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N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-BZ560 Se ries.
2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ................... ................... ............. .................... ................... .......... ......... .................... ................... ....6 Documenta tion ................. ...........
3 nN Using P eripheral Devic es . ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ..... ........ ................... ............... 75 Connectin g a Docking Station . ............. ...............
4 nN Precauti ons ................ ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ................... ............. 148 On Handling the LCD Sc reen .............. .............
5 nN Mouse ........... ................... .................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ................... 197 Speakers . ................... ................... ..........
6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulations on your purchase o f this So ny VAIO ® comp uter, and welcome to th e on-screen U ser Guide . Sony ha s combin ed leadin g-edge te chnology in audio, v ideo, co mputing, an d commun ications to provide s tate-of-the- art perso nal computi ng experi ence.
7 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocumentat ion incl udes print ed inform ation and user guides to read on y our VA IO comput er. Printed Documentation ❑ We lc o m e m at — Contains a n ov er view of compone nts connect ion, set-up informati on, etc.
8 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Recovery Cent er User Gui de — Provides infor mation ab out resto rin g indivi dual soft w are pr ograms, hardware dri v ers, and d rive par tit ion(s) or your entire ha rd disk dr ive to the or igina l f actor y installed s ettings.
9 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to access and provi des a singl e location fo r infor mation and technical assist ance for yo ur VAIO compute r. Choose fr om the follow ing categ ories to find th e answer s you need. To ac cess He lp and Suppor t , clic k Start a nd Help and Support .
10 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Re gistration Please take a moment to register your V AIO co mputer to enjoy the f ollowing ben efits: ❑ Y our com puter will b e register ed with So ny Product Su ppor t. ❑ Y ou will r eceive an e-co upon good for pur chase of eligible acces sorie s at SonySty le.
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, yo u should attempt to take account o f the fol.
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 red uce ey e strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the display to the proper posit ion. Adjus t the bright ness 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. ! Before s tarting yo ur compute r for the firs t time, d o not con nect any other har dware that did not o riginal ly come wi th your c omp uter .
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 F ront A Built-in micr ophone (mo naural) *1 B Built-in MO T ION EYE camer a indicator *1 (page 21) C Built-in MO T ION EYE camera *1 (pa ge 35) D LCD s creen (pag e 149) E Built.
16 nN Getting Started A WIREL ESS s witch (page 61) B Muting button (page 34 ) C S1 butto n (page 34 ) D Num lock indicator (p age 21) E Caps loc k indicator (page 2 1) F Scroll loc k indicator (page 2 1) G Finger pr int sen sor * ( page 11 4) * On selec ted models on ly .
17 nN Getting Started Bac k A Batter y c onnector ( page 23).
18 nN Getting Started Right A i.LINK 4- pin (S400) po rt ( page 98 ) B Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt s * (page 94) C Opti cal disc driv e (page 38) D Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor (page 2 1) E Driv.
19 nN Getting Started Left A DC IN por t (page 22 ) B Secur ity slot C Air vent D Monitor por t *1 (page 86) E Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt *2 (page 94) F PC Card slot (page 47) G PC Card release button (page 49) *1 Disab led wh en the c ompute r is at tached to th e dock ing st ation.
20 nN Getting Started Bottom A Air vents B Docking station connect or (page 78).
21 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equipped with the fol lowing i ndicator l ights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates in green when t he computer is turned on, blin ks slowly in orange while the computer is in Sleep mode, and tur ns off when the computer is placed into Hiber nate mode or turned off.
22 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use eith er an AC ada pter or a r echargeabl e battery pa ck as a powe r source for your comp uter. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Be sure to use the AC a dapter sup plied with your co mputer . 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 full y charged a t the time o f delive ry. Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off the compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid.
24 nN Getting Started 3 Slide t he batter y pack diago nally into the batter y co mpar tme nt until th e projections (2) on eit her side of the batter y compar tment fit into the U- shaped cuts (3) on ei ther side of the batter y pa ck .
25 nN Getting Started ✍ When you r computer is directly con nected to AC power and has a batter y pack in stalled, it uses power fro m the AC outlet.
26 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is not full y charged a t the time o f delive ry. To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pa c k. 2 Connect t he A C ada pter to the co mputer .
27 nN Getting Started ✍ Keep the bat tery pac k in your comp uter while it is direc tly connected to AC power . The battery p ack continues t o charge while y ou ar e using the comput er .
28 nN Getting Started Using the Bat ter y Care Function You can s elect your de sired maxim um charge lev el to reduce batt ery degrada tion and check the battery wear le vel with the battery c are functio n. To use t he batter y care fu nction 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center .
29 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose dat a if you remove t he batter y pack while your computer i s on and not c onnected to t he AC adapter o r if you remove the batter y pac k while the co mputer is in S leep mode. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off the compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid.
30 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losi ng unsaved data, be su re to sh ut down you r comput er properly , as desc ribed belo w. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off any peri pherals conn ected to th e computer .
31 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 32) ❑ Using the T ouch .
32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K eyboard Your k eyboard i s very simi lar to a des ktop co mputer keyb oard, but has addi tional ke ys that per form mode l-specifi c tasks. Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K ey ✍ Some keyb oard function s can be used on ly after the ope rating system fin ished launc hing.
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 dis able/en able the to uch pa d while a mo use is conn ected to yo ur comput er .
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 func tions of the computer . Special-func tion butt on Functions Muting butt on T ur ns the v olume on and off .
35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your comp uter may be equipped wi th a built-in MOT ION EYE camera. S ee the online specifi cations to find out whethe r your model i s equipp ed with the built-in MOT ION EYE camera.
36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Capturing Still Images To capt ure a still image 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Ar cSoft W ebCam Companion 2 , an d W ebCam Companion 2 to launch We b C a m Companion 2 . 2 Click the Capture icon in the main window .
37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Capturing Movi es To cap ture a m ovie 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Ar cSoft W ebCam Companion 2 , an d W ebCam Companion 2 to launch We b C a m Companion 2 . 2 Click the Record icon in th e main win dow . 3 T ur n the cam era to y our subje ct.
38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Your c omputer is equipped with an opt ical di sc drive. To insert a disc 1 T ur n on the compute r .
39 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 powe r saving mode (Sleep or Hibernate). Doin g so may cause the comput er to mal function. Y ou cannot use optical discs i f you disabl e the optical disc drive in t he BIOS setup screen .
40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your com puter pl ays and rec ords CDs, D VDs, and B lu-ray Dis c ™ media, depen ding on th e model y ou purchas ed. Check yo ur speci fication s for the ty pe of optic al disc dr ive insta lled on y our model.
41 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- .
42 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 Stan dard ). A DualDisc is a two sided di sc product with a DVD recorde d layer on on e side and a digital audi o layer on th e other side.
43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Use only Sony recommend ed software, which i s preinsta lled on your compu ter , to write data to a disc. Other software pro gr ams m a y not b e fully c ompatible and errors m a y resul t.
44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on pla y ing 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 disc dri v es may not be able to play audio CDs created with the C D-R or CD-RW media.
45 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 op tical disc dr ive . 2 If nothing appears on the desk top , then cli ck Sta rt , All Programs , and the desired CD software to pl a y the CD . If the Audi o CD wi ndow appear s, click to select an option.
46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l runn ing software a pplication s. 2 Inser t a D VD into the opt ical disc drive. 3 If nothing appears on the desk top , then cli ck Sta rt , All Programs , and the desired D VD software to play the D VD .
47 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. ! Y ou cannot use PC Card s if you disable t he PC Card slot in the B IOS setup screen. T o enable the slo t, follow the st eps and the tip i n Disa bling B uilt-in Devi ces (pag e 137) .
48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ Some dev ices may no t function pro perly if yo u continuo usly swit ch to Normal mode from Sl eep or Hibern ate mode.
49 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 compu ter is off, skip step s 1 to 7.
50 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 medi a especial ly desig ned for exchanging and sha ring digital data wit h compatibl e products , such as digital cameras, mobile phones and o ther dev ices.
51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore Y ou Use t he Memor y Stic k Media The Mem ory Stick slot on your co mputer can ac commodate bo th standar d- and Duo-si ze media an d supports Me mory Stic k PRO an d Memory S tick PRO -HG Duo for mats wit h high speed data trans fer and lar ge data c apacity ca pabiliti es.
52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Loca te the M emor y Sti ck slot. 2 Hold t he Memor y St ick media wit h the arrow facing upward and po inting toward the M emor y Stick sl ot. 3 Careful ly slide th e Memor y Sti ck media into the slot unti l it clicks into place.
53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Be sure to hold th e Memor y Stick me dia with the arrow poi nting in the correct d irection a s you in sert it i nto the sl ot. T o avoi d dam aging your comput er or the Memo ry Sti ck media, do not force the Memor y Stic k media into th e slot if you can not insert i t smoothl y .
54 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 facto ry default setting an d is ready for use .
55 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 Media Ac cess indi cator l ight is off. 2 Push in the Memor y Sti ck medi a 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 slot.
56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards In ad dition to the M emory S tick slot an d the PC Card slot, y our compu ter is e quipped with a n SD memory c ard slot. Y ou can use thi s slot to tr ansfer data among dig ital came ras, camc orders, m usic play ers, and othe r audio/v ideo devic es.
57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore Y ou Use Memor y Cards The SD memory ca rd slot on y our co mputer supp orts the f ollowing memory car ds: ❑ SD memor y card ❑ SDHC memo ry card ❑ MultiM.
58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot. 2 Hold the m emor y car d with the arrow facing upward and p ointing toward the mem or y card slo t. 3 Careful ly slide th e memor y ca rd into th e slot until it clicks int o place.
59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memory ca rd while the Medi a Access indi cator ligh t is on. If you do, the card or its d ata may become dam aged. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the Media Ac cess indi cator l ight is off.
60 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 compute r to a teleph one line w ith a telep hone cable (no t suppli ed) and hav e an acc ount with an Internet Ser vice Prov ider (ISP ).
61 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) throu gh a wireless (radio) connectio n.
62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ In som e countries, u sing WLAN products m ay be restrict ed by the local regul ations (e.g. limited nu mber of chan nels). There fore, before activati ng the WLAN fu nctional ity , read the Safet y Informat ion carefully .
63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Wireless LAN devices u sing the 2.4 GHz bandwid th and the ones us ing the 5 GHz bandwidth cannot comm unicate wit h each other be ca use the frequen cies are differen t. The 2. 4 GHz band width used b y wireless LAN compati ble devices is also u sed by othe r various d evices.
64 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 i s created o nly by the wi reless de vices themselves , with no ot her centra l contr oller or a ccess point. E ach devic e commun icates direc tly with other devices in the ne twork.
65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! Y ou cannot selec t the 5 GHz band width, which is used for the IEEE 80 2.11 a stan dard, on ad-hoc networ ks. The IEE E 802.11 n draft stan dard, usi ng the 2. 4 or 5 GHz ban dwidth, i s not avail able on ad -hoc netw orks.
66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructure n etwork is a n etwork that extends an e xisting wir ed local ne twork to wire less devi ces by pro viding an ac cess poin t (not supplied ), for example the Sony Acces s Point.
67 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. 3 Click the button next to or above your desired wi reless o ption(s) in t he V AIO Smar t Network window .
68 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 VAIO Smart Network window. ! T urnin g off the wireless L AN functional ity while acc essing remote documents, fi les, or resources may resul t in data loss.
69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Functionality The B luetooth fu nctionality is avail able on sele cted mode ls only. See the on line spe cification s to see whet her your m odel suppor ts the Blue tooth function ality.
70 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 , located b et.
71 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band, with which Bluet ooth de vices or wi rele ss LAN de vices wo rk, is us ed b y v arious de vic es . Blue toot h devices use the tec hnology to minimize the interference from other de vice s that use t he same wav e leng th.
72 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wire less techn ology has an authentic ation functio n, which a llows you to determine wi th whom you choose t o commun icate. W ith the auth entication fu nction, you can avoi d any anony mous Blueto oth devic e to acces s your com puter.
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 phon e, 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 Stopping Bluetoo th Communications To stop Bluetoot h commun ication s 1 T ur n off the Bluetoo th de vice that is c ommunicating w ith your compute r . 2 Click the button next to or above the Bluetooth icon in the V AIO S mart Ne tw ork window .
75 nN Using P eripheral De vices 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.
76 nN Using P eripheral De vices 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 printe r and an extern al 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 .
77 nN Using P eripheral De vices Locating P or ts on the Doc king Station ! The docki ng statio n can be pow ered only t hrough t he AC adapte r supplied with the doc king stat ion.
78 nN Using P eripheral De vices Attaching Y our Compute r to the Dock ing Station ! Be sure to install the ba ttery pa ck before att aching you r compute r to the docki ng station. To attach yo ur computer to t he docking statio n ! Be sure to use the AC adapter s upplied wit h the docking station.
79 nN Using P eripheral De vices 4 Slide o pen the docking s tation co nnector cov er on the bottom of th e compute r . 5 Align t he rear bott om cor ners of the computer with the g uides on the docking station.
80 nN Using P eripheral De vices 6 Gently push down the compu ter until it clicks into pl ace. 7 T ur n on the compute r ..
81 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing Y o ur Computer from the Dock ing Station ! Be sure th at no devices conn ected to the do cking sta tion are in use before disconne cting yo ur computer . Do not d isconnec t your com puter from t he docking station when the IN US E indicat or is li t.
82 nN Using P eripheral De vices 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 UNDO CK butto n.
83 nN Using P eripheral De vices 2 Lift the c omputer awa y from the d ocking station. 3 Close th e docking statio n connector cov er on the bo ttom of the c omputer . Alter natively, y ou can dis connect t he computer from the d ocking stat ion as foll ows: 1 Click St art and Undo ck Compu ter .
84 nN Using P eripheral De vices 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 (not s upplied) . To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker ca b le (1) ( not suppl ied) in to the headp hones ja ck (2) i .
85 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n connec t an external displa y (not supp lied) to your comp uter. For e xample, you can use the compu ter with a computer displa y or a projec tor . ✍ Connect the power cord of your ext ernal display af ter connect ing all other cab les.
86 nN Using P eripheral De vices 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 ! The moni tor port on your com puter is disab led when t he computer is att ached to th e docking sta tion.
87 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n connec t a multim edia com puter displ ay that in cludes built-in spea kers an d a microp hone eithe r directl y to your compute r or via t he optiona l docking sta tion.
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89 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n connect a projector (for exam ple, the So ny LCD pro jector) eithe r directly to your co mputer or via the optio nal dock ing stati on. To connect a projecto r ! The moni tor port on your com puter is disab led when t he computer is att ached to th e docking sta tion.
90 nN Using P eripheral De vices 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.
91 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultiple Monitors f unction allows you to dis tribute p ortions of your desktop ac ross sep arate di splays . For examp le, if y ou have an external d isplay co nnected to the mon itor port, you r computer screen an d the externa l display can func tion as a single desk top.
92 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode 1 Right-cli ck on t he desktop an d select Personalize . 2 Click D ispla y Sett ings . 3 F ollow th e on-screen instruc tions to change th e settings. ✍ Y ou can also ch ange the S1 butt on assignmen t to activa te the Multip le Monito rs mode with the S1 but ton.
93 nN Using P eripheral De vices 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 ex ternal mic rophone (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 .
94 nN Using P eripheral De vices 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.
95 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a USB flo ppy disk d rive and c onnect it to your com puter. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB floppy disk dr ive cable (2) into th e USB por t.
96 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an disconn ect a US B floppy disk dr ive when your comp uter is on 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 ma lfunction .
97 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n connec t a Window s-compati ble prin ter to yo ur comput er 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 y our version of Windo ws to the c omputer.
98 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our co mputer i s equipped with an i.LINK por t, which you can use to connect to an i.LINK device, such as a digita l video camcorde r . ❑ The i.
99 nN Using P eripheral De vices 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 camcor der.
100 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n connec t your comp uter to 1000B ASE-T/1 00BASE-T X/10BASE -T-type netwo rks with an Ethernet ne twork cable .
101 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! T elep hone lines canno t be connect ed to the network (L AN) connector on your computer . If the netwo rk (LAN) connect or is connected t o the telepho ne lines mentio ned below, high electric curren t to the connect or may cause d amage, overhe ating, or fire.
102 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section briefly de scribes how to cha nge the mai n settings o f your VAIO compute r. Among oth er things , you will learn how to us e and custom ize the l ook of your S ony software and utiliti es, etc.
103 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word In ad dition to the W indows p assword, y ou can use B IOS functi ons to se t two types of passwor ds to protec t your com puter: power-on password a nd hard dis k password.
104 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he power-o n passw ord (mach ine passwor d) 1 T ur n on the compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se ver al times when the V AIO logo appears.
105 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add the power -on pas sword (use r passwo rd) ! Make sure you set the machine pa ssword befo re setting the user pa ssword. 1 T ur n on the compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears.
106 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P ower- on P ass wo rd To change or remove the power- on password ( machine password) 1 T ur n on the compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears.
107 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change or remove the power- on password ( user passw ord) 1 T ur n on the compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se ver al times when the V AIO logo appears.
108 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the Hard Disk P ass word The ha rd disk pa ssword pr ovides addi tional sec urity for the data st ored on your h ard disk d rive. If yo u enable th e hard dis k passwo rd, this add s an extr a level of secu rity.
109 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he hard di sk passw ord 1 T ur n on the compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se ver al times when the V AIO logo appears.
110 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the Hard Disk P ass word To change the hard disk pass word 1 T ur n on the compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se ver al times when the V AIO logo appears.
111 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To remove the hard disk password 1 T ur n on the compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se ver al times when the V AIO logo appears.
112 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the Windows P assw ord The Wi ndows pass word 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 unauthorize d access.
113 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the Windo ws P ass word To chang e the Wi ndows pas sword 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click User Accounts and F amily Sa fety or User Accounts . 3 Click User Accounts . 4 Click Change your passwor d .
114 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Finger pr int A uthentication Your c omputer may be equip ped with a f ingerpr int sensor to provide you with addi tional c onvenience .
115 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Precautions on Using Finger print A uthentication ❑ The fin ger prin t authentic ation techno log y do es not ensur e compl ete user aut hentication or compl ete protecti on of your data and h ardware.
116 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Enrolling a Finger print To us e the fingerp rint authenti cation fu nctionality , you must e nroll your f ingerprin t(s) in y our computer. ✍ Set the Wi ndows passwor d on your comp uter before enroll ment. See Adding the Wind ows Passw ord (pag e 112) for the de tailed in structions.
117 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer 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 p rint se nsor (1). 2 Swip e y our finger pe rpen dicular ly ac ross th e finger pr int sensor.
118 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ! Place yo ur fingertip fla t in the center of the f ingerprint sensor . Scan yo ur fingerp rint from th e top j oint of the finger to the fin gertip. Keep your finger in conta ct with the fingerpri nt sensor while swi ping.
119 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Logging Onto Y our System To us e the fingerp rint authenti cation func tionality i n place o f password entry to log onto your s ystem, you need to se t the power-o n, hard dis k, and Win dows pass words and c onfigur e your compute r for finge rprint auth enticatio n.
120 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ass word Bank Once you ha ve regis tered your user information ( user accou nts, 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- protected W eb sites.
121 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Finger print A uthentication with the TPM With the TPM data encryptio n feature, using fin gerprint au thenticat ion can str engthen co mputer secu rity. For instructi ons on how to us e the TPM, s ee Using Trusted Platform Module (TPM) (page 1 22) .
122 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using T r usted Platf orm Module (TPM) Trusted Platform Mo dule (TPM ) is embed ded in sel ected mod els 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 st rengthen co mputer se curity again st inappro priate access.
123 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Precautions on Using the TPM ❑ Althoug h your computer is provided with th e TPM secur ity func tions, these func tions do not e nsure comp lete prot ection of your data a nd hardware. Sony assum es no lia bilities for any problems and d amages ar ising out of your use o f the function s.
124 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Impor tant Notice ❑ Do not enc r ypt files containi ng ke ys to be used for encr yption a nd f olde rs includ ing such files.
125 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Do not enc r ypt the following arch ive , backup , or token fil es. There wil l be no wa y to restore 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 care less encr y ption of the f ollowing fi les and folders incl uding them.
126 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ❑ 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 Computer 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 ac 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 Computer 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 Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Cente r The VAIO Control Center utility al lows you to a ccess sy stem in formation and to sp ecify prefe rences for s ystem behav ior. To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center .
130 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes You can take adv antage of the powe r managemen t settings to cons erve battery li fe. In addition to the normal operating mo de, which a llows you to turn off spec ific dev ices, your com puter has two distinc t power sav ing modes: Sl eep and Hi bernate.
131 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns o ff the LCD sc reen and places the storage dev ice(s) and the CPU int o a low powe r consumpt ion mode.
132 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To retu rn to Normal mod e ❑ Press any key . ❑ Press th e power b utton on your computer . ! If you press an d hold the power bu tton for more than four seconds, your computer wil l turn off auto matically.
133 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the state of th e system is saved on t he hard dis k drive an d power is tur ned off. Ev en when the battery runs down, no data will be los t. The power indica tor light is off in thi s mode.
134 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To retu rn to Normal mod e Press t he power b utton. The c omputer ret urns to its nor mal sta te. ! If you press an d hold the power bu tton for more than four seconds, you r computer will turn off automat ically .
135 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Managing P ow er with V AIO P ow er Management Power managemen t helps you set up power schemes f or running on AC o r batter y power to suit you r requir ements fo r power cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plicati on developed exclusivel y for VAIO c omputers.
136 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer V AIO P ow er Management Vie wer To start VAIO Po wer Manage ment Vi ewer 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center .
137 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Protecting Data from U nauthorized Use Disab ling Built- in De vices You ca n use one of the BIO S functions to disab le the followi ng built-i n device s and pr ohibit externa l connec tions and commun ications .
138 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To disable bu ilt-in devices 1 T ur n on the compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se ver al times when the V AIO logo appears.
139 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Restr icting USB Access Your comput er ha s the USB Access Restrict ion Setting uti lity install ed for protec ting your da ta from unautho rized use. W ith this s oftware, you can put r estrictio ns on the use of USB por ts.
140 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Protecting the Hard D isk Your com puter has th e VAIO HDD Protection utili ty prei nst alled for c ust omizin g your sett ings f or pr otec ting your ha rd 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 Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your V AIO compu ter and m emory m odules use high pre cision co mponents and electr onic connec tors tech nology.
142 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the functio nality of you r compute r, you can incr ease the mem ory by instal ling optio nal memory m odules. Before you upgrad e your com puter's memory , read the no tes and pr ocedures in the followi ng pages .
143 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the s pecial bag delivered with the memor y modu le or wrap the m odule in aluminum foil to prote ct it fro m ESD .
144 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omputer and discon nect all periphe ral devices. 2 Unplug th e computer a nd remove the batter y pack. 3 W ait unti l the com puter co ols down.
145 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 6 Remove the currentl y installe d memor y module as f ollows: ❑ 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).
146 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 Slide t he memor y mod ule into t he memor y mod ule slot and push it i n until i t clicks into pla ce. ! Do not to uch any other compone nts on the moth erboard. If you want to install on ly one memo ry mo dule, be sure to us e the lower slot .
147 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the compute r . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 3 Click System Information an d System Information . Y ou can view the amou nt of system mem ory in the right pane.
148 nN Precau tions Precautions This section describe s safety gui delines an d precau tions to help you pro tect your V AIO comput er from pote ntial dam age.
149 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 xer t pressure o n it.
150 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 pho tocopier or a shredde r . ❑ Y ou ca n purchase a power stri p with a su rge protec tor .
151 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a soft cloth, whi ch is dr y o r lightly moi stened with a mild dete rgent so lution. Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad, s courin g powder , or solvent such a s alcohol o r benzine, as these may damage t he finish of your compu ter .
152 nN Precau tions ❑ Y our com puter uses high-freq uency radio si gnals and may caus e interference to radio or TV rece ption. If this occu rs, relocate the comput er a suitable di stance awa y from the set. ❑ Use only specifie d periph eral equip ment and inter f ace cables; othe rwise, problems may occur .
153 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touch the lens protection cov e r of the built-in MO TION E YE camera, as it ma y caus e scratches on the cover and such s cratches will appear on the captu red imag es .
154 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 eep flop p y disks awa y from magne ts. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from di rect sunl ight and ot her sourc es of heat.
155 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 th e disc by its edg es and central hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is e ssentia l to its c ontinuous r eliabili ty .
156 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ack ❑ Do not leave batter y packs in t emperatures a bov e 140°F (60 °C), such a s in a ca r parked in the sun or unde r direct sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y li f e is shor ter in a cold environm ent. This is due to dec reased batte r y efficien cy at low temp eratures.
157 nN Precau tions ❑ If you hav e not used the batter y pa ck f or a consid erable amount of time, the remaining b atter y life may become shor t. Howe ver , this is norma l and does not indicate a malfunction, because th e batter y pack will gradually discharg e ov er time ev e n when not in use.
158 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while d riv ing, cycl ing, or operat ing any motor ized vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and is i llegal in so me areas. It c an also be po tentially dangerous to play loud music wh ile walking, es pecially 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 label. ❑ Do not ben d, drop, or apply str ong sho ck to the Memor y St ic k m edia.
160 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk dri ve has a high storag e density an d reads or writes data in a shor t time. Howev er, it ca n be easily damaged by mec hanical vibration , shock, or dust.
161 nN Precau tions On Updating Y our C omputer Be sure to instal l the latest u pdates on your co mputer with th e followi ng software a pplications so that t he comput er can run more e fficiently. ❑ Windows Update Click St art , All Pro grams , and W indows Update and then f ollow the on -screen ins tructi ons.
162 nN T rouble shooting T rou b leshoo ting This section d escribes how to s olve comm on problem s you m ight enc ounter when using y our VAIO compute r. Many pr oblems have s imple solu tions. T ry these s uggestions before vis iting the So ny onlin e suppor t Web site at the following URLs : http://es uppor t.
163 nN T rouble shooting ❑ Ke yboar d (page 201) ❑ Floppy Disks (page 202 ) ❑ PC Car ds (pag e 203) ❑ A udio/Video (page 20 5) ❑ Memory S tick Media (page 2 06) ❑ P erip heral s (page 208).
164 nN T rouble 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 sou rce and tur ned on. Ma ke sure the power indicator shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is i nstalled pr operly and cha rged.
165 nN T rouble shooting What should I do if t he gre en po wer indicat or light is on b ut m y screen remain s b lank? ❑ Pres s the Alt + F4 k eys sev eral times t o close the appli cation wi ndow .
166 nN T rouble 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 t he computer complete ly enters Sleep or Hibernate mod e. To restore you r computer to norma l operating stability 1 Close al l open programs.
167 nN T rouble 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 .
168 nN T rouble shooting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the Web site of the game if the re are any patche s or updates to download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest vide o dri v er . ❑ On some V AIO mo dels, the graphics mem ory is shared with the syste m.
169 nN T rouble 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 logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears.
170 nN T rouble 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 i s preinstall ed on your comp uter.
171 nN T rouble shooting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging stat us? See Charging the B attery Pack ( page 26) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our compute r is dire ctly conne cted to the AC adapter , it uses A C power, even if the battery pac k is insta lled.
172 nN T rouble 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 you r computer.
173 nN T rouble shooting Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Wh y does the vie wer windo w sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built- in MO T ION EYE camera can not be sha red by more than one software appl ication. If a nother software applic ation is us ing the ca mera, ex it th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TION EYE camera.
174 nN T rouble shooting Wh y does movie pla yback sho w dropped fr ames when my computer is running on the battery? The ba ttery pack is runnin g out of powe r.
175 nN T rouble shooting Why can't I use the built-in MO TI ON E YE cam era? ❑ The built- in MO T ION EYE camera can not be sha red by more than one software appl ication. If a nother software applic ation is us ing the ca mera, ex it th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TION EYE camera.
176 nN T rouble shooting Inter net What should I do if m y mod em does not work? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is secur ely plugged into the m odem por t on your com puter and the wall jack. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is wor king. Plug the cable into an ordinar y tel ephone and listen for a di al tone.
177 nN T rouble 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 factors m ay influ ence modem c onnectio n speed, inclu ding telep hone line n oise or com patibility w ith telepho ne equipme nt, such as fax mach ines or other modems .
178 nN T rouble 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 mov e your compute r aw ay fr om obst ruct ions or cl oser to any ac cess po int you may be using.
179 nN T rouble 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 anothe r .
180 nN T rouble shooting How do I a v oid data 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 l arge files or if the comp uter is in close proximity to microwav es and co rdless te lephones.
181 nN T rouble shooting How do I displa y the V AIO Smar t Network window? To di splay the VAIO Smart Network window on t he desktop, fo llow these s teps: 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 2 Click Netw ork Connections and V AIO Smart Networ k .
182 nN T rouble shooting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot disco v er my compu ter? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bluetooth functi onality enabled. ❑ If the WIRELE SS indicator is off , tur n on the WI RELESS swi t c h .
183 nN T rouble shooting What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot con nect to m y comput er? ❑ Make sure the o ther device is au thenticate d.
184 nN T rouble shooting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed depen ds on the o bstacle s and/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. Move your computer and Bluetooth de vices closer to eac h other .
185 nN T rouble shooting Can I use a de vice with Blueto oth technolog y on air planes? With Bluetooth technol ogy, your com puter tran smits a radio frequen cy of 2.4 GHz. S ensitive location s, suc h as h ospitals and airpl anes, may have re striction s on use of Blueto oth devices, due to radio interfer ence.
186 nN T rouble 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 s teps: 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 .
187 nN T rouble shooting What should I do if I cannot pla y a disc p roperly on m y computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc is in ser ted into the op tical di sc dri v e with th e label facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he necessar y program(s) is instal led acco rding to the manufacturer's inst ruc tions.
188 nN T rouble shooting 4 Click De vice Manager on the left pane. The Device Ma nager win dow appears with a listing of your computer's ha rdware devices. If an "X" or an exclamation po int app ears on the l isted device, y ou may need t o enable the device or rei nstall th e dri v ers.
189 nN T rouble 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 launch au tomatically , not ev en a sc reen saver .
190 nN T rouble shooting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our com puter screen may go b lank i f the comp uter loses pow er or enters a power saving mode (Slee p or Hiber nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Video ) Sl eep mode, press any ke y to br ing the comp uter back into Nor mal mode.
191 nN T rouble shooting Wh y doesn't my screen displa y a video? ❑ If the exter nal displ a y is selecte d f or the di splay output and t he externa l display is disc onnected, you cannot displ a y a video on your computer sc reen. Stop vi deo playback, change the display output to t he compute r screen, and then resta r t video p la yback.
192 nN T rouble 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 t he original s etting when your computer r eturns to Nor mal mode fr om Sleep or Hibernat e mode.
193 nN T rouble 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 .
194 nN T rouble 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 conn ected to the po r ts on the prin ter and c omputer . ❑ Make sure your pr inter is compatible wit h the Wind ows operating syste m installed on your compute r .
195 nN T rouble shooting ❑ If you hav e disabled the USB por ts in the BI OS setup s creen, you cannot us e the pr inter c onnected t o one of the USB por ts on y our computer . T o enable the por ts, follow the steps an d the tip i n Disabling Buil t-in Devices (page 1 37) .
196 nN T rouble shooting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? If yo u are using an external microphon e, make sur e the micro phone is turned on and is proper ly plugged i nto the mi crophon e jack on your com puter.
197 nN T rouble shooting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure your mous e is secur ely plugge d into the p or t.
198 nN T rouble shooting Speak ers What should I do if m y e xternal speak ers do not work? ❑ If you are usin g a program th at has its own v olume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume c ontrol is proper ly set. See the program's h elp file for more i nf or mation.
199 nN T rouble shooting What should I do if I do not hear b uilt-in microphone sound from outp ut de vices? Your c omputer is not capa ble of outpu tting audi o signals from the b uilt-in mi crophon e directly to output d evices. Sa ve the audio d ata first to a n audio fi le, and the n play it ba ck to output fr om the ou tput devices .
200 nN T rouble 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 to uch pad witho ut connectin g a mouse to your computer . See Using the T ouch Pad (pa ge 33) . ❑ Make sure that a mouse i s not connec ted to your compu ter .
201 nN T rouble 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 key board when yo u complet e the Wind ows setup, the key co nfiguration will be m ismatched.
202 nN T rouble shooting Flopp y Disks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when the drive is connected ? Your com puter doe s not recog nize the floppy disk drive. F irst, make s ure the USB c able is pr operly c onnected t o the USB port.
203 nN T rouble shooting PC Cards What should I do if m y P C Card does not work? ❑ Make sure the P C Card is inser ted proper ly . See Inser ting a PC Card (page 47) 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 co mputer .
204 nN T rouble shooting Wh y doesn't my computer recog nize connected de vices? ❑ F or som e PC Cards, if you alter nate between Nor mal m ode and Slee p or Hiber nate mode wh ile the card is inser ted in to the PC Car d slot, your comput er may not recogni ze the PC Card or the con nected device.
205 nN T rouble shooting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? ❑ If it is prompted that the i.L INK device seem s to be di sconnected or tur ned of f , the i.L INK cable may not be se curely plugged into the po r t on your com puter or ca mcorder .
206 nN T rouble shooting Memor y Stick Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stick media , which were f or 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.
207 nN T rouble shooting Can I cop y images from a digita l camera using Memor y Stic k media? Yes, an d you ca n view vide o clips tha t you hav e recorded with Memory Stick med ia-compati ble digital cameras.
208 nN T rouble 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 . For e xample, if y ou ar e using a di gital camera, che ck if the batter y is char ged.
209 nN T rouble shooting Dock ing Station What should I do if an err or message appear s when I press the UNDOCK b utton or select Undoc k Computer f rom the Star t men u? ❑ When any device ins er ted or c onnected to t he docking st ation is in use, you cannot disc onnect your co mputer from the docking sta tion.
210 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This section contains i nformation o n where to go for answe rs to questi ons abou t your VAIO c omputer and the prein stalled software .
211 nN Support Options Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the following source s for answe rs in th e sequence l isted below. 1 V A IO Computer Documentati on This on-scr een User Guide (this manual) an d the pri nted Welcom e mat provid e informatio n on how to maximize y our compute r's capabil ities and s olve commo n proble ms.
212 nN Support Options For customers in Latin Amer ican countries or areas Cust omer I nform ation Center If you do not fi nd the in formatio n you ar e looking for at our site, you may call Son y directl y.
213 nN Support Options In orde r to contac t a Sony te chnical s upport repres entative , call the fo llowing n umbers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SONY ( 7669) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico City: 50.
214 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or mation Dependi ng on the c omputer m odel and p articular configura tion you p urchased, your compu ter may not include all of the software p rograms lis ted below. Contacts for Sony software p roducts are listed be low: ❑ F or cust omers in US A We b si t e http://es uppor t.
215 nN Support Options America Online ® ( Dial-Up) Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Ca nada We b si t e http://www .aol.com AOL ® BlueString ™ Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Ca nada We b si t e http://www .
216 nN Support Options Click to Disc ™ Sony E lectronic s Inc. At the tou ch of a but ton, Click to Disc allo ws you to automatic ally burn DVDs from a d igital video ( DV) device. Create DVDs by ca pturing vide o contents st raight from a D V device or by impo rting video from s tored files — and y ou can also edit the v ideo.
217 nN Support Options InterVideo InstantON ® InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Ca nada We b si t e http://www .inter vide o .co m/jsp/Suppo r t.jsp Magic-i ™ Visual Effe cts ArcSoft, Inc . A smart and sim ple webcam app lication des igned to enhanc e users' video chat experience throug h frames, effe cts, and themes.
218 nN Support Options Micros oft ® Office Professional 2 007 60-Da y Trial Vers ion ! This tri al software wi ll work onl y for 60 days after you first use it. Y ou will not be able to use the s oftware if you do n ot a ctiv ate it as de scribed the first time you use the software.
219 nN Support Options Micros oft ® Windows Live ™ OneCare ™ Trial Version ! This trial software will wo rk for ninety ( 90) days after you fi rst use it. Y ou will not be able to use th e software if yo u do n ot activ ate it as described t he first ti me you use the so ftware.
220 nN Support Options Quic kBoo ks ® Simple Start Intuit Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Ca nada We b si t e http://www .intuit.com /suppor t/ Quicken ® 2008 Deluxe Intuit Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Ca nada We b si t e http://www .intuit.
221 nN Support Options SonicSta ge ™ Mastering Studio Sony E lectronic s Inc. Use Soni cStage Ma stering Stud io to rec ord songs fr om analog rec ords or ca ssette tapes into your computer and output them to CDs , DVDs, or a udio files in W AV format.
222 nN Support Options VAIO ® Launc her Sony E lectronic s Inc. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 21 4) . VAIO Me dia ™ plus Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO M edia plus br ings multi media to your netw ork, enabli ng you to share mu sic, vide o, and still image fil es between your VAI O ® compu ters.
223 nN Support Options VAIO ® Sma rt Network Sony E lectronic s Inc. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 21 4) . VAIO ® Touch La uncher Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Touc h Launcher allows you to run an applicati on program or chang e the sound/di splay settin gs with the buttons on the launc her window.
224 nN Support Options VAIO ® Wireless Switch S etting Utility Sony E lectronic s Inc. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 21 4) . Vegas Movie Studio Sony E lectronic s Inc. Profes sional video, au dio and DV D creation ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Ca nada We b si t e http://www .
225 nN Support Options Zoom Utility Sony E lectronic s Inc. Zoom Uti lity will all ow you to magnify a portion of the scree n. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 21 4) .
226 nN T rademarks T rademar ks © 2008 S ony Electron ics Inc. A ll rights reserved . Reproduction i n whole or in part wi thout written p ermission i s prohibit ed.
227 nN T rademarks SDHC Logo is a tradem ark. MultiM ediaCard is a tradem ark of Mu ltiMedia Card Assoc iation. All ot her names of systems, p roducts, a nd servic es are tra demarks of their respec tive owne rs. In the ma nual, the ™ or ® marks m ay not be s pecifie d.
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