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N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-AR600 Series.
2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... .... ......... ............. ............. ............. ....6 Documenta tion ................. ........
3 nN Using W ireless LAN (W LAN) ............... ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ........7 9 Using the Bluetooth Functiona lity . .................... ............. .
4 nN Precauti ons ................ ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. 12 9 On Handling the LCD Screen . ............. .........
5 nN Mouse ........... ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. 17 8 Speakers ....... ............. ............. ............
6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on your pur chase o f this Sony VA IO ® comp uter, and welco me to th e on-scre en User G uide. S ony ha s combin ed lea ding- edge te chnology in au dio, vid eo, co mputing , and com munic ations to provide state- of-the- art per sonal computi ng exper ience.
7 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocume ntation include s pr inted in formati on and user gui des to r ead on y our VA IO compu ter. Printed Documentation ❑ We l c o m e m at — Contain s an overv iew of compone nts conn ection , set-up informati on, etc.
8 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Recovery Center U ser Guid e — Provides i nformat ion about resto rin g indi vidua l soft ware programs, software dri v ers, a nd dr ive par tit ion (s) or your enti re hard disk dr i ve to the or igina l factor y ins talled s etting s.
9 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to acce ss and pr ovides a singl e loca tion for informat ion and techn ical as sist ance fo r your VAIO compute r. Choos e from the follow ing categ ories to find the an swer s you nee d. To ac cess Help and Support , click Star t and Help a nd Support .
10 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be u sing you r compu ter as a p ortab le dev ice in a variet y of en vironme nts. W henever possib le, yo u should attempt to take accou nt of the.
11 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 muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the displ ay to the proper position . Adjust the br igh tness lev el of the displ ay as well.
12 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started using your V AIO com puter. ! Before s tarting yo ur compute r for the firs t time, d o not con nect any other har dware that did not o riginal ly come wi th your c omp uter .
13 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to id entify the contr ols and ports s hown on t he followi ng pag es. ! The appea rance of your comp uter may be di fferent fr om those i llustrat ed in this man ual due to variations in specif ications .
14 nN Getting Started F ront A Built-in MO TION EYE camera (page 3 3) B Built-in MO TION EYE camera indicato r (page 2 0) C LCD s cree n (pa ge 130) D Key b o a r d (page 2 9) E Built-in spea kers (st.
15 nN Getting Started A Num lock indicator (p age 20) B Caps loc k indicator (page 2 0) C Scroll loc k indicator (page 2 0) D S1 / S2 b uttons (page 31) E VO L U M E but to n s (page 31) F Disc dr ive.
16 nN Getting Started Bac k A VHF/UHF input po r t *1 (pag e 44) B Air vent C Secur ity slot D Batter y c onnec tor (pag e 23) E Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por t *2 (p age 105 ) F DC IN por t (pag e 22) *1 On selec ted mode ls only. *2 Supp orts hi gh- /ful l-/lo w- spee ds.
17 nN Getting Started Right ! HDMI, the HDMI logo and Hig h-Def inition Multimed ia Interfac e are tradem arks or regi stered t radema rks of HDMI Licens ing LL C.
18 nN Getting Started Left A OPTICAL OUT por t (O utp ut S am pl ing R at e: 4 4.1 KH z/4 8.0 K Hz/ 96 .0 K Hz) Conne ct an S/P DIF device suc h as digit al headp hones or an A V amplifi er .
19 nN Getting Started Bottom A Air vents.
20 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omput er is eq uipped with th e followin g indi cator l ights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates when the power of the computer is on, blinks when the computer is in Sleep mode, and turns of f when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off.
21 nN Getting Started Bluetooth technology * Illuminates when the WIRELESS s witch is set to ON and Bluetooth technology i s enabled. Wireless LA N Illuminates when the wireles s LAN functionality is enabled.
22 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use either an AC ada pter or a recharge able ba ttery pa ck as a power sou rce for your comp uter. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use your co mputer only wi th the suppl ied AC ad apter . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the power cord (1) int o the AC adapter ( 3).
23 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our compu ter is n ot full y charg ed at th e time of delive ry. Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n lid.
24 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our compu ter is n ot full y charg ed at th e time of delive ry. To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he AC adapter to the compu ter .
25 nN Getting Started ✍ When th e batter y pack is run ning out of pow er , bo th the b atter y and po wer in dicato r light s blink . Keep the bat ter y pack in your comput er while it is d irectly conn ected to AC power . The batter y pack cont inues to ch arge while y ou ar e usin g the comput er .
26 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 necte d to the AC adapt er or if you remov e the batte r y pack while the co mputer is i n Sleep mo de. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n lid.
27 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid lo sing uns aved data, be sure to shut do wn you r comput er prop erly, as desc ribed b elow. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off any per iphe rals conn ected to the comp uter .
28 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 o f using y our VAI O compu ter. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 29) ❑ Using the T ou.
29 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K eyboard Your k eyboar d is very simila r to a desktop compu ter keyb oard, but has addition al ke ys that p erfor m mode l-specifi c tasks . Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K ey ✍ Some keyb oard functi ons can be us ed onl y after the ope rating sy stem finis hed launc hing.
30 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, se lect, d rag, and scr oll objec ts on the scr een us ing th e touch pad . ✍ Y ou can disab le/enab le the t ouch pad to suit yo ur pref erence for usi ng the mo use.
31 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Special-function Buttons Your c omput er is eq uipped with spec ial b uttons to help y ou use specifi c functi ons of the compu ter. Special-func tion butt on Functions CHANNEL buttons *1 Change TV channels up and down.
32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer S1/S2 buttons The def ault button assignments are as f ollows: The S1 button toggles the LCD image quality mode between Stand ar d and Vivid on models with the LCD Scr.
33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your co mput er is eq uipped with a bui lt-in MO TION EYE camera. The bu ilt-in MOTION E YE camera a dds vid eo functio nalit y to in stant m essagi ng soft ware and v ideo editing s oftwar e.
34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omput er is eq uipped with an optical disc dr ive. To insert a disc 1 T ur n on the c ompute r .
35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Do not remov e the optica l disc wh en your compu ter is in a po wer saving mod e (Sleep or Hibern ate). Doin g so may cau se the comput er to malfun ctio n. ✍ If you pla n to use an exte rnal opt ical di sc drive, co nnect t he drive before yo u laun ch any prein stalled di sc operati on prog ram.
36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your comp uter pl ays and recor ds CDs, DVDs , and Blu- ray Disc medi a, depen ding on the model you pur chased . Check you r specif ication s for the ty pe of opti cal disc dri ve instal led on your mode l.
37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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- .
38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! This p roduct i s design ed to playback discs that con form to the Comp act Di sc Digit al Audi o stan dard speci ficatio ns (CD St andard) . A Dual Disc is a two sided disc produc t whi ch ma tes DV D rec orded materi al o n one s ide w ith digit al audi o mat erial on t he othe r side .
39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Use only Sony recomm ended s oftware, which i s preinsta lled o n your compu ter , to write data to a disc. Other software p rograms may not be fu lly c ompat ible and er rors may result .
40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on pla y ing discs To ac hieve op timum p erforma nce when p laying d iscs, y ou sh ould foll ow thes e recom mendations . ❑ Some CD play ers a nd com puters' optical disc dr ives may not be able to play audio CDs crea ted with t he CD -R or CD -RW disc medi a.
41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing 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 desktop, then click Start , All Programs , and the desire d CD so ftware to play the CD . If the Audi o C D windo w appears , click to sele ct an o ption.
42 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 opt ical disc dr ive. 3 If nothing appear s on the desktop, then click Start , All Programs , and the desired D VD software to play the D V D .
43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla ying Blu-r a y Disc Media ! The Blu-ray D isc playba ck funct ion is avail able on sel ected mod els only . See the on line Specific ations to find the type of you r optical disc drive, and then Reading and W ritin g O ptical Discs (page 36 ) to find ab out the sup porte d disc me dia.
44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the TV Function Your c omputer ma y have a TV tuner board ins talled or may be deliv ered with an exter nal digit al cabl e tuner to en hance your audio a nd vi sual exp erie nce in c onjuncti on with Windows Me dia Center .
45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up TV Connections ! The follo wing co nnecti ons may not be availab le in so me countri es or ar eas. The bes t method to connec t you r compute r system, T V monito r or dis play, an d cabl e service access , depen ds on the ty pe of cable connec tion ava ilable i n you r home.
46 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 a ccess (wall outlet) ( 2). 2 Connect t he other e nd to the VHF/UHF input por t (3) on t he com puter .
47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n CATV mo de (O ption 2) 1 Connect the two meta l hook s on a 7 5-ohm/300 -ohm RCA transforme r cable (1) ( not supp lied) to the s crew-type grips at 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 end of the RCA tran sformer cable (1).
48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Connecting to a st andard antenna You ca n con nect your comput er to a n indo or/outdoo r ante nna syst em, usin g Opt ion 1 o r Option 2 from the prev ious section , Connecting to standard cable access (CATV) (page 46) .
49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n land- based (terrestr ial) br oadcasti ng mode (Optio n 2) 1 Connect o ne end of a 300 -ohm twin lead c able (1) (not s upplied ) to the s crew-type gr ips at your a ntenna outl et (2). Connect t he other e nd to the grips on a VH F/UHF RF combiner /transform er (3) (not s uppl ied).
50 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 c able serv ice a ccess that uses a s et-top box (c able or satell ite).
51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n STB mo de (Opt ion 1) 1 Connect one en d of a TV co axia l cable (1) (not s uppli ed) to your cable ser v ice access (wall outlet) (2). Con nect the oth er end to the VHF/UHF IN p or t o n the ba ck panel of your set-to p box (STB) (3).
52 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 acces s (wall outl et) (2). Connect the othe r end to the VHF/UHF IN por t on the b ack panel of your se t-top b ox (STB) (3).
53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer.
54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Remote Commander If yo ur comp uter supp orts the TV funct ion, the n a remote command er is supplie d with t he compute r for us ing Me dia Cen ter featu res, incl uding TV chan nel sele ction.
55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer A P ause X butto n Press to pau se me dia playback. Press again to resume playback. Stop x butt on Press to st op medi a playback or TV recording se ssion. F orw ard M butto n Press to fast-forward media at three speeds.
56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer E Guide button Pres s to vie w the TV prog ram gu ide fo r 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 an d delete entered text.
57 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 batter ies and con nect the remo te sensor to enabl e com municati on betwe en the com puter and the re mote c ommander .
58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 3 Inser t the suppl ied two A A batter ies i nto the remote c ommander . 4 Put the b atter y c ov er back on th e remote com mander and sli de it in the reverse direction of the arr ow illustrated ab ov e until the cover clicks into plac e.
59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect t he rem ote sensor 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the remote s ensor c able (2) into th e USB por t. 3 P o siti on the rem ote se nsor (3 ) to enable uno bstr ucted communi catio n with the r emote comma nder .
60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer If yo u are us ing a cab le or s atellite s et-top bo x, yo u can attach the remote sensor control to the se t-top b ox, whic h enables you to c ontrol the set -top box with the r emote com mander .
61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Do no t cove r the infrar ed se nsor when attac hing th e remo te sens or con trol. The remote sen sor must be vi sible in a line of sight with t he remote co mmander in order to funct ion prope rly .
62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using PC Cards PC Card s allow y ou to con nect por table e xternal dev ices to your comp uter. Inser t ing a PC Card ! Y our computer is delivered with a slot pro tector in the PC Ca rd slot . Remov e the slot pro tector be fore you use the slot.
63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Inser t the PC Card sl ot prot ector to prot ect agains t debri s ente ring t he slot w hen no t using a P C Card. Befor e movi ng your co mp uter , make sure to insert t he PC C ard slo t prot ector i nto th e slot.
64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a PC Card Foll ow the steps bel ow to remove the PC Card while your compu ter 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 co mputer is off, skip step s 1 to 7.
65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the ExpressCard Module Your c omput er is eq uipped with ei ther a Uni versa l Expre ssCard ™ slot * or an E xpres sCard ™ /34 slot * fo r transfer ring da ta amon g digital came ras, ca mcorder s, mu sic pl ayers, and oth er aud io/video devi ces.
66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing an E xpressCard Module ! Y our computer is delivered with a slot prote ctor in the Ex pressCa rd slot. Remove the slot protector bef ore you use the slot. Use care when insertin g or removing the Express Card modul e from the slot.
67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Insert th e Exp ressCard sl ot prot ector t o protect agains t debri s en te ring the slot when not using an Express Card modul e. Before m oving you r comput er , be sure to inse rt the ExpressC ard slot pr otector into the slot.
68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing an ExpressCard Module Foll ow the steps belo w to remov e the E xpressCa rd mo dule whil e your c ompute r is on. If it is n ot remov ed proper ly, you r system m ay not work prope rly. To remov e an Ex pres sCard mo dule ✍ T o remove an Express Card mod ule when you r comput er is off, skip steps 1 to 7.
69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stick Media Memo ry Stick med ia is a comp act, por table, and v ersati le IC re cording medi a esp ecially desig ned for exch anging and sha ring digital data with com patibl e produc ts, suc h as di gital c amera s, mobil e phon es an d other devices .
70 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore Y ou Use t he Memor y Stic k Media The Me mory St ick sl ot on y our comp uter can acco mmodate bot h stand ard- an d Duo-si ze med ia and support M emor y Stick PRO an d Memory Stic k PRO- HG Duo me dia wit h high speed and high c apacity capabil ities.
71 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing a Memory Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Loca te the M emo r y Sti ck slot. 2 Hold t he Memor y Stick media with the arrow facing upward an d point ing toward the Mem or y St ick slot. 3 Careful ly slid e the M emor y Stick media into the slot unti l it clicks into plac e.
72 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To view the con tents of the Me mory Stick med ia 1 Click St art and Compu ter to open th e Computer window . 2 Double-click the M emor y Stick media ic on to view the l ist of data files sav ed in the Mem or y S tick media.
73 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 5 Click St art . 6 At the c onfir mati on promp t, click OK . The for matting process star ts. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick media d ependin g on th e media. 7 Once co mplete d, cli ck OK . 8 Click Close .
74 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media 1 Check that the Memor y Stick indi cator is off. 2 Push th e Memor y Stick media in toward the computer. The Mem or y S tick media ejec ts. 3 Pull th e Memor y Stick media o ut of the slot.
75 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards In additi on to the Memor y Stick sl ot and E xpressCar d slot, your comp uter is equi pped wi th an SD memory ca rd slot . You c an use thi s slot to transfe r data among d igital c ameras, camc orders, music player s, and other aud io/video devic es.
76 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing a Memory Card To insert a memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card sl ot. 2 Hold the m emor y card with th e arrow facing upward and p ointin g toward the memor y card slo t. 3 Careful ly slid e the me mor y card in to the slo t until it clicks int o plac e.
77 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memor y card while the SD memory card indi cator light i s on. If you do, the card or its da ta may be come dam age d. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the SD mem or y car d indica tor ligh t is of f .
78 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter ne t Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connection Before you can conne ct to th e Internet , you n eed to con nect your compute r to a telephone line w ith a te lephone c able (no t suppli ed). On ce yo u have set up y our telep hone c able con necti on, you ar e ready to connec t to the Internet.
79 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 communic ate freely with each other th rough a netwo rk. A WL AN is a netwo rk in w hich a use r can con nect to a Loc al Area Ne twork (LAN) through a wi reless (radio) connec tion.
80 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer IEEE 80 2.11b/ g is a wire le ss LAN sta ndard, using th e 2.4 GH z bandw idth. The IEEE 802.11 g stand ard provi des hi gh-s peed co mmunica tions, fast er than the IEEE 80 2.
81 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc networ k is a networ k in w hich a LA N is create d only by th e wirele ss de vices themse lves, wi th no ot her cent ral contr oller or a ccess point. Ea ch dev ice com municate s direc tly with other d evices in the ne twork.
82 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! Y ou cannot selec t the 5 GHz band width, which is used for the IEEE 80 2.11 a stan dard, on ad-hoc networ ks. The IEE E 802.11 n stan dard, using th e 2.4 or 5 G Hz bandw idth, is not ava ilab le on ad -hoc net work s.
83 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructur e network is a n etwork tha t exten ds an exi sting wir ed local network to wirele ss devi ces b y providin g an ac cess poin t (not suppl ied), for ex ample the Sony Acc ess Poin t.
84 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 infor mation. 2 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN sw i t c h. The Wi reless LAN indi cator l ights up.
85 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ication To stop wireless LA N communication Turn off the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN switc h. ! T urnin g off the wirel ess LAN func tionalit y while acc essin g remote docume nts, fil es, or resources may result in data loss.
86 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Functionality The B luetoot h function ality i s avail able on selecte d mode ls onl y. See th e onli ne Specificat ions to see w hether your mo del suppor ts the Bl uetooth function ality.
87 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ionality ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, depe nding on th e following conditio ns: ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , located b e.
88 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 gy to mi nimize the in terference from other devices th at use the s ame wav e length.
89 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wi reless technolo gy has an authent icati on functio n, whic h allows you to determin e with whom y ou ch oose to commun icate . With the authenti cation fu nctio n, you ca n avoi d any ano nymou s Blueto oth devic e to ac cess you r com puter.
90 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 s uch as another c ompute r, a mobi le phon e, a PD A, a he adset, a mouse, or a digi tal came ra withou t the us e of any c ables.
91 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Stopping Bluetoo th Communications To stop Blueto oth commun ication s T u rn off the Blueto oth device that i s communic ating with your comput er .
92 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Headset The Bl uetooth he adset (no t supplied ) will com e in handy during a vide o confer ence ove r the Inte rnet using instant mes saging software. For detai ls on usin g the B luetoot h headset, see th e manua l that c ame with your Bluetooth heads et.
93 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P er ipher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VAIO c ompute r by usi ng the various ports on the c ompute r.
94 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speak ers You ca n enhan ce the sound quali ty of y our com puter by conne cting externa l spea kers. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker ca ble (1) into the head phones j ack (2) i . 2 Plug the other end of the s peaker cable to the exter nal spe aker (3).
95 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n conn ect an external displa y (not suppli ed) to yo ur c omputer. F or exa mple, you can u se the compu ter with a compu ter displa y or a projec tor . ✍ Connec t the power cord af ter conne cting al l other cab les.
96 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Computer Disp la y You ca n conn ect a com puter display (monito r) to y our com puter. To connect a compute r display 1 If neces sar y , plug on e end o f the di splay's power cord (1) into your dis play , and the oth er end into a n AC outlet.
97 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n conn ect a m ultim edia com puter display that in clud es built- in spea kers and a microp hone to your co mputer . To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay 1 Plug the power cord of your multi media computer display (1) i nto an AC outlet.
98 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a TV You ca n conn ect a TV to yo ur compu ter. To connect a TV to your co mputer 1 Plug the power cord of your T V into an AC outlet. 2 Plug on e end of an S Vid eo cable (not suppl ied) int o the S VIDEO OUTPUT port on the com puter and the other end to the TV .
99 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! If your TV is equi pped wi th an HD MI po rt and a DVI-D port, we re commen d that y ou us e the HDMI por t. The HDMI cable carries b oth vide o and audio signa ls. If a device driver other t han the one pro vided by Sony is u sed, the imag e will not be d isplayed and the aud io will not be heard .
100 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n conn ect a pro jector (fo r examp le, the Sony LCD p rojecto r) to y our comp uter. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) of your proje ctor int o an AC outlet. 2 Plug an RGB sig nal cable (2) (not supp lied) into the mon itor (VGA) por t (3) a on the computer .
101 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect whi ch displa y to be used as th e primar y monitor whe n an exter nal displa y (desk top monito r, etc.
102 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultipl e Mon itors f unction allows you to dis tribute p ortio ns of your desktop acro ss sep arate displa ys.
103 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 resolu tion und er Appear ance and Personalization . The Display Settings window app ears. 3 Right-cli ck the n umber 2 monitor and se lect Att ached .
104 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If you need to use a sound i nput de vice ( for exa mple, to c hat o ver the Internet) , you nee d to pl ug in an ex ternal microph one (not s uppli ed). To con nect an exter nal mic rop hone Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) into the microp hone j ack (2) m .
105 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 U SB 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.
106 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 dis k drive an d conn ect it to your com puter . To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB flop p y dis k dr ive cable (2) into th e USB p or t.
107 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an di sconnec t a USB floppy dis k drive when your c ompute r is o n or off . Disc onnec ting the drive when t he co mputer i s in a pow er sa ving mode (Sl eep or Hi berna te) may cause the c omputer to malfun ction .
108 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n conn ect a W indows- comp atible printer to yo ur compu ter to print do cument s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n conn ect a U SB prin ter comp atible wi th your v ersion of Windo ws to th e comp uter.
109 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 i s equipp ed with an i. LINK po r t, wh ich you can use to con nect to an i.LINK device such as a digital video camcorde r . ❑ The i.
110 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital vi deo cam corder Plug on e end o f an i.L INK cable (1) ( not sup plied) into the i. LINK po rt (2) o n the com puter and the othe r end into the DV In/ Out por t (3) o n the digi tal vide o camcor der.
111 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n conn ect your compute r to 10 00BASE- T/100B ASE-TX /10BAS E-T-ty pe network s with an Etherne t networ k cable . Connect one end of a netwo rk ca ble (not su pplied) to the network (Etherne t) port on the comp uter an d the other end to your network .
112 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion brie fly de scrib es how to c hange the main setting s of y our VAIO c ompute r. Among other things, y ou wil l learn how to us e and cus tomiz e the look of your Sony s oftware an d utiliti es, etc.
113 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting the P ass word Use one of the B IOS func tions to set the password. Once you ha ve se t the pa ssword, you will be promp ted to en ter th e pass word afte r the VA IO log o appea rs to s tart your compute r.
114 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Adding the P ow er-on P ass word The po wer-on p assword is provided to pro tect your c ompute r from u nauthori zed acces s. ! Once y ou ha ve set th e power-on passwo rd, you canno t start y our co mputer wi thout e ntering t he passwo rd.
115 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Changing/Remo ving the P o wer-on P ass word 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, re star t th e comp uter and p ress th e F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears.
116 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Cente r The VAIO Control Center utility allows y ou to a ccess system informat ion an d to sp ecify prefer ences for s ystem be havi or. To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Control Center .
117 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes When y ou use a battery pack a s the p ower sourc e for yo ur co mputer, y ou ca n take advantage of the p ower m anagem ent setting s to conse rve battery li fe.
118 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns off th e LCD sc reen and places the sto rage dev ice(s) and the CPU int o a low powe r con sumption mode.
119 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r If the compu ter is not u sed for a cer tain pe riod of ti me, it will enter Sleep m ode. To m odify this, yo u can ch ange the Slee p mode se ttings . To change the Slee p mode settings 1 Right-cli ck the power status icon on the t askbar and sele ct Po wer Options .
120 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 drive an d power is turned off. Ev en when the batt ery runs down, no data will be lost. T he po wer indi cator li ght is off in this mod e.
121 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To retu rn to Norma l mode Press t he power butto n. The c omputer ret urns to its norma l sta te. ! If you press an d hold the po wer button f or more than fo ur seconds, your comput er will turn of f automat ically.
122 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Managing P ow er with V AIO P ow er Management Power manage ment h elps you set up powe r sche mes f or runn ing on AC o r batter y powe r to su it you r requ irements for power cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plic ation dev eloped ex clusiv ely for V AIO com puters.
123 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your V AIO co mputer and m emory m odules use hi gh preci sion co mponen ts and electr onic connector s tech nology .
124 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the f unctional ity of yo ur comp uter, you can incr ease the mem ory b y installi ng optio nal mem ory modu les. Before you upgr ade your compute r's memor y, rea d the notes and proc edures in the followi ng pages .
125 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the s pecial bag del ivered with the memor y module or wrap the m odule in al uminum foil to prote ct it fro m ESD .
126 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 omput er and discon nect all per ipheral d evices. 2 Unplug th e comp uter and rem ov e the batter y pa ck. 3 W ait unti l the c ompute r cools down.
127 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 mod ule into t he memo r y mod ule slot and pu sh it i n until i t clicks into place. ! If you use on ly one me mor y module, make sure to insert it to the slot that is closer t o the back of yo ur compu ter .
128 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 , All Pro grams , and V A IO Control Center . The V AIO Control Center window appea rs. 3 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n icon unde r the System I nf ormat ion folder .
129 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 V AIO com puter from pote ntial damage.
130 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 s urface of the LCD s creen o r e xer t pre ssure on i t.
131 nN Precau tions On Using the P ower Source ❑ See the o nline Spec ifications to check the power op eration of your mod el. ❑ Do not sh are th e AC outlet with othe r power-consum ing equ ipmen t, such as a pho tocopier or a sh redder . ❑ Y ou can pu rcha se a p ower strip wi th a su rge pro tector.
132 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabin et with a soft cloth, whi ch is dr y or li ghtly moi stene d with a mi ld dete rgent so lution . Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad , scour ing pow der , or solvent such a s alcoho l or ben zine, as these may damage t he fini sh of your compu ter .
133 nN Precau tions ❑ Use only speci fied pe riph eral equip ment an d interface cables; othe rwise, problems may occur . ❑ Do not us e cut o r damaged conne ction cables. ❑ If your computer is br ought d irectly fr om a co ld loc ation to a war m one, mois ture may conden se in side the com puter.
134 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touch the lens prote ction cov er of the built-in MOTION EYE ca mera, as it ma y caus e scratches on the cover and such s cratches wi ll app ear on the captu red i mages.
135 nN Precau tions On Handling Flopp y Disks ❑ Do not ope n the s hutter manua lly o r touch t he surface of the floppy disk. ❑ K eep flop p y disks away from ma gnets. ❑ K eep flop p y dis ks awa y from direc t sunl ight an d other s ources of h eat.
136 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the s urface 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 central hol e, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are o f the disc is e ssentia l to it s con tinuous rel iabi lity .
137 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Do not leave batter y p acks in temp eratures a bov e 140°F ( 60°C), s uch as i n a ca r parked i n the sun o r unde r direct sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y life is shor te r in a cold environm ent. Thi s is due to dec reased b atter y efficien cy at low temperature s.
138 nN Precau tions ❑ If, after fully cha rging the bat ter y pack, the batter y power is stil l low , t he batter y pack ma y be reaching t he end o f it s life and shou ld be r epla ced. ❑ Y ou do not n eed to d ischarge the batt er y pa ck bef ore rechar ging.
139 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while d riv ing, c ycling, or operat ing any motor ized vehicle. It m ay create a traffic hazard and is illega l in som e area s. It can also be potent ially dangero us to p la y lo ud music wh ile walking , especi ally at pedestr ian c rossi ngs.
140 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stic k Media ❑ Do not touc h the M emor y Stick media conne ctor with your finger or metal lic obj ects. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label suppl ied with th e Memo r y Sti ck media as a labe l. ❑ Do not ben d, dro p , or appl y stron g sho ck to the Memor y Stick medi a.
141 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk drive has a hig h storag e dens ity and r eads or writes data in a short t ime. Ho wever, i t can b e easily damag ed by mec hanic al vibr ation, shock, or dust.
142 nN Precau tions On Updating Y our C omputer Confirm that th e latest u pdates hav e been insta lled on y our com puter us ing the followin g softw are appli cations so that th e compute r ca n run mor e effici ently .
143 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b les hooti ng This sectio n des cribes h ow to s olve c ommon problem s yo u mig ht encoun ter wh en usin g you r VAIO compute r. Ma ny prob lems have s imple solutio ns. Try these s uggestio ns bef ore vis iting the Sony onlin e suppor t Web sit e at the following URLs: http: //e suppor t.
144 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ Floppy Disks (page 183 ) ❑ PC Car ds (pag e 184 ) ❑ A udio/Video (page 18 6) ❑ Memory S tick Media (p age 189) ❑ P erip heral s (page 190).
145 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 on. Make sure the power indica tor shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is instal led pr oper ly a nd charg ed.
146 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "Pres s <F1> to resu me, <F2 > to setup " appe ars at th e bottom of the s creen, follow thes e ste ps: 1 Pres s the F2 key .
147 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y comput er or soft ware stops resp onding? ❑ If your comput er sto ps resp onding while a s oftware app lica tion is r unn ing, pr ess the Alt + F4 ke ys to close th e appli catio n window .
148 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mput er may b ecome unstable if the o perating mode i s cha nged befor e the c omput er compl etely en ters Sleep or Hibernate mod e. To restore you r computer to normal oper ating stability 1 Close al l ope n programs.
149 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a message windo w , notifying of incompatibility or improp er installa tion of the battery pack, appears and my compu ter enters Hiber nate mode? ❑ This sy mptom could be due to the b atter y p ack not being install ed proper ly .
150 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 i f there ar e any patche s or upd ates to downloa d. ❑ Make sure you have installed the lates t video dr iver .
151 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen tur n off when the time se lected f or the auto matic tur n-off action has passed? The VAIO Origina l Screen Saver di sables the ti mer setting , whic h you ca n selec t using th e Win dows power options , for yo ur screen t o turn off.
152 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 W indows op erating s ystem i s prein stalled on your comp uter.
153 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 24) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our com puter is directl y co nnected to the AC adapter , it uses AC po wer, even if the battery p ack is install ed.
154 nN T r oublesho oting Should I b e concer ned that the installed batter y pac k is w ar m? No, it is normal for the ba ttery pa ck to be w arm when i t is powe ring your computer .
155 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 EY E cam era cannot be sha red by more than one so ftware appl ication . If anoth er software applic ation is using the camera , exit the applic ation before usi ng the built-in MO TION EY E camer a.
156 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.
157 nN T r oublesho oting Why can't I use the built-in MO TION E YE ca mera? ❑ The built- in MO TION EY E cam era cannot be sha red by more than one so ftware appl ication . If anoth er software applic ation is using the camera , exit the applic ation before usi ng the built-in MO TION EY E camer a.
158 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 worki ng. Plug the cable i nto an o rdinar y teleph one and listen for a di al tone.
159 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 co mpatib le mod em. Man y factor s may influ ence mode m con nectio n speed, inclu ding tele phone line nois e or com patibi lity with telepho ne equi pment, s uch as fax mach ines o r other m odems .
160 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on availability is affected by dista nce an d obst ruc tions. Y o u may need to m ov e your compute r awa y from obst ruct ions or clos er to any access poin t you may be using.
161 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess po int se ttings. Se e the manual t hat cam e with your access p oint for more inform ation. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e acc ess point a re co nnecte d to one another .
162 nN T r oublesho oting How do I a v oid data transf er interruptions? ❑ When your com puter is conne cted t o an acce ss po int, da ta transfer interru ptions may occur when us ing lar ge files or if the comp uter is in cl ose proximity to micr owa v es an d cordl ess tele phones.
163 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 ch .
164 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot con nect to m y comput er? ❑ Make sure the o ther d e vice is au thenticate d.
165 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed de pends on the ob stacle s and/o r the dis tance between the two devices, on the radio wav e quality , and on the operating s ystem o r the software in us e.
166 nN T r oublesho oting Can I use a de vice with Blueto oth technolog y on air planes? With Blueto oth tec hnology , your com puter transm its a radio freq uency of 2.4 GHz . Sens itive loca tions, such as h ospita ls a nd airpl anes, ma y have restri ction s on use of Blueto oth devices , due to radio inte rferenc e.
167 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 tryin g to r ead may be dirty o r dam aged. Fol low the se steps : 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow next to the Shut down button and Rest art to restar t the computer.
168 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 inse r t ed int o the optic al di sc dr ive with the l abel facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he nece ssar y program(s) i s ins talled ac cordi ng to the manufacturer's in str uct ions.
169 nN T r oublesho oting 6 Double-click the de sired d rive. Y ou can c onfir m th e dr iver software by sele cting the Driver tab, and clicking Driver Det ails . 7 Click OK to close the window . ❑ Make sure an adhesi v e lab el is not af fixed to a disc .
170 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Make sure you neith er la unch a ny software appl ication nor al low any to lau nch autom atical ly , no t ev e n a sc reen sav er .
171 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our com puter sc reen may go blank if the comp uter loses power or enter s a power saving mo de (Slee p or Hibe r nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Vi deo) Sleep mod e, press any ke y to br ing the comp uter back into Nor mal mode.
172 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the screen resolution on my TV screen? Your TV screen may no t show t he whole screen image of a video if the s creen res olutio n is set l arger th an 1024 x 768. A djust the sc reen res olution to 1024 x 768 or smal ler.
173 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen displa y a video? ❑ If the exter nal d isplay is se lected for the di splay output a nd the exter nal d isplay is disc onnect ed, you cannot d ispl ay a video on your compute r screen.
174 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y screen changes? The LC D brig htness s etting , adjuste d with t he Fn + F5 / F6 keys, i s temp orary and may b e restor ed to t he origi nal setti ng when your comput er returns to Norma l mode from Sl eep or Hib ernat e mode.
175 nN T r oublesho oting How do I run Windows Aero? ! This Q & A entr y appl ies to sel ected mod els only . To run W indows Aero, f ollow t hese step s: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Customize co lors under Appearance and Per sonalization .
176 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 in ter cable is s ecurely conn ected to th e por ts on the p r inter an d comp uter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s compa tible wit h the Wind ows operating s ystem i nstalled on your comp uter .
177 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 icropho ne is tur ne d on an d is p roper ly plu gged i nto the micropho ne jack on your com puter .
178 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 plugge d into the p or t. ❑ Res tar t y our comp uter with y our mo use 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 .
179 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 pr ogram that has its own volume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume cont rol is proper ly s et. See the program's h elp file for mor e informat ion.
180 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I do not hear sound f rom the b uilt-in speak ers? ❑ If you are usin g a pr ogram that has its own volume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume cont rol is proper ly s et. See the program's h elp file for mor e informat ion.
181 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 t he touch p ad witho ut connec ting a mouse to your c omputer .
182 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 l ayout of y our comp uter's ke yboar d is labe led on t he pack aging box. If you choose a d iffere nt region al keybo ard when yo u comp lete th e Wind ows setup , the key confi guration will be m ismat ched.
183 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 does n ot recog nize the floppy disk dr ive. Fir st, mak e sure th e USB cab le is proper ly conn ected to th e USB port.
184 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 prop erly . See Inser ting a PC Ca rd (page 62) for more inform ation. ❑ Make sure the P C Card is comp atible with the M icrosoft W indows operating system insta lled on your co mputer.
185 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer recog nize atta ched de vices? For som e PC Cards , if yo u alterna te between No rmal mod e and S leep or Hi bernate m ode whi le the card i s inserted into th e PC Card slot, y our comp uter m ay not r ecogniz e the P C Card or the co nnecte d devic e.
186 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 dev ice seem s to be disconne cted or tur ned off, the i.LINK cable may not be secur ely plugg ed into the port on your compute r or camcorde r.
187 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 t o the HDMI po r t? ❑ Once you have connected a device to the HDM I por t, you need to change the device for sound output if you want to hear sound from the device.
188 nN T r oublesho oting How do I ou tput the Dolb y D igital or DTS sound t hrough an S/P DIF or HDMI-compatib le de vice? To outp ut the Do lby D igital or DTS sound from a disc t hrough an S/PDIF or HDMI- compati ble de vice co nnecte d to y our compu ter, f oll ow thes e ste ps: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel .
189 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stic k Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stic k media, which were f ormatted on a V A IO computer , on other de vices? You may need to reformat y our Mem ory Sti ck medi a. Form atting Mem ory St ick m edia eras es all data, i nclud ing mu sic d ata prev iousl y save d on it .
190 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 us ing its own power supply . F or example, if you are us ing a di gital camera, che ck if the ba tter y i s char ged.
191 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This sect ion conta ins infor mation o n wher e to go f or answe rs to que stions a bout yo ur VAIO compute r and the prein stalled software . Sony Suppor t Inf or m ation See the follow ing so urces for an swers i n the sequ ence l isted bel ow.
192 nN Support Options 5 V AIO Update When yo ur comp uter is connec ted to the Intern et, VAIO Update automati cally notifies you wh en critic al sof tware and security i nformati on is posted on the supp ort Web site. Clic k th e VAIO Up date notice to open t he VA IO Supp ort W eb site and vi ew th e info rmat ion.
193 nN Support Options For customers in Latin Amer ican countries or areas Cust omer In form ation Cent er If you do not find the in formatio n you are looking for at our s ite, yo u may call S ony directl y.
194 nN Support Options In orde r to cont act a S ony tech nical s uppor t represen tative , call th e foll owing numb ers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SONY (7669) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico Ci ty:.
195 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or matio n Dependi ng on th e comp uter mode l and p articul ar confi gura tion you p urchas ed, yo ur compu ter ma y not include all of the software p rograms listed bel ow. Contacts for Son y sof tware pro ducts are liste d below : ❑ F or cust omers in US A We b s i t e h ttp://es uppor t.
196 nN Support Options America Online ® ( Dial-Up) Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://www .aol.com AOL ® Toolbar Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://he lp .
197 nN Support Options Bluetooth ™ Utility Broadcom Corpo ration For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 195) . Click to DVD ® softw are Sony E lectron ics Inc . At the tou ch of a button, Cli ck to DV D software allows y ou to autom aticall y burn DV Ds from a digital video (DV ) device.
198 nN Support Options InstantO n InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://www .inter v ideo .com/jsp /Suppo r t.jsp Intel ® PROSet/Wi reless So ftware Intel Cor poration ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://s uppor t.
199 nN Support Options 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft ® Offi ce ! The Mic rosoft Office 60-D ay T rial soft ware inclu ded with t his comp uter system is i ntended f or evaluat ion pu rposes only . The sof twar e has b een in stalle d and you mu st activ ate the soft ware bef ore you can use it.
200 nN Support Options 14-Day Trial Version of Napster ® Napster, Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://www .napster .com Norto n Interne t Securi ty ™ Symante c Corporation ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e http://www .
201 nN Support Options QuickBooks De luxe Intuit Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://www .intuit.com /suppor t/ Roxio ® Easy M edia Crea tor ® 9 Suit e Sonic Sol utions ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://s uppor t.
202 nN Support Options SonicStage Maste ring Studio ™ so ftwa re Sony E lectron ics Inc . Use Son icStage M aster ing Stud io sof tware t o reco rd son gs from a nalog record s or cassette tapes into yo ur com puter and outpu t them to CDs, DVDs , or audio files i n WAV form at.
203 nN Support Options VAIO ® Ed it Component Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Edi t Compon ent prov ides enhanced editin g funct ionality when usi ng Adobe P remier e Pro or Adobe P remier e Element s on y our VAI O co mputer. For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 195) .
204 nN Support Options VAIO Me dia ™ software Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Medi a ™ softwa re brin gs multi media to your n etwork, e nablin g you to share music, video , and st ill ima ge fil es between y our VAI O ® compu ters.
205 nN Support Options VAIO Update 3 Sony E lectron ics Inc . The VA IO Update uti lity he lps you k eep you r VAIO ® c ompute r up to date by regular ly chec king the So ny onli ne sup port Web si te for imp ortant s oftware updates a nd info rmation for your s pecif ic VAIO compute r model.
206 nN Support Options Xdrive ™ Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://www .xdri ve.com/suppor t Zoom Utility Sony E lectron ics Inc . The Zoom Utili ty will a llow you to magn ify a p ortion o f the sc reen.
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