Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit VGN-NW270F/S du fabricant Sony
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N User Guide P erson al Computer VG N - N W S e r i e s.
2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................ ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 4 Finding M ore about Your VAIO Co mputer ....... ............. 5 Ergono mic Cons ideratio ns ......................... ............. ...... 9 Getting Started .
3 nN Precauti ons .. ............. ............. ................... ............. ........... 9 7 Safety I nformatio n ............................... ............. ........... 98 Care and Maintenan ce Info rmation .................. ......... 102 Handling Your Com puter .
4 nN Before Use > Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on your pur chase o f this Sony VA IO ® comp uter, and welcome t o the on -scre en User Gu ide. S ony has combin ed lea ding- edge te chnology in au dio, vid eo, co mputing , and com munic ations to provide a stat e-of-the -art per sonal computi ng exper ience.
5 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion prov ides suppo rt in formation about y our VAIO co mputer . 1. Printed Documentation ❑ Quick Star t Guide — An overvi ew of compone nts conn ection, s et-up infor mation, etc.
6 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Pr ogr am help files — May be included with th e preinstal led software programs on your com puter . Y ou may be able to access t he help files fr om the help menu on a spe cific pro gram.
7 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer 3. Suppor t W eb Sites ❑ Sony online support web site The So ny onlin e supp ort web s ite prov ides instant ac cess to inform ation o n commonl y enc ountered problem s.
8 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer 4. Customer Inf or mation Center If you do not find th e info rmation you are look ing for at our site, y ou may c all Son y dire ctly. Y ou can find the conta ct num ber s on th e Sony on line sup port we b site.
9 nN Before Use > Ergon omi c Considerations Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be u sing you r compu ter as a p ortab le dev ice in a variet y of en vironme nts.
10 nN Before Use > Ergon omi c Considerations ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilting feature to find the best posi tion. Y ou can red uce ey e strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the displ ay to the proper position .
11 nN Getting Started > Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started using your V AIO com puter. ! Before starti ng your compute r for the first time, do not connect any other hardware that did not ori ginally come with your comp uter .
12 nN Getting Started > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to id entify the contr ols and ports s hown on t he followi ng pag es. ! The appea rance of your comp uter may be di fferent fr om those i llustrat ed in this man ual due to variations in specif ications .
13 nN Getting Started > Locating Controls a nd P or ts F ront A Built-in micr ophon e (mona ural) B Built-in MO TION EYE camera in dicator (page 18) C Built-in MO TION EYE came ra (page 38) D WIREL.
14 nN Getting Started > Locating Controls a nd P or ts A WEB b utton (page 35 ) , (page 36) B Muting (S1) butt on (page 35) C DISPLA Y OFF button (pag e 35) D Num lock indicator (pag e 18) E Caps l.
15 nN Getting Started > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Right A Headp hones jack (p age 65) B Microp hone jack (pag e 75) C Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por ts *1 ( page 76) D Opti cal di sc driv e (pag.
16 nN Getting Started > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Left A DC IN por t (pag e 19) B Networ k (LAN ) por t (page 60) C Air vent D Monitor por t (page 67 ) E HDMI out put port *1 (page 70) F i.LINK 4- pin (S400 ) por t (pag e 78) G Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .
17 nN Getting Started > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bac k/Bottom A Air vents B Batter y c onnec tor (pag e 21) C Memory module compa r t me nt co ver (page 91).
18 nN Getting Started > About the Indicator Lights About the Indicator Lights Your c omput er is eq uipped with th e followin g indi cator l ights: Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Ill u minates in .
19 nN Getting Started > Connecting a P ower Sour ce Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use either an AC ada pter or a recharge able ba ttery pa ck for s upplyi ng power to your c omputer. Using the A C Adapter While your c omputer i s directl y connec ted to AC power a nd has a b attery pa ck i nstalled , it uses power from the A C outl et.
20 nN Getting Started > Connecting a P ower Sour ce ✍ T o d iscon nect yo ur compu ter com plet ely fro m AC po wer , unpl ug the AC adapt er . Make sure that the AC ou tlet is easi ly accessi ble. If you do n ot intend to use your co mputer f or an extend ed period of time, pl ace the co mputer in to Hibernate m ode.
21 nN Getting Started > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our comput er is n ot fully c harg ed at th e time of de live ry. Installing/Remo ving the Batter y P ack To install th e battery pack 1 T ur n off t he com puter and close th e LCD s creen l id.
22 nN Getting Started > Using the Battery P ack 3 Slide t he batte r y pack diagonal ly into the batte r y co mpar tment until th e projec tion (2) o n eithe r side o f the batter y compar tment fits i nto the U-shaped cu t (3) on either s ide of the batter y pack.
23 nN Getting Started > Using the Battery P ack To remove the b attery pack ! Y ou may lo se data if you remove t he batte ry pa ck while you r comput er is on and no t connec ted to the A C adapte r or if you remove the bat ter y pac k while the co mputer is i n Sleep mo de.
24 nN Getting Started > Using the Battery P ack Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our comput er is n ot fully c harg ed at th e time of de live ry. To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he com puter to a power source with the AC adapter .
25 nN Getting Started > Using the Battery P ack ✍ Keep the bat ter y pack in your comput er while it is d irectly conn ected to AC power . The batter y pack co ntinues t o charge whil e y ou are usin g the comput er .
26 nN Getting Started > Using the Battery P ack Extending Y our Batt er y Lif e When y our com puter is running on batte ry power, you ca n exte nd your battery lif e usin g the fo llowing m ethods. ❑ Decrea se the LCD br ightnes s of your comp uter scre en.
27 nN Getting Started > Shutting Down Y our Computer Safely Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid lo sing uns aved data , be sure to shut do wn you r comput er prop erly, as desc ribed b elow. To shut dow n your computer 1 T ur n off a ny per ipherals connec ted to th e computer.
28 nN Getting Started > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using the P ower Sa ving Modes You can take adv antage of the power manage ment set tings to c onserve batte ry life. In add ition to the normal operati ng mode, your comput er has tw o dist inct power savin g modes to suit your pr eferenc e: Sleep a nd Hibe rnate.
29 nN Getting Started > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using Sleep M ode To activate Sle ep mode Click Start , the arrow next to the Shut down butto n, and Sleep . To retu rn to Norma l mode ❑ Press any key . ❑ Press th e power button on your compute r .
30 nN Getting Started > Updating Y our Computer Updating Y our Computer Be sure to ins tall the l atest u pdates on your compu ter with th e followi ng sof tware appl ications so that t he com puter can run more e fficientl y. ❑ Windows Update Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and Windo ws Update a nd then follow the on -screen instr uctions.
31 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Y our V AIO C omputer This se ction des cribe s how to ge t the mo st out of using y our VAI O compu ter. ❑ Using the K eyboard ( page 32) ❑ Using the T.
32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the K eyboard Using the K eyboard Your k eyboar d has additiona l key s that per form mod el-spe cific ta sks . Combinations and Fun ctions with th e Fn K ey ✍ Some keyb oard funct ions can be used on ly after th e operatin g system is finish ed launch ing.
33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the K eyboard Fn + / (F9/F10) : zooming Changes the size of an image or a document displa yed on some software. T o make the view look smaller and f ur ther awa y (zoom out), press the Fn+F9 keys. T o make the view look bigger and closer (zoom in), press the Fn+F10 ke ys.
34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the T ouch P ad Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, se lect, d rag, and scro ll objec ts on the scr een usin g the tou ch pad . ✍ Y ou can di sabl e/enabl e the touc h pad whil e a mouse is connect ed to your com puter .
35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Special-function But tons Using Special-function Buttons Your c omput er is eq uipped with spec ial b uttons to h elp y ou use sp ecifi c functi ons of the compu ter.
36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Quic k W eb Access Function Using the Quic k Web Access Function The Q uick Web A cce ss funct ion en ables yo u imme diately to acces s the Internet wi thout laun ching the Wi ndows ope ratin g system.
37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Quic k W eb Access Function Notes on using the Qui ck W eb Access function While the Quic k Web A ccess function is activ ated, you canno t use: ❑ any functio n key , e x cept t he F2 , F3 , and F4 ke y s, in combi nation with the Fn ke y f or shortcuts .
38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Built-in Camera Using the Built-in Camera Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h a bui lt-in MOT ION EYE camera.
39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omput er is eq uipped with an optical disc dr ive. Featur es and o ptions in this se ctio n may not be availa ble on your compu ter . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er .
40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive 3 Place a disc i n the m iddle of th e dr ive tra y with the la bel s ide facing upward and gently push it down until the disc clicks into place . ! Do not exert pressure on the drive tray .
41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Suppor ted D isc Media Your com puter pl ays and r ecords CDs , DVDs, a nd Blu-ray Disc ™ media , depen ding o n the mo del you p urch ased. See the referenc e ch art below to find out which type o f optic al disc drive supports which ty pes o f media.
42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive ! This uni t is desi gned to p layback di scs that conform t o the Compact Disc (CD) st andard. D ualDiscs and some mus ic discs enc oded w ith copyri ght protecti on techn ologies do no t conform t o the Compact D isc (CD) stand ard.
43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Notes on Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Only use c ircular di scs. Do not use dis cs in any other sha pe (star , he ar t, c ard, etc.) , as this may damage the op tical disc dri v e.
44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Notes on region codes Region c ode indica tors are labeled on the discs or packages to in dicat e in which re gion and on what type of player you c an play the disc. If th e region c ode ind icates " all," yo u can pl ay this di sc in most region s of the wo rld.
45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Pla ying Discs To pl ay a dis c 1 Inser t a disc int o the optic al disc dri v e. ! Connec t the AC adapt er to the compu ter and clo se all runni ng softw are appli cations before pla ying a disc .
46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" Using "Memor y S t ick" "Memor y St ick" i s a compa ct, por tabl e, and ver satile I C rec ording m edia es pe.
47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" Inser t ing and Remo ving "Memor y Stic k" To insert "Memory Stick" 1 Loca te the "Mem or y S tick" slot. 2 Hold "Me mor y Sti ck" with the arrow facing upward and p ointin g toward the slot.
48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" ! Be sure to hol d "Memor y Stic k" with the arro w pointing in the correct direc tion as yo u insert it int o the slot . T o avoi d damag i ng your com puter or the media, do not force "Me mor y Stick" in to the slot if you can not ins ert it smoot hly .
49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" F or matting "Memor y Stic k" To format "Memory Stick" "Memor y Stic k" ha s been formatted by de fault and i s ready for use . If you wa nt to refor mat the me dia wi th your com puter, fol low these steps.
50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" 6 Click St ar t . 7 F o llow the on -scre en instr uc tions. ! It may take time to forma t "Memor y St ick" dep ending o n the medi a type.
51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" Notes on Using "Memor y Stick" ❑ Y our comput er has b een tested and found co mpatible with S ony branded "M emor y Stick" with capac ity o f up to 1 6 GB that are av ailable as of May 2009.
52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Using Other Modules / Memor y Cards Using the ExpressCard Module Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h an Ex press Card/34 slot * for tra nsferring data am ong di gital cameras , camco rders, mus ic players , and o ther au dio/vid eo devic es.
53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards ✍ If the m odule does no t go into th e slot e asily , remove it gent ly an d verif y you are inserti ng it in th e prop er di rection. Make sure you use the most rece nt driver soft ware provi ded by the ExpressCard module man ufacturer .
54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Using the SD Memor y Card Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h an SD memory card sl ot. Yo u can u se this slot t o transfe r data among digital c amer as, camco rders, mus ic p layers, an d other audio/v ideo d evices.
55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To insert an SD memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot. 2 Hold t he SD memo r y ca rd wit h the arr ow f acin g upward an d poin ting toward the sl ot. 3 Careful ly slide th e SD me mor y c ard int o the slot until it clicks into pl ace.
56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To remove an SD memory ca rd 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot. 2 Check that the Media Acce ss indi cator l ight is u nlit. 3 Push in the SD mem or y car d toward the comp uter and r elease.
57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Notes on Using Memor y Cards Gene ral not es on us ing th e memo ry car d ❑ Be sur e to use m emor y card s that ar e comp liant with the s tandards suppo r ted by your computer.
58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Internet Using the Inter ne t Before using th e Inter net, yo u need to sign up with an Internet Servic e Prov ider (I SP) and set up devices requir ed for connec ting you r comput er to the In ternet.
59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Internet To connect a telephone ca ble ! The fol lowi ng proce dure a pplies t o models w ith a bui lt-i n mode m only . 1 Plug on e end of the pho ne cable (1) in to the m odem po r t on the co mputer. 2 Plug the other end into th e wall jack (2).
60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Network (LAN) Using the Network (LAN) You ca n conne ct yo ur co mputer to 1000BA SE-T/1 00BA SE-TX/10 BASE- T type ne tworks with a LAN cable . Con nect one en d of a LAN cable (not sup plied) to the ne twork (LAN ) port on the co mputer and th e other en d to yo ur networ k.
61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless LAN Using the Wireless LAN Using t he Wire less LA N (WLAN), a ll your di gital dev ices wi th the bui lt-in W LAN fun ction co mmunicat e free ly with e ach oth er through a networ k.
62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless LAN ✍ In som e countri es, usi ng WLAN p roducts m ay be res tricted by the local reg ulations (e.g. lim ited nu mber of c hannels). Therefor e, before activating the WLAN fu nction, read the Safety Informatio n carefully .
63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless LAN The commu nicati on spee d varies dependin g on the d istance betwee n commu nicati on devices , exis tence of obstacl es between such dev ices, the devi ce confi guratio n, the radi o condi tions, and the soft ware in us e.
64 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Using P eriphera l De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VAIO c ompute r by usi ng the various ports on the c ompute r.
65 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Connecting External Spe ak ers or Headphones Connecting Exter nal Speak ers or Headphones You ca n conn ect exter nal sou nd outpu t devi ces (n ot sup plied), such as speak ers or he adphone s, to y our com puter .
66 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Connecting an External Display Connecting an Exter nal Displa y Featur es and o ptions in this se ctio n may not be availa ble on your compu ter .
67 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Connecting an External Display Connecting a Computer Displ ay or a Projecto r You ca n conn ect an external displa y, su ch as a c ompute r displ ay or a proje ctor, to your compu ter.
68 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Connecting an External Display ! Y our comp uter is complian t with the H DCP stand ard and ca pable of encr ypting the transm issio n chan nel of digi tal vide o s.
69 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Connecting an External Display Using the V AIO Presentation Suppor t The VAIO Presentation Support allows you to us e hand y function s fo r the pre sentation , for.
70 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Connecting an External Display Connecting a TV with an HDMI Input P or t If yo ur comp uter is equipped w ith an HDMI output port, y ou can co nnect a TV with an HDMI inp ut port to your co mputer. See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er .
71 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Connecting an External Display ✍ See t he manu al th at came with your T V fo r more i nformatio n on inst allati on and use.
72 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Selecting Display Modes Selecting Displa y Modes When an externa l displ ay is connect ed, you can sel ect ei ther you r compu ter s creen or th e con nected di splay to use as the prim ary monito r.
73 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Using the Multiple Monito rs Function Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultipl e Mon itors f unction allows you to dis tribute p ortio ns of y our desktop across sep arate di spla ys.
74 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Using the Multiple Monito rs Function To use t he Multiple M onitors fun ction ✍ Y our e x ternal d isplay may not s uppo rt the Multiple Monitors function. Certain so ftware appli cation s may not be compa tible wit h Multipl e Monito rs settings.
75 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Connecting an External Micr ophone Connecting an Exter nal Microphone You ca n conn ect an ex ternal m icropho ne (not s uppli ed) to yo ur comp uter. To con nect an exter nal mic ropho ne Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) into the microp hone jac k (2) m .
76 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Connecting a USB Device Connecting a USB De vice You ca n conn ect a U nivers al Se rial Bu s (USB) devic e to yo ur comp uter, suc h as a mouse, fl oppy disk dr ive, speaker , and prin ter. To connect a USB device 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use.
77 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Connecting a USB Device Notes on connecting a USB de vice ❑ Y ou may need to insta ll the dr iver software suppl ied with your USB d e v ice before use. See the manual tha t came wi th the USB device for more inform ation.
78 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Connecting an i.LINK Device Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h an i. LINK por t which you c an use to connec t an i.
79 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Connecting an i.LINK Device Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital video camcorder Plug on e end o f an i.L INK cable (1) ( not sup plied) int o the i. LINK po rt (2) on th e com puter and the othe r end into the DV In/ Out por t (3) on th e digi tal vide o camcor der.
80 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Customizing Y our V AIO Co mputer This sect ion brie fly de scrib es how to c hange the main s etting s of your VAIO c ompute r. Among other things, y ou will learn how to us e and cus tomiz e the look of your Sony s oftware an d utiliti es.
81 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the P ass word Use one of the B IOS func tions to set the password. Once you have set t he pas sword, you wi ll be p rompted to enter the passw ord to sta rt your com puter. T he power- on passw ord allows y ou to prote ct yo ur comp uter from unauth orized ac cess.
82 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To add t he powe r-on pa ssword (mach ine pas sword) 1 T ur n on t he com puter . 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, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se veral times wh en the V AIO logo appears.
83 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To add the power-on password (use r password) ! Make sure you set the mach ine passwo rd before set ting the user pa ssword. 1 T ur n on t he com puter . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appea rs.
84 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Changing/Remo ving the P o wer-on P ass word To change or remove the p ower-on password ( machine pass w ord) 1 T ur n on t he com puter . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appea rs.
85 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To change or remove the p ower-on password ( user password) 1 T ur n on t he com puter . 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, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se veral times wh en the V AIO logo appears.
86 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using Intel® VT Using Intel ® VT Inte l ® Virtua liza tion Tec hnolo gy (VT ) allows you to u se hardw are v irtuali zatio n software for enha ncing your computer 's perfor mance. ! Intel VT may not be ava ilab le depe ndin g on the CPU instal led on your comput er .
87 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using the V AIO Control Center Using the V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utility allows y ou to a ccess sy stem informat ion an d to sp ecify pr eferenc es for s ystem be havior . To use t he VAIO Contr ol Center 1 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center .
88 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using the V AIO Po w er Management Using the V AIO P ow er Manageme nt Power management helps you set up powe r plans for running on AC or batter y power to s uit your requir ements fo r power cons umpt ion.
89 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Configuring Y our Modem Configur ing Y our Modem Foll ow the steps belo w to make t he sett ings before us ing the bu ilt-in m odem. Features and opti ons may no t be ava ilable o n your com pute r . See the sp ecificat ions to find out about co nfigu ratio n of your compute r .
90 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO C omputer > Upgrading Y our V AIO Comp uter Your V AIO co mputer and m emory m odules u se hi gh preci sion co mponen ts and electr onic con nectors tech nology.
91 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO C omputer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Adding and Removing Memor y If yo u want to expand th e func tionality of yo ur comp uter, you can i ncrease the amoun t of mem ory by insta lling opt ional memory modules .
92 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO C omputer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory ❑ Do not open the mem or y mo dule package before y o u are re ady to ch ange th e module. The package prot ects the module fr om ESD . ❑ Use the s pecial bag su pplied wi th the m emor y module or wrap the mo dule i n aluminum foil to prot ect it from ES D .
93 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO C omputer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Removing and Installing a Memory Module To change or add a mem o ry mo dule 1 Shut down the c omput er and discon nect all per ipheral d evices. 2 Unplug th e comp uter and rem ov e the ba tter y pack.
94 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO C omputer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory 6 Remove the currentl y instal led me mor y module as follows: ❑ 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 pu ll it out i n the d irection o f the ar row (2).
95 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO C omputer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory 8 Slide t he memo r y mod ule into t he memo r y mod ule slot and pu sh it in u ntil i t clicks into place. ! Do not to uch any other compo nent s on the mot herbo ard. If you want to inst all only one memo ry mo dule, be su re to use th e lower slot .
96 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO C omputer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Viewin g the Amount of Memory To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on t he com puter . 2 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center . 3 Click System Information an d System Information .
97 nN Precaut ions > Precautions This sect ion desc ribes s afety gui deli nes and pr ecautio ns to h elp y ou protec t your V AIO com puter fr om pote ntial dam age.
98 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information S a fe t y I n fo r m a t i o n Comp ute r ❑ Use your compu ter on a solid , stable su rface . ❑ Provide adequa te air circulatio n to prev ent in ter na l ov er heating .
99 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information Batter y P ack ❑ Do not leave batter y p acks in temp eratures a bov e 14 0°F (60 °C), suc h as in a car par ked in the sun or under dir ect sunlig ht. ❑ F o r your safety , So ny recomme nds usi ng the g enuine So ny batter y pa ck and A C ada pter provided with thi s produ ct.
100 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information ❑ If you are n ot using your compu ter for an extended per iod of tim e, remov e the ba tter y p ack from the c ompute r to prev ent damage to the bat ter y pa ck. ❑ If you hav e n ot used the batter y pack f or a c onsiderable amo unt of time, the remaini ng batte r y life ma y becom e shor t.
101 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while d riv ing, c ycling, or operating any motor ized vehicle. It may creat e a traffic hazard and is illega l in som e areas. It c an also b e potent ially da ngero us to play loud mus ic whil e walking, es peciall y at pedestr ian c rossi ngs.
102 nN Precaut ions > Care and Maintenance Information Care and Maintenance Inf or mation Comp ute r ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a s oft, dr y or lightly moiste ned cloth with a m ild deter gent sol ution.
103 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer Handling Y our Computer ❑ If you drop a solid ob ject o r any liquid o nto your comp uter , shu t down the co mputer, unplug it, and r emov e the bat ter y pack. Y ou may w a nt to have the compu ter checked by qualified personn el before operat ing it again.
104 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer ❑ T o avoid losing data when your compu ter is da maged, back up your data regular ly . ❑ Do not ex er t pressure on the LCD sc reen or its edges whe n openi ng the L CD screen l id or liftin g your comput er .
105 nN Precaut ions > Handling the LCD Screen Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD sc reen facing the sun. T his co uld da mage th e LCD sc reen. B e sure to bloc k direct sunl ight whe n using your co mputer near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the s urface of the LCD sc reen or e xer t p ressure o n it.
106 nN Precaut ions > Usin g th e P ower Sour ce Using the P ower Source See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er . ❑ Do not sh are th e AC outlet with othe r power-consum ing equ ipmen t, such as a photoc opier or a shre dder .
107 nN Precaut ions > Handling the Built-in Camera Handling the Bu ilt-in Camera ❑ Do not t ouch the l ens prote ction cover of the built-in c amera, as it may cause scratches on the c ov e r and such s cratches will app ear on th e captu red imag es.
108 nN Precaut ions > Handling Discs Handling Discs ❑ Finger prints and dust o n the sur f a ce of a disc m a y cause read error s. Be sur e to hold th e dis c by its edge s and c entral hole, as sh own below: ❑ Nev er affi x an adhe sive label to a disc .
109 nN Precaut ions > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Batter y life is shor ter in a col d environment . This is due to d ecreas ed batte r y effici ency at low temperatu res. ❑ Charge b atter y p acks at temperatur es between 50° F to 86 °F (10°C to 3 0°C).
110 nN Precaut ions > Handling "Memory Stic k" Handling "Memor y Stic k" ❑ Do not touc h the " Memor y Stick" connector with your fin ger or m etallic obj ects. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label suppl ied with " Memor y Stick" as a l abel.
111 nN Precaut ions > Handlin g the Built-in Storage Device Handling the Bu ilt-in Storage De vice The b uilt-in stora ge dev ice ( hard di sk driv e or solid stat e driv e) has a hi gh stor age density and reads o r writ es d ata in a sho rt time.
112 nN T roub leshooting > T roubleshooting This sectio n des cribes h ow to s olve c ommon problem s yo u might encoun ter when usin g you r VAIO c ompute r.
113 nN T roub leshooting > ❑ Printing (page 139) ❑ Microp hone (page 14 0) ❑ Speake rs (page 141 ) ❑ T ouch P ad (page 142) ❑ Ke yboard (page 143) ❑ Floppy Disks (page 144 ) ❑ A udio/.
114 nN T roub leshooting > Computer Computer What should I do if m y computer does not star t ? ❑ Make sure your comp uter is sec urely plugged i nto a power sourc e and tu rn ed on a nd the p ower indicator l ight is l it. ❑ Make sure the b atter y pac k is ins talled proper ly a nd cha rged.
115 nN T roub leshooting > Computer What should I do if the g reen power indicator light turns on b ut my screen remains b lank? ❑ Make sure the LCD ba cklight of your comput er is tur ne d on. T o tur n on the LCD backlight, se e Using Special-f unction Buttons (page 35) .
116 nN T roub leshooting > Computer What should I do if m y computer or soft ware stops r esponding? ❑ If your comput er sto ps resp onding while a so ftware app licatio n is r unn ing, pres s the Alt + F4 ke ys to c lose the ap plica tion window .
117 nN T roub leshooting > Computer Wh y doesn't my comp uter enter Sleep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may b ecome uns table if the o perating mode i s change d befor e the com puter compl etely en ters Sl eep or Hibernate mod e. To restore yo ur computer to Normal mode 1 Close al l open pr ograms.
118 nN T roub leshooting > Computer What should I do if a message appears n otifying of eit her incompatibility or t he improper installatio n of the batter y pac k and my computer then enters Hibernate mode? ❑ This pr oblem could be du e to th e batte r y pa ck not being install ed prop er ly .
119 nN T roub leshooting > Computer What should I do if m y game softw are does not work or it k eeps crashing? ❑ Check the web si te of the game i f there ar e any patch es or up dates t o download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the lates t video dr iver software.
120 nN T roub leshooting > Computer Wh y doesn't my scree n tur n off after the aut omatic tur n-off time has passed? Some s oftware ap plic ations or scree n savers are desi gned to temporar .
121 nN T roub leshooting > System Sec urity System Security How ca n I protect m y computer against security th reats, such as viruses? The Mi crosoft W indows op erating s ystem i s prein stalled on your comp uter.
122 nN T roub leshooting > Batter y Batter y How do I fi nd the battery charging status? You c a n che ck the cha rge indi cator fo r th e bat tery char ging sta tus.
123 nN T roub leshooting > Batter y Should I b e concer n ed that the inst alled batter y pac k is warm ? No, it is normal for the ba ttery pa ck to be w arm wh ile it is powerin g your com puter.
124 nN T roub leshooting > Built-in Camera Built-in Camera Wh y does the vie wfinder sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built-in ca mera cann ot be share d by more than one sof tware appli cation . Exit the curren t appli cation before launching another .
125 nN T roub leshooting > Built-in Camera What should I do if movie pla y bac k shows dropped fr ames while my compute r is r unning on battery pow er? The ba ttery pack is run ning ou t of powe r.
126 nN T roub leshooting > Internet Inter ne t What should I do if m y modem does not work? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is s ecurel y plugged into th e mode m por t on your computer and the wall jack. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is worki ng.
127 nN T roub leshooting > Internet Wh y is my modem connection slo w? Your com puter is equip ped wit h a V.9 2/V.90 compat ible m odem. Many facto rs may influ ence mode m conn ection s peed, inclu ding tele phone li ne nois e or com patibi lity with telepho ne equi pment, s uch as fax mach ines or o ther m odems.
128 nN T roub leshooting > Networki ng Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot con nect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on cap ability is affected by distan ce an d obstr uct ions. Y ou may need to move y o ur c omputer awa y from obst ruct ions or clos er to any ac cess poin t you may be using.
129 nN T roub leshooting > Networki ng What should I do if I ca nnot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess po int se ttings. See th e manual t hat cam e with your access poi nt for more inform ation. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e acc ess point a re co nnecte d to one an other .
130 nN T roub leshooting > Networki ng How do I a v oid data transf er interr uptions? ❑ While your compu ter is connec ted to an acces s point, data transfer interr uptio ns ma y occur if a larg e file is exchanged or the comp uter is place d in clo se proximity t o microwav es and co rdle ss telep hones.
131 nN T roub leshooting > Optical Discs Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freeze when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your co mputer is tryin g to r ead may be dirty o r dam aged. Fol low the se steps : 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete ke ys and c lick the arrow next to the Shut down b utton and Rest ar t to r estar t the computer.
132 nN T roub leshooting > Optical Discs What should I do if I ca nnot pla y a disc properly on my computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc is inse r ted into the optic al disc dri ve with the label facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he neces sar y program(s) i s inst alled ac cordi ng to the manufacturer's in str uction s.
133 nN T roub leshooting > Optical Discs ❑ Make sure the c orrect dri v er software is instal led. Follow these s teps: 1 Click Start and Control P anel . 2 Click System and Sec urity . 3 Click System . 4 Click De vic e Manager in the left pa ne.
134 nN T roub leshooting > Optical Discs What should I do if I ca nnot pla y Blu-ra y Di sc media or my computer becomes unstabl e during Blu-ra y Disc pla ybac k? ❑ Check if your optic al di sc dr ive suppor ts the Blu- ra y Di sc medi a.
135 nN T roub leshooting > Display Displ a y Wh y did my screen go blank? ❑ Y our comput er screen may go blank if the c omputer l oses power or ent ers a power saving mode (S leep or Hiber n ate). If the comput er is in LCD (Vi deo) Sl eep mod e, press any k ey to br ing the c omputer back int o Nor mal mod e.
136 nN T roub leshooting > Display What should I do if I do not see proper images or videos? ❑ Be sure to sele ct T rue Color (32 bit) for the d isplay colors be f o re us ing vi deo/im age s oftware or s tar ting D VD playback. Select ing any other opti on may prev ent such software from displaying ima ges s uccess fully .
137 nN T roub leshooting > Display Wh y doesn't my screen displ ay a video? ❑ If the dis play output i s dire cted t o the exter nal d isplay and the exter nal d isplay is di sconnec ted, you ca nnot di splay a video on your compute r scre en.
138 nN T roub leshooting > Display What should I do if the e xter nal displa y remains b lank? Press the Fn + F7 keys to ch ange the disp lay output.
139 nN T roub leshooting > Printing Pr inting What should I do if I ca nnot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the pr in ter cable is s ecurely conn ected to th e por ts on the pr in ter and your com puter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s compa tible wit h the Wind ows operating s ystem i nstalled on your comp uter .
140 nN T roub leshooting > Microp hone Microphone What should I do if m y microphone does not w ork ? ❑ If you are usin g an exter nal mi crophon e, make sure the m icropho ne is tur ne d on an d is p roperl y plu gged into t he micropho ne jack on your com puter .
141 nN T roub leshooting > Speake rs Speak e rs What should I do if I do not hear sound f rom the b uilt-in speak ers? ❑ If you are usin g a pr ogram that has its own volume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume cont rol is proper ly s et. See the program's h elp file for mor e informat ion.
142 nN T roub leshooting > T ouch P ad T ouch P ad What should I do if the t ouch pad does not wor k? ❑ Y ou ma y have disabled the touc h pad before connecti ng a mouse to your comput er . S ee Using the T ouch P ad (page 34) . ❑ Make sure that a mous e is not c onnected to your compu ter .
143 nN T roub leshooting > Ke yboard K eyboard What should I do if the k e yboard config uration is wrong? The la nguage l ayout of y our comp uter's ke yboar d is labe led on t he packag ing box . If you choose a d iffere nt region al keybo ard when yo u comp lete th e Windows setup , the key confi guration will be m ismat ched.
144 nN T roub leshooting > Floppy Disks Flopp y Disk s Wh y doesn't th e Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the taskbar when t he dr iv e is connected ? Your com puter does n ot recog nize the floppy disk dri ve. Fir st, mak e sure th e USB cab le is pr operly conn ected to th e USB port.
145 nN T roub leshooting > A u dio/Video A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my digital video camcorder? If a m essage a ppears sta ting tha t the i. LINK de vice is di sconnec ted or tu rned o ff, the i.LIN K cab le may no t be se curely plugged into th e port o n your c omputer o r camco rder.
146 nN T roub leshooting > A u dio/Video What should I do if I do not hear the sound fr om the sound output de vice connected to the HDMI output por t, optical output por t, or headphones jac k? .
147 nN T roub leshooting > "Memory Stick" "Memor y Stic k" What should I do if I canno t use "Memor y Stic k" that w as f or mat ted on a V AIO computer on other de vices? You may need to reform at your "Memo ry Stick ".
148 nN T roub leshooting > P eripherals P er ipherals 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 us ing its own power supply . F or example, if you are us ing a di gital camera, che ck if the ba tter y is char ged.
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151 nN Notice > Notice © 2009 S ony Co rporation. All ri ghts res erved. This manual an d the s oftware de scribe d herein , in who le or in part, may not be reprod uced, tra nslated, or reduced to any machin e-read able fo rm withou t prior written ap proval.
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