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2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .... ......... .................... ................... ....6 Notice ................... .................
3 nN Using P eripheral Devic es .............. ................... .................... ............. ................... .................. . .................... ................... ..68 Connectin g External Sp eakers ..... .................... ....
4 nN Precauti ons ................ ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ................................. ................... 109 Handling the LCD Scre en ............. ..................
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6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulations on your purchase o f this Sony VAIO ® compute r, and welco me to the on -screen Use r Guide. S ony has combin ed leadin g-edge te chnology i n audio, v ideo, compu ting, an d commun ications to provide s tate-of-the- art perso nal computi ng experi ence.
7 nN Befo re Use Noti ce © 2008 S ony Corpor ation. All r ights res erved. This manual and th e softwar e described h erein, i n whole or in part, may no t be reprod uced, trans lated, or re duced to a ny machin e-readabl e form wit hout prior written approv al.
8 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocumentat ion incl udes print ed inform ation and user guides to read on y our VAIO computer . Printed Documentation ❑ Quick Star t Guide — Desc ribes the process from unpa ck ing t o star ting up your V AIO .
9 nN Befo re Use ❑ Specificati ons — The on line speci fication s descr ibe the har dware and so ftware configurati ons of your V AIO computer . To view th e online s pecificat ions: 1 Connect to the Inter net. 2 Go to the Sony online suppor t we b site at h ttp://www .
10 nN Befo re Use Windows Help and Supp or t Windows Help and Support is a comprehen sive res ource for practical adv ice, tutori als, and dem onstration s to help you learn to use your computer. Use the search feature, inde x, or table of contents to view all Windows Hel p resources , includin g those on the Internet.
11 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be using y our co mputer as a p ortable device in a variety o f enviro nments. When ever poss ible, you s hould atte mpt to take account o f the fo.
12 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng f eature to find the best posi tion. Y ou can reduc e e ye strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the display to the proper posit ion. Adjus t the brightnes s le vel of the displ ay as well.
13 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section describe s how to ge t started us ing your V AIO compute r. ❑ Locating Controls and P or ts (page 14) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (page 20) ❑.
14 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a moment to identify the control s and ports shown on t he following pages. F ront A Muting (S1) butt on (pag e 34) B AV M O D E button (page .
15 nN Getting Started A Built-in MO TION EYE camera *1 (page 35) B Built-in MO TION EYE camer a indicator *1 (page 20) C Built-in micr ophone (mo naural) *1 D WIREL ESS s witch (page 61) E WIREL ESS i.
16 nN Getting Started Bac k A DC IN por t (page 22 ) B Ne twor k (Eth er net ) por t (page 85) C Modem port (page 60 ).
17 nN Getting Started Right A Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt s * (page 79) B Opti cal disc driv e (page 38) C Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor ( page 20) D Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 38) E Manual e ject hol e (page 14 1) F Secur ity slot * Suppor t high-/full-/low - speeds .
18 nN Getting Started Left A Air vent B Monitor por t (p age 70) C Microp hone jack (page 78) D Headp hones jack (p age 69) E Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt s * (page 79) F i.LINK 4- pin (S400) po rt (p age 83 ) G Express Card/34 s lot (pa ge 47) * Suppor t high-/full-/low - speeds .
19 nN Getting Started Bottom A Batter y conn ector ( page 23) B Air vents C Memory module compa r tment co v er (page 1 05).
20 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equipped with the fol lowing i ndicator l ights: Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates in green w hen the computer is on, b links slo wly in orange while the c omputer is in Sleep mode, and tur ns off when the c omputer is off or in Hibernate mode.
21 nN Getting Started WIRELESS Ill uminates whe n the WIRELE SS switch is turned on, pr ovided that one or more wireless options are enabled in the V AIO Smar t Network window .
22 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use eith er an AC ada pter or a r echargeabl e battery pa ck for sup plying power to your c omputer. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use only the su pplied AC adap ter for your comput er . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the pow er cord (1) int o the AC adapter (3) .
23 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is not fully c harged a t the time o f delive ry. Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off t he compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid.
24 nN Getting Started 3 Slide t he batter y pack diago nally into the batter y co mpar tme nt until the pr ojections (2) on eit her side of the batter y compar tm ent fit into the U-sh aped cuts ( 3) on either s ide of the batter y pack.
25 nN Getting Started 4 Rotate the batte r y pack in the direction of the ar row , and push the batter y pack down into the compar tm ent until it clicks into plac e . 5 Slide t he batter y LO CK switch out ward to secur e the batt ery pack on the comp uter .
26 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is not fully c harged a t the time o f delive ry. To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he A C ada pter to the co mputer .
27 nN Getting Started ✍ Keep the bat tery pac k in your comp uter while it is direc tly connected to AC power . The batter y pack continu es to charge whil e y ou are usin g the comput er .
28 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y Charge Funct ions You can se lect the battery ch arging method for your battery pack with the Battery Charge Functions . To make the battery life lo nger, ena ble the bat tery care function. To enable the battery care fu nction 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Contr ol Center .
29 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose dat a if you remove t he batter y pack while your computer i s on and not con nected to the A C adapter or if you remove the batter y pac k while the co mputer is in S leep mode. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off t he compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid.
30 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losi ng unsaved data, be su re to sh ut down you r computer properly , as descr ibed belo w. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off a ny peri pherals conn ected to the c omputer .
31 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction desc ribes how to get the mo st out of usin g your VAI O computer. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 32) ❑ Using the T ouch .
32 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the K eyboard Your k eyboard i s very simi lar to a des ktop co mputer keyb oard, but has addi tional keys that per form model- specific tasks. The V AIO-Link web site ( http:// www .vaio-lin k.com ) also contains glossar y informati on to help you use t he keybo ard.
33 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, select, d rag, and scroll ob jects on the screen using th e touch pad . ✍ Y ou can dis able/en able the to uch pad w hile a mouse is conn ected to yo ur comput er .
34 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using Special-function Buttons Your c omputer is equipped with spec ial butto ns to help y ou use sp ecific functi ons of the computer . Special-func tion butt on Functions Muting (S1) button By def ault, the muting (S1) but ton tur ns the v olume on and off .
35 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your comp uter may be equipped wi th a built-in MOTION EYE camera. S ee the online specifi cations to find out whethe r your model i s equipp ed with the built-in MOTION EYE camera.
36 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Capturing Still Images To capt ure a still image 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , ArcSoft W ebCam Compa nion 2 , and WebCam Companion 2 to launch the We b C a m Companion 2 . 2 Click the Capture icon in the main window .
37 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Capturing Movi es To cap ture a m ovie 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , ArcSoft W ebCam Compa nion 2 , and WebCam Companion 2 to launch the We b C a m Companion 2 . 2 Click the Record icon i n the main window . 3 F rame your subj ect in the viewfinder .
38 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Your c omputer is equipped with an opt ical disc drive. To insert a disc 1 T ur n on t he compute r .
39 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter 4 Close th e tra y by pushin g it in gen tly . ! Do not remov e the optical di sc when your com puter is in a power savi ng mode (Sleep or Hibernate).
40 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your com puter pl ays and rec ords CDs, D VDs, and Blu -ray Dis c ™ media, depen ding on th e model you p urchased. Check yo ur speci fication s for the ty pe of optic al disc dr ive insta lled on your model.
41 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter PR: play able and recordable P: pla yable b ut not recordable –: not play able or recordable CD- ROM Vide o CD Music CD CD Extra CD-R/ RW DV D - RO M DVD - Video BD.
42 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter ! This prod uct is designed to play back discs th at conform to the Co mpact Disc Digita l Audio stan dard specifi cations (CD Standard ). A DualDisc is a two sided di sc product with a DVD recorde d layer on on e side and a di gital audi o layer on th e other side.
43 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Only use c ircular disc s . Do not us e discs in any other shape (star , hear t, car d, etc.), as this ma y damag e the optical dis c dri v e. ❑ Do not str ike or sh ake y our co mputer wh ile the opt ical disc drive is wr iting da ta to a dis c.
44 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Pla ying CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t a disc into the op tical disc dr ive . 2 If nothing appears on the desk top , click Start , All Programs , and the des ired CD sof tware to play the CD . If the Au dio C D window appear s, click to select an option.
45 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Pla ying D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l runn ing software a pplication s. 2 Inser t a D VD into the opt ical disc drive. 3 If nothing appears on the desk top , click Start , All Programs , and the des ired D V D software to play the D VD .
46 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Pla ying Blu-r a y Disc Media ! The Blu-ray Disc playback func tion is avail able on selecte d models only . See the onlin e specificat ions to find out the ty pe of your opt ical disc dri ve, and then Reading and Wr iting Optical Discs (page 40) to fi nd out a bout the supporte d disc me dia.
47 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the ExpressCard Module Your com puter is equi pped with ei ther a Univers al ExpressC ard slot * or an ExpressCar d/34 slot * for transf erring data a mong digital cameras, camcor ders, musi c players, a nd othe r audio/video devices.
48 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Inser ting an ExpressCard Module ! Use care when inserting or rem oving the Expr essCard module f rom the slot. D o not force it in or out of t he slot. ✍ Y ou do not need to shu t down your comput er before inserting o r removing the Ex pressCard modul e.
49 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter ✍ If the mod ule or adapter d oes not go into th e slot easily , remove it gently and verif y you are in serti ng it in th e proper direc tion. Make sure you use the most recent software drive r provided by the ExpressCard modul e manufactur er .
50 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Removing an ExpressCard Module Foll ow the steps b elow to re move the Ex pressCard mo dule whil e your com puter is on. If it is n ot removed p roperly, you r system m ay not work properly. To remov e an Expr essCar d module ✍ T o rem ove an Express Card module when your comp uter is off, skip steps 1 to 4.
51 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the Memor y Stick Memo ry Stick is a compact , portable, and versati le IC recordi ng media es pecially designed for exchanging and sharing d igital data with compa tible pr oducts, su ch as dig ital cam eras, mo bile phon es, and oth er device s.
52 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Bef ore Y ou Use t he Memor y Stic k The Mem ory Stick slot on your comp uter can acc ommodate bo th standar d- and Duo-si ze media an d supports Me mory Stic k PRO an d Memory S tick PRO -HG Duo forma ts with hi gh speed data trans fer and larg e data capa city ca pabiliti es.
53 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Inser ting a Memor y Stic k To insert a Memory Stic k 1 Loca te the M emor y Sti ck slot. 2 Hold t he Memor y St ick with the arrow facing upward an d pointing tow ard the s lot. 3 Careful ly slide the M emor y Stick int o the slot unti l it clicks into place.
54 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter To view the con tents on t he Memo ry Stick 1 Click St art and Computer to open the Computer w indow . 2 Double-click the M emor y Stick icon to view the list o f data file s sav ed in the Memor y S tick.
55 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter 5 Click St art . 6 F oll ow the on-scre en instr uctions. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick depe nding o n the medi a type.
56 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Removing a Memory Stic k ! Do not remov e the Memor y Stic k while the Memor y Stick indicator l ight is lit. If you do, you may lose data. Large volum es of da ta may take time to load, so mak e sure the indicat or is unlit bef ore removing the Mem ory Stic k.
57 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the SD Memor y Card Your co mputer is equipped with an SD mem ory ca rd slot. Yo u can use this slot t o transfe r data amo ng digital c ameras , camco rders, musi c players , and other au dio/vide o devices.
58 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Inser ting an SD Memory Card To insert an SD memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot. 2 Hold t he SD memo ry card with th e arrow facing upward and po inting toward the slot. 3 Careful ly slide the S D memor y car d into the slot until it clicks into plac e.
59 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Removing an SD Memor y Card ! Do not remov e an SD memor y card while the SD memory card indi cator ligh t is lit. If you d o, the ca rd or its d ata may b ecome damaged. To remove an SD memory card 1 Check that the SD m emor y card i ndicator li ght is un lit.
60 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using the Inter net Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connect ion Before you can co nnect to th e Internet , you need to c onnect your computer to a teleph one line w ith a telephon e cable (no t suppli ed) and hav e an accoun t with an Internet Serv ice Prov ider (ISP ).
61 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Son y Wireless LAN (WLAN), all your digital devices with built-in WLAN function commun icate freely with each other through a network. A WLA N is a network i n which a user can c onnect to a Lo cal Area Networ k (LAN) throu gh a wireless (radio) connec tion.
62 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter The IEEE 802.11b /g stan dard is a wir eless LA N standa rd, using the 2.4 GHz ban dwidth. The IEEE 802. 11g stan dard provides high-sp eed communi cations, f aster th an the I EEE 802 .11b stand ard. The IEE E 802.11a st andard is a w ireless LA N standar d, using t he 5 GHz bandw idth.
63 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc network is a netw ork in whic h a LAN is c reated only by the wi reless de vices them selves , with no ot her centra l contr oller or a ccess point. E ach devic e commun icates direc tly with othe r devices in the ne twork.
64 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! Y o u canno t selec t the 5 GHz band width, which is use d for th e IEEE 802.11 a stan dard, o n ad-h oc netw orks. The IEE E 802.11n dr aft stan dard, usi ng the 2.
65 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Communicati ng with an Access P o int (Infrastructure) An infr astructure n etwork is a n etwork that ex tends an e xisting wir ed local ne twork to wire less devi ces by provi ding an ac cess poin t (not suppl ied).
66 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter To conne ct to a wir eless ne twork 1 Make sure an ac cess poi nt is set up. See the m anual that c ame with your acces s point for more informa tion. 2 T ur n on the WIRELESS swit ch . 3 Click the button next to or above your desired wi reless o ption(s) in t he V AIO S mart Ne twork window .
67 nN Using Y our V AIO Com puter Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ication To stop wireless LA N communication Click the button nex t to or abov e the WLAN icon in the VAIO Smart Network wind ow. ! T urn ing off the wirel ess LAN functio n while accessin g remote docum ents, files , or resources may result i n data loss.
68 nN Using P er ipheral D evices Using P er ipher al De vice s You ca n add fu nctionality to your VA IO comp uter by usi ng the va rious por ts on the c omputer.
69 nN Using P er ipheral D evices Connecting Exter nal Speakers You ca n connec t external s ound outpu t devices (not sup plied), suc h as sp eakers or he adphones, to your com puter. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker ca b le (1) ( not suppl ied) in to the headp hones ja c k (2) i .
70 nN Using P er ipheral D evices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n connec t an external display ( not supp lied) to yo ur comp uter. For exa mple, you can use the compu ter with a co mputer displa y or a projec tor . ✍ Connect the power cord of your ext ernal display af ter connectin g all other cab les.
71 nN Using P er ipheral D evices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n connec t a multim edia com puter displ ay that in cludes built-in s peakers an d a micr ophone to your compu ter. To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay 1 Plug the power cord of your multime dia comp uter display (1) into a n A C outl et.
72 nN Using P er ipheral D evices Connecting a Projector You ca n connect a p rojector (for example, the Sony LCD projecto r) to your c omputer. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) o f y our p rojector int o an AC outlet. 2 Plug a d ispla y cable (2) (not suppli ed) into the monitor por t (3) a on the comput er .
73 nN Using P er ipheral D evices Selecting Displa y Modes You can select which display to us e as the primar y monitor whe n an external di splay (des ktop moni tor, etc.) is co nnected to your com puter. The proc edure for s electin g a display depends o n the vide o controlle r used in th e computer.
74 nN Using P er ipheral D evices To select a display Models with the Intel Gra phics Media Accelerator 1 Right-cli ck on t he desktop an d select Per sonaliz e . 2 Click D ispla y Setti ngs . 3 F ollow th e on-screen instruc tions to change th e settings.
75 nN Using P er ipheral D evices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultiple Monitors f unction allows you to dis tribute por tions of your des ktop ac ross sep arate disp lays.
76 nN Using P er ipheral D evices To use t he Mul tiple Moni tors fun ction ! T o f ind out whi ch video co ntroll er your mode l includes, see the on line specif ications . Models with the Intel Gra phics Media Accelerator 1 Right-cli ck on t he desktop an d select Per sonaliz e .
77 nN Using P er ipheral D evices ✍ Y ou c an also chang e the muting (S1) butto n assignme nt to activate the Multiple Monito rs function with the muting (S1) bu tton. T o change the mutin g (S1) butto n assignment , press and hol d the muting (S1) bu tton to disp lay the window for changing th e assignment.
78 nN Using P er ipheral D evices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If you need to us e a soun d input devi ce (for e xample, to c hat over the Intern et), you nee d to plug in an exter nal micr ophone (not s upplied). To con nect an ex ternal micropho ne Plug th e micropho ne cable (1 ) into the mi crophon e jack (2) m .
79 nN Using P er ipheral D evices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prote ct your co mputer an d/or USB dev ices from damage, ob serve the f ollowing: ❑ When movin g the compute r with USB de vices c onnected, a void e xposin g the USB p or ts to sh ock or impact.
80 nN Using P er ipheral D evices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a USB flo ppy disk d rive and c onnect it to y our comput er. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) y ou prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB floppy disk dr ive cable (2) into th e USB por t.
81 nN Using P er ipheral D evices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an disconn ect a US B floppy disk dri ve when your comp uter is o n or off . Discon necting the drive whe n the co mputer i s in a pow er savi ng mode ( Sleep or Hi bernate) ma y cause the comp uter to malfun ction .
82 nN Using P er ipheral D evices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n connec t a Window s-compati ble prin ter to yo ur computer to prin t document s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n connec t a USB prin ter compati ble with your version of Windo ws to the comp uter.
83 nN Using P er ipheral D evices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our comput er is eq uipped with an i.LINK po r t, which you can u se to con nect an i.LINK de vice, such a s a digit al video camcorde r . ❑ The i.
84 nN Using P er ipheral D evices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital vi deo cam corder Plug on e end of an i.LINK ca ble (1) (not supplied ) into the i. LINK port (2) on the c omputer and the other e nd into the DV In/ Out por t (3) on th e digital vi deo camcorde r.
85 nN Using P er ipheral D evices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n connec t your compute r to 1000B ASE-T/1 00BASE-TX /10BASE -T-type netwo rks with an E thernet ne twork cable . Connect one end of a netwo rk cable (not su pplied) to t he network (Ether net) port on the comp uter and the ot her end to your network .
86 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section briefly de scribes how to cha nge the main s ettings o f your VAIO computer . Among oth er things, y ou will learn how to us e and custom ize the l ook of your S ony software and utiliti es.
87 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word Use one of the BIOS f unctions to set the pas sword. Once you have set the pa ssword, yo u will be prompted to en ter the pa ssword afte r the VA IO logo appea rs to st art your compute r.
88 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he power-o n passw ord (machine passwor d) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO lo go appears.
89 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add the power -on pas sword (use r passwo rd) ! Make sure you set the machine pa ssword befo re setting the user pa ssword. 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appears.
90 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P ow er-on P ass wo rd To change or remove the power- on password ( machine password) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appears.
91 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change or remove the power- on password ( user passw ord) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO lo go appears.
92 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utili ty allo ws you to acc ess syst em informat ion and to specify preferenc es for syste m behavior . To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Contr ol Center .
93 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P owe r Sa ving Modes You can take adv antage of the powe r managemen t settings to cons erve battery li fe. In addition to the normal operating mo de, which a llows you to turn off spec ific devi ces, your com puter has two distinc t power sav ing modes: Sl eep and Hi bernate.
94 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns o ff the LCD sc reen and pl aces the sto rage dev ice(s) and the CPU int o a low powe r consumpt ion mode.
95 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer If the computer i s not used for a cert ain period of time, it will enter Sle ep mode. T o modify thi s, you can change the Sleep mode se ttings. To change the Slee p mode settings 1 Right-cli ck the power status ic on on the t askbar and select P o wer Optio ns .
96 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the state of th e system is saved on t he hard dis k drive and po wer is tur ned off. Even when the batt ery runs down, no data will be los t. The power indica tor light is unlit in this mode.
97 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To retu rn to Normal mod e Press t he power b utton. The c omputer ret urns to its nor mal sta te. ! If you press an d hold the power bu tton for more than four seconds, you r computer will turn off automat ically .
98 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Managing P ower with V AIO P ower Management Power management helps you set up power p lans for runn ing on AC or battery powe r to suit y our requirem ents for powe r cons umptio n. The VAIO Powe r Management is a s oftware app licatio n develop ed exclus ively f or VAIO c omputers.
99 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer V AIO P ow er Management Vie w er You ca n view perfo rmance with the power plan that wa s modified w ith the VAIO Power Management . To start VAIO Po wer Manage ment Vi ewer 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Contr ol Center .
100 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Configur ing Y our Modem Before you can st art usin g your inte rnal modem ( not all m odems are b uilt-in), or each tim e you us e your mode m while trave ling, mak e sure that the country of the act ive locati on defined in the Phone and Modem Options window matches the countr y you are dialing f rom.
101 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer 9 Check that your mode m is listed on the Modems tab. If your modem is not lis ted, click Add and f ollow the wiz ard. 10 Click Appl y/OK . Y our mo dem is confi gured. ! Before appl ying new count ry set tings, make sure your phone cab le is discon nected from yo ur computer .
102 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your V AIO compu ter and m emory modu les use high preci sion co mponents and electroni c connec tors tech nology.
103 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If yo u want to expa nd the func tionality of your c omputer, you can inc rease the am ount of mem ory by ins talling opt ional memory modules. B efore you u pgrade your computer's memory, read the notes and procedu res in the following pages.
104 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the s pecial bag supplie d with the m emor y module or wrap the mo dule in alum inum f oil to pr otect it from ESD .
105 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omputer and discon nect all periphe ral devices. 2 Unplug th e computer a nd remov e the batter y pack. 3 W ait abou t an hour until the com puter co ols down.
106 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 5 T ou ch a metal object t o discharg e static el ectric ity . 6 Remove the currentl y installe d memor y module as follows: ❑ Pull the latches in the dire ction of th e arrows (1). The mem ory module i s released.
107 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 Slide t he memor y mod ule into t he memor y mod ule slot and push it i n until it clicks into pla ce. ! Do not to uch any other compone nts on the moth erboard. If you want to install on ly one memo ry mo dule, be sure to us e the slot cl oser to the back of your computer .
108 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Contr ol Center . 3 Click System Information an d System Information . Y ou can v iew the amount of system mem or y in the r ight pane.
109 nN Precau tions Precautions This section describe s safety gui delines an d precautio ns to help you pro tect your VAI O comput er from pote ntial dam age.
110 nN Precau tions Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD scree n. Be careful whe n using your comp uter near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the sur f ace of the LCD screen o r e xert p ressure o n it.
111 nN Precau tions Using the P ower Source ❑ See the o nline sp ecifica tions to che ck the power operation of your model. ❑ Do not sh are the AC outlet with o ther power-cons uming equ ipment, suc h as a photoc opier or a shredder . ❑ Y ou can pu rchase a power stri p with a su rge protec tor .
112 nN Precau tions Handling Y our Comp uter ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a soft cloth, which is dr y or lightly moi stened with a mild dete rgent so lution. Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad, s courin g powder , or solvent such as a lcohol o r benzine, as these may damage t he finish of your compu ter .
113 nN Precau tions ❑ Provide adequa te air circul ation to prev ent inter na l ov erheating . Do not place your comp uter on porous surfaces such as rug s, b lankets, couche s , or beds, or near m aterial s such as cur tai ns or draper ies tha t ma y block its air vents.
114 nN Precau tions Handling the Bu ilt-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touch the lens protection cov er of the built-in MO TION E YE camera, as it ma y cause sc ratches on the cover and such s cratches will appear on the captu red images.
115 nN Precau tions Handling Floppy Disks ❑ Do not ope n the shutt er manually and touch th e inter nal component s of the fl opp y disk . ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from magne ts. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from di rect sunl ight and ot her source s of heat.
116 nN Precau tions Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the surface of the disc. ❑ Finger pr ints and dust on t he surface of a disc may cause read erro rs. Alwa ys hold the di sc by its edges and central hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is e ssentia l to its c ontinuous rel iability .
117 nN Precau tions Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Do not leave batter y packs i n temperature s abov e 60°C, such as i n a car p arked in the sun or u nder direct s unlight. ❑ Batter y li f e is shor ter in a cold environm ent. This is due to dec reased batte r y efficien cy at low temp eratures.
118 nN Precau tions Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while dr iving, cy cling, or o perating any motor ized vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and is ill egal in som e areas. It c an also be po tentially dangerous to play loud music whil e walking, espec ially at pedestr ian cr ossings.
119 nN Precau tions Handling the Memor y Stick ❑ Do not touc h the Mem or y Stick conne ctor wit h y our f inger or metal lic objec ts. ❑ Use only the adhes iv e lab el suppl ied with th e Memor y Sti ck as a label. ❑ Do not ben d, drop, or e xpose the Memor y S tick.
120 nN Precau tions Handling the Hard D isk The ha rd disk dri ve has a hig h storag e density an d reads or writes data in a short t ime. Howev er, it can b e easily damaged by mec hanical vibration , shock, or dust.
121 nN Precau tions Updating Y our Computer Be sure to instal l the latest u pdates on your compu ter with th e following s oftware a pplications so that the c omputer can run more e fficiently. ❑ Windows Update Click St art , All Pro grams , and Windo ws Update and then f ollow the on -screen instruc tions.
122 nN T roub leshooting T rou b leshoo ting This section d escribes how to sol ve comm on problem s you m ight enc ounter when using y our VAIO computer.
123 nN T roub leshooting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comp uter is secur ely plugge d into a power sourc e and tur ned on a nd the power indica tor light i s lit. ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is i nstalled pr operly and cha rged.
124 nN T roub leshooting What should I do if the green po w er indicator li ght turns on but m y screen remains b lank? ❑ Pres s the Alt + F4 k eys sev eral times t o close the appli cation wi ndow .
125 nN T roub leshooting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may become unstable if t he operat ing mode i s change d before the c omputer complete ly enters Sl eep or Hibernate mod e. To restor e your comp uter to normal m ode 1 Close al l open programs.
126 nN T roub leshooting What should I do if a message windo w , notif ying of incompat ibility or improper i nstallation of the battery pac k, appears and my computer enters Hibernate mode? ❑ This pro b lem cou ld be due to th e batter y pack not being i nstalled pr operly .
127 nN T roub leshooting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the web si te of the ga me if ther e are any patch es or update s to download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest vide o driver .
128 nN T roub leshooting Wh y doesn't my screen tur n off af ter the automati c tur n-off time has passed? The VAIO O riginal S creen Saver disables the timer setti ng, which y ou can s elect usin g the Windows power opti ons, for yo ur screen t o turn off.
129 nN T roub leshooting System Security How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as vir uses? The Mi crosoft Wind ows operati ng system is preinstall ed on your computer. T he best way to protec t your computer ag ainst securit y threats, such as viruses, is to down load and i nstall the l atest Wi ndows upda tes regular ly.
130 nN T roub leshooting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging stat us? See Charging t he Battery Pack ( page 26) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our compute r is dire ctly conne cted to the AC adapter , it uses A C power, even if the batt ery pack i s install ed.
131 nN T roub leshooting Should I b e concer ned that the installed batter y pack is warm? No, it is normal for th e battery pa ck to be w arm when it is p owering your computer.
132 nN T roub leshooting Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Wh y does the vie wer windo w sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built- in MO TION EY E camera c annot be sha red by more than one software a pplication . If another s oftware applic ation is us ing the ca mera, ex it th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TI ON EYE camera .
133 nN T roub leshooting Wh y does movie pla y bac k sho w dropped fr ames when my computer is running on the battery? The ba ttery pack is runnin g out of powe r.
134 nN T roub leshooting Why can't I use the built-in MO TION EY E came ra? ❑ The built- in MO TION EY E camera c annot be sha red by more than one software a pplication . If another s oftware applic ation is us ing the ca mera, ex it th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TI ON EYE camera .
135 nN T roub leshooting Inter net What should I do if m y mod em does not work? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is secur ely plugged into the m odem por t on your com puter and the wall jack. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is wor king. Plug the cable into an ordinar y tel ephone and listen for a dial t one.
136 nN T roub leshooting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? Your com puter is equipped with a V.9 2/V.90 com patible m odem. Many fa ctors m ay influenc e modem c onnection s peed, inclu ding telep hone line n oise or com patibility w ith telepho ne equipme nt, such as fax machin es or other modems.
137 nN T roub leshooting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on capabi lity is af f ected by distan ce an d obstru ctions. Y ou may need t o mov e your computer aw ay from obst ruct ions or cl oser to any ac cess po int you may be using.
138 nN T roub leshooting What should I do if I cannot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess point settings. Se e the manual t hat came wi th your access p oint for more informati on. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e access poi nt are conne cted to one another .
139 nN T roub leshooting How do I a v oid data tr ansf er interr uption s? ❑ When your comp uter is co nnected to a n access p oint, data t ransf er inte rruptions ma y occ ur if a la rge file is e xchanged or the comp uter is pla ced in c lose proximity t o microwa ves and co rdless tel ephones.
140 nN T roub leshooting How do I displa y the V AIO Smar t N etw ork window? To di splay the VAIO Smart Network window on t he desktop, fo llow these s teps: 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Contr ol Center . 2 Click Netw ork Connections and V AIO Sma rt Net w ork .
141 nN T roub leshooting Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your compu ter is tryin g to read may be dirty o r damage d. Follow the se steps: 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow next to the Shut do wn button and Restart to restar t the co mputer .
142 nN T roub leshooting What should I do if I cannot pla y a disc p roperly on m y computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc is in ser ted into the op tical di sc drive with th e label facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he necessar y program(s) is instal led accor ding to the manufacturer's inst ruc tions.
143 nN T roub leshooting 4 Click De vice Manager on the left pane. The D evice Manager window appears wi th a listin g of your compute r's hardware devices. If an "X" or an exclamation po int appear s on the lis ted device, y ou may need to en able the device or rei nstall th e dri v ers.
144 nN T roub leshooting What should I do if I cannot pla y Blu-ra y Disc media? ! This Q & A ent ry appl ies to select ed models onl y . See the onli ne specif ications to find out the t ype of your optical disc dri ve , an d then Read ing and Writing O ptical Dis cs (page 4 0) to find ou t about th e supported di sc media.
145 nN T roub leshooting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our com puter screen may go b lank i f the comp uter loses power or enters a power saving mode (Slee p or Hiber nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Video ) Sleep mode, press any ke y to br ing the comp uter back into Nor mal mode.
146 nN T roub leshooting Wh y doesn't my screen displa y a video? ❑ If the dis play output is directed t o the exter nal display and th e e xter nal d isplay is discon nected, you ca nnot dis pla y a vi deo on your compute r screen. S top video pl a yback, change the display output to the compute r screen, a nd then resta r t video playback.
147 nN T roub leshooting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y screen changes? ❑ The LCD b rightne ss setting, adjusted with the Fn + F5 / F6 keys, is temporar y and m a y be restor ed to the or iginal s etting when your compute r retur ns to Nor mal m ode from Sle ep or Hiber nate mode.
148 nN T roub leshooting ❑ On mode ls with a n A TI vi deo control ler , you ma y find your com puter scr een temporar ily goes b lan k: ❑ When you con nect or disco nnect the A C adapte r ❑ Imm.
149 nN T roub leshooting What should I do if the e xternal displa y remains b lank? If yo u cannot cha nge the di splay output with the Fn + F7 keys , you need to change th e settings for the ext ernal disp lay with VAIO Control C enter .
150 nN T roub leshooting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter is on, and the printer cable is secu rely conn ected to the po r ts on the prin ter and your com puter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter is compatible wit h the Wind ows operating syste m installed on your compute r .
151 nN T roub leshooting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? ❑ If you are usin g an external microphon e, make sure the mic rophone is turne d on and is proper ly plugge d into the micropho ne jack on your compute r . ❑ Y our sou nd input d e vice ma y hav e bee n incorre ctly co nfigured .
152 nN T roub leshooting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure your mous e is secur ely plugge d into the p or t. ❑ Res tar t y o ur co mpute r wi th y our mous e con nect ed. What should I do if t he pointer does not mov e when I use my mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mouse i s not connec ted.
153 nN T roub leshooting Speak ers What should I do if m y e xter nal sp eak ers do not work? ❑ If you are usin g a program th at has its own v olume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume c ontrol is proper ly set. See the program's h elp file for more i nf or mation.
154 nN T roub leshooting What should I do if I do not hear sound f rom the b uilt -in speak ers? ❑ If you are usin g a program th at has its own v olume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume c ontrol is proper ly set. See the program's h elp file for more i nf or mation.
155 nN T roub leshooting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Y ou may hav e disabled the to uch pad witho ut connectin g a mouse to your computer . See Using the T ouch P ad (page 33) . ❑ Make sure that a mouse i s not connected to your compu ter .
156 nN T roub leshooting K eyboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The la nguage lay out of your c omputer's ke yboard is l abeled on t he packag ing box. If you choose a d ifferent reg ional keybo ard when yo u complet e the Wind ows setup, the key co nfiguration will be mis matched.
157 nN T roub leshooting Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Har dware icon appear on the taskba r when the dr iv e is connected ? Your com puter doe s not recog nize the floppy disk drive. Fir st, make s ure the USB c able is pr operly c onnected to th e USB port.
158 nN T roub leshooting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If a m essage appe ars statin g that the i. LINK device is disconnec ted or tu rned off, the i .LINK cab le may not be securely plugged into the po rt on your c omputer o r camcorder .
159 nN T roub leshooting How do I change the sound outpu t de vice? If yo u do not he ar sound fr om the devic e connected to the USB port, you ne ed to chan ge the devic e for sound output. 1 Close al l open programs. 2 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el .
160 nN T roub leshooting Memor y Stick What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stick f or matted on a V AIO computer on other de vices? You may need to refo rmat your Memory Sti ck. Form atting Memo ry Stick er ases all data, includ ing musi c data pr eviously saved on it.
161 nN T roub leshooting P er ipherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, chec k the USB device is tur ned o n and usi ng its own power supply . For e xampl e, if you are using a digital camera, che ck if the batter y is char ged.
162 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This section contains infor mation o n where to go f or answers to questions about yo ur VAIO com puter. ❑ Sony Support Information (page 163) ❑ e-Support (.
163 nN Support Options Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the following source s for answe rs in the s equence l isted below. See Docume ntat ion (page 8) for de tails on the printe d and non-pri nted docume ntation suppl ied with your comp uter, as well as fu rthe r sour ces of r efere nce.
164 nN Support Options e-Suppor t What is e-Suppor t? If you have se arched our us er guides and web si te ( http://www .v aio-li nk.com ) but h ave not found an a nswer to y our questi on or iss ue, us e e-S uppor t to solve i t.
165 nN Support Options Can I submit m y questions at an y time? Yes, y ou can subm it your que stions 2 4/7, but ke ep in mind tha t our e- Support Team c an only answer your queries from Monday till Friday between 8 am and 6 pm .
166 nN T rademar ks T rademar ks Sony, B attery Chec ker, Clic k to Disc, Cl ick to Dis c Editor, S onicStage Mastering S tudio, VA IO Control Center, VAIO Edit Componen ts, VAIO Media pl us, VAIO Mov.
167 nN T rademar ks SD L ogo is a tra demark. SDHC Logo is a trademark . MultiM ediaCard ™ i s a tradema rk of MultiM ediaCard A ssociatio n. All ot her names of systems, p roducts, a nd servic es are tra demarks of their respec tive owne rs. In the ma nual, the ™ or ® marks are not sp ecified.
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