SonyメーカーVAIO VGN-A700の使用説明書/サービス説明書
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N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-A700 Series/V GN- FS600 Series.
2 nN Cont ents Before Us e .................... ............ ............. .................... ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ....... 6 Document ation ........ ...........
3 nN Using P eripheral Dev ices .......... ............. .................... ............. ................... ............. ............. .. ................. ............. ............. ..... 6 5 Connecti ng a Port Replicator .................. ...
4 nN Precauti ons ................... ............ .................... ............. ................... ............. ............. ................... .................... ............. ......... 15 7 On Handl ing the LCD Screen ........... .......
5 nN Floppy Di sks..... ................... ............. ............. .................... ............. ................... ............. ................... ............. ................ 199 PC Cards .......... ................... ............. .
6 nN Before Use Bef ore Use Cong ratulations on your p urchas e of this So ny VAIO ® co mputer, an d welcome to the on- screen Use r Guide . Sony has combine d leadin g-edge te chnol ogy in au dio, vid eo, comput ing, an d comm unications to prov ide state- of-the- art per sonal co mputing.
7 nN Before Use Non-printed Documentation ❑ User Guid e (this manual) — Cont ains features of your computer . It also includes infor mation ab out the software pr ograms includ ed with your com puter , as well as informatio n on solv ing com mon problems.
8 nN Before Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be u sing yo ur compu ter as a portable device in a var iety of en vironm ents. W henever possib le, yo u should attempt to take ac count of the foll.
9 nN Before Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's disp lay – Use the dis pla y's til ting feature to fi nd the bes t positio n. Y ou can r educe eye strain a nd muscle fatigue by adjus ting the ti lt of t he displ a y to th e proper positio n.
10 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This sectio n descr ibes how t o get s tarted wit h usin g your V AIO co mputer. ❑ Locating Contr ols and P or ts (pa ge 11) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (pa.
11 nN Getting Started Locating Co ntrols and P or ts Take a mome nt to identi fy the co ntrols and ports s hown on the following pages . ! The fo llowing illustr ation s may ap pear d ifferent from yo ur mo del, d ependin g on th e country o r are a of your resi dency .
12 nN Getting Started V GN-A700 Series models F ront A Mute b utton/indi cator (page 3 8) B V olume b uttons (page 3 8) C Bright ness button (page 38 ) D Magni fy screen button ( page 38) E S1 butto n.
13 nN Getting Started A Speakers B Num loc k indicator ( page 24) C Caps loc k indicator (p age 24 ) D Sc roll lock i ndic at or ( page 24) E P ow er bu tton F Auto luminanc e sensor (pag e 38).
14 nN Getting Started Bac k A DC In port ( page 25 ) B Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) por ts * (page 116 ) C Network (Ethernet) port (page 12 3) D A V Out jack ( page 104) E Monitor ( V GA) por t (page 100) F Air v ent * Supports hig h-/full-/ low- speed s.
15 nN Getting Started Rig ht ✍ Y ou can use eith er drive eject bu tton to ejec t the opti cal disc dr i ve tray . The dri ve eject but ton locate d next to the opt ical disc d rive fu nctions on ly with t he Microsoft Windows o perating system .
16 nN Getting Started Left A Microph one jack (pag e 115) B Headp hones jack (pa ge 91) C i.LINK ® (IEEE1394 ) S400 por t (pag e 121) D Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) por t * (pa ge 116) E PC Card slot (page 48) F PC Ca rd ej ect b utton (page 4 8) * Supports hig h-/full-/ low- speed s.
17 nN Getting Started Bottom A A V st atio n/po r t re plic ator conne cto r (page 6 6) B Air v ents C LOCK /UNLOCK switch (p age 26) D RELEASE switch (page 26) E Batter y bay (page 26) F CONNECT button * (page 87) * On selec ted mode ls with wire less mous e functio nality .
18 nN Getting Started V GN- FS600 Series models F ront A LCD s creen (pag e 158) B Speakers C K eyboard (pag e 35) D T ouc h pad (page 37) E P ower indicator ( page 24) F Batter y indicator (pag e 24).
19 nN Getting Started A Displa y loc k latch B S1 butto n (page 3 8) C S2 butto n (page 3 8) D Num loc k indicator ( page 24) E Caps loc k indicator (p age 24 ) F Sc roll lock i ndic at or ( page 24) .
20 nN Getting Started Bac k A Air v ent B Batter y conn ector (pag e 26).
21 nN Getting Started Rig ht A PC Ca rd ej ect b utton (page 4 8) B PC Card slot (page 48) C i.LINK ® (IEEE1394 ) S400 por t (pag e 121) D Memory Stick media slot *1 (page 52 ) E Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.
22 nN Getting Started Left A Network (Ethernet) port (page 12 3) B Modem port (pa ge 56) C Optica l disc dr ive (page 40) D Manual eje ct hole (pag e 186) E Drive eject b utton (page 4 0).
23 nN Getting Started Bottom A P or t repli cator conne ctor (page 66) B Air v ents.
24 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Indicator F unctions Po w e r 1 Illuminates when the power of the computer is on, blinks in Standby mode, and t ur ns off when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off.
25 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ow er Source You ca n use either an AC ada pter or a recharge able batter y pack as a powe r sour ce. Using the A C Adapter To us e the AC adapter 1 Plug on e end o f the power cord (1) into th e AC adapter . 2 Plug th e other en d of the pow er cor d into an AC outlet (2).
26 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pa ck supp lied with your co mputer i s not full y cha rged at th e time of p urchas e. Installing t he Batter y P ack To install the b attery pack V GN-A700 Se ries models 1 T ur n off your comp uter and cl ose the LCD screen lid.
27 nN Getting Started 5 Slide the batter y in the batt er y comp ar tme nt cover . 6 T ur n ov er the batte r y atta ched to the batter y com par tm ent cover . 7 Inse r t the tab on the batter y compar t ment cover into the notch, and push the b atter y down into the c ompar tment unti l it clicks into plac e .
28 nN Getting Started V GN-FS600 Series models 1 T ur n off your comp uter and cl ose the LCD screen lid. 2 Slide the lock s witch ( 1) to the UNLOCK posi tion. 3 Slide the batter y into the ba tter y com par t ment unt il it cl icks into pl ace. 4 Slide the lock s witch ( 1) to the LO CK position to secur e the batte r y on the comput er .
29 nN Getting Started Charging the Battery P ack The ba ttery pa ck supp lied with your co mputer i s not full y cha rged at th e time of p urchas e. To char ge the ba ttery pa ck 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect the AC adapter to th e comp uter .
30 nN Getting Started ✍ When the batte ry is runni ng out of po wer , both the ba ttery and po wer i ndicat or light s bl ink. Keep the ba tter y pack in the compu ter while it i s directly con nected t o AC power . The batter y pack con tinues to charge whi le yo u are us ing the compu ter .
31 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k To remove the b attery pack V GN-A700 Se ries models 1 T ur n off your comp uter and cl ose the LCD screen lid. 2 Slide the LOCK/UNLOCK s witch ( 1) on the bottom of th e computer to the UNLOCK p osition.
32 nN Getting Started V GN-FS600 Series models 1 T ur n off your comp uter and cl ose the LCD screen lid. 2 Slide the lock s witch ( 1) to the UNLOCK posi tion. 3 Slide and hold th e release l atch (2 ) and slide the bat ter y awa y fr om the c omputer .
33 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losing unsaved data, be sure to sh ut down your co mputer pr operly, as describ ed below. To shut down you r computer 1 T ur n off any per ipherals connected to your compu ter . 2 Click Start and then T urn Off Computer .
34 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using Y our V AIO Computer This sectio n descr ibes how t o get the most out of usi ng your VA IO co mputer. ❑ Using the Key board (page 35) ❑ Using the T ouch P .
35 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using the K eyboard Your keybo ard is ve ry sim ilar to a des ktop computer keyboa rd, but has additio nal keys that p erform m odel-spec ific tas ks. For mor e inform ation on t he stan dard keys , see Wi ndows Help and Support Center and clic k on the Customizing your compu ter lin k.
36 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Combinations and Funct ions with the Fn K ey ✍ Some fu nctions are no t avail able unt il Windows is launch ed. Combin ations/F eature Functio ns Fn + % (F2) : speaker switch * T urns on and off the built-in speakers and the headphones.
37 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using the T ouch P ad The k eyboard c ontains a cursor- pointing device, your tou ch pad ( 1). You c an point t o, selec t, drag, an d scroll objects on the screen using the touch pad. Action Description P oint Slide one finger on the touch pad t o place the pointer (2) on an it em or object.
38 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using Special-function Button s Your VAIO co mputer i s provided with spec ial butto ns to hel p you use specifi c functions of the computer . V GN-A700 Se ries models Special-fu nction b utton Functions Mute button T ur ns the volume on and of f.
39 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter ✍ When an exte rnal di splay is conne cted to yo ur computer , the Magnify scree n butto n is di sabled. The magn ified vi ew is not as clea r as the stand ard view.
40 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using the Optical Disc D riv e Your compu ter is equi pped wi th an optic al disc drive. To inse rt a di sc 1 T ur n on the com puter . 2 Press th e dri ve eject button (1) to open the dr ive . The tr a y s lid es ou t.
41 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Reading and Writing CDs and D VDs Your comput er plays a nd recor ds CD s and DVDs , dependi ng on th e model y ou purch ased. Chec k your s pecific ations for th e type of opt ical dis c drive in stall ed on your computer .
42 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Notes on wr iting data onto a di sc ❑ T o make the data on a dis c readable on an optica l disc drive, y ou ne ed to clo se the se ssio n when you ejec t it. T o compl ete this pr ocess, follow the instr u ctions i ncluded with your software.
43 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter No tes on playing D VDs To ac hieve optim um perfor mance wh en playi ng DVDs, y ou shoul d follow th ese recomm endati ons. ❑ Y ou can play D VDs usi ng the op tical d isc dr ive and the V AIO Zone software. See the he lp file on the V AIO Zone sof tware for deta ils .
44 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Pla ying CDs To p lay an au dio CD 1 Inser t the disc i nto the optical dis c drive. 2 If nothin g appear s on the desk top once you ins er t an audio CD disc, then cli ck Sta rt , point to A ll Programs , and cl ick to ope n a CD program , such as the SonicStage software .
45 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Cop ying Files to C Ds To det ermine wh ich type of CD your c omputer sup ports, see Reading and Writing CDs and DVDs (page 41) . To copy files to a CD-RW or CD-R 1 Inser t a blank CD-R or CD-R W disc into the optical d isc dr ive .
46 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Pla ying D V Ds To pl ay a DVD 1 Close a ll open program s. 2 Inser t the D VD i nto the o ptical dis c dr ive . 3 Click Start and point t o All Progra ms . 4 Select a D VD software program to p la y the D VD . For ins tructions on how to use a prog ram, see the hel p guide inc luded with the DV D software program.
47 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using the TV Function (on Se lected Models Only) If an A/V por t replicato r is deliv ered wit h the mo del you p urchased, your co mputer is equippe d with a TV tuner.
48 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Usin g PC Ca rds PC Ca rds all ow you to connec t portab le ext ernal de vices. Inser ting a PC Card To insert a PC Card 1 Inser t the PC Car d into the PC Card s lot with the fr ont label f acing up. 2 Gently push the PC Card i nto the slot.
49 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter ✍ Some dev ices may n ot functi on properl y if you con tinua lly switch t o Normal mode fr om Standb y mode or Hiber nate mode.
50 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Removing a PC Card Foll ow the ste ps be low to remove the PC Car d while your com puter is on. I f it is not remov ed prop erly, you r sys tem ma y not wor k proper ly. To remove a PC Card ✍ T o re move a PC Card when y our comp uter is off, skip st eps 1 to 7 .
51 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter ✍ If you remov e the PC C ard from the c omputer when it is still turned on, you r system could malfu nction and you might lose any un saved data. Before you remove the PC Card, click t he PC Card ico n on the t askbar and close the card.
52 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using the Memor y Stic k Media Your VAIO co mputer s upports the Memor y Stick m edia. M emory Stic k media is a com pact, portable , and ver satile de vice espec ially d esigned f or exch anging an d sharin g digital data with c ompat ible pro ducts, suc h as digi tal came ras, mob ile phone s and othe r devic es.
53 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Media Ther e are two w ays you can ins ert a Mem ory Sti ck media in to you r compu ter: ❑ Using the Memo r y Stick media slot; ❑ Using a PC Card s lot. T o do th is, you need an opt ional PC Card adapt er .
54 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter ! Be sure to hold the Memor y Stick media with th e arrow pointin g in the correct di rection as you insert it in to the slot. T o avoi d d amaging the comput er o r the Memo ry S tick medi a, do not f orce the Memor y Stic k media into the slot if it does no t insert smoo thly .
55 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter F or matting a Memor y Stic k Media Mem ory Stic k me dia is formatted for i mmediate use when you purcha se it. If you n eed to reform at Memor y Stic k medi a, use t he Memory Stick Formatter softwa re that i s provided with the me dia.
56 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using the Inter n et Setting Up a Dial-up Internet Connection Befor e you can connect to the In ternet, you n eed to c onnect you r comput er to a tel ephone line vi a a telepho ne ca ble (not suppl ied). Once you set up y our tele phone cab le, you're r eady to c onnect to the Intern et.
57 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Using Wireless LAN (WLAN) Using th e Sony Wi reless LAN (WLAN) , all you r digital dev ices with bu ilt-in W LAN fun ctionalit y commu nicate fr eely with each othe r throug h a powerful ne twork.
58 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Communicating wit hout an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc ne twork is a network in whic h a local network is create d only by the wir eless d evices the mselves , with no other centr al contr oller or Access Poin t.
59 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter To comm unicate without an Access Poi nt (ad-h oc) 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS L AN swi t c h . The WI RELESS LAN indicator lights up. 2 Click Start and then Control P anel . 3 Click Network and Interne t Connections . 4 Click Network Connect ions .
60 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter 14 Select the che ck b o x This is a computer -to-computer ( ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used at the bottom of the screen. 15 Click OK . Yo u r Netw ork name appear s in the Preferred netw orks . 16 Click Advanced .
61 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter To disconn ect from a computer -to-comp uter (ad-ho c) network 1 Click Start and then Control P anel . 2 Click Network and Interne t Connections . 3 Click Network Connect ions . The Netw ork Connections window appears.
62 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Communicating wit h an Access P oint (Infr astructure) An infr astructur e netw ork is a ne twork tha t extends an exis ting wir ed local network t o wirele ss devi ces b y providi ng an Ac cess Point, for exam ple the Sony Access Po int .
63 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter To connect to a wireless network Use t he VAIO Wireless Utili ty to guid e you throug h the s et up pro cess and pr ovide y ou with mo re detail ed in formation about wirel ess connec tions. 1 Make sure an a ccess point is se t up.
64 nN Using Y our V AIO Compu ter Wireless LAN Channel Se lection In an 802.11b/g config uration, channel 1 to 11 c an be us ed. (a) With an Access P oint ("Infr astructure") ❑ The c hannel us ed will b e the c hannel se lecte d by the Acce ss P oint.
65 nN Using P erip heral De vices Using P eri pheral De vices You ca n add fu nctional ity to y our comp uter by u sing the various p orts on your uni t.
66 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a P or t Replicator Attach ing a p ort replic ator ena bles you to con nect addi tional pe riphera ls to yo ur comp uter, such a s a pri nter and a n extern al displa y. A por t replic ator may be deliver ed wit h your com puter, dep ending on the model you purcha sed.
67 nN Using P erip heral De vices Locating P or ts on the P or t Replicator A/V port replicator for V GN-A700 Series models A Comp osite Audio In jacks (page 68 ) B Compos ite Video In jack (pag e 68) C S Video In por t (pag e 68) D VHF/UHF por t (page 79 ) E Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.
68 nN Using P erip heral De vices ✍ T o the A/ V port replica tor , you c an connect an ext ernal vid eo/audio so urce such as a video camera , VCR or DVD pla yer . Connect y our v ideo/audi o devi ce's video cab le to the S V ideo In or Co mposite Vide In jack an d the audi o cable t o the Compos ite Audio In Jacks.
69 nN Using P erip heral De vices A/V por t replicator for V GN-FS600 Series models ✍ T o the A/ V port replica tor , you c an connect an ext ernal vid eo/audio so urce such as a video camera , VCR or DVD pla yer .
70 nN Using P erip heral De vices Business por t replicator fo r V GN-FS6 00 Series model s ! The port rep licator can be power ed only thro ugh the AC ad apter sup plied with yo ur computer .
71 nN Using P erip heral De vices Attaching Y our Computer to the P or t Replicator To attach you r computer t o the port replicator V GN-A700 Se ries models 1 Discon nect all per iphe rals from th e computer. 2 Plug th e power cord (1) into the AC adapter and an AC outlet.
72 nN Using P erip heral De vices 4 Open th e por t replic ator co nnector cov er . 5 Align the bottom c onnector of the com puter wit h the c onnector on the por t repli cator an d push down unt il it cl icks into place.
73 nN Using P erip heral De vices 6 Slide the lock s witch to LOCK . 7 T ur n on the com puter ..
74 nN Using P erip heral De vices V GN-FS600 Series models 1 Discon nect all per iphe rals from th e computer. 2 Plug th e power cord (1) into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. 3 Plug th e cable attached to the AC adapter (2) into the DC I n por t (3) on the por t replicator ( 4).
75 nN Using P erip heral De vices 5 Align the bottom c onnector of the com puter wit h the c onnector on the por t repli cator an d push down unt il it cl icks into place.
76 nN Using P erip heral De vices Disconnecting Y our Computer from t he P or t Replicator ! T o preven t loss of un saved da ta, be sure to turn of f your comp uter before di sconnecti ng it from th e port replica tor .
77 nN Using P erip heral De vices 3 Lift the c omputer aw a y from the por t replic ator . 4 Close th e por t replicat or conne ctor cover on the bottom of your co mputer.
78 nN Using P erip heral De vices V GN-FS600 Series models 1 Lift the c omputer aw a y from the por t replic ator . 2 Close th e por t replicat or conne ctor cover on the bottom of your co mputer. ✍ It is ext remely impo rtant to close the port replicat or connecto r cover after disc onnecti ng your comput er from the port repl icat or .
79 nN Using P erip heral De vices Setting Up TV Connections (on Select ed Models Only) The bes t method of con necting yo ur compute r system, TV moni tor or disp lay, and cabl e service ac cess, dep ends on the type of cable conne ction av ailable i n your home.
80 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting to standard cab le access (CA TV) To conne ct in C ATV mode (O ption 1 ) 1 Conne ct one end of the TV coaxia l cable (1) (s upplied ) to your ca b le se r vice ac cess ( wall outle t) (2). 2 Connect the othe r end of th e coaxia l cable to the VHF/UHF por t (3 ) on the A /V por t replic ator .
81 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting to a standard an tenna You ca n connec t your com puter to an indoo r/outdoor antenna s ystem, u sing Optio n 1 or O ption 2 fr om the pr evious sec tion, Conne cting to stand ard cable access (CA TV) (page 80 ) .
82 nN Using P erip heral De vices To conne ct in ter restrial m ode (O ption 1 ) 1 Connect one end of a TV coa xial ca b le (1) (optio nal) to your ante nna outlet (2).
83 nN Using P erip heral De vices To conne ct in ter restrial m ode (O ption 2 ) 1 Conne ct one end o f the ante nna's 300-ohm twin le ad cable (1) to the screw-type gr ips at your anten na outl et (2). Connec t the other e nd to the gr ips on the VHF/UH F RF combi ner/transfor mer (3).
84 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting with a cab le or satellite set-top bo x (STB) You can connect you r computer to ca ble serv ice acce ss that uses a set-top box (cable or sa tellite) . When using the set-top bo x (STB) setup, y ou can on ly chang e channel s throu gh the ST B, using its con trols or s upplied remote c ommand er.
85 nN Using P erip heral De vices To conne ct in STB mode ( Option 1) 1 Conne ct one e nd of a TV coa xial c able (1) (opt ional) to your cable ser vi ce acc ess (wall ou tlet) ( 2). Conne ct the other end to the VHF/UHF IN jack on the ba ck panel of your set-top box (STB) (3 ).
86 nN Using P erip heral De vices To conne ct in STB mode ( Option 2) 1 Conne ct one end of the T V coaxia l cable (1) (suppl ied) to your cable ser vic e access (wall out let) (2). Connect the oth er end to the VHF /UHF IN j ack on the back panel of your s et-top box (STB) (3) .
87 nN Using P erip heral De vices Using the Mouse (on Selected Models Only) Your compu ter incl udes a wi reless op tical mouse, whi ch has no cables to plug i n and u ses a ligh t-emittin g diod e (LED) instead of a ball.
88 nN Using P erip heral De vices Bef ore Y ou Use the Mouse Befor e using th e wirele ss mous e, you mus t establ ish com municati on between t he com puter and the mou se. To conne ct the wi reless m ouse 1 Inser t the two spec ific AA batter ies in to the wirele ss mous e as shown.
89 nN Using P erip heral De vices 4 T ur n ov er the w ireless m ouse, slide the power switch to the ON position, and pres s the CONN EC T button. Communica tion be tween the wir eless mo use and th e com puter sho uld now be est ablished. ✍ Step 3 and 4 must be comple ted with in 10 secon ds of each o ther .
90 nN Using P erip heral De vices Adjusting the Mouse Functi ons 1 Click Start and then Control P anel . 2 Click P ri nt ers a nd O th er Ha rdw ar e . 3 Click the Mouse . The Mouse Pr operties window appe ars. 4 Change th e settings. To set up your m ouse for left-hand ed users 1 Click the Buttons tab on the M ouse Proper ties windo w .
91 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speak ers A pair of exter nal spe akers is delivered with your computer for extend ed us e of the VAIO Zone software. External s peaker s f or V GN-A700 Series mode ls A V olu me cont rol The righ t speaker is equi pped with th e v olu me control.
92 nN Using P erip heral De vices External sp eaker s for V GN-FS60 0 Series models A Headp hones jack B V olu me cont rol T urn cloc kwise or countercloc kwise to adjust the speaker vol um e.
93 nN Using P erip heral De vices To conne ct the exte rnal sp eakers External s peaker s f or V GN-A700 Series mode ls 1 Attach y our c omputer to an A/V po r t r eplicat or . 2 Plug th e volume cable (1) of the speaker to the V olume jack o n the por t replic ator .
94 nN Using P erip heral De vices ! T o use a remo te commander f or volume cont rol, make sure t o connect the spe aker's USB cab le to the USB port . Make sure to place the ext ernal speake rs in a stabl e position . Do not gras p the depres sion on th e front o f the speaker t o take hold of it.
95 nN Using P erip heral De vices External sp eaker s for V GN-FS60 0 Series models 1 Attach y our c omputer to an A/V po r t r eplicat or . 2 Plug th e power cord (1) to the AC adapter and a AC outlet. 3 Plug th e cable attached to the AC adapter (2 ) to the r ight speaker (3).
96 nN Using P erip heral De vices To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug th e speaker cable (1) i nto the headphones jack (2) i . 2 Plug th e other en d of the speaker cable to the exter nal spe aker (3). 3 T ur n down the volume of the speakers before you tur n them on.
97 nN Using P erip heral De vices Using the Remote Comman der A rem ote comma nder is delivered with y our compute r for ex tended us e of the VAIO Zone so ftware. The i nfrared re ceiver for commu nication s with the remote command er deliver ed with V GN-A70 0 Series m odels i s locate d on the suppl ied le ft extern al speak er.
98 nN Using P erip heral De vices * With the remo te com man der , y ou can increas e the v olume only up to the lev el set by the vo lume co ntrol on th e ext ernal sp eake r . A MUTING butto n T ur ns off the external sp eakers. Press the MU TING button to tur n on the sp eakers.
99 nN Using P erip heral De vices To conne ct the exte rnal i nfrared receive r to VGN -FS600 Ser ies model s 1 Choose t he USB por t (1) you pre f er to use. 2 Plug th e ex ter nal infrared receiver cable (2) into the USB por t. Y ou can n ow use your infrared receiver (3) .
100 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Display You ca n con nect an ex ternal dis play to y our com puter. For example , you can use you r comput er with a c omput er disp lay or a proj ect or.
101 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a Computer Displa y You ca n con nect a com puter display (monit or) eith er direct ly to your co mputer or via the (optiona l) port replic ator.
102 nN Using P erip heral De vices V GN-FS600 Series models 1 If neces sar y , plug o ne end of th e disp la y's p ower cord (1) i nto the di splay , and the other e nd into an AC outlet. 2 Plug th e disp la y ca b le (2 ) (not s upplied) into the m onitor ( V GA) por t (3) a on t he compute r .
103 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displ a y You ca n con nect the c omputer to a mult imedia c omputer d isplay that incl udes built-in s peake rs and a microp hone. To conne ct a mul timedia compute r displa y 1 Plug th e power cord of the multimed ia com puter di splay (1) int o an AC outlet.
104 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a TV You ca n con nect a TV to VGN-A 700 Series models o r to th e port repl icator. To conne ct a TV to th e compu ter 1 Plug th e power cord of the TV (1) i nto an AC outlet. 2 Plug on e end o f an audio/v ideo ca ble (2) into the A V Out jack (3) T on the compu ter and th e other to the TV .
105 nN Using P erip heral De vices ✍ See the manu al suppl ied with your p eripheral for mo re informati on on insta llation an d use. If you insert a DVD in your D VD-ROM d rive to wa tch a vi deo o n your TV , the Fn + F7 key comb inati on migh t not act ivate th e funct ion t o toggle betwee n you r LCD an d TV .
106 nN Using P erip heral De vices To conne ct a TV to th e port replic ator 1 Attach the por t r eplicator to your compute r . 2 Plug on e end o f an audio/v ideo ca ble (1) into the Composite Audio Out jacks and th e Composi te Video O ut Jack (2) on the por t replicator and the oth er into th e Compo site Audio and Vide o jacks on your TV .
107 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n con nect a proje ctor (f or example , the So ny LCD proje ctor) d irectly to your comp uter or via the po rt replic ator. To conne ct a proj ector 1 Connect the power cord (1) of the pr ojector i nto an AC outlet.
108 nN Using P erip heral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You ca n sele ct whic h displa y to be used as the pr imary mon itor when a n externa l disp lay (des ktop moni tor, et c.) is conn ected to the co mputer. The pr ocedure for se lecting a dis play depen ds on the video controll er used in you r VAIO comput er.
109 nN Using P erip heral De vices Models with the Intel 915GM video controller 1 Click Start and then Control P anel . 2 Click Appearance and Themes . 3 Click Display . 4 Click the Sett ings tab . 5 Click Advanced . 6 Click the tab wi th its nam e beginni ng with Intel(R) .
110 nN Using P erip heral De vices Models with the NVIDIA GeFor ce Go 6200 video contr oller 1 Click Start and then Control P anel . 2 Click Appearance and Themes . 3 Click Display . 4 Click the Sett ings tab . 5 Click Advanced . 6 Click the tab wi th its nam e beginni ng with GeFor ce .
111 nN Using P erip heral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Functio n The M ultiple M onitors function allows you to distribu te por tions of y our des ktop acros s separ ate disp lays.
112 nN Using P erip heral De vices To select the Multiple Monitors mo de ! T o find which video control ler your compu ter include s, see the o nline Specific ations sheet. Models with the A TI video controller 1 Click Start and then Control P anel . 2 Click Appearance and Themes .
113 nN Using P erip heral De vices Models with the NVIDIA video contr oller 1 Click Start and then Control P anel . 2 Click Appearance and Themes . 3 Click Display . 4 Select the Settings tab . 5 Click Advanced . 6 Click the tab wi th its nam e beginni ng with GeFor ce .
114 nN Using P erip heral De vices Models with the Intel video controller 1 Right-c lick on the des ktop to di splay the context menu. 2 P oint to Graphics Options and click Graphi cs Proper ties . 3 Select the Devices tab . 4 Click Extended Desktop .
115 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If you n eed to u se a sou nd input de vice ( for exam ple, to ch at on the Internet) you nee d to plug i n an exter nal micr ophone. To conne ct an ex ternal m icrophone Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) int o the mi cropho ne jack (2 ) m .
116 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a Universal Se ri al Bus (USB) De vice To pr event yo ur comp uter and/o r USB de vices f rom da mage, o bserve the follow ing: ❑ When movi ng your comput er with USB devices connecte d, av oid any s hock or f orce to the USB po r ts.
117 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n pur chase a U SB floppy disk d rive and c onnect i t to you r compu ter. To conne ct a USB floppy disk drive 1 Choose t he USB por t you prefer to use. 2 Plug th e USB f lopp y dis k dr ive cabl e in to the US B por t.
118 nN Using P erip heral De vices Disconnecting a USB flopp y disk driv e You ca n disco nnect a USB flop py disk dr ive when the compu ter is o n or off. Di sconnecti ng the d rive wh en the com puter is in a power sav ing mode ( Standby or Hibe rnat e ) may cause th e compute r to malf unction .
119 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a Pr inter You ca n con nect a Wi ndows-c ompatibl e printer to your c omputer to print do cumen ts. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n con nect a USB printer c ompatibl e with you r versio n of Windo ws to you r comput er.
120 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a Printer Using the Pr inter P or t To conne ct a pri nter usin g the p rinter p ort 1 Plug th e pri nter power cord (1 ) into an AC outlet. 2 Plug th e pri nter cable (2) s upplied wi th your printe r into the pri nter por t (3) on the c omputer o r on the ( optional ) por t repl icato r * .
121 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting an i.L INK De vice Notes on connect ing i.LINK de vices ❑ Y our compu ter inclu des an i.LINK (IEEE 1394) por t, which you can use to conne ct to an i.LINK device such as a digita l video camera rec order or to connec t two V AIO compu ters in order to co p y , de lete or e dit fil es.
122 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting a Digit al Video Camer a Recorder To connect a dig ital video camera recorde r 1 Plug on e end of th e i.LINK c able (1) into th e i.LINK po r t (2) on the c omputer a nd the othe r end int o the D V In/Out p or ts ( 3) on the digi tal video c amera recor der .
123 nN Using P erip heral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n connec t your com puter to 1000BA SE-T/100B ASE-TX/10 BASE-T- type netw orks * via an Ethe rnet netwo rk cable. Conn ect one end of an opti onal networ k cable to the Networ k (Ethernet ) port on the bott om panel of your computer and the other end to y our netwo rk.
124 nN Using P erip heral De vices ! Network and teleph one li nes cann ot be co nnected to the Network (Etherne t) port on you r comput er . If the f ollowin g connect ors are connec ted to the telep hone lines men tioned bel ow, high el ectric current to the connec tors may caus e damage, ov erheatin g or fire.
125 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion b riefl y descri bes how t o chang e the ma in set tings of your co mputer .
126 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word Use one of the B IOS functi ons to se t the pa ssword. Once you hav e set th e pas sword, you will h ave to en ter t he passw ord after the VAIO logo ap pears. In this way, you can pr otect your computer from una uthoriz ed access .
127 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Adding the P ass w ord To add the pa ssword V GN-A700 Se ries models 1 T ur n on your computer. 2 Press the F2 ke y when th e VA I O l ogo app ears. The BI OS setu p screen ap pears. If not, press t he F2 k e y se v eral times .
128 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer V GN-FS600 Series models 1 T ur n on your computer. 2 Press the F2 ke y when th e VA I O logo app ears. The BI OS setu p screen ap pears. 3 Use the < or , key to sele ct S ecurity to disp lay another scr een, selec t Se t Machine P assword , and then press the Enter key .
129 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P ass word To change o r remove the p assword V GN-A700 Se ries models 1 T ur n on your computer. 2 Press the F2 ke y when th e VA I O logo app ears. The BI OS setu p screen ap pears. If not, press t he F2 k e y se v eral times .
130 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer V GN-FS600 Series models 1 T ur n on your computer. 2 Press the F2 ke y when th e VA I O logo app ears. The BI OS setu p screen ap pears.
131 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer wit h V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center util ity allo ws yo u to cons ult sys tem inf ormation and sp ecify pref erences for syst em beha vior. To u se VAIO Contro l Cent er 1 Click Start , point to All Programs , and click V AIO Control Center .
132 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer 2 Selec t the desi red contro l item and chang e the setti ngs. 3 Once f inished, click OK . The s etting of th e desire d item has been changed. ✍ For more info rmation ab out each o ption, cl ick Hel p on the VA IO Control C enter window t o displa y the he lp fi le.
133 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes When y ou use a battery a s the power source f or your computer , you ca n take adv antage of power m anagement settin gs to conse rve batter y life.
134 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Using Standb y Mode Standby mode turns off the LCD screen an d sets the hard dis k and the CPU to a low power cons umptio n mode. The umber power light f lashes i n this mode. To activate Sta ndby mode 1 Click Start and then T urn Off Computer .
135 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer To c hange the S tandb y mo de set ting s 1 Right-cli ck the power status icon on the taskbar. 2 Select Adjust P ower Properties . The P ower Options Pro perties wind ow appears. 3 Select the Po w e r S c h e m e s tab .
136 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Using Hiber nate Mode In Hibernate mod e, the sta te of the system is saved on the hard disk and powe r is turned off. Even when the batt ery runs dow n, no d ata will b e lost. The power ind icator l ight is off i n this m ode.
137 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer ✍ If you press the p ower bu tton for mo re than four second s, the com puter will switch off automatical ly . If yo u do not u se the AC adapte r for a lo ng peri od of t ime, pu t you r computer into H ibernate mode.
138 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Managin g P o wer with V AIO P ower Management Power management h elps y ou to set up pow er schem es for runni ng on AC po wer or batter ies to suit yo ur requi rements fo r power cons umpti on. VAIO Power Management is a so ftware a pplication d evel oped excl usivel y for VA IO compu ters.
139 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Activ ating V AIO P o wer Management When yo u st art th e com pute r, a power status icon a ppears on the ta skbar. This i con indica tes wha t kind of p ower sou rce you are us ing at tha t time, for example , AC pow er.
140 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Activ ating V AIO P o wer Management P ower Sch emes VAIO Power Management provides several pred efined power schemes .
141 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer ✍ If you h ave a mo bile comp uter , a CPU co ntrol ico n may appe ar on the taskbar . The CPU control icon indi cates t he CPU co ntrol s ta tus (Per formance, Adaptive, Batter y Li fe, Degr ade). T o display the icon , click the Advanced butto n on the V AIO Power Ma nageme nt tab.
142 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter Upgr ading Y our V AIO Computer Your compu ter and me mory mo dules use h igh prec ision c omponents and elec tronic connecto rs tech nology. T o avoid the inval idation o f your gu arantee d ue to mish andling, we recom mend th at: ❑ Y ou conta ct your deale r to instal l a new memor y module.
143 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter Adding and Removing Memor y If you w ant to ex pand the fu nctio nality o f your comp uter, you can inc rease the m emory by installi ng optiona l memo ry modules . Befor e you upgrad e your c omputer's m emory, r ead the no tes and pr ocedur es in the following pages.
144 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter ❑ Introdu cing any li quids or any f oreign s ubstanc es or ob jects i nto the mem or y slots, or other in ter nal co mponen ts of the compute r , will resul t in damag e to the computer and any rep air costs will not be covered b y the warranty .
145 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter Removing and Installi ng a Memor y Module V GN-A700 Se ries models To chan ge or add a memo ry module to the memo ry module slot on the bottom of the computer 1 Shut down your com puter and disconn ect all p erip heral devices.
146 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter 6 Remove the memor y m odule: ❑ Pull the tabs in t he direc tion of the arrows (1). The mem or y modul e is relea sed. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y module tilts up and the n pull it out in the directi on of th e arrow (2).
147 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter 8 Install the memor y modu le. ❑ Slide th e memo r y mod ule into th e slot . ❑ Push in the me mor y modu le until i t clicks into pla ce.
148 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter To chang e or ad d a memor y modul e to the memory m odule un derneat h the keybo ard 1 Shut down your com puter and disconn ect all p erip heral devices. 2 Unplug th e compute r and re mov e the ba tter y pack. 3 W ait unti l the com puter co ols d own.
149 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter 6 Introdu ce a sha r p object ( such as a fine screwdri v er) bet ween the keys indicated on the pictur e (1) an d push gentl y upwards. 7 Lift the keyboard from the touch pad side, tur n it ov er the indicator s, and gently prop it up against the LCD di splay .
150 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter 8 T ou ch a m etal obje ct (such a s the con nector p anel on the back of the co mputer ) to disc harge sta tic elec trici ty . 9 Remove the memor y m odule: ❑ Pull the tabs in t he direc tion of the arrows (1).
151 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter 11 Install the memor y modu le. ❑ Slide th e memo r y mod ule into th e slot . ❑ Push in the me mor y modu le until i t clicks into pla ce.
152 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter 12 Gently replace t he keyboard and the n press it into the computer. 13 Close th e LCD scree n lid and tur n over the comp uter upside down. 14 Close th e memor y module c ompar tment cover and then tight en the sc rews on the bott om of the computer .
153 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter V GN-FS600 Series models To chang e or ad d a mem ory mod ule 1 Shut down your com puter and disconn ect all p erip heral devices. 2 Unplug th e compute r and re mov e the ba tter y pack. 3 W ait unti l the com puter co ols d own.
154 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter 6 Remove the memor y m odule: ❑ Pull the tabs in t he direc tion of the arrows (1). The mem or y modul e is relea sed. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y module tilts up and the n pull it out in the directi on of th e arrow (2).
155 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter 8 Slide the memor y module i nto the m emor y mo dule slo t and push it in until it c licks into pla ce. ! Do not touch any other co mpone nts on th e motherbo ard. Do not dam age th e inner fil m cover eq uipped for module p rotecti on.
156 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compu ter Viewing the Amount of Memory To view the am ount of m emory 1 T ur n on the com puter . 2 Click Start , point to All Programs , and click V AIO Control Center . 3 Double-click the Syst em In f ormat ion f older in the V AI O C ontro l Ce nte r window .
157 nN Pr ecaut ion s Precautions This sectio n descr ibes sa fety guide lines an d precau tions to h elp you p rotect y our com puter fr om potentia l dama ge.
158 nN Pr ecaut ion s On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leav e the LC D f acing the sun. T his coul d damag e the LCD . B e carefu l when u sing the co mputer near a window . ❑ Do not scratch the L CD or ex e r t pr essure o n it. Thi s could ca use a mal function.
159 nN Pr ecaut ion s On Using the P ow er Source ❑ See the online Specifica tions sheet to c heck the power operation of your compu ter . ❑ Do not share th e A C outl et with othe r power-consum ing equip ment, suc h as a pho tocopier or shred der .
160 nN Pr ecaut ion s On Handling Y our Compu ter ❑ Clean the cabinet with a soft cloth , which is dr y or lightly moistene d with a mi ld det ergent so lution. Do not us e any type of abrasive pad, sc ouri ng powder , or solvent su ch as al cohol or benzin e, as these may damag e the finis h of your co mputer .
161 nN Pr ecaut ion s ❑ If the com puter is brought d irectly fro m a cold l ocation t o a warm one, moisture m a y cond ense insid e your computer . In this case, allow at l east one hour before tur ning on your compute r . If any problems occur, unplug your compu ter and c ontact an autho rized Sony S er vice Cente r .
162 nN Pr ecaut ion s On Handling Floppy Disks ❑ Do not open the s hutter ma nually or touch the surface of the floppy disk. ❑ K eep flop py disk s aw ay from magnets. ❑ K eep flop py disk s awa y f rom direc t sunlig ht and o ther sourc es of hea t.
163 nN Pr ecaut ion s On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touch the surface of the di sc. ❑ Do not dr op or ben d the dis c. ❑ Finge r pri nts and d ust on the sur f ace o f a disc may cause r ead error s.
164 nN Pr ecaut ion s On Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Do no t leav e the bat ter y p ack in temperatur es above 140°F (60 °C), such as in a car parked in t he sun or unde r dire ct sunli ght. ❑ Batter y lif e is shor t er in a c old environmen t.
165 nN Pr ecaut ion s On Using Headphones ❑ Road saf ety – Do not u se headpho nes while driv ing, cyc ling, or opera ting any mot orized vehicle. It may create a traffic h azard and is illeg al in so me area s. It can als o be poten tiall y dang erous to pla y loud music while walkin g, espe cially at pedes trian cros sings.
166 nN Pr ecaut ion s On Handling the Hard D isk The ha rd disk has a hi gh sto rage den sity and reads or w rites da ta in a short ti me. However , it can be easil y dam aged by mechan ical vi bration , shock or dust.
167 nN T r oublesh ooting T rou b leshoo ting This sectio n descr ibes how t o solve commo n proble ms you m ight en counter when usin g your V AIO com puter. Ma ny probl ems have si mple so lutions. Try these suggestio ns befor e visiti ng the Sony onli ne supp ort Web site at http://www.
168 nN T r oublesh ooting Computer What should I do if my computer w on't star t? ❑ Make sure the comput er is sec urely p lugged in to a power so urce and tur ned on . Make sure the p ower indicator shows the pow er is on. ❑ Make sure the batter y is inst alled pr oper ly and c harged.
169 nN T r oublesh ooting What should I do if a BIOS error appears when my computer star ts? If the messag e "Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup" a ppears at the b ottom of the scre en 1 Press the F2 ke y when th e VA I O logo app ears.
170 nN T r oublesh ooting What should I do if the pow er indicator (Gre en) light s b ut my scre en does not displa y an ything when I turn on my compute r? If nothing sti ll appears on your screen aft er a while 1 Press th e power button for more than four second s to check that t he power indica tor goes out.
171 nN T r oublesh ooting What should I do if the message "Oper ating system not f ound" appears when my computer star ts, and wh y won' t Windows sta r t? ❑ Make sure the comput er does n ot have a "non-bo otable" floppy disk in the flo pp y disk dri v e (if ap plicable).
172 nN T r oublesh ooting What should I do if my computer or so ftwar e stops responding? ❑ It is best to tur n off your computer u sing the T urn Off Computer option on the Microsoft Wind ows Star t menu, located on the taskba r . Using other meth ods, incl uding tho se liste d below , may result in loss of u nsav ed dat a.
173 nN T r oublesh ooting Wh y won't my computer enter St andb y or Hiber nate mode? Your compu ter may b ecome uns table if the oper ating mode is changed b efore the comput er compl etely enters Standby or Hibe rnat e . To restore the computer to normal opera ting stability 1 Close a ll open program s.
174 nN T r oublesh ooting Wh y doesn't the comput er star t or th e pow er b utton does not work when t he battery indicator is flash ing? ❑ This symptom could be due to th e batter y pack not being installe d pro perly . T o resolve this symptom , s witch off the comput er and rem ov e the bat ter y pack.
175 nN T r oublesh ooting Wh y is the sound of m y computer's f an so loud? The c omputer's fa n may be running at a h igh spee d to cool the CPU. B y lower ing the CP U speed, you als o lower t he speed and nois e lev el of th e com pute r's fan.
176 nN T r oublesh ooting What should I do if I star t my compu ter and the message "System Di sab led" appears and Windo ws does not star t? If you e nter a wr ong power -on passwo rd three ti mes con secutivel y, the Syst em Di sabl ed message appears and Wind ows does not star t.
177 nN T r oublesh ooting What should I do if I cannot use m y computer as a V AIO M edia server? To us e your comp uter as a VAIO Medi a server 1 Click Start , point to All Programs and Norton In ter net Se curi ty , an d click Nor ton I nternet S ecurity .
178 nN T r oublesh ooting System Security This sectio n provid es infor mation ab out ke eping you r compu ter ope rating s moothly and prote cting aga inst po tential th reats to your comp uter' s se curit y.
179 nN T r oublesh ooting To visit th e Window s Updates w eb site 1 Connect to the Inter net . 2 T y pe http://windo wsupdate.microsoft.com/ in the address bar of your browser . The Mi crosoft Windo ws Update and Secu rity W arning windows appear. 3 In the Secur ity W arning w indo w , cl ick Ye s t o inst all an d run Window s U pda te .
180 nN T r oublesh ooting Batter y How do I kn ow when the batt er y is charged? To det ermine th e remain ing ba ttery ch arge, se e Charging t he Battery P ack (pag e 29) . When is the computer using A C po wer? When th e compute r is di rectly co nnecte d to the AC adapter, i t uses A C power, ev en if a ba ttery is installed .
181 nN T r oublesh ooting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Hibernate mode? You ma y first need to ena ble Hib ernate mo de. Foll ow thes e steps: 1 Click Start and then Control P anel . 2 Click P erforman ce and Maintenance . 3 Click P ower Options .
182 nN T r oublesh ooting Inte rnet Wh y doesn't my modem w ork? ❑ Make sure the t elepho ne cable is sec urely plugged i nto the M odem por t on the computer a nd the wall jack. ❑ Make sure the telepho ne cable is wor king . Plug the cable into an o rdinar y telephone and lis ten for a dial tone.
183 nN T r oublesh ooting Wh y is my modem connection slow? Your comput er is equi pped with a V.92/ V .90 co mpatible modem. Many fac tors may influenc e modem c onnecti on speed, inclu ding tele phone lin e noise o r compat ibility with telep hone eq uipmen t, such a s fax mac hines or o ther mode ms.
184 nN T r oublesh ooting Netw orking Wh y can't m y computer connect t o a wireless LAN a ccess point? ❑ Conne ction availability is affected by dist ance and obstr ucti ons. Y ou may need to move your computer aw a y from obst ruc tions or cl oser to any acc ess poi nt you may be using.
185 nN T r oublesh ooting Wh y is the data transf er speed slow? ❑ The wi reless LA N data transfer speed is aff ected b y dis tance and obstr uctions be tween devices and acc ess points. O ther factors includ e device c onfiguratio ns, radio co nditions, an d soft ware compat ibility .
186 nN T r oublesh ooting CDs and D VDs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc your computer is trying to read m ay be dirty or d amaged. F ollow thes e steps : 1 Resta r t the c omputer by clicki ng Start , T urn Off Computer , and Rest art .
187 nN T r oublesh ooting What should I do if the optical disc driv e isn't pla ying m y CD or D VD properly? ❑ Make sure the d isc was ins er ted i nto the optical disc dr ive with the la bel facing up. ❑ Make sure the n ecessa r y program(s) i s insta lled acc ording to th e manufacturer's i nstruc tions.
188 nN T r oublesh ooting 6 Double-click the lis ted dr ive , and select th e Pro perties ta b . 7 Clic k to se lect the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device che ck bo x, if it is n ot selec ted. Y ou ca n confir m th e dr iver software by selecti ng the Driver tab , and clicking Driver Details .
189 nN T r oublesh ooting Displa y Wh y did the computer screen (LCD) go b lank? ❑ Y our co mputer s creen may go blank if th e compute r has lo st power or has entered a power saving mode ( Standby or Hibernate ). If the compute r is in LCD (Video) Sta ndby mode, press any key to activate the com puter scre en.
190 nN T r oublesh ooting How do I ch ange the video resolutio n on the TV screen? ❑ The vi deo may not appear on the entire TV sc reen if your comp uter resolu tion is set large r than 1024 x 768. Adjus t the video resol ution to 10 24 x 768 o r sm aller .
191 nN T r oublesh ooting What should I do if the brightness of the scree n changes? The bri ghtness of your sc reen when adjusted with the Brightness button and the Fn+F5/F6 keys is temp orary and this adjus tment is o verridden by the setti ng on the VAIO Power Mana gement tab when anot her po wer scheme is sel ected.
192 nN T r oublesh ooting Pr inting Wh y can't I p rint a document? ❑ Make sure the p r inter is on , and th e pri nter ca ble is securely conne cted to the por t s on your pr inter an d comp uter . ❑ Make sure the pr inter is c ompati b le w ith the Wi ndows operating system install ed on your co mputer .
193 nN T r oublesh ooting Microphone Wh y doesn't my microphone work? If you a re usin g an exter nal mic rophone, make sur e the mic rophone is turn ed on and i s prope rly plu gged into the Microph one jack on the com puter.
194 nN T r oublesh ooting Mouse What should I do if the computer doesn't recogniz e the mouse? ❑ Make sure the mouse is secu rely pl ugged into the por t .
195 nN T r oublesh ooting Speakers Wh y won't m y speakers w ork? ❑ Make sure the s peakers are p roper ly connec ted an d the volume is tur ned up l oud eno ugh to hear sound. ❑ Y our sp eakers may not be desig ned for compu ter use. ❑ If the speakers hav e a mute button, s et the button to off.
196 nN T r oublesh ooting T ouch P ad What should I do if the touch pad does not work? ❑ T r y restar ting your compute r . F ollow these steps: 1 Pres s the Windo ws key . 2 Pres s the U key . T h e Tu r n o f f c o m p u t e r window ope ns. 3 Pres s the R k ey to restar t the compu ter .
197 nN T r oublesh ooting How do I ch ange the le ft and right b utton assignments? If your compute r is in terpreting a single -click a s a doubl e-click , you may want to cha nge the button a ssignments . Follow these steps: 1 Click Start and then Control P anel .
198 nN T r oublesh ooting K e yboard What should I do if the k eyboa rd configuration is wrong ? ❑ The la nguage la yout of your comp uter's keyboard is sp ecified o n the sticker on the b o x. If you choose a diff erent r egional ke yboar d when you co mplete the Windows setu p , the key configura tion will be misma tched.
199 nN T r oublesh ooting Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardware icon appear on the taskbar when the drive is connected? The c omputer does not r ecogniz e the flo ppy dis k drive. F irst, mak e sure the USB c able is pr operly co nnecte d to the US B port.
200 nN T r oublesh ooting PC Cards Wh y doesn't my PC Card w ork ? ❑ Make sure the P C Card is inser ted prop erly . See Inser ting a PC Car d (pag e 48) f or more in f ormation. ❑ Make sure the P C Card is compati ble with the Microsoft Windows operat ing system insta lled on your co mputer.
201 nN T r oublesh ooting A udio/Video Wh y can't I use the D V camera reco rder? You ma y not b e able to u se the DV camera r ecorde r, and the message DV equipm ent se ems to be d isconne cted or turned off may ap pear bec ause the i.LINK cable i s not sec urely pl ugged into the po rts on the c ompute r or camer a.
202 nN T r oublesh ooting Memor y Stic k Media Wh y can't I open m y image file s? You ma y need to refor mat yo ur Memory Stick m edia. Form atting Mem ory Sti ck media erases al l data, inc luding m usic data , previo usly s aved to it.
203 nN T r oublesh ooting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If app licable, check the USB d evice is switched on and using its own power suppl y . For example, if you are using a digital camera, check the batter y is cha rged.
204 nN Support Options Suppor t Options The s ection c ontains informati on on w here to go for answe rs to qu estions about y our VAI O comput er and the preinstal led software . Sony Suppor t Information See the follow ing sourc es for an swers in th e sequenc e liste d below .
205 nN Support Options 5 V AIO Update When y our com puter is c onnect ed to the In ternet , VAIO Update automati call y notifies yo u when critic al software and se curity inform ation is posted on the suppor t web site. Click the VAIO Update notice to open the VA IO Sup port web site and vie w the inform ation.
206 nN Support Options In orde r to con tact a Son y technica l suppor t represe ntative, p lease ca ll the fol lowing nu mbers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SON Y (7669) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico.
207 nN Support Options Progr am Suppor t Inf or mation Depe nding on the c ompute r model an d particu lar configu ratio n you purchas ed, yo ur compu ter may not include al l of the softw are progr ams listed below. Adobe ® Photoshop ® Elements, Photosho p ® Album, Pre miere ® , Reader® Adobe S ystems Inc.
208 nN Support Options Click to DVD ™ Sony E lectron ics Inc . At the touch of a button, Cl ick to DVD so ftware allo ws you to autom atica lly burn DVDs from a digit al vide o (DV) devic e. Create DVDs by capturing video c ontent str aight fro m a DV dev ice or by importi ng video from store d files — and yo u can als o edit the vid eo.
209 nN Support Options Google Toolbar ™ Google , Inc. ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada We b S i t e http: //toolbar .google.com /help .html Microsoft ® Off ice Basic Ed ition, Of fice Pr ofession.
210 nN Support Options Netscape ® Internet Service AOL Inc. ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada We b S i t e http: //isp .netsc ape.com/help T el ephone 866 -541-82 33 Nort on Interne t Secur ity ™ Symant ec Corpora tion ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada We b S i t e http: //www .
211 nN Support Options Quattro Pro ® Corel Co rporation ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada We b S i t e http: //www .corel .com Quicken ® New User Edition Intuit Inc .
212 nN Support Options SonicStage ® Sony E lectron ics Inc . The Son icStage ju kebox so ftware prog ram give s you all the to ols yo u need to manage music on yo ur compute r. Sonic Stage softwar e sports hi gh-qual ity digi tal audio storage, a sleek player skin de sign, and audio CD burnin g capabil ity.
213 nN Support Options SpySub tract ® InterMu te, Inc. ❑ F or us ers in USA and Can ada We b S i t e http: //www .inte r mute.com/suppor t. html VAIO Acti on Setup Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Ac tion Setup manage s the settings for your c omputer's s hortcut key s.
214 nN Support Options VAIO Ed it Comp onent s Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Ed it Component s is a sof tware plug-in for Adob e ® Premiere ® softwar e that provides maxim um comp atibility and video quality for cap turing vid eo from y our Sony digital c amcorde r.
215 nN Support Options VAIO Update Sony E lectron ics Inc . The VA IO Update uti lity help s you keep your VAIO ® computer up to date by r egularl y checkin g the Sony Onli ne Sup port Web site for impor tant softwar e updates and i nformatio n for yo ur spec ific VA IO compu ter model .
216 nN Support Options VAIO Zone Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Zo ne soft ware provi des an eff ortless way to br owse and enjoy pi ctures, music, and video files on your c omputer, a ll through an elegant, n ext-g eneratio n interfac e. You can e ven enjoy med ia content stored on ot her VAIO ® co mputers on your network .
デバイスSony VAIO VGN-A700の購入後に（又は購入する前であっても）重要なポイントは、説明書をよく読むことです。その単純な理由はいくつかあります：
Sony VAIO VGN-A700をまだ購入していないなら、この製品の基本情報を理解する良い機会です。まずは上にある説明書の最初のページをご覧ください。そこにはSony VAIO VGN-A700の技術情報の概要が記載されているはずです。デバイスがあなたのニーズを満たすかどうかは、ここで確認しましょう。Sony VAIO VGN-A700の取扱説明書の次のページをよく読むことにより、製品の全機能やその取り扱いに関する情報を知ることができます。Sony VAIO VGN-A700で得られた情報は、きっとあなたの購入の決断を手助けしてくれることでしょう。
Sony VAIO VGN-A700を既にお持ちだが、まだ読んでいない場合は、上記の理由によりそれを行うべきです。そうすることにより機能を適切に使用しているか、又はSony VAIO VGN-A700の不適切な取り扱いによりその寿命を短くする危険を犯していないかどうかを知ることができます。
ですが、ユーザガイドが果たす重要な役割の一つは、Sony VAIO VGN-A700に関する問題の解決を支援することです。そこにはほとんどの場合、トラブルシューティング、すなわちSony VAIO VGN-A700デバイスで最もよく起こりうる故障・不良とそれらの対処法についてのアドバイスを見つけることができるはずです。たとえ問題を解決できなかった場合でも、説明書にはカスタマー・サービスセンター又は最寄りのサービスセンターへの問い合わせ先等、次の対処法についての指示があるはずです。
