SonyメーカーVGN-BX500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-BX500 Series.
2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .... ......... .................... ................... ....6 Documenta tion ................. ...........
3 nN Using P eripheral Devic es . ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ..... .............. .................... ........7 1 Using the Optical Disc Dr ive ......... .................... .
4 nN Precauti ons ................ ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .......................... .................... ......13 9 On Handling the LCD Sc reen .............. .............
5 nN Pointing Device .... ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ............ ........ ................... ............. 188 Keyboard ....... ................... .................... ......
6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulations on your purchase o f this Sony VAIO ® comp uter, and wel come to th e on-screen U ser Guide . Sony ha s combin ed leadin g-edge te chnology i n audio, v ideo, compu ting, an d commun ications to provide s tate-of-the- art perso nal computi ng.
7 nN Befo re Use Non-printed Documentation ❑ User Guide (this manual) — Contains f eatures of your compute r . It al so incl udes inform ation a bout the so ftware programs inc luded with your computer , as well as inf or mation o n solving c ommon problems.
8 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be using y our co mputer as a p ortable device in a variety o f enviro nments. When ever poss ible, you s hould atte mpt to take account o f the fol.
9 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng f eature to find the best posi tion. Y ou can reduce ey e strain and mus cle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the display to the proper position. A djust the br ight ness settin g of the displ ay a s well.
10 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section describe s how to ge t started with using your VAIO com puter. ❑ Locating Controls and P or ts (page 11) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (page 18) .
11 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a moment to identify the control s and ports shown on t he following pages. ! The follo wing illus trations may app ear differen t from your mode l, depend ing on the LCD size as well as the cou ntry o r area of y ou r residency.
12 nN Getting Started F ront A Built-in MO TION EYE ca mera *1 (page 37) B LCD s creen (pag e 140) C P ointing s tick (page 34) D Key b o a r d (page 2 9) E P ow er bu tton F T ouch pa d (page 33) G S.
13 nN Getting Started A CAMERA OFF indica tor * (page 18 ) B CAMERA OFF button * (pag e 37) C Mute indi cator ( page 18 ) D Mute b utton (page 36) E S1 / S2 b uttons (page 36) F Num lock indicator (p .
14 nN Getting Started Bac k A Ne twor k (Eth er net ) por t (page 114) B Modem port (pag e 52) C Batter y conn ector ( page 21) D DC In port (pa ge 19).
15 nN Getting Started Right A PC Car d ej ect b utton (page 43) B PC Card slot (page 43) C i.LINK ® (IEEE1394) S400 p ort (page 112 ) D Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt * (p age 107 ) E Mon ito r (V GA ) por t (page 96 ) * Suppor ts high-/fu ll-/low- spe eds.
16 nN Getting Started Left A Secur ity slot B Microp hone jack (page 106 ) C Headp hones jack (page 94 ) D Air vent E Multi f unction bay (page 38) F Multi fun ction bay unit eject button (pag e 38).
17 nN Getting Started Bottom A Air vent B RELEASE latch (page 26 ) C LOCK / UNLO CK s witch (pa ge 21) D Multi fun ction bay docking station con nector (pag e 84).
18 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equipped with the fol lowing i ndicator l ights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates when the power of the computer is on, b links in Standby mode, and turns off when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off.
19 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use eith er an AC ada pter or a r echargeabl e battery pa ck as a powe r source for your comp uter. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use the comp uter only with the suppl ied AC adapter . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the pow er cord (1) int o the AC adapter .
20 nN Getting Started ✍ T o disc onne ct the compu ter comp letely from AC power , unplug th e AC a dapter . Make sure that the AC outlet i s easily acce ssible. If you do no t use the AC adapter for a lo ng period of time , put the comput er into Hibern ate mode.
21 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is n ot fully c harged a t the time o f purchase . Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off the compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid.
22 nN Getting Started 3 Slide the batter y diagonally into the batter y comp ar tment until the p rojection (2) at eithe r side o f the batte r y compar tm ent fits int o the U-shape d cut (3) on th e respecti v e side of the batter y .
23 nN Getting Started 5 Slide t he LOCK/UNLOCK s witch to the LOCK positi on to secure t he batter y on t he compute r . ✍ When the com puter is di rectly connect ed to AC power and ha s a battery pack installed , it uses power from t he AC outlet. ! This com puter i s designe d to operat e only wit h genuin e Sony bat teries.
24 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is n ot fully c harged a t the time o f purchase . To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he A C ada pter to the co mputer .
25 nN Getting Started ✍ When th e batter y is run ning out o f power , both the b atter y and powe r indicat or lights blink. Keep the b atter y pack in the com puter whi le it is direct ly connect ed to AC power . The batte ry pack c ontinues t o charge whil e yo u are usi ng the compu ter .
26 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose data if yo u remove the batter y pack whil e the computer is on and not connect ed to the AC adapter or if yo u remove the batter y while t he comput er is in Stand by mode. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off the compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid.
27 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losi ng unsaved data, be su re to sh ut down you r computer properly , as descr ibed belo w. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off any peri pherals conn ected to th e computer . 2 Click St art and then T urn Off Compute r .
28 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction desc ribes how to get the mo st out of usin g your com puter. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 29) ❑ Using the P ointing De.
29 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the K eyboard Your k eyboard i s very simi lar to a des ktop co mputer keyb oard, but has addi tional keys that per form model- specific tasks. For mor e informati on on the stan dard keys, s ee Help and Support Center and click on the Customizing your computer link .
30 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K e y ✍ Some fu nctions are no t availabl e until Windo ws is launch ed. Combinat ions/Feature Functio ns Fn + F1 : wireless swit ching * T oggles between B luetooth and Wireless LAN functionalities.
31 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Fn + (F 10) : zoom Changes the screen resolution to magnify/restore the screen view . ✍ The defa ult resoluti ons of the st andard view and the magnified view are a.
32 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Fn + (F 12) : Hibernate Provides f or the lowest l ev el of pow er cons umption. When you e x ecute this command, the states of the system and the peripheral de vices are written to the hard disk and the system power is turned off.
33 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the P ointing De vice Your com puter is equipped with two types of the poi nting device: t he touch p ad and the p ointing s tick. By defa ult, both p ointing de vices are enabled b ut you ca n disabl e one of the devices to suite y our preferenc e.
34 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the P ointing Stic k The k eyboard co ntains a cu rsor-pointi ng device, the pointi ng stick (1). Y ou can poi nt to, selec t, drag, and s croll objec ts on the sc reen using the pointing s tick in comb ination wi th the butto ns loca ted below th e space bar.
35 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Disab ling a P ointing De vice You ca n change t he poin ting devi ce settings to disable the pointi ng devic es. To disable a poin ting dev ice 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click Printe rs and Ot her Hard ware .
36 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Special-function Buttons Your c omputer is equipped with spec ial butto ns to help y ou use sp ecific functi ons of the computer .
37 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your c omputer is equipped with an bui lt-in M OTION EYE c amera to add video fu nctional ity to in teractive c ommunicati on software, f or example Windows Mes senger and Wi ndows Mo vieMaker .
38 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Multi Function Ba y Your co mputer is equi pped with a comp onent bay, call ed multi functio n bay, for hardwar e enhancem ent.
39 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To change a bay unit 1 Double-click the Safely Remove Hard ware icon on the taskbar. The Safely Remo ve Hardware window appea rs. 2 Select the hardware you w ant to unplug. 3 Click St op . The Stop a Ha rd ware De vic e window appears.
40 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 8 Push th e multi func tion bay unit eject button ( 1) to pop i t out. 9 Gently pull the button to pop out th e installed ba y unit.
41 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 11 Inse r t another b a y uni t with the la bel facing up in to the bay until it clicks into plac e..
42 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r About ba y unit prote ction against theft To pr otect the H DD bay uni t against theft, secu re the ba y unit on the comput er using a s ecurity screw * and L -shaped scre wdriver * . * Supplie d with optio nal or supplie d HDD bay unit acce ssorie s.
43 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using PC Cards PC Card s allow you to connect p ortable exte rnal devices to your comp uter. Inser ting a PC Card ! Some PC Card s or their functio ns may not be comp atible with the computer . Y ou do not need to shut down th e com puter b efore in sertin g or re moving a PC Ca rd.
44 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ Some d evices m ay not fu nction p roperly i f you c ontinual ly switch to Norm al mode from St andby mod e or Hibe rnate mo de.
45 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing a PC Card Foll ow the steps below to remov e the PC Card while y our computer is on. If it is not removed properly, yo ur system may not work prope rly. To remove a P C Card ✍ T o rem ove a PC Card when the comp uter is off, skip steps 1 to 7 .
46 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 10 Gently take hold of the Car d and pul l it out o f the slot. 11 If the PC Ca rd releas e button is still ou t, push it back in.
47 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Memor y Stic k Media Your computer supports the Mem ory Stic k media. Memory S tick m edia is a compact , portabl e, and ver satile device es pecially design ed for exchang ing and shari ng digital data wi th compatib le produc ts, such as digita l camera s, mobile ph ones and othe r devices .
48 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Media There ar e two ways you can i nsert a Me mory Stick media in to your com puter: ❑ Using th e Memor y Sti ck media slot; ❑ Using a PC Card slo t. T o d o this, you need an opt ional PC C ard adapte r .
49 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ The compu ter supports Mem ory St ick Duo media and is equipped wi th the Memor y Stick combo slo t that is compati ble with both st an dard- an d duo- size medi a. For more informatio n on Memor y Stic k Duo media, visi t the Memor y Stick web sit e at http:/ /www .
50 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Other Memor y Cards In ad dition to th e Memory S tick media slot, your computer is equipped with an SD card sl ot to acco mmodate ot her memory cards. Y ou can us e this slo t to transfer data betwe en digital c ameras, camcorder s, music players, a nd other audi o/video device s.
51 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card 1 Locate th e SD card slo t on the front o f the comp uter . 2 Inser t the memor y car d into the sl ot, in the direction of th e arrow on the me dia. Do not force the car d into the s lot.
52 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Inter net Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connect ion Before you can co nnect to th e Internet , you need to c onnect your computer to a teleph one line vi a a telepho ne cable (n ot suppli ed). Once you set u p your t elephone cab le, you'r e ready to c onnect to the Internet.
53 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To set up a dial-up connection to the Intern et 1 Click St art , point t o All Programs , Acc essories , Communic ations , and click New Connection Wizard . The New Connec tion Wizard appears. 2 Click Ne xt . If the Location Inf ormation window appe ars, f ollow the on-s creen inst ruct ions.
54 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireless LAN (WLAN), all yo ur digital devi ces with built -in WLAN function ality com municate freel y with each other th rough a p owerful netwo rk. A WLAN is a network in which a user can c onnect to a l ocal area n etwork (LA N) through a wirel ess (radio ) connec tion.
55 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ WLAN use s the IE EE802. 11b/g stand ard, which specifies the us ed techno logy . The stan dard inc ludes the encry ption meth od: Wire d Equiv alent Priva cy (WE.
56 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc network is a netw ork in whic h a loca l network is created o nly by th e wireless devic es themse lves, with n o other centr al contr oller or Acc ess Point .
57 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To commu nicate witho ut an Acce ss Point ( ad-hoc) 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN swi t c h . The W IRELE SS LAN indica tor light s up . On mode ls with the B luetooth fu nctionality *1 , double-click ( / ) on the ta skbar to disp la y the Wireless D evice Swit ch window .
58 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 13 Enter exactly th e same Net work key again, for confir matio n. 14 Sele ct the check box This is a co mputer-to-computer (ad hoc) net w ork; wireless acc ess poin ts are not u sed at t he bottom of t he screen. 15 Click OK .
59 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To disconn ect from a computer -to-comp uter (a d-hoc) ne twork 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click Netw ork and Internet Connections . 3 Click Netw ork Connections . The Network Connec tions wind ow appears.
60 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infra structure netwo rk is a network that ex tends an exi sting wired local network to wireles s devices by providing an A ccess Point, f or example the Sony Access P oint.
61 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To conne ct to a wir eless ne twork 1 Make sure an ac cess poi nt is set up. See the i nstruc tions that ac companied the access point for more informa tion. 2 T ur n on the WIRELESS LAN swi t c h . The W IRELE SS LAN indica tor light s up .
62 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To conne ct to a wir eless net work (Mode ls with the V AIO Wireles s Utility sof tware only ) Use the VAIO Wireles s Utility so ftware to gu ide you t hrough the s et up proces s and provid e you with more deta iled inform ation abou t wireless c onnection s.
63 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Wireless LAN Channel S election In an 802.11b/g con figurati on, channe l 1 to 11 can be used. (a) With an Access P oint ("Infr astructure") ❑ The ch annel us ed will be the chann el selec ted by the Acces s P oint.
64 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Bluetooth Functionality The B luetooth fu nctionality is avail able on sele cted mode ls only. Se e the on line Specificat ions t o see whether your model suppor ts the Blue tooth function ality.
65 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ionality ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, depending o n the following condi tions: ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , located b e.
66 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band wi th whi ch Bl ueto oth de vices or wirele ss LA N de vic es wo rk, is us ed b y v ario us de vices. Bluet ooth devices use the t echnology to minim iz e the interference from oth er devices that use the same wav e length .
67 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n connec t your compute r to a Bl uetooth devic e such as another com puter, a m obile phone, a PDA, a headset, a mouse, or a digital camera wit hout the use o f any cab les.
68 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To see the help fil e 1 Right-cli ck the Bluetooth icon on the taskbar and select Bluetooth Settings from the me nu. 2 Selec t Help from th e Help menu. ✍ The passke y can be diff erent each tim e, but must be the sam e at both end s.
69 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Bluetooth Headset Your com puter may be suppli ed with the Bluetooth headset fo r a video conf erence ove r the Interne t using i nteractive commun ication so ftware, for examp le Windows Messenger . For detail s on using the Blu etooth head set, see the manua l that came wi th the Bluetoo th headse t.
70 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To disconn ect the he adset fro m the comp uter 1 Right-cli ck the Bluetooth icon on the taskbar and select Bluetooth Settings from the me nu. The Bluetooth S ettings window appear s. 2 Selec t Disconnect from the Blue too th me nu.
71 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add func tionality to your c omputer by u sing the var ious port s on the co mputer.
72 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e If yo u purchas e an option al disc drive bay unit, it will be suppl ied with yo ur comput er. When pl aying or r ecording on CDs or DVDs, replace the insta lled weight s aver with th e disc driv e bay uni t.
73 nN Using P eripheral De vices 4 Close th e tra y by pushin g it in gen tly . ! Do not re move the op tical disc wh en the comp uter is in a po wer saving mode (Standby or Hibernat e).
74 nN Using P eripheral De vices Reading and Writing CDs and D VDs Your co mputer play s and record s CDs and DVD s, dependi ng on the mode l you purch ased. Check y our speci fications fo r the type of optical dis c drive ins talled on your model . Use the ta ble below to see which types of med ia your optical dis c drive supports .
75 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ Suppor ts writing to DVD-RW d iscs compl iant with DV D-RW versi on 1.1/1. 2. Supports writing to DVD-R discs compliant with DVD-R for Gen eral version 2.0/2. 1. Suppor ts 8c m disc read ing, bu t does n ot s upport 8 cm di sc wri ting.
76 nN Using P eripheral De vices Notes on pla ying D VDs To achie ve optim um performa nce when p laying DVDs, y ou should fol low these r ecommend ations. ❑ Y ou can play D V Ds using the optical disc dr ive and the D VD playback software, such as V AIO Zone or WinDVD .
77 nN Using P eripheral De vices ❑ When you are pl a ying a D VD (vide o or audio) an d you want to remove a USB device, such as U SB-compat ible speakers, make sure you stop the D VD fir st. Removing a USB-compa tible device durin g D VD (v ideo or audi o) playback ma y cause a malfuncti on.
78 nN Using P eripheral De vices Pla ying CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t the disc into the o ptical disc drive. 2 If nothing app ears on the desk top once you inser t an audio CD disc, then click Star t , point to All Programs , and click to open a CD p rogram, such as th e SonicSta ge software.
79 nN Using P eripheral De vices Cop ying Files to CD s To dete rmine whic h type of C D your comp uter suppor ts, see Reading and Writing CDs and DVDs (page 74) . To copy files to a CD-RW or CD-R ! Do not st rike or shake the co mputer while writ ing data ont o a disc.
80 nN Using P eripheral De vices Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l open programs. 2 Inser t the D V D into the o ptical dis c drive. 3 Click St art and point to All Programs . 4 Select a D VD soft w ar e program to play the D VD . For ins tructions on how to us e a progra m, see the hel p guide i ncluded with the DVD so ftware progr am.
81 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multi Fun ction Ba y Docking Station Attachi ng a mult i functio n bay doc king sta tion enabl es you to c onnect ad ditional per ipherals to your co mputer, s uch as a printe r and an external display .
82 nN Using P eripheral De vices Locating P or ts on t he Multi Functio n Ba y Docking St ation Right A DC IN indicato r Illumin ates when the power of the multi function bay dock ing stat ion i s on. B Batter y CHARGE indica tor F ast blinks: The batt ery i s improper ly inser te d or incompat ib le with the co mputer .
83 nN Using P eripheral De vices Left/Bac k ! The mult i functi on bay dockin g station ca n be powered on ly through the AC adapter supp lied with the multi func tion bay docki ng stati on.
84 nN Using P eripheral De vices Attaching Y our Computer to the Multi Function Ba y Docking St ation ✍ When th e computer has no batter y inserted, do not attach the compu ter to the multi f unction bay docking st ation. To attach yo ur computer to t he multi function b ay docking station 1 Discon nect all periphe rals from the computer.
85 nN Using P eripheral De vices 4 Slide o pen the multi function bay docking stati on conne ctor cover on the bot tom of the c omputer . 5 Slide t he LOCK/UNLOCK s witch on the multi function bay docking s tation to UNLOCK .
86 nN Using P eripheral De vices 6 Place the computer on the multi function bay docking stati on. Bri ng the arrows on the back of the LCD and the multi function ba y docking station togeth er so that the connec tor on the bottom of the com puter comes in c ontact with that on the do c king sta tion.
87 nN Using P eripheral De vices 7 Gently push down the compu ter until it clicks into pl ace. 8 Slide t he LOCK/UNLOCK s witch to LO CK . 9 T ur n on the compute r .
88 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing Y o ur Computer from the Multi Fun ction Ba y Doc king Station ! T o preven t loss of un saved data , be sure to turn off t he computer b efore disconn ecting it fro m the multi function bay docking s tation.
89 nN Using P eripheral De vices To disconn ect your c omputer from the mu lti function bay docking station 1 T ur n off the compute r and the connecte d periph erals; and the n discon nect all co nnected p eriphera ls . 2 Slide t he LOCK/UNLOCK s witch on the multi function bay docking stati on to the UNLOCK p osition.
90 nN Using P eripheral De vices 3 Pres s the UNDOCK b utton. ✍ If the IN USE indicato r is unlit, you do not have t o press the UNDOCK butto n. Pressin g the UNDOCK butt on while the compu ter is in a power savin g mode returns t he computer to Normal mode first, an d then initiates t he discon nection proc ess.
91 nN Using P eripheral De vices 4 W ait unti l the IN USE indicator (1) tur ns o ff and then press the PUSH RELEASE b utton (2)..
92 nN Using P eripheral De vices 5 Lift the c omputer a wa y from t he multi functi on bay docking stati on. 6 Close th e multi func tion bay docking station c onnector c ov er on the bo ttom of the c omputer .
93 nN Using P eripheral De vices Alter natively, y ou can di sconnect t he compute r from the m ulti fu nction bay docking station a s follows : 1 T ur n off the compute r and the connecte d periph erals; and the n discon nect all co nnected p eriphera ls .
94 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speakers You ca n enhan ce the so und quali ty of your c omputer by connecti ng exter nal speake rs. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker cable (1) i nto the head phones j ac k (2) i . 2 Plug the other end of the speaker cable to the exter nal speaker (3).
95 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You can connect a n extern al display to your computer . For exa mple, you can use the co mputer with a c omputer d isplay or a proj ect or.
96 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Computer Disp la y You c an connec t a com puter disp lay (m onitor) eithe r direct ly to y our compute r or vi a the opti onal mul ti function bay doc king stati on.
97 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ DVI-D stands for Digit al Visual Inter face - Dig ital. It is a type of DVI conne ctor that suppo rts only digi tal video sig nals (no anal og video si gnals). I t has 24 pins. A DVI-I connector (Digita l Visual Inter face - In tegrated) suppo rts digital vi deo and ana log video sig nals.
98 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n connec t a multim edia compute r displ ay that incl udes bui lt-in spea kers and a microphon e to yo ur computer or via the optiona l mult i functio n bay doc king sta tion.
99 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You can con nect a projector (fo r example, the Sony LCD projector) direc tly to your compu ter or via the optional mul ti function bay doc king station. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) of the projector into an AC outlet.
100 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect which display to be used as the primary mon itor when an ext ernal displa y (desktop mon itor, etc.) is connected to your computer. The pr ocedure for se lecting a d isplay d epends on th e video co ntroller used i n the compu ter.
101 nN Using P eripheral De vices To select a display ! The moni tor (VGA) port on the com puter is disab led when att ached to the multi function ba y docking sta tion. Models with the A TI video controller Use the Fn+F7 keys t o sel ect a di splay. See Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key (page 30 ) for more in formation .
102 nN Using P eripheral De vices Models with the Intel Gra phics Media Accelerator 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click Appearanc e and Themes . 3 Click Displa y . 4 Click the Settings tab . 5 Click Adv a nced . 6 Click the tab with its nam e begin ning with Intel(R) .
103 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultiple Monitors f unction allows you to dis tribute por tions of your des ktop ac ross sep arate disp lays.
104 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode ! T o find which video controller your mo del incl udes, see the onl ine Spec ifica tions . Models with the A TI video controller 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click Appearanc e and Themes .
105 nN Using P eripheral De vices Models with the Intel Gra phics Media Accelerator 1 Right-cli ck on the deskto p to disp la y the co ntex t menu. 2 P o int to Graphics Options and click Graphi cs Properti es . 3 Selec t Ext end ed Desk to p from the Display Devices menu.
106 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If yo u need to u se a sound i nput devi ce (for exam ple, to ch at on the Internet) you need to plu g in an ex ternal micr ophone. To con nect an ex ternal micropho ne Plug th e micropho ne cable (1 ) into the mi crophon e jack (2) m .
107 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prev ent your computer an d/or USB devices fro m damage, o bserve the following : ❑ When movin g the compute r with USB de vices c onnected, a void any shock or force to the US B por ts.
108 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a USB flo ppy disk d rive and c onnect it to y our comput er. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB flop p y disk dr ive cable into the US B por t.
109 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You can di sconnect a US B floppy di sk drive when the c omputer is on or off. Discon necting the driv e when the compu ter is in a pow er saving mode (St andby or Hib ernate) may cause the compu ter to malfunc tion.
110 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n connec t a Window s-compati ble prin ter to yo ur computer to prin t document s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n connec t a USB prin ter compati ble with your version of Windo ws to the comp uter.
111 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Printer Using the Printer P or t To connect a printer using t he printe r port 1 Plug the printer power cord (1) into an AC outlet. 2 Plug the pr inter cable (2) su pplied with y our pri nter into the pr inter po r t (3) on the optiona l multi function bay docking station.
112 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ The co mputer inc ludes an i.LI NK (IEEE 1394) por t, which you can use to co nnect to an i.LINK device suc h as a digit al video cam era recorder or to connec t two V A IO computer s in order to copy , d elete or edi t files.
113 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camer a Recorder To connect a digital video cam era recor der 1 Plug on e end of the i.LINK ca b le (1) i nto the i.LI NK por t (2) on the comp uter and t he other end i nto the D V In/Out por t s (3) on the digita l video ca mera reco rder .
114 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n connec t your compute r to 1000B ASE-T/1 00BASE-TX /10BASE-T- type netwo rks via an E thernet netwo rk cable.
115 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! Network and telephon e lines cannot b e connected to t he Network (Ethern et) port on the com puter . If the fol lowing conn ectors are co nnected to the telep hone lin es mentioned below, high electr ic curren t to the con nectors may cause dama ge, overhea ting or fire.
116 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section briefly de scrib es how to cha nge the mai n setting s of your c omputer.
117 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word You ca n use BIOS functions to set two ty pes of pass words to pr otect your com puter: po wer-on passwo rd and hard disk passw ord. Once you have set the po wer-on pass word, you w ill have to ente r the passwo rd after the VAIO lo go appears to start you r compute r.
118 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the P ow er-on P ass word ! Y ou cannot start the computer witho ut entering the po wer -on password . Make sure not to forg et the password. Writ e down your pas sword and k eep it safe and private fr om o ther pe ople.
119 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P ow er-on P ass word To change or remove th e power- on password 1 T ur n on the compute r .
120 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the Hard Disk P ass w ord The ha rd disk pa ssword pr ovides addi tional sec urity for the data st ored in you r hard disk. If you ena ble the hard disk passwo rd, this add s an extr a level of securi ty.
121 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he hard di sk passw ord 1 T ur n on the compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AI O logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, press the F2 key sever al ti me s. ✍ If you have s et the powe r -on pass word, ente r your power-on passwo rd.
122 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing the Hard Disk P ass wo rd To change the hard disk pass word 1 T ur n on the compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AI O logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, press the F2 key sever al ti me s.
123 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Removing the Hard D isk P a ss word To remove the hard disk password 1 T ur n on the compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AI O logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, press the F2 key sever al ti me s.
124 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Central The VAIO Centra l utility allow s you to con sult syste m informati on and spe cify prefere nces for sys tem behavio r. To use V AIO Cent ral 1 Click St art , point t o All Programs , and cli ck VA I O C e n t r a l .
125 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes When y ou use a ba ttery as the powe r source for your c omputer, you can take advantage of power manag ement sett ings to conse rve battery li fe.
126 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Standb y Mode Standby mode turns off the LCD scree n and sets the hard disk and the CPU t o a low power c onsumption mode. The um ber power l ight flashes i n this mode. To activate Standby mode 1 Click St art and then T urn Off Compute r .
127 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change the Stand by mode settings 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click P erformance and Maintenance . 3 Click P ower Options . The P ow er Options Pr operties wi ndow appears. 4 Sele ct the Po w e r S c h e m e s tab.
128 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the state o f the system is saved on t he hard di sk and powe r is turned off . Even whe n the battery runs down, no data will be lost. The power in dicator li ght is off in this mode .
129 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ✍ If you d o not use th e AC adapter f or a long pe riod of tim e, put the c omputer into Hibernate mode. This p ower saving mo de saves you the time of shut ting down in the no rmal way . When th e computer is in Hibernate mo de, you canno t insert a dis c.
130 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Managing P ow er with V AIO P ower Management Power management helps you t o set up power schemes f or running on AC power o r batteries to suit you r requir ements for powe r cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plication d eveloped exclusivel y for VAIO c omputers.
131 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Activ ating V AIO P ow er Management P o wer Schemes VAIO Power Management provides sever al predefine d power schemes .
132 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your co mputer and memory mod ules us e high prec ision comp onents an d electroni c connecto rs techn ology. To avoid the inval idation of your guar antee due to mishand ling, we rec ommend tha t: ❑ Y ou co ntact your deale r to install a new memor y modu le.
133 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the functional ity of you r computer, y ou can incr ease the memor y by instal ling optio nal memory m odules. Before you upgrade y our computer 's memory, rea d the notes an d procedures in the following pages.
134 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the special b ag delivered wi th the mem or y module or wrap t he module in aluminum f oil to protect i t from elec trostatic dischar ge.
135 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omputer and discon nect all periphe ral devices. 2 Unplug th e computer a nd remov e the batter y . 3 W ait unti l the com puter co ols down.
136 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 6 Remove the memor y modu le: ❑ Pull the tabs in th e directio n of the arrows (1 ). The mem ory module i s released. ❑ Make sure that th e memor y mod ule tilts up and the n pull it out i n the direc tion of the arrow (2).
137 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 Slide t he memor y mod ule into t he memor y mod ule slot and push it i n until it clicks into pla ce. ! Do not to uch any other compone nts on the moth erboard. Make su re to i nsert th e memor y modu le edge with a notch i nto the memor y module slot.
138 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the compute r . 2 Click St art , point t o All Programs , and cli ck VA I O C e n t r a l . 3 Click the System Informat ion tab in the V AIO Central wi ndow .
139 nN Precau tions Precautions This section describe s safety gui delines an d precau tions to h elp you p rotect your c omputer from potent ial dama ge.
140 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD facing the sun. This could dam age the LCD . Be careful when using the comput er near a wi ndow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the LCD or e x er t pr essure on it. This cou ld cause a malfuncti on.
141 nN Precau tions On Using the P ower Source ❑ See the o nline Sp ecification s to check the power operati on of your model. ❑ Do not sh are the AC outlet with o ther power-consum ing equip ment, suc h as a photoc opier or shr edder . ❑ Y ou can purchas e a pow er str ip with a surge pr otector .
142 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a soft cloth, which is dr y or lightly moi stened with a mild dete rgent so lution. Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad, s couri ng powder , or solvent such as alcoho l or benzi ne, as these may damag e the fini sh of the computer.
143 nN Precau tions ❑ Do not us e cut or dam aged conne ction c ab les. ❑ If the comput er is brought directly from a c old location to a w ar m one, moistur e ma y condense i nside the co mputer . In this case, allow at least one hour before tur ning on the co mputer .
144 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touc h the fro nt mirror pl ate ov er the l ens of the b uilt- in MO TION EYE camera, as it may make scratches o n the plate and such scrat ches will appe ar on the captured im ages.
145 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the surface of the disc. ❑ Do not dr op or bend th e disc. ❑ Finger pr ints and dust on t he surface of a disc may cause read erro rs. Alwa ys hold the di sc by its edges and central hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is e ssentia l to its c ontinuous rel iability .
146 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ack ❑ Do not leave the batter y p ack in temperatures abov e 140° F (60°C), such as in a c ar par k ed in th e sun or und er direct sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y li f e is shor ter in a cold environm ent. This is due to dec reased batte r y efficien cy at low temp eratures.
147 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while d riv ing, cycling , or operat ing any motor ized v ehi cle. It may create a traffic hazard and is ill egal in som e areas. It c an also be po tentially dangerous to play loud music whil e walking, espec ially at pedestr ian cr ossings.
148 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk ha s a high storage dens ity and reads or wri tes data in a short tim e. However, i t can be e asily dama ged by mechan ical vi bration, sh ock or dust.
149 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This section d escribes h ow to sol ve common proble ms you mi ght encou nter when us ing yo ur compute r. Many pr oblems ha ve simpl e solutions. T ry these s uggestions before visi ting the So ny onli ne support W eb site at http://www.
150 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ A udio/Video (page 19 3) ❑ Memory S tick Media (page 1 94) ❑ P erip heral s (page 195) ❑ Multi Function Bay Doc k ing Sta tion (page 196).
151 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer won't star t? ❑ Make sure the c omputer is securely plugged int o a power source and tur ned on . Make sure the power indi cator shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y is in stalled proper ly and char ged.
152 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a BIOS err or appear s when m y comp uter star ts? If the me ssage "Press <F1 > to resume, <F2> to setup " appears at t he bottom o f the screen 1 Pres s the F2 key . The B IOS set up scre en app ears .
153 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the pow er indicat or (Green) lights b ut m y screen does not displa y anyt hing when I turn on m y computer? If nothing stil l appears on your scre en after a whil e 1 Press th e power button f or m ore than four seco nds to ch eck that the power indi cator goes out.
154 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the message "Oper ating system not f ound" appears when m y computer star ts, a nd wh y w on't Windo ws start? ❑ Make sure t he compute r does not h av e a "non- bootable" flop p y disk in the flop p y disk dr ive (if appli cable).
155 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y comput er or soft ware stops resp onding? ❑ It is best to t urn o ff the co mputer usi ng the T urn Off Computer option on the Micr osoft Windows Star t menu, lo cated on the task bar . Us ing other m ethods, incl uding those l isted be low , may result in l oss of uns a ved data.
156 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y won't m y computer enter Standb y or Hiber nate mode? The c omputer may become uns table if th e operating m ode is chan ged befor e the computer completel y enters S tandby or Hibernate. To restor e the com puter t o normal operatin g stab ility 1 Close al l open programs.
157 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't the computer star t or th e pow er b utton does not wo r k when t he battery indicator is flashing? ❑ This sy mptom co uld be due to the batter y pack not being install ed proper ly . T o reso lve this sympto m, s witch o ff the compute r and remove the batter y p ack .
158 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is the sound of my computer's f an so loud? The comp uter's fan may be running a t a high sp eed to cool the CPU. By loweri ng the CPU spee d, you also l ower the spee d and n oise level of the co mputer's f an.
159 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I star t my computer and the message "System Disab led" appears and Windows doe s not star t? If you e nter a wron g power-on passwor d three tim es cons ecutively, th e Onetime Pa ssword w indow appe ars and Wi ndows does no t start.
160 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot use my comp ut er as a V AIO Media or Windo ws Media Connect ser v er? To use yo ur compute r as a VA IO Media o r Windo ws Media Connect server 1 Click St art , point t o All Programs and Norton Internet Security , and cli ck Norton Inter net Securit y .
161 nN T r oublesho oting System Security This section provides informat ion about kee ping you r computer operatin g smoothly and protecti ng against p otentia l threats to the c omputer's secu rity.
162 nN T r oublesho oting To use t he Automati c Updates f eature 1 Connect t o the Inter net. 2 Click the A utomatic Updates ic on on the ta skbar . The A utomatic Updates Setup Wizar d a ppears. 3 Click Ne xt , and f ollow the on- screen ins tructi ons to se t up automat ic or schedu led update s.
163 nN T r oublesho oting How do I k eep m y preinstalled antivirus softw are updated? You ca n keep the preinstalled Norton Int ernet Securi ty software p rogram cu rrent with th e latest upda tes from Sy mantec Corporati on. To downloa d and install the latest security up date 1 Double-click the N orton In ternet Se curity ic on on the ta skbar .
164 nN T r oublesho oting Batter y How do I kno w when the battery is charged? To dete rmine th e remain ing battery charge, see Chargin g the Battery Pack (pag e 24) . When is the computer using A C pow er? When th e computer i s directl y connecte d to the AC a dapter, it uses AC pow er, even if a battery is install ed.
165 nN T r oublesho oting Can my computer ent er Hiber nate mode while using battery power ? The comp uter can enter Hiber nate mode w hile using battery power, but some s oftware prog rams and pe ripheral d evices prevent th e system fr om enterin g Hibernate m ode.
166 nN T r oublesho oting Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Wh y does the vie wer windo w sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ Make sure that t he CAMERA OFF indic ator is un lit. ❑ The built-in MO TION EY E camera can not be sha red by more than one software appl ication .
167 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y do captured images contain dropp ed frames and audio interruptions? ❑ The effect setting s on your so ftware applicati on may ha ve caused d ropped frames. Se e the help file on your sof tware applic ation for more infor mation.
168 nN T r oublesho oting Why can't I use the built-in MO TI ON E YE came ra? ❑ The built-in MO TION EY E camera can not be sha red by more than one software appl ication . If another s oftware applic ation is us ing the ca mera, e xit th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TION EYE camera.
169 nN T r oublesho oting Inter net Wh y doesn't my modem work? ❑ Make sure the te lephone c able is securel y plugged into the M odem por t on the compu ter and th e wall jack. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is wor king. Plug the cable into an ordinar y tel ephone and listen for a dial t one.
170 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? The c omputer is equipped w ith a V.92/ V.90 compati ble modem . Many fact ors may influence mo dem conne ction sp eed, inclu ding telep hone line n oise or com patibility w ith telepho ne equipme nt, such as fax machin es or other modems.
171 nN T r oublesho oting Networking Wh y can't my comput er connect to a wireless LAN a ccess point? ❑ Connecti on av ailabil ity is affected by distanc e and obst ructio ns. Y ou m a y need to mov e the co mputer awa y from obst ruct ions or cl oser to any ac cess po int you may be using.
172 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I access the Internet? ❑ Check the ac cess point settings. Se e the inst ruc tions su pplied with th e acces s point. ❑ Make sure the c omputer and the acce ss point are connec ted to one a nother . ❑ Mov e the c omputer awa y from obs tructi ons or close r to any access point you may be using.
173 nN T r oublesho oting What are channels? ❑ Wireles s LAN co mmunicatio n occurs o n divided freq uency ba nds known as channels. Thir d-par ty w ireless LAN access poin t channels m ay be preset to d iff erent c hannels f rom Sony devices.
174 nN T r oublesho oting Bluetooth T echnolog y Wh y can't other Bl uetooth de vices discov er my comput er? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bluetooth feature enabled. ❑ If the Bl uetooth ind icator is off, turn on the WIREL ESS sw i t c h .
175 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can 't other Bl uetooth de vices connect to my computer? ❑ Make sure the o ther device is au thenticate d. ❑ The com puter may not allow connection s from other devices. T o en able Bluetooth device connec tions, f ollow thes e steps: 1 Right-c lick the Bluetoo th icon on t he taskba r .
176 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed depen ds on the obs tacles and/ or the dista nce between th e two de vices, but also o n the radio wav e quality , on the op erating system or the so ftware used.
177 nN T r oublesho oting Can I use a de vice with Bluetooth technolog y on air planes? With B luetooth tec hnology , the compu ter transm its a radio f requenc y of 2.4 GH z. Sensitiv e locations , such a s hospitals and airplane s, may ha ve rest rictions on t he use of B luetooth d evices, du e to radio i nterference.
178 nN T r oublesho oting CDs a nd D V Ds Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc the com puter is tr ying to rea d may be dirty or da maged. Fo llow these s teps: 1 Restar t the comp uter by clicking Start , T urn Off Computer , and Restar t .
179 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he optical disc driv e isn't pla y ing m y CD or D VD proper ly? ❑ Make sure t he disc was ins er ted into the optic al disc dr ive with the la bel f aci ng up . ❑ Make sure t he necessar y program(s) is instal led accor ding to the manufacturer's inst ruc tions.
180 nN T r oublesho oting 5 Double-click the optic al disc d rive device to open t he submenu. 6 Double-click the listed drive, and select th e Pr oper ties tab . 7 Clic k to se lect the En able digital CD a udio for this CD-ROM device chec k box , if it is not selecte d.
181 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot wr i te to CD? ❑ Do not lau nch any soft w are ap plicatio n or allow any to launc h automati cally , n ot e ven a screen s a ver . ❑ Do not us e the keyboard. ❑ Do not us e a CD-R/RW disc that has a label affix ed to i t.
182 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did the computer screen (LCD) go b lank? ❑ The co mputer scr een may go blank if th e computer has lost pow er or has entered a power saving mode (Standby or Hiber nate). I f the comp uter is in LCD (Video) Standby mode, pr ess any ke y to activate the comp uter sc reen.
183 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the video reso lution on the TV screen? ❑ The vi deo may not appear o n the entire TV scree n if the comp uter resol ution is se t larger th an 1024 x 768. Adjust the video r esolution to 1024 x 7 68 or sm aller .
184 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he bright ness of the scree n changes? The br ightness o f your sc reen when adjusted wit h the Fn+F5/F6 keys is tempor ary and this adjustm ent is over ridden by th e setting on the VAIO Power Management tab when anothe r power schem e is selected .
185 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting Wh y can't I print a document? ❑ Make sure the p rint er is on, an d the pr inter cable is sec urely con nected to the por ts o n the pri nter and com puter . ❑ Make sure the p rint er is comp atib le with the Windows op erating system installed o n the comp uter .
186 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone Wh y doesn't my microphone work? If yo u are using an external microphon e, make sur e the micro phone is tur ned on and is proper ly plugged i nto the Mi crophone jack on t he compute r.
187 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers Wh y won't m y speak ers wo r k? ❑ Make sure the s peakers are pro perly con nected an d the volume is tur ned up loud enou gh to he ar sound. ❑ Y our spe akers ma y not be designed f or compu ter use. ❑ If the spe akers hav e a mute button, set the button to off .
188 nN T r oublesho oting P ointing Device What should I do if t he pointing de vice does not work? ❑ T r y r estar ting the compu ter . F ollow these steps: 1 Press t he Window s key . 2 Press t he U key . Th e T ur n off compute r window open s. 3 Press t he R k ey to rest ar t the co mputer .
189 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the l eft and right butto n assignments? If the computer is interpr eting a si ngle-cli ck as a do uble-clic k, you may want to c hange the button ass ignments. Follow the se steps: 1 Click St art and then Control P anel .
190 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? ❑ The l anguage layout of the c omputer 's ke yboard is spe cified on the sticker on th e box. If you choo se a different r egional ke yboard w hen you compl ete the Windows s etup , the key configurat ion will be m ismatch ed.
191 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when the drive is connected ? The co mputer doe s not reco gnize the flop py disk dri ve. First, mak e sure the USB cable is properly c onnected t o the USB port.
192 nN T r oublesho oting PC Cards Wh y doesn't my PC Card work? ❑ Make sure the P C Card is inser ted proper ly . See Ins erting a PC Ca r d (page 43) f or more inf or mation. ❑ Make sure the P C Card is c ompatible with the M icrosoft Wi ndows operating sys tem install ed on the comp uter .
193 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video Wh y can 't I use the D V camera recorder? You may not be ab le to use t he DV camer a recorder, and the mess age DV equi pment seems to be disco nnected o r turned off may appear be cause th e i.LINK cabl e is not secur ely plugge d into the p orts on the c omputer or camera.
194 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stick Media Wh y can't I open m y image files? You may need to refo rmat your Memory Sti ck media. Form atting Memor y Stick m edia erases all data , including music d ata, prev iously s aved to it .
195 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If appli cable, check the US B device is switched on and us ing its ow n power supply . For e xample, if you are usin g a digi tal camera, che ck the batter y is charged .
196 nN T r oublesho oting Multi Function Ba y Doc king Station Wh y can't I use the de vices connected to the multi functi on ba y doc king station? Make s ure to use the AC adapter supplied wi th the mult i function bay docki ng station to c onnect the docking st ation to a po wer source.
197 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I print a document? ❑ Make sure that t he pr inter dr iv er sup por ts Win dows XP . Ask the ma nuf acturer of your printer f or the dr iver that suppor t s Windows XP . ❑ The pr inter p or t on the mult i functio n ba y do ck ing sta tion is i ntern ally co nnected to the USB.
198 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ If the bid irectional communicati on functio ns are provided with your pr inter , disabling the function s on the c omputer may enable prin ting. Proceed as f o llows: 1 Click Start a nd then Control P anel . 2 Click the Pri nt ers an d O th er Ha rdwa re icon.
199 nN Support Options Suppor t Options The se ction contain s inform ation on where to go for answer s to questions about your computer and the preinstall ed software. Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the following source s for answe rs in the s equence l isted below.
200 nN Support Options For users in Latin Amer ican countri es or areas Cust omer I nform ation Center If you do not fi nd the in formatio n you are looking for at our site, you may call Son y directly.
201 nN Support Options In orde r to contac t a Sony te chnical s upport repres entative , please ca ll the fol lowing num bers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SONY ( 7669) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico .
202 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or mation Dependi ng on the c omputer m odel and p articular c onfigurat ion you pur chased, yo ur compu ter may not include all of the software p rograms lis ted below. Adobe ® Photoshop ® E lements, Photoshop ® Album, Prem iere ® , Reader ® Adobe S ystems Inc.
203 nN Support Options Click to DVD ™ softw are Sony E lectronic s Inc. At the tou ch of a but ton, Click to DVD software al lows you to a utomaticall y burn DVDs fr om a digital video (DV ) device.
204 nN Support Options DVgate Plus ™ software Sony E lectronic s Inc. Connect a c ompatible digital vid eo camera to y our compu ter's i.LINK® p ort and cap ture video c lips and stil l images. Edi t clips f rom yo ur vi deo, ad d new cl ips, a nd comb ine cl ips int o new movie segment s.
205 nN Support Options Intel ® PROSet Intel Cor poration ❑ F or Use rs in USA a nd Canada We b Si t e http://www .intel.com /network/c onnectivity/p roducts/wirel ess/proset/p roset_software.
206 nN Support Options MoodLogic MoodL ogic, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http://www .moodlog ic.com/su ppor t E-mail help@mo odlogic. com Netscape ® Internet Service Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http://is p .
207 nN Support Options PictureG ear Stu dio ™ sof tware Sony E lectronic s Inc. PictureG ear Stu dio stil l image m anagement software d isplays sti ll image s from y our hard dri ve or a Son y digita l still camera .
208 nN Support Options ROXIO DigitalMedia ® Sonic Sol utions ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http://su ppor t.sonic. com/ SonicSta ge ® softw are Sony E lectronic s Inc. The So nicStage jukebox software pr ogram giv es you al l the tools you need t o manag e music on your co mputer.
209 nN Support Options SonicSta ge ® Mastering Studio softwar e Sony E lectronic s Inc. Use Son icStage ® Master ing Studio software to record s ongs from a nalog re cords or cassett e tapes in to your com puter and outpu t them to CD- R or CD-RW d iscs or audi o files in W AV format.
210 nN Support Options VAIO ® Acti on Setup Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Ac tion Setup manages t he setting s for your c omputer's s hortcut keys . ❑ F or us ers in USA We b Si t e http://www .sony .com/pcs uppor t T el ephone 888-4-SO NY -PC (88 8-476-6972) ❑ F or us ers in Canada We b Si t e http://www .
211 nN Support Options VAIO ® Central Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Ce ntral provid es a cen tral locati on that gath ers reso urces t o configure your VAIO compute r and view y our compute r's configura tion and s pecificati ons. ❑ F or us ers in USA We b Si t e http://www .
212 nN Support Options VAIO Me dia ™ software Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Medi a ™ software br ings mult imedia to y our netwo rk, enablin g you to sha re musi c, video, an d still i mage file s between y our VAIO ® computers.
213 nN Support Options VAIO ® Su pport Central Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Supp ort Central provides an easy to na vigate s olution to c ommon sup port needs, such as VA IO Documenta tion, produc t specific ations, seria l number, mo del name, service tag informati on, survey , registr ation, etc.
214 nN Support Options VAIO ® Update Sony E lectronic s Inc. The VA IO Update uti lity helps you kee p your VAIO ® comput er up to date by regular ly che cking the S ony Online S upport Web si te for impor tant software updates a nd informati on for your s pecific VA IO compute r model.
215 nN Support Options VAIO ® Wireless Utilit y Sony E lectronic s Inc. The VA IO Wirel ess Utility walks you through setting up your wi reless ne twork co nnection and offers us eful dia gnostic tests to help kee p your wirele ss networ k running smoothly .
216 nN Support Options VAIO Zone ™ software Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Zo ne software p rovides an effortle ss way to brows e and enj oy picture s, music, a nd video fil es on yo ur computer, all thr ough an elega nt, next- generation i nterface. Y ou can even e njoy med ia conten t stored on o ther VAIO ® co mputers on your network.
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デバイスSony VGN-BX500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 VGN-BX500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 VGN-BX500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 VGN-BX500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 VGN-BX500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 VGN-BX500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 VGN-BX500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 VGN-BX500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 VGN-BX500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。
