Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit VGN - SZ series du fabricant Sony
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N User Guide P ers onal Computer VG N - S Z s e r i e s.
2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .... ......... .................... ................... ....6 Notice ................... .................
3 nN Using W ireless LAN (WLA N) ........ .................... ................... ................... .................... ................... .................... ........6 3 Using the Bluetooth Functionality . .................... .................
4 nN Upgrading Y our VAIO Computer ......... .................... ................... ................... .................... ............ ....... .................... ......14 1 Adding a nd Removing M emory .................. .................... ..
5 nN Display .......... ................... .................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ................... 192 Printing .......... ................... ....................
6 nN Befo re Use Bef o re Use Congrat ulations on your purchase o f this Sony VAIO ® comp uter, and wel come to th e on-screen U ser Guide . Sony ha s 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 — Descr ibes the process fro m unpacking to s tar ting up your V AIO.
9 nN Befo re Use Non-printed Documentation ❑ User Guide (this manua l) — Explain s f eatur es of your computer . It also in cludes i nf or mation abou t the software pro grams includ ed with your comp uter , as well as informa tion on s olving com mon problems.
10 nN Befo re Use My Club V AIO In M y Club VAIO you can fi nd: ❑ Accesso ries W ant to expand the capabil ities of your c omputer? Click this ico n and have a look at your co mpatible acce ssor ies. ❑ Software F eeling creative? Click this icon for an overv ie w of your soft ware and check out ou r upgrade options.
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. ! The appea rance of you r computer may be di fferent from those illu strated in this man ual due to vari ations in speci fications .
15 nN Getting Started A Pow e r i n d i c a t o r (page 20 ) B Batt ery indica tor (page 20) C Hard disk drive indicator ( page 20) D WLAN (Wireless LA N) indicator (page 20) E WW AN (Wireless W AN) i.
16 nN Getting Started Bac k A DC IN por t (page 22 ) B SIM ca rd slot * C Batter y conn ector ( page 23) D Air vent E Secur ity slot * On selec ted models on ly .
17 nN Getting Started Right A Opti cal disc driv e (pa ge 36) B Opti cal disc driv e indi cator (page 2 0) C Manual e ject hol e (page 18 8) D Driv e eject b utton (page 36) E Express Card/34 slot (pag e 49) F Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.
18 nN Getting Started Left A Microp hone jack (page 96) B Headp hones jack (page 87 ) C Air vent D i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 por t (page 101) E Mon ito r (V GA ) por t (page 89) F PC Card slot (page 45).
19 nN Getting Started Bottom A Docking station connect or (page 79) B Air vents.
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 when the power of the computer is on, blinks when t he computer is in Sleep m ode, and turns of f when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off.
21 nN Getting Started Scroll lock Press the Scr Lk ke y to change how you scroll the display . N ormal s crolling resumes when the Scroll lock indicator is off. The Scr Lk k ey functions diff erent ly depending on t he program you are using and does not work with all programs.
22 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ow er Source You ca n use eith er an AC ada pter or a r echargeabl e battery pa ck as a powe r source for your comp uter. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use your co mputer only with th e supplied A C adapter . 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 ack 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 ack 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 4 Slide t he batter y lock switch (1) to the LOCK position to secure the batter y pa ck on the computer. ✍ When you r computer is directly con nected to AC power and has a batter y pack in stalled, it uses power from t he AC outlet.
25 nN Getting Started Charging 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. To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he A C ada pter to the co mputer .
26 nN Getting Started ✍ When th e batter y pack is run ning out of power , bo th the bat tery an d power in dicator lights bli nk. Keep the bat tery pac k in your comp uter while it is direc tly connected to AC power . The batt ery pack co ntinues to ch arge while y ou are us ing the comput er .
27 nN Getting Started To use t he batter y care fu nction You ca n selec t your desi red maximu m charge l evel with the batter y care functi on to redu ce battery degradati on. 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Contr ol Center . The V AIO Cont r o l Center wind ow appears.
28 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose data if you remove the ba tter y pack while you r computer is on and not con nected to the A C adapter or if you remove the bat ter y pack 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.
29 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 connec ted to the c omputer .
30 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 31) ❑ Using the T ouch P.
31 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K e yboard 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 VAIO- Link Web site ( http://www .vaio-link.c om ) als o contain s glossary informat ion to hel p you use the keyboar d.
32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Fn + (F 10) : zoom Changes the sc reen resolution to magnify/r esto re y our computer's sc reen vie w . ✍ The defa ult resoluti ons of the st andard view and th.
33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 disab le/enable the touch pad to suit your p reference for u sing the mous e. See Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Ce nter (p age 129 ) to launc h V AIO Control Cen ter .
34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 .
35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your co mputer is equipped with a bui lt-in MOTION E YE camera. The bu ilt-in MOTIO N EYE ca mera adds v ideo func tionalit y to inst ant messagi ng software a nd video editing softwa re.
36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 .
37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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).
38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 specif ications fo r the type of opti cal disc dri ve installe d on your mode l.
39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer PR: play able and recordable P: play able but not recordable –: not pla yab le or recordable CD- ROM Video CD Music CD CD Extr a CD-R/ RW DVD - ROM DV D - Video BD- .
40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! 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 disc pr oduct w hich mat es DVD r ecorded material on on e side wi th digi tal audi o materi al on the othe r side.
41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Use only Sony recommend ed software, which i s preinstall ed on your compu ter , to write data to a di sc. Other software pro gr ams m a y not b e fully c ompatible and errors m a y result.
42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on pla ying discs To ac hieve optim um performa nce when p laying dis cs, you sh ould follow th ese recom mendations. ❑ Some CD pla yers and computers' optical dis c dri v es may not be able to play audio CDs created wi th the CD -R or CD-RW media.
43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t a disc int o the optical disc dr iv e. 2 If nothing appears on the desk top , then click Start , All Programs , and the desired CD software to play the CD . If the Audi o CD wi ndow appear s, click to select an option.
44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 optical disc dr ive . 3 If nothing appears on the desk top , then click Start , All Programs , and the de sired D VD soft ware to play the D VD .
45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using PC Cards PC Card s allow you to connect p ortable exte rnal devices to your comp uter. Inser ting a PC Card ! Y ou r computer is del ivered with a slot pro tector in the PC Ca rd slot. Remove the slot protec tor before you use t he slot.
46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To insert a PC Card 1 Push th e PC Card re lease button so tha t the releas e button pops ou t. 2 Push th e PC Card re lease button a second time so that the PC C ard slot prote ctor pops o ut. 3 Gently take hold of the pr otector and pull it out of the slot.
47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ Some dev ices may no t function pro perly if yo u continuo usly switch to Normal mode from Sl eep or Hibern ate mode.
48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a PC Card Foll ow the steps below to remov e the PC Card while y our computer is on. If it is not removed properly, yo ur system may not work prope rly. To remove a P C Card ✍ T o remove a PC Card when your computer is o ff, skip steps 1 t o 7.
49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 tran sferring d ata among digital cameras, camcor ders, musi c players, a nd othe r audio/video devices.
50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting an ExpressCard Module ! Y ou r computer is del ivered with a slot pro tector in the Ex pressCard slot . Remove the slo t protector before you use the slot. Use care when inserting or rem oving the Expr essCard module f rom the slot.
51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ 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 .
52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 remove an Exp ressCard module when you r computer is off, skip st eps 1 to 7.
53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stic k Media Memo ry Stick media is a compac t, portab le, and v ersatile IC record ing media e specially desig ned for ex changing and sha ring digital data wit h compatibl e products , such as digital c ameras, mobile phon es and o ther devic es.
54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media ✍ T o insert a standard-size Me mory Sti ck media, use t he ExpressCard sl ot. T o do this, yo u need the supp lied memo ry card ada pter . See Using the Expr essCar d Module (page 49 ) and Using Other Memory Cards (page 59) for more in formation.
55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To view the contents o n the Memory Stick medi a 1 Click St art and Compu ter to open the Computer wind ow . 2 Double-click the M emor y Stick media icon to view the l ist of data fi les sav ed in the Memor y S tick media.
56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To format a Memo ry Stick media The Me mory Stic k media has been f ormatted in th e factor y default setting an d is ready for use.
57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 6 At the c onfir mation promp t, click OK . The for matting proc ess sta r ts. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick media d ependin g on th e media.
58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media 1 Check that the Memor y St ic k i ndicator is off . 2 Push th e Memor y Stick media i n tow ard the computer. The Mem ory Stick media ej ects. 3 Pull th e Memor y Sti c k media o ut of the s lot.
59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards Bef ore Y ou Use Memor y Cards Your com puter is delive red with the m emory card a dapter for th e Express Card slot t o suppor t the follow.
60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card to the memory card adapter 1 Inser t any one of the memor y cards (2) to the m emor y car d adapter (1 ). ! Make sure to insert a memor y card into t he memor y card adapter in the correct directi on to avoid possible dama ge to the memo ry card adapter .
61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Card To remove a me mory card from the memory card adapter See Removing an ExpressC ard Module (page 52) to remove the mem ory card adapte r from the Express Card slot. Then, firmly g rasp the ex tended par t of the me mory card an d carefully pull it out of the m emory card a dapter.
62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 ).
63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireless LAN (WLAN), all yo ur digital devi ces with built -in WLAN function ality com municate freel y with each other th rough a netwo rk. A WLAN is a n etwork in whic h a user can connect to a Loc al Area Network (LAN) through a wi reless (radio) connectio n.
64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 .
65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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.
66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! The IEE E 802.11n dr aft stan dard, usi ng the 2.4 or 5 GHz bandw idth, i s not avail able on ad -hoc networ ks. 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS swi tc h. The Wi reless LA N indicator lights up.
67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infr astructure) 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 supplied ), for example the Sony Acces s Point.
68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 swi tc h. The Wi reless LA N indicator lights up.
69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 VA IO Smart Network window. ! T urning o ff the wireless LAN fu nctionalit y while accessi ng remote doc uments, files, or resources may result in data loss.
70 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Functionality You ca n establi sh wireless communi cation be tween your c omputer and other Bl uetooth dev ices such a s another computer or a mo bile phon e. You can tr ansfer data between these devices without cab les and up to 10 mete rs range in op en space .
71 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ionality ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, depending o n the following condi tions: ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , locate d bet.
72 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band, with which Bluet ooth de vices or wirele ss LAN de vice s wo rk, is us ed b y v ar io us de vices . Blueto oth devices use the tec hnology to minimize the interference from other de vice s that use t he same wav e length.
73 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n connec t your compute r to a Bl uetooth devic e such as another com puter, a m obile phone, a PDA, a headset, a mouse, or a digital camera wit hout the use o f any cab les.
74 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To com municate with another B luetooth devi ce, you nee d first to set up the Bluet ooth functiona lity. For s etting up an d using the Blu etooth func tionality , search for Bluetooth informa tion using Windows Help and Support .
75 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Headset The Bl uetooth headset (not suppli ed) will come in ha ndy during a v ideo conferen ce over th e Internet using instant mess aging software. For details on using th e Bluetooth he adset, se e the manua l that cam e with you r Bluetooth headset.
76 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To disconn ect the he adset fro m your compu ter 1 Click St art , Cont rol P a nel , Hard ware and Sound , and Bluetooth De vices . The Bluetooth De vices window appears. 2 Select the heads et icon an d select Disconnect .
77 nN Using P eripheral Devices Using P er ipher al De vices You ca n add fu nctionality to your VA IO comp uter by usi ng the va rious por ts on the c omputer.
78 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a Docking Station Attachi ng a docking station en ables yo u to connect add itional pe ripherals to your com puter, such a s a printer a nd an externa l displa y. A dock ing stat ion is no t supplied wi th your computer an d is ava ilable as a n optional accessory .
79 nN Using P eripheral Devices Attaching Y our Compute r to the Dock ing Station ! Be sure to install the ba ttery pa ck before att aching your computer to t he docking st ation. To attach yo ur computer to t he docking statio n ! Use the AC adap ter supplied wit h your computer .
80 nN Using P eripheral Devices 4 Slide o pen the docking s tation co nnector cover on the bottom of th e compute r ..
81 nN Using P eripheral Devices 5 Align t he rear bott om cor ners of the computer with the g uides on the docking station..
82 nN Using P eripheral Devices 6 Gently push down the compu ter until it clicks into pl ace. 7 T ur n on t he compute r ..
83 nN Using P eripheral Devices Disconnect ing Y our Computer from the Dock ing Station ! Be sure th at no devices conn ected to the do cking stat ion are in use bef ore disconne cting yo ur computer . Do not d isconnec t your compu ter from t he docking station when the IN US E indicat or is lit.
84 nN Using P eripheral Devices To disconn ect your c omputer from the do cking statio n 1 Pres s the UNDOCK b utton (1 ) and wait unt il the IN USE indica tor (2) turns off . ✍ If the IN USE indicato r is unlit, you do not have t o press the UNDOCK butto n.
85 nN Using P eripheral Devices 2 Lift the c omputer awa y from the d ocking station. 3 Close th e docking statio n connector cov e r on the bo ttom of the com puter .
86 nN Using P eripheral Devices Alter natively, yo u can dis connect the c omputer from the doc king statio n as foll ows: 1 Click St art and Undo ck Compu ter . 2 Make sure tha t a mess age balloon appears and the IN USE indicato r tur ns off; and then l ift the comp uter awa y from the docking statio n.
87 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting Exter nal Speakers You ca n enhan ce the so und quali ty of your c omputer by connecti ng exter nal speake rs. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker cable (1) i nto the head phones j ac k (2) i . 2 Plug the other end of the speaker cable to the exter nal speaker (3).
88 nN Using P eripheral Devices 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.
89 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a Computer Disp la y You ca n connec t a comput er display (monitor ) either di rectly to y our co mputer or v ia the option al docki ng statio n. To connect a compute r display 1 If neces sar y , plug on e end of the display's power cord (1 ) into your disp la y , and the other end into an AC outlet.
90 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n connec t a multim edia compute r displ ay that in cludes bui lt-in spea kers an d a microp hone eithe r directly to your compute r or via t he optional d ocking sta tion.
91 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a Projector You ca n connect a projector (for exam ple, the So ny LCD projec tor) eithe r directly to your co mputer or v ia the optio nal dock ing stati on. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) o f y our p rojector int o an AC outlet.
92 nN Using P eripheral Devices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect which display to be used as the primary mon itor when an ext ernal displa y (desktop mon itor, etc.
93 nN Using P eripheral Devices To select a display When using the Intel G raphics Me dia Accel erator (S T A MINA mode) 1 Right-cli ck on t he desktop an d select Per sonaliz e . 2 Click D ispla y Set ting s . The Display Settings window app ears. 3 F ollow th e on-screen instruc tions to change th e settings.
94 nN Using P eripheral Devices 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.
95 nN Using P eripheral Devices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode When using the Intel G raphics Me dia Accel erator (S T A MINA mode) 1 Right-cli ck on t he desktop an d select Per sonaliz e . 2 Click D ispla y Set ting s . The Display Settings window app ears.
96 nN Using P eripheral Devices 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 .
97 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prev ent your computer an d/or USB devices fro m damage, o bserve the following : ❑ When movin g the compute r with USB de vices c onnected, a void any shock or force to the US B por ts.
98 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Drive 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 o u prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB floppy disk dr ive cable (2) into th e USB por t.
99 nN Using P eripheral Devices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk dr iv 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 .
100 nN Using P eripheral Devices 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.
101 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our co mputer is equipped with an i .LINK por t, which you ca n use to c onnect to an i.LINK de vice, such as a dig ital vi deo camcorde r . ❑ The i.
102 nN Using P eripheral Devices 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.
103 nN Using P eripheral Devices 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 .
104 nN Using P eripheral Devices ! T elephon e lines canno t be connected t o the network (LAN) con nector on your co mputer . If the netwo rk (LAN) connect or is connected t o the telephone l ines mentione d below, high electric current to the connector may cause d amage, overhe ating, or fire.
105 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, etc.
106 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Selecting P erf or mance Modes Your com puter is equipped with the pe rformance selector s witch (1) to select a performance m ode for l ower power consu mption or faster performa nce.
107 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Setting the P ass word In addit ion to the W indows p assword, you c an use one o f the BIOS fu nctions to set a power -on password to protect you r compute r. Once yo u have set the power-on pas sword, yo u will be prompted to ente r the password afte r the VAIO logo appe ars to start your computer.
108 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter 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 k ey when the 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 wh en the V AIO lo go appears.
109 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter 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 k ey when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appears.
110 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Changing/Remo ving the P ower- on P ass word To change or remove the power- on password ( machine password) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appears.
111 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter 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 k ey when the 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 wh en the V AIO lo go appears.
112 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Adding the Windows P assw ord The Wi ndows passwor d comes in handy when you ha ve to shar e a single compu ter with othe r people. By s etting the Window s passwo rd, you can protect yo ur user acc ount from una uthorize d access.
113 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Changing/Remo ving the Windo ws P ass wo rd To chang e the Wi ndows pas sword 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click User Accounts and F a mily Safety or User Accounts . 3 Click User Accounts . 4 Click Change your passwor d .
114 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Using Finger pr int A uthentication Your c omputer may be equip ped with a f ingerprin t sensor to provide you with addi tional conv enience .
115 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Precautions on Using Finger print A uthentication ❑ The fin ger prin t authentic ation techno log y do es not ensur e complete user aut hentication or complete protection of your data and h ardware.
116 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Enrolling a Finger print To us e the fingerp rint authenti cation func tionality, you must e nroll your f ingerprin t(s) in your computer. ✍ Set the Wi ndows passwor d on your comput er before enroll ment. See Adding the Window s Passwor d (pag e 112) for the de tailed inst ructions.
117 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter If yo u have faile d to enroll a fingerpri nt, follow the se steps to try agai n. 1 Place the top joint o f your finger on the finger pr int se nsor (1).
118 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter 2 Swip e y our finger per pen dicular ly ac ross the fi nger pri nt sensor . ! Place yo ur fingertip fla t in the center of the f ingerprint sen sor . Scan yo ur fingerp rint from th e top j oint of the finger to the fin gertip.
119 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Logging Onto Y our System To us e the fingerp rint authenti cation func tionality i n place of pa ssword entry to log onto your sys tem, you nee d to set the power-on and Windo ws passwor ds and confi gure yo ur computer fo r fingerpr int authen tication.
120 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Using the P ass word Bank Once you ha ve regis tered your user information ( user accounts , passwor ds, etc.) for We b sites in the Pas sword Ban k , you can su bstitute f ingerprin t authentic ation for en tering infor mation req uired to a ccess the password-pr otected Web sites.
121 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Using Finger print A uthentication with the TPM With the TPM data encryptio n feature, using finger print authe ntication can str engthen co mputer secu rity. For i nstructi ons on how to us e the TPM, see Using Trusted Platform Module (TPM) (page 1 22) .
122 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Using T r usted Platf or m Mod ule (TPM) Trusted Platform Mo dule (TPM ) is embed ded in sel ected model s and provi des your com puter with basic secur ity functio ns. In comb ination wi th the TPM, y ou can e ncrypt and decrypt your data to stre ngthen co mputer sec urity again st inappro priate access.
123 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter ❑ Make sure you set u p the autom atic backup operatio ns after com pleting the T PM initia lization wizard. If th e window contain ing the Run automatic bac kup no w check box is disp la yed after the setu p , select t he check bo x and up date the backup files.
124 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Impor tant Notice ❑ Do not enc r ypt files containi ng k eys to be used for encr yption a nd f olde rs includ ing such fi les.
125 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter ❑ Do not enc r ypt the following arch ive , backup , or token fil es. There wil l be no wa y to r estore th em if you carele ssly e ncr ypt them. Sony assu mes no liabi lities for any troubles and d amages ar ising o ut of your carele ss encr yp tion of the f o llowing files and folders incl uding them.
126 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter ❑ Do not enc r ypt the following password reset token or secret fil es. There will b e no way to reset the pa ssw ord if you carele ssly en cr ypt t hem.
127 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Configuring the TPM To use th e embedded TPM, you n eed to: 1 Enable the TPM in the BIO S setup screen. 2 Install the Infineon TPM Pr ofessional P a c kage . 3 Initiali ze and configure the TPM. To enable t he TPM i n the BIOS setup scre en 1 T ur n on your computer.
128 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter To install the Infine on TPM Pro fessional Packa ge Read the R eadme.txt i n the C:InfineonReadme fold er. Then, do uble-clic k setup.ex e in the C:Infineon fold er to in stal l the packag e. To in stall this package, you must have admi nistrator rights on the comput er.
129 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utility al lows you to a ccess sy stem in formation an d to spec ify prefer ences for sy stem behav ior. To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Contr ol Center .
130 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Using V AIO Status Monitor The VAIO Status Monitor utility allo ws you to c heck vario us setti ngs, such a s the power m anagement s ettings, security setting s, and cu rrent usag e of devices, i n the VAIO Status Monitor window.
131 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Using the P o wer Sa ving Modes When y ou use a b attery pack as the power source fo r your co mputer, you can take advantage of the power m anagem ent setting s to conserve bat tery life.
132 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter 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.
133 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter 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 Po wer Options .
134 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter 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 off in thi s mode.
135 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter 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 .
136 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Managing P ow er with V AIO P ower Management Power managemen t helps you set up power schemes f or running on AC o r battery power to suit you r requir ements for power cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plication d eveloped exclusivel y for VAIO c omputers.
137 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter V A IO P ow er Management Vie wer To start VAIO Po wer Manage ment Vi ewer Click on the VA IO Power Manage ment tab . Alter natively, you c an use VAIO Control Center to start VAIO Power Management Vie wer . Click Star t , All Programs , and VAIO Control Center .
138 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter 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 matc hes the countr y you are dialing f rom.
139 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter 9 Check that your mode m is listed on the Modems tab . If your modem is not lis ted, click Add and follow the wizar d. 10 Click Appl y/OK . Y o ur modem is configure d. ! Before appl ying new count ry set tings, make sure your phone cab le is discon nected from yo ur computer .
140 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Com puter Protecting the Hard D isk Your com puter has th e VAIO HDD Protection utili ty prei nstalle d for c ust omizin g you r sett ings for pr ote cting your hard d isk driv e against s hock haza rds. You can se lect the s ensitivit y level o f the built- in shock sensor to set the ap propriate p rotectio n level.
141 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 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.
142 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the functional ity of you r computer, y ou can incr ease the memor y by instal ling optio nal memory m odules. Before you upgrad e your com puter's memory , read the no tes and proc edures in the followi ng pages .
143 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r ❑ Use the s pecial bag delivered with the memor y modu le or wrap the m odule in aluminum foil to prote ct it from E SD .
144 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 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 unti l the com puter co ols down.
145 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 6 Grasp the i nsulatio n sheet (1) tab and flip open the s heet. ! The insu lation she et is equipp ed for module protecti on.
146 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 7 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. ❑ Make sure that th e memor y mod ule tilts up and the n pull it out i n the direc tion of the arrow (2).
147 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 9 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.
148 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 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 A IO Contr ol Center . The V AIO Cont r o l Center wind ow appears. 3 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n icon unde r the System Inf ormati on f older .
149 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.
150 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD scree n. Be careful when 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.
151 nN Precau tions On Using the P ow er 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 surg e protector.
152 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ 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, sco uring pow der , or s olv ent s uch as alcoho l or ben zine, as these m a y dama ge the fini sh of your compu ter .
153 nN Precau tions ❑ Use only specifie d periph eral equipmen t and inter f ace cables; othe rwise, problems may occur . ❑ Do not us e cut or dam aged conne ction c ab les. ❑ If your computer is broug ht directly from a col d location t o a war m one, moistur e may condense inside the comput er .
154 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touch the lens protection cov e r of the b uil t-in MO T ION EYE ca mera, as it may cause scratches on the cover and such s cratches will appear on the captu red images.
155 nN Precau tions On Handling Flopp y Disks ❑ Do not ope n the shutt er manually o r touch t he surface of the flo pp y disk. ❑ K e ep floppy disks awa y from magne ts. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from dir ect sunligh t and ot her sources of heat.
156 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the surface of the disc. ❑ Do not dr op or bend th e 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 hol e, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is e ssentia l to its c ontinuous rel iability .
157 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ack ❑ 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 c old environment . This is due to decreas ed batter y effi ciency at low temperature s .
158 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while d riv ing, cycling , or operat ing any motor ized v ehi cle. 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.
159 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stic k Media ❑ Do not touc h the Mem or y Stick media connecto r with your finger or metalli c objects. ❑ Use only the adhes iv e lab el suppl ied with th e Memor y Sti ck media as a l abel. ❑ Do not ben d, drop, or apply str ong sho c k to the Memor y Stick m edia.
160 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk 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.
161 nN Precau tions On Handling the Memor y Card Adapter ❑ Do not touc h the mem or y card adapte r connec tor with your finge r or metal lic object s. ❑ Use only the adhes iv e lab el e xclu siv ely des igned for the memor y c ard adap ter as a lab el.
162 nN Precau tions On Updating Y our C omputer Confirm that the lates t updates have been in stalled on your com puter usin g the follow ing softwar e applicati ons so that th e compute r can run more effi ciently.
163 nN T r ouble shooting 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. Many prob lems have s imple s olutions . Try these s uggestio ns before c ontacting VAIO-Lin k.
164 nN T r ouble shooting ❑ Memory S tick Media (page 2 07) ❑ P erip heral s (page 208) ❑ Docking St ation (page 209).
165 nN T r ouble shooting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comput er is securel y plugged into a power sourc e and tur ned on. Ma k e sure the pow er indi cator shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is i nstalled pr operly and cha rged.
166 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "P ress <F1> to resume, <F2> to s etup" appe ars at the bo ttom of t he screen, fol low these steps: 1 Pres s the F2 key .
167 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if m y computer or soft ware stops resp onding? ❑ If your comput er stops responding while a soft ware applica tion is r unning , press t he Alt + F4 ke ys to close the ap plicatio n window .
168 nN T r ouble shooting 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 restore you r computer to normal op erating stability 1 Close al l open programs.
169 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if a message windo w , notifying o f incompatibility or improper installa tion of the battery pac k, appears and my computer enters Hibernate mode? ❑ This is sue cou ld be due to the bat tery pack not be ing inst alled prope rly .
170 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if m y game softw are does not w ork or it k eeps crashing? ❑ Check the Web site of the game if the re are any patche s or updates to download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest vide o driver . ❑ On some V AIO mo dels, the graphics mem ory is shared with the syste m.
171 nN T r ouble shooting How ca n I change the boot de vice order? You ca n use one of the BIO S functions to change the boot de vice orde r. Follow t hese step s: 1 T ur n on your computer. 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appears.
172 nN T r ouble shooting How do I chec k the v olume of the reco v er y par tition? Your h ard disk driv e contai ns the recov ery partit ion where data for the syste m recovery i s stored. To c heck the vol ume of the recover y partitio n, follow t hese steps: 1 Click St art , rig ht-c lic k Computer , and se lect Man age .
173 nN T r ouble shooting 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 comp uter.
174 nN T r ouble shooting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging stat us? See Charging the B attery Pack ( page 25) . 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.
175 nN T r ouble shooting 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.
176 nN T r ouble shooting Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Wh y does the vie wer windo w show no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built- in MO TI ON EYE c amera cannot be shared by more t han one software applic ation. If anoth er software applic ation is us ing the ca mera, ex it th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TION EY E camer a.
177 nN T r ouble shooting Wh y does movie pla ybac k show dropped fr ames when m y computer is r unning on th e battery? The ba ttery pack is runnin g out of powe r.
178 nN T r ouble shooting Why can't I use the built-in MO TI ON EY E came r a? ❑ The built- in MO TI ON EYE c amera cannot be shared by more t han one software applic ation. If anoth er software applic ation is us ing the ca mera, ex it th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TION EY E camer a.
179 nN T r ouble shooting Inter net What should I do if m y modem does not wo r k? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is secur ely plugged into the m odem por t on your compute r and the wall ja ck. ❑ 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.
180 nN T r ouble shooting 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.
181 nN T r ouble shooting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on av ailability is affected by distanc e and obst ructio ns. Y ou m a y need to m ov e your computer awa y from obst ruct ions or cl oser to any ac cess po int you may be using.
182 nN T r ouble shooting 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 .
183 nN T r ouble shooting How do I a void dat a transf er interruptions? ❑ When your com puter is c onnected t o an acce ss poin t, data transfer interru ptions may occur whe n using lar ge files or if the comp uter is in close proximity to microwav es and cord less tele phones.
184 nN T r ouble shooting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot disco ver my computer? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bl uetooth functi onality enabled. ❑ If the Bl uetooth ind icator is off, turn on the WIREL ESS sw i t c h .
185 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot con nect to my comput er? ❑ Make sure the o ther device is au thenticate d.
186 nN T r ouble shooting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed depen ds on the o bstacles a nd/or the distance between the two de vices, on t he radio wav e quality , and on the operating sy stem or the software in use.
187 nN T r ouble shooting Can I use a de vice with Blueto oth technolog y on ai r planes? With Bluetooth technol ogy, your com puter tran smits a radio frequency of 2.4 GHz. S ensitive location s, suc h as h ospitals a nd airpl anes, may have re striction s on use of Blueto oth devices, due to radio interferenc e.
188 nN T r ouble shooting Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your co mputer is t rying to read may be di rty or dam aged. Follo w these steps : 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow ne xt to th e Shut do wn b utton and Rest art to restar t the computer .
189 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if I cannot pla y a disc properly on m y comput er? ❑ 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) i s installe d accordi ng to the ma nuf acture r's instr uction s.
190 nN T r ouble shooting 5 Double-click the op tical disc d rive device to open a list of t he optica l disc dr ives of your computer. 6 Double-click the de sired dr ive . Y ou can c onfir m the dr iv er software by selecti ng the Driver tab , and c licking Driver Details .
191 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Make sure you neith er launc h any software a pplication nor allow any to lau nch autom atically , not ev e n a screen sav er .
192 nN T r ouble shooting Displ ay Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our comput er screen ma y go b lank i f the computer loses power or ent ers a power saving mo de (Slee p or Hiber nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Video ) Slee p mode, press any ke y to brin g the computer back into Nor mal mode.
193 nN T r ouble shooting Wh y doesn't my screen displa y a video? ❑ If the exter nal displ a y is selected f or the di splay output and t he externa l display is disconn ected, you cannot displ a y a video on your computer sc reen.
194 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y screen changes? The LC D brightne ss setting , adjuste d with the Fn + F5 / F6 keys , is temp orary and may be res tored to the o riginal s etting when your computer r eturns to Norma l mode fr om Sleep or Hibernat e mode.
195 nN T r ouble shooting How do I run Windows Aero? ! This Q & A entr y applie s to selected mod els only . To run W indows A ero, follow t hese step s: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Customize co lors under Appearance and P ersonalization .
196 nN T r ouble shooting 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 connec ted to the po r ts on the p rin ter and comp uter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter is compatible wit h the Wind ows operating syste m installed on your compute r .
197 nN T r ouble shooting Microphone What should I do if m y microphone does not work? If yo u are using an external microphon e, make sur e the micro phone is tur ned on and is proper ly plugged i nto the mi crophone jack on your com puter.
198 nN T r ouble shooting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not recogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure your mous e is secur ely plugge d into the p or t. ❑ Res tar t y our co mpute r wi th y our mous e con nec ted. What should I do if t he pointer does not mov e when I use m y mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mouse i s not connec ted.
199 nN T r ouble shooting Speak ers What should I do if m y e xternal speak ers do not w ork? ❑ 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.
200 nN T r ouble shooting 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.
201 nN T r ouble shooting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Y ou may hav e disabled the touc h pad without c onnecting a mouse to your c omputer . See Using the T ouch P ad (page 33) . ❑ Make sure that a mouse i s not connected to your compu ter .
202 nN T r ouble shooting K e yboard 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.
203 nN T r ouble shooting Flopp y Disks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remo v e Hardw are icon app ear on the taskbar when the driv 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.
204 nN T r ouble shooting PC Cards What should I do if m y PC Card does not work? ❑ Make sure the P C Card is inser ted proper ly . See Inser ting a PC Card (page 45) for more in f or mation. ❑ Make sure the P C Card is c ompatible with the M icrosoft Wi ndows operating sy stem insta lled on your compu ter .
205 nN T r ouble shooting Why can' t I inser t m y PC Card ? ❑ Mak e sur e y ou are inserting th e card corr ectly . Se e Inser ting a P C Card (pa ge 45) for more inform ation. ❑ Y ou may not be able to use s ome PC Ca rds or so me functions of the PC Ca rd on your compute r .
206 nN T r ouble shooting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If it is promp ted that the i.LINK device seem s to be disconne cted or turned off, the i.LINK cable may not be securel y plugged into the port on your computer or camcor der.
207 nN T r ouble shooting Memor y Stick Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stick media , which were fo r matted on a V AIO computer , on other de vices? You may need to refo rmat your Memory Sti ck media. Form atting Mem ory Stick m edia erases all data , includ ing musi c data pr eviously saved on it.
208 nN T r ouble shooting P eripherals 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 . F or example, if you are us ing a digita l camera, che ck if the batter y is charged .
209 nN T r ouble shooting Dock ing Station Wh y can't I use my TFT/D VI monitor connected to the D VI-D por t? The DVI- D port on the dock ing station is di sabled when yo ur computer is in STAMINA mo de. Change the per formance mo de to SPE ED mode and r estart the c omputer.
210 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 Suppor t Inf or mation See the following source s for answe rs in the s equence l isted below.
211 nN Support Options e-Suppor t What is e-Suppor t? You hav e searche d our user guides and Web site ( http://www .vaio-link.com ) but hav e not found an answer to your qu estion/ issue? e -Support .
212 nN Support Options Can I submit m y questions at an y time? Yes, y ou can su bmit your q uestions 24 /7, but keep in mind that o ur e-Su pport Team can only treat your queries from Monday till F riday betw een 8am and 6pm.
213 nN Support Options 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 Compo nents, VAIO Media, V AIO Movie.
214 nN Support Options Skyp e is a trade mark of Sk ype Limi ted. My Club VA IO uses Macrome dia Flash ™ Player sof tware by Macromed ia, Inc., Copyri ght © 1995-200 3 Macromedia , Inc. All rights r eserved. M acromedia and Flash are tradema rks of Macr omedia, Inc.
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Sony VGN - SZ series c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Sony VGN - SZ series - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Sony VGN - SZ series, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Sony VGN - SZ series va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Sony VGN - SZ series, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Sony VGN - SZ series.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Sony VGN - SZ series. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Sony VGN - SZ series ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
