Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PCG-FRV30 Sony
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VA I O ® C o m p u t e r Quic k Star t PCG-FR V30 Series.
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 2 Shor t Cut Menu +F1 Displays the V AIO Help an d Suppor t Center wi ndow . +T ab Switches the selected button on the taskbar . +D Displays the desktop. +E Displays the My Co mputer windo w . +F Displays the Search Results windo w , where yo u can find a file or folder .
3 Contents Notice to Users ................... .........................5 Setting Up ................................................ ..15 Unpacking Your Compu ter .......................... .............1 5 Locating Co ntrols and Ports ..............
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5 Notice to Users © 2003 Sony Ele ctronics Inc. All righ ts reserved. This manual and the software describe d herein, in whole or in p art, may not be repr oduced, tra nslated, or re duced to any machin e-re adable form wit hout pr ior wr itten approv al.
V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 6 Sony , DVgate Plus, Hand ycam, i.LINK, Mavica, Magi cGate™ Memory Stick, Memory St ick, Memo ry S tick PR O, V A IO, and t he V AIO logo are t rademarks of Sony Corporati on. Microsoft , W indo ws Media , W indows, W indows NT , and the W indow s l ogo are regis tere d tradem arks of Micr osoft Corpo ration.
Notice to Users 7 Safety In formation W ARNING ❑ T o prevent fire or shock ha zard, do not expos e your comp uter to rain or mo isture. ❑ T o avoid e lectrical shoc k, do not open the cabine t . Refer servicing to qua lified personnel only . ❑ Never i nstall modem or telepho ne wiring during a lightni ng storm.
V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 8 ❑ Soyez trè s prudent lors que vous installez ou mod ifiez les lignes t éléphoniques. ❑ Évitez d’ut ilise r le mo dem du rant un orag e éle ctri que . ❑ N'utilise z pas le mode m ni le téléphone pour préve nir d'une fuite de ga z quand vous êtes près de la fuite.
Notice to Users 9 harmfu l interf eren ce to radi o communica tions . Howeve r , there is no guarant ee that interfere nce will not occur in a par ticula r in stal lation .
V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 10 contact 1- 888-4-SONY -PC (1-888-476-6972 ), or write to the So ny Customer Inform ation Servic e Center , One S ony Dr ive, Park R idge, NJ 07656.
Notice to Users 11 T elephone Consumer Prot ection Act of 1991 (Uni ted States) The T elepho ne Consumer Protection A ct of 1991 makes it unla wful for any person to use a comput er or othe r electron.
V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 12 RECYCLA GE DES A CCUMULA TEURS A UX IONS DE LITHIUM RECYCL AGE DES ACCUMULA TEU RS AUX IONS DE LITHIUM Les ac cumula teurs aux i ons de lithi um sont r ecycl ables.
Notice to Users 13 INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE NOTICE: This equip ment meets th e applic able Industry Can ada T erminal Equi pment T ech nical Specif icat ions.
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Setting Up 15 Setting Up Congratul ations o n your purchase of t h e Sony V AIO® compu ter . So ny has combined leading -edge technology in audio, video, computing , and communications to provide state-o f-the-art pe rsonal computing.
V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 16 Locating Controls and P or ts Front 1 Power indicator 8 Left and r ight butt ons 2 Battery indicator 9 T ouch pad 3 Power button 10 Mem ory Stick® med ia indic ator.
Locating Controls and P or ts 17 Back 1 Modem jack 4 Parallel (printer) port 2 Network (Ethernet) port 5 Air vent 3 Monitor (VGA) port 6 US B 2.0 por t (high-/ full-/low-speed supp ort ed) Only connec t 10B ASE-T or 10 0BASE-T X cables to the Networ k (Etherne t) port .
V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 18 Left 1 2 USB 2.0 port s (high-/f ull-/low- speed su pported) 5 i.LINK® (IEEE 1394) S400 po rt 2 A/V OUT jack 6 Air vent 3 Microphone jack 7 PC Card slots 4 Headphon.
Locating Controls and P or ts 19 Right 1 DC IN port 3 Optical drive 2 EJECT button 4 Batte r y bay Bottom 1 Reset bu tton.
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Getting Started 21 Getting Star ted The supplied battery is n ot charg ed when you un pack it. T o charg e it for future use, install the battery , and then connect the AC adapter to power your computer . The battery char ges from A C power rega rdless if the computer i s o n or of f.
V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 22 5 Plug the AC adapter cable into the DC IN port. 6 Plug the power cor d into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. . 7 Press the power bu tton until the gr een power indicator ligh ts up. Connecting the AC Adapter to the Computer ✍ Use only the suppl ied AC adapte r with your computer .
Using th e T ouch P ad 23 Using the T ouch P ad The computer co ntains a pointing device called a touch pad . Y ou can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the built-in touch pad. Locating the T ouch Pad T ouch Pad Acti on Description Sliding one finger Equivalent to using a m ouse to place the p ointer on an item.
V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 24 Registering Y our Comp uter T ake ad vantage of Sony’ s commitment to quality customer suppo r t and receive these bene fits by r egister ing your computer: ❑ Sony Cu stomer Sup port — T alk to a suppor t represen tative t o troubles hoot problems you ma y have wit h your computer .
Locat ing Y our V AIO Comp uter U ser Guid e 25 Locating Y our V A IO Computer User Guide The on-screen V AIO® Compu ter User Guide is a searchab le help file that contains detailed inf ormation o n how to u se your new computer . T o open the user guid e 1 Click St a r t on the W indows® task bar , and then click Help and Support .
V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 26 V AIO Us er Guide W indow 1 User guide table of contents List of compu ter help topics 2 Link to Electronic Flyer List of u pdates an d supple mental information 3 L.
Setting Up A D ial-Up Connectio n 27 Setting Up A Dial-Up Connection The Connection W izard guides you through th e process o f choosing an Internet Service Provide r (ISP) or setting up an exis ting account, and co nnecting to the Internet. T o set up a di al-up conn ection 1 Connect a telephone cab le to your computer .
V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 28 T urn ing Off Y our Computer Using the power button to turn off your computer may result in loss of data. Follow the steps b elow to p roperly t urn of f you r computer and avoid losing d ata. T o turn off your computer 1 Close all operations.
V AIO Reco very Wiza rd Utilit y 29 V AIO Recov er y Wizard Utility System and Application R eco very CDs are not supplied with your V AIO® computer . Y our V AIO computer is equ ipped with the V AIO Recovery W izard, a fast and eas y-to-use system recov ery utility .
V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 30 V isit the Sony Computing Sup p ort W eb site for the latest in f ormation about using the V AIO Recovery W izard or Recov ery Media Kit.
T roub l es hootin g 31 T roub leshooting What do I do if my compute r w on’t star t ? ❑ If your co mputer com es with a floppy d isk drive, make sure the drive is empty . ❑ If you are using an external di splay , make sure t he disp lay is pl ugged in to a power source and turn ed on.
V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 32 3 Use the Down Arrow key to select System Time , set the time (hour: minute: second) , and press Enter . 4 Use the Right Arrow key to select the Exit tab, and press the Down Arrow key to select Get Default V alues . The message Load default values for all SETUP items appears.
T roub l es hootin g 33 My computer stopped responding. How do I turn it off? ❑ Click St a r t on the W indows® task bar , and select T urn Off Computer . Select T urn Off Computer and click OK . ❑ Press the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys simultaneously .
V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 34 Suppor t Options If you hav e questi ons about your computer or th e preinstal led prog rams, ref er to the following sources fo r answers in the seq uence listed below .
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