Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VGN-AR300 Series Sony
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N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-FE800 Series/V GN -AR300 Series.
2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ............ ............. ............. ............. .................... ............ ............. .... ......... ............. .................... .......... 6 Documenta tion ................. ........
3 nN Using W ireless LAN (W LAN) ........ ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............... 88 Using the Bluetooth Functiona lity . ............. ............. .......
4 nN Precauti ons ................ ............ ............. ............. ............. .................... ............ ............. ............. .......................... ............. 15 7 On Handling the LCD Screen ....... ..................
5 nN Mouse ........... ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. 203 Speakers . ............. ............ ....................
6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on your pur chase o f this So ny VA IO ® compute r, and wel come to th e on-sc reen Use r Guide . Sony ha s combin ed lea ding-edg e tech nology in audi o, video, compu ting, an d com municati ons to pr ovide state-o f-the-art p ersonal computi ng.
7 nN Befo re Use Non-printed Documentation ❑ User Guid e (thi s manual) — Contains features of your computer . It al so inclu des infor mation abou t the sof tware programs includ ed with your computer , as well a s informa tion on solvin g com mon problems.
8 nN Befo re Use ❑ RAID Guide (Se lected mo dels only) — Provides an over view of RAID sy stems an d the vario us RAID levels (or types) that can be con figured w ith your V AIO co mputer .
9 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be u sing you r compu ter as a p ortab le devic e in a variety o f envi ronme nts. When ever pos sible, you shou ld atte mpt to take accou nt of the.
10 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng feature to find the best positio n. Y ou can reduc e ey e strain and mus cle fatigue by adjusting the tilt o f the di splay to the pro per positio n.
11 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started with us ing your VAIO comput er. ! Before starti ng your compu ter for the first tim e, do not conn ect any new hardware that did not or iginal ly come with your comput er .
12 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to id entify the control s and ports shown on the f ollowi ng pages..
13 nN Getting Started V GN-FE800 Ser ies Models F ront A Built-in MO TION EYE ca mera (page 41) B Built-in MO TION EYE camera indicator (page 25) C LCD s creen (pag e 158) D Built-in spea kers (stereo.
14 nN Getting Started A Muting button (pag e 39) B Muting indicato r (p age 25) C VO L buttons (page 39) D S1 / S2 b uttons (page 39) E Num lock indicator (p age 25) F Caps loc k indicator (page 25) G.
15 nN Getting Started Bac k A Air vent B Batter y c onnec tor (pag e 29).
16 nN Getting Started Right A PC Card release button (page 7 0) B PC Card slot (page 68) C Express Card ™ / 34 slot *1 (pag e 71) D i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 p or t (page 133) E Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .
17 nN Getting Started Left A Modem port (page 87 ) B Ne twor k (E th er n et) p or t (page 135) C Opti cal disc driv e (page 42) D Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 42) / Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor (.
18 nN Getting Started Bottom A Multi fun ction bay docking station connec tor (page 10 5) B Air vents.
19 nN Getting Started V GN-AR300 Ser ies Models F ront A Built-in MO TION EYE ca mera (page 41) B Built-in MO TION EYE camera indicator (page 25) C LCD s creen (pag e 158) D Key b o a r d (p age 36) E.
20 nN Getting Started A Num lock indicator (p age 25) B Caps loc k indicator (page 25) C Scroll loc k indicator (page 25) D S1 / S2 b uttons (page 39) E VO L U M E bu tt on s (page 39) F Disc dr ive e.
21 nN Getting Started Bac k A VHF/UH F por t *1 (page 51) B Air vent C Batter y c onnec tor (pag e 29) D Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por t *2 (page 129 ) E DC IN por t (pag e 27) *1 On selec ted mode ls only .
22 nN Getting Started Right ! HDMI, the HDMI logo and Hig h-Def inition Multimed ia Interfac e are tradem arks or regi stered t radema rks of HDMI Licens ing LL C.
23 nN Getting Started Left A OPTICAL OUT por t (Outpu t frequenc y 96 kHz/ 48 kHz/4 4 kHz / Va r i a b l e ) Conne ct digital e quipme nt such as an A V am plifier.
24 nN Getting Started Bottom A Multi fun ction bay docking station connec tor (page 10 5) B Air vents.
25 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omput er is eq uipped with th e followin g indica tor l ights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates when t he power of the computer is on, blinks when the comput er is in Sleep m ode, and turns off when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off.
26 nN Getting Started Scroll lock Press the Scr Lk ke y to change how you scroll the display . N or mal scrolling resumes when the Scroll lock indicator is off. The Scr Lk key functions differentl y depending on the program you are using and does not work with all programs.
27 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use either an AC ada pter or a recharge able ba ttery pack as a power sou rce for y our comp uter. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use your co mputer only wi th the suppl ied AC adap ter . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the power cord (1) int o the AC adapter ( 3).
28 nN Getting Started ✍ T o dis connec t your co mput er compl etel y from AC power , unplug the AC ada pter . Make sure that the AC ou tlet is easil y accessi ble. If yo u do no t us e your compu ter f or a l ong pe riod of ti me, place t he com puter into Hibe rnate mode.
29 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our co mputer is not fu lly c harged a t the ti me of pu rchase . Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack ✍ The illus trations i n the follo wing show t he VGN-F E800 Seri es model com puter as an example.
30 nN Getting Started ✍ When you r computer is directly connecte d to AC po wer and has a bat tery pa ck inst alled, it uses po wer from the AC ou tlet.
31 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our co mputer is not fu lly c harged a t the ti me of pu rchase . To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he AC adapter to the compu ter .
32 nN Getting Started ✍ When th e batter y pack is run ning out of powe r , bot h the bat ter y and po wer indi cato r lights b link . Keep the bat ter y pack in your computer whi le it is direc tly conn ected to AC powe r . The bat tery p ack conti nues to charge wh ile y o u are using t he comput er .
33 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose dat a if you remo ve the bat ter y pack while your comp uter is on an d not con nected to t he AC adapte r or if you remove th e batte r y pack while the co mputer is i n Sleep mo de.
34 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid lo sing uns aved data , be su re to shut do wn your comput er prop erly, as de scr ibed belo w. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off any per iphe rals conn ected to th e comp uter .
35 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction des cribe s how to ge t the mo st out of us ing your VAIO computer . ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 36) ❑ Using the T ouc.
36 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the K eyboard Your k eyboar d is very simila r to a des ktop compu ter keyb oard, but has ad dition al keys that p erform m odel-s pecific tasks. Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K ey ✍ Some funct ions are no t availa ble befo re Wind ows is launc hed.
37 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Fn + (F12) : Hiber nate Provides f or the lowest l ev el of pow er cons umption. When you e x ecute this command, the states of the system and the peripheral de vices are written to the hard disk and the system power is turned off .
38 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, se lect, d rag, and scroll objec ts on the screen usin g the tou ch pad . Action Description P oint Slide one finger on the touch pad (1) to place the pointer (2) on an it em or object.
39 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Special-function Buttons Your c omput er is eq uipped wit h spec ial b uttons to h elp you u se sp ecific functions of the compu ter.
40 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Previous t rack b utton Plays the pre vious chapter/movie in t he D V D or the pre vious song in the CD . Next t rack b utton Plays the ne xt chapter/movie in the D VD or the ne xt song in the CD . AV M O D E button Launches A V M o de L aunc her .
41 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your com puter is equip ped wit h a bui lt-in MOT ION EYE came ra. The bu ilt-in M OTION EYE camera a dds vid eo func tionalit y to in stant m essa ging soft ware a nd video editin g softwar e.
42 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omput er is eq uipped wit h an opt ical disc dri ve. To insert a disc ! The loca tion of the dr ive ejec t but ton depe nds on t he mod el you pu rchased. Se e Lo cating Control s and Por ts (page 12 ) .
43 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your co mputer p lays and record s CDs and DVD s, depe nding o n the model y ou pur chased. C heck you r speci fication s for the type of optical d isc dr ive inst alled on your mo del.
44 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ! This p roduct i s design ed to playback discs t hat con form to t he Comp act Disc D igital Audio standard specif ications (CD Stand ard) . A Dual Disc is a two sided di sc produ ct which ma tes DVD reco rded materi al on one si de with digi tal audi o material on the ot her side.
45 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ! T o pla y copyright pro tected Blu-ray Discs co ntinu ally , you need to up date the AACS key . Note that t he AACS key up date requi res Intern et access. As with ot her optical media dev ices, circu mstances m ay limit co mpatibil ity or preve nt Blu-ray D isc playb ack.
46 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Use only Sony V alue- added so ftware when w riti ng to CD/ D VD med ia. (e.g. Cl ick to D V D ) Other software p rograms may not be fu lly c ompat ible and erro rs may result.
47 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on pla y ing discs To achie ve op timum p erformanc e when p laying DVDs , you sho uld follo w these recomm endations .
48 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ❑ When you are pl aying a D VD (v ideo o r audio) an d you want to re mov e a USB device, such as USB -compat ible speakers, make sure you stop the D V D first. Re moving a USB -co mpatible device dur ing D V D (vide o or a udio) playback may cause a malfuncti on.
49 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla ying CDs To pl ay an au dio CD 1 Inser t a disc into the optical disc dr ive. 2 If nothing appears on the desktop, then click Start , All Programs , and the desi red CD so ftware to play the CD . If the Au di o CD windo w appears , click to sele ct an o ption.
50 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l r unning software a pplicati ons. 2 Inser t a D VD into the optical disc dr ive. 3 If nothing appears on the desktop, then click Start , All Programs , and the desire d D VD soft ware to play the D VD .
51 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the TV Function If the mo del you pur chased is VGN-AR3 00 Ser ies, your co mputer may have a TV tuner boar d insta lled alon g with Windows Media Center to enhance your computi ng ex perienc e. See the onlin e Specif ications to fin d whethe r your model is equipped with the TV tuner board.
52 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Setting Up TV Connections ! The follo wing co nnecti ons may not be availab le depe ndin g on the cou ntry or area of yo ur reside ncy . The bes t metho d of connec ting your comp uter system , TV moni tor or di splay, an d cabl e service access , depend s on the type of cabl e connec tion av ailabl e in your home.
53 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Connecting to st andard cab le acce ss (CA TV) To connect i n CATV mo de (O ption 1) 1 Connect o ne end of a TV c oaxial cable (1) to your cable ser v ice acc ess (wall outlet) (2) . 2 Connect t he other e nd to the VHF/UHF por t (3) on the compu ter .
54 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To connect i n CATV mo de (O ption 2) 1 Connect the two meta l hooks on a 7 5-ohm/300 -ohm RCA transforme r cable (1) (no t supp lied) to the screw-type gr ips a t your cable ser v ice access (wall ou tlet) (2 ).
55 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Connecting to a st andard antenna You ca n con nect your comput er to a n indoor /outdoo r antenna system , usin g Option 1 or O ption 2 from the previo us se ction, Connecting to standard cable access (CATV) (page 53) .
56 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To connect i n terr estrial mode ( Option 2 ) 1 Connect o ne end of a 300 -ohm twin lead c able (1) (not sup plied) to the screw-typ e grips at your anten na outlet ( 2). Connect t he other e nd to the grips on a VHF /UHF RF com biner/tra nsformer (3) (not sup plied ).
57 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Connecting with a cab le or satellite set-t op bo x (STB) You ca n conn ect your compute r to cabl e serv ice acc ess that uses a s et-top bo x (cabl e or sat ellit e).
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59 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To connect i n STB mo de (Opt ion 2) 1 Connect o ne end of a TV c oaxial cable (1) to your cable ser vic e access (wall outlet) (2). Co nnect the othe r end to th e VHF/UHF IN por t on the b ack panel of your set-top b ox (STB) (3).
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61 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Remote Commander If yo ur comp uter supp orts the TV funct ion, then a remote command er is s upplied wi th the c ompute r for usin g Media Center featu res, incl uding TV channel sele ction.
62 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r A P ause X butto n Press to pau se me dia playback. Press again to resume playback. Stop x button Press to st op medi a playback or TV recording se ssion. F orw ard M butt on Press to fast-forward media at three speeds.
63 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r E Guide button Pres s to vie w the TV prog ram gu ide fo r y our ar ea. F Alph anum eric b uttons Press to select specific channels or enter te xt. (Press ENTER or OK to activ ate the channel selection.) G CLE AR b utton Press to backspace an d delete entered text.
64 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Bef ore y ou use the re mote commander Before using the remo te comma nder, you ne ed to insert the supplied AA mangane se batterie s and connec t the remote sen sor to enabl e com municati on betwe en the com puter and the re mote comm ander.
65 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 3 Inser t the su pplied two A A batter ies i nto the remote comm ander . 4 Put the b atter y cover back on the remo te com mander a nd slide it in t he rev erse dire ction of th e arrow illus trated above until the cover clicks into plac e.
66 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To connect t he rem ote sensor 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you pref er to us e. 2 Plug the remote s ensor cable ( 2) into th e USB por t. 3 P o siti on the rem ote se nsor (3 ) to enable uno bstr ucted communica tion wi th the rem ote co mmande r .
67 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 2 Remove the adhesive tape cover from the bottom o f the re mote sen sor con trol (1 ). 3 Attach t he remote sens or control (1) ont o the s et-top box (3) near t he infrare d por t (4). ! Do not cover t he in frared port wh en attac hing th e remo te sens or cont rol.
68 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using PC Cards PC Card s allow y ou to con nect por table exte rnal devi ces to y our comp uter. Inser t ing a PC Card ! Some PC Card s or their func tions may not be compatib le with your co mputer . Y ou do not need to shu t down your compu ter before in serting or removi ng a PC Card.
69 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ! Inser t the PC Card sl ot prot ector to prote ct agai nst d ebris ente ring the sl ot whe n not using a PC C ard. B efore mo ving y our comp u ter , mak e sure to insert t he PC C ard slo t protect or in to the slot.
70 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing a PC Card Foll ow the steps bel ow to remove the PC Card while your comput er is on. If it is not re moved pro perly, yo ur system may not work prope rly. To remove a P C Card ✍ T o remove a PC Card when your compu ter is off, skip steps 1 t o 7.
71 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the ExpressCard Module Your c omput er is eq uipped with eithe r a Un iversa l Expr essCa rd slot * or an Expr essC ard ™ /34 sl ot * for transferr ing data am ong digital camera s, ca mcorders , musi c playe rs, and other a udio/vi deo devic es.
72 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting an ExpressCard Module ! Y our computer is delivered with a slot prote ctor in the Ex pressCard sl ot. Remove the slot prot ector before you use the slot for the first time. Use care when insertin g or removing the Express Card modul e from the slot.
73 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ If the mod ule or adapte r does not go into the sl ot easily , remove it gently an d verify yo u are in serti ng it in the proper direc tio n. Make sure you use the most rece nt softw are driver provi ded by the ExpressCard module manuf acturer .
74 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing an ExpressCard Module Foll ow the steps belo w to remov e the Ex pressCa rd modul e while y our com puter is on.
75 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To remove a n ExpressCa rd modul e on VGN- AR300 Ser ies models 1 Push th e Expre ssCard modu le re lease button s o that th e release button p ops o ut. 2 Push th e Expre ssCard m odule releas e button a secon d time so tha t the Ex pressC ard modu le pop s out.
76 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Memor y Stick Media Your c omput er suppo rts the M emory Stick media. Me mory St ick m edia is a compac t, por table, and versati le IC rec ording media e .
77 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser t ing a Memory Stic k Media VGN-FE 800 Seri es models are equi pped with a Memor y Stick Duo/P RO Duo media slo t that can only accomm odate a s mall- size Memo.
78 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Locate th e Memo r y Sti ck media sl ot on th e front of t he com puter (p age 12) . 2 Hold t he Memor y Stick me dia wit h the arr ow f acing up ward and po inting toward the M emor y Stick media slot.
79 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To format a Memo ry Stick media The Me mory St ick media has been f ormatted i n the fa ctory d efault settin g and i s ready for use .
80 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 6 At the c onfir mation promp t, click OK . The for matting pr ocess star ts. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick media d ependin g on th e media.
81 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media ! For conv enien ce, both the Mem or y St ick Duo /PRO Du o medi a in dicator on VG N-FE800 Series mod.
82 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Other Memor y Cards As the way to use other memory cards depends on th e model y ou pur chased, please r ead the sect ion app ropria te for yo ur compute r.
83 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card to the memory card adapter 1 Inser t any one of the mem or y c ards (2) to the m emor y ca rd ad apter (1 ). ! Make sure to insert a memor y ca rd into the me mor y card adapte r in the correct di rection to avoid possible damage t o the memo ry card adap ter .
84 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Other Memor y Cards on V GN-AR300 Series Models Your co mputer is equip ped wit h an SD mem ory ca rd slot to acc ommodate o ther m emory c ards in ad dition to the M emory Stick P RO/Duo media slot.
85 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y c ard sl ot on the fr ont of the comput er . 2 Hold the m emor y card wi th the arrow facing upward and p ointin g toward the memor y card slo t.
86 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memor y card while the SD memor y card indicator li ght is on . The card or its da ta may be come dam aged. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the SD m emor y card indi cator li ght is of f.
87 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Inter ne t Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connection Before you can conne ct to the In ternet , you need to con nect your c ompute r to a tel ephone line with a telep hone cabl e (not suppli ed). On ce yo u have set up y our telep hone c able con nection, y ou're ready to connect to the In terne t.
88 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireles s LAN (WL AN), all yo ur digital devi ces with bui lt-in WL AN function ality com municate fr eely with eac h other th rough a ne twork . A WLAN is a network in whi ch a user ca n conn ect to a loc al area n etwork ( LAN) thr ough a wir eless (radio) connec tion.
89 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Wireless LAN d evices u sing the IEE E 802 .11a st andard a nd the ones usin g the IEEE 8 02.11b or g standard canno t commu nicate becau se the freque ncies are di fferent. IEEE 802. 11b: Th e standard speed is 11 Mbps, or ab out 30 to 10 0 times f aster than a st andard dial up.
90 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc ne twork is a networ k in w hich a lo cal n etwork i s create d only by the wi reless devic es them selv es, with n o other centr al contr oller or acces s point.
91 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! Y ou cannot selec t the 5 GHz band width, which is used for the IEEE 80 2.11 a stan dard, on ad-hoc networ ks. 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN sw i t c h .
92 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructur e network is a netwo rk tha t extends an exist ing wired local ne twork to wi rele ss device s by pro viding an acce ss poin t (not suppl ied), for ex ample t he Sony Acces s Point.
93 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To conne ct to a wirele ss net work 1 Make sure an ac cess point is set up. See the m anual tha t came with your access point for more informa tion. 2 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN sw i t c h . The Wi reless LAN indi cator l ights up.
94 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Bluetooth Functionality The B luetooth fu nction ality i s avail able on s electe d mode ls only . See th e online Spec ificatio ns t o see w hether y our model suppor ts the Bl uetooth function ality.
95 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ionality ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, dependi ng on th e following conditio ns: ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , located b .
96 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band, with which Bluet ooth de vices or wi rele ss LAN de vices wo rk, is us ed b y v arious de vic es . Blue toot h devices use the tec hnolo g y to mi nimize the in terference from othe r devices that us e the s ame wav e length.
97 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wi reless technolo gy has an authent ication f unctio n, which a llows yo u to dete rmine wi th whom you choose t o commun icate . With the authenti cation fu nction, y ou ca n avoid a ny ano nymous Bl uetooth device t o acces s your comput er.
98 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n conn ect your c ompute r to a Bl uetooth device suc h as ano ther com puter, a mobile phone, a PDA, a heads et, a mouse, or a digi tal came ra withou t the us e of any c ables.
99 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To com municate with ano ther Blue tooth dev ice, yo u need firs t to set up th e Bluet ooth functi onali ty. For sett ing up an d usin g the Blu etooth f unctio nality, s ee the help file on the Blueto oth utili ty so ftware.
100 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Bluetooth Headset The Bl uetooth he adset (no t supplied ) will com e in handy dur ing a vide o conferen ce ove r the Intern et using inst ant mess aging software. For d etails on using th e Blue tooth he adset, se e the m anual t hat came wi th you r Blueto oth hea dset.
101 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To disconn ect the he adset fro m your compu ter 1 Right-cli ck the Bluetooth icon on the taskbar and select Bluetooth Settings from the menu. The Bluetooth S ettings window appear s. 2 Right-cli ck the headse t ico n and sel ect Disc onnect from the menu.
102 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VAIO co mputer b y using the va rious p orts on the com puter.
103 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multi Fun ction Ba y Docking Station Attachi ng a m ulti fu nctio n bay d ocking statio n enables you to connec t addition al per ipheral s to you r com puter, s uch as a printe r and an external disp lay.
104 nN Using P eripheral De vices F ront/Left ! The mult i func tion bay doc king st ation c an be power ed only thr ough the AC adapter supplied with the mult i func tion bay doc king stat ion.
105 nN Using P eripheral De vices Attaching Y our Computer to the Multi Function Ba y Docking St ation ! When you r comput er has no bat ter y pack inst alled, do not att ach the com puter to the multi f unctio n bay docki ng stat ion.
106 nN Using P eripheral De vices To slide out a nd secure the size adjuster 1 Use a co in or s imilar object ( 1) to uns crew the screw (2) on the bott om of th e multi fu nction bay docking sta tion (3) . 2 Adjust the pos ition of the s ize adjust er (4) to match th e size o f your compute r .
107 nN Using P eripheral De vices To attach yo ur computer to t he multi function b ay docking station ! T o preven t loss of unsaved dat a, be sure to turn off yo ur comput er before atta ching it to the mult i func tion bay docking st atio n. ✍ The illus trations i n the follo wing show t he VGN-F E800 Seri es model com puter as an example.
108 nN Using P eripheral De vices 4 Slide o pen the multi functi on bay docking station conne ctor cover on the bottom of the comp uter . 5 Place the comput er on the multi func tion bay docking stati on.
109 nN Using P eripheral De vices 6 Gently push down the co mputer until it clicks int o plac e. 7 T ur n on the c ompute r . ! Use the AC adapter sup plied wit h the mult i funct ion bay do cking st ation.
110 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing Y o ur Computer from the Multi Fun ction Ba y Doc king Station ! T o preven t loss of unsave d data, be sure to turn off yo ur comput er before di sconne cting it f rom the mul ti func tion bay do cking stat ion.
111 nN Using P eripheral De vices To disconn ect your c omputer from the mu lti function bay docking station ✍ The illus trations i n the follo wing show t he VGN-F E800 Seri es model com puter as an example. 1 Pres s the UNDOCK b utton (1). ✍ If the IN USE indicato r is unlit , you do no t have to p ress the UNDOCK bu tton.
112 nN Using P eripheral De vices 2 W ait unti l the IN USE indi cator ( 2) tur n s off a nd then pr ess the PUSH RELEASE bu tton (3). 3 Lift the c ompute r awa y from t he multi func tion bay docking st ation. 4 Close th e multi fu nction bay docking sta tion conn ector c ov er on th e bottom of t he com puter .
113 nN Using P eripheral De vices Alter natively , you can dis connect t he com puter fr om the m ulti fu nction bay doc king statio n as foll ows: 1 Click St art and Undoc k Computer . 2 Make sure that a mess age ba lloon app ears and the IN US E ind icator tur ns off, and then press t he PUSH RELEASE button.
114 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speak ers You ca n enhan ce the sound quali ty of your com puter by conne cting ex terna l speake rs. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker ca ble (1) into the headpho nes j ack (2) on the c omputer or on the mul ti func tion bay docking stati on.
115 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n conn ect an ex ternal di spla y (not s uppli ed) to yo ur comp uter. Fo r exampl e, you can use the co mputer with a co mputer displa y or a projec tor . ✍ Connec t the power cord af ter conne cting all o ther cable s.
116 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Computer Disp la y You c an co nnect a c omput er disp lay (monitor ) eithe r dire ctly to your c ompute r or v ia the o ptiona l mul ti fun ction bay docki ng stati on.
117 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ DVI-D st ands for Digi tal Vis ual Inter fac e - Digital. It is a type of DVI connect or that suppo rts only digital vi deo sig nals (no anal og vid eo sign als). I t has 24 pins. A DVI-I conn ector (Digital Vis ual Inter fa ce - Integrated ) supports digital vi deo and ana log video signa ls.
118 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n conn ect a m ultime dia comp uter dis play t hat inc ludes bu ilt-in speak ers and a micro phone di rectly to yo ur compu ter or vi a the op tional mu lti fun ction bay docki ng stat ion.
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120 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a TV You ca n conn ect a TV direc tly to yo ur co mputer or via the option al mult i functi on bay doc king s tation.
121 nN Using P eripheral De vices To connect an HDMI-compa tible TV to your comp uter 1 Plug the power cord of your TV into an AC outlet. 2 Plug on e end of an HDMI c able to the HDMI por t on the com puter and the other end to the TV . 3 Switch the inp ut channel of the TV to exter nal input.
122 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You can con nect a projector (for exam ple, the Sony LCD proje ctor) direc tly to your compu ter or via the opti onal mul ti function bay doc king stati on.
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124 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect whi ch displa y to be used as the pr imary mon itor whe n an external displa y (deskt op monitor, etc.
125 nN Using P eripheral De vices Both Models with the NVIDIA v ideo contr oller 1 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 2 Click Ad ditional Options . 3 Click NVIDIA Control P ane l . 4 Click Displa y . 5 Click Change Disp lay Configuration . 6 F ollow th e on-scre en inst ruc tions to chang e the setti ngs.
126 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultipl e Mon itors f unction allows y ou to distri bute p ortions of y our des ktop across s epar ate disp lays .
127 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode ! If th e mod el you purchased is VGN-FE80 0 Se ries, s ee t he onl ine Specific ations to find whi ch vi deo co ntrol ler you r mode l incl udes.
128 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If yo u need to u se a s ound inpu t devi ce (for example , to ch at over th e Inter net) you need t o plug in an exte rnal mi crophon e (not s uppli ed). To con nect an exter nal micr opho ne Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) into the microp hone jac k (2) m .
129 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prev ent yo ur compu ter an d/or USB device s from da mage, o bserve the follow ing: ❑ When movin g the comp uter w ith USB devices c onnected, av oid any sho ck or f orce t o the US B por ts.
130 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a US B flo ppy disk d rive an d connec t it to y our com puter. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you pref er to us e. 2 Plug the USB flop p y dis k dr ive cable (2) into th e USB por t.
131 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an disc onnec t a USB floppy disk drive when yo ur comp uter is on o r off . Discon necting the dr ive whe n the compu ter is in a pow er sa ving mode (Sl eep or Hi bernate) may cause the comp uter to ma lfunct ion.
132 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n conn ect a Wi ndows- compati ble pr inter to your compu ter to pr int do cument s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n conn ect a USB printer compati ble wi th your ver sion of Windo ws to th e computer .
133 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our co mputer is equi pped with an i. LINK po r t, wh ich you can use to connec t to an i.LINK device such as a di gital vi deo camcorde r or to c onnect two V A IO comput ers in or der to c opy , d elete or e dit files.
134 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital vi deo cam corder 1 Plug on e end o f an i.L INK cable (1) ( not supp lied) i nto the i.LINK por t (2) on the compu ter an d the other end into the D V In/Out po r ts (3) on the d igital v ideo cam corder .
135 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n conn ect your c ompute r to 1000B ASE-T */100 BASE- TX/10BA SE-T-t ype ne tworks with an Ethe rnet netwo rk cabl e.
136 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! T elep hone lines can not be con nected t o the network (L AN) connect or on your comp uter . If the netwo rk (LAN) conn ector is con nected to the telepho ne lines ment ioned bel ow, high el ectric curren t to the conne ctor may cause dam age, overhe ating, or fire .
137 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion brie fly de scribes how to c hange the main s ettings o f your VAIO com puter . Among other thi ngs, you will lea rn how to us e and cus tomize t he look of your S ony softwa re and uti lities , etc.
138 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word Use one of the B IOS functi ons to set the pas sword. Once you ha ve set the pass word, yo u will have to en ter the pa ssword after t he VAIO logo ap pears to start y our com puter. The po wer-on p assword wi ll allow you to protect t he compute r from u nauthori zed acc ess.
139 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add the power- on pas sword 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appea rs. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, resta r t th e computer and p ress the F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V AIO logo appears.
140 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P o wer-on P ass word To change or remove th e power- on password 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appea rs. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, resta r t th e computer and p ress the F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V AIO logo appears.
141 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Central The VAIO Central utili ty allow s you to c onsult s ystem i nformati on and spe cify pr eferenc es for sys tem be havior . To use V AIO Cent ral 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Central .
142 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes When y ou use a bat tery pac k as the po wer sour ce for your compute r, you can ta ke advant age of po wer manage ment s ettings to conse rve batter y life.
143 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep mode turns o ff the LCD screen and p laces the ha rd disk and th e CPU int o a l ow powe r cons umption m ode. T he umbe r power l ight flashes in this mode. To activate Sle ep mode Click Start , the arr ow next to t he Lock button , and Sl eep .
144 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer If the comput er is not u sed for 2 5 minu tes, it will ente r Sleep mode. To avoid this, yo u can ch ange the Slee p mode settin gs. To change the Slee p mode settings 1 Right-cli ck the power status icon on the tas kbar and sele ct Po wer Opt ions .
145 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the st ate of th e system is saved on the h ard dis k and powe r is turne d off. Ev en whe n the batter y runs down, no data wil l be lo st. The power in dicat or light is off in this m ode.
146 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Managing P ow er with V AIO P ow er Management Power managem ent helps you set up powe r schemes for run ning on AC powe r or batter ies to s uit your requir ements fo r powe r cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plic ation dev eloped ex clusivel y for V AIO compute rs.
147 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Activ ating V AIO P ow er Management P o wer Schemes VAIO Power Management provid es sev eral pr edefin ed powe r sche mes.
148 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your V AIO co mputer and me mory m odules u se hi gh precis ion co mponen ts and el ectroni c con nectors te chnol ogy.
149 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the func tional ity of you r compute r, you can increas e the mem ory by ins talling op tional memory m odules . Before you upg rade your c omputer's memory, read the note s and proced ures in th e follow ing pages.
150 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the spec ial bag delivered wi th the mem or y m odule or wrap t he mod ule in a luminum foil to protec t it from electr ostatic dischar ge.
151 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module V GN-FE800 Ser ies models To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omput er and di scon nect all peri pheral d evices. 2 Unplug th e comp uter and rem ov e the ba tter y pa ck.
152 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 6 Remove the memor y m odule: ❑ Pull the latch es in the dire ction of th e arrows (1) . The mem or y mo dule is re lease d. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y mod ule tilts up and then pull it out i n the dir ection o f the arr ow (2).
153 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 Slide t he memo r y modul e into t he memo r y modul e slot and push it in u ntil it c licks into pla ce. ! If you use on ly one memo ry module, make sure to insert it to th e slot that is closer to t he back of yo ur compute r .
154 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer V GN-AR300 Ser ies models To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omput er and di scon nect all peri pheral d evices. 2 Unplug th e comp uter and rem ov e the ba tter y pa ck. 3 W ait unti l the c ompute r cools down.
155 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 7 Remove the new memor y mod ule from its pa ckaging. 8 Slide t he memo r y modul e into t he memo r y modul e slot and push it in u ntil it c licks into pla ce. ! If you use on ly one memo ry module, make sure to insert it to th e slot that is closer to t he back of yo ur compute r .
156 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Central . The V AIO Central window app ears. 3 Click the System Informat ion tab.
157 nN Precau tions Precautions This sect ion desc ribes saf ety gui delines and prec autio ns to h elp you p rotect y our VAI O comput er from potenti al dam age.
158 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD screen. B e careful when using your computer near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the L CD scree n or ex e r t pr essur e on it.
159 nN Precau tions On Using the P ower Source ❑ See the o nline Specif ications to c heck the power operation of your model. ❑ Do not sh are th e A C outl et with ot her power-consum ing equ ipmen t, such as a photoc opier or s hredder. ❑ Y ou ca n purch ase a power str ip wi th a sur ge prote ctor .
160 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabin et with a soft cl oth, whi ch is dr y or li ghtly moi stened wi th a mi ld dete rgent so lution . Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad , scour ing powder, or solvent such as a lcohol o r benzi ne, as these m ay damage the f inish of your compu ter .
161 nN Precau tions ❑ Use only speci fied per iph eral equip ment and i nterface cables; otherwi se, problems may occur . ❑ Do not us e cut o r damaged connect ion c ables. ❑ If your computer is br ought d irectly fr om a col d locati on to a war m one, moistur e may conden se in side the comput er .
162 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touc h the f ront mir ror plate ov er the l ens of the built-in MO TION EY E cam era, as it m ay make scratches on th e plate and such s cratches wil l appe ar on the captured image s.
163 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the sur face of the disc . ❑ Do not dr op or ben d the di sc. ❑ Finger prin ts and d ust on t he surface of a disc may cause read e rrors. Always hold the di sc by its edg es and cen tral hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are o f the disc is ess entia l to it s cont inuous rel iabili ty .
164 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Do not leave batter y p acks in temp eratures above 140°F (60 °C), suc h as in a car par ked in the sun or under direc t sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y life is shor te r in a cold environm ent. Thi s is due to decre ased batte r y effi cien cy at low temp eratures.
165 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use he adphone s whil e dr ivin g, cycling , or operat ing any mo tori zed v ehi cle. It may create a traffic hazard and is illega l in som e areas. It c an also b e potent ially da ngerous to play loud music while walki ng, espec ially at pedestr ian c rossi ngs.
166 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stick Media ❑ Do not us e the me dia in a locati on sub ject to s tatic el ectr icity o r electr ica l noise. ❑ Do not touc h the M emor y Stick media conne ctor with your finger or metalli c objec ts. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label supplie d with th e Memo r y Sti ck media as a labe l.
167 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk has a hi gh sto rage dens ity a nd reads or writes data i n a shor t time. H owever, i t can be e asily d amaged by mechan ical vibration, shoc k, or dust.
168 nN Precau tions On Handling the Memor y Card Ada pter ! The memor y card ad apter is su pplied wi th VGN-FE 800 Series models only . ❑ Do not touc h the m emor y card ad apter co nnector w ith your finger or metal lic obje cts. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label e xclusi v ely des igne d for the memor y c ard adap ter as a label.
169 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This sectio n descr ibes h ow to s olve c ommon pr oblem s you m ight encoun ter when using y our VA IO com puter. Many pr oble ms have s imple solutio ns. Try th ese s uggestio ns bef ore visiti ng the Sony onl ine s upport W eb site at: http: //e suppor t.
170 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ Floppy Disks (page 207) ❑ PC Car ds ( page 208 ) ❑ A udio/Video (page 21 0) ❑ Memory S tick Media (page 2 11) ❑ P erip heral s (page 212 ) ❑ Multi Function Bay .
171 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comput er is secur ely plugg ed into a power source an d tur ned o n. Make sure the power indica tor shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is inst alled pr oper ly a nd charg ed.
172 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "Press < F1> to re sume, <F2 > to setup " appe ars at th e bottom of y our co mputer s creen, fo llow thes e steps: 1 Pres s the F2 key .
173 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the pow er indicat or (Green) lights b ut m y computer screen sta ys bla n k ? Foll ow these s teps: 1 Press and hold the power button f or mo re than four seconds to check that the power indicato r goes out.
174 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may beco me uns table if the oper ating mode is change d before t he com puter co mplete ly en ters Sleep or Hibernate. To restore you r computer to normal oper ating stability 1 Close al l open pr ograms.
175 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a message windo w , notifying of incompatibility or improp er installation of the battery pack, appears and my compu ter enters Hiber nate mode? ❑ This sy mptom could be due to th e batter y pack not being ins talled p roper ly .
176 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the Web site of the game i f there are any patche s or updates to downloa d. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest video dr iver . ❑ On some V AIO model s, the graphics memor y is shar ed with the syste m.
177 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot boot my computer from the USB flo pp y disk driv e connected to the computer? To boo t your comp uter f rom the US B floppy disk dr ive, you n eed to c hange the boot dev ice. Turn on your compu ter and pr ess the F11 key when t he VAIO logo ap pears.
178 nN T r oublesho oting System Security This sect ion prov ides in format ion ab out keepi ng you r comput er opera ting smoo thly and protec ting agai nst p otentia l threats to the comp uter's secu rity.
179 nN T r oublesho oting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging status? See Charging t he Bat tery Pac k (pag e 31) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our com puter is directl y conne cted to the AC adapter, i t uses A C power , even if the batt ery pac k is in stalled.
180 nN T r oublesho oting Should I b e concer ned that the installed batter y pac k is w ar m? No, it is normal for the ba ttery pa ck to be w arm when i t is powe ring your co mputer.
181 nN T r oublesho oting Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Wh y does the vie wer windo w sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built-in MO TION EYE cam era cannot be sha red by more t han one so ftware appl ication .
182 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y does movie pla yback sho w dropped fr ames when my computer is running on the battery? The ba ttery pac k is run ning ou t of powe r.
183 nN T r oublesho oting Why can't I use the built-in M O TION E YE ca mera? ❑ The built-in MO TION EYE cam era cannot be sha red by more t han one so ftware appl ication . If anoth er software applic ation is using the camera , ex it th e applic ation before usi ng the built-in M O TION E YE came ra.
184 nN T r oublesho oting Inter ne t What should I do if m y mod em does not work? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is s ecurel y plugged into th e mode m por t on your com puter and the wall ja ck. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is wo rki ng.
185 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? Your c omput er is eq uipped with a V.92/ V.90 compa tible modem. Many fa ctors m ay in fluenc e modem c onnec tion spee d, inclu ding telep hone li ne nois e or com patibili ty with telepho ne equi pment, suc h as fax ma chin es or o ther modem s.
186 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on av ailab ility is a ff ect ed by distanc e and obst r uctions. Y ou m a y need to move your computer awa y from obst ruct ions or clos er to any ac cess po int you may be usi ng.
187 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is the data tr ansf er speed slo w? ❑ The wi reless LA N data tran sfer speed is affected by d istance and obstr uctions between devices and acc ess p oints. Othe r factors incl ude device conf igurations, radi o condit ions, and s oftware comp atibil ity .
188 nN T r oublesho oting What are channels? ❑ Wireles s LAN communica tion oc curs o n divide d frequen cy ba nds known as channel s. Third-par ty w ireles s LAN acc ess poin t channel s may be preset to different c hannels f rom S ony de vices.
189 nN T r oublesho oting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot disco v er my compu ter? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bluetooth functi onali ty enabled. ❑ If the Bl uetooth indicato r is off, turn on the WIR ELE SS sw i t c h .
190 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot con nect to m y computer? ❑ Make sure the o ther d e vice is au thenticate d. ❑ Y our co mputer may not allow con nections fr om ot her devices. T o enable Bl uetooth device connecti ons, follo w thes e st eps: 1 Right-c lick the Blu etooth ic on on the ta skbar .
191 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed de pends on the obs tacle s and/o r the dis tance between the two devices, on the radio wa ve quality , and on the operating s ystem o r the sof tware in use.
192 nN T r oublesho oting Can I use a de vice with Bluetooth technolog y on air planes? With Blueto oth tec hnology , your comput er tran smits a ra dio fr equency of 2.4 GH z. Sens itive loca tions, suc h as h ospita ls a nd airpl anes, may hav e restri ction s on use of Blueto oth devices , due to radio inte rferenc e.
193 nN T r oublesho oting Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your compu ter is t rying to read may be di rty or damaged. F ollow the se s teps: 1 Restar t the c omputer by clicking Start , the arrow next to the Lock b utton, and Rest art .
194 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y a CD o r D VD properly on m y computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc was inser ted into the opti cal dis c dr ive with the la bel facing upward . ❑ Make sure t he neces sar y program(s) i s instal led ac cordi ng to the manufacturer's in str uction s.
195 nN T r oublesho oting 6 Double-click the de sired d rive. Y ou can confir m th e dr iver software by sele cting the Driver tab, and clicking Driver Det ails . 7 Click OK to close the window . ❑ Make sure a n adhesi ve label is no t affixed to a CD o r D VD .
196 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Make sure you neith er la unch any so ftware appl ication nor allow any to launc h autom atically , not ev en a screen sav er .
197 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my computer scr een go blan k? ❑ Y our com puter sc reen may go blank if th e computer has lo st power or has entered a power saving mode (Sleep o r Hiber nate) . If t he co mputer i s in L CD (Vid eo) Sle ep mode, press any ke y to activate the co mputer scre en.
198 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the screen resolution on my TV screen? ❑ Y our TV s creen m a y not s how the whol e scree n image of a video i f the s creen res olution is se t larger th an 1024 x 768. Adjust the sc reen resolu tion to 1024 x 768 or s malle r .
199 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer screen displa y a video? ❑ If the exter nal d isplay is selec ted for the di splay output a nd the exter nal d isplay is disconn ected, you cannot d isplay a video on your compute r screen.
200 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the Fn+F7 ke ys do not s witch the displa y output to the e x ter nal displa y connected to the monit or (V GA) por t on my computer? When y our com puter is attac hed to the option al mul ti func tion bay dockin g stat ion, th e moni tor (VGA ) port o n your compu ter is disa bled.
201 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the pr inter cable is s ecurely connec ted to th e por ts on the p rin ter an d computer. ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s compa tible with th e Wind ows operating sy stem ins talled on your compute r .
202 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? ❑ If you are usin g an exter nal mi crophon e, make sure the m icrophone i s tur ne d on an d is pro perl y plugge d into t he micropho ne jack on your com puter .
203 nN T r oublesho oting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure your mous e is sec urely plugged i nto the p or t. ❑ Res tar t y our comp uter with y our mouse c onn ected . What should I do if t he pointer does not mov e when I use m y mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mous e is not c onnected .
204 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers What should I do if m y spea kers do not w ork? ❑ Make sure your speakers a re proper ly c onnected a nd the v olum e is tur ned up loud en ough to hear sou nd. ❑ Make sure your speakers a re desi gned for computer use.
205 nN T r oublesho oting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Y ou may hav e disabled the to uch pad wi thout con nectin g a mouse to your comp uter . See Using the T ouch Pad (pa ge 38) . ❑ Make sure that a mous e is not con nected to your compu ter .
206 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? ❑ The la nguage lay out of your comp uter's keyboard is lab eled on the packagin g box. If y ou cho ose a d ifferent regional ke yboard w hen you complete the Windows setu p , the key configurat ion will be misma tched.
207 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when the drive is connected ? Your com puter does n ot recog nize the floppy di sk dri ve. Firs t, make s ure the US B cab le is prop erly c onnec ted to the US B port.
208 nN T r oublesho oting PC Cards What should I do if m y P C Card does not work? ❑ Make sure the P C Card is ins er ted proper ly . See Ins erting a P C Card (page 68) f or mo re inform ation. ❑ Make sure the P C Card is comp atible with the Mic rosoft W indows operating system insta lled on your co mputer .
209 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer recog nize atta ched de vices? For som e PC Cards , if you al ternate b etween No rmal mod e and S leep or Hiber nate m ode while t he card is i nserted into the PC Card slot, your c omputer m ay not re cognize the PC Card o r the con nected dev ice.
210 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If the message appears to ind icate DV equipment seems to be d isconne cted o r turned off, the i.L INK ca ble ma y not b e securel y plu gged into the por ts on you r co mputer or camco rder.
211 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stic k Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stic k media, which were f ormatted on a V AIO computer , on other de vices? You may need to reformat y our Mem ory Sti ck medi a. Form atting Mem ory Sti ck m edia erases all data, i ncluding musi c data previo usly save d on it .
212 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, check the USB device is tur ned o n and usi ng its own power supply . F or example, if you are usi ng a di gital camera, che ck the batter y is ch arged .
213 nN T r oublesho oting Multi Function Ba y Dock ing Station What should I do if I cann ot use the de vices connected t o the m ulti fu nction ba y doc king station? Make s ure to us e the AC adapter s upplied wi th the m ulti fu nction bay docki ng station to conn ect the doc king st ation to a power source.
214 nN Support Options Suppor t Options The s ection c ontains i nformati on on wher e to go for answe rs to que stion s about y our VAIO c omput er and the preins talled software . Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the follow ing so urces for an swers in th e sequ ence lis ted below.
215 nN Support Options 5 V AIO Update When yo ur comp uter is connecte d to the Intern et, VAIO Updat e auto matically notifies you wh en criti cal sof tware and security i nformati on is posted on the suppor t Web s ite. Clic k the VAIO Updat e notice to open t he VAIO Supp ort Web site and vi ew th e info rmat ion.
216 nN Support Options For users in Latin Amer ican countri es or areas Cust omer In format ion Cente r If you do not find the in formatio n you are lo oking for at our si te, yo u may c all Son y dire ctly.
217 nN Support Options In orde r to cont act a Sony tech nical s upport r epresen tative, pl ease call the follow ing num bers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SONY (7669) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico C.
218 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or matio n Dependi ng on th e comp uter mode l and p articul ar confi guratio n you p urchased, your compu ter may not inc lude all of the software p rograms listed bel ow. Contacts for Son y sof tware produc ts are listed be low: ❑ F or us ers in USA We b s i t e http: //esuppor t.
219 nN Support Options America Online ® ( Dial-Up) Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e http://www .aol.com AOL ® Musi c No w Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e http: //www .pre miumser vices.
220 nN Support Options AOL ® Inst ant Messe nger ™ Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e http: //www .aim .com Ask Sear ch Assist ant IAC Searc h & Media , Inc. For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (pag e 218) .
221 nN Support Options Click to DVD ® software Sony E lectron ics Inc . At the tou ch of a but ton, Cli ck to DV D software al lows you to autom aticall y burn DVDs from a di gital vide o (DV) d evice.
222 nN Support Options Imag e Conv erte r 2 Plu s Sony E lectron ics Inc . Image Converte r 2 Plus al lows yo u to eas ily co nvert mo vie a nd pictur e fil es on you r compu ter to your Mem ory Sti ck ® media. For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (pag e 218) .
223 nN Support Options 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft ® Offi ce ! The Mic rosoft Office 60-D ay T rial softw are included with thi s comput er system is int ended for e valuati on purpo ses only. The sof tware has be en insta lle d and you mu st activ ate the soft ware before yo u can use it.
224 nN Support Options Netscape ® Browser Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e http: //browser .netscape.co m Norto n Interne t Securi ty ™ Symante c Corporation ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e http:// www .
225 nN Support Options Quicken ® New User Edition Intuit Inc . ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e http: //www .intu it.com/s uppor t/quicken/ Roxio ® Ea sy Media Creator ® 9 Suite Sonic Sol utions ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e http: //suppor t.
226 nN Support Options SonicSta ge ® softwa re Sony E lectron ics Inc . The So nicStage juke box s oftware pr ogram g ives yo u all the tool s yo u need t o manag e music on you r compu ter. SonicS tage softw are s upports high-qua lity di gital a udio stor age, a sl eek p layer sk in desig n, and a udio CD burning capabil ity.
227 nN Support Options Ulead BD D iscRecord er for V AIO ® comp uter s Ulead S ystems, Inc. For ques tions and techn ical as sist ance, ple ase chec k the help and th e rea dme files . VAIO ® Acti on Setup Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Ac tion Se tup man ages the s etting s for y our comp uter's shor tcut keys .
228 nN Support Options VAIO ® Central Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Ce ntral prov ides a centra l locati on that gathers resour ces t o configu re yo ur VAIO compute r and view you r compute r's confi guration and spec ific ations. For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (pag e 218) .
229 nN Support Options VAIO Me dia ™ software Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Medi a ™ softwa re brin gs multi media to your n etwork, e nablin g you to s hare mus ic, video, an d stil l image f iles between y our VAI O ® co mputer s.
230 nN Support Options VAIO ® Update Sony E lectron ics Inc . The VA IO Update uti lity he lps you k eep you r VAIO ® compute r up to da te by regul arly ch ecking th e Sony onli ne sup port Web si te for imp ortant s oftware upd ates a nd inform ation for your s pecific VAIO c omputer m odel.
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