Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PCG-GRT200 Sony
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V AIO® Com puter Quic k St ar t PCG -GR T200 Series.
Sho r t C ut Me nu +F1 Disp lays the V AIO Help and Support Center win dow . +T ab Sw itc he s t he sel e ct ed b u tto n on th e ta sk bar. +D Disp lays the de sktop. +E Disp lays the My Computer window . +F Disp lays the Search Result s window , where you can find a fi le or f old er .
3 Noti ce t o Users .... .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. ... .. .... ..5 Set ting Up .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ..... .. ..13 Unp acki ng Your Comp ut er .... ... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... .. ..13 Get tin g Sta rte d .
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5 No ti ce to U se rs © 20 03 S ony El ect r onic s I nc. Al l ri ght s res erv ed. Th is m anu al a nd t he so ft ware d e scr ibed h ere in , i n wh ole o r in p art, m ay not be reproduced, translat ed, or reduced to any m achine-readable form with out pr ior written approval.
V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 6 tradema rks of Intel Corpo ration. PS/2 is a regi stered trademar k of IBM. Acrobat Read er, P hotoshop, Photoshop Element s, and Premiere are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporat ed. PowerPanel is a tra de mar k of Phoe nix T echn olo gies Lt d.
No tice t o U se rs 7 . A VERTISSEMENT ❑ Pour préveni r tout risque d’incendie ou d’électro cution, g arder cet appareil à l’abri d e la pl uie et de l’hu midi té.
V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 8 Regulat ory Inf ormation Decl ar ati on of Confor mity Th is eq uipment has been t es ted and fo und to c om ply with the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules.
No tice t o U se rs 9 pos s ib le. A lso , yo u wi ll be adv ised of y our r ig ht t o f ile a com plaint with th e FCC if you believ e it is necessary . Th e te leph one compa ny may ma ke chang es in its facilities, equipme nt, operations, or procedures that could affe ct the operation of the equipment.
V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 10 In order to progra m this in forma tion into your facsimile ma chine, see your fax software doc ume ntat io n. T e l ephone Consumer Guid e lines (Can a da) Pl eas e re fer to yo ur tele pho ne dir ect ory unde r ‘ Pri vacy Issues’ and/or ‘T er ms of Service.
No tice t o U se rs 11 INDUSTR Y CANADA NO TICE NOTICE: This equipment meets the appli cable I ndus t ry Canad a T ermin al Equi p men t T echni ca l Specificatio ns.
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13 Setting Up Congrat ulati ons on y our p ur c hase of t he Sony V AI O® c omputer . Sony h as combined le ading-e dge technol ogy in audio, vide o, computing, and communicati ons to pr ovide state -of-t he-art pers onal computing. Un pac ki ng Y ou r Comput er The se ha rd war e com pon ent s are in c lud e d.
V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 14 V AIO Computer Doc uments ❑ V AIO® Computer User Gu ide — A searc h abl e on- sc reen hel p fil e tha t conta ins de taile d informa tion on how to use your ne w computer . Se e “L o ca ti n g Y o ur V AI O C om p ute r U s e r Gu id e ” on pa g e 28 fo r mo r e inform ation.
Locati ng Cont r o ls and P or ts 15 Loca ti ng Cont rols an d P o r ts Front 1 LCD scr een 9 Wi re less LAN switc h * 2 Speakers 10 V olume Up/Down but tons 3 Keyboa rd 11 T ouch pa d, Left / right b.
V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 16 Ba ck 1 Air vent 6 USB 2.0 ports 2 DC I N port 7 Ne t wor k (E th e r ne t ) por t 3 Prin ter po rt 8 Modem jac k 4 Monito r (VGA) port 9 Mic rophone j a ck 5 V ideo Out port 10 Headp hone j ack Only connect 10BASE-T or 100B ASE-TX cable s to t he Network (Ether net) port .
Locati ng Cont r o ls and P or ts 17 Left 1 Memory St ick® medi a slot 4 PC Car d slots (T wo slots) 2 i.LI NK® (IEEE 13 94) S400 port 5 Opti cal driv e ejec t butt on 3 PC Card e ject but ton 6 Opt.
V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 18 Righ t 1 Batt ery ba y 3 Air vent 2 Hard dis k drive.
Locati ng Cont r o ls and P or ts 19 Bo ttom 1 Port replic ator connec tor 3 R eleas e s witch 2 Re se t bu t ton 4 Air v e nt.
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21 Getting St ar ted This sect ion helps you get yo ur comput er running and r egister e d, so you can take advantage o f Sony’ s many suppor t options. Y ou’ll al so learn how to lo c at e your o n- scr een V AI O® Compute r User Guid e, whic h cont ains step-by -ste p instruct ions for operat ing your computer .
VA I O ® Comput er Quic k Start 22 2 Push t he bat tery ba y c over d own to open it . The batte ry bay c over s wings ou t but does not deta ch from the compute r . 3 Sli de t he bat tery (with the logo fac ing up ) into the batte ry bay . I f the comp uter is on, it autom atic ally dete cts the bat tery .
T ur ning On Y our Compute r 23 T o c onnect th e AC adapter 1 Pl ug th e AC ad apt er ca bl e int o the DC IN por t. 2 Pl ug the power cord into th e AC adapte r and an AC outlet. . Co nnect ing the AC Adapter to t he Compu ter ✍ Use onl y the suppl i e d AC adapt er wi th your compu t er .
VA I O ® Comput er Quic k Start 24 T o open and turn on th e compute r 1 Sli de the rele a se lat c h to the ri ght and li ft the cover whil e holdin g the bott om of th e comput er fi rml y . 2 Pre ss the power but ton until the green power indica tor light s up.
T ur ning On Y our Compute r 25 3 If nece ssary , adjust the brightn ess cont rols for the LCD displ a y as follows : ❑ Y o ur compu ter is equi ppe d with a Brightnes s butt on, loc ated ne xt t o the Power butt on. Pre ssing it wil l adjus t the LCD screen brightness .
VA I O ® Comput er Quic k Start 26 Us ing the T o uch P ad The co mputer cont a ins a po inting de vice ca lled a to uch pad. Y ou can point to , sel ect, dr ag, and scr oll objec ts on the sc reen using th e built-in touc h pad.
Regist ering Y our Com puter 27 Re gist ering Y o ur C om puter T ake adva ntage of Sony ’ s commi tment t o qualit y custo mer sup port and r e cei ve these benefit s by registe rin g y our computer: ❑ Sony Cu stomer Support — T a lk to a s upport repr esentative to trou bles hoot pr oblems you may ha ve with your comput er .
VA I O ® Comput er Quic k Start 28 Loc ating Y our V A IO Co m puter Use r Gu ide The on-scree n V AIO ® Comp ut er Us er Guid e is a sear chable hel p file tha t conta ins de taile d informa tion on how to use your ne w computer .
Locati ng Y our V AIO Co m puter User Guide 29 V AIO User Guide W indow (W indows XP) 1 User gui de table of cont e nts List of co mpute r help topic s 2 Link to E lectr onic Flyer List of upda tes an.
VA I O ® Comput er Quic k Start 30 T o op en the user g uide (W indo ws 2000 ) ❑ Clic k St a r t on the W i ndows ® t askbar , poin t to VA I O H e l p C e n t e r and clic k VA I O U s e r G u i d e .
S etting Up A Dial-U p Connec t ion 31 Setting Up A Dial-Up Co nnection This s ecti on des cribes t he basic ste ps for set ting up y our dial-up c onnect ion. Th e Conne c tion Wi zard g uides you t hrough t he pr oc ess of choos ing a n In ternet Servic e P rovi der (ISP ) or se tting up an e xi sting account , and c onnect ing to t he Inter net.
VA I O ® Comput er Quic k Start 32 T o set up a dial-up co nnection (Wind ows 2000) 1 Clic k St a r t , po i nt to Pro gram s , Acces sori es , Comm unications , a nd then clic k In te rn et C on n ecti on Wiza r d . Th e Int ern e t C onn e cti on Wiz ard window appe ars.
T ur ning Off Y our Com puter 33 T ur ning O ff Y our Comp uter Usin g the power butt on to tur n off your computer ma y result in los s of data. Fol low the steps bel ow to properl y turn of f your computer and avoid losin g data. T o t urn off your co mputer 1 Clos e all ope ration s.
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35 V A IO Re c o v er y Wiz a rd U tilit y (W indows ® XP only) System and Applicat ion Recove ry C Ds /DVDs ar e not su pplied wit h your V AIO ® computer . Y our V AIO compute r is equip ped wi th the V AIO Re covery W izar d, a fas t and e asy- to-use s y stem r ecovery ut ility .
V AIO Compu t er Qui c k St ar t 36 V isit the Sony C omputi ng Suppo rt W eb sit e for the late st informat ion abo ut using the V AIO Recove ry W iza rd or Recover y Media Kit. Go to http: //www .ita .sel. sony .com/s upp ort/news/ hddrecovery .html.
37 T roub leshooting What do I do if m y computer w on’t start? ❑ Make sure the computer is secure ly plugged into a power source and turned on. Make sure the power in dicat or sho ws the power is on. ❑ Make sure the batte ry is inse rted pr operly an d charg e d.
VA I O ® Comput er Quic k Start 38 1 Pres s th e F2 key . The BI OS Set up menu appe a rs. 2 Set the date ( month/ day/year). Pre ss En te r . 3 Press the Down Ar r ow key to sele ct System Time , a nd th en s et the ti me (hour: m inute: se cond). Press Enter .
T roub leshoo t ing 39 6 Press the Right Arro w key to select the Ex i t menu. 7 Press the Down Arrow k ey to se lect Get Default V alues . The messa ge Load default value s for all SETUP items appears . 8 Press Ent er . T h e Setup Confirmation window appe ars.
VA I O ® Comput er Quic k Start 40 Suppo r t Opti ons If you have ques tions about your comput er or the prei nsta lled progr ams, refer to the fol lowing sou rces for ans wers in the sequence lis ted be low .
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