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N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GX-TP series.
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5 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulations on your purchase o f this Sony VAIO ® comp uter, and wel come to th e on-screen U ser Guide . Sony ha s combin ed leadin g-edge te chnology i n audio, v ideo, compu ting, an d commun ications to provide s tate-of-the- art perso nal computi ng experi ence.
6 nN Befo re Use Noti ce © 2008 S ony Corpor ation. All r ights res erved. This manual and th e softwar e described h erein, i n whole or in part, may no t be reprod uced, trans lated, or re duced to a ny machin e-readabl e form wit hout prior written approv al.
7 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocumentat ion incl udes print ed inform ation and user guides to read on y our VAIO computer . Printed Documentation ❑ Quick Star t Guide — Descr ibes the process fro m unpacking to s tar ting up your V AI O .
8 nN Befo re Use Non-printed Documentation ❑ User Guide (this manua l) — Explain s f eatur es of your computer . It also in cludes i nf or mation abou t the software pro grams includ ed with your comp uter , a s well as infor mation on solving c ommon pr oblems .
9 nN Befo re Use My Club V AIO In M y Club VAIO you can fi nd: ❑ Informati on of comp atible accessor ies t hat will h elp you e xpand t he capabi lities of your computer. ❑ An overview of your sof tware and its upgrade option s . ❑ Sony and Cl ub V A IO wallpapers that you can downlo ad and enjoy .
10 nN Befo re Use Fur ther Sources ❑ Consult the help fi les on th e software you are usin g f or de tailed inform ation on features an d troubleshootin g. ❑ Go to http://www .club-vaio .com to find o nline tutor ials abo ut y our fav orite V AIO software.
11 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section describe s how to ge t started us ing your V AIO compute r. ❑ Locating Controls and P or ts (page 12) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (page 18) ❑.
12 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a moment to identify the control s and ports shown on t he following pages. ! The appea rance of you r computer may be di fferent from those illu strated in this man ual due to vari ations in speci fications .
13 nN Getting Started To p A Hard disk drive/Optical disc driv e indicator (pag e 18) B P ow er bu tton/P ower indica tor (page 18) C WLAN (Wireless LA N) indicator (page 18).
14 nN Getting Started F ront A SD memory card slot (page 64 ) B WLAN (Wireless LA N) s witch (page 69) C Remot e se nsor P oi nt t he sup pli ed re mote comma nder to t his s ensor f or operation s. D Opti cal disc driv e (page 37) E Memory Stic k sl ot *1 (page 58) F Air vent G Media Acc ess indica tor (page 18) H Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.
15 nN Getting Started Bac k Models with two D VB-T TV tuner boards ! The are a around the air vent (1) beco mes hot w hile your com puter is on. Be sure to wait unti l the comp ute r cool s down be fore you touc h it. A Air vents B VHF/UHF input po r t (p age 47) C Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.
16 nN Getting Started Models with one h ybrid TV tuner board ! The are a around the air vent (1) beco mes hot w hile your com puter is on. Be sure to wait unti l the comp ute r cool s down be fore you touc h it. A Air vents B VHF/UHF input po r t (p age 47) C WLAN ANT por t (page 71) D Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.
17 nN Getting Started Bottom A Air vents B Secur ity slot.
18 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equipped with the fol lowing i ndicator l ights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 The indication behavior varies depending on the state of your computer: Green lit: the comput er is on.
19 nN Getting Started Setting Up Y our Computer Connecting a Displa y Conne ct a disp lay (not s upplied) to your co mputer. W hen conne cting it, s ee the man ual that c ame with y our displa y as well . ✍ Connec t the powe r cord of yo ur display after connecting all othe r cables.
20 nN Getting Started To connect a disp lay (HDMI-compatible TV) 1 Plug on e end of the HDMI cable (suppl ied) (1) to the HDMI OUT por t (2) on the comp uter .
21 nN Getting Started ✍ See t he manual that c ame with your TV f or more i nformatio n on ins tallation and u se. If your TV is equipp ed with a DVI- D port, you can use t he HDMI cabl e and the HDMI to DV I-D adapter (bo th supplied) f or connecti on.
22 nN Getting Started To connect a display (mon itor) 1 If you want to conne ct a comp uter displ a y , conn ect the di splay cable (1) (not su pplied) in to the m onitor por t (2) on the back of the comp uter . 2 If neces sar y , plu g the dis pla y cable into the disp la y .
23 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ow er Sou rce You nee d an AC ada pter to c onnect to a n AC power s ource and i t must be p lugged in to the power s ource befor e you can establ ish com munication w ith yo ur wireles s keyboar d. ✍ Use your co mputer only with th e supplied A C adapter .
24 nN Getting Started.
25 nN Getting Started ✍ T o dis connect yo ur comput er comple tely fro m AC power , unplug the power c ord when the computer i s off. Make sure that the AC outlet s are easily acces sible. ! If you unp lug the AC adapter fro m your computer whi le the compu ter is on or in Sleep mod e, you may lose al l unsaved data .
26 nN Getting Started Attaching t he Rear Co v er An excl usively designed rear cover is su pplied with your computer for port prote ction and tidy cabling. Onc e you have set up your com puter, att ach the rear cover. Be s ure to hold the cover with y our both ha nds when at taching it.
27 nN Getting Started Connecting the Wireless K e yboard A wire less keyb oard and f our AA alk aline batter ies for use in the ke yboard a re supplie d with your c omputer. Before att empting to use t he wirele ss keyboa rd, you must install th e batteries and establi sh commu nication bet ween the co mputer an d the keyboa rd.
28 nN Getting Started 3 Inser t the su pplied four AA batt erie s into the bat ter y compar tment as illustrat ed below: 4 T urn on the com puter . 5 Slide t he power s witch (2) on the key board to the ON positio n. 6 Pres s the CONNECT button (3) on the front of the c omputer .
29 nN Getting Started ✍ Y ou can check the battery indicator ( or ) in the LCD window on the wireles s keyboard f or its batter y power level . If the wireles s keyboard do es not operate properly , the batterie s may need to be replac ed.
30 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losi ng unsaved data, be su re to sh ut down you r computer properly , as descr ibed belo w. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T urn off any per ipherals conn ected to th e computer. 2 Click St art , the ar ro w next to the Lock button, and Shut Do wn .
31 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction desc ribes how to get the mo st out of usin g your VAI O computer. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 32) ❑ Using the T ouch .
32 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the K eyboard A wire less key board is s upplied wi th your co mputer. The wi reless key board uses a standard k ey arran gement with additiona l keys tha t perform s pecific fun ctions. The VAIO- Link Web site ( http://www.
33 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ Illust rated ab ove is the En glish keyboa rd as an exam ple. A Secur ity slot B Function ke ys P erform cer t ain tasks. The tas k associated w ith each func tion ke y va ries a mong so ft war e appl icat ion s. C Shor tcut buttons P erform the pr e-assigne d tasks.
34 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r E Indicators (Num lo c k): T urns on w hile i n the Num Lo c k stat e. (Caps lock): T urn s on w hile in t he Caps Lock state.
35 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r A Batt ery compartment Sto rage comp artment f or th e AA ba tte ries . B CONNECT button (page 27) Pre ss to en ab le t he wir eles s k ey board to co mmun ica te wi th the comp uter .
36 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, select, d rag, and scroll ob jects on the screen using th e touch pad . ✍ T o keep mo ving the poi nter or scrol ling, slid e and hold your fin ger at the edge of the touch pad .
37 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Your c omputer is equipped with an opt ical disc drive. To insert a disc 1 T urn on the com puter . 2 Push in the optical disc dri v e tray with your finger tip to eject it. 3 Grasp the tray and gently pull i t out.
38 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 4 Place a disc in th e middle of the tra y wit h the label s ide facing upward; and ge ntly push i t until the disc cli c ks into place while ho lding the bottom of the tra y with the other hand.
39 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your com puter pl ays and rec ords CDs, D VDs, and Blu -ray Dis c ™ media, depen ding on th e model you p urchased. Check yo ur specif ications fo r the type of opti cal disc dri ve installe d on your mode l.
40 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r PR: play able and recordable P: play able but not recordable –: not pla yab le or recordable CD- ROM Video CD Music CD CD Extr a CD-R/ RW DVD - ROM DV D - Video BD-.
41 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ! This prod uct is designed to play back discs th at conform to the Co mpact Disc Digita l Audio stan dard specifi cations (CD Standard ). A DualDisc is a two sided disc pr oduct w hich mat es DVD r ecorded material on on e side wi th digi tal audi o materi al on the othe r side.
42 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Use only Sony recommend ed software, which i s preinstall ed on your compu ter , to write data to a di sc. Other software pro gr ams m a y not b e fully c ompatible and errors m a y resul t.
43 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on pla y ing discs To ac hieve optim um performa nce when p laying dis cs, you sh ould follow th ese recom mendations. ❑ Some CD pla yers and computers' optical dis c dri v es may not be able to play audio CDs created wi th the CD -R or CD-RW media.
44 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla ying CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t a disc into the op tical disc dr ive . 2 If nothing appears on the desk top , then cli c k Start , All Programs , and the desired CD software to play the CD . If the Audi o CD wi ndow appear s, click to select an option.
45 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l runn ing software a pplication s. 2 Inser t a D VD into the opt ical disc drive. 3 If nothing appears on the desk top , then cli c k Start , All Programs , and the desired D VD software to play the D VD .
46 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla ying Blu-r a y Disc Media ! The Blu-ray Disc playback func tion is avail able on selecte d models only . See the onlin e specificat ions to find out the ty pe of your opt ical disc dri ve, and then Reading and Wr iting Optical Discs (page 39) to find ou t about th e suppo rted di sc media.
47 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the TV Function Your co mputer has on e or two TV tuner boards insta lled along with the Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium operating system wh ich includ es Windows Media Center that ena bles TV prog ram view ing, record ing, and pla yback.
48 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To connect yo ur comp uter to l and-based ( terrestr ial) or cable TV ser vices ! The appea rance of the ant enna/cabl e-TV cable and the VHF/ UHF input port ma y vary in some co untries or areas. 1 Connect o ne end of a n antenna/c abl e-TV cab le (s upplied) ( 1) to the VHF/UHF in put por t (3)on the computer.
49 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Remote Commander A remo te comman der is suppl ied with y our compute r for usin g a wide var iety of A V related softw are appli cations, i ncluding Media Ce nter.
50 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 3 Inser t the suppl ied two AA batte ries i nto the remote command er . 4 Put the b atter y cover back on th e remote com mander and s lide it in t he rev erse dire ction of th e arrow illustrated ab ov e until the cov er clicks into place.
51 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Locating b uttons on th e remote commander ✍ Illust rated ab ove is th e English re mote co mmand er as an exam ple. A P ause X bu tton Press to pau se media pl a yback. Press ag ain to resume playback. Stop x butt on Press to st op media playback or TV record ing session.
52 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r E Guide button Pres s to vie w th e TV prog r am guid e f or y our ar ea. F Alph anum eric b uttons Press to select specific channels or enter te xt. (Press ENTER or OK to activ ate the channel s election.) G CLE AR b utton Press to backspace and del ete entered t e xt.
53 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Setting up Windows Media Center The fi rst time yo u launch Windows Me dia Center , the setup wiz ard wil l appear. T o configu re the TV t uner, clic k Custom setup and follow the o n-screen i nstructio ns.
54 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Controlling y our computer and BRA VIA TV ("BRA VIA" Sync) If you have a Sony BRAVIA TV with the Control for HDMI fun ction, connec ting your com puter and .
55 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the computer's remote co mmander to sim ultaneousl y tu rn on the comput er and the BRA VIA TV (One-T ouch Pla y ) When y our compute r and BRAVI A are off, yo u can press o ne of the fol lowing buttons on the c omputer's remo te command er to turn both on and start Wind ows.
56 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ Y ou can press the sleep button on you r wireless keybo ard or the power butt on on the comput er to turn on both your com puter and BRA VIA. When you r computer is in S leep mode, yo u can press any key on your keyboard t o turn on your BRAVIA.
57 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Controlling TV v olume with the supplied remote commander You ca n change t he volum e on your T V with the supplie d remote com mander b y changing t he remote commande r's signal setting to match w ith the one used by yo ur TV manu facturer.
58 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Memor y Stic k Media Memo ry Stick media is a compac t, portab le, and v ersatile IC record ing media e specially desig ned for ex changing and sha ring digital data wit h compatibl e products , such as digital c ameras, mobile phon es and o ther devic es.
59 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Bef ore Y ou Use t he Memor y Stic k Media The Mem ory Stick slot on your comp uter can acc ommodate bo th standar d- and Duo-si ze media an d supports Me mory Stic k PRO an d Memory S tick PRO -HG Duo forma ts with hi gh speed data trans fer and larg e data capa city ca pabiliti es.
60 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Slide o pen the front panel door with your finger tip. 2 Loca te the M emor y Sti ck slot (page 14) . 3 Hold t he Memor y St ick media with the arrow facing upward and po inting toward the M emor y Stick slot.
61 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To view the contents o n the Memory Stick medi a 1 Click St art and Compu ter to open the Computer wind ow . 2 Double-click the M emor y Stick media icon to view the l ist of data fi les sav ed in the Memor y S tick media.
62 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 5 Click St art . 6 F oll ow the on-scre en instr uctions. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick media d ependin g on th e media.
63 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media 1 Check that the Media Ac cess indi cator l ight is off. 2 Fir mly grasp the e xtende d par t of the Memor y St ic k me dia. 3 Careful ly pull it o ut of the slot.
64 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Other Memor y Cards In a ddition t o the Mem ory Stic k slot , your co mputer is equipped with an SD memory ca rd slo t. You can use t his slot to tra nsfer data among digital cameras, camcor ders, musi c players, and othe r audio/video devices .
65 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Bef ore Y ou Use Memor y Cards The SD memory ca rd slot on y our co mputer supp orts the f ollowing memory card s: ❑ SD memor y card ❑ SDHC memo ry ca rd ❑ Mult.
66 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card 1 Slide o pen the front panel door with your finger tip. 2 Locate th e SD memor y card slot (page 14) . 3 Hold the m emor y card wi th the arrow facing upward and p ointing toward the mem or y card slo t.
67 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memory ca rd while the Medi a Acce ss indi cator ligh t is on. If you do, the card or its d ata may become dam aged. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the Media Ac cess indi cator l ight is off.
68 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Inter net To use the Internet, y ou need to con nect an exter nal modem device, for ex ample a US B telephon e modem, an xDS L modem, or a c able modem, to your comp uter. For the detailed i nstructions on connecti on setups an d modem c onfiguration , see the manu al that ca me with yo ur modem.
69 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireless LAN (WLAN), all yo ur digital devi ces with built -in WLAN function ality com municate freel y with each other th rough a netwo rk. A WLAN is a n etwork in whic h a user can connect to a Loc al Area Network (LAN) through a wi reless (radio) connectio n.
70 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r The IEEE 802.11b /g stan dard is a wir eless LA N standa rd, using the 2.4 GHz ban dwidth. The IEEE 802. 11g stan dard provides high-sp eed communi cations, f aster th an the I EEE 802 .
71 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Connecting the Wireless LAN Anten na To us e the wirele ss LAN func tionality on your c omputer, you must con nect the sup plied wir eless LAN antenna to y our compute r.
72 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ For better recep tion, if ne eded, you may mount the wireless LAN ant enna to a wall using the suppli ed screw..
73 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc network is a netw ork in whic h a LAN is c reated only by the wi reless de vices them selves , with no ot her centra l contr oller or a ccess point. E ach devic e commun icates direc tly with othe r devices in the ne twork.
74 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! The IEE E 802.11n dr aft stan dard, usi ng the 2.4 or 5 GHz bandw idth, i s not avail able on ad -hoc networ ks. 1 T urn on the WLAN sw i t c h. 2 Click St art and Cont rol P anel .
75 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructure n etwork is a n etwork that ex tends an e xisting wir ed local ne twork to wire less devi ces by provi ding an ac cess poin t (not supplied ), for example the Sony Acces s Point.
76 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To conne ct to a wir eless ne twork 1 Make sure an ac cess poi nt is set up. See the m anual that c ame with your acces s point for more informa tion. 2 T urn on the WLAN sw i t c h. 3 Click St art and Cont rol P anel .
77 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ication To stop wireless LA N communication Turn off the WLAN sw itch. ! T urnin g off the wireless L AN functional ity while acc essing remote documents, fil es, or resources may resul t in data loss.
78 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctionality to your VA IO comp uter by usi ng the va rious por ts on the c omputer.
79 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can select which display to be us ed as the prim ary moni tor when two disp lays (TV , desktop moni tor, etc.) ar e connected to your computer. If yo u want to work on both disp lays at the same time , see Using the Multiple Monitors Function (page 80) for more informati on.
80 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultiple Monitors f unction allows you to dis tribute por tions of your des ktop ac ross sep arate disp lays.
81 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Adjust screen resolutio n under Appear ance and Personalizatio n . 3 Right-cli ck the number 2 monitor and selec t Attached . 4 Click OK .
82 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice ✍ Y ou need to slide open the front panel door to access t he USB ports on the fro nt. Connecting a USB Mouse To connect a USB mouse 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use.
83 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a USB flo ppy disk d rive and c onnect it to y our comput er. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB floppy disk dr ive cable (2) into th e USB por t.
84 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an disconn ect a US B floppy disk dri ve when your comp uter is o n or off . Discon necting the drive whe n the co mputer i s in Slee p mod e may ca use th e com puter to malf unct ion.
85 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n connec t a Window s-compati ble prin ter to yo ur computer to prin t document s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n connec t a USB prin ter compati ble with your version of Windo ws to the comp uter.
86 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 equipped with an i .LINK por t, which you can use to connect to an i.L INK device, such as a digital video camcorde r . ❑ The i.
87 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder ✍ The i.LI NK port is locat ed behind the f ront panel d oor . Y ou need to op en this door be fore accessing the port. To connect a digital vi deo cam corder Plug on e end of an i.
88 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You can co nnect your computer to 100BA SE-TX/1 0BASE-T-t ype networks with an Ethernet networ k cable. Connec t one end of a netwo rk cable (no t supplie d) to the netwo rk (Ethernet ) port on the back of the c omputer and the othe r end to your ne twork.
89 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! T elep hone lines canno t be connect ed to the network (L AN) connector on your computer . If the netwo rk (LAN) connect or is connected t o the telephone l ines mentione d below, high electric current to the connector may cause d amage, overhe ating, or fire.
90 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section briefly de scribes how to cha nge the main s ettings o f your VAIO computer . Among oth er things, y ou will learn how to us e and custom ize the l ook of your S ony software and utiliti es, etc.
91 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass w ord Use one of the BIOS f unctions to set the pas sword. Once you have set the pa ssword, yo u will be prompted to en ter the pa ssword afte r the VA IO logo appea rs to st art your compute r.
92 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he power-o n passw ord (machine passwor d) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AI O logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se ver al times when the V AIO logo appears.
93 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add the power -on pas sword (use r passwo rd) ! Make sure you set the machine pa ssword befo re setting the user pa ssword. 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AI O logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears.
94 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P ow er-on P ass word To change or remove the power- on password ( machine password) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AI O logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears.
95 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change or remove the power- on password ( user passw ord) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AI O logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se ver al times when the V AIO logo appears.
96 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utility al lows you to a ccess sy stem in formation an d to spec ify prefer ences for sy stem behav ior. To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center .
97 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Mode In ad dition to t he normal op erating m ode, which al lows yo u to turn o ff specific device s, your co mputer ha s a dist inct power savin g mode ca lled Sle ep mode. Using Nor mal Mode This is the n ormal state of the co mputer wh en it is in use.
98 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode tempor arily su spends t he entire sy stem opera tions for lower po wer consump tion. The orange power light is o n duri ng th is mode . ! T urn off your comp uter if yo u do not int end to use it for a long p eriod o f time.
99 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer If the computer i s not used for a cert ain period of time, it will enter Sle ep mode. T o modify thi s, you can change the Sleep mode se ttings. To change the Slee p mode settings 1 Click St art , Cont rol P anel , Hard ware and Sound , and P owe r Options .
100 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your V AIO compu ter and m emory modu les use high preci sion co mponents and electroni c connec tors tech nology.
101 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the functional ity of you r computer, y ou can incr ease the memor y by instal ling optio nal memory m odules. Before you upgrad e your com puter's memory , read the no tes and proc edures in this secti on.
102 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the s pecial bag delivered with the memor y modu le or wrap the m odule in aluminum foil to prote ct it from E SD .
103 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omputer and discon nect all periphe ral devices.
104 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 5 Remove the currentl y installe d memor y module as follows: ❑ Pull the latches in the dire ction of th e arrows (1). The mem ory module i s released. ❑ Make sure that th e memor y mod ule tilts up and the n pull it out i n the direc tion of the arrow (2).
105 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 7 Slide t he memor y mod ule into t he memor y mod ule slot and push it i n until it clicks into pla ce. ! Do not to uch any other compone nts on the moth erboard.
106 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 Replace the memor y mo dule compar tmen t cov er and tigh ten the sc re ws on the bottom of the compute r . 9 Connect a power source and tur n on the com puter .
107 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 t he compute r . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 3 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n icon unde r the System Inf or mati on f older .
108 nN Precau tions Precautions This section describe s safety gui delines an d precautio ns to help you pro tect your VAI O comput er from pote ntial dam age.
109 nN Precau tions On Using the P ower Source ❑ See the o nline sp ecifica tions to che ck the power operation of your model. ❑ Do not sh are the AC outlet with o ther power-cons uming equ ipment, suc h as a photoc opier or a shredder . ❑ Y ou ca n purchase a power stri p with a su rge protec tor .
110 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a soft cloth, which is dr y or lightly moi stened with a mild dete rgent so lution. Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad, s courin g powder , or solvent such as a lcohol o r benzine, as these may damage t he finish of your compu ter .
111 nN Precau tions ❑ Physical injur ies if an obje ct f all s; or falls off the c omputer and breaks ❑ Be sur e to pl ace y our comp uter i n th e flat posit ion as it is not de signe d f or upright plac emen t. ❑ Provide adeq uate air ci rculation to pre vent inter nal he at from building u p .
112 nN Precau tions ❑ If your computer is broug ht directly from a col d location t o a war m one, moistur e may condense inside the comput er . In this ca se, allow at least one h our before tur ning on the computer. If an y problems oc cur , unplug the com puter and c ontact VA I O - L i n k .
113 nN Precau tions On Handling Flopp y Disks ❑ Do not ope n the shutt er manually o r touch t he surface of the flo pp y disk. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from magne ts. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from di rect sunl ight and ot her sourc es of heat.
114 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the surface of the disc. ❑ Do not dr op or bend th e disc. ❑ Finger pr ints and dust on t he surface of a disc may cause read erro rs. Alwa ys hold the di sc by its edges and central hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is e ssentia l to its c ontinuous rel iability .
115 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones Preventing hearing damag e – Av oid usin g headphon es at high volume. Hearing exp erts advis e against c ontinuous , loud and ext ended play . If you e xperience a ringing in y our ears, reduce the v olume or d iscontinue use.
116 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stic k Media ❑ Do not touc h the Mem or y Stick media connecto r with your finger or metalli c objects. ❑ Use only the adhes iv e lab el suppl ied with th e Memor y Sti ck media as a l abel. ❑ Do not ben d, drop, or apply str ong sho c k to the Memor y Stick m edia.
117 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk dri ve has a hig h storag e density an d reads or writes data in a short t ime. Howev er, it can b e easily damaged by mec hanical vibration , shock, or dust.
118 nN Precau tions On Updating Y our C omputer Confirm that the lates t updates have been in stalled on your com puter usin g the follow ing softwar e applicati ons so that th e compute r can run more effi ciently.
119 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This section d escribes how to sol ve comm on problem s you m ight enc ounter when using y our VAIO computer. Many prob lems have s imple s olutions . Try these s uggestio ns before c ontacting VAIO-Lin k.
120 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comput er is securel y plugged into a power sourc e and tur ned on. Ma k e sure the pow er indi cator shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure t he floppy disk dr ive (if applica b le) is empty .
121 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "P ress <F1> to resume, <F2> to s etup" appe ars at the bo ttom of t he screen, fol low these steps: 1 Pres s the F2 key .
122 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the pow er indicat or lights but my screen remains b lank? ❑ Make sure the p roper inpu t f or your displ a y (HDMI-com patible TV or c omputer di splay connected to the HDMI OUT or monitor por t) is select ed.
123 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y comput er or soft ware stops resp onding? ❑ If your comput er stops responding while a soft ware applica tion is r unning , press t he Alt + F4 ke y s to close th e applicat ion window .
124 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep mode? Your computer may becom e unstabl e if the op erating mod e is ch anged befor e the co mputer com pletely enters Sleep m ode. To restore you r computer to normal op erating stability 1 Close al l open programs.
125 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the Web site of the game if the re are any patche s or updates to download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest vide o driver . ❑ On some V AIO models, the graphics memor y is shar ed with the s ystem.
126 nN T r oublesho oting System Security How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as vir uses? The Mi crosoft Wind ows operati ng system is preinstall ed on your comp uter.
127 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on av ailability is affected by distanc e and obst ructio ns. Y ou m a y need to m ov e your compute r a wa y from obst ruct ions or cl oser to any ac cess po int you may be using.
128 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is the data tr ansf er speed slo w? ❑ The wi reless LAN data transfer speed i s affected by distan ce a nd obstr uctions between devices and acces s poin ts. Other factors incl ude device configu rations, radio con ditions, and so ftware comp atibility .
129 nN T r oublesho oting What are channels? ❑ Wireles s LAN co mmunicatio n occurs o n divided freq uency ba nds known as channels. Thir d-par ty w ireless LAN access poin t channels m ay be preset to d iff erent c hannels f rom Sony devices.
130 nN T r oublesho oting Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your co mputer is t rying to read may be di rty or dam aged. Follo w these steps : 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow ne xt to th e Shut do wn b utton and Rest art to restar t the computer .
131 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y a disc p roperly on m y computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc is in ser ted into the op tical di sc drive with th e label facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he necessar y program(s) is instal led accor ding to the manufacturer's inst ruc tions.
132 nN T r oublesho oting 5 Double-click the op tical disc d rive device to open a list of t he optica l disc dr ives of your computer. 6 Double-click the de sired dr ive . Y ou can c onfir m the dr iver software by sele cting the Driv er tab, and clicking Driv er Details .
133 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y Blu-r a y Disc media? ! This Q & A ent ry appl ies to select ed models onl y . Se e the online specifi cations to fi nd out the typ e of your opt ical disc dri ve , and then Reading a nd Writing O ptical Dis cs (page 3 9) to find ou t about th e supported di sc media.
134 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y What should I do if m y TV screen remains blank? ❑ Make sure that b oth power cord s of your comput er and TV a re secur ely plugged into power sourc es. ❑ Make sure that your computer a nd TV are p roperly connecte d.
135 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the screen of m y TV tha t is connected to t he HDMI OUT por t remains bla nk ? ❑ Unplug th e HDMI cable once a nd plug it back. ❑ Y our TV may not be HDCP c ompliant. Be su re to use an HDCP compliant TV .
136 nN T r oublesho oting How do I run Windows Aero? ! This Q & A entr y applie s to selected mod els only . To run W indows A ero, follow t hese step s: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Customize co lors under Appearance and P ersonalization .
137 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter is on, and the printer cable is secu rely connec ted to the po r ts on the p rin ter and comp uter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter is compatible wit h the Wind ows operating syste m installed on your compute r .
138 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? If yo u are using an external microphon e, make sur e the micro phone is tur ned on and is proper ly plugged i nto the mi crophone jack on your com puter.
139 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers What should I do if m y e xternal speak ers do not work? ❑ If you are usin g a program th at has its own v olume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume c ontrol is proper ly set. See the program's h elp file for more i nf or mation.
140 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I do not hear microphone sound fro m my HDMI-compatib le TV? Your c omputer is not capa ble of outputti ng audio si gnals from the microphone j ack direct ly through the HDMI OUT port. Sav e the audi o data first to an audi o file, and the n play it bac k to outp ut through the HDMI OUT port.
141 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The l anguage la yout of yo ur wireles s keyboar d is label ed on the p ackagin g box. If y ou choos e a differen t regiona l keyboard when yo u complet e the Wind ows setup, the key co nfiguration will be mis matched.
142 nN T r oublesho oting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Make sure that a mouse i s not connected to your compu ter . ❑ If the pointer does not move while a software applic ation is run ning, pres s the Alt + F4 ke ys to close th e applicat ion window .
143 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when the drive is connected ? Your com puter doe s not recog nize the floppy disk drive. Fir st, make s ure the USB c able is pr operly c onnected to th e USB port.
144 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If it is promp ted that the i.LINK device seem s to be disconne cted or turned off, the i.LINK cable may not be securel y plugged into the port on your computer or camcor der.
145 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I do not hear th e sound from th e sound output de vice connected to t he HDMI OUT or OPTICAL OUT por t? ❑ Once you have connected a device to the HDMI OUT or OPTICAL OUT por t, you nee d to chang e the device f or soun d output if you want to hear so und from t he de vice.
146 nN T r oublesho oting How do I ou tput the Dolb y D igita l or DTS sound through an S/PDIF or HDMI-compatib le de vice? To outp ut the Dolb y Digital or DTS sound from a dis c through an S/PDIF o r HDMI-compati ble devi ce conne cted to y our compu ter, f oll ow thes e ste ps: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel .
147 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stick Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stick media , which were fo r matted on a V AIO computer , on other de vices? You may need to refo rmat your Memory Sti ck media. Form atting Mem ory Stick m edia erases all data , includ ing musi c data pr eviously saved on it.
148 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, chec k the USB device is tur ned o n and usi ng its own power supply . F or e xample, if you are us ing a di gital camera, che ck if the batter y is char ged.
149 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This section contains infor mation o n where to go f or answers to questions about yo ur VAIO com puter. ❑ Sony Support Information (page 150) ❑ e-Support (.
150 nN Support Options Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the following source s for answe rs in the s equence l isted below. See Docum ent ation (p age 7) for detail s on the printe d and non-printed documentat ion supplied with your comp uter, as well as fu rthe r sour ces of r efere nce.
151 nN Support Options e-Suppor t What is e-Suppor t? You hav e searche d our user guides and Web site ( http://www .vaio-link.com ) but h ave not found an answer to your qu estion/ issue? e -Support .
152 nN Support Options Can I submit m y questions at an y time? Yes, y ou can su bmit your q uestions 24 /7, but keep in mind that o ur e-Su pport Team can only treat your queries from Monday till F riday betw een 8am and 6pm.
153 nN T radem arks T rademar ks Sony, B attery Chec ker, Clic k to Disc, Cl ick to Dis c Editor, S onicStage Mastering S tudio, VA IO Control Center, VAIO Edit Componen ts, VAIO Media pl us, VAIO Mov.
154 nN T radem arks ArcSoft and the Ar cSoft logo a re regist ered tradem arks of Arc Soft, Inc. ArcSoft We bCam Compa nion is a tr ademark of ArcSoft, Inc. ATI an d ATI Cataly st are tra demarks of Advanc ed Micro Dev ices, Inc. Skyp e is a trade mark of Sk ype Limi ted.
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