Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto VAIO PictureBook Computer del fabbricante Sony
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1 Welcome .............................. .........................9 Using You r VAIO PictureB ook Comput er ... 11 Using the Keyb oard ............ ................... .................... 12 Functions of the ke yboard keys ...........................
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3 Connecting an i.LIN K Optical Disc D r ive .......... ......5 5 To connect an i.LINK optical disc drive ............................ 55 Notes on using i.LINK optical disc drives ......................... 57 Connecting a USB Mou se ............... ..
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5 Using Your Recovery C Ds . ................... .................. 109 To use the Application Recovery CD(s) .......................... 109 To use the Driver Recove ry CD(s) ..................................109 To use the System Recovery CD(s) .....
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7 speakers or USB headphone s . .......................................... 129 My microphone does not work. ....................................... 130 Troublesh ooting Memory Stick Media ........ ........... 131 Image files do not open even though I insert Memory Stick media into the slot.
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9 We l c o m e Congrat ulation s on your pur ch ase of this Sony V AIO® comput er , and wel come to t he V AIO U ser Gu ide. This User Guid e pr ov ides deta iled inf ormation on all as pects of using your new V AIO computer , f r o m keyboar d functi ons to pr einstal led soft war e appl ications .
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11 Using Y our V AIO PictureBook Computer This sec tion desc ribes the fo llowing as pects of your new computer : ❑ Using the Keyboard ❑ Using the MOTION EYE Camera ❑ Using the Pointin g Device .
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 12 Using the K eyboar d Y o ur keybo ard is v ery simil ar to a typewrite r ’ s, b ut your co mput er keyboar d has additional key s that perform sp ecific computer -related tasks.
Usin g the K e yboa rd 13 Functi ons of the keyboa r d ke ys Key Descriptio n Numeri c keypad area Contains t he keys found on a typica l calculator . Use the numeric k eypad area t o type num bers or to perfor m mathematical calculati ons such as addition a n d subtraction.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 14 Combination s and fu nctions with the Windo ws ke y Operator keys (Shift, Ctr l, Alt keys) Several keys are always used with at least one o ther key: Ctr l, Alt, and Sh ift.
Usin g the K e yboa rd 15 + F Displ ays the S ear ch window to fin d a file or folder . T his is the equivalent of selecting Search from t he Start m enu. + Ctrl + F Displays the Search Results: Computers window where you can locate other comput ers. This is the equivalent of selecting Search and then Computers fr om the St art menu.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 16 Indicator s Indicator Fun ction Power Light is green when the pow er to the computer is turned on, flashes amber in Standby mo de, and tu rns of f when the computer is in Hibernate mode or powered off .
Usin g the K e yboa rd 17 Indic ator l ights Ligh t On Off Memory Stick® Data is read from or written to the Memory S t ick media. (Do not enter S tandby mode or turn of f the computer wh en this indicator l ight is on.) The Memory Stick media is not being accessed.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 18 Combination s and fu nctions with the Fn ke y ✍ If you swi tch user iden tities durin g a comput ing sessi on, the Fn+F 7 and Fn+F8 ke y funct ionality (if avai lable on you r computer) wi ll be interrupt ed.
Usin g the K e yboa rd 19 Fn+ (F1 2) Hibernate Provi des for the lowes t level of pow er consumpt ion. When you execute th is command, the s tate of the system and state of the p eripheral devices are written to the hard disk and the system power is turned off.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 20 Using the MO TI ON EYE Camera Y our computer includes a bu ilt-in MOTION EYE™ camera. Y ou can use the camera to sho o t still images and record video cli ps. T o capture a still image 1 Press the CAP TURE butto n to start the Smart Capture Premiu m applicatio n.
Us ing th e MO TIO N EYE Ca mera 21 4 The Finder w indow ap pears. T urn the MOTION EYE camera l ens toward the su bject you want to photograph. 5 Adjust the focus ing ring. 6 Half-p ress the CAP TURE butt on on the co mputer . The image remains s till for a f ew second s.
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Us ing th e MO TIO N EYE Ca mera 23 1 Click the St art button, then click Control Panel and Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Double-click the MOTION EYE™ camera icon . Th e Camera Control Uti lity dia log box app ears. 3 Click t he Image tab and drag the slid er to the left o r the r ight.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 24 4 Click the Mode tab, and then click the item you want to set. The approp riat e mode will vary d ependin g on the sit uation or sub ject. Swi tching between outdoor and i n door envir o nmen ts while setting the White Balance to Hold may cause colors to app ear incorrectly .
Us ing th e MO TIO N EYE Ca mera 25 ❑ Y ou canno t transfer still images o r video clips from the built-in camera while transferring to connected i.LINK® devices. ❑ T a k e an in itial shot before taking a final sh ot to ensure sound and picture quality .
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 26 Using the P oi nting De vice The poin ting device on the keybo ard enables you to point to , select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen. Using the P ointing De vice Action Description Point Press the point ing device in a directio n to place the poi n ter on an item or object.
Using t he P ointi ng D e vic e 27 T o replace t he pointing devi ce co ver Y ou can tak e off the pointing dev ice cover and replace it with the additio nal cover s upplie d with y our comp uter . Right-click Press the right button o nce. In many applicatio ns, this action displays a sho rtcut menu of co ntext-sensitive choices.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 28 Using V AIO Action Setup V AIO Action Setup manages the sett in gs for your computer ’ s Jog Dial™ cont r ol, Memory S t ick® media, an d i.LINK® interface. An over view of some of the f unctions controlled by V AIO Action Se tup is p rovid ed below .
Using the Jo g Di al Contro l 29 Using the Jog Dial Contro l Y our computer is equipped with a J o g Dial™ control on t he top right corn er of the unit. The Jog Dial control e nables you to o pen an ap plicatio n, folder , o r docum ent from a predef ined list b y rotating and pr essi ng the Jog Dial cont rol.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 30 Using La uncher m ode T o use the Jog Dial control , click the Jog Di al control windo w or the Jog Dial control icon in the task tray . Alternatively , you can press the Jog Dial control while pressing the Ct rl key on the keyboard to switch to the launcher mod e.
Using the Jo g Di al Contro l 31 T o use t he Jog Dial contr ol with Son y software If Sony s oftware that supports the Jog Dial™ control i s active, you can us e the Jog Dia l’ s function s that are allocated to that so ftware. For more informatio n on functions allocat ed to software, see the sof tware application’ s online Help.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 32 Using a d ialog box When a w indow such as S cr een Pr operties is active, the Dialog bo x is displayed in the Jog Dial™ window . Y ou can select an item in the window b y rotating the Jog Dial co ntrol.
Using Me mor y Stick Med ia 33 Using Memory St ic k Media This new compact, portable, and versatile recording medium has a data capacity exceeding t hat of a floppy dis k . The media i s specially designed f or exchang ing and sharing dig ital data with compatible pr oducts.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 34 T o insert a Memory Stick media Insert the Memo r y Stick media into the media slot on the left side of the computer until it clicks into p lace.
Using Me mor y Stick Med ia 35 T o remove a Memo ry Stick media Make sure the access light is of f. Push the m edia in toward the comp uter . When the media ejects, pull it out. When rem oving the Memory S t ick me dia, be careful as it may eject completely f rom the slot.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 36 Notes on using Memory Stic k media ❑ When the media’ s write-protect tab is set to LOCK, data cannot be recorded or erased. ❑ Before using Memory S ti ck media, yo u should back up important data.
Using PC Cards 37 Using PC Car ds Y our computer includes a PC Card slot. PC Cards enable you to connect portable external dev ices, such as an op tical disc drive, or to connect to a network using a PC Network Interface Card (NIC). T o i nsert PC car d 1 Inser t the PC Card i nto the PC Car d slot wi th the fron t label facin g up.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 38 2 Press the release b utton down and toward the ventilat ion slot. T o remo ve a PC Card Follow th e procedure below when you remo ve the PC Card while yo ur computer is on. Failure to follow th is procedure may result in a malfun c tion.
Using PC Cards 39 7 Insert the PC Card s lot protector in to the empty sl ot. Notes on PC Car ds ❑ For some PC Cards, if you alternate between normal power operation and the Standby or Hibernate pow er management mod es while the car d is inserted, you may find that a device connected to your system is not recogn ized.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 40 Using the P ort Repl icator Y our computer is su pplied with a port repli cator , to enable you to connect additional devices.
Using P ow er Sa ving Modes 41 Using P o wer S a ving Mod es When you use a battery as the sour ce of power for your compu ter , you can take advantage of power management settings to conserve battery life.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 42 T o acti vate H ibern ate m ode 1 T o activate Hibernate m ode, press the k ey combination Fn +F12, or press the power but ton and release i t immediately . The “Save to Di sk Manager” screen a ppears and the computer enters Hibernate mo de.
Conn ect ing a P hone L ine 43 Connecting a Phone Line Y ou need to connect a phone cable (n ot supp lied) to take adv antage of online services and the Intern et. Ho w to connect a phone cable 1 Open the phon e line jack cover . The cover opens o nly to a 45-deg ree angle.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 44 3 Plug the other end i nto the wall jack. Pl uggin g in P hone Cable ✍ Y our comp uter does no t work with p arty lines, can not be con nected to a coi n-operat ed teleph one, and may no t work wit h multiple ph one line s or a private br anch exchange (PBX).
Conn ect ing to a LAN 45 Connecting t o a L AN Y ou can connect your computer to 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX-type Local Area Netwo rks (LANs) by using the suppl ied port replicator and it s Ethernet port. For the detailed settin g s and devices needed to connect to th e network, ask your netw ork admini strator .
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 46 1 Click Start, select My Computer , and cli ck My Network Places under the Other Places header . 2 Click “Add a network place” under the Network T asks header , or click “Set up a home or small of fice netwo rk,” dependi ng on your configu ration.
47 Connecting P er ipheral De vices Y ou can add funct ional ity t o your c omputer by c onnect ing a va riety of per iphera ls, as dis cuss ed in the foll owing se ction s: ❑ Conn ecting a Flop py Disk Driv e ❑ Conn ecting a PC Car d Bus Drive ❑ Connecting an i.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 48 Connecting a Floppy Disk Drive Y ou can co nnect an opt ional f lopp y disk d rive ( FDD) t o the USB por t on yo ur computer . T o connect the flopp y disk drive Plug th e USB cabl e from the floppy disk d rive int o the U SB port on th e computer .
Co nnect ing a F loppy Dis k Dr ive 49 T o insert a flopp y disk 1 Hold the floppy d isk with the lab el side facing u p. 2 Gently push the floppy disk into the drive until it clicks into place.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 50 4 Click Close to cl o se the "Safely Remove Hardware" dialog box. 5 Un plug the f loppy di sk dr ive from t he comp uter . T o carry the flopp y disk dri ve Fold the floppy d isk cable int o the compart ment on the r ight side.
Connec ting a PC Card Bus Driv e 51 Connecting a PC Car d Bus Drive Y ou can use an optional optical drive, such as a Sony DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive, wi th you r comput er . I f you use an optional dri ve when yo ur compu ter is runn ing on batter y power , th e battery l ife wil l be shor ter .
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 52 3 Inser t the PC C ard into the PC Card slot with the SONY logo facing up. See “Using PC Cards” for details. T o i nser t a disc 1 Press the Eject button. The disc tray s lides out.
Connec ting a PC Card Bus Driv e 53 3 Push the disc onto the h ub until the disc clicks into place. 4 Close t he tray by pushin g it in gently . The Busy indicator on the drive flas hes while your comp uter is reading d ata from the disc. T o remo ve th e drive Remove the P C Card fro m the comput er .
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 54 Notes on CD and D V D discs Handling CD or DVD discs ❑ Do not touch the surface of the disc. ❑ D o n o td r o po r b e n dt h ed i s c . ❑ A void u si ng adhesive labels to identify your discs.
Connec ting an i .LINK Op tical Di sc Driv e 55 Connecting a n i. LINK Optical Di s c Dri ve Y ou can use an optio nal i.LINK® * opt ical disc drive (P CGA-C R WD1) with your computer . Th is Sony V AIO® computer is preinstalled with software that enables you to create CDs an d play DVD movies.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 56 drive. Secur e the plug by tur ning the screw on the cable connector clockwise. 2 Inser t the straight-s haped, two- prong plug of the V AIO® computer peripher al cable into both the computer ’ s i.
Connec ting an i .LINK Op tical Di sc Driv e 57 Notes on using i. LINK opti cal di sc drives ❑ Y ou can use the supplied Ap plication Recovery , Driver Recovery , and System Recover y CDs with an i.LINK optical disc drive. See “Appl ication, Driver , and System Recov ery CDs” for more i nformation.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 58 Connecting a USB Mouse Y ou can connect an o ptional USB mouse, su ch as the Sony PCGA - UMS1 series, to your comput er . T o connect a USB mouse Plug the mouse cable into the USB port.
Connec ting V AIO Comp uters 59 Connecting V AI O Computer s Connecting wi th i. LINK Y ou can use an optional i.LINK® * cable to connect your V AIO® computer to another V AIO comp uter that has the preinstalled Micr osoft® W indows® operating system or the Sony Smart Connect software preinstalled.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 60 Connecting an i. LINK De vice Y our V AIO® compute r includ es an i.LINK ® * S400 (IE EE1394) p ort, wh ich you can use to connect a compatibl e i.LINK device, such as an i.LINK enabled digital video camera reco rder .
Conne cting an i.LI NK De vice 61 T o connect a digit al camcorde r ❑ Plug one end of an i.LIN K® cable into the S400 port on the lef t side of the computer and the other end int o the DV In/Out port on th e digital camcorder . Notes on connecting an i.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 62 ❑ The i.LINK port do es not supply power to external devices . If the external de vice requ ires p ower f rom the i.
Connect ing an Ext er na l Disp la y 63 Connecting an External Displa y Y ou can con nect an external display to y our V AIO® C1 PictureBoo k Computer .
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 64 T o connect a computer displa y 1 First make sure t he po rt replicator is connected to the com puter . 2 Conn ect the computer disp lay’ s display adapter to the supp lied port repl ica tor ’ s Mon ito r port .
Connect ing an Ext er na l Disp la y 65 3 Plug the audio cable into the Headphone jack. T o connect a TV Use the s uppli ed A V cable to connect your TV moni tor to y our comp uter . Co nnect ing a Project or ✍ See the man ual suppli ed with your projec tor for more inform ation on it s installat ion and use.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 66 1 First make sure t he po rt replicator is connected to the com puter . 2 Plug the supplied A V cable into the port replicato r’ s A V/ TV Out jack. 3 Plug the other ends of the A V cable i nto the TV , as shown below .
Connec ting a USB Printer 67 Connecting a USB Printer Y ou can connect a W indows® compatible USB printer to your computer to pr int doc umen ts. T o connect a pr inter Plug the op tional USB print er cable into th e USB port on your compu ter and the USB port o n your printer .
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 68 Connecting an External Micr op hone Y ou can enhance the quality of sound input by using an ex ternal microphone . T o connect an e xternal micr ophone Use the symbo l to locate the M icr ophone jack .
Connect i ng an Ext ernal Microp hone 69 1 Double-click on the task tray located in the lower right corner of the Deskt op windo w . The V olume Con trol wi ndow app ears. 2 From the Opt ions menu, click Proper ties. The Properties wind ow appears. 3 In the Adjust V olume panel, select Recording, and then click OK.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 70 T o ad just the v olume when playing , double-click in the task tray located in the bot tom ri ght corner of the D esktop win dow . The V olu me Contr ol windo w is displ ayed. T o ad just the sou nd of other de v ices, do t he following: 1 Select Option s and click Properties .
Connect i ng an Ext ernal Microp hone 71 T o set the micr ophone to echo 1 From the Star t menu, select Control Panel. 2 Double-click Y AMAHA DS-XG . 3 Select the Echo tab. 4 Y ou can als o customize the s etting by choos in g o ptions such as Delay Time and Feedb ack.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 72 Y ou can adjust the sound us ing the Smart Label s oftware (included) or the sound recorder . Sound d evice Functi on T elephony Adjust the modem or telephone l ine soun d. Micropho ne Adjust t he internal or external microp hone soun d.
Connec ting Exte rnal Speak ers 73 Connecting External Speakers Y ou can enhance the sound qua l it y of your computer by connecti ng exter nal speakers. T o conne ct ext ernal speaker s ❑ Use the symb ol to locate the Headphone jack . Plug the speaker cab le into this jack.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 74 Expanding Y our Computer’ s Capabili ties The following peripheral devices can be connected to your computer , to expand the capa.
Expa nding Y our Compu ter’ s Cap abili ties 75 Y ou can als o con nect your Access Point to a telephone line, Integr ated Services Digit al Network (IS DN) rout er , cable modem, or D igital Sub scrib er Line (xDSL) modem to share access to the Internet among multip le computers.
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77 Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Y ou can customiz e the s ettings of your co mputer . The followi ng sect ions brie fly d escri be how to change your comput er ’ s defa ult se ttin gs. Y ou can also r efe r to So ny Noteb ook Set up Help f or mor e detai led in format ion.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 78 Display ing the Son y No tebook Setup Screen T o display t he Sony No tebo ok Setu p screen: 1 Click Start on the W in dows® taskbar . 2 P o i n tt oA l lP r o g r a m sa n dc l i c kS o n yN o t e b o o kS e t u p .
Displa ying the Son y Notebook Setup Sc reen 79 Son y Notebook Setup t abs T ab Description About Thi s Computer Display sy stem informatio n, including memory capacity , serial number , and BIOS version. Initial Setting Change the volum e of the sounds that play while the operati ng sys tem is loading.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 80 Co ntr ol li ng P o we r M ana gement The PowerPanel™ utility allow s you to control the power manage m ent of your computer and pro vides key informat ion about system activ ity and battery lif e.
Contro lling P ow er Manageme nt 81 T o customiz e Power M anagem ent setti ngs 1 Cli ck the Cu rrent P rofi le icon on th e Pow er Mana gemen t toolb ar . 2 Select Edit/C r eate P rofiles from the menu. 3 Click a profile whose settin g you want to chan ge from the list in the left field.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 82 any of the predefined profiles (excep t for the Disable Power Managemen t profil e), or you can create you r own profile to suit y our portab le computi ng needs.
Contro lling P ow er Manageme nt 83 Camera Optimizes perfor mance and pow er requirem ents for camera usage. W ord Pr ocessing Optimizes power management with longer timeout s on the hard disk and display s cr een.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 84 P ower Mana gement comm ands PowerPanel™ also provides power management commands that you can use to activate specific power management fu nc tions a nd to con trol po wer for a sp ecif ic device.
Displa ying Batte ry I nf ormation 85 Displa ying Battery Inf ormation Y ou can display infor mation for the batt ery on your comput er . The fol lowing secti ons briefl y describe ho w to display you r computer ’ s general battery information. Y ou can also refer to PowerPanel Help for more detailed information.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 86 Fully char ged Discharging No battery Batter y icon Ba ttery status.
Displa ying Batte ry I nf ormation 87 Displa ying detailed battery inf ormation Double-click t he battery icon on the task tr ay to display the Battery I nformation window . The screen appea rs displaying the Battery tab, which contains information s uch as the estimated time-to-empty and ch argi ng time.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 88 Changing the Window Design of Son y Software T o change t he wind ow desig n 1 Click the St art button, then select Contro l Panel. 2 In the left window pane of Contr o l Panel , click “Switch to Clas sic V iew .
Selec ting t he Di spla y Mod e 89 Sel ecti ng th e Di splay Mod e This computer us es the A TI video controller . Y ou can select which display is used when the co mputer is connected to a n external mo nitor .
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 90 4 Click the Displays tab and select the d isplay settings by clicking th e icon on the panel of you r display choice.
91 Adding Memor y In t he futur e yo u may want to i nstall memory modules to exp and the func tional ity o f your compu ter . See t he Spec ific ations fl yer su pplie d with your comput er for the amount of memory pr einst alle d on your compute r .
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 92 Precautions and P r ocedures The procedures described below ass ume familiarity with the general terminology associated with personal computers and w ith the s afety practices and regulatory compli ance required fo r using and modif ying electroni c equipm ent.
Remo ving a Mem ory Modul e 93 Remo ving a Memory Modul e 1 T urn of f the computer and all perip heral devices. 2 Disconnect the po wer cord and all cables fro m the computer , and r emove the bat tery .
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 94 6 Close the cov er panel and replace the fas tening screw . Removi ng a Me mor y Modul e.
Insta lling a Mem or y Mo dule 95 Instal ling a Memor y Module 1 Perfo rm steps 1 through 4 as described in th e “Removing a Memory Module” s ection.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 96 5 Close the cov er panel and replace the fas tening screw . Install ing a M emory Modu le Do no t touch any part of the mot herbo ard or th e other com ponen ts insi de the compu ter .
Confi r ming Add ed Memor y Capaci ty 97 Con firmi ng Ad de d Memory Capaci ty 1 T urn on th e co mput er . 2 Click S tart o n the W indow s® taskbar , poin t to All Programs, and then cli ck Son y Notebook S etup. 3 Click the Ab out This Noteb ook tab.
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99 About the Softw are on Y our Computer Y our V AIO® c omput er is r eady to help you work, play , learn, and communi cate as soo n as you t ur n it o n.
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 100 Overvie w Y our computer may not be supp lied with all of the software lis ted below , dependi ng on t he c onfigurat ion yo u purcha sed.
About the Soft ware on Y our Comput er 101 Ar cSoft PhotoPrinter® 2000 Pro Ar cSoft, Inc. ArcSoft PhotoPrinter 20 00 is an easy-to-use, advanced printing p r ogram that lets you quickly lay out multip le images in multip le sizes on a single sheet of paper .
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 102 Micr osoft® W ord Microsof t Corp . Microsoft W ord m ak es it easy to create shared W eb, e-mail, and print documents for use aroun d the world. It embraces HTML as a first-class file format and extends W ord’ s ease-of-use to the W eb and e-mail.
About the Soft ware on Y our Comput er 103 RealJ ukeb ox® Real Netw orks I nc. RealJukebo x is one of the w orld’ s most widely used personal mu sic managem ent systems. Using RealJukebox,yo u can cap ture the contents of a music CD, manage and play back your music, and view various music-r elated information via t he I ntern et.
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 104 Smart Ca ptur e Premium Sony Electr onics Inc. Sony’ s Smart Cap ture Premium application s upports still image and video capture from the built-in S o ny MO TI ON EYE™ camera, an analog V ideo In device such as a VCR, TV , or Playstation®, or a digital video device conne cted to the PC through an i.
About the Soft ware on Y our Comput er 105 WinDVD® InterV ideo Inc. W inDVD is a sim p le-to-use DVD pl ayer including all the features you would expect to find in a standard consumer DVD player , while also offer ing advanced display and navigatio n features such as zoom, pan, bookmark, and time search.
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 106 D Vgate application notes Digit al video captures If your system displays the message, “Failed to record to DV deck, please check deck’ s power status, cable c.
D V gate a pplic ation n otes 107 Select the d rive you want to defragm ent from the li st, and click the Defragment butt on. See W indows ® Help for more info rmation on defr agmentin g.
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 108 Application, Dr iver , and System Reco very CDs Y our computer is supplied with the following applicati on, d river , and system recovery CDs . T o us e your recovery CDs, see “Us ing Y our Recovery CDs” for more inform ation.
Using Y our Recovery CDs 109 Using Y our Reco very CDs The fo llowing sect ions descri be how to use the Applicatio n Recover y , D river Recovery , and System R ecovery utilities. Y ou must connect an o ptional optical disc drive to use the A pplication, Driver , and System Recov e ry CDs .
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 11 0 your compu ter , hardware, or software applicatio n. V AIO Support Agent, an application repair utility , uses a vau lt feature on the Driver Recovery CD during its softw are healing proces s. Y ou m ust be in W indows® to ru n the Driver R eco very C D utility .
Using Y our Recovery CDs 111 8 Click Reinstall Driver . The Hardware Update W izard appears. 9 Click Next. The wizard will search for the correct driver on your Driver Recover y CD. 10 When the recovery process is complete, click Finish. Some drivers will requi re that you reboot the computer to compl ete installat ion.
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 11 2 Y ou can use the S ystem Recover y CD(s) to rein stall t he operating system and software titles that shipped wit h your comp uter if they becom e corrupted or erased. Y ou may not need to reinstall the entire contents of your hard disk drive.
Using Y our Recovery CDs 11 3 3 Press the arrow keys to select the Exit menu. 4 Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default V alues” and then press the Enter key . The message “Load default co nfiguration now?” ap pears. 5 Check that “Y es” is selected, then pres s the Enter key .
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11 5 T roub leshooting This se ction des cribe s how to solve common pr oblems you may enc ounter when us ing you r comput er . Many pr ob lems hav e simpl e solu tions, so try thes e sugge stions be for e you c ontact Son y Computi ng Suppor t (ht tp://www .
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 11 6 T roub leshooting Y our Computer My computer does not start. ❑ Check that th e computer i s p lugged into a po wer source and t h at it is turned on. Check th at the power indicator o n the front panel of the computer indicates that the power is on.
T roub leshooti ng Y our Compu ter 11 7 5 Select Y es and press Enter . 6 Select Exit (Save Changes ), and then press Enter . The message “Save configuration chang es and exit now?” appears. 7 Select Y es, and then p res s Enter . The computer restarts.
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 11 8 My computer stops r esponding or does not shut do wn. It is b est to sh ut down y our compu ter us ing the T urn Of f Computer co mmand on the W in dows S tar t menu. Using other methods, includ in g those listed here, may result in loss of uns aved data.
T roub leshooti ng Y our Compu ter 11 9 The sound of m y computer’ s fan is too loud. Use the PowerPanel™ utility to change the Therm al Control S trategy settin g to Quiet. This s etting slows down the CPU s peed. See PowerPanel Hel p for more information.
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 120 T roub leshooting the LCD Screen My LCD scree n is b lank. ❑ Check that th e computer i s p lugged into a po wer source and t h at it is turned on. ❑ Check that the po wer indicator o n the compu ter is on. ❑ Check that the battery pack is inserted properly and that it is charged.
T roub leshooti ng the Mous e and P ointing D e vice 121 T roub leshootin g the Mouse and P ointin g De vice My mouse does not work. ❑ If yo u are using an external mouse, check that the mous e cable is pl ugged into the USB port. See “Co nnecting a USB Mouse” for details.
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 122 ❑ If you cannot r estart your computer as described in the step above, p ress and hold the power but ton for at least four second s to turn off the comp uter .
T roub leshoo ting D riv es , PC Ca rds and P er ipher al De vices 123 T roub leshooting Drives, PC Cards and P eri pheral Device s My flopp y disk drive ic on doesn’t appear e ven though it is connected. ❑ Make sure that th e floppy disk drive is properly conn ected.
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 124 2 Select the Hardware tab and th en clic k the Device Manager button. The Device Mana ger window ap pears. 3 Double-click the DV D/CD-ROM drive name. The Properties window appears. 4 Click the Properties t ab , an d then select the “Enable d igital CD audio for this CD-ROM device” check box.
T roub lesho oting i.LI NK de vices 125 T roub leshootin g i.LINK devices I ca nnot esta bli sh a connect ion between t wo V AIO computers when using an i.LI NK cable. 1 Disconnect the i.LINK® * cable from both computers and reconnect it. 2 W ait for t he comp uters to res pond.
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 126 T roub leshooting Software My software pr ogram stops responding or crashes. Contact the sof tware publish er or designated provider for t echnical suppor t. See the “About the Software on Y our Computer” section fo r more informatio n.
T roubles hooti ng Softwa re 127 What software do I use for CD-R/CD-R W softw are functions? Sony recommen ds using th e preinstalled SonicS tage software’ s R ecord fun ction to create any CDs on your V AIO® computer , if the specific model you purcha sed is preconfigured with all necessary components for CD-R and CD-R W capability .
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 128 T roub leshooting th e Modem My modem does not w ork. ❑ Check that the phone l ine is plugged into the line jack. See “Connecting a Phone Line” for detail s . ❑ Check that the phone li ne is working. Y ou can check the line by plu gging in an ordinary pho ne and listenin g for a dial tone.
T roub lesho oting A udio 129 T r oubleshooting Audio My speaker s have no sound. ❑ If the built- in speakers are tu rned of f, press th e Fn+F3 keys to tur n on the speakers.
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 130 1 Right-click the CPU icon on the bott om right of t he taskb ar , and click “Edit/create profiles. Th e Profile editor window appears. 2 In the left porti on of the w indow , click the p ower managemen t profi le you want to s et.
T roubles hootin g Mem or y Stic k Media 131 T roub leshootin g Memor y Stic k Media Image f iles do not open e ven though I insert Memor y Stic k media into the slot. ❑ By the default setting, V isualFlow™ softw are starts automatically when you insert Mem ory St ick® media into the sl ot.
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133 Getting Help Sony pr ovi des you with sev eral sup port options to answer que stion s about your V AIO® comput er or the pr einstall ed softwar e .
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 134 Suppor t Options 1 V AIO® User Guide a nd V AIO® Quick S t art The online V AIO® Computer User Guide and printed V A IO® Computer Quick S tart provide you with information on how to maximize your computer capabilities and s olve common problems.
Suppo r t Option s 135 6 Son y Fax-on -Deman d This service, which r equires a fax machin e or your fax software, p rovides answers to commonly ask ed questions. Y ou can use this automated service to request a lis t of available topics, th en select the topics that you want to receive.
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 136 Software Suppor t Inf ormation Ado be Acrobat ® Reade r™, Pho tosho p® Eleme nts (Ad obe Sys tems, In c.) America Onlin e® (America Online, In c. ) Apple QuickTime™ ( Apple Computer Inc.) EarthLink™ Network T otal Access (EarthLink Network Inc.
Softw are S uppor t I nf ormation 137 Quicken® (Int uit Inc.) RealJ ukebox®, Real Player (Real Network s, Inc.) Sony Appli cations (So ny Electronics Inc.) Windows® Operating System, Internet Explorer , W ord (Microsoft Corp.) WinDVD® (InterV ideo, I nc.
V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 138 Son y Service Center For the Sony Service Center neares t you, call 1-888 -4-SONY -PC (1-88 8-476- 6972) or find Son y Comp uting Serv ice on the W eb at : http://www .
139 A Ab out Thi s Compu ter t ab 79 AC power s etting 82 adding hardware 47 memory 91 peripher als 47 printers 67 adjusting brig htne ss 18 volu me 18 Alt key 14 Application R ecovery CD 109 Applic a.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 140 indi cat or light 17 CD or DVD discs cleaning 54 handling 54 insertin g 52 CD- ROM dri ve closing l id 53 connecting 37, 51 using .
141 TV 65 connectors printer 67 correction keys 13, 14 Ctrl ke y 14 cursor -movement keys 13 D digital video camera 61 disp lay connecting an external 63 mode 89 Driv er Rec overy CD 109 driv es 51 CD.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 142 ejecting 49 handling 50 insertin g into drive 49 Fn key 14 combination co mmands 18 function key s 13, 14 G Guide mo de 30 H handling CD or DVD discs 54 floppy di sks 50 hardware onlin e supp ort 134 headpho ne connec tor 65 help getting 133 Hibernat e mode 19, 41 I i.
143 J Jog Di al c ontrol 29 K keybo ard 18 usi ng 12–15 L LAN connecting to 45 Launcher mode 29 LCD troubl esho oting 120 M MagicGate 33 Maximum Batt e ry Life p ower setting 82 Maximum Performan ce.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 144 not es on 24 using 20 mous e connecting 58 troubl eshoo ting 121 multiple p hone lines 44 N navigat ion keys 13 networ k connectin.
145 usi ng 26 por ts USB 48 Power Management command s 84 profiles 81 power managemen t settings 80 Power Managem ent Of f power setting 82 Power O n Password tab 79 pow er sav ing m odes Hibernate 19.
Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 146 indi cat or light 17 setting up your PC supp ort 134 setup screen About This C omput er tab 79 Audio tab 79 displ ayin g 78 P o w .
147 TV connecting 65 U USB port 48 usi ng Jog Di al c ontrol 29 Memory S tick 33 PC Car ds 37 pointing dev ice 26 V V AIO Action Setup 28 V AIO® Action Setup 29 video camera 61 Vi s u a l F l o w 35 .
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Sony VAIO PictureBook Computer è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Sony VAIO PictureBook Computer - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Sony VAIO PictureBook Computer imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Sony VAIO PictureBook Computer ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Sony VAIO PictureBook Computer, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Sony VAIO PictureBook Computer.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Sony VAIO PictureBook Computer. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Sony VAIO PictureBook Computer insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
