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1 Welcome .............................. .........................7 Using Your VAIO Notebo ok ........................ 9 Using the Keyb oard ............ ................... .................... ..9 The notebook keyboard keys .........................
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 2 Using a Ph one Line ......... .................... ............. ......... 37 Using the L AN ................ .................... .................... .. 38 Conne cting Peripheral Devices .
3 Contro lling P ower Manag e ment ..... .................... ...... 70 Viewing the Power Ma nagement status icons ................... 70 Activating the Pow er Management toolbar ....................... 70 Power Management profiles ...................
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 4 OpenMG Juk ebox ........... ............. .................... ....... 100 Electronic Music Dis tribution (EMD) services .............. 100 To start OpenMG Jukebox 2.0 ...............
5 Troublesh ooting the Mouse and Touchpad ......... ....13 6 Troublesh ooting Drives, PC C a rds, and Peripheral De- vices ... .................... ................... .................... ........... 137 Troublesh ooting th e Software ...............
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7 We l c o m e Congrat ulat ions on your pur chase of thi s Sony V AIO® comput er , and welco me to the V AIO User Guide. This user gui de pr ovides detai led inf ormatio n on all aspects o f usi ng your n ew V AIO comput er , fr om keyb oar d functio ns to p r einsta lled softw ar e appl ications.
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9 Using Y our V AIO Notebook This sec tion describes the fo llowing aspect s of your new computer : ❑ Using the Keyboard ❑ Usin g the T o uchp ad ❑ Using PC C ards ❑ Conn ecting V AIO C ompute.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 10 Ke yboar d Fun ct i on K e ys Print Screen K ey Shift Fn Key Wind ows Key Alt Key Applications Key Numer ic K eypad Area Correctio .
Usin g Y our V AIO Note book 11 The notebook ke yboar d ke ys Key Descriptio n Numeric keypad area T he numeric k eypad area conta ins the k eys found on a typical calculator . Use this area to type n umbers or to perform mathematical calculations such as addition and subtraction .
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 12 Operator keys Several keys are always used with at least one other key: Ctrl, A lt, and Shift . When hel d down wit h another key , the Ctrl (Cont rol) a nd Alt (Al ternate) k eys of fer anoth er way to give com mands.
Usin g Y our V AIO Note book 13 Indic ator s Indic ator l ights Indicator Fun ction Power Light is green wh en the notebook is powered on, flashes amber when the not ebook is in S tandby mode, and tu rns off when th e noteboo k is in Hiber nate mode or i s power ed off.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 14 The Windows ke y in combi nati on with oth er keys Num Lock The number keys in the numeric k eypad are active. The character keys in the keypad area are act iv e. Caps Lock Letters appear in uppercase as you type.
Usin g Y our V AIO Note book 15 The Fn key in combina tion wi th other ke ys Shift + +M Returns al l minimized win dows to the ir previous s ize. + R Display s th e Ru n window . This is the equivalent of sel ecting Run from the S tart menu. Fn + + Inser t Displays the Properties win dow .
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 16 Fn+ / (F7) Switch to the external display T oggle s through the LCD and external display .
Usin g the T ouc hpad 17 Using the T ouchpad The keybo ard cont ains a cursor -pointi ng device called a touchpad. Y ou can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the built-in touchpad. T ouc hpad Actions Descr iptions Point Slide one fing er on the t ouchpad to pl ace the point er on an item or object.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 18 ✍ See Mouse Propertie s fo r information on tou chpad feat ures, such as cli cki ng both butt ons simul taneous ly , adjust in g touchp ad speed, and E asy Launche r functi ons.
Using PC Cards 19 Using PC Car ds Y our notebook includ es a PC Card slot. PC Cards allow y ou to connect portable external de vices. T o insert a P C Car d 1 Inser t the PC Card into the PC Car d s lot wit h fr ont lab el facing up. 2 Gently push t he card into the s lot until the card is fixed into the connector and the release button pop s out.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 20 T o remove a PC Card 1 Close any applicatio n that uses the PC Card, otherwise d ata may be lost. 2 Click the Unplug o r Eject Hardware icon in the taskb ar and select the card . 3 Click S top, in the S top a Hardware device dialog box, conf irm the device t o stop and click OK.
Using PC Cards 21 6 Gently gras p th e card and pull it out. Do no t choose a USB d isk or a S ony i. LINK op tical drive in the Stop a H ardware devi c e di alog b ox. If yo u removed a S ony i. LINK opt ical dri ve by mista ke, dis connect the do cking sta tion and reconnect it.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 22 Connecting V AIO Computer s The preinstalled Smart Connect software enables you to use an optional i.LINK® * cable to connect yo ur V AIO notebook to ano ther V AIO computer that also has Smart Connect.
Connec ting V AIO Compute rs 23 If y our notebook is connected to the optional doc king station If you want to excha nge data with anot her comput er using the optio nal i.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 24 ❑ Set the i.LI NK network switch to the unmark ed si de..
V AIO Act ion Setu p 25 V AIO Action Setup V AIO Acti on Setup mana ges the settin gs for your notebook’ s center Jo g Dial™ control, Memor y Stick® media, and i.LI NK® interface. An overview of some of the functions controlled by V AIO Action Setup is provided below .
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 26 Using the Center Jog Dial C ontr ol Y our n otebook is eq uipped with a cen ter Jog Dial co ntrol located bel ow t he touchpad and bet ween the left and righ t buttons.
Using t he Center Jo g Dial Contro l 27 Launc her m ode The Jog Dial co ntrol window is in laun cher mode unt il a sof tware appli cation is launched or the Jog Dial control window becomes active.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 28 1 Rotate the center Jog D ial con t rol to select the item you want, then press the center Jog Dial control. The Jog D ial launcher window switches to guide mode an d shows the f unction of the cen t er Jo g Dial cont rol.
Using t he Center Jo g Dial Contro l 29 Using the center Jog Di al cont r ol wit h other software If the s oftwar e you are u sing do es not sup port the center Jo g Dial con trol, y ou can still use the center Jog Dial control to scroll the win dow or adjust the window size.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 30 Usin g Memor y St ic k Media This compact, portable, and versatil e recor ding medium h as a data capacity exceeding that of a floppy disk. The medium is specially designed for exchanging an d sharing digital d ata with compatible produ ct s.
Using Me mor y Stick Med ia 31 2 Carefully slide the Memory S t ick media in until it clicks in pl ace. T o v iew th e cont ent s of Me m or y Sti ck m ed ia Click the R emovabl e Disk (S:) icon under My Compu t e r to see the contents of the Memor y S tick media.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 32 Write-pr otecting a Memory Stic k media Memory Stick media is desig ned with a write-protect t ab to protect valuable data from accidental erasure or overwriting. Move the tab to th e right or left to set or release write-p r otection .
Using Me mor y Stick Med ia 33 Notes on Memory Stic k media ❑ When the erasure preventio n switch of the Memory Stick media is set to LOCK, data cannot b e recorded or erased.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 34 ❑ Do not allow th e media to get wet. ❑ Do no t use or stor e the med ia in a loc ation th at is sub ject to : ❑ Extremely hi.
Using P o wer Sa ving M odes 35 Using P ower S a v ing Mode s When you use a battery as the sour ce of power for y o u r notebo ok, you can take advantage of power management settings to conserve battery life.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 36 T o return to No rmal mode T o return to normal mode, turn on the notebook by press ing the power button.
Us ing a P h one L i ne 37 Usi ng a Phon e Li n e Y ou need to conn ect a p h one line to take advan tage of online services, the Inte rnet, and S ony C ustomer Su pport. In order to regis ter y our Sony V AIO® noteboo k, r egister your softwar e online, and use Sony Customer Support, y o u must co nnect the n otebook to a p hone line.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 38 Using the LAN Y ou can connect your notebo ok t o 10 Base-T and 100Base- TX-type Local Area Networks (LANs). For the detailed settings and d ev ices needed to connect to the networ k, please ask you r network admini strator .
39 Connecting P er ipheral De vices Y ou c an add f unctionalit y to your not ebook b y connecting it to a v ariet y of per iphera ls, as dis cuss ed in the foll owing se ction s: ❑ Conn ecting the Optional Do cking S tation ❑ Conn ecting th e Floppy Di sk Drive ❑ Connecting an Optical Drive ❑ Connecting a Printer ❑ Connecting an i.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 40 Back P a nel 1 USB por t s 5 Ethernet po rt (10BaseT/100 Base-TX) 2 Monitor port 6 i.
Connec ting P eripher al De vice s 41 Connecting t he notebook to the doc king stat ion Y ou m ay connect y our notebook t o the docki ng stat ion a s long as it is not in power saving mode, i. e., St andby or Hibernate. Con necting the noteb ook while it is in power saving mode may resu lt in data loss or a computer malf u nction .
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 42 3 Firmly p ress with you r thumbs t he two rear co rners of t he not ebook , until your no tebook clicks in place and is secur ely fas ten ed to the docking station.
Connec ting P eripher al De vice s 43 ❑ Disc onnectin g the dock ing st ation wh en the not ebook is off. ❑ Disc onnectin g the dock ing st ation wh en the not ebook is on. Perfo rm the app ropriate pro cedure below t o di sconn ect the d ocking s tation.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 44 1 Pull out the two r elease levers on either side of the rear cor ners of the docking sta tion , to release th e notebook fro m the docking stat ion.
Connec ting P eripher al De vice s 45 From t h e Start menu 1 Click the S tart menu in the W indows task t ray . 2 Select Eject PC to access the “Undock Complete” dialog box. 3 Release an d remove your noteboo k as de scribed in th e “Disco nnecting the docking sta tion when the notebo ok is of f” section.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 46 2 Release an d remove y our notebook as descri bed in th e “Di s connecti ng the docking sta tion when th e noteboo k is off” sect ion.
Con n ecti ng th e Flop p y Disk D ri v e 47 Connecting the Floppy Disk D rive Y ou can us e the f loppy disk d rive in t h e o ptional docki ng s tation. I f you do n ot utilize the docking station drive, you can connect an optional PCGA-UFD5 floppy di sk d rive to one of the two USB ports on yo ur notebo ok.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 48 Notes on handling flo ppy disks ❑ Do not open the shutter manually and to uch the surface of the floppy disk. ❑ Keep flopp y disks away from magnets. ❑ Keep floppy disks away from direct sun light and other heat sources .
Connec ting an Opti cal Driv e 49 Connecting an Optical Driv e Y ou m ay use t he opt iona l PCGA -DSD5 CD -R W/DVD Docki ng Stat i o n or PCGA-DS D5 DVD D ocking S tation wi th your not ebook . Both S ony optional docking stations com e with a built-in optical drive.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 50 3 Close th e tray by pushing i t gently . The BUSY in dicator on the drive flashes while yo ur notebook reads d ata from t he disc.
Connec ting an Opti cal Driv e 51 Handling and c leaning CD and D VD me dia Proper care of the disc is essential to mai ntain its reliability . Follo w these guidelines: Handling ❑ Do not drop or bend the d isc. ❑ Do not touch the surface of th e disc.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 52 ✍ Note the foll owing when using an optical dri ve t o write to a CD-R/RW: ❑ For optimal writing speed , deactivate the screen saver and ex it anti-vi r us softwar e befo re writing data to a disc.
Conn ect ing a P ri nter 53 Connecting a Printer ❑ Y ou can connect a W indows 200 0 compatible parallel port printer to the opti onal dockin g st ation. ❑ Y ou can also connect a W indows 2000 compatible USB printer to eit her of your noteb ook’ s tw o USB ports.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 54 Connecti ng a USB Printe r ✍ Note th e follo wing: ❑ See th e manua ls tha t cam e with y our prin ter for more informa tion on p rinter instal l ation and op eration.
Conne cti ng an i.LINK De v ic e 55 Connecting an i.LINK * Devi ce Y our V AIO not ebook incl udes an i.L INK (IEEE 1394) S400 por t , w hich you can use to co nnect to a com patible i.LINK device such as a digital video camer a record er . T o connect a digital video camera reco rder Plug one end o f an i.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 56 Connecti ng Digital Video Camera Recor der Digi tal vi deo ca mera re co r der i.LINK c able T o S400 To D V I n / O u t (optional) i.
Conne cti ng an i.LINK De v ic e 57 i.LINK cables compatibl e with your V AIO n o tebook include cables with the foll owing part number s: VMC-IL4415A (a 1.5-me ter cable with a 4-pin connector at each end ), VMC-IL4615 A (a 1.5-meter cable with a 4-pin connector at one end and a 6 -pin connector at th e other).
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 58 Connecting an External Di splay Y ou can conn ect a com puter di spl ay (monit or) or pro jector to you r notebo ok or docking s tation. T o connect a monitor Using t he not eboo k 1 Loca te the mo nitor port on t he le ft sid e of the no tebook.
Connect ing an Ext er nal Di spla y 59 T o connect a pr ojector Y ou can use a projector , such a s the Sony LCD Projector , as an external dis play . Using t h e noteboo k 1 Locate t he monit o r por t on the left s ide of the n otebook. 2 Plug t he RGB si gnal cable into the monitor port.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 60 Using the docking station 1 Lo cate t he mon itor po rt on the re ar pan el of the do cking s tati on. 2 Plug the opt io nal monito r adapter into the monito r port. 3 Plug th e audio cabl e into t he green Headph one jack on the rig ht side of the not ebook.
Connect ing an Ext er nal Di spla y 61 T o select a display When you conn ect an external di splay to the mon itor port, you ca n press Fn+F7 to to ggle th e outp ut be tween t he Liq uid Cr ysta l Disp lay (LC D), the e xterna l monit or , or both devi ces.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 62 Connecting a USB De vice Y ou can connect a Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices such as an external mouse, key board, speaker , and mi crophon e to your not ebook . T o connect a USB de vice Using t he not eboo k 1 Loca te a USB port on the notebo ok.
Connec ting a USB De vice 63 Y ou can u se an op tiona l Sony U SB mo use P CGA-UM S1 se ries ( not su pplied ) with th i s no tebook. Since t h e USB mous e software dri ver is preinstall ed in the not ebo ok, you simply p lug th e USB mouse i nto the USB po rt t o use i t.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 64 Connecting Exter nal Speaker s Y ou can connect external speakers to your notebook to enhance the sound qu ality of your compu ter . T o connect extern al speake rs 1 Locate th e green Headp hone jack o n th e right si de of your notebook.
Connect ing an Ext er nal Mic rophon e 65 Connecting an External Micr oph one Y ou can use an external microphone to enhance the qual ity of the sound input. T o connect an external mi crophone 1 Locate t he red Mic rophon e jack on th e right side of y our no tebook .
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67 Customizing Y our V AI O Notebook The f ollowi ng sect ions briefl y describe ho w to change y our notebook’ s defa ult settings: ❑ Displ aying the Son y Notebook Setu p Screen ❑ Controlling .
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 68 3 Select the tab for the item you want to chan ge. See “Sony Notebook Setup tabs” for more inform ation.
Custom izing Y our V AIO Noteboo k 69 Son y Notebook Setup t abs T ab Description About Thi s Computer Display sy stem informatio n, including memory capacity , serial number , an d BIOS version. Printer Select printer port mo de settings. Initial Setting Chang e the volume of the sounds that play while the operati ng system is loading.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 70 Co nt r olli ng P o wer Man ageme nt The PowerPanel™ utility allows you to control the pow er settings of your notebook and provides key information about system activ ity and b attery life.
Contro lling P o wer Man ageme nt 71 Customizin g Power Managem en t se ttings Y ou can cu stomize p ower management se ttings , such as t he syst em timer and t he brightness of the s creen. T o custom ize a setting: 1 Cli ck the Cu rrent P rofi le icon on th e Pow er Man agem ent to olbar .
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 72 Icon Description Maxim um Performan ce Provides the best system perfo rmance while still conserving power . Maxim u m Battery Li fe Provi des power sav ing feat ures to g ive you maximum bat tery life and good p erformance.
Contro lling P o wer Man ageme nt 73 P ower Management commands PowerPane l ™ also pr ovides power management commands that y ou can use to activate specific power man agement functions an d to control power for a specific device. Y ou can use these commands to ove r ride a profile setting or initiate an immediate action.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 74 Conserving battery po wer When usin g the notebook wi th a battery , the LCD display and the hard dri ve can be set to switch o ff autom atically to conserve battery power . See “Power Management pro files” for more in formation.
Displa ying Batter y Inf ormation 75 Displa ying Battery In f ormation Y ou can display detailed information for each of the batteries i n your notebo ok. The fo l lo w in g sectio ns br iefly des cribe how to di splay y our noteboo k’ s general batter y information .
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 76 Displa ying detai led battery inf ormation Double-click the battery icon on the task tray to display the Battery Information window . The screen appears displaying the Battery tab, wh ich contains information such as the estimated time-to-emp ty and charg i ng time.
Displa ying Batter y Inf ormation 77 Customizing the B atte r y Information to olbar an d alarm system Y ou can custo mize the Battery In formation toolbar to s uit your portable computing needs, including modificatio ns to the alarm settings. Refer to PowerPane l help for more inform ation.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 78 Select ing the Displa y Mode This not ebook uses t he I ntel® vi deo contr oller , wh ich enabl es you to select t he desired display when the notebook is connected to an external monitor .
Selec ting t he Displa y M ode 79 3 Click the Settings tab, t h en click t he Advanced button to display the Intel ® 82815 Graphics C ontroller Proper ties dialog box. 4 Click the I ntel® 82815 G raphics T echnology tab, t hen click the Grap hics Properties bu tton.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 80 Changing the w indow desi gn of Sony software T o change the wi ndow design 1 Click the Start button, point to Setti ngs, then point to Control Panel. 2 Click UI Desi g n Selector . 3 Click << o r >> and select the desired design.
81 Adding Memor y In t he futur e you may want to instal l memory modules to expand the func tional ity o f your notebook. The amount of m emory o n your note book will vary depen ding on the model y o u pur chased. Expans ion memory module s ar e availabl e as options.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 82 ❑ Electrostatic dischar ge (ESD) can damage disk drives and other compo n ents. Perform the procedures des cribed be low only at an ESD works tation.
Insta lling a Mem or y Modul e 83 Instal li ng a Memory Module 1 Shut d own your no tebook and discon nect all periphera l devices , such as your printer . 2 Unplug th e notebook and remove th e batt ery packs. 3 W ait until t h e notebo ok cools down.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 84 5 Lift the keyboard from the LCD display side, then gently turn it over on the touchpad space. B e careful not to detach the cable when lifting the keyb oard. 6 Y ou must r emove the exis ting m emory mo dule.
Insta lling a Mem or y Modul e 85 9 Gently replace the keyb o ard , then press it into your noteboo k. Be careful not to detach the cable when lifting t he keyboard. ✍ Note th e follo wing: ❑ Be careful not to touch the ot he r compon ent s on the moth erb oard.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 86 10 Clos e the not ebook c over, then t ighten t he screw s on the bot tom of the computer .
Remo ving a M emor y Mo dule 87 Remo vi ng a Memo r y Modul e 1 Perform step s 1 to 5 in the “Installing a Memory Module” section. 2 T ouch a meta l object (su ch as t he por t panel on the back of your notebo ok) to discharge static electricity .
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89 About the Softw are on Y our Notebook Y our V AIO® not ebook is r eady to help y ou work, p lay , l earn, and communi cate as soon a s you tur n it on.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 90 Drag’n Drop CD® DigiOn Inc. and Eas y Systems Japan Ltd. Drag' n Drop CD is d esigned to be t he most simp le software to make y our own CD. Users can create their own best Au dioCD, or data CD that can be read in many PCs.
About t he Softw are on Y our Notebook 91 Netscape Commu nicator ® Net scape Communi cations Corpo ratio n Netscape Commu nicator is an all-in-one In ternet tool that make s it easy to browse the W eb, send Interne t e-mail, chat, read newsgroups and compose great We b d o c u m e n t s .
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 92 Pr odigy Internet® Pr o digy C omm unica tions C orpor ation An online service that helps you find what you need online faster and smarter .
About t he Softw are on Y our Notebook 93 RealPr oducer® G2 Real Netw orks I nc. RealPr oducer converts your audio a nd video files, or li ve feeds, into Real Audio and RealV ideo for the Internet or your intranet. RealProducer is easy to use, gives you better control over your content, and is packed with exclusive features.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 94 Vi s u a l F l o w ™ Sony Electr onics Inc. V is ualFlow is a state-of-the-art Sony multimedia bro wser designed specifically for Memory S tick media.
DV g a t e 95 DV g a t e In or der to impr ove the perform ance of yo ur notebo ok’ s DVgat e™ motion software, the h ard d isk driv e on your notebook has been formatt ed with two partitions, C an d D. The C partitio n holds 40 percent, and the D partition holds 60 percent o f the entire drive capacity .
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 96 ❑ Click Browse and, from you r C: driv e, select Program Files, and Sony , and Dvgate, and Premiere Plug- in, a nd then 6.0. ❑ Select “Setup.exe ” and click Open. Then click OK to install the plug-in.
Mo vieShak er 97 Mo vieShaker This application can be used to create fun and innovative movies without any knowledge of film ed iting. In a few simple steps, motion pi c tures can be combined wit h special ef fects, still images (pictures), and music files and then saved in a format m o s t computers can play .
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 98 3 Click . A 30-second s cen e is auto matically generated and s aved to the Product tray .
Mo vieShak er 99 1 Double-click t he clip or scene to move it to th e W orking Panel. 2 Select the Ef fects tab from the Editing tray . 3 Drag and d rop the Ef fect you want to add fro m the Effects tray to the Ef fects pal ette on the W or king Pan el.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 100 OpenMG J ukebo x OpenMG Jukebox is a software application that utilizes Sony Corpor ation’ s co pyrigh t prote ctio n techn olog y . Ope nMG Juk ebox m ainta ins the hol der ’ s copyrights b y preventing unau thorized distributio n of digital au d io files.
Op enMG J uke bo x 101 T o star t OpenMG Ju kebo x 2.0 1 From the S tar t button on the W indo ws taskbar , sel ect Programs , OpenMG Juke box, and then click on OpenMG Juk ebox. The CDDB ® Music Recognition Serv i ce Registration wizard app ears. 2 Follow the onscreen instru ctions to complet e registration.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 102 T o recor d a CD Y ou can record songs from aud i o CDs and i mport them to play lists within OpenMG Ju kebox. 1 Insert an audi o CD into t he optical dr ive. 2 Click the CD ta b. 3 Select the Bit Rat e, CD drive, and Record to locat ion from the drop- down lists.
Op enMG J uke bo x 103 4 T o select certain tracks from y our CD, uncheck any unwanted tracks. Y ou can also click the emp ty checkbox next to Select All (clears all checkboxes), and then select the des ired tracks. 5 Click Rec to Jukebox to b egin record ing.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 104 Check-out 1 Conn ect the extern al device / m edia to your noteb ook. 2 Click the Check-in/Out tab to display the Ch eck -in/Out screen. Y our notebook recogn i zes the conn ected external device/media and lists the informat ion on t he right s i d e of the s creen.
Op enMG J uke bo x 105 Check-in Y ou can only check-in songs recorded on external devices /media to the h ar d drive o f the s ame note book fro m which the song s were checked ou t. 1 Connect t he external dev ice/media to you r not ebook. 2 Click on the Check-in/Out tab to display the Check-in/Out screen.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 106 ❑ Import au dio fil es in various form ats — Y ou can impo rt do wnloaded or stored audio files in vari ous format s, such as MP3, W A V , or W M T (w hich is compli ant with W indo ws Media T echnol ogies wit h the extensi ons .
Pi ctureG ear 107 PictureGea r PictureGear software is a digital image manage ment application that allows you to see all the images s tored in any directo ry on your notebook . Th umbnail view s provide qu ick reminders o f your pictures. B righten, contrast, enhan ce, resize, crop, and color -correct your pictures.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 108 1 Gather the source images into the same folder or collectio n . 2 Select the images y ou wan t to use. 3 From the Utilities men u select Panoram a Maker . 4 Select the correct lens and click OK.
Smar t Captu re 109 Smar t Capture Smart Capt ure is a So ny-des igned app lication t hat manages t he i.LINK ® * connection between your noteboo k and a co mpatible i.LINK digital camera or camcorder . Y ou can capture and enhance video or s till images to share with your fami ly and friends over the Int ernet or throug h e-mail.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 11 0 Using Stil l mode 1 Fro m the Start bu tton, p oint to Prog rams, poin t to Smar t Capt ure, a nd then click on Smart C apture. The Sma rt Capture m ain windo w appears. 2 Connect you r compatible i.
Smar t Captu re 111 The Still Image Options wind ow has four tabs: ❑ Capturing Mo de — Y ou can choose between Normal, Self-timer or Pano rama Capt ure mod es.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 11 2 Capturing a picture in S till mode 1 Use your d igital camera or camco rder to locate the image y ou w an t to capture.
Smar t Captu re 11 3 on the Capture button. The Still V iewer window app ear s. Y ou can capture one picture or several pictures at a time. 2 Click on the arrows or drag the scroll b ar to view the pictures.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 11 4 ❑ Save — C lick on the Sav e button to save your still image in a variety of formats, to a location o f y o ur choice. Using Net Mo vie mode 1 From the S tart button on th e W indows tas kbar , point to Pr ograms, point t o Smart Capture, and then click on Smart Capture.
Smar t Captu re 11 5 ❑ Format — Y ou can adjust the compr ession rate for your movies in MPEG1 format or choos e the A VI opti on for no compressi on. Y ou can also set the max imum recording time for you r movie cap ture. ❑ Destinatio n — Select a file destination for your movies when recording vide o clips.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 11 6 3 Y ou can review your mov ie from the Movie Player wind ow by using the play , pause and stop but tons. Click on the arr ows or drag the scroll b ar to view your movie. Each frame is displayed with an identifying number in the queue.
Smar t Captu re 11 7 ❑ Save — C l i c ko nt h eS a v eb u t t o nt oc o m p r e s sa n ds a v ey o u rm o v i ei na variety of fo rmats, to a location o f your choice. Using Im ageStation ImageStation SM is a fr ee online service t hat allows you to store your pi ctures an d movies on the Internet to share with family and frien ds.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 11 8 Uploading wi th Still Viewer 1 Click on the Upload button in S till V iewer . The ImageStation Login window appears. 2 For first time users, the ImageStation registration wiz a r d guides you through the initial registration process .
Smar t Captu re 11 9 4 Go to http ://www .imagestation . com to v iew your uploaded pictures or movies. Follow the onscreen instr u ctions to access your ImageS tation account. The ImageS tation W eb s ite may ask you to complete a full login again, if your current sessi on is not active.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 120 VisualFlo w V is ualFlow software is a Sony state-of- the-art multimedia brow ser designed specifically for Memory S tick m edia. It display s any still p icture, movie, or sound f iles stored in a Memory S tick med ia in a visually p leasing, artistic manner .
Appli cation , Driv er , and System R eco v er y CD s 121 Applicatio n, Dri ver , and System Reco very CDs Y our no teboo k comes with the followi ng applicati on, driv er , and sys tem recovery CDs . (Se e “ Using Y ou r Recovery CDs ” for inf orma tion on ho w to use you r reco very CD (s) .
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 122 Using Y our Reco very CDs The followi ng sections des cribe how to use the Applicati on Recovery , Driver Recovery , and System Recovery utilities .
Using Y our Recovery CDs 123 Using the Driver Re co very CD(s) The Driver Recover y CD utility allo ws you to reinstall individual drivers and repair software applications if they b ecome corrupted or are accidentally er as ed.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 124 The System Recov ery CD contains a backup co py of all the so ftware originally i n s t a l l e do ny o u r h a r dd i s kd r i v e . It can be used only to r ecover the hard disk of the noteb ook you p ur chased.
Using Y our Recovery CDs 125 6 Press the arrow keys to select “ Exit ” (Save Changes) and then press the Enter key . T he messa ge “ Save config uration changes and exit now? ” appears. 7 Check that “ Ye s ” is s elected, then press the Enter key .
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 126 Software Suppor t Inf ormation Adobe Acro bat Reader® America Onlin e® CompuServe® 2000 Drag’n Drop CD® Netscape Communicator® Norton AntiVirus™ W eb site http://www . adobe.
Softw are Suppor t I nformation 127 Pr odigy I nternet® Quic ken® 2 001 QuickT ime™ RealJukebox®, RealPlayer®, RealProducer® G2 Sony Appli cations Windows® Operat ing System, W ord W eb site http://w ww .prodigy .com tele phone 800 -213-0 992 hours 7 A.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 128 WinDVD™ 2000 Sony Se rvice Cent er For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-4SONYPC (1-8 88-47 6-6972 ) or find So ny Custom er Servic e on the W eb at http:/ /www .sony .
129 T roub leshooting This se ction des cribe s h ow to solve common pr oblems you may encounter when us ing you r notebook. M a ny pr oblems hav e simple solu tions, so t ry thes e sugge stion s befor e you c ontact Sony PC Suppor t (ht tp://www .sony .
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 130 ❑ If you are using an external display , check that it is plugged into a power source and turn ed on. Check that the brightness and con trast controls are adjusted corre ctly . See the manual that came with your display for details.
T rou blesho oting 131 My notebo ok starts, but the mes sage “Operati ng system not f ound” appears and W indows does no t st art. ❑ Make su re ther e is no flo ppy dis k in the fl oppy di sk dri ve (non -bootabl e).
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 132 My noteb ook stop s res ponding or does not s hut dow n. It is best to use the Shut Do wn command on the W indows S tart menu to shut down yo ur notebook . Usin g other met hods , inc luding thos e listed below , may result in loss of u nsaved data.
T roubl eshooting th e Dock ing St ation 133 T r oubleshootin g the Dock i ng Statio n I cann ot opera te the optic al driv e in the do cki n g stati o n , wh en the dockin g station is connected to the notebook. Follow these step s to set the i.LINK network switch.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 134 The disc tray d oes not eject even after I pr ess t he Eject button. Open the tray by insert ing a sharp, point ed object (suc h as a p aper cl ip) in the manual eject hole.
T roubl eshooting the LCD Scree n 135 T r oubleshooting the LCD Screen My LCD scr een is blank. ❑ V er ify that the notebook i s plugged into a power s ource and that i t is t urned on. ❑ V er ify that the power indicato r on the notebo ok is on. ❑ V er ify that the battery pack(s) is in serted properly and is char ged.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 136 T r oubleshooting the Mouse a nd T ouc h pad My mous e does not w ork. ❑ If you are us ing an external mo use, verify that t he mous e is p lugged into the mouse c onnector . See “ Conn ecting a USB Device ” for more inf ormation.
T rou b les hooti ng Dr ives, PC C ards, a nd P er iph eral D e v ices 137 T r oubleshootin g Drives, PC Car ds, and P eri pheral Devices My floppy disk d rive can not write to a floppy disk. ❑ If the floppy disk is write-protected, disab le the write-protect feature or us e a floppy dis k that i s not write-pr otected.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 138 My optical drive tray does not open. ❑ Make sure the not ebook is tur ned on. ❑ Press the Eject button on the optical drive. ❑ If the Eject but to n does n ot work, open the tray by i n serting a thin p en tip in the hol e to the ri ght of the Ej ect butto n.
T rou blesho oting the Softw are 139 T r oubleshootin g the So f tware My sof twar e pr o gram st ops r espondi ng o r cra shes. Con tact th e sof twar e publ isher or d esig nat ed prov ider for te chni cal su ppor t. See “ Sof twar e Supp ort Infor mation ” for contact inform ation.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 140 T r oubleshooting the Modem My modem does no t wo rk. ❑ Check that the phone line is plugged in to the line jack.
T rou blesho oting A udio 141 T r oubleshootin g A udio My speaker s hav e no sound . ❑ If the built-in speakers are tu rned of f, pres s Fn+F3 or use the Jog Dial control to turn on the speaker s .
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 142 T r oubleshooting the Printer I can not prin t. ❑ The default setting for the printer port mode is correct for most p r inters. If you can not p rint, t ry chan ging the p rinter p ort mode.
143 Getting Help Sony pr ovides you with sev eral sup port options to answer que stions about your V AIO noteboo k o r the pr eins talled softwar e. Refer to the se r esour ces in the ord er th ey ar e list ed.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 144 5 Son y Fax- on-Demand This serv ice, which requir es a fax machine or your fax software, provid es answers to commonly asked questions . Y ou can use this automated service to r equest a list of available topics then select the topics that you want to receive.
V AIO Suppor t Agent 145 V AI O Suppor t Agent V AIO Supp ort Agent help s you repair you r own so ftware prob lems witho ut the assistance o f a support a nalyst. V AIO Support Agen t's advanced diagnostic technology id entifies and track s characteristics of your so ftware applications an d basic network settings.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 146 retrieve the date/time (snapsh ot) that was recorded when the application worked correctly . The Quick Fix W izard repairs th e protected application f iles without altering the data files y ou have created using the application.
V AIO Suppor t Agent 147 T o use Comm on Soluti ons Common Solutions offers automated, O ne-Click Fixes to r epair common software problems . These solut ions can inte grate info r mat ion such as know ledge base articles and Frequently Asked Questions (F AQs).
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 148 3 Click the resi ze arrows next to the Support Action cat egories to expan d or collaps e the categories. Common Solutions dialog bo x ( 1st le vel) ✍ Connect t o the Internet be fore attemp ting to view the categ ory , “Vaio Supp ort Local Ser ver (http : //sdcglo bal4.
V AIO Suppor t Agent 149 4 Select the appropriate Su pportAction from the list. 5 Click Ru n or double-click t he d esired Supp ortAction. The avai lable Suppor t Act ions are s hown in bold t ype. T o use Suppor t Central The Sup port Cen tral fe ature uses Internet resou rces to help yo u fix your s oftware.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 150 1 Conn ect to the Internet. 2 From t he V AIO Supp ort Agent main win dow , click Sup port Central. T he Support Central W elcome page appears . 3 Click Enter Portal to begin using Sup port Central.
V AIO Suppor t Agent 151 Support Central: Reg istration pa g e.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 152 When y ou log o n to Suppo rt Central, t he Cur rent Issues pag e displays , enabl ing you to c ontinu e working o n your open issue s or to clos e them if you a re finish ed.
V AIO Suppor t Agent 153 If you log on t o Supp ort Central with a new issue, or if you do not have any open issues, the Support W izard appears. Y ou can begin searching on the new issues. About au tomatic u pdates The V AIO Suppo rt Agent is dormant as a background pro cess.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 154 Y ou can choose from four respo nse optio ns: ❑ Give the A gent your perm i s sion to con t act th e Sony Support S erver fo r any updates or fixes that are avail able speci fically f o r y our noteb ook.
V AIO Suppor t Agent 155 window with an explanation and instructions to follow . Others will cause the ambulance icon on your task tray to blink. Y ou shou ld always check the ambulance icon in t he task tray after the s y s tem checks for up dates. If the icon i s blin king, do uble-cli ck the amb u l ance icon t o view t he update.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 156.
157 Inde x A Ab out Thi s Compu ter t ab 69 AC Profile power setting 72 adjusting brig htne ss 15 Alt key 12 Application R ecovery CD 122 Applic ations key 12 audio troubl esho oting 141 B Basic/Advan.
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 158 USB device 62 connectors networ k 40 Serial po rt 40 correction keys 11, 12 Ctr l key 12 cursor -movement k eys 11 D digital video.
Inde x 159 indicators 13 Inser t key 11, 12 insertin g diskett es into dri ve 47 J Jog Di al 26 K keybo ard 9 – 15 Fn key 15 usi ng 9 W indo ws k ey 14 L Launcher Mode 27 LCD selecting to display o .
Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 160 72 Power On Password tab 69 power savi ng modes 30, 35 System Hibernation 16, 35 System Idle 35 System Susp end 35 power s etting .
Inde x 161 troubl esho oting 129 audio 141 do cki ng sta tio n 133 drives, P C Cards, and perip herals 137 LCD screen 135 modem 140 mous e and touchpad 136 printer 142 softwar e 13 9 U USB connecting .
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