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N User Guide P erson al Computer VPCL 12 Series.
2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................ ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 4 Finding M ore about Your VAIO Co mputer ....... ............. 5 Ergono mic Cons ideratio ns ......................... ............. ...... 7 Getting Started .
3 nN Precauti ons ............... ................... ............. ............. ......... 10 4 Safety I nformatio n ............ ............. ............. ............. .. 105 Care and Maintenan ce Info rmation ............ ............. .. 108 Handling Your Com puter .
4 nN Before Use > Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on your pur chase o f this Sony VA IO ® compute r and welc ome to the on-s creen User Guide . Sony ha s combin ed lea ding-edg e tech nology in audi o, video, compu ting, an d com municati ons to provide you with a state -of-the-ar t computi ng exper ience.
5 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V A IO Computer Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion prov ides suppo rt in formation about y our VAIO co mputer . 1. Printed Documentation ❑ Quick Star t Guide — A n ov er view of compone nts conn ection, s et-up infor mation, etc.
6 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V A IO Computer 3. Suppor t W eb Sites If yo u have an y pro blem w ith the co mputer , visit the VAIO -Link we b site at http: //www.vaio-link.com for troublesh ooting guid ance. Some ot her infor matio n resourc es are a lso ava ilable: ❑ The Club V AIO communi ty at h ttp://club- vaio .
7 nN Before Use > Ergon omi c Considerations Ergonomic Considerations Whenev er po ssible , 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 – Pla ce the displ ay directly i n front of you.
8 nN Before Use > Ergon omi c Considerations ❑ Viewing angle of the displa y – Us e the d isplay tilting feature to find the best p osition. Y ou can reduce eye strain and muscle fatigue by adjust ing the tilt o f the disp lay to the proper positio n.
9 nN Getting Sta rted > Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started using your V AIO com puter. ❑ Locating Controls a nd P or ts (pag e 10) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (page.
10 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to id entify the contr ols and ports s hown on t he followi ng pag es. ! The appea rance of your comp uter may be di fferent fr om those i llustrat ed in this man ual due to variations in specif ications .
11 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bac k ! The ar ea around t he air exh aust vent (3 ) become s extremely hot while y our compu ter is on.
12 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Right A Opti cal di sc driv e (pa ge 38) B Manual e ject hole ( page 13 7) C Driv e ejec t b utton (page 38) D INPUT SELECT butt on * (pag e .
13 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Left A "Mem or y Stick D uo" slo t* 1 (page 57 ) B Media Acc ess in dicator (p age 14) C SD memor y card sl ot (page 64 ) D i.
14 nN Getting Sta rted > About the Indicator Lights About the Indicator Lights Your c omput er is eq uipped with th e followin g indi cator l ights: Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates in green while the computer is on, illuminat es in orange while the computer is in S leep mod e, and tur ns off when t he computer is tur ned off .
15 nN Getting Sta rted > Setting Up Y our Computer Setting Up Y our Computer Connecting a P o wer Source You nee d a powe r cord to con nect your c ompute r to an A C power source .
16 nN Getting Sta rted > Setting Up Y our Computer To connect t he power cord 1 Plug on e end of the power cord (1) int o the AC outlet (2). 2 Route the p ower cord thr ough the ho le (3 ) of the pr op-up st and and pl ug the other end into th e AC input por t (4) on the compu ter .
17 nN Getting Sta rted > Shutting Down Y our Computer Safel y Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid lo sing uns aved data , be sure to shut do wn you r comput er prop erly, as desc ribed b elow. To shut dow n your computer 1 T urn off any per iphe rals conn ected to the comp uter .
18 nN Getting Sta rted > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode Using the P ow er Sa ving Mode In ad dition to t he nor mal oper ating mode , your compute r has a d istinct power savi ng mode c alled Sl eep mo de. ! T urn off y our comp uter if yo u do not inten d to use it for an ext ende d perio d of time .
19 nN Getting Sta rted > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode Using Sleep M ode To activate Sle ep mode Click Sta rt , the arrow next to the Shut down button, an d Sleep . ✍ Alternati vely , you can press th e sleep butt on on the wi reless ke yboard or the remote com mander (if supplied) to pl ace your comp uter into Sleep mo de.
20 nN Getting Sta rted > Updating Y our Computer Updating Y our Computer Be sure to upda te your VAIO com puter wi th the fo llowin g softwar e applic ations so that t he compu ter can run more efficien tly and secu rely.
21 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Y our V AIO C omputer This se ction des cribe s how to ge t the mo st out of using y our VAI O compu ter. ❑ Using the K eyboard ( page 22) ❑ Usin g the.
22 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the K eyboard 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 tandar d key a rrangem ent with additiona l keys that pe rform s pecific function s.
23 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the K eyboard ! T o ma intain good co mmunicat ion, opera te the wirel ess keyb oard within the dist ance limi tatio ns of keybo ard: 10 m fro m your com pu ter . Y ou cann ot use the wirel ess keyb oard in conju nction with the H DMI/VI DEO in put fu nction (page 4 8) .
24 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the K eyboard ✍ Illust rated ab ove is th e Engl ish keyboa rd as an ex ample . A Function keys P er f o r m cer t ain task s.
25 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the K eyboard F Zo om butt on s Chan ge the size of an im age or a doc umen t displayed on some software . Pres s to make the view look smal ler and fur ther aw ay (z oom out). Pres s to make the view look bigge r and clos er (zoom in).
26 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the K eyboard A Key b o ar d fe e t Flip open t o put the wir eless keyboard in a mor e 'ergono mic' positio n. B CONNECT button (page 27) Pre ss to enab le the wi reles s key board to comm unicate w ith the comp uter .
27 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the K eyboard To connect t he wireless keyboard ! T o co nnect the wi reless key board, it must be lo cated with in a range of 30 cm to 1 m fro m the compu ter . 1 Make sure the s uppli ed two AA batter ies ar e proper l y installe d.
28 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Mouse Using the Mouse A wire less mo use is s upplied with y our comp uter. The wi reless mo use ha s no cab les to plug in a nd use s a light -emittin g diod e (LED) instead o f a bal l. Using the Wireless Mou s e Two AA al kaline ba tteries ar e suppli ed with you r wirele ss mouse .
29 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Mouse ! T o ma intain good co mmunicat ion, operate the wirel ess mou se within the distan ce limit ation s of mouse: 10 m from your comp uter . If you find your wireless mo use not work ing, for exam ple afte r you used the mou se with anot her V A IO model, recon nect the mouse.
30 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Mouse A Left b utton Click or d ouble-cl ick the left bu tton to select items. 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 .
31 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Mouse To connect t he wireless mouse ! T o co nnect t he wire less mo use, it must be loc ated wi thi n a range of 30 cm to 1 m from the comput er . 1 Make sure the s uppli ed two AA batter ies ar e proper l y installe d.
32 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Mouse Adjusting the Mouse Functions 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel . 2 Click Mous e under Ha r dware and Sound .
33 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the T ouch Scr e en Using the T ouch Screen Embedd ed infrar ed opt ical se nsors o f your c ompute r's touc h screen en able d irect i nteraction w ith the compu ter usin g your finger (s).
34 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the T ouch Scr e en Gesture D escription T ap T ap on the touch screen once with a f inger . This ges ture is equiv alent to a click with a m ouse. Double-tap T ap on the touch screen twice in quick succession with a finger .
35 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the T ouch Scr e en ✍ Y ou can disable the to uch scre en functi on with the Co ntro l Pan el . C lick Start , Control Pan el , Hardware and Sound , a nd Pen an d T ouc h , and then cl ick to cancel the Use your finge r as an inpu t device check box on t he To u c h tab.
36 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the T ouch Scr e en Displa ying the On-screen K eyboard While the touch screen functi on is ena bled, you can u se the on-scree n keyboa rd, in stead of the wir eless k eyboard , for te xt entry . To display the on-scree n keybo ard, simpl y tap on a text entry field.
37 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Built-in Camera Using the Built-in Camera Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h a bui lt-in MOTION EYE camera.
38 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omput er is eq uipped with an optical disc dr ive. Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er .
39 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive To insert a disc 1 T urn on the c ompute r . 2 Press th e dri v e ejec t button (1) or th e Fn+E ke ys to open th e dri ve .
40 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Suppor ted D isc Media Your com puter pl ays and r ecords CDs , DVDs, a nd Blu-ray Disc ™ media , depen ding o n the mo del you p urch ased. See the referenc e ch art below to find out which type o f optic al disc drive supports which ty pes o f media.
41 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive ! This uni t is desi gned to p layback di scs that conform t o the Compact Disc (CD) st andard. D ualDiscs and some mus ic discs enc oded w ith copyri ght protecti on techn ologies do no t conform t o the Compact D isc (CD) stand ard.
42 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Notes on Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Only use c ircular di scs. Do not use dis cs in any other sha pe (star , he ar t, c ard, etc.) , as this may damage the op tical disc dri v e.
43 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Notes on region codes ❑ Region c ode in dicat ors are la beled on the d iscs o r packages to in dica te in wh ich reg ion and on what ty pe of pl ay er you can play the di sc.
44 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Pla ying Discs To pl ay a dis c 1 Inser t a disc into the optical disc dr ive . ! Close all ru nning software appli cation s befo re pl aying a disc. 2 If nothing appear s on the desktop, click Start , All Programs , and your desired software to play the disc.
45 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the TV Function Using the TV Function Your co mputer may h ave a dual DVB-T TV tune r board insta lled. Th e Windows Media Center included in y our oper ating system e nables TV pr ogram v iewing , recordi ng and p layback .
46 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the TV Function To connect yo ur computer to land-based ( terrestrial) or cable TV ser vices ! No TV coaxi al cables are suppl ied with your co mputer . Make sure t hat you h ave a TV coaxi al cable read y beforeha nd.
47 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the TV Function Setting Up the Windo ws Media Center The first t ime you l aunch the Windows Media Center , the setup wizard p ops up . To con figur e the TV tuner, cl ick Custom setup and follow the on-screen inst ruction s.
48 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the HDMI/VIDEO Input Function Using the HDMI/VIDEO Input Fu nction Your com puter may be equippe d with an HDMI INPUT p ort and VIDEO INPUT jacks that ena ble yo u to con nect an ex ternal audio/v ideo device , such as an HDD video reco rder and a video ga me player.
49 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the HDMI/VIDEO Input Function Connecting a n Exter nal A udio/Video De vice To c onnect a n ext ernal a udio/vid eo devic e to the HD MI INPUT port or the VIDEO I NPUT jacks (page 11) , y ou need an HDMI cable or an audi o/video cable with tri ple RCA pl ugs.
50 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the HDMI/VIDEO Input Function Using the HDMI/VIDEO I nput Control Butt ons The HDM I/VIDEO i nput contr ol bu ttons ar e located on the ri ght of y our com.
51 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the HDMI/VIDEO Input Function Us ing the OS D M enu The OSD menu i s provid ed for c ustomiz ing your compute r to sui t your p referenc e.
52 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the HDMI/VIDEO Input Function Using the menu f or the PinP and Swap funct ions The Pi nP function is provid ed for showi ng a smal l sub wind ow on the mai.
53 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Remote Commander Using the Remote Commander If yo ur comp uter sup ports the TV functio n (pa ge 45) , then a remot e command er is s upplied with the compu ter fo r using a wide va riety o f audio /video rela ted so ftware app licat ions, incl uding the Windows Media Center .
54 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Remote Commander ✍ Some butto n functions may not be availabl e. Illust rate d abov e is the En glish re mote comm and er as an exa mple .
55 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Remote Commander C Ba ck bu tton Press to return to the prev ious window . D V olume control b uttons *2 Press to increase (+ ) or decrease (-) the v olume. E Re co rded TV bu tto n Press to view previously r ecor ded T V program s.
56 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Remote Commander R T e letext TV program mode selectio n button Press to activate/deac tivate teletext TV program mode. S ENTE R butt on Pres s to activ ate a f eatur e or an acti on, such as chan nel sele ction or a retur n to th e pr evious chann el.
57 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using "Memory Stick" Using "Memor y Stic k" "Memor y St ick" i s a compa ct, por tabl e, and ver satile I C rec ording m edia es pe.
58 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using "Memory Stick" Inser t ing and Remo ving "Memor y Stic k" To insert "Memory Stick" 1 Loca te the "Mem or y S tick Duo" sl ot (pa ge 13) . 2 Hold "Me mor y Sti ck" with the arrow poin ting toward the sl ot.
59 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using "Memory Stick" ! Before usi ng "Memor y Stic k Micro" ("M 2"), be sure to insert it in to an "M2" Duo adaptor . If you inse rt the media di rectly i nto the "Memor y Stick Duo" slot with out the adap tor , you may not be able to remove it fr om the slo t.
60 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using "Memory Stick" To remove "Memory Stick" ! Do no t remove "Memor y S tick" whi le the Media Access indica tor light is l it.
61 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using "Memory Stick" F or matting "Memor y Stic k" To format "Memory Stick" "Memor y St ick" i s formatt ed by d efault and is ready f or use. If you wa nt to refor mat the me dia wi th your com puter, fol low these steps.
62 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using "Memory Stick" 6 Click St ar t . 7 F o llow the on -scre en instr uc tions. ! It may take time to forma t "Memor y St ick" dep ending o n the medi a type.
63 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using "Memory Stick" Notes on Using "Memor y Stick" ❑ Y our com puter has been tested and found compa tible with Sony branded "Mem or y St ick" with ca pacit y of up to 32 GB that are av ai lable as of Se ptember 2009.
64 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Using Other Modules / Memor y Cards Using the SD Memor y Card Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h an SD memory card sl ot. Yo u can u se this slot t o transfe r data among digital c amer as, camco rders, mus ic p layers, an d other audio/v ideo d evices.
65 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To insert an SD memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot (pa ge 13) . 2 Hold t he SD memo r y ca rd wit h the arr ow pointin g toward the slot. 3 Careful ly slide th e SD me mor y c ard int o the slot until it clicks into pl ace.
66 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To remove an SD memory ca rd 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot (pa ge 13) . 2 Check that the Media Acce ss indi cator l ight is u nlit. 3 Push in the SD mem or y car d toward the comp uter and r elease.
67 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Notes on Using Memor y Cards Gene ral not es on us ing th e memo ry car d ❑ Be sur e to use m emor y card s that ar e comp liant with the s tandards suppo r ted by your computer.
68 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Internet Using the Inter ne t Before using th e Inter net, yo u need to sign up with an Internet Servic e Prov ider (I SP) and set up devices requir ed for connec ting you r comput er to the In ternet.
69 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Network (LAN) Using the Network (LAN) You ca n conne ct yo ur co mputer to 1000BA SE-T/1 00BA SE-TX/10 BASE- T type ne tworks with a LAN cable . Con nect one en d of a LAN cable (not sup plied ) to the networ k (LAN) por t on the back of th e compu ter and the othe r end to your net work.
70 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Using the Wireless LAN The W ireless L AN (WLAN) allow s your com puter to connec t to a n etwork th rough a wi reless connec tion. The WLAN uses the f ollow ing IE EE 802 .11a/b /g/n stan dard, whic h specifi es th e type of t echnolo gy used .
71 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Notes on Using the Wireless LAN Function Gene ral not es on us ing th e wirel ess L AN func tion ❑ In so me countr i es, using W LAN pr oduct s may be restr icte d by the loca l regul ations (e.
72 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Note on the data encryption The W LAN st andard i nclud es the encrypt ion method s: Wired E quivale nt Priv acy (WEP), wh ich i s a sec urity prot ocol, Wi-Fi Protec ted Acce ss 2 (WPA 2), and W i-Fi Prote cted Ac cess (WP A).
73 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Star ting Wireless LAN Communicati ons You fir st need t o estab lish wir eless LAN comm unica tions bet ween yo ur comp uter a nd an acc ess poi nt (no t supplie d). See Windows Help and Support for m ore information.
74 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ications To stop wireless LA N communications Clic k the switch next to W ireless LAN to tog gle it to Off in the VAIO Smart Network wind ow.
75 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Bluetooth Function Using the Bluetooth Function You ca n esta blish wi rele ss com munic ations b etween y our co mputer and o ther Bl uetooth ® dev ices such as another comput er or a mobile p hone.
76 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Bluetooth Function Communicati ng with Another Bluetoo t h De vice You ca n conn ect your c ompute r to a Bl uetooth device s uch as another c ompute r, a mobi le phon e, a PD A, a he adset, a mouse, or a digi tal came ra withou t the us e of any c ables.
77 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Bluetooth Function Stopping Bluetoo th Communications To stop Blueto oth c ommun ication s 1 T ur n off the B luetoo th device that is communic ating with your compute r . 2 Click the switch next to Bluetooth to toggle i t to Off in the V AIO Smart Networ k window .
78 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Bluetooth Function Notes on Using the Bluetooth Funct ion ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, dependi ng on th e following conditio ns: ❑ Obsta cles .
79 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Bluetooth Function ❑ The 2 .4 GHz ba nd, with which Bl uetooth devic es or wi reless LA N de vices w ork, is us ed b y v a rious dev ices. Blueto oth devices use the tec hnolo gy to minim ize the in terf e rence fr om othe r de v ice s that use t he same wa ve leng th.
80 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VAIO c ompute r by usi ng the various ports on the c ompute r. ❑ Connecting External Spe ak ers or Headphones (page 81) ❑ Connecting an External Micr ophone (page 82) ❑ Connecting a USB Device (page 83) ❑ Connecting an i.
81 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting External Spe ak ers or Headphones Connecting Exter nal Speak ers or Headphones You ca n conn ect exter nal sou nd outpu t devi ces (n ot sup plied), such as speak ers or he adphone s, to y our com puter .
82 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Micr ophone Connecting an Exter nal Microphone You ca n conn ect an ex ternal m icropho ne (not s uppli ed) to yo ur comp uter. To con nect an exter nal mic ropho ne Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) into the microp hone jac k (2) m .
83 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a USB Device Connecting a USB De vice You ca n conn ect a U nivers al Se rial Bu s (USB) devic e to yo ur comp uter, suc h as a mouse, fl oppy disk dr ive, speaker , and prin ter. To connect a USB device 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use.
84 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a USB Device Notes on connecting a USB de vice ❑ Y ou may need to in stall the d river software s upplie d with your USB device before use. See the manua l that ca me with th e USB device for more inform ation.
85 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an i.LINK Device Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h an i. LINK por t which you c an use to connec t an i.
86 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an i.LINK Device Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital video camcorder Plug on e end o f an i.L INK cable (1) ( not sup plied) int o the i. LINK po rt (2) on th e com puter and the othe r end into the DV In/ Out por t (3) on th e digi tal vide o camcor der.
87 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Customizing Y our V AIO Co mputer This sect ion brie fly de scrib es how to c hange the main s etting s of your VAIO c ompute r. Among other things, y ou will learn how to us e and cus tomiz e the look of your Sony s oftware an d utiliti es.
88 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the P ass word Setting the pas sword a llows yo u to pr otect yo ur compu ter from unautho rized a ccess by maki ng the u ser ente r the pas sword when the comput er is tu rned o n or retur ns to Nor mal mode fr om Slee p mode .
89 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the P ow er-on P ass word To add t he powe r-on pa ssword (mach ine pas sword) 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIO S setup scr een appear s.
90 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To add the power-on password (use r password) ! Make sure you set the mach ine passwo rd before set ting the user pa ssword. 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears.
91 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To change or remove the p ower-on password ( machine pass w ord) 1 T ur n on the c ompute r .
92 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To change or remove the p ower-on password ( user password) 1 T ur n on the c ompute r .
93 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the Windows P assw ord To add t he Wi ndows p asswo rd 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel . 2 Click User Accounts and F amily Safe ty or User Accounts . 3 Click User Accounts . 4 Click Create a password f or your account und er Make ch anges t o your user acc ount .
94 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To remove th e Windows passwor d 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel . 2 Click User Accounts and F amily Safe ty or User Accounts . 3 Click User Accounts . 4 Click Remove y our pas sw o r d .
95 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using Intel(R) VT Using Intel(R) VT Intel( R) Virtu alization T ech nology ( VT) all ows you to use h ardware virtual ization softwar e for enh ancin g your com puter 's perfor mance. ! Intel VT may not be ava ilab le depe ndin g on the CPU instal led on your comput er .
96 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using the V AIO Control Center Using the V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utili ty allo ws you to acces s sys tem in formation and to spec ify prefe rences for syste m behav ior. To use t he VAIO Contr ol Center 1 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center .
97 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Upgrading Y our V AIO Comp uter Your V AIO co mputer and m emory m odules u se hi gh preci sion co mponen ts and electr onic con nectors tech nology.
98 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Adding and Removing Memor y If yo u want to expand th e func tionality of yo ur comp uter, you can i ncrease the amoun t of mem ory by insta lling opt ional memory modules .
99 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory ❑ Use the s pecial bag su pplied wi th the m emor y module or wrap the mo dule i n aluminum foil to prot ect it from ES D .
100 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Removing and Installing a Memory Module To change or add a mem o ry mo dule 1 Shut down the c omputer, turn off a ll per iph eral devices, and disco nnect t he power cord an d the per iphe ral devices f rom the power sourc e.
101 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory 5 Remove the currentl y instal led me mor y module as follows: ❑ Pull the latch es in the dire ction of th e arrows (3 ). 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 (4).
102 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory 7 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 touch any com ponents on th e motherboar d other than th e memory module.
103 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Viewin g the Amount of Memory To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center . 3 Click System Information an d System Information .
104 nN Precaut ions > Precautions This sect ion desc ribes s afety gui deli nes and pr ecautio ns to h elp y ou protec t your V AIO com puter fr om pote ntial dam age.
105 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information S a fe t y I n fo r m a t i o n Comp ute r ❑ Use your compu ter on a solid , stable su rface . ❑ Do not pla ce your com puter nea r draper ies th at may b lo ck its air vents. ❑ When ho lding your comput er , be su re to wait until i t cool s down.
106 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information P ower Source ❑ Do not pla ce heavy obj ects on the power cord, o r this c ould ca use a f ire. ❑ T o d isconne ct the cord , pull it out by holdi ng the plug.
107 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information Headphones Preventing hearing damag e – A void us ing he adphon es at h igh volu me. Hear ing exp erts advise a gainst c ontinu ous, 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 us e.
108 nN Precaut ions > Care and Maintenance Information Care and Maintenance Inf or mation Comp ute r ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a s oft, dr y or lightly moiste ned cloth with a m ild deter gent sol ution.
109 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer Handling Y our Computer ❑ If you drop a solid object or any liq uid ont o your computer , s hut down the co mputer and then unpl ug it. Y ou may want to hav e th e comp uter che ck ed by qua lified pe rsonnel before operating it ag ain.
110 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer ❑ T o l ift or move your computer , grasp th e main unit on the side s with both ha nds from behind the co mputer to av oid a ny damage to the LCD s creen/ touch sc reen.
111 nN Precaut ions > Handling the LCD Screen/T ouch Sc r een Handling the LCD Screen/T ouch Screen ❑ Due to the mecha nical de sign o f your compu ter's LCD s creen/to uch scree n, some a reas of th e scre en surface may become war m while you are usi ng the com puter f o r an extended per iod o f time.
112 nN Precaut ions > Usin g th e P ower Sour ce Using the P ower Source See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er . ❑ Do not sh are th e AC outlet with othe r power-consum ing equ ipmen t, such as a photoc opier or a shre dder .
113 nN Precaut ions > Handling the Built-in Camera Handling the Bu ilt-in Camera ❑ Do not t ouch the l ens prote ction cover of the built-in c amera, as it may cause scratches on the c ov e r and such s cratches will app ear on th e captu red imag es.
114 nN Precaut ions > Handling Discs Handling Discs ❑ Finger prin ts and dus t on th e surface of a disc may cause re ad errors. Be sure to hold th e disc by its e dges a nd cen tral hole, as sh own below: ❑ Nev er affi x an adhe sive label to a disc .
115 nN Precaut ions > Handling "Memory Stic k" Handling "Memor y Stic k" ❑ Do not touc h the " Memor y Stick" conn ector wit h your finger or metalli c objec ts. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label suppl ied with " Memor y Stick".
116 nN Precaut ions > Handlin g the Built-in Storage Device Handling the Bu ilt-in Storage De vice The b uilt-in stora ge dev ice ( hard di sk driv e or solid stat e driv e) has a hi gh stor age density and reads o r writ es d ata in a sho rt time.
117 nN T roubleshooting > T roubleshooting This sectio n des cribes h ow to s olve c ommon problem s yo u might encoun ter when usin g you r VAIO c ompute r. Many prob lems have s imple solutio ns. T ry thes e sugges tions before c ontact ing VAIO -Link.
118 nN T roubleshooting > ❑ A udio/Video (page 153) ❑ HDMI/VIDEO Input Function (page 1 56) ❑ "Memory Stick" (p age 158) ❑ P eriphe rals (page 159 ).
119 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Operations Computer Operations What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your compute r is secu rely plu gged int o a power source and tur ned on an d the power indicator light shows the power is on.
120 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Operations What should I do if the g reen power indicator light turns on b ut my screen remains b lank? ❑ If the orange DISP LA Y OFF in dicato r light is lit, p ress th e DISPLA Y OFF button. ❑ Make sure the comp uter inp ut is selec ted as the a udio/vid eo inp ut sour ce.
121 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Operations What should I do if m y computer or soft ware stops r esponding? ❑ If your comput er sto ps resp onding while a so ftware app licatio n is r unn ing, pres s the Alt + F4 ke ys to c lose the ap plica tion window .
122 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Operations Wh y doesn't my comp uter enter Sleep mode? Your comput er may becom e unsta ble if th e oper ating mod e is change d before the co mputer c omple tely ente rs Sle ep mode . To restor e your compute r to normal m ode 1 Close al l open pr ograms.
123 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Operations Wh y doesn't my scree n tur n off after the aut omatic tur n-off time has passed? Some s oftware ap plic ations or scree n savers are desi gned to.
124 nN T roubleshooting > System U pdate / Secu rity System Update / Secur ity How ca n I find impor tant updates f or my co m puter? You ca n find and ins tall the latest update s on y our com puter with the so ftware applica tions: the Windows Update and the VAIO Update .
125 nN T roubleshooting > System U pdate / Secu rity How do I k eep my antivirus softw are updated? You ca n keep the McAfe e softwar e progra m current with the latest up dates from McA fee, Inc.
126 nN T roubleshooting > Recovery Rec ov er y How can I creat e recov er y discs? You can cre ate re cove ry dis cs usin g the VAIO R ecovery Center .
127 nN T roubleshooting > Recovery How do I chec k the vol ume of the reco v er y par tition? Your b uilt-in storage device contains the rec overy p artition where the data for the s ystem rec overy is stor ed. To c heck the volume of the recovery partition, fol low these steps : 1 Click St ar t , righ t-cli ck Computer , and select Ma na ge .
128 nN T roubleshooting > Built-in Camera Built-in Camera Wh y does the vie wfinder sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built-in ca mera cann ot be share d by more than one sof tware appli cation . Exit the curren t appli cation before launching another .
129 nN T roubleshooting > Built-in Camera What should I do if captured imag es flick er? This problem occu rs when you use t he cam era under fluo rescent light s due t o a misma tch be tween the lighting output frequen cy a nd the shu tter spee d.
130 nN T roubleshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) What should I do if m y computer cannot con nect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on ca pability is affected by dista nce and o bstr uctio ns.
131 nN T roubleshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) What should I do if I ca nnot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess po int se ttings. See th e manual t hat cam e with your access poi nt for more inform ation. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e acc ess point a re co nnecte d to one an other .
132 nN T roubleshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) How do I a v oid data transf er interr uptions? ❑ While your compu ter is connec ted to an acces s point, data transfer interr uptio ns ma y occur if a lar ge file is exchanged or the comp uter is place d in clo se proximity t o microwav es and co rdle ss telep hones.
133 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y Bluetooth T echnolo g y What should I do if other B luetooth de vices cannot find my comput er? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Blueto oth function enabled. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS i ndicato r light i s lit on your compute r .
134 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if other B luetooth de vices cannot connect to m y computer? ❑ Check the sugge stion s in What should I do if I cannot find t he Bluetooth de vice I want to comm unic ate with? (pa g e 133) .
135 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y Wh y can't I use the Bluetooth fun ction when I log onto my computer as a user with a standard use r account? The Bl uetooth function ma y not be available to a user with a sta ndard use r accou nt on you r compute r.
136 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if the Blue tooth ic on is not disp lay ed on the taskbar? ❑ Make sure that t he switch next to Bluetooth is set t o On in the V AIO Smar t Net work window . ❑ T o d isplay the Bluetoo th icon o n the task bar , follow these steps: 1 Click Start a nd D evices and P rinters .
137 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freeze when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your compu ter i s trying to read may be di rty or damage d. Follo w these s teps: 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Dele te keys and click the arr ow next to the Shut down b utton and Restart to res tar t the co mputer .
138 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs What should I do if I ca nnot pla y a disc properly on my 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 inst alled ac cordi ng to the manufacturer's in str uction s.
139 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs ❑ Make sure the c orrect dri v er software is instal led. Follow these s teps: 1 Click Start and C ontrol P anel . 2 Click System and Sec urity . 3 Click System . 4 Click De vic e Manager in the lef t pane.
140 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs What should I do if I ca nnot pla y Blu-ra y Di sc media or my computer becomes unstabl e during Blu-ra y Disc pla ybac k? ❑ Check if your optic al di sc dr ive suppor ts the Bl u-ra y Disc m edia.
141 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs What should I do if m y e xter nal optical d isc drive does not work properly? Make su re that your externa l optical disc drive is connec ted to an A C power sourc e and the US B port on yo ur com puter. If it is not connecte d, the ex ternal optical d isc dr ive may not work properly .
142 nN T roubleshooting > Display Displ a y Wh y did my screen go blank? ❑ Y our co mputer screen m ay go blank if the computer enters Slee p mode. If t he com puter is in Sle ep mod e, press any key to br ing th e compute r back into No r mal mo de.
143 nN T roubleshooting > Display Wh y doesn't my screen displ ay a video? The v ideo memo ry of your c omputer m ay be insuffic ient fo r displ aying hi gh reso lution videos.
144 nN T roubleshooting > Printing Pr inting What should I do if I ca nnot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the pr in ter cable is s ecurely conn ected to th e por ts on the p r inter an d your comput er . ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s compa tible wit h the Wind ows operating s ystem i nstalled on your comp uter .
145 nN T roubleshooting > Microp hone Microphone What should I do if m y microphone does not w ork ? ❑ If you are usin g an exter nal mi crophon e, make sure the m icropho ne is tur ne d on an d is p roperl y plu gged into t he micropho ne jack on your com puter .
146 nN T roubleshooting > Mouse Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cognize m y mouse? ❑ Make sure the p ower s wi tch on the bottom of the wi reless mouse i s 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.
147 nN T roubleshooting > Mouse What should I do if the poin ter does not mov e when I use my mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mous e is not c onnected . ❑ If the pointer does no t mov e whi le a software appl ication i s run ning, pres s the Alt + F4 ke ys to close the appl icat ion wind ow .
148 nN T roubleshooting > Speake rs Speak e rs What should I do if I do not hear sound f rom the b uilt-in speak ers? ❑ If you are usin g a pr ogram that has its own volume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume cont rol is proper ly s et. See the program's h elp file for mor e informat ion.
149 nN T roubleshooting > Speake rs What should I do if m y e xter nal speak ers do not work? ❑ Check the suggesti ons in What should I do if I do not hear sound fr om the built-in speakers ? (page 1 48) . ❑ 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.
150 nN T roubleshooting > T ouch Screen T ouch Screen What should I do if the t ouch screen does not work? ❑ The HDMI i nput or the v ideo inpu t may be selected as th e audio/ video inp ut sourc e. Press the I NPUT SELECT but ton on the comp uter o r the re mote comm ander (if supp lied) to switch the in put so urce to th e com puter inp ut.
151 nN T roubleshooting > Ke yboard K eyboard What should I do if the k e yboard config uration is wrong? The l anguage layo ut of yo ur wire less k eyboard is label ed on t he pac kaging bo x. If y ou ch oose a differen t regiona l key board when yo u comp lete th e Windows setup , the key confi guration will be m ismat ched.
152 nN T roubleshooting > Floppy Disks Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't th e Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the taskbar when t he dr iv e is connected ? Your com puter does n ot recog nize the floppy disk dri ve. Fir st, mak e sure th e USB cab le is pr operly conn ected to th e USB port.
153 nN T roubleshooting > A u dio/Video A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my digital video camcorder? If a m essage a ppears sta ting tha t the i. LINK de vice is di sconnec ted or tu rned o ff, the i.LIN K cab le may no t be se curely plugged into th e port o n your c omputer o r camco rder.
154 nN T roubleshooting > A u dio/Video What should I do if I do not hear the sound fr om the sound output de vice connected to t he HDMI output por t, optical output por t, or headphones jac k? .
155 nN T roubleshooting > A u dio/Video How do I output the Dolb y D igital or DTS sound thro ugh an S/PDIF-compatib le device ? To outp ut the Do lby D igital or DT S sound from a disc t hrough an S/PDIF- compati ble devi ce co nnecte d to your computer , follow t hese s teps: 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel .
156 nN T roubleshooting > HDMI/VIDEO Input Function HDMI/VIDEO Input Function What should I do if I ca nnot change the volume wit h the Up/Do wn butt ons? You can not change th e volu me with the V / v (Up/Down) bu ttons while the comp uter inpu t is selected as the audio /video input source .
157 nN T roubleshooting > HDMI/VIDEO Input Function How ca n I sav e audio/video signal s receiving with the H DMI/VIDEO input function into a file? You ca nnot c apture aud io/vi deo sign als com ing fr om the dev ice con nected to the HDMI IN PUT port or the VIDEO IN PUT jacks a nd save t hem in to a fil e on y our comp uter.
158 nN T roubleshooting > "Memory Stick" "Memor y Stic k" What should I do if I canno t use "Memor y Stic k" that was f or matted on a V AIO computer on other de vices? You may need to reform at your "Memo ry Stick ".
159 nN T roubleshooting > P eripherals P er ipherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, check the USB device is tur ned o n and us ing its own power supply . F o r example, if you are usi ng a di gital camera, che ck if the ba tter y is char ged.
160 nN T radema rks > T r a demar ks The trad emarks , incl uding but not li mited to SONY, th e SONY l ogo, VAIO , and the VAIO logo a re either tr adem arks or register ed trade marks of Sony Co rporati on. "BRAV IA" is a trademar k of Son y Corpor ation .
161 nN T radema rks > The E xpressCa rd word mark a nd log os are owned b y the P CMCIA a nd any use of such marks by Son y Corporat ion i s und er licen se. Other tr adem arks an d trade na mes are those of th eir res pectiv e owners . SD L ogo is a t radem ark.
162 nN Notice > Notice © 2010 S ony Co rporation. All ri ghts res erved. This manual an d the s oftware de scribe d herein , in who le or in part, may not be reprod uced, tra nslated, or reduced to any machin e-read able fo rm withou t prior written ap proval.
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