Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto VGN-SZ200 del fabbricante Sony
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N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-SZ200 Series.
2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .... ......... .................... ................... ....6 Documenta tion ................. ...........
3 nN Using P eripheral Devic es .................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ..... .............. .................... ........7 3 Connectin g a Docking Station ....... .................... ...
4 nN Precauti ons ................ ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ................................. ................... 153 On Handling the LCD Sc reen ....... .................... .
5 nN Mouse ........... ................... .................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ................... 199 Speakers .................... ................... ...........
6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulations on your purchase o f this Sony VAIO ® compute r, and welco me to the on -screen Use r Guide. S ony has 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 Guid e (this manual) — Contain s f eatures of your computer . It also includes in f or mation abou t the software pr ograms includ ed with your comp uter , a s well as infor mation on solving c ommon pr oblems .
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 reduc e e ye 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. ! Before the first compute r startup, do not con nect any new hard ware that did not norm ally come with you r computer . Make sure to start u p your comput er with only th e suppli ed accessorie s connected and set up your syst em.
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. ! Please n ote that the illus trations i n this manual may not necessaril y apply to you r model.
12 nN Getting Started A Pow e r i n d i c a t o r (page 17) B Batt ery indica tor (page 1 7) C Hard disk drive indicator (page 17) D WLAN (Wireles s LAN) indic ator (page 17) E WW AN (Wireless W AN) i.
13 nN Getting Started Bac k A DC IN por t (page 19 ) B SIM ca rd slot * See the Smar tWi Connection Utility Guide for more inf orma tion. C Batter y conn ector ( page 20) D Air vents E Secur ity slot * On selec ted models on ly .
14 nN Getting Started Right A Opti cal disc driv e (page 32) B Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor ( page 17) C Manual e ject hol e (page 19 0) D Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 32) E Express Card ™ /34 slot *1 ( page 45 ) F Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.
15 nN Getting Started Left A Microp hone jack (page 91) B Headp hones jack (p age 83) C Air vents D i.LINK ® (IEEE 1394) S400 po rt (p age 96) E Mon ito r (V GA ) por t (page 85 ) F PC Card slot (pag.
16 nN Getting Started Bottom A Docking station connect or (page 75 ) B Air vents.
17 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 Standb y mode, and turns off when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off.
18 nN Getting Started Scroll lock Press the Scr Lk ke y to change how you scroll the display . N ormal scrolling res umes when the Scroll lock indicator is off. The Scr Lk key functions differentl y depending on the program you are using and does not work with all programs.
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 (3) .
20 nN Getting Started Using 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 . Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off t he compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid.
21 nN Getting Started ✍ 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.
22 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 .
23 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 .
24 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 battery whi le the comput er is in Stand by mode. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off t he compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid.
25 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 a ny peri pherals connec ted to the c omputer .
26 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 27) ❑ Using the T ouch P a d .
27 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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. Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K ey ✍ Some fu nctions are no t availabl e until Windo ws is launch ed.
28 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Fn + (F10) : zoom Changes the sc reen resolution to magnify/r esto re y our computer's sc reen vie w . ✍ The magn ified view is not as clear a s the stan dard view, as it is implem ented by a pplying a lowe r resoluti on to the co mputer screen wi th a higher resolu tion.
29 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the T ouch P ad The k eyboard co ntains a cursor-poi nting devic e, the touc h pad (1). You can p oint to, select, drag, and sc roll obje cts on the screen u sing the touch pad. Action Description P oint Slide one finger on the touch pad to place the pointer (2) on an it em or object.
30 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 . Special-func tion butt on Functions S1/S2 butto ns By def ault, the S1 button turns the volume on and off and the S2 butt on lowers the CPU speed to reduce the fan noise .
31 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your com puter may be equip ped with a built-in MOT ION EYE c amera. See t he online Specifications to find whether your model i s equipp ed with the built-in MO TION EYE c amera.
32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Your c omputer is equipped with an opt ical disc drive. To insert a disc 1 T ur n on t he compute r .
33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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).
34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 .
35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! This p roduct is d esigned t o playback discs that c onform to the Compact Disc Digi tal Audio standard sp ecificatio ns (CD Stand ard) . A Du alDisc is a two sided di sc product whi ch mates DVD reco rded materi al on one side wi th digital au dio material on the othe r side.
36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ T o m ake the data on a d isc reada b le on an optical disc dr ive , you need to close th e session before you eject i t. T o c omplete this pr ocess, f ollow the in structi ons included with your software.
37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 pla y D VDs using the optical disc dr iv e a nd the D VD pla yba c k software, s uch as V AIO Zone or Wi nD VD .
38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ If your computer has the Wi reless LA N functio nality and W ireless LA N is activated, pl a ying D VDs ma y cause s ome interr uptio ns in audio and video.
39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla ying CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t a disc into the op tical disc dr ive . 2 If nothing app ears on the desk top , then click Start , point to All Programs , and click to open a CD program, such as the SonicSta ge software.
40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Cop ying Files to CD s See the online Specif ications to f ind the type o f your optic al disc d rive, and th en Reading and Writing CDs and DVDs (page 34) to fin d about the supporte d disc medi a. To copy files to a disc ! Do not st rike or shake the co mputer while writ ing data to a disc.
41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l open programs. 2 Inser t a D VD into the opt ical disc drive. 3 If nothing appears on the desk top , then cli c k Star t , point to A ll Pr ograms , and click to open a D VD program to play the DV D.
42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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.
43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Insert the P C Card slot pro tector to protect ag ainst debri s entering th e slot when not using a PC Card. Bef ore moving the compu ter , make sure to in sert the PC Card slo t protecto r into t he slot .
44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 6 .
45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the ExpressCard Media Your co mputer is equipped with an Ex pressCard ™ /34 slot * to accom modate Ex pressCar d ™ /34 (34 mm wi de) media * . Y ou can us e this slot to transf er data am ong digit al cameras , camco rders, music players , and other au dio/vide o device s.
46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting an ExpressCard Media ! Y our compu ter is deliv ered with a slot pr otector in t he Expre ssCard slot . Remove th e slot pro tector befo re you use the Expres sC ard slot for the first tim e. Use care when inserting or rem oving the Expr essCard media fr om the slot.
47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Insert th e ExpressCard slo t protector to protect against debris ente ring the slot when not using an ExpressCard medi a. Before m o ving t he computer , make sure to insert the Express Card slot prot ector into t he slot.
48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing an ExpressCard Media Foll ow the step s below to r emove the Express Card medi a while you r compu ter is on. I f it is n ot removed p roperly, your sys tem may not work prope rly. To remov e an Exp ressCar d media ✍ T o remove an ExpressCard media when the comp uter is off, sk ip steps 1 to 6.
49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 .
50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 Duo/PRO Duo media s lot The Memor y Stick media slot ac commodat es a small-si ze Memory Stick media: Memor y Sti ck Duo or Memor y Stick PRO Duo media .
51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Be sure to hol d the Memor y Stic k media with the arro w pointing in the correct di rection as you insert it int o the slot. T o avoi d damagi ng the compu ter or the Memo ry Sti ck media, do not force the Memor y Stick med ia into th e slot if you can not insert i t smoothly.
52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media fro m the Memory Stick Duo /PRO Duo me dia slot 1 Check that the Memor y St ic k Duo /PRO Duo media indicat or is off. 2 Push th e Memor y Stick media i n tow ard the computer.
53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards Your co mputer is deliv ered with the mem ory card ada pter for the Express Card/34 slot to support the following m emory card s beside s the.
54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card to the memory card adapter 1 Inser t any one of the memor y c ards (2) to t he memor y ca rd adapte r (1). ! Make sure to insert a memor y card into t he memor y card adapter in the correct directi on to avoid possible dama ge to the memo ry card adapter .
55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Card To remove a me mory card from the memory card adapter See Remo ving an Expr essCard Media (page 4 8) to remove the mem ory card adap ter from the E xpressCard/ 34 slot. The n, firmly g rasp the ex tended par t of the me mory card an d carefully pull it out of the m emory card a dapter.
56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter net Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connect ion Before you can connect to the Inte rnet, you need to connec t your computer to a telephone line w ith a telephone cable (m ay not sup plied). Once you ha ve set up your telep hone cabl e connectio n, you're ready to co nnect to th e Internet .
57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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.
58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Wireless LAN devi ces using the IEE E 802.11a standa rd and the ones us ing the IEEE 802. 11b or g standard cannot co mmunicate becau se the frequenci es are di fferent. IEEE 802. 11b: The st andard spee d is 11 Mbps, or ab out 30 to 100 t imes faster than a standard dial up .
59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 controll er or acce ss point.
60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-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 . Excep t in Peru and Venez uela, you c annot sele ct the 5 GHz band width, which is used for the IEEE 802.
61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 12 Enter th e network key *2 . The net work key should be 5 or 13 a lphanumer ic character s or 10 or 26 hexadecima l *3 characters long . Y ou can cho ose whichev er you w ant. 13 Enter exactly th e same ne twork key again, for confir matio n.
62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 w indow appears.
63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructure n etwork is a n etwork that ex tends an e xisting wir ed local ne twork to wire less devi ces by provi ding an ac cess poin t, for examp le the Son y Access P oint.
64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To conne ct to a wir eless ne twork 1 Make sure an ac cess poi nt is set up. See the m anual that c ame with your acces s point for more informa tion. 2 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN swi t c h . The W IRELE SS LAN indica tor light s up .
65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect to a wir eless network (Mode ls with the Wireless Setup Utility software only) Use the Wireless Setup Utilit y softwar e to guide you through the set up process a nd provide you with more detaile d inform ation abou t wireless c onnection s.
66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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.
67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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 et.
68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ The Bl uetooth functio nality may not work d epending on the third par ty devices or the software version used by third par ty compani es.
69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 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.
70 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To com municate with another B luetooth devi ce, you nee d first to set up the Bluet ooth functiona lity. For s etting up an d using the Blu etooth func tionality , see the hel p file on the Blueto oth utili ty software.
71 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Headset The Bl uetooth hea dset is ava ilable as an optional a ccessory. I t will come i n handy duri ng a video conference over the Inter net using ins tant messag ing software , for exam ple Windows Messenge r .
72 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To disconn ect the he adset fro m your compu ter 1 Right-cli ck the Bluetooth icon on the taskbar and select Bluetooth Settings from the menu. The Bluetooth S ettings window appear s. 2 Selec t HBH-608 , click Next , and sel ect Disconnect from the Bluetooth menu.
73 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P er ipher 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.
74 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Docking Station Attachi ng a docking station en ables yo u to connect add itional pe ripherals to your com puter, such a s a printer a nd an externa l displa y. A dock ing stat ion is no t supplied wi th your computer an d is ava ilable as a n optional accessory .
75 nN Using P eripheral De vices Attaching Y our Compute r to the Dock ing Station ! When th e computer has no batter y inserted, do not attach the comput er to the docking station.
76 nN Using P eripheral De vices 4 Slide o pen the docking s tation co nnector cover on the bottom of th e compute r ..
77 nN Using P eripheral De vices 5 Align t he rear bott om cor ners and t he left side o f the comp uter with the guides on the docking station ..
78 nN Using P eripheral De vices 6 Gently push down the compu ter until it clicks into pl ace. 7 T ur n on t he compute r . ! Use the AC adap ter supplied wit h your computer . Do not move th e computer whil e attached to the docki ng statio n; this may detach t he docking sta tion and cause da mage to the doc king stat ion an d the comput er .
79 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing Y o ur Computer from the Dock ing Station ! T o preven t loss of un saved data, be sure to turn off the computer bef ore disconnect ing it from the d ocking stat ion. Be sure th at no devices conn ected to the do cking stat ion are in use bef ore disconne cting the co mputer .
80 nN Using P eripheral De vices To disconn ect your c omputer from the do cking statio n 1 Pres s the UNDOCK button and wait until the IN USE indica tor (2) turns off . ✍ If the IN USE indicato r is unlit, you do not have t o press the UNDOCK button.
81 nN Using P eripheral De vices 2 Lift the c omputer awa y from the d ocking station. 3 Close th e docking statio n connector cov er on the bo ttom of the c omputer .
82 nN Using P eripheral De vices Alter natively, yo u can dis connect the c omputer from the doc king statio n as foll ows: 1 Click St art and then Undoc k Computer . 2 Make sure tha t a mess age balloon appears and the IN USE in dicator tur ns o ff; and the n lift the c omputer awa y from the docking statio n.
83 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).
84 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.
85 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Computer Disp la y You ca n connec t a comput er display (monitor ) either di rectly to y our co mputer or v ia the option al docki ng statio n.
86 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 docki ng station .
87 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n connec t a projecto r (for examp le, the So ny LCD proje ctor) direc tly to your computer o r via the op tional dock ing stati on. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) of the projector into an AC outlet.
88 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.
89 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.
90 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode When using the Intel G raphics Me dia Accel erator (S T A MINA mode) 1 Right-cli ck on the deskto p to disp la y the co ntex t menu. 2 Click the me nu item for gr aphi c proper ties.
91 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 .
92 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.
93 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 (1) you pref er to us e. 2 Plug the USB floppy disk dr ive cable (2) into th e USB por t.
94 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.
95 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.
96 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, whic h y ou c an use to co nnect to an i.LINK device suc h as a digi tal video cam corder or to conne ct two V A IO computer s in orde r to copy , d elete or edi t files.
97 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital vi deo cam corder 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 digital v ideo ca mcorder .
98 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n connec t your comp uter to 10 00BASE-T* /100BASE -TX/10BA SE-T-type network s via an Eth ernet netw ork cable .
99 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! T elep hone lines canno t be connect ed to the network (L AN) connector on your computer . If the netwo rk (LAN) connect or is connected t o the telephone l ines mentione d below, high electric current to the connector may caus e damag e, overhe ating or f ire.
100 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section briefly de scribes how to cha nge the main s ettings o f your comp uter. Am ong other thi ngs, you wil l learn how to use a nd cus tomiz e the l ook of your So ny so ftwar e and utili ties, etc.
101 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Selecting P erf or mance Modes Your com puter is equipped with the pe rformance selector s witch (1) to select a performance m ode for l ower power consu mption or faster performa nce.
102 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.
103 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the P ow er-on P ass word ! Once you h ave set th e power -on p assword, you cannot st art the comput er without e ntering the password. Make sure not t o forget t h e password. Write down your pa ssword and keep it safe and privat e from other pe ople.
104 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ✍ If you have set the power -on password in conju nction wit h the fing erprint authenticati on functi onality , you c an substitu te fing erpri nt authentication for password en try when turning on the comp uter .
105 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 t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V A IO logo appears.
106 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 stor ed on your h ard disk. If you enable the hard d isk passwo rd, this add s an extr a level of securi ty.
107 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer 3 Pres s the < or , ke y to sel ect Securi ty to d ispla y the Secu rity tab, select H ard Disk Pass wor d , and then press the Enter key . The pas s word entr y sc reen ap pears. 4 Selec t En ter Ma ster and Us er P assw or ds and pr ess the En ter key .
108 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 t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V A IO logo appears.
109 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 t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V A IO logo appears.
110 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the Windows P a ss word To add t he Wind ows passwo rd 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click the User Accounts icon . 3 Click your user ac count unde r or pick an account to c hange . 4 Click Create a password .
111 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the Windo ws P ass word To chang e the Wi ndows pas sword 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click the User Accounts icon . 3 Click your user ac count unde r or pick an account to c hange .
112 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Finger pr int A uthentication Your c omputer may be equip ped with a f ingerprin t sensor to provide you with addi tional conv enience .
113 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Precautions on Using Finger print A uthentication ❑ The fin ger prin t authentic ation techno log y do es not assu re 100% verif ication. Sony Cor poration assumes no liabil ities for any problems and damages arisi ng out of your u se of or ina bility t o use the finger pr int senso r .
114 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ❑ When swiping your finger acros s the fing erp rint sensor , keep the following in m ind: ❑ Place your fin ger tip flat in the center of the finger pr int sens or . ❑ Scan your fing erpr int from the top j oint of the finger to the finger tip.
115 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Enrolling a Finger print To us e the fingerp rint authenti cation func tionality, you must e nroll your f ingerprin t(s) in your computer. ✍ Set the Wi ndows passwor d on your comput er before enroll ment. See Addi ng the Wind ows Pas sword (p age 110) for det ailed i nstructio ns.
116 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer 7 Swip e y our finger acros s the fing erp rint se nsor four times to perform a swipe test , and then c lick Next . The Enrollment window appears. ✍ See T o sc an a fing erprint (page 11 7) for the scan p rocedure.
117 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To scan a fi ngerprint 1 Place the top joint o f your finger on the finger pr int se nsor (1). ✍ Place yo ur fingertip fla t in the center of the f ingerprint sen sor . 2 Swip e y our finger per pen dicular ly ac ross the fi nger pri nt sensor .
118 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Logging Onto Y our System To us e the fingerp rint authenti cation func tionality i n place of pa ssword entry to log onto your sys tem, you nee d to set the power-o n, hard dis k, and Win dows passwor ds and c onfigure y our compute r for finge rprint auth entication.
119 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ✍ With the Au tomatically log onto s ystem after p ower -on au thenticati on check box selecte d, you can st art your syst em and launch Windows by swi ping your finge r only once.
120 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ass word Bank Once you have registere d your use r informati on (use r accounts , passwo rds, etc.) for web site s in the p assword ban k, you can su bstitute f ingerprin t authentic ation for en tering requ ired in formation and access th e passwo rd-protec ted web si tes.
121 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using a P assw ord Bank Entr y to Access a W eb Site Once you have adde d an entry to the passw ord bank, yo u can use it to acces s the respe ctive passwor d-protec ted web site.
122 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Impor ting/Expor ting P ass word Bank Entries You ca n export /import entr ies to/fr om the pas sword bank for a back up or reco very pur pose. To expo rt an en try 1 Swip e the finger w ith the enrol led finge r print a cross the finger pr int sensor to display the Pr otector Suite QL menu.
123 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the My Saf e Fol der The en crypted My Safe folder is provide d to prote ct your data against unauthorized a ccess. Wi th the fing erprint authenti cation fu nctionality , you can de crypt (unloc k) this fold er to acces s your da ta.
124 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To initialize the My S afe folder 1 Double-click the My Safe icon o n the de sktop . 2 Swip e the finger w ith the enrol led finge rpr int a cross the fin ger prin t sensor. 3 Click Ne xt . 4 Enter a backup password twice and cli ck Next .
125 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To resize the My Sa fe folder ✍ The maxim um size of the My Safe folder is 2 G B. 1 Swip e the finger w ith the enrol led finge r print a cross the finger pr int sensor to display the Pr otector Suite QL menu.
126 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the Application Launche r The app lication launcher feat ure is availabl e on your comp uter for launc hing your prefer red applic ation (executa ble file) that is ass igned to one of y our finger s with the enrolled fingerp rint.
127 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Assigning an Application to Y our Finger To us e the applic ation laun cher featur e, you mu st assi gn an applic ation to y our individu al finger s in advan ce.
128 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing an Application Assignmen t to Y our F inger To change an appl ication a ssignment t o your fi nger 1 Swip e the finger w ith the enrol led finge r print a cross the finger pr int sensor to display the Pr otector Suite QL menu.
129 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using T r usted Platf or m Mod ule (TPM) The embedded Trusted Platform M odule ( TPM) o n selected models provide s your c omputer with basi c sec urity functi ons. In combin ation with the TPM, yo u can enc rypt and de crypt you r data to streng then comp uter secur ity against i nappropria te access.
130 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Precautions on Using the TPM ❑ Althoug h your computer is provided w ith the lat est TPM se cur ity functio ns, these functio ns do not assure complete protec tion of your data and hardware. Sony Cor poration ass umes no liabi lities for any problems and damages ar ising out of your use of th e functio ns.
131 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Impor tant Notice ❑ Do not enc ry pt the Documents and Settings fol de r. Encr yp ting the file s in the folders containing basic use r k eys and others, whi.
132 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Do not enc r ypt the following folders and f iles. There wi ll be no wa y to rest ore the following folders and file s or the archive, backup , token, password reset token and secret fil es of your TPM s oftware if you careles sly encr ypt t hem.
133 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Configuring the TPM To use th e embedded TPM, you n eed to: 1 Enable the T PM on the B IOS setup screen . 2 Install the Infineo n TPM Professional Pac kage. 3 Initiali ze and configure the TPM. Enab ling the TPM on the BIOS setup screen To enab le the TPM 1 T ur n on your computer.
134 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Installing the Infineo n TPM Prof essional P ackage Read the Readme.t xt in the C:infineonReadme folder. Then, d ouble-cli ck C:Infineonsetup.exe to instal l the pac kage. To in stall this package, you must have admi nistrator rights on the comput er.
135 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Central The VAIO Central utili ty allows y ou to consu lt system info rmation a nd specify preferences for syste m behavior . To use V AIO Cent ral 1 Click St art , poi nt to All Programs , and click VA I O C e n t r a l .
136 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.
137 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 Computer .
138 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.
139 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 .
140 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ✍ If you do not us e the c omputer for a long p eriod of ti me, put th e computer into Hi bernate mod e. This p ower saving m ode saves yo u th e time of shutti ng down or re sumin g. When th e computer is in Hibernate mo de, you canno t insert a dis c.
141 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Managing P ow er with V AIO P ow er Management Power management helps you set up powe r schemes for r unning on AC power or batteries t o suit yo ur requirem ents for powe r cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plication d eveloped exclusivel y for VAIO c omputers.
142 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Activ ating V AIO P ow er Management P ower Schemes VAIO Power Management provid es sever al predefin ed power schemes.
143 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer V A IO P ower Managemen t Vie wer To start VAIO Po wer Manage ment Vi ewer Click on the VAIO Power Managem ent tab .
144 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Protecting the Hard D isk Your com puter has th e VAIO HDD Protection utili ty prei nst alle d for c ust omizin g your sett ings f or pr otec ting your ha rd d isk driv e against s hock haza rds.
145 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 contac t your dealer to install a new memor y module.
146 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.
147 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.
148 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 pack. 3 W ait unti l the com puter co ols down.
149 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 6 Grasp the i nsulatio n sheet (1) tab and flip open the s heet. ! The insu lation she et is equi pped for modu le protec tion.
150 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 7 Remove the memor y modu le: ❑ Pull the latches in the dire ction of th e 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).
151 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 9 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. Do not dama ge the inn er film cover equipped f or module pro tection .
152 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 t he compute r . 2 Click St art , poi nt to All Programs , and click VA I O C e n t r a l . 3 Click the System Informat ion tab in the V AIO Central wi ndow .
153 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.
154 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD sc reen facing the su n. This co uld damag e the LCD sc reen. Be c areful when u sing the com puter near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the LCD s creen or ex er t pres sure on it .
155 nN Precau tions On Using the P ower Source ❑ See the o nline Sp ecification s to check th e power operation of your mod el. ❑ 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 prote ctor .
156 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.
157 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 .
158 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.
159 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 .
160 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.
161 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while dr iving, cy cling, or o perating any motor ized vehicle. 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.
162 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.
163 nN Precau tions On Handling the Memor y Card Adapter ❑ Do not touc h the mem or y card adapte r connec tor with your finge r or metal lic object s. ❑ Use only the adhes iv e lab el e xclu siv ely des igned for the memor y c ard adap ter as a lab el.
164 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://esuppo r t.
165 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ PC Car ds ( page 204) ❑ A udio/Video (page 20 5) ❑ Memory S tick Media (p age 206) ❑ P erip heral s (page 207 ) ❑ Docking St ation (page 20 8).
166 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comput er is securel y plugged into a power sourc e and tur ned on. Ma k e sure the pow er indi cator shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y is in stalled proper ly and char ged.
167 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "P ress <F1> to resume, <F2 > to setup" a ppears at th e bottom of y our compu ter screen, fo llow these s teps: 1 Pres s the F2 key .
168 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y comput er or soft ware stops resp onding? ❑ It is bes t to tur n off your comp uter using the T urn Off Computer option on the Micr osoft Wind ows Star t menu, lo cated on the tas kbar . Using ot her methods, inc luding thos e listed bel ow , may result in l oss of unsaved data.
169 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter St andb y or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may become unstable if t he operat ing mode i s change d before the c omputer complete ly enters Sta ndby or Hibernate. To restore you r computer to normal op erating stability 1 Close al l open programs.
170 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a message windo w , notifying of incompatibility or improp er installation of the battery pac k, appears and my computer enters Hibernate mode? ❑ This sy mptom co uld be due to the batter y pack not being install ed proper ly .
171 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y does the System Proper ties window displa y a slo we r CPU speed than the maximum? This is normal. B ecause your compu ter's CPU utilizes a ty pe of CPU speed controlli ng technolog y for po wer conserv ation purpos es, System P roperties may display the CPU's c urrent speed instead o f the maxi mum speed .
172 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y does it tak e time bef ore my computer star ts? ❑ If Nor ton Inte rn et Secur ity's P e rsonal Firewall is active, it ma y take some time before the desktop scr een appears due to network secur ity ch eckups.
173 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot boot my computer from the USB flo pp y disk driv e connected to the computer? To boo t your comp uter from th e USB floppy disk drive , you need to change the boot devi ce. Turn on your co mputer an d press the F1 1 key when the V AIO logo ap pears.
174 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 comp uter's security.
175 nN T r oublesho oting To visit the Windows U pdates we b site 1 Connect t o the Inter net. 2 T ype http://windowsupda te .micr osoft.com/ in the addr ess bar o f your browser . The Micr osoft Windo ws Update and Securi ty W arning windows appear .
176 nN T r oublesho oting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging stat us? See Charging t he Battery Pack ( page 22) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our compute r is dire ctly conne cted to the AC adapter , it uses A C power, even if a batter y is ins talled.
177 nN T r oublesho oting Can my computer ent er Hiber nate mode while using battery power ? Your c omputer ca n enter Hi bernate mode while using battery power, but so me sof tware program s and pe ripheral de vices prevent th e system fr om enterin g Hibernate m ode.
178 nN T r oublesho oting Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Wh y does the vie wer windo w sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built-in MO TION EY E 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.
179 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y does movie pla yback sho w dropped fr ames when my computer is running on the battery? The ba ttery is runn ing out of power.
180 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.
181 nN T r oublesho oting Inter net What should I do if m y mod em does not work? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is secur ely plugged into the m odem por t on your com puter and the 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.
182 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? Your c omputer is equipped with a V.9 2/ V.90 compatib le modem. Many fact ors may in fluence m odem con nection spee d, inclu ding telep hone line n oise or com patibility w ith telepho ne equipme nt, such as fax machin es or other modems.
183 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on av ailability is affected by distanc e and obst ructio ns. Y ou m a y need to m ov e your compute r a wa y from obst ruct ions or cl oser to any ac cess po int you may be using.
184 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is the data tr ansf er speed slo w? ❑ The wi reless LAN data transfer speed i s affected by distan ce a nd obstr uctions between devices and acces s poin ts. Other factors incl ude device configu rations, radio con ditions, and so ftware comp atibility .
185 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.
186 nN T r oublesho oting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot disco v er m y compu ter? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bluetooth feature enabled. ❑ If the Bl uetooth ind icator is off, turn on the WIR ELESS swi t c h .
187 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot con nect to m y computer? ❑ Make sure the o ther device is au thenticate d. ❑ Y our co mputer may not all ow connections from other de vices. T o en ab le Bluetooth de vice con nections, follow these st eps: 1 Right-c lick the Bluetoo th icon on the ta skbar .
188 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed depen ds on the o bstacles a nd/or the distance between the two de vices, on t he radio wav e quality , and on the operating sy stem or the software in us e.
189 nN T r oublesho oting Can I use a de vice with Bluetooth technolog y on air planes? With Bluetooth technol ogy, your comput er transm its a ra dio freq uency of 2.4 G Hz. Sensi tive lo cations, such as hosp itals and airplane s, may ha ve rest rictions on t he use of B luetooth d evices, du e to radio i nterference.
190 nN T r oublesho oting CDs a nd D VDs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your compu ter is tryin g to read may be dirty o r damage d. Follow the se steps: 1 Restar t the comp uter by clicking Start , T urn Off Computer , and Restart .
191 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y a CD o r D VD properly on m y computer? ❑ 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.
192 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 bo x, if it is not se lected .
193 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Do not lau nch any soft w are ap plicatio n or allow any to launc h automati cally , not even a screen saver . ❑ Do not us e the keyboard. ❑ Do not us e a CD-R/RW disc that has an adhes ive label affixed to it.
194 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot wr ite data to D VD-RAM m edia usi ng Windo ws functions? This Q & A entry applies to selecte d models o nly. See th e online Specif ications to s ee whether yo ur model i s equipped wi th the DVD± RW/RAM driv e.
195 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my computer scr een go blan k? ❑ Y our comput er screen ma y go blank if the computer has lost p ower or has enter ed a power saving mode (S tandby or Hiber nate). If the compu ter is in LCD ( Video) Standby mode, pre ss any ke y to activate the c omputer sc reen.
196 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y compu ter screen changes? The L CD brig htne ss sett ing, adj usted with t he Fn+ F5/F6 keys, i s temporar y and this adjustment i s overridde n by the se tting on the VAIO Power Management tab when a nother po wer scheme is select ed.
197 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter is on, and the printer cable is secu rely connec ted to the po r ts on the p rin ter and comp uter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter is compatible wit h the Wind ows operating syste m installed on your compute r .
198 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not 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 your com puter.
199 nN T r oublesho oting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure your mous e is secur ely plugge d into the p or t. ❑ Res tar t y our co mpute r wi th y our mous e conn ect ed. What should I do if t he pointer does not mov e when I use m y mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mouse i s not instal led.
200 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers What should I do if m y spea kers do not w ork? ❑ Make sure your speakers a re proper ly connec ted and the v olume is tu rned up loud en ough to hea r sound. ❑ Make sure your speakers a re designed f or compu ter use.
201 nN T r oublesho oting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ T r y res tar ting your comp uter . Pres s the Ctr l+Alt +Delet e keys simultaneous ly . In the Windows T ask Manager window , sele ct Restar t from the Shut Down menu to res tar t the computer .
202 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 lay out of your comput er's ke yboar d is specifi ed on th e sticker on the box. If you ch oose a d iff erent reg ional ke yboard w hen you compl ete the Windows s etup , the key configurat ion will be m ismatch ed.
203 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when the drive is connected ? Your com puter doe s not recog nize the floppy disk drive. Fir st, make s ure the USB c able is pr operly c onnected to th e USB port.
204 nN T r oublesho oting PC Cards What should I do if m y P C Card does not work? ❑ Make sure the P C Card is inser ted proper ly . See Inserting a P C Car d (pag e 42) f or more in f or mation. ❑ Make sure the P C Card is c ompatible with the M icrosoft Wi ndows operating sy stem insta lled on your compu ter .
205 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If the message tha t DV equipm ent seems to be disc onnected or turned off app ears, the i.LINK cabl e may not be securely plugged into the p orts on your comp uter or ca mcorder.
206 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stick Media What should I do if I cannot open m y image files? You may need to refo rmat your Memory Sti ck media. Form atting Memo ry Stick m edia erases all data , includ ing musi c data prev iously saved to it.
207 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, chec k the USB device is tur ned o n and usi ng its own power supply . F or e xample, if you are us ing a di gital camera, che ck the batter y is charged .
208 nN T r oublesho oting Dock ing Station Wh y can't I use my TFT/D VI monitor connected to t he D VI-D por t? The DVI-D por t on the docking station is dis abled when your computer is in STAMINA mode. Change the perfo rmance mode to SPE ED mode and r estart the c omputer.
209 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.
210 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.
211 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 .
212 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. Contacts for Sony software p roducts are listed below : ❑ F or us ers in USA We b Si t e http:/ /esuppor t.
213 nN Support Options America Online ® ( Dial-Up) Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http:/ /www .aol. com AOL ® Musi c No w Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http:/ /www .pre miumser vices.
214 nN Support Options AOL ® Inst ant Messe nger ™ Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http:/ /www .aim .com Bluetooth ® Utility TOS HIBA Co rpor ati on For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 21 2) .
215 nN Support Options DISCover ™ My Games ™ DISCover ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http:/ /www .dis cov erconsole.com DVgate Plus ™ softwa re Sony E lectronic s Inc. Connect a com patible di gital video cam era to your comp uter's i.
216 nN Support Options Micros oft ® Office B asic Editio n, Office Professional Edition, O ffice Small Business E dition Micr osoft Corp. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http:/ /suppor t.
217 nN Support Options Netscape ® Browser Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http:/ /browser .netscape.com Norto n Interne t Securi ty ™ Symante c Corporation ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http:/ /www .
218 nN Support Options ROXIO DigitalMedia ® Sonic Sol utions ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http:/ /suppor t.s onic.com/ SmartWi ™ Connection Utility Sony E lectronic s Inc.
219 nN Support Options SonicStage Maste ring Studio ™ software Sony E lectronic s Inc. Use Son icStage Ma stering S tudio sof tware to r ecord son gs from anal og reco rds or ca ssette tap es into you r comput er and outpu t them to CDs , DVDs, or audio files in W AV format.
220 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 . For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 21 2) . VAIO ® Camera Utility Sony E lectronic s Inc.
221 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 ® compu ters.
222 nN Support Options VAIO ® Update Sony E lectronic s Inc. The VA IO Update uti lity helps you kee p your VAI O ® compu ter up to d ate by regu larly che cking th e Sony Onl ine Suppor t Web si te for impor tant software updates a nd informati on for your s pecific VA IO compute r model.
223 nN Support Options Wireless Setup Utility Sony E lectronic s Inc. The Wi reless S etup Utility walks you thr ough setting up your wir eless netwo rk connectio n and o ffers useful di agnostic tests to help kee p your wirele ss networ k running smoothly .
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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 VGN-SZ200 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 VGN-SZ200 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Sony VGN-SZ200 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Sony VGN-SZ200 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Sony VGN-SZ200, 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 VGN-SZ200.
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 VGN-SZ200. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Sony VGN-SZ200 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.
