensure that the P rinte r setting i n the Sony No tebook Setup softw are is prop erly s et.
Connec ting a n i.LINK® De vice 75 Connecting an i.LINK *® De vice Y our V AIO Notebook includes an i.LINK ( IEEE 1394) S 400 connector , which you can use to co nnect to a compatible i.LINK d e vice such as a digital video cam era recorder . T o Conne ct a Dig ital Vi deo Cam era Reco rder Plug one end o f an i.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 76 i.LINK * cables compatible with you r V AIO Noteboo k inclu de cables with the follo wing part n umbers: VMC -IL4415 A (a 1.5-m eter cable w ith a 4-pin connector at ea ch end), VMC-IL4615A (a 1.
Connec ting a n i.LINK® De vice 77 Har d Di sk Driv e P artition In or der to impr ov e t he performan ce of you r compu ter’ s D Vg ate™ Motion softw are, t he hard d isk dri v e o n your notebook has been fo rmatted wi th tw o partitions, C and D.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 78 Connecting an External Di spla y Y ou can conn ect a com puter di splay (m onitor ) or pro jector to your n otebook o r docking statio n. T o Connect a Monitor Using t he Noteb ook 1 Locate the monit or connecto r on the le ft side of th e notebook .
Connect ing an Ext er nal Dis pla y 79 2 Plug the optional disp lay cable into the monitor connector . T o Connect a Pr ojector Y ou can use a pr ojector , such as the Son y LCD Pro jector , as an extern al display . Using the Notebook 1 Locate the monitor connector o n the left side of th e noteboo k.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 80 Using the Docking Station 1 Locate th e monitor conn ector on the rear panel of the d ocking station.
Connect ing an Ext er nal Dis pla y 81 3 Plug the aud io cable into the gr een Headphone con nector on th e right side o f the noteb ook. T o Select a Display When you connect an e xtern al display to.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 82 Connecting a Univer sal Ser ia l Bus (USB) Devi ce Y ou can conn ect USB de vices such as an e xternal mou se, k e yboar d, s peak er , and micropho ne to you r comput er . T o Connect a USB De vice Using t he Noteb ook 1 Locate a USB co nnector on the noteb ook .
Conne cting a Univ ersal Serial Bus (U SB) De v ice 83 Using the Docking Station 1 Locate a USB conn ector on the op tional docking station. There are tw o USB co nnectors located o n the back side of the doc king station. 2 Plug one end of the USB cable into a connector and the other end into the USB de vice.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 84 Connecting Exter nal Speaker s Y ou can connect e xtern al speakers to yo ur notebo ok to enhan ce the so und quality of yo ur computer . T o Connect E xternal Speakers 1 Locate the green H eadphone con nector on the rig ht side of your n oteboo k.
Connec ting a n External Microp hone 85 Connecting an External Micr ophone Y ou can us e an e xternal micropho ne to enhan ce the quali ty of the s ound in put. T o Connect an Extern al Microph one 1 Locate t he red Microphon e connector on t he right s ide of you r noteboo k.
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87 Customizing Y our V A IO® Noteb ook This s ecti on br ie fly de scr i bes how you can cha nge the default settings of y our no tebook to cus tomize your com puter .
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 88 Son y Notebook Setup T abs T ab Descript ion Abou t Th is Com pute r Dis play syst em inform ation , includ ing m emor y capacity , serial numb er , an d BIOS v ersion . Print er S elec t print er po rt mode sett ings.
Controll ing P ow er Man ageme nt 89 Contr olling P ower Manage ment The Po werP anel utility allo ws you to control the po wer settings of your noteboo k and pro vides key information about syst em acti vity and batt ery lif e. The foll o wing sect ions briefly describe h o w to con serv e you r computer’ s bat tery po wer .
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 90 Customi zing Powe r Manag ement Settin gs Y ou can custom ize po wer management settings , such as the s yst em timer and the brightness of the screen. T o customize a setting: 1 Click the Curr ent Pro file icon on the Po wer Manageme n t toolbar .
Controll ing P ow er Man ageme nt 91 AC Power The po wer mana ge ment s tate whe n AC powe r is in us e. Si milar t o the Po wer Management Off settin g. Power Management automati cally loa ds the AC pro file unl ess yo u di sabl e thi s fea tur e. Games Disabl es the di spla y and the Ha rd Di sk Sta ndby ti mer .
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 92 P ower Mana gement Com mands Po wer Panel also pro vides po wer man agement commands that you can use to acti v ate sp ecif ic po wer managem ent functions and to co ntrol po wer for a specifi c de vice.
Displa ying Bat ter y Inf ormation 93 Displa ying Battery Inf orma tion Y ou can display d etailed information for each o f the batteries in yo ur comput er . The fo llo wing s ection s briefl y descr ibe ho w t o disp lay yo ur comp uter’ s general battery information.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 94 Displa y ing Detai led Battery I nf ormati on Double-click the battery icon on the task tray to display the Battery Inf ormatio n windo w . The sc reen appears d isplaying the Battery tab, which cont ains information s uch as the estimated time-to-empt y and char ging time.
Selec ting th e Displ a y M ode 95 Selecting the Display Mode This notebook uses the Intel® vid e o controller , which enables you to select the desired dis play when the noteb ook is connected to an e xternal monitor .
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 96 6 Ensure that the Sy nchrono us Display Mode box is check ed, then click Apply . Changing the Windo w Design of Son y Sof tware T o change th e win dow desi gn 1 Click the Start button, point to Settin gs, then point to Co ntro l Panel.
Usin g Dua l Displ a y function ( Win do ws Me™ o nly) 97 Using Du al Displa y function (Wind ows Me™ only) The dual displ ay funct ion allo ws you to distri but e portio ns of your deskt op across separa te disp lays.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 98 Setting Col or s and Resolut ion f o r Eac h Displa y Y ou can set the disp lay colors and res olution for each d isplay that is part o f a virtu al deskt op. Follo w steps 1 to 4 abo ve to display the Display Proper ties s creen.
Usin g Dua l Displ a y function ( Win do ws Me™ o nly) 99 5 The “UI Desi gn Selector” windo w des ign chang es. The windo w d esign for your Sony software will match the “UI Design Selector” window . 6 T o try another selection, click << or >> and then click OK.
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101 5 Ad ding Memor y In the fu ture you may w ant to insta ll me mor y mod ules to ex pand the functiona lity of your compu ter . If y our notebo ok has 64 MB of mem or y , y ou can incr ease memor y to 19 2 MB; i f your notebook has 128 MB of memor y , you can incr ease me mor y to 256 M B.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 102 ex ample). G round yourself b y mai ntainin g contact w ith an unp ainted me tal porti on of th e chassis while per formi ng the pr ocedure. ❑ Do not open th e memory modu le package un til you are ready to install the module.
T o Inst al l a Memo ry Module 103 4 Slide the LCD lock lev er and lift the cov er . Slide the keyboard to w ard the LCD display , then lift it away slightly . 5 Lift the ke yboard from the LCD display side , then gently tu rn it ov er on the touchpad s pace.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 104 8 Install the memory module. 9 Gently replace the k ey board, then press it into yo ur computer . Be careful not to detach the cable when lifting th e key board. 10 Close the computer co v er , then tighten the s cre ws on the bottom of the computer .
T o Re mo v e a Memo r y Modul e 105 T o Rem o ve a Memory Module 1 Perform steps 1 to 5 o f “T o install a memory mod ule.” 2 T ouch a metal object (such as the connector panel o n the back of your computer) to d ischar ge static electricity . 3 Remo v e th e memory modu le.
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107 6 About the Software on Y our Notebook Y our V AIO no tebook is r eady t o help y ou work, pla y , l ear n , an d communi cate as soo n as you tur n it on.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 108 Ar cSoft ® PhotoPrinter ™ 20 00 Pr o (W i ndows Me only) Ar c Soft, In c. ArcSof t Phot oPri nte r 200 0 Pro is an easy - to- use , ad vanced pr inti ng pr ogr am t hat l e t s yo u quick ly lay o ut m ultiple i mages in multip le size s on a single sheet of pap er .
About the Soft ware on Y our Noteboo k 109 McA fee ® V irusS can ® Network Asso ciates , Inc . Prot ect yo ur compu ter fro m viruse s. V ir u sSc a n ca n detec t vi ruses fro m flo ppy di sks, Internet downloads, e-mai l attachm ents, int ranets , shared files, CD-R OMs, and onlin e services.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 110 OpenMG ™ J uk ebox ( W indo w s Me onl y) Sony El ectr onics In c. OpenMG Juk ebox software enable s you to impo rt digi tal audio f iles b y do wnloading audio files from Electronic Music Distrib ution (EMD) services ov er digital networks, such as the In ternet .
About the Soft ware on Y our Noteboo k 111 RealPr oducer ® G2 RealNe twor ks, In c. RealP r oducer co n v erts yo ur au dio an d vi deo files , or live feeds, in to Real Aud io and RealV i deo f or the I nte rnet or your i ntran et.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 112 Movie Sh ake r ™ This application can be used to create fun and inno v ati v e mo vies without an y kno wledge of f ilm editing.
Mo vieS hak er™ 113 Create a Mo v ie using Shaker After addin g clip(s) to the Clip tray , you can create a s hort mo vie using the Shak er feature. Shake r randomly se lect clips from the Clip tray to create a 30-secon d scene. 1 Click the Shak e tab .
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 114 Editing Clips and Scenes Y ou can edit yo ur mov ie by adding ef fects and tex t, adjusting the color and contrast, and modifyin g the length of clips. Adding ef fects to a scene or a clip: 1 Double-click the clip or scene to move it to the W orking Panel.
Mo vieS hak er™ 115 Sa ving a Mo vie 1 V erify that the clip(s) you want to sa ve is on the Product tray . See Help for mor e det a i l s on s aving movie s . 2 Cli c k Ex por t. 3 Select the format in which y ou wan t the document to be sa v ed. 4 Cli c k Next .
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 116 PictureGear ™ PictureGear is a digital image man agement application that allo ws yo u to see all the images stor ed in an y directory o n your comp uter . Thumbnail vie ws p rovide quick rem inders o f your pictures.
Pi ctu reG ear ™ 117 1 Gather the sour ce images into the s ame folder or co llection. 2 Select the images you wan t to use. 3 From the Utilit ies m e nu select Panorama Maker . 4 Select the correct lens an d click OK. (If 35mm lens is selected, the pro mpt does not appear; to select a dif f erent lens, click the lens icon.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 118 Application, Drive r , and System Reco very CDs Y our computer comes with the following application, dri v er , and system r ecov ery CDs. (T o use you r recov ery CDs, see “Usin g the Application Reco v ery CD (s)” .
Appli cation, D riv er , and System Reco v e r y CDs 119 T o use the A pplicatio n Recovery CD(s) 1 T urn on your computer . If your computer is already on, clo se all applications. 2 When the W indo ws des ktop appears , insert the Son y Application Recov ery CD in the optical driv e.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 120 T o repai r software appl ications u sing V AIO Suppo rt Agen t The Dri v er R ecov ery CD utility has an inform ation v ault that contains the original char acteristics for the preinstalled so ftware applications that are protect ed b y V AIO Sup port Agent .
Appli cation, D riv er , and System Reco v e r y CDs 121 If your compu ter does not star t from the Re covery CD 1 Press the po wer b utton and hold it for more than four se conds to tur n of f the computer . 2 T urn on the comput er . Wh en the Son y l ogo is displ ayed, pres s the F2 k e y .
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 122 Software Suppor t Inf ormation Adobe Acroba t Reader®, Adobe PhotoDelux e® Home Ed ition America Online® (America Online) QuickTime™ (A pple Computer Inc.) CompuServe® 2 000 (CompuServe, Inc.
Softw are Sup por t Inf ormation 123 McAfee® V irusScan® (Netw ork Associates, In c.) Netscape Communicator® (Netscape Communications Corpora tion) Phot oPrinter™ 20 00 Pr o (A r cSoft, Inc.) Pr odigy Internet® (Pro digy Communications Corporation) Qui ck en® 2001 (I ntui t In c.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 124 Sony A pplicat ions (Sony Electronics, Inc.) Windo ws 200 0 Operating System, Inter net Explorer , W o rd 2000 (Microsoft Corporation) WinD VD (InterV ideo, Inc.
125 T r oub leshooting This s ecti on des cri bes h ow to solve commo n problems y ou m a y encou nter when using your notebo ok. S ince many pr oblems hav e simp le solu tions, tr y these su ggest ions b ef ore you cont act Sony PC S uppor t (http://www .
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 126 still does no t start, remove the A C adapter and battery pack and wait one minute, then reattach th em and press the po wer b utton. When st arting my n otebook for the first t ime, the V AIO InitM anager dialog bo x appea rs.
T ro ublesh oot ing 127 ❑ If W in dows still does not start, follow the steps below to initialize th e BIOS: 1 Remo ve an y disk ette from the flopp y disk dri v e. 2 T urn of f the notebo ok. 3 Remo ve an y per ipheral de vices co nnected to the notebo ok.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 128 ❑ (W indo ws Me) If your noteboo k stops respondi ng whil e playi ng a CD or D VD , stop the CD/D VD and press Ctrl+Alt+Delete twice to restart th e not ebook.
T r oubl es ho oti ng t h e D ocki ng S tat ion 129 T r o ubleshooting the Doc k ing Station I canno t ope rate the optic al dri ve in t he docking station , when the docki ng station is connected to the notebook. Fo llow these steps to set the i.LINK network switch.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 130 The d isc tray d oes not e ject eve n after I press the Eject button. Open the tray b y inserting a sharp, po inted object in the manu al eject hole. T r oub leshooting the LCD Screen My LCD scree n is b lank.
T roub les hootin g the M ouse and T ouc hpad 131 T r o ubleshooting the Mouse and T ouchpad My mou se does n ot work. ❑ If y ou are using an e xternal mouse, ver ify that th e mouse i s plugge d in to the mouse con nector . See ”C onnecting a Uni v ersal Serial Bus (USB) De vice” for d etails.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 132 ❑ If the pointer d oes not mo v e while playing a disc, press Ct rl+Alt+Delete to stop playback and resta rt the notebook. T r oub leshooting Drives , PC Car ds, and P eripheral De vices My floppy disk drive can not wr ite to a diskette.
T rou b leshooti ng Driv e s, PC Cards , and P eripher al De vices 133 ❑ Moisture condensation ma y ha v e occurre d. Lea v e the notebook idle for at least 1 h our w ith the n otebook tu rned on. The D VD videos cannot be pla yed prop erly . (Wind ows Me o nly) Fo llo w these steps , to correct this condition.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 134 My PC card do es no t work . ❑ Make sure the PC card is compatible with Micr os oft® W ind ows®. ❑ Use the Son y Notebook Setup utility to di sable de vices you are n ot currently using . T r oub leshooting the Software My softwar e progr am stops re sponding or crash es.
T rou bles hoo tin g th e M odem 135 T r o ubleshooting the Modem My modem does not work. ❑ Check that the p hone line is plug ged into the lin e jack. See ”Using a Ph one Line” for details. ❑ Check that the phone line is working by plugging the line in an ordinary phone and listening fo r a dial tone.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 136 ❑ If no thing is display ed when yo u press Fn+F3 or Fn+F4, pr oceed as follo w s: 1 Click S tart , point to Sett ings, point to Control p anel , then double-click System. Th e System Proper ties dialog box ap pears.
T r oubl es ho oti ng t h e P r i nt e r 137 ❑ Y our c onnected pr inter may not fun ction afte r the n otebook r esumes from a po wer sa vin g mode. If this occu rs, proceed as follo ws to r eset the printer connection: Wi n d ow s M e O n l y 1 Right-cli ck My C omputer ic on on t he deskto p, then s elect Pr operties.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 138 Gettin g Help Sony provides se v eral supp or t opti ons f or your Sony comput er . Wh en you hav e questions about your com puter and the p re.
139 7 Specifications The following tables deta il the hard w are spec ifica tions f or your note book and the option al docking stati on. . Notebook Hardwa re Specificatio ns Model PC G-R50 5TE/PCG-R5.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 140 Bu ilt- in C ap abi liti es • S t er eo spe ake rs • T ou chp ad • C ente r Jog Contro l Conne ction Capa bilitie s •i .
Speci ficati ons 141 ** Maximu m speed for faxin g is 14.4 kb ps. Yo ur m ode m is ca pable of dow nlo ad ing at 53 kbps. Your onl ine serv ice or In te rne t Se rvi ce Provi de r, howe ve r, may not suppor t this tech nolog y or operat e at this speed .
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook U ser Gui de 142 Optional Docking Statio n Hardware Specifi cations Model DVD Do cking Stati on (PCGA-DSD5) CD-R W/DVD Do cking S tation (PCGA-DSM5) Opti cal Dr.
143 Index A About This Computer tab 88 AC adapter 26, 27 AC power 26 AC Profile power setting 91 adding hardware 59 peripherals 59 adjusting brightness 38 Alt key 36 Application Recovery CD 118 Applic.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 144 handling 71 CDRW Drive 60 charge status indicator light 29 charging battery pack 28 choosing power source 26 cleaning computer 20 coin-operated.
145 DVD-ROMs handling 71 E Eject button 67 ejec ting diskettes 67 elec tronic documentation 138 Energy Star iii Escape key 36 Ethernet network connector 25 external devices display 7 8 speakers 84 F f.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 146 See speaker s K keyboard 23, 35–38 L Launcher Mode 47 LCD lock lever 32 selecting to display ou tput 81 troubleshooting 130 LCD screen handli.
147 help 138 operator keys 36 output devices vi P party phone lines 57 PBX 57 PC ca rd inserting 40 removing 41 slot 40 troubleshooting 134 Type II 40 phone connecting line 57 jack 57 laws governing v.
V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ No tebook Us er Guide 148 LCD 81 monitor 81 power source 26 Serial connector 60 setting up your PC support 138 setup screen About This Comput er tab 88 Basic/Advanced ta.
149 Help 37 key 36 Start button 33 taskbar 33, 127.
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