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1 Wel come .. ..... .. .. .... .. .. .... ... .. .... .. .. .... .. .. ..... .. .. ..7 Powe ring Yo ur Co mput er .. .... .. .. .... .. ... .... .. ..9 Usi ng AC Power..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ....1 0 Con nect in g th e AC ad ap te r .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k Start 2 Con necti n g An ot her VAIO Comput er . .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .. 50 Connecting VAIO computers ........................ . . . . ................ 50 Disconnecting VAI O c om pute r s ..................................
3 Usi ng t he To uch P ad ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. .. ..85 Desc ri bi ng the t ouc h pad .. .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. ... .. 8 5 C ust om izi ng th e to uch p ad .... .. .... .. .. .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k Start 4 Floppy Disk Drives and PC Ca r ds ..... .. . . 111 Usi ng F loppy D isk Driv es ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... .. ..... 1 12 Connecting a floppy dis k drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 Usi ng S peaker s ..... .. .. ..... .. ... .... ... ..... .. .. ..... .. ... .... ... ....1 3 5 Con nect in g spe ake rs . .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. ..... 1 35 Disconnecting external s peakers . ...........
V AIO Compu t er Quic k Start 6 Port Repl icat or s . .... .. .. .... ... .... .. .. .... .. .. ..... . 161 Con necti ng the Por t Repl icat or .. ..... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... 1 6 2 L ocat ing fe at ure s and p orts .... .. .. .... .. .. .... .
7 We l c o m e Congrat ulati ons on your pur chase of this Sony V AIO® comput e r , and wel c ome to the online V AIO® Computer User Gui de . This use r guide pr ov ides de tailed inf ormation on all aspe cts of usin g your new V AIO co m p uter , fr om keyboar d functio ns t o pr e ins talled soft w ar e pr ogr ams.
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9 P ow ering Y our Compute r Y our V AIO® computer comes wit h a bat te r y and an AC adapter . This chapt er explains how to ins tall and use these supp lied accessori es to powe r y our c omputer . I t also describe s w ay s you can eff iciently utilize t he bat tery as a pow e r sour ce.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k Start 10 Us in g A C P o wer The supp lied ba ttery i s not c harg e d whe n you receive yo ur co m pu ter . T o use y our comp uter i m me diately , use t he suppl ied AC adapt er a s the power s ource . W h ile t he compute r use s AC power , it auto m a tically c ha r ges the bat tery i f it is ins erted.
Using A C P owe r 11 T ur ning on the c omputer T o t urn on the computer 1 Sl ide t he releas e leve r t o t he ri ght, and li ft the cov er whil e holding t he bo ttom of the compute r firmly . 2 Pre ss the power but ton until t he power indi cato r turns on.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 12 ❑ T o inc re as e l i ght i nte n sit y , p res s Fn + F5 and t hen or . ❑ T o d ecr eas e light int e n s i ty , pr ess Fn + F5 and t he n or .
Using t he Batte r y 13 Using the Batter y A batte ry is an a ux ili ary power s ource you can us e whe n you r compute r is not pl ugged int o a n AC outl e t . Y our compu ter may come equi pped with one o r t wo batt e ry ba ys, depen ding on the m o de l yo u p urchased .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 14 2 Sli de t he ba t ter y int o the batt ery ba y . If the c omput er is on, i t automati call y dete c t s the bat tery .
Using t he Batte r y 15 T o remove a batt er y 1 P u s ht h e b a t t e r y b a yc o v e rd o w nt oo p e ni t . 2 Pul l the bat tery o ut of the ba tter y bay .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 16 3 Sli de the wei ght sav er in th e direct ion of t h e a rr ow un til it c l icks i nto pl ace. The wei ght sa ve r s tabil izes the ba ttery .
Using t he Batte r y 17 2 T urn the compu ter over , and unlo ck the multi purpose bay rel ease le ver . 3 Pul l the weigh t s a ver and bat tery gen tly from the multi purpose bay . 4 In s e rt th e weight s aver int o t he mult ipur pose bay t o protect t he bay .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 18 ❑ Percenta ge indicator — Di spla ys the pe rcenta ge of t he remaini ng capac ity . ❑ Ti me indicator — Displa ys es tima ted tim e (hou rs : minut es) re m aini ng before t he battery ful ly discha rges, a lso known as the time-t o-empty .
Using t he Batte r y 19 ❑ Power Pr of ile — D i spla ys power m ana gemen t sett ings for variou s devic es on yo ur sys tem . Y ou can change t he setti ngs to conse rve po w er . ❑ Battery tab — Dis plays the tot al char ge re ma ini ng in the bat te r y .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 20 Char ging a batte r y Y ou wi ll need to char ge the ba ttery i f battery po w e r drops bel ow 10 percen t or you have no t use d the batte ry fo r a c onsi derable amount of tim e.
Using t he Batte r y 21 1 In s e rt the battery int o t he battery bay . If you wa nt t o char ge more than one batt e ry , ins ert the se cond batt ery i nto the comput er . See “T o inse rt a second batt e ry ” for m or e informati on. 2 Co nnect th e AC ada pter t o the com puter .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 22 Notes on ba tt eries ❑ Never l e ave the b a t ter y i n temper a t ures a bove 14 0°F ( 60°C ), such a s under di rect sunli ght or in a car parke d in the sun . ❑ Whil e t h e ba t tery is i n use or being dis char ged, the ba ttery hea ts up.
Conserving Battery P owe r 23 Conserv ing Battery P ower Y o u may use the powe r sa vin g mode s and P o werPanel or po w e r s c hemes to cons erve bat tery power . Conservin g batt ery power may si gnifica ntly ext end your com puting ti m e, dep ending on how you us e your comp uter .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 24 Using P owerP anel The Power Pane l utilit y enable s you to sele ct and cust omiz e a predefined po wer mana gement pr ofil e to con serve batte ry life. T h e followi ng table de s c ribes al l th e prede fine d powe r m anagement prof iles in PowerPan el.
Conserving Battery P owe r 25 Pres ent atio n Keeps t he displa y on at al l tim es while it c ons erve s power . This o ption i s idea l for s lide sh ow pres enta tio ns. Y ou ca n esta blis h s ett ings for LCD (V ideo) S tandby , Hard Dis k St andby , and S tandby m ode to op timiz e power manag ement for your sy stem.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 26 T o selec t a prof ile 1 R igh t-c li ck th e CPU ic on on t he W indows ® taskba r . 2 Select Pro file s , and c l ick t he profil e on the sho rtcut m enu. The pr ofile set tings are imple mente d inst antly . See “ Using Power Panel” fo r de s cript ion s of avai la ble profil e s .
Conserving Battery P owe r 27 Po w er pro f ile D es cr i pti o n CPU Cont rol 1 C ont ro ls t he p ro ce sso r spe ed . Y ou ca n s ele ct e it her P erfo rma nc e , Adaptive , Bat ter y Life ,o r Mor e B a ttery Life . Th ese sel ecti ons ar e lis ted i n orde r f rom th e gre ates t to le ast amoun t of p ower consumed.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 28 Freque nt l y asked que s t i ons Can my comput er ente r Hibe rnate mode while us ing battery powe r? Y ou r c omputer c a n e nter Hibe rnate m ode while usi ng batte ry p ower , bu t some soft ware progra ms a nd perip heral devic es pre v e nt the syste m from e nteri ng H ibe r n at e m o de a t al l .
Conserving Battery P owe r 29 Why is t he battery warm ? Whi le the batte ry is in us e or be i ng disc harge d, the ba ttery he ats up. Thi s is no rm a l and is not cau se for conc ern.
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31 In ter net and N et work Connec tions ❑ In ternet C onnect ions ❑ Network Co nne c tions ❑ Co nnecti ng Another V AIO Comput er.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 32 In tern et C onn ec tion s Thi s s ect ion d esc rib es the ba sic s teps fo r se tt ing up yo ur di al- up or Eth ern et conne ction to t he Interne t.
Internet Connect ions 33 T o set up a dial -up c o nnecti on to the In ternet 1 Co nnect you r compute r to a te lephone lin e. See “T o connect a telep hone cabl e” f or more infor matio n. 2 Cl ick Star t , poin t to All Pr ograms , Ac cessor ies , Commu ni c at ions ,a n d cl ick New Connec tion Wiz ard .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 34 3 Cl ick Ne xt .I f t h e Locati on Infor mation d ialog box ap pears, fol low the on- scre en i nst ruct i o ns. 4 If it is not al re ady sele c t ed, cli ck to sel ec t C on nec t to t he In t e rn et ,a n d c l i c k Next .
Internet Connect ions 35 T o connec t an Et hernet cabl e 1 Loca te the Ethe rne t port on your compute r . Fo r l ocati on informati on, se e Loca ting Por ts and Contr ols i n the Setti ng Up cha pte r o f your pr inted V A IO® Co m pu t er Q ui ck St ar t.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 36 3 Cl ick Ne xt .I f t h e Locati on Infor mation d ialog box ap pears, fol low the on- scre en i nst ruct i o ns. 4 If it is not al re ady sele c t ed, cli ck to sel ec t C on nec t to t he In t e rn et ,a n d c l i c k Next .
Internet Connect ions 37 Freque nt l y asked que s tions Why doesn’t my modem work ? ❑ Make s ure th e telephon e cable is se cur ely plugge d int o the Mod em j ack and t he wall ja ck. See “ T o connect a tele phone ca ble” for more inform ation.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 38 Ne tw ork C on nect ions W ith a So n y compu t er , yo u can eas i ly set u p or conn ect to a v ari ety o f net w o rks.
Netw or k Con necti ons 39 Using E thernet an d dial- up connections Loca l area networ ks (L ANs) compris e a group of computers a nd assoc iate d devi c e s within a small ge og raph ic area, s uch as a ho me or of fi ce buil ding. For se tting up LANs , Ethe rnet is a wide ly inst alled t echnol ogy .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 40 3 Cl ick Ne xt . 4 Fol low the on-s creen instruc tions . Y ou c an conn ect to yo ur com pan y n etwo rk fr om a remo te lo cati on and use da ta, pro grams, and net work resour ces.
Netw or k Con necti ons 41 T o connec t to a rem ote ne twork using a tele phone or Et hernet cabl e 1 Co nnect a n Ethe rnet or tele phone cab le to yo ur comput er . See “Conne cting an E th ernet Cable ” an d “Set ti ng up a dial-up Int ernet conne ction” for m ore inform a t ion.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 42 wir eless LAN. T he acces s point coordi nates tra nsmissi on and r eception from mult iple wire les s devic es with in a spec ific r ange .
Netw or k Con necti ons 43 5 Sele c t a network fr om t he A vail able net wor k s list b ox. 6 T ype the network key of the avai lable network i n the Network key box .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 44 5 T ype up to 32 ASCII chara cters in th e Network name (SSID) box. 6 C lick to s el ect the D at a en cry pti o n (W E P en ab led ) c heck box. 7 C lick to s el ect the Network Authentication (Shar ed mode) c he c k box.
Netw or k Con necti ons 45 T o set up a comput er -to-com puter (ad-hoc ) netw ork 1 Mov e the W irele ss LAN sw itch to ON or in s e rt a Wi reless LAN PC Card i nt o th e PC Card slot . See “Inse rting PC Cards” for more informat ion. The W irel ess LAN indicator t urns on.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 46 7 C lick to s el ect the Network Authentication (Shar ed mode) c he c k box. 8 Cl ick to ca nce l the The key is provi d e d for me auto m ati cally ch ec k bo x. 9 T ype betwe e n 5 to 13 ASCII cha racters o r 1 0 t o 2 6 h exadecima l characte rs in th e Network key box.
Netw or k Con necti ons 47 Ch ecking y o ur ne twork c onne ct ion stat us Whethe r you have a wire less, E t hernet , or dial-u p connect ion , you can chec k the sta tus of tha t conne ction by doubl e-cli cking th e Wir el e ss Network Con ne c tion i con on your tas kbar .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 48 2 Ri ght-cl ick Wi r e le ss N e two r k C on nec t ion ,a n ds e l e c t Prop ert ies .T h e Wire le ss N etw or k Co nne ct ion Pro pe rt ie s d ialog box a ppears . 3 Select the Wi reless N etwo r ks t ab , and m ak e sur e the acce s s poi nt is di spla ye d i n the A vai labl e networks box .
Netw or k Con necti ons 49 How do I avo id dat a tr ansfer in terr uptions ? ❑ Data t ransfe r interru ptions may occu r with la rge fil es or use of micro w ave s and cor dless tele phones whe n connecte d to an acce ss point. ❑ Mov e the com puter cl oser to the ac cess poi nt.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 50 Con necti ng An other V AI O Co mpu ter The pre inst alled Microsof t® Wi ndows® XP op erati ng s y stem enable s you to conne ct a com patibl e i.LI N K® 1 ca ble (not suppl ied) bet ween your V AIO com pu ter and a not h er co mp ati ble co m put er .
Conne cting Another V AIO Compute r 51 4 Fol low the on-screen Ne twork S etu p Wiz ard inst ruct ions. 5 When you a re pro m pt ed, ty pe in a uni que comput er name for e ach comput er . Y o u will us e t his uniq ue name t o d if fer entia te th e two co m pu ters onc e they are n etw or ked t oge the r .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 52 Discon ne c t i ng V AIO computer s Y ou can di sconnect t wo V AIO comput e rs w h e n th e computers are o n o r of f. T o di s c onnect V AI O comput ers when the c omputers a re on 1 Cl ose all ope n f iles t hat are sha red with the c onnect ed compute rs.
Conne cting Another V AIO Compute r 53 ❑ If t he comput e rs do not reco gnize th e i.LINK connec tion aft er resu m i ng fr om a power sa vin g mode ( Standb y o r Hibern ate), resta rt both c omputers . For m ore inform ation, s e e “Conne cting V AIO co mputer s.
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55 CDs , D VDs , and Optical Dr iv es ❑ In s e rting and Eje cting CDs or DVDs ❑ Co pying and P laying CDs ❑ Playing DVDs.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 56 Inse rt in g a nd Eje ct in g CD s or D V Ds T o i nser t a CD or DV D 1 T urn on t he comput er or e xit a power s aving mode (S tandby or Hi bernate) i f one is a c t ive. For mo re inform at i on on power sa ving modes, s e e “ Usi ng power sa ving modes”.
Inse r t i ng and Eject ing CDs or D VDs 57 4 Pre ss th e disc ont o the h ub u ntil the dis c clic ks secure ly into plac e. 5 Push the drive tray gent ly to close it . The Busy ind icato r on the dri ve blinks whi le your comput er is readin g d ata from the drive.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 58 Cop y ing and Playing CDs Y ou r optic al drive ca n read CDs a nd DVDs. The type of o ptica l d rive inst alle d in or conn ected to your compute r may vary , depen ding on t he m odel you purcha sed. If y ou are usin g a CD-R W/DVD Combo Dri ve, you c an write data t o CD-Rs a nd CD-R Ws.
Cop ying and Pla ying CDs 59 ❑ Usin g the Func tion keys. An on- s c reen displ ay may appea r , notifyi ng you when a c ha nge occ urs. ❑ T o in cre as e v ol um e, p res s Fn + F4 ,t h e n o r . ❑ T o de cre ase v ol um e, pr ess Fn + F4 ,t h e n o r .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 60 3 Cl ick Soni c S ta g e Software . ❑ Once you fi nish cop ying file s to a C D- R that is re adabl e i n a CD-R OM dri ve, cl ick Fi nish to complet e th e writing process be fo re you ejec t the dis c fro m the opti cal drive.
Pla ying D VDs 61 Pla ying D VDs Y o u can pla y DV Ds in your co m pu ter ’ s opt ical drive and v iew the vi deo on a TV . The ty pe of optic al drive i ns t alle d in or connec ted to your co m put er may vary , depe ndin g on t he model you purchase d.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 62 5 Swit ch th e T V inp ut channe l to exte rna l i nput . W atching D VDs on a TV T o pl ay a DVD 1 Disa ble the sc reen saver a nd the vi rus checke r .
Pla ying D VDs 63 ❑ Press th e Fn + F8 ke y com binati on to sel ect ei ther the c om p ute r sc reen (LCD) or an e x ternal d ispla y . See “Sel ecti ng a display mode” f or more inform a t ion. 3 Set the po wer m ana gement profi le to DVD, if you are using bat tery power .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 64 Discon necting the TV fr om the compute r If the computer is off, unpl ug the audi o-vi de o (A V) cabl e connect or fr om the A/V OU T ja ck on the com put er . T o di sconnect th e T V if t he computer is on 1 Do u ble- c lick th e Safe ly Re m ove Hardwar e icon on the t askbar .
Pla ying D VDs 65 T o play a D V D w hile u s i ng battery p ower 1 Se t the power mana ge men t profi le to DVD . 1 Cl ose all ope n programs. 2 R igh t-c li ck th e CPU i con on the W indows® taskba r . 3 Select Pro files from the shor tcut menu, and the n select DVD from t he su bmen u.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 66 wit h water , wri ng it out we ll, and use i t to wipe the surfa c e of the di sc from t he cente r out. Wip e off a ny re m a ining moi sture wi th a dry , sof t cl oth.
Pla ying D VDs 67 1 Res tart the comput e r by pressi ng C tr l+A lt +D el ete ,a n ds e l e c t i n g Rest art from the Shut Do wn menu of the Windows T ask Mang er di alog box. 2 Rem ove th e CD or DVD from t he opt ical dr ive. 3 Ch eck the di sc for dirt or dam age.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 68 Why did the c omput er scr een (LCD) go blank ? ❑ Y ou r compute r s c reen may go blank if the comput er has lost power or has ente red a power savi ng mode (St andby or Hibe rnate). If the comp uter is in LCD (V ideo) S tandby mode, p re s s any key to ac tivat e the compute r scre en.
Pla ying D VDs 69 How do I swi tch the co m pu ter screen (LCD ) from LCD to TV? Press Fn + F8 to se lect ei ther th e com puter or T V displ ay . See “Se lect ing a dis play mode ” for more inf orm ati on. The Fn +F8 key com bina tion wi ll not wo rk on ce a DVD is ins erted i nto th e optic al d rive.
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71 Pr i nter Con nections ❑ Pri nti ng W ith Y our Com puter.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 72 Pr inti ng W ith Y our Comp uter Y ou c a n co nnect a uni versal s e ri al bus (USB) printe r or a parall el port pri n te r to you r c omputer . T o pri nt properly , the pr inter you co nnect mus t be compati ble wit h the Micro s o ft® W indows ® opera ting syst em insta lled on your co m pu ter .
Print ing Wi t h Y our Compute r 73 . T o connec t a paral lel port pri nter 1 Loca te the Pri nter port on your compute r . 2 Pl ug t he printe r ca ble into the Print e r por t . 3 Plu g th e o the r en d of th e p rin te r cab l e into th e po rt on the p r int er .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 74 Discon ne c t i ng a printe r Y ou c a n di sconne ct a USB or paral lel prin ter when the com puter is o n o r of f. Disc onnect ing a print e r when t he computer i s in a power s aving mode (St a n dby or Hib ernate) ma y cau se the compute r to m a lfunct ion.
Print ing Wi t h Y our Compute r 75 ❑ M ake s ur e the p r int er is co mp a ti ble w ith th e Mi cr os of t® Wind o ws® op erati ng syst em i nsta lled on your c om p uter . ❑ Y o u m a y need to install th e print er drive r soft w ar e be f ore you use th e pri nter .
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77 Compute r F eatur es ❑ Usin g the Key board ❑ Usin g the T ouch Pad ❑ Usin g the Jog Dia l Control ❑ U s i n gM e m o r yS t i c k M e d i a ❑ Usin g the L anguage Op tion ❑ Ch anging t.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 78 Using the K e yb o a r d Y ou r ke yboard is ver y si m i lar to a typewrit er ’ s, bu t your c o mputer keyboa rd has addit i on a l ke ys tha t pe rfo rm specif ic compute r -related ta sks.
Using the K eyboar d 79 Key D escri pti on Numer ic keypa d C ontain s th e keys foun d on a typi c a l calc ulator . Use the n um eric keypad area t o t ype numbers o r t o perfo rm ma themati cal ca lcula tions suc h as addi tion and subt ra c tion.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 80 Combinations and functio ns w ith the W i ndows ke y W indows key The ke y with the Mic rosoft ® Win dows® ope r a ti ng sys tem l ogo displ ays th e Start m enu; it i s the equ ivale nt of clic king S tar t on the task bar .
Using the K eyboar d 81 I ndic a tor s Shi ft + + M R eturns a ll min imiz ed windo ws to thei r pr evious s i ze . + R Di spla ys the Run window . This i s the equiva lent of sel ectin g R un from t he Star t m e nu. Fn + + Inser t Dis plays the Syste m Prope rties windo w .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 82 Combinations and functio ns w ith the Fn key Caps Loc k T u rns on when the let ters a ppe a r in upperc ase as you ty pe.
Using the K eyboar d 83 Fn + / (F7) Sw i tc h to th e ext ern al moni tor/LC D T oggles bet ween the compute r scre e n (LC D), a connect ed ext e rna l displ ay , and bot h t he LCD and exte rnal dis play . Se lect on e displ ay at a tim e to p laybac k DV Ds .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 84 ✍ Y o u can als o carry out the se func tions u sing t he Jo g D ial™ Con t r ol. Som e func tion s a re not av aila ble unt il th e Micros oft® W indow s® o perat ing sys tem lau nches.
Using t h e T ouch P ad 85 Us ing t he T o uch P ad The ke yboard con tains a poin ting devi ce calle d a touc h pad. Y ou can point t o, se lec t, drag , and scr oll ob jects on the scree n using t he built- in touch pad .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 86 Customizing the touch p ad Sony Not ebook Setup l e t s you custom ize your to uch pad, suc h a s enable or di sable the t ouch pad.
Using t h e T ouch P ad 87 5 Press th e Right Arro w key to sel ec t th e Devi ce ta b. 6 Press th e Ta b k e yt os e l e c tt h e De fault but ton, and pr ess En te r . A pop-up wi ndow a pp ears. 7 Press th e L e ft A rrow key to sel ect OK , a nd pr e ss En te r .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 88 ❑ Y ou may ne ed to use your Ap plica tion Recove ry CD(s ) t o r eins tall the mous e driver s. See “Usi ng the Applic ation Re covery CD( s)” for more i nformation. Why does n’t the poi nter move when I use the t ouch pad? ❑ T ry restar ting your comput er .
Using t he Jog Dial Cont rol 89 Usin g th e Jog D i al C ontrol Y o ur compute r is equi pped with a Jog D ial™ Cont rol and Jog Dial Na vigato r soft ware, whi ch e n ables you to s c rol l thr ough programs , folders, a nd document s fr om a predef ined list .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 90 ❑ Press th e Back button ( on selec ted models) to return t o t he previ ous menu. Using t he Jog Dia l Nav igator ic on The Jog Di al™ Nav igator icon appea rs on the t a skba r whe n you t urn on you r comp uter .
Using t he Jog Dial Cont rol 91 T o move, h i de, or c lose t he Jog Dial b ar ❑ Cl ick and dra g the Jog Dial Ba r to anot her loca tion on the de skto p. ❑ Cl ick the Cl ose butt on . ❑ R igh t-c lick t h e J og Di al B ar , an d sel ec t Hi d e Jog Dial Bar from t he sho rtcut men u.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 92 3 Pre ss the Jog Dial Control . Using Appl ic at ion and S c r ol l m ode s Jog Dia l Navigator ope rates in one of t wo mode s: S c roll or Appli cati on. Once a pro gram is open, you ca n easily swit ch m o des. T o selec t A pplic ati on mode when a program is ope n ❑ Cl ick APPS on th e J o g Dial Bar .
Using t he Jog Dial Cont rol 93 When us ing a progra m tha t has audi o and vide o featur e s, y ou c a n switc h Jog Dial Naviga to r dis plays . T o swi tc h from Gui de Di sp la y to Li st Dis p lay ❑ Pr es s and ho l d t he J og D ia l Con t r ol .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 94 ❑ On the J o g Dial Na vigator List Dis pl ay , sele ct SCRO L L MODE an d pr ess t he Jog Dial Contr ol. Changing J og Dial N a v i gator sett ings Y ou can ch ange the Jog Dia l Navi gator se ttings to mo dify th e J o g Dial Naviga tor fun ctiona lity an d appeara nce.
Using t he Jog Dial Cont rol 95 T o change s etting s 1 Cl ick the Jog Dia l Setti ng bu tton on t he taskbar . The Jo g Di a l Se tt i ng di alog box ap pears. 2 Cl ick the t abs near the t op of the dial og box to vi ew options, a nd then ma ke yo ur cha nges.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 96 Usi ng M emor y St ic k Me dia Thi s co mp ac t, po rta ble , an d vers at il e r e co rd ing m edi um ha s a da ta cap ac ity exce eding th at of a floppy dis k. The medium is speci ally de s i gned f or exch a ngi ng and sha ring digit al data w i th compati ble p roducts.
Using M emor y Stic k Medi a 97 I ns e r ting Me m ory S t ic k media Before using Memory S tick media , back up impor tant dat a . T he media slot ac com m oda tes on ly o ne M em ory Stic k me d ia at a ti me.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 98 T o view t he cont ents 1 From the St a r t menu, cli c k My Com pu t er .T h e My Compu t e r window appe ars. 2 Cl ick So n y Memory S tick .T h e Sony Mem oryS tick window appear s, di spla ying t he c o nte nts s t ored o n the Memor y S tick media.
Using M emor y Stic k Medi a 99 T o form at M e mo ry Sti ck media 1 In s e rt the Memory St ick media into t he Me m ory S tick media s l ot. S e e “T o i nsert Memory S tick media” for more informati on. 2 From the St a r t m enu, cli ck My Compu t e r .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 100 Freque nt l y asked que s t i ons Wh y can’t I ope n my image f iles? Y ou may need to reformat y our Memory Stic k m e dia. 1 Co py t he data from th e Me m ory S tick media onto you r com puter ’ s hard di sk t o sa ve data or images .
Using M emor y Stic k Medi a 101 ❑ Do not bend, drop, or appl y st rong shock to the medi a. ❑ Do not dis assembl e or modify the me dia. ❑ Do not all ow the media to ge t we t . How do I ext end th e lif e of the M em ory Sti ck media? ❑ Use th e suppl ied sto ra ge case.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 102 Us ing t he Lan gua g e Op tion (Mi crosof t® Wi ndows® XP Prof essiona l only) After you ha ve i nit iall y se tup you r n ew V AIO® c o mputer , you ca n c hange th e language dis play ed by the Mi c ros oft® W indows ® XP Profe ssiona l ope ra t ing sys tem.
Using t he L angua ge O p tion 103 Changing Num be r s, Curr e nc y , Time, and Date Form ats Y o u can c han g e your ope rating sys tem’ s n um b er , currency , time, and dat e fo rm a ts to coordin a te with you r chos en count ry or langua ge set tings .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 104 Ch an gin g th e Wind ow D e si gn o f S ony P r o gra ms This fea ture is ava ilabl e with UI Design Sele c t or -compati ble programs only . T o change t he wind ow desi gn 1 Cl ick St a r t ,a n dt h e n Control P ane l .
10 5 Connec ting Mi ce and K e yboard s ❑ Usin g Exte rna l Mic e an d Keyboa rds.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 106 Usi ng Ext erna l M ice and Keyboa r ds Y ou can co nnect a unive rsal seri a l b us (USB) mouse or key board to your comp uter . T o func tion prop erl y , the dev ice you conne ct must be compatib le with t he Microsoft ® W indows ® ope r ating s yste m install ed on your compute r .
Using Ext ernal Mice and K e yboar ds 107 T o connec t a PS/2® mous e or k eyboard to y our port replic ator 1 Loca te the US B port on you r compute r , port repl icator , or d ocking sta tion. 2 Pl ug t he PS/2® cable into the P S/ 2 port on the port repli cator .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 108 Discon necting a mous e or ke y boa rd Y ou can di sconne c t a U SB mous e or keyboa rd w h en the comput er is on or of f. Disc onnect ing the USB mouse or keyboa rd when the co m pu ter is in a power sav ing mode (S tandby or Hibe rnate ) may cause t he compute r to malfun ction.
Using Ext ernal Mice and K e yboar ds 109 ❑ Y o u may ne ed to i nstall or reinsta ll t he mouse dri ver soft wa re . Use the supp lied Appl icat ion Rec over y CD(s).
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11 1 Flopp y Disk Dr iv es and PC C ar ds ❑ Usin g Floppy Dis k Drives ❑ Usin g PC Cards.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 11 2 Us in g Flo pp y Di sk D riv es Y ou can co nnect a fl oppy disk drive t o your comput er or port re plicato r . The fl oppy disk drive e nables you to re ad data st ored on a floppy di sk.
Using Fl opp y Disk Driv es 11 3 I ns e r ting a nd remov ing flopp y dis ks Fl oppy disks are portabl e devices t hat store da ta. T o prote ct your floppy di sks , keep t hem away from magnets and direc t sunli ght or other he at sour ces. T o inse rt a flop py di s k 1 Hol d the floppy di sk with the lab el faci ng up.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 11 4 T o remove a flopp y dis k 1 Cl ose all progr ams that we re opened fro m the disk and wait for th e L ED i ndicator to tur n off . 2 Pus h the Eje ct butt on, and r emove t he di s k . Notes on ha ndli ng flopp y dis k s ❑ Do not op en the shutt er manuall y and tou c h the s u rface of the flopp y d isk.
Using Fl opp y Disk Driv es 11 5 Disc onne c t i ng a flopp y disk dri v e Y o u c a n di sconn ect a flop py d isk driv e when t h e c omput e r is on or of f. Di s c onnect ing the dri ve when the c om pu ter i s in a power s aving mo de (S tandby or H i b e rn at e) m ay c ause t he co mp ut er t o m alf unc tio n.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 11 6 Freque nt l y asked que s t i ons Why does n’t the S afety Remove Ha rdware i c on app ear on the ta s k bar when t he drive is connec ted? The co mputer doe s not r ecogni ze the flop py dis k drive . First , make sure th e US B cabl e is properly c onnect ed to the USB port.
Using P C Car ds 11 7 Using PC Ca r d s Y o ur compute r inc ludes one or mo re PC Card slo ts. A PC Card enabl e s y ou to conne ct porta ble ext ernal de vices su ch a s ano ther h ard disk drive or a PC Network I nterf ace Car d (NI C) to c on nect to a network .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 11 8 Remo ving PC Car ds Y ou can remove PC Car ds while the compute r is on or of f. PC Cards draw power fro m the comput er when they ar e inser ted int o the PC Car d slo t , whe ther or not you use t he card.
Using P C Car ds 11 9 4 M ake su re th e PC C ar d i s sel ect e d, and cl ic k OK . A messa ge appea rs s t ating i t is sa fe to re m o ve th e hard ware de vice . 5 Pus h the Relea s e butt on. The Rele ase butto n pops out. 6 Push the Relea s e button a s econd ti m e .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 120 1 Remo ve th e P C C ard from the bo ttom of the o ptica l drive. 2 Inse rt the PC Card int o the PC Card slot wit h the arrow fac ing the slot . See “T o inse rt a PC Car d” for more inf ormation. See the guide t hat com es with yo ur opti c a l driv e for more info rm a tion on its i nstal lati on and use .
Using P C Car ds 121 T o disconne c t a PC Card drive 1 Cl ose any act ive programs to pre vent dat a loss. 2 Do ub l e-c li ck th e Safely Remove Hardwar e icon on the tas kbar . The Safely Re move Hardwar e window a ppears. 3 Se le ct the PC Car d dri ve in the Har d wa re d evi ce s wind ow , if it is not al rea dy sel ec ted .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 122 ❑ Y ou m ay not b e a b le t o use s ome PC Ca rds or some fun ctions of t he PC Card wit h this comp uter . C h eck the gu ide that came wit h your PC Card for more i nformation on its use .
12 3 A udio and Video Connecti ons ❑ Us in g i .LI NK Di git al -V i deo Re co rder s ❑ Usin g Comp uter Monit ors and Proje ctors ❑ Us in g Spe ak ers ❑ Usin g Mi c ro phones.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 124 Using i.L INK Digital-Video Recor d er s Y ou c an con ne ct an i.L INK® 1 di git al-vid eo (DV) recorder , such a s a n i .LINK di gital v ideo camera re corder , to the i .LINK® S400 (IEEE 1394) por t on your c om p uter , port rep lica tor , o r docki ng s tatio n.
Using i .LINK Digit al-Video Recor der s 125 Disc onne c t i ng the i.LI NK digita l video re corde r Y o u can disc onnect th e i. L INK digi tal video r ecorde r when t he co mputer is on o r of f. Disconnec ting the DV devic e when th e computer is in a powe r savi ng mode (S tandby or Hib e rna te) may cause the c omputer to malfu nction.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 126 T o disc onnect th e i. LINK digi tal v ideo r ecorder when th e c ompute r is on 1 Doub le-cl ick Safely Re move Hardwar e icon on the taskb a r . T he Safely Rem ove Har dwar e window a ppears. 2 Se le ct t he i .
Using i .LINK Digit al-Video Recor der s 127 ❑ The c ompute r sup ports tra nsfer ra tes up t o 400 Mbps ; however , the ac tual t ra ns fer rat e is the l owe s t transfe r rat e of the externa l devic e. ❑ The i .LINK featu re s avai la b le ma y va ry de pe nding on t he programs you use .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 128 Us ing C omput er Mon itor s and Pr oject ors Y o u ca n c onn ect an ex t ern al di sp la y (su ch as a c omp u ter m o nito r or a pro j ec tor ) t o y our computer , port repl icat or , or docking sta tion.
Using Computer M o nitor s and Projec t or s 129 Co n ne c t ing a Compu ter Monit or Co n ne c t ing a Compu ter Monit or to a Port Re plicat or ✍ Y o u cannot use t he Monit or ( VGA) port on your co mput er whe n a port r epli cator i s c onnect ed t o the comput er .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 130 Connecting a m ultimedia c om put e r monitor A multi media comput e r monit or ha s built-i n spea ke rs and/or a mic rophon e devic e. Befo re you can con nect your c om p uter t o a m ul time dia comput er moni tor , it m ust ha ve an A/V OUT jac k.
Using Computer M o nitor s and Projec t or s 131 6 Pl ug the ot her e nd of the a udio cabl e in to the p roject or . 7 T urn on the projec tor (if it is not already on) , and then t urn on the compute r . 8 Press th e Fn + F7 ke y com binati on to tog gle the di spla y betwe en you r com puter a nd th e projector .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 132 T o swit ch th e disp lay m ode us ing the D is play Proper ties setti ngs 1 Ri ght-cl ick the des ktop, and clic k Pr op er tie s from the shor tcut m e nu. The Di sp la y P rop er tie s dialo g bo x appe ars. 2 Cl ick the Se ttings tab, and then c lick Advan ced .
Using Computer M o nitor s and Projec t or s 133 3 Cl ick the Di s pl ays tab and se lect t he disp lay setti ngs by click ing th e i con on the panel of you r dis play choice .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 134 Discon ne c t i ng a computer m onitor or proje ctor Y ou can discon nect the exter nal c o mputer monit or or proj ector by un plugging the di splay or Monito r (VGA) cabl e from y our computer’ s port.
Using Speak ers 135 Us ing Sp eake r s Y o ur com puter comes with b uilt-i n st e re o s pea kers. If yo u wish to e nhance t he soun d q ualit y o f your c om puter , you can p urc h ase and connec t ext ernal spe akers. If you wa nt to pur c ha se spea kers, ma ke sure th e s p e a kers ar e designed f or com puter us e.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 136 Di sco nne cting exte rnal spea ke r s Y ou can di sconnect e xterna l speake rs when the comp uter is on or of f. Simp ly unp lug th e speaker c able from t he Headph one jac k on the c omputer .
Using Speak ers 137 3 C l i c kt oc a n c e la n y Mute c heck boxes t hat are selec ted. Enab ling the a udio f eature If y ou do not he ar sou nd when pla yin g a CD or DVD, you may need t o enabl e the audi o feature . T o enable the audio featu re 1 Cl ick Star t on th e W in dows® taskb ar , and cl ick Contr ol Panel .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 138 3 Select th e Hard ware ta b, and clic k Device Manage r .T h e Devic e M anag er win dow , which lis ts t he har dwa re d e vi ces , a pp e a rs. 4 Doub le-cl ick DVD/ C D- R OM drive s . 5 Doub le-cl ick t he li ste d d rive n ame, a nd c l ick t he P ro per ti es ta b.
Using Speak ers 139 Why don’ t the Fn +F3 or the Fn+F4 key comb ination s work ? The c om p ute r may no t recogni ze the Fn+ F 3 a nd F n +F4 key comb inati ons if the cor rec t sp ea kers ar e n o t s el ec ted . F ol low th es e step s: 1 R igh t-c li ck th e Vo l u m e icon on t he taskbar , and sel ect Adjust Audio Prop ert ies .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 140 Us ing Mi c ro phone s Y ou c a n co nnect a n exte rnal mi c ro phone to your co mputer t o enha nce the soun d i nput to your comput e r . Ma ke sur e your microphone is design e d for co m pu ter use . If you wish to purc hase a microp hone, shop S ony online a t ht tp:// www .
Using Micr opho nes 141 Using a m i c r ophone or other device t o reco rd Y o u can recor d mess ages, memos, or other record ings in a n alog b y connect in g a mic ropho ne or othe r audio de vice to the Mi c rop hone jack 1 on your computer , po rt replic ator , or dockin g st a ti on and swit ching th e jack functi onalit y .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 142 Freque nt l y asked que s t i ons Why does n’t my microphon e work? If you a re using an ext e rna l micr ophone, make s u re the mic rophone i s prop erly pl ugged int o the Mic roph one jac k on the co mputer . See “Con necti ng a mic rophone” fo r more inform atio n.
14 3 Preins talled Pr og rams ❑ Software Pro gra ms On Y our Computer ❑ DVgate Prog ram No tes ❑ Prog ram Support Inf orm a tion.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 144 So ftware Pr ogra ms On Y o ur Com puter Y ou r com puter m ay n ot be suppl ied with all of th e progra ms li ste d in “ Progra m overvi e w” , depend ing on the conf igurati on you purcha sed. Preins tal led soft ware may not b e identi cal to reta il vers ions or inc lude su pporting doc umentat ion .
Softw a re Progr a m s On Y our Computer 145 A T &T Worl dNet ® S erv ice AT & T C or p . A T &T W o rl dNet Servi c e of fers f ast, reliab le Internet a c c ess.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 146 Network Smart Captur e Son y E l ectr onics In c. Network S m a rt Captu re captu res images a nd video from any Sony Digi tal Camc order tha t supports a st a nda rd i.LI N K c onnecti on. Send your vi deo or sti ll i m a ges thro ugh e -m ail or upl oad them to the Ima geS tati onSM servic e.
Softw a re Progr a m s On Y our Computer 147 Quick Ti m e ® Appl e Computer , Inc. The ve rsat ile Qu ickT ime softwa re pl a ys m a ny , many di f fe re nt ki nds of med ia fil es, i n clu din g v ide o , a ud io, an d vi r tual r eal it y (V R) m ov ie s .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 148 V A IO Suppor t Agent Son y E l ectr onics In c. V AI O Suppo rt Agent provi de s immediate , in teracti ve , o nline s uppor t w i th i nformation a bout your prei nsta lled sof tware and answ e rs to freque ntly asked ques tions .
Softw a re Progr a m s On Y our Computer 149 ❑ Rem ove the PC Card, and rest art your c o m put er . Do not inse rt the PC Card whi le using tha t progr am. ❑ Ch ange the dr ive let ters of th e doc king sta tion dis k dri ves or the P C Card di sk drive s.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 150 D Vgat e P rog ram Note s ❑ Reco rding images to a di gital vi deo devi ce ❑ Adj ustin g i m a ge re solut ion ❑ Sav ing to your hard di sk drive Recor ding i.
D Vgate Pr og ram Not es 151 T o defrag m ent a pa rtitio n 1 Back up a ll file s you want to save . 2 From the St a r t m enu on the W indows® taskba r , point to All P rog rams , Acce ssorie s , System T ools , an d th en cl ic k Disk Defragme nter .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 152 Pr ogr am Su pport Inf o rmatio n ❑ Sony Ser vice Cente r Adobe® Acr obat® Reader®, P h o to shop® El e ments T rial V e rsion ( A do be Systems Inc . ) Am er ic a Onl i ne® ( Ame rica On lin e, I nc .) Ea rth Lin k Net w o rk T otal Ac cess® ( Ear thLin k, In c.
Progr am Su ppor t I nf o rmation 153 Quick T ime® (Appl e Co m puter , Inc.) Sony App licati ons (Sony E lectr oni c s Inc.) Win d ow s ® O p er at i ng Sy s te m , Wor d (M ic ros of t C or p.
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15 5 Memory Upgrad es ❑ Upg rading Y our Comput er ’ s Memory.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 156 Upg ra ding Y o ur Co mpute r’ s Me mory Before y ou begin upgra ding yo ur comput er ’ s memor y , make s ure you read “P reca u tio ns a nd pro c edu res.
Upg radi ng Y our C o m p ut e r ’ s M e m o r y 157 ❑ Do not op en the memory modu le package un til y ou are read y to ins tall t he modul e. The pa ckage p rotect s the module from ESD. ❑ Use th e spec ial prot ectiv e packa ge to stor e a m e mory module a nd pre vent ES D, or use ant i-st atic wra p.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 158 5 T ouch a metal o bject (suc h as the conne ctor pane l on the back of y our com pu ter ) t o d i scha rge s ta ti c el ec tri cit y . 6 Remo ve the memory mo dule by pull ing out the tabs (se e arrows No. 1), and pul ling out th e m o dule in the di recti on of arrow No.
Upg radi ng Y our C o m p ut e r ’ s M e m o r y 159 3 Sna p the connect ors into pl ace when the boa rd is corr ectly sea ted, and cl ose t he compu ter cove r . 4 Repl a c e the f astenin g sc rews on the botto m of the c ompute r . 5 Make sure the syst em m e m or y m atc hes the a m ount of install ed memory .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 160 3 Select Sony Notebook S etup from the subme nu. The So ny Notebook Setup di alog box app ears. 4 On the A bout This Co mputer ta b, make sur e the S ys tem M em ory di spla ye d i n the Syste m Inform ation box matches the amount of memory in st a lle d.
16 1 P or t Replicat ors ❑ Co nnecti ng the Port Rep lic ator.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 162 Co nn ectin g the P o rt Re pli cat or A port re plica tor i s a n e xter nal dev ice tha t is equippe d with ad ditiona l port s, so you can c onnect more pe riphera l (atta ched) de vices. Y o ur compute r may come wit h a port repl icato r , dependi ng on the model you purc hased.
Connec ting the P or t Repl i c ator 163 T o connec t a port repli c at or 1 Cl ose any act ive programs to pre vent dat a loss. 2 T urn of f the comput e r , and disc onnect a ll perip he ra l (atta c h ed) devic es. 3 Cl ose th e tilt stands b efor e you atta ch the port repli cator to the co mpute r .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 164 5 Ali gn the connec tor on the bott om of the comput er with the po rt replic ator conne c t or , and push the co mputer down un til it cl icks i nto plac e. 6 T urn on the compu ter . T o disc onnect a port re pli cator 1 Cl ose any act ive p rograms to pre vent da t a loss.
16 5 Using the Reco v er y CDs ❑ App licat ion and Syst em Rec overy CDs ❑ Usin g Y our Recove ry CDs.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 166 Ap pli catio n and S y stem Re co v ery C Ds Y ou r c omputer comes wit h t he followi ng Appli c a tion Rec overy and Sys tem Reco very CDs. Y ou will ne ed an op tical dri ve to use the s e recov ery CDs. If y our comp uter d oes not come with a n op tical d rive, use a n e xterna l optic a l dri ve.
Appli catio n and Sy stem Rec ov er y CDs 167 T o reins tall programs w ith t he A p plicat ion Recovery CD(s) 1 T urn on your comput e r . If your computer i s already on, clo s e all o pen pr ograms. 2 Logon to the Mic rosoft ® W indows ® desktop.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 168 9 Cl ick to ca nce l the S e arch r em o vable media (flopp y , CD-ROM...) option . 10 C lick to s el ect the I n c l u d e t h i s l o c a t i o ni nt h es e a r c h che c k box. 11 Cl ick Brow se .T h e Br owse For Fol der dial og box appea rs.
Appli catio n and Sy stem Rec ov er y CDs 169 Y o u c a n us e the Syste m Recovery CD(s ) to reinsta ll t he operat ing syste m a nd soft ware t itle s that shi pped wi th your compu ter i f the y beco m e c orrup ted o r are er a s ed. Y ou may not n eed t o r eins ta l l the ent ire cont en t s of your hard dri ve.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 170 5 Fo ll ow t h e on- sc r ee n inst r uct io ns to c o mp l ete th e r eco ve ry p r oces s . I f your comp uter does not s t art f rom t he Rec overy CD 1 Pre s s the powe r button a nd hold i t for more tha n four seconds to t urn off t he com pu ter .
17 1 T roub les hooting and Suppo r t This secti on describ e s how to sol ve common p roblem s you may en counte r when usi ng your co m put er . Ma n y probl ems have simple solut ions, so try t hese sugg e sti ons b efore you co ntact Sony Com puting Supp ort (h ttp:// www .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 172 T r oubl esh ooti ng Y our Com pute r Why does n’t my computer s tart ? ❑ Make s ure the comput e r i s secure ly plugged i nto a power s o urce and is on. Make s ure the powe r indi cator shows the powe r is o n.
T roub leshoo ting Y our Com put e r 173 3 Press t he Down Ar r ow k e y t o sel ect System Ti m e ,a n d t h e n s e t t h e t i m e (h our: minute: s econd). Pre ss Enter . 4 Press th e Right Arro w ke y to sel ec t th e Exit t a b , a n dt h e np r e s st h e Down Arro w ke y to sel ect G et De f au lt V a lue s .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 174 7 Press th e D o wn Arr ow ke y to s elec t Get Def a u l t V a lues .T h e messa ge Load defaul t values for all SETUP items ap pea rs . 8 Press Ente r .T h e Se tup Confi r mation windo w appe ars. 9 Select Ye s , a nd pr e ss En te r .
T roub leshoo ting Y our Com put e r 175 Why won’ t the po wer m an agement res pond? Y ou r com pu ter ’ s op er atin g sys te m m ay be com e u ns tab le if a l o wer p owe r st at e, suc h as Hiber nate, i s init iated a nd change d befor e t he c omput er complet ely e nte rs t he lo wer powe r s tat e.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 176 T r oubl e shoot ing Ba tt eri es How do I kno w w hen the battery is charg ed? T o d et erm in e t he rem ain in g bat te ry ch arge , see “Di sp l ayin g bat te ry in for m atio n .
T roub leshoot ing the Printe r 177 T r o ubles ho ot in g the Pr in ter Why ca n’t I print a doc ument? ❑ Make s ure th e printe r is on a nd the pri nt er cable i s secure ly conn ected to the po rts on your prin ter and comput er . See “Conn ectin g a print e r ” for m or e inform a t ion.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 178 3 I nt h el e f tp a n e l ,m a k es u r et h e Prin ter Po rt chec k box is sele cted , and c lick Settings . 4 In the Pr in te r po rt mo de box, cli c k the ECP opt ion.
T roub leshoot ing t he Mouse and T ouch P ad 179 T r oubl esh ooti ng the Mous e and T ouc h P ad Why does n’t the co m put er recogni z e t he USB mous e? ❑ Make s ure the m ouse is s ecu rel y p lugged int o the USB port. See “Conn e c ting a mouse or keyboa rd” for more i nformat ion.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 180 1 Press th e Windo ws and t he E key s . The My Com pute r window appe ars. 2 Cl ick the To o l s m enu , and s el ec t Fold er Opti on s .T h e Fo lder O p tions di alog box app ears. 3 In the Cli ck ite ms as fol lows b o x ,c l i c kt os e l e c t Si ngle-click t o o pe n an i tem ( po int to s el ect) .
T roub leshoot ing the Modem 181 T r o ubles ho ot in g the Mod em Why doesn’t my modem work ? ❑ Make s ure th e telephon e cable is se cur ely plugge d int o the Mod em j ack and t he wall ja ck. See “ T o connect a tele phone ca ble” for more inform ation.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 182 T r oubl e shoot ing Ne tw ork s Why can ’t my comput er connect to a wirel ess LAN acces s poin t? ❑ Co nnecti on avail abili ty is af fect ed by dist ance and obs tructi ons. Y ou m a y need t o move you r comput er away from obs truct ions or c lose r to any ac c e ss poi nt you may be using.
T roub leshoot ing Ne t wo rks 183 t he data t ransfer sp eed, move your compute r a wa y fro m obstr uc t ions or clos er to any a ccess point yo u may be using.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 184 What are ch annel s? W ire less LAN communic ation oc curs on divide d frequenc y bands known as chan nels. T hi rd-party wi re l ess LAN access point cha nnels ma y be prese t to di ffere nt channel s from S o ny de vi ces.
T roub leshoot ing D VDs and CDs 185 T r oubl esh oo ting D VDs a nd CDs How do I ma int ain D V Ds? ❑ A vo id touchi ng the surf a c e of the dis c with yo ur fingers . Fin gerprint s and d u s to n t h es u r f a c eo ft h ed i s cm a yc a u s er e a d i n g e r r o r s .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 186 Why is n’t the opti c a l drive play ing my CD or DVD properl y ? ❑ Make s ure the dis c labe l is fac ing up . ❑ If t he di sc r equ ire s sof tw are , m ake su r e the so ft w are is i ns ta lled ac cor din g to t he m a nufact urer ’ s instruc ti ons.
T roub leshoot ing D VDs and CDs 187 4 Cl ick the Prop ert ies tab, an d cli ck to sel ect th e Enable dig ital CD audi o for this CD-ROM devic e ch eck b ox . Why did t he computer sc reen (LCD) go blank ? ❑ Y o ur compu ter scre en may go blank i f the com puter ha s lost power or i s in a po wer saving mode (St andby or H i bernat e).
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 188 3 Move t he sc reen res olution slid er t o the left to red uce the siz e and to the righ t t o i ncrea s e t he siz e of th e vide o resol ution. How do I swi tch t he comput er screen (LCD ) from L C D to TV? Press Fn + F8 to sel ect eit her th e com puter or TV dis play .
T roub leshoo t i ng Flopp y Disk Driv es 189 T r o ubl esho ot in g Flo ppy D is k Dr iv es Why does n’t the S afety Remo ve H a rdware i con app ear on the taskbar when t he drive is connec ted ? The compute r does not recogniz e t ha t t he flopp y dis k drive is c onnect ed to the com puter .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 190 T r oubl e shoot i ng P C Ca r d s Why doesn’t my P C Car d wo rk? ❑ Make s ure the PC Card i s inserte d properly . See “I nserting P C Ca rd s” for more i nformation. ❑ Make s ure the P C Card is compa tible wi th th e Micros oft® W indows® opera tin g sys tem ins tall e d on your co mpute r .
T roub leshoot ing A udio-V i de o Connect ions 191 T r oubl esh oo ting A udi o-Vi deo Conn ecti o ns Why ca n’t I use the DV recorder ? The me ssa ge, DV equipm ent se e ms to be disconnected or turne d off ma y appe ar be c a use the i .LINK 1 cable is not sec urely plugg ed in to the i.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 192 ❑ Y ou r s peaker s may b e set to mut e, th e vol ume set ti ng may b e to o low , or th e audio optio n may be d isab led. See “ Adju s t ing t he vol um e ” and “En abling t he a u dio featu re” for more i nforma tion.
T roub leshoot ing A udio-V i de o Connect ions 193 6 Cl ose th e Pr o fi l e Ed ito r windo w . Why doesn’t my m icropho ne work ? If you a re usin g an ext e rna l mic rophone, mak e sure the m i crophone i s properl y pl ugged int o t he Microp hone jac k on the compu ter .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 194 T r oubl esh ooti ng the Comp ut er Scre en (LCD) Why did the c omput er scr een (LCD) go blank ? ❑ Y ou r co mputer scre en ma y go bla nk i f the c om p uter ha s lost power or i s in a power s a ving mode (St a nd by or Hiber nate).
T roubl eshoot ing the Comput er Screen ( LCD) 195 How do I swi tch the co m pu ter screen (LCD ) from LCD to TV? Se e “Selec ti ng a displ ay mode ” for inst ruction s on how to swit ch the dis pl ay mode t o LCD and TV .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 196 T r oubl esh ooti ng Mem ory Sti ck Medi a Wh y can’t I ope n my image f iles? Y ou may need to reformat y our Memory Stic k m e dia. 1 Co py t he data from th e Me m ory S tick media onto you r com puter ’ s hard di sk t o sa ve data or images .
T roub leshoo t i ng Memor y Stic k Media 197 ❑ Do not bend, drop, or appl y st rong shock to the medi a. ❑ Do not dis assembl e or modify the me dia. ❑ Do not all ow the media to ge t we t . How do I ext end th e lif e of the M em ory Sti ck media? ❑ Use th e suppl ied sto ra ge case.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 198 T r oubl esh ooti ng P rog rams What do I do when a progr am st ops respo nding or cr ashes? ❑ T ry restar ting your comput er . 1 Cl ick St a r t on the W indows ® taskb a r , and click T urn Off Computer . 2 Cl ick Re star t .
T roub leshoo t i ng Progr ams 199 Y o u c an also downlo ad the RealJ ukebox CD-b urning compone nt to crea te CDs, bu t it may inter fe re wi t h you r com puter ’ s normal s ystem operat ions.
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 200 Com pute r Support I nf orm ati on If you have ques tions about y our computer or the preinsta lled progr ams, refer to t he followi ng sou rces for ans wers in the seque nce lis ted be low .
201 A AC ad apt er 10 conne cting 10 AC Profi l e po wer sett ing 24 addi ng memo ry 155 App licat ion Reco very CD 166 App licat ions ke y 80 arrow key s 79 audi o conne cting m icrophon e 140 conne cting s peake rs 135 audi o-video (A V) conne cting 61 conne cting i .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 202 coin- operate d tele phones 33 Co m put er onl ine su pport 200 com pu ter conne cting co mpute rs 50 onl ine su pport 200 t roubles hootin g 172 conne cting coin- operate d tele phones 33 com pu ter s 50 di a l -up 32 di gital vi deo recorder 126 Eth ern et 40 fl oppy disk drive 112 hard driv e s 117 i .
203 dr ives fl oppy disk 112 i nsta lling add itiona l har d dis k 117 op tical 119 DVD-ROM drive tra y t roubles hootin g 66, 185 DVgate a ppl ication 150 E Eje c t bu tton 56, 57 Es cape key 79 Eth .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 204 not es 126 IEEE 1394 126 im ag e res ol uti on DVgate 150 i ndicat or lights 81 batt ery 15, 81 Caps L oc k 82 hard dis k 81 Memor y S t i ck 81 Num Loc k 81 Scroll.
205 addi ng 155 confi rm i ng added capa city 159 remo ving 156 Memo ry S tick 96 di spla ying c ont ents 97 fo rm att ing 98 i ndicat or light 81 in se rti n g 97 Magic G ate 96 Magic Ga t e 96 remo .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 206 openi ng tray 56, 57 P party ph one lines 33 PBX 33 PC Card in se rti n g 117 usi ng 117 p ort re p li ca tor AC ad apt er 163 conne cting 162 por ts pri nter 72 Se.
207 memory modul e 156 res toring data 166 S Scroll Lock i ndicat or light 82 sear ch 80 se cond batt ery pack in se rti n g 15 remo ving 16 Se rial port 162 soft wa re chan ging wi ndow de s ign 104 .
V AIO Compu t er Quic k St ar t 208 TV conne cting 61 U USB pri nter 72 usi ng PC Card 117 V vi deo camera 126 vol ume spea kers 82 W win dow design of Sony software 131 W indows Fin d window 80 help .
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