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N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GC-L T series /V GC-LM series.
2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. .... ......... ............. ............. ............. ....5 Notice ................... ............ .
3 nN Using P eripheral Devices .................... .................... ............. ............. ............ ............. ............ . ............. ............. ............. ..88 Connectin g a Unive rsal Serial Bus (USB ) Device ... .......
4 nN Troublesho oting .. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. 131 Computer ...... ............. ............. ............
5 nN Befo re 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 -screen U ser Gu ide. S ony has combin ed lea ding- edge tech nology in audi o, video, compu ting, an d com munic ations to provide state-o f-the-ar t perso nal computi ng.
6 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocume ntation include s pr inted info rmati on and use r gui des to r ead on you r VA IO compu ter. Printed Documentation ❑ Quick Star t Guide — Desc rib es the pr ocess from unpa cking to star ting up your V AI O .
7 nN Befo re Use Non-printed Documentation ❑ User Guide (this manua l) — Expl ains features o f y our computer . It als o include s infor mation abou t the software pr ograms includ ed with your comp uter , as well a s informa tion on solvin g com mon problems.
8 nN Befo re Use My Club V AIO In M y Club VAIO you can fi nd: ❑ Accesso ries W ant to expand the capab iliti es of your comp uter? Click this i con an d have a look at your co mpatible ac cessor i es. ❑ Software F eeling creati ve? Click this icon for an ov er view of your soft ware and check out ou r upgrade option s.
9 nN Befo re Use Fur ther Sources ❑ Consult the hel p files o n the s oftware you are usin g for detailed in formati on on features an d troubleshoo ting. ❑ Go to http://www .club-vaio .com to find o nline tuto ria ls about your fa vorite V AIO so ftware.
10 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations Whenev er poss ible , you sho uld atte mpt to t ake ac count of the f ollowing ergono mic con sidera tions: ❑ P osition of y our computer – Place t he displ a y dir ectly i n front of you (1).
11 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the displa y – Use the d isplay's tilting feature t o find t he best po sitio n. Y ou can reduc e ey e strain a nd muscle fatigue by adjust ing the tilt o f the disp lay to the proper positio n. Adjus t the br ightn ess lev el o f the di splay as well.
12 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started using your VAIO compute r. ❑ Locating Controls and P or ts (page 13 ) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (page 18) .
13 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to id entify the contro ls and ports shown on the f ollowi ng pag es. ! The f ollowin g ill ustrates the a ppearance of VG C-L T s eries. Your computer may ap pear d ifferent from those illustra ted in this ma nual du e to var iatio ns in specif ications.
14 nN Getting Started Bac k A Back panel cover Remove the back panel cover to access the por ts and jacks behind it (page 19 ) . B i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 p or t (page 92) C Microp hone jack Conne ct an externa l mi crophon e. D Lin e In jack Conne ct an externa l audio d evice f or audio input.
15 nN Getting Started A Air vent B Hard disk ba y co ver * ( pag e 113) C Captur e angle adjus ter (pa ge 42) D DC IN por t (pag e 21) E Modem port (pag e 79) F Ne twor k (E th er n et) p or t (page 94) G Cab le cl amps (page 23) H Subw oof er spea ke r f or bass freq uenci es I S VIDEO inpu t po r t Conn ect an ext ernal de vice su ch as a VCR.
16 nN Getting Started Right A Opti cal disc driv e (page 43) B Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor (page 1 8) C Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 44) D Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .
17 nN Getting Started Left A PC Card slot (page 63) B PC Card release button (page 65) C Expr essCa r d /34 slot (page 67) D Memory Stic k sl ot * (page 72) E Media Acc ess in dicator (p age 18) F SD memory card slot (page 77 ) G Headp hones jack Conne ct exter nal headphon es o r sp eakers.
18 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omput er is eq uipped with th e followin g indi cator l ights. ✍ Y ou can change t he bright ness of t he indica tor ligh ts. See Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Cente r (page 10 0) and fi nd o ut mor e i n i ts help f ile.
19 nN Getting Started Setting Up Y our Computer Removing and Replacing t he Bac k P anel Co v er Before access ing som e por ts and jacks o n the ba ck of yo ur comp uter, y ou need fi rst to r emove th e back panel cover fr om the com puter. To remove the b ack panel cover 1 Gently face down your computer .
20 nN Getting Started To replace the back p anel cover 1 Put the p rop-up s tand (1) th rough the openin g of the back panel c ov er (2). 2 Align t he cover with the back of the computer and pus h it in . ! Be sure to keep the back pan el cover o n the comput er unless acce ss to the b ack panel is necessar y .
21 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ow er Sou rce You nee d an AC adapter to conne ct to a n AC po wer sourc e and i t must be plugged into th e power s ource b efore yo u can establ ish com munic ation w ith yo ur wirel ess ke yboard a nd mou se. ✍ Use your co mputer only wi th the suppl ied AC ad apter .
22 nN Getting Started ! The shape of the DC In plug varies dep ending on t he AC adapte r . 5 Replace the back panel cov er . See Removing and Replacing the Back Panel Co ver (page 19) f or the pr ocedure.
23 nN Getting Started ✍ Y ou can bundle t he AC adap ter cable alon g with oth er cables to keep them tid y . Snap open the cable clamp, route the ca bles thro ug h it, and then sn ap the c able cl amp back shu t as s hown below: T o dis connec t your co mput er compl etel y from AC power , unplug the AC adapter .
24 nN Getting Started Connecting the Wireless K e yboard A wire less ke yboard a nd four AA alk aline batt eries fo r use in the keyboa rd are supplie d with y our comp uter. Bef ore att emptin g to use t he wirele ss k eyboar d, you mus t instal l the ba tteries and estab lish co mmunic ation bet ween the compu ter an d the keyboa rd.
25 nN Getting Started 7 Replace the back panel cov er . See Removing and Replacing the Back Panel Co ver (page 19) f or the pr ocedure..
26 nN Getting Started ✍ Y ou can check the batter y indicat or ( or ) in the LC D window on the wireles s keyboard f or its batte ry po wer level. If the wireles s keyboa rd does no t operate prop erly , the batterie s may need to be replaced.
27 nN Getting Started Connecting the Wirele ss Mouse A wireless mouse and two AA alkali ne batteries for use in the mous e are suppl ied with your computer. Be fore attempt ing to use the wir eless mouse, you m ust ins tall the batte ries and establ ish commu nica tion betwe en your co mputer and the mouse .
28 nN Getting Started 4 Slide t he power s witch o n the bo ttom of t he mouse t o the ON posi tion. 5 Pres s the CONNECT button (1) on the back of the co mputer. 6 Pres s the CONNECT button on the bot tom of th e mouse wi thin 10 s econds fr om step 5.
29 nN Getting Started 7 Replace the back panel cov er . See Removing and Replacing the Back Panel Co ver (page 19) f or the pr ocedure. ✍ If the wireless mo use does n ot opera te properly, the batteries m ay need t o be replaced .
30 nN Getting Started Preparing f or VESA Mounti ng Your co mputer compl ies with the VE SA (Video Elec tronics S tandards Assoc iation) mounting standa rd (100 mm x 1 00 mm) and is equipp ed with four hol es on its back pa nel for c onnectin g to yo ur mo unting sy stem.
31 nN Getting Started 3 Use the four hol es (3) for mountin g by f ollowin g the inst r uction s descr ibe d in the ma nual that c ame wi th your mounting syste m.
32 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid lo sing uns aved data , be su re to shut do wn your comput er prop erly, as descr ibed b elow. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off a ny peri pherals c onnected to the c omputer .
33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction des cribe s how to ge t the mo st out of us ing y our VAIO computer . ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 34) ❑ Usin g t he M o.
34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K eyboard A wire less k eyboa rd is s upplied wi th yo ur compu ter. The wi reless k eyboard uses a s tandard k ey a rrangem ent with additiona l keys that pe rform s pecific function s. The VAIO- Link We b site ( http://www.
35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ Illust rated ab ove is th e Engl ish keyboa rd as an ex ample . A Function keys P erform cer tain task s. The task as sociated w ith each f unction ke y va ries a mong soft war e appl ic ation s e xcept t he f ollo wing combinations with the Fn key .
36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer E Slee p bu tto n Provide s f or the lower level of pow er cons umption . Fo r de tail s on pow er manag ement , se e Using the P ower Saving Mode (page 101 ) . F PO WER swit ch Slide th e PO WER swit ch to turn on and off the wireless k eyboard .
37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer A Key b o a r d fe e t Flip open t o adjust th e keyboard angle. B CONNECT button (page 24) Pre ss to en ab le t he wir eles s k ey board to co mmun ica te wi th the comp uter . C Batt ery compartment Sto rage comp artment f or th e AA ba tte ries .
38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Mouse A wire less mo use is s upplied with y our comp uter. Using the Wireless Mou se The wi reless optical mouse ha s no c ables to plug i n and u ses a li ght-emit tin g diode ( LED) ins tead of a ball .
39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer A Left b utton Click or double-clic k the left b utton to select it ems. T o drag and drop item s, hold the left button down w hile slidi ng the m ouse, then re lease the button to drop the item . B Central wheel Rotate the centr al wheel to scroll up or down a page.
40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Adjusting the Mouse Functions 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Mous e un der Hard ware and Sound . The Mouse Pr operties win dow appears.
41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h a bui lt-in MOT ION EYE camera. The bu ilt-in MOTION E YE camera a dds vid eo functio nalit y to in stant m essagi ng soft ware and v ideo edi ting s oftware.
42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ The b uilt-i n MOT ION EYE camera can not be shar ed by more than one softw are applica tion. If another softwa re applicat ion is usin g the camera , exit the appli cation b efore using t he bui lt-in MOTION EYE camera.
43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omput er is eq uipped with an optical disc dr ive. To insert a disc ! Be sure to attac h the 8cm di sc adapte r to an 8cm disc bef ore insert ing th e disc into t he optical disc drive sl ot.
44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To remove a d isc ! The drive ejec t button is disabl ed when your com puter is turned off. Do not remov e the opt ical disc when your compu ter is in S leep mode. Doing so may cause th e compute r to malfunct ion. Be sure not to pull ou t the opti cal disc f orcefully bef ore it compl etely sl ides ou t.
45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your com puter pl ays and r ecords CDs , DVDs, a nd Blu-ray Di scs ™ , depend ing on the model you pu rchase d. Chec k you r specif ication s for the ty pe of optica l disc dri ve instal led on your mode l.
46 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- .
47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! This p roduct i s design ed to playback discs that con form to the Comp act Disc D igit al Audio standard speci fications (CD Stand ard) . A D ualDisc is a t wo sided disc produc t whi ch ma tes DV D rec orded materi al on one s ide wi th di gital audi o mater ial o n the othe r side .
48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! T o pla y copyright pro tected Blu-ray Discs co ntinu ously , you nee d to upda te the AACS key . Note that the AACS key upda te requ ires I nternet access. As with ot her optical media dev ices, circumstances m ay limit co mpatibil ity or preve nt Blu -ray Disc playb ack.
49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Use only Sony recomm ended s oftware, which is p reinsta lled on your co mputer, to write dat a to a di sc. Other software p rograms may not be fu lly c ompat ible and erro rs may result.
50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on pla y ing discs To ac hieve op timum p erforma nce when p laying d iscs, y ou shoul d foll ow these r ecommen dations. ❑ Some CD play ers a nd comput ers' optical disc dr ives may not be able to play audio CDs created with t he CD-R or CD-RW disc medi a.
51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing CDs To pl ay an au dio CD 1 Inser t a disc into the optical disc dr ive. 2 If nothing appears on the desktop, then click Start , All Programs , and the desire d CD so ftware to play the CD . If the Audi o CD windo w appears , click to sele ct an o ption.
52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l r unning software a pplicati ons. 2 Inser t a D VD into the opt ical disc dr ive. 3 If nothing appears on the desktop, then click Start , All Programs , and the desired D VD software to play the D V D .
53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla ying Blu-ra y Discs ! The Blu-ray D isc playba ck functio n is avail able on sel ected mod els only . See the on line Specific ations to find the type of you r optical disc drive, and then Reading and W ritin g O ptical Discs (page 45 ) to find abou t the sup porte d disc medi a.
54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the TV Function Your comp uter have on e or two hyb rid TV tuner boar ds insta lled along with the Micr osoft Wind ows Vista Home Pr emium operati ng sy stem which in clude s Windows Media Center that enab les TV program viewing , recor ding, a nd playb ack.
55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect yo ur computer to te rrestrial or cabl e TV services ✍ Y ou need to remov e the back pa nel cover fro m the compu ter befo re setting u p the TV conne ction. See Remo ving and Repl acin g the Back Pane l Co ver (pag e 19) for th e pro ced ure.
56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Remote Commander A remo te comman der is suppl ied with y our com puter for using M edia Ce nter featur es, inc luding TV chann el sele ction.
57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer A P ause X butto n Press to pau se me dia playback. Press again to resume playback. Stop x butt on Press to st op medi a playback or TV recording se ssion. F orw ard M butto n Press to fast-forward media at three speeds.
58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer E Guide button Pres s to vie w the TV prog ram gu ide fo r y our ar ea. F Alph anum eric b uttons Press to select specific channels or enter te xt. (Press ENTER or OK to activ ate the channel s election.) G CLE AR b utton Press to backspace an d delete entered text.
59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore y ou use the re mote commander Before using th e remo te comm ander, y ou nee d to inse rt the suppl ied AA m anganes e batte ries to enable c ommuni catio n between t he com puter and the remote comm ander. To insert batte ries 1 T ur n the remote comm ander ov er .
60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 3 Inser t the su pplied two A A batter ies i nto the remote comm ander . 4 Put the b atter y c ov er back on the r emote com mander and slide it in t he rev erse dir ection of the arr ow illustrated ab ov e until the cover clicks into plac e.
61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Setting up Windows Media Center The fi rst time you laun ch Wi ndows Me dia Center , the setup wiz ard will po p up. To configur e the TV tun er, click Custom setup and follow th e on-scr een ins tructio ns.
62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Setting up TV Enhance pour V AIO TV Enhance pour VAIO is availabl e on Fr ench mod els s old in F rance o nly. TV Enhance pour VAIO allows yo u to watch and reco rd free- to-air standar d defi nition and high d efinition digit al terr estrial TV im provin g your m ultime dia ex perienc e.
63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using PC Cards PC Card s allow y ou to con nect por table exte rnal dev ices to y our comp uter. Inser t ing a PC Card ! Some PC Card s or their func tions may not be compatib le with yo ur comput er . Y ou do not need to shu t down your compu ter before in serting or removi ng a PC Card.
64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ Some devi ces may not function properly if you con tinuo usly switch t o Normal mo de from Sl eep mode. Fo r some PC Card s, if you alt ernate between Normal m ode and Sl eep mode wh ile the card is inse rted, you may find t hat the devi ce connec ted to yo ur system t hrough t he PC car d is not re cogni zed.
65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a PC Card Foll ow the steps bel ow to remove the PC Card while your compu ter is on. If it is not re moved pro perly, yo ur system may not work prope rly. To remove a P C Card ✍ T o remove a PC Card when your compu ter is off, skip step s 1 to 7.
66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the ExpressCard Module Your c omput er is eq uipped with eithe r a Uni versa l Expre ssCard ™ slot * o r an E xpressCa rd ™ /34 slot * for transferr ing data amon g digital came ras, ca mcorder s, mu sic pl ayers, and oth er audio /video devi ces.
67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting an ExpressCard Module ! Y our computer is delivered with a slot prote ctor in the Ex pressCard sl ot. Remove the slot pr otector bef ore you use the slot. Use care when insertin g or removing the Express Card modul e from the slot.
68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Insert th e Expr essCard sl ot prot ector to protect agains t debris en te ring the slot when not using an Express Card module . Before movi ng your computer , be sure to inse rt the ExpressC ard slot prot ector into the slot.
69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing an ExpressCard Module Foll ow the steps belo w to remov e the Ex pressCa rd modul e whil e your com puter is on. If i t is n ot remov ed proper ly, you r system m ay not work prope rly. To remov e an Exp res sCard mo dule ✍ T o remove an Express Card mod ule when you r comput er is off, skip steps 1 to 7.
70 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stick Media Memo ry Stick med ia is a comp act, por table, and ver satile IC reco rding medi a espec ially desig ned for exchangi ng an d sha ring digital data with com patibl e produc ts, suc h as di gital c ameras, mobil e phon es and o ther devices .
71 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore Y ou Use t he Memor y Stic k Media The Me mory St ick sl ot on y our comp uter can accommo date bot h stand ard- an d Duo-si ze med ia and su pport M emory S tick PRO an d Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo me dia wit h high sp eed and high c apacity c apabil ities.
72 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing a Memory Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Loca te the M emo r y Sti ck slot (pa ge 17) . 2 Hold t he Memo r y Stick me dia wit h the arr ow pointing toward the Mem or y St ick slot. 3 Careful ly slid e the M emor y Stick media into the s lot until it clicks into place.
73 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To view the con tents of the Me mory Stick med ia 1 Click St art and Compu ter to open th e Computer window . 2 Double-click the M emor y Sti ck media ic on to view the l ist of dat a files sav ed in the Mem or y Stick m edia.
74 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 5 Click St art . 6 At the c onfir mati on promp t, click OK . The for matting process star ts. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick media d ependin g on th e media. 7 Once co mplete d, cli ck OK . 8 Click Close .
75 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 Acce ss indi cator l ight is o ff . 2 Push th e Memor y Stick media in toward the computer. The Mem or y S tick media ejec ts. 3 Pull th e Memor y Stick media o ut of the slot.
76 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards In additi on to the Memory S tick sl ot and Exp ressCard slot, your compute r is equi pped with an SD memory ca rd slo t. You c an use thi s slot to transfe r data among d igital ca meras, camc orders, m usic players, and othe r aud io/video devices .
77 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing a Memory Card To insert a memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card sl ot (page 17) . 2 Hold the m emor y card wi th the arrow poin ting toward the memor y c ard slot. 3 Careful ly slid e the memo r y ca rd in to the slo t until it clicks int o place.
78 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memor y card while the Medi a Acce ss indicat or ligh t is on. If you do, the card or its dat a may beco me damage d. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the Media Acce ss indi cator l ight is o ff .
79 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter ne t Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connection Before you can conne ct to the In ternet , you need to con nect your c ompute r to a tel ephone line w ith a telep hone c able (no t suppli ed). On ce yo u have set up y our telep hone c able con nection, y ou are r eady to c onnec t to the Inte rnet.
80 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To set up a dial-up connection to the Intern et 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel 2 Click Connect to th e Internet und er Network and Internet . The Connect to th e Internet window appears. 3 Click Dial-up . 4 F oll ow the on-sc reen ins tru ctions.
81 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireles s LAN (WL AN), all yo ur digital devi ces with bui lt-in WL AN function ality com munic ate freely with eac h other th rough a netwo rk. A WL AN is a netwo rk in w hich a use r can connec t to a Local Area Networ k (LAN) thr ough a wir eless (radio) connec tion.
82 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer IEEE 80 2.11b/ g is a wire less LA N sta ndard, using th e 2.4 GH z bandwi dth. Th e IEEE 802.11 g standar d provi des hi gh-spe ed commu nica tions, faster than the IEEE 80 2.
83 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc networ k is a networ k in whic h a LA N is create d only by the wi rele ss devi ces them selv es, with n o other centra l contr oller or a ccess point. Eac h dev ice com municate s direc tly with other d evices in the ne twork.
84 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! The IEE E 802.11 n stan dard, using th e 2.4 or 5 GH z bandw idth, i s not ava ilab le on ad- hoc net work s. ✍ Y ou need to remove t he back pa nel co ver from th e compute r to access t he WLAN switch.
85 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructur e network is a n etwork tha t extends an exist ing wired local network to wirele ss devi ces by pro vidin g an acce ss poin t (not suppl ied), for ex ample the Sony Acce ss Poin t.
86 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To conne ct to a wirele ss net work ✍ Y ou need to remove t he back pa nel co ver from th e compute r to access t he WLAN switch. See R emoving and R eplac ing t he Bac k Panel Cover (pag e 19) f or the pro cedure. 1 Make sure an ac cess point is set up.
87 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ication To stop wireless LA N communication 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 2 Double-clic k Networ k Connections and V AIO Smart Network . 3 Click the button next to the WLAN icon.
88 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VAIO c ompute r by usi ng the various p orts on the c ompute r. ❑ Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) De vice (page 89) ❑ Connecting a Printer (page 91) ❑ Connecting an i.
89 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prev ent yo ur compu ter an d/or USB device s from da mage, av oid any shock or force to the USB por ts when movi ng the compute r with USB dev ices co nnect ed.
90 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an di sconnec t a USB floppy disk drive when your c ompute r is o n or off . Disc onnecti ng the drive whe n the compu ter is in Slee p mod e may ca use th e com puter to malf unct ion.
91 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n conn ect a Wi ndows- comp atible pr inter to your compu ter to print do cument s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n conn ect a U SB printer comp atible wi th your v ersion of Windo ws to th e comp uter.
92 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our comput er is equi pped with an i.LINK por t, which you c an use to con nect to an i.LINK device such as a digital video camcorde r . ❑ The i.
93 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital vi deo cam corder 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 int o the DV In/ Out por t (3) on th e digi tal vide o camcor der.
94 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You can co nnect yo ur compute r to 100BASE -TX/1 0BAS E-T-typ e networks with an Ethernet ne twork cabl e. Connect one end of a netwo rk cabl e (not s upplied) to the n etwork (Et hernet) p ort on the back of th e compute r and the othe r end to y our network .
95 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! T elep hone lines can not be con nected t o the network (L AN) connect or on your comp uter . If the netwo rk (LAN) conn ector is con nected to t he telepho ne lines ment ioned bel ow, high electric current to the conne ctor may ca use dama ge, overhe ating, or fire .
96 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer 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, yo u will learn how to us e and cus tomize t he look of your Sony softwa re an d utilities , etc.
97 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word Use one of the B IOS func tions to set the pas sword. Once you ha ve se t the pass word, you will be promp ted to en ter th e passwor d afte r the VA IO logo a ppears to star t your compute r.
98 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the P ow er-on P ass word The po wer-on p assword is provided to pro tect your c omputer from unau thorize d access. ! Once y ou ha ve set th e power-on passwo rd, you canno t start y our co mputer wit hout ent ering the passwo rd.
99 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P o wer-on P ass word To change or remove th e power- on password 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. 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 when t he V AIO logo appears.
100 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with 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 V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center .
101 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Mode In ad dition to t he nor mal op erating m ode, wh ich allo ws yo u to turn o ff spec ific de vice s, yo ur compu ter ha s a dist inct p ower savin g mode called S leep mode. Using Nor mal Mode This is the normal st ate of the comput er when it is in use.
102 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns off the LCD scree n and pl aces the ha rd disk drive and the CPU into a low power c onsumpti on mode . The orange power light is on duri ng this mode. ! T urn off you r comput er if you do not i ntend t o use it fo r a long p eriod o f time.
103 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Configur ing Y our Modem Before you can start us ing you r inter nal mo dem (not all m odem are built-i n), or e ach time you u se your modem while tr aveling , make s ure that t he countr y of the ac tive lo catio n defin ed in the Phone and Modem Options window matche s the cou ntry you ar e dialin g from.
104 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer 9 Check that your mode m is lis ted on the Modems tab. If your modem is not l isted, cl ick Add and follow the wizard. 10 Click Appl y/OK . Y o ur modem is confi gured. ! Before appl ying new co untr y sett ings, make sure your phon e cable is discon nected f rom your compu ter .
105 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer 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.
106 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the func tional ity of you r comp uter, you can increas e the mem ory by i nstalli ng optio nal memor y modules . Before you upgr ade your compute r's memor y, read the notes and proc edures in the following pages .
107 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter ❑ Use the s pecial bag del ivered with the memor y m odule or wrap the m odule in al uminum foil to protect it from ESD .
108 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the compu ter , tur n off all p erip heral devices, and d isconne ct per iph eral devices from the acce ssible po r ts and ja ck s.
109 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter 7 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).
110 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter 9 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.
111 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 3 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n f older i n the V AIO Control Center wi ndow .
112 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Adding the Hard Disk D rive If yo ur comp uter is a VG C-LT se ries model, it is equ ipped w ith an open inter nal bay to hold a n addit ional 3.
113 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Installing an Add itional Hard Disk Driv e To install an additio nal hard disk drive 1 Shut down the compu ter , tur n off all p erip heral devices, and d isconne ct per iph eral devices from the acce ssible po r ts and ja ck s.
114 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter 6 Unscr e w the t hree sc rews (3) secur ing th e dri ve holder . 7 Pull ou t the dr ive holder (4) from th e hard disk dr ive bay and set it as ide.
115 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter 8 Place a new drive into the dr ive holder and alig n the ho les on ea ch si de of th e dri ve ba y . 9 Secur e the dr ive to the d rive hold er with s crews, through the ho les o n each side of the d rive hold er .
116 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter 11 Repla ce the har d disk bay cov er and tight en the s crews. 12 Connect t he AC adapter and t he per iphera l devices that you discon nected in step 3 . 13 Replace the back panel cov er . See Removing and Replacing the Back Panel Co ver (page 19) f or the pr ocedure.
117 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Identify ing the Additional Hard Di sk Space When y ou initia lize the new hard dis k, it mus t be c onfigure d as an ex tended partitio n in Win dows NT f ile syst em (NT FS) form at. To identif y the addi tional hard disk space 1 Log on to Windows a s a user wi th admi nistrator r ights.
118 nN Precau tions Precautions This sect ion desc ribes s afety gui deli nes and pr ecautio ns to h elp you p rotec t your VAI O com puter fr om poten tial dam age.
119 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 computer near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the s urface of the LCD s creen o r e xer t press ure on i t.
120 nN Precau tions On Using the P o wer Source ❑ See the o nline Spec ifications to check the power op eration of your mod el. ❑ 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 . ❑ Y ou can pur chase a p ower stri p with a surge pr otector.
121 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabin et with a soft cl oth, whi ch is dr y or li ghtly moi stene d with a mi ld dete rgent so lution . Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad , scour ing pow der , or solvent such a s alcoho l or ben zine, as thes e may damage t he fini sh of your compu ter .
122 nN Precau tions ❑ Use only speci fied pe riph eral equip ment an d interface cables; othe rwise, problems may occur . ❑ Do not us e cut o r damaged conne ction c ables. ❑ If your computer is br ought d irectly fr om a col d locati on to a war m one, mois ture may conden se in side the comput er .
123 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touch the lens prote ction cov er of the built-in MOTION EYE ca mera, as it ma y caus e scratches on the cover and such s cratches wi ll app ear on the captu red i mages.
124 nN Precau tions On Handling Flopp y Disks ❑ Do not ope n the s hutter manua lly o r touch t he surface of the floppy disk. ❑ K eep flop p y disks away from ma gnets. ❑ K eep flop p y dis ks awa y from direc t sunligh t and ot her sour ces of h eat.
125 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the s urface of the disc . ❑ Do not dr op or ben d the di sc. ❑ Finger prin ts and d ust on t he surface of a disc may cause read e rrors.
126 nN Precau tions ❑ An 8cm disc ada pter exclusively desig ned for your model is p rovided for use of 8c m discs on your compute r . ❑ Be sur e to a ttach the adapter to a n 8cm di sc before using it on your co mputer.
127 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones Preventing hearing damag e – Av oid usin g headp hones at high volu me. Heari ng exp erts adv ise agai nst cont inuous , loud and ext ended p lay. If yo u expe rience a ringi ng in you r ears, reduce the volum e or dis continue use.
128 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stic k Media ❑ Do not touc h the M emor y Stick media conne ctor with your finger or metal lic objec ts. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label suppl ied with th e Memo r y Sti ck media as a labe l. ❑ Do not ben d, dro p , or appl y stron g sho ck to the Memor y Stick medi a.
129 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk drive has a hig h storag e dens ity and r eads or writes data in a short t ime. Howev er, it ca n be ea sily da maged by mec hanic al vibr ation, s hock, or dust.
130 nN Precau tions On Updating Y our C omputer Confirm that th e latest u pdates hav e been insta lled on y our com puter us ing the fol lowin g softw are appli cations s o that th e compute r ca n run mor e effici ently .
131 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b les hooti ng This sectio n des cribes h ow to s olve c ommon problem s yo u might encoun ter when usin g your VAIO c ompute r. Many proble ms have s imple solutio ns. T ry thes e sugges tions before c ontacting VAIO -Link.
132 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comput er is secur ely plugg ed into a power source an d tur ned on. Make sure the power indica tor shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure t he floppy disk dr ive (if app lica ble) is empty .
133 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "Pres s <F1> to resume, <F2 > to setup " appe ars at th e bottom of the sc reen, follow thes e ste ps: 1 Pres s the F2 key .
134 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y computer or softw are stops resp onding? ❑ If your comput er sto ps resp onding while a so ftware app licatio n is r unn ing, pres s the Alt + F4 keys to close the ap plica tion window .
135 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep mode? Your comput er may becom e unsta ble if th e oper ating mod e is ch anged b efore the co mputer c omple tely ente rs Sle ep mode . To restore you r computer to normal oper ating stability 1 Close al l open pr ograms.
136 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the Web site of the game i f there ar e any patche s or upd ates to downloa d. ❑ Make sure you have installed the lates t video dr iver .
137 nN T r oublesho oting System Security How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as vir uses? The Mi crosoft W indows op erating s ystem i s prein stalled on your comp uter.
138 nN T r oublesho oting Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Wh y does the vie wer windo w sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built- in MO TION EY E cam era cannot be sha red by more than one so ftware applic ation. If another software applic ation is using the camera , exit the applic ation before using t he built-in MO TION EY E camer a.
139 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y do the images ca ptured b y the bui lt-in MO TION EY E camera f lic ker ? This problem occu rs when you use t he cam era under fluore scent li ghts d ue to th e mismatc h betwe en lighti ng outp ut frequen cy a nd shutter speed.
140 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do i f my computer be comes unstab le when it enter s a pow er sa ving mode while the b uilt-in MO TION EYE camera is in use? ❑ Do not pla ce your com puter int o Slee p mode while you are us ing th e built-in MOTION EYE ca mera.
141 nN T r oublesho oting 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 com puter and the wall ja ck. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is worki ng. Plug the cable i nto an o rdinar y telephone and li sten for a di al tone.
142 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? Your c omput er is eq uipped with a V.92/ V. 90 co mpatib le mode m. Many fa ctor s may in fluenc e mode m connec tion s peed, inclu ding tele phone li ne nois e or com patibili ty with telepho ne equi pment, su ch as fax ma chin es or o ther m odems.
143 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on av ailab ility is a ff ect ed by distanc e and o bstr uctio ns. Y ou m a y n eed to move your computer aw ay from obst ruct ions or clos er to any ac cess poin t you ma y be u sing.
144 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is the data tr ansf er speed slo w? ❑ The wi reless LA N data transfer speed is affected by d istance and obstr ucti ons between devices and a ccess p oints. O ther factors incl ude device conf igurations, radi o condit ions, and s oftware c ompatibil ity .
145 nN T r oublesho oting What are channels? ❑ Wireles s LAN communica tion oc curs o n divide d frequen cy ba nds known as chann els. Third- par t y wirel ess LAN access poin t channel s may be pres et to d iff eren t channel s fro m Sony devices.
146 nN T r oublesho oting Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your co mputer is tryin g to read may be dirty o r dam aged. Fol low these steps: 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow next to the Shut down button and Rest art to restar t the computer.
147 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y a disc p roperly on m y computer? ❑ Make sure the d isc is inse r ted into the optic al disc dri ve with the label side facing toward you. ❑ Make sure t he neces sar y program(s) i s instal led ac cordi ng to the manufacturer's in str uction s.
148 nN T r oublesho oting 5 Double-click the op tical di sc dr ive de vice t o open a lis t of the o ptical d isc dr ives of your comp uter . 6 Double-click the de sired d rive. Y ou can confir m the dr iver software by sele cting the Driver tab, and clicking Driv er Details .
149 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Make sure you neith er la unch any software appl ication nor al low any to laun ch autom atical ly , not ev en a sc reen saver .
150 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our computer scr een may go b lank if th e comput er enters Sleep mode. If the compu ter is in Sl eep mode, press the power button on the computer or the s leep button on the wir eless ke yboard or the remote c ommand er to br ing th e comp uter back into Nor m al mod e.
151 nN T r oublesho oting How do I run Windows Aero? ! This Q & A entr y appl ies to sel ected model s only . To run W indows Aero, f ollow t hese step s: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Customize co lors under Appearance and Per sonalization .
152 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the pr in ter cable is s ecurely connec ted to th e por ts on the p r inter an d comp uter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s compa tible with the Wind ows operating s ystem i nstalled on your comp uter .
153 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? If yo u are us ing an external mi crophon e, mak e sure th e micro phone is turned on and is proper ly plugg ed into the micr ophon e jack on your com puter.
154 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I do not hear audio input from the b uilt-in micro phone through the b uilt- in speak ers or if the b uilt-in micro phone does not work? Foll ow these s teps to di sable the ac oustic e cho canc eller function: 1 T ur n on t he compute r .
155 nN T r oublesho oting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure the p ower s witch o n the bo ttom of th e wirele ss mous e is in the ON position . ❑ Make sure anoth er mous e is not c onnected . ❑ Make sure the s uppli ed AA ba tter ies ar e proper ly i nstalle d.
156 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers 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.
157 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The l anguage layo ut of yo ur wire less ke yboard is label ed on t he pac kaging bo x. If y ou ch oose a di fferen t regiona l keyboa rd when yo u comp lete th e Windows setup , the key confi guration will be m ismatch ed.
158 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when the drive is connected ? Your com puter does n ot recog nize the floppy disk dri ve. Firs t, mak e sure th e USB cab le is pr operly connec ted to th e USB port.
159 nN T r oublesho oting PC Cards What should I do if m y P C Card does not work? ❑ Make sure the P C Card is ins er ted proper ly . See Inser ting a PC Ca r d (pag e 63) for more inform ation. ❑ Make sure the P C Card is comp atible with the M icrosoft W indows operating system insta lled on your co mputer.
160 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer recog nize atta ched de vices? For so me PC Cards, if you alternat e between Nor mal mode and Sl eep mode while the ca rd is inserte d into the PC Car d slot, your computer may n ot recog nize the P C Card or the c onnected d evice.
161 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If it is promp ted that the i .LINK devic e seem s to be disconne cted or tur ned off, the i.LINK cable may not be secur ely plugged into the port on your compute r or camcorde r.
162 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I do not hear the sound fr om the device co nnected to the OPTICAL OUT por t? Once you have connec ted a de vice to the OPTICAL OUT port , you ne ed to chan ge the d evice for sou nd output if yo u want to he ar sound from the devic e.
163 nN T r oublesho oting How do I output the Dolby Digita l or DTS sound through an S/PDIF -compatible de vice? To outp ut the Do lby D igital or DT S sound from a di sc thr ough an S/PDIF- compati ble devi ce co nnected to your computer , follow t hese s teps: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel .
164 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stic k Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stic k media, which were f ormatted on a V AIO computer , on othe r de vices? You may need to reformat y our Mem ory Sti ck medi a. Form atting Mem ory St ick m edia eras es all data, i nclud ing mu sic data prev iously save d on it .
165 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, check the USB device is tur ned o n and usi ng its own power supply . F or example, if you are usi ng a di gital camera, che ck if the ba tter y is charged .
166 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This section conta ins inform ation o n where to go for answers to questi ons a bout your VAIO c omputer. Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the follow ing so urces for an swers i n the sequ ence lis ted bel ow.
167 nN Support Options e-Suppor t What is e-Suppor t? You hav e searc hed our u ser guid es and Web site ( http: //suppor t.vaio . sony .eu ) but hav e not fou nd an an swer to y our ques tion/ issue?.
168 nN Support Options Can I submit m y questions at an y time? Yes, y ou can su bmit y our ques tions 24 /7, but k eep in mind that o ur e-Su pport Team ca n only treat yo ur queri es from Monday till F riday between 8am and 6pm.
169 nN Support Options T r ademar ks Sony, Bat tery Chec ker, Cl ick to DVD, Cl ick to D VD BD, D Vgate Plu s, SonicS tage Mas tering Studio, V AIO Contr ol Center , VAIO Edit Compo nents, VAIO Me dia.
170 nN Support Options My Club VA IO uses Mac romedia Flash ™ P layer sof tware by Mac romedia, Inc., Copyri ght © 1995-200 3 Macromed ia, Inc. Al l rights r eserv ed.
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