Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto VGN-UX300 del fabbricante Sony
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N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-UX300 Series.
2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .... ......... .................... ................... ....6 Documenta tion ................. ...........
3 nN Using P eripheral Devic es .................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ..... .............. .................... ........6 3 Connectin g the Port Re plicator .................. ..........
4 nN Precauti ons ................ ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ................................. ................... 132 On Handling the LCD Sc reen ....... .................... .
5 nN Printing .... ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ................... . ................... .................... ......17 6 Microphon e ................ ................... ........
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 solvin g common pr oblems.
8 nN Befo re Use ❑ SmartWi ™ Connection Ut ility Guide (Sele cted mode ls only) — Provides infor mation abo ut setting up B luetooth, wirele ss LAN, and w ireless WA N func tionalitie s. To acce ss this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start a nd Help and Support .
9 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to access and provi des a singl e location fo r informat ion and technical assistanc e for yo ur VAIO compute r. Choose from the follow ing categ ories to find th e answer s you need. To ac cess Help and Support , cl ick Start a nd Help and Support .
10 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section describe s how to ge t started with using your VAIO com puter. ! Before starti ng your compute r for the first time, do not co nnect any new hardware that did not origin ally come with your comput er .
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. To p A Air vent B F ocus se lect ion s wit ch (page 39 ) C Memor y.
12 nN Getting Started F ront A Left button (pag e 34) B Right b utton (page 34 ) C Center button (page 34) D Launche r button (pa ge 36) E WIREL ESS s witch (page 49) F T ouch pa nel LCD scree n (page.
13 nN Getting Started A Built-in spea ker (monaural) B Finger pr int sensor (pag e 102) C F ront camera (MOTION EYE) ( page 39) D F ront camera (MOTION EYE) i ndica tor (page 20).
14 nN Getting Started A Multi-pointe r (page 3 4) B Zoom In/Out b uttons (page 36 ) C Pow e r i n d i c a t o r (page 20) D PO WER switc h E Built-in micr ophone (mo naural).
15 nN Getting Started Bac k A Rear camer a (MO TION EYE) (pag e 39) B Rear camera (MO TION EYE) indicator (page 20 ) C Stylus Slide up and pull out the styl us f or touch panel ope r atio ns. D Air vents E WW AN a ntenna * When u sing your com puter in t he vert ical orien tation, r otate the antenn a by 90 degrees counte rclockwise.
16 nN Getting Started Right A Str ap hol es F ast en t he sup plie d wrist str ap t o yo ur com puter th rough e ithe r hole. B Batter y conn ector ( page 25).
17 nN Getting Started Left A Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt *1 (page 84) B SIM ca rd slot *2 Unscrew the sc rew and remove the cov er to ac cess the SIM card sl ot. See the S martWi Connection Utility Guide f or more inf orma tion. C Air vent *1 Supp orts hi gh- /ful l-/lo w- spee ds.
18 nN Getting Started Bottom A Batt ery indica tor (page 2 0) B Hard disk drive indicator (page 20) C Num lock indicator (p age 20) D Caps loc k indicator (page 20) E Scroll loc k indicator (page 20) .
19 nN Getting Started A DC IN por t (page 24 ) B Air vent C I/O c onnector (page 70) D Headp hones jack (p age 74) E Microp hone jack (page 83).
20 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 whe n the power of the computer is on, blinks when the computer is in S leep mode, and tur ns off when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off.
21 nN Getting Started Wireless WAN *2 Illuminates when the wireles s W AN function is enab led. *1 Y our co mputer is e quipped with eithe r the bu ilt-in flas h memor y sto rage or h ard disk d rive, depe nding on the model you pu r chase d. See the o nline Speci fications to fin d which sto rage devi ce your mod el is e quipped with.
22 nN Getting Started Holding Y our Compu ter You ca n hold and use your compute r in either a horizon tal or ver tical orie ntation to suit you r preferen ces. ! In either o rientatio n, make sure to fast en the supp lied wrist strap t o your computer and wear it to prevent acc idental dro pping of t he computer fro m your pa lms.
23 nN Getting Started ❑ V e r tical or ientat ion You can use your com puter in this orientati on with the help of the VAIO T ouch Launcher software. Pres s the la uncher button to s tart the software and s elect to rotat e the scree n view by 90 degrees cl ockwis e.
24 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 your co mputer only with th e supplied A C 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) .
25 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 urn off t he compute r . 2 Slide t he batter y pack into t he batte ry compar tme nt until it clicks into place.
26 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 .
27 nN Getting Started ✍ When th e batter y pack is run ning out of power , both the b atter y and power in dicato r lights bli nk. Keep the bat tery pac k in your comp uter while it is direc tly connected to AC power . The battery p ack continues t o charge while y o u are using the comput er .
28 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose dat a if you remove t he batter y pack while your computer i s on and not con nected to the A C adapter or if you remove the batter y pac k while the co mputer is in S leep mode. To remove the b attery pack 1 T urn off t he compute r .
29 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 urn off any peri pherals conn ected to the c omputer . 2 Click St art , the arrow next to the Lock b utton, and Shut Do wn .
30 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 VAI O computer. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 31) ❑ Using the T ouch P.
31 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K eyboard The k eyboard on your compu ter is loc ated underne ath the touc h panel L CD screen. S lide up the s creen to rev eal the keybo ard as show n below for op erations. ! Keep you r fingers off the scre en sur face while sli ding up the tou ch panel LCD screen.
32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the T ouch P anel Your com puter is equipped with the tou ch panel LCD screen for operations with the sty lus (1), inclu ding softw are launche s. ! Make su re to u se only t he sup plied styl us for t ouch pane l operat ions.
33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ At your ve ry f irst Win dows sta rtup, yo u are prompt ed to calib rate the t ouch pane l for smoot h opera tions. Fo llow the o n-screen i nstructi ons. Y ou can calibra te the t ouch pane l at a ny time l ater when you fee l uncomf ortable wit h using it.
34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ointing De vice Your co mputer is equipped with a cu rsor-pointi ng device, the multi- pointer ( 1), to enable you to point to, sel ect, drag, an d scroll objects on the compu ter screen. Push the multi -pointer in the dir ection th at you w ant to move the point er on th e screen.
35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ The poi nter may move on it s own in rare occasi ons, which does not indicat e a malfun ction. Leave the mu lti-po inter unt ouched fo r a whil e. The po inter will com e to a halt. The cap at the tip of the multi -point er is a consumable .
36 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 . A Launche r button Launches V AIO T o uch La uncher by def ault. Y ou can change thi s button assignment with VA I O C e n t r a l .
37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bloc king Uninten tional Operations While you are c arrying you r comput er around, you migh t press a b utton on the computer u ninten tionally an d find an o peration that you never expe cted in pr ogress.
38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer The c omponents to b e locked by this funct ion are as f ollows: ❑ T ouch panel ❑ K eyboard ❑ Left button ❑ Right button ❑ Center button ❑ Launche r button.
39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your c omputer is equipped with two bui lt-in MOTI ON EYE c ameras: fr ont came ra (MOTIO N EYE) (1) a nd rear ca mera (MOTIO N EYE) (2) .
40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! The V AIO Camera C apture U tility software does n ot allow paralle l use of the camera by any other software. Make sure to exit such software before capturi ng still imag es and movi es with VAIO Camera Ca pture Uti lity .
41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Capturing Still Images To capt ure a still image 1 Pres s the CAPTURE button on your computer to launc h V AIO Camera Capture Utility . ✍ V AIO Cam era Utility l aunch es auto matica lly . 2 Click the Still ic on in the right pa ne of the uti lity's m ain window .
42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Capturing Movi es To cap ture a m ovie 1 Pres s the CAPTURE button on your computer to launc h V AIO Camera Capture Utility . ✍ V AIO Cam era Utility l aunch es auto matica lly . 2 Click the Movie icon i n the ri ght pane of the utility's main win dow .
43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stic k Media Your c omputer su pports th e Memory S tick med ia. Memory Stick m edia is a co mpact, por table, and versatile IC recording media e specially design ed for exchan ging a nd sharing digital data with com patible products, s uch as di gital ca meras, m obile phones and other devices.
44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Hold t he Memor y St ick media so tha t the arrow surface of the m edia and t he front of the compu ter face in the same directio n and the ar row points toward the Me mor y Stick Duo/P R O Duo m edia slot .
45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To view the con tents of the Me mory Stick med ia 1 Click St art and Computer to open the Computer w indow . 2 Double-click the M emor y Stick media icon to view the l ist of data fi les sav ed in the Memor y S tick media.
46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 6 At the c onfir mation promp t, click OK . The for matting proc ess sta r ts. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick media d ependin g on th e media.
47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media 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. The Mem ory Stick media ej ects.
48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter net To use the Internet, y ou need to con nect an exter nal modem device, for ex ample a US B telephon e modem, an xDS L modem, and a c able mo dem, to y our compute r. For the detailed instructions on con nection set ups and modem co nfiguration , see the manu al that ca me with yo ur modem.
49 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 ne twork. A WLA N is a network in which a us er can conn ect to a loc al area netwo rk (LAN) thr ough a wirele ss (radio) connectio n.
50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ In som e countries, u sing WLAN products m ay be restrict ed by the local regul ations (e.g. l imited numb er of channel s). Therefo re, before activ ating the WLAN fu nctional ity , read the Safet y Information carefully .
51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer The commu nication speed varies dependin g on the dis tance betwee n communi cation devi ces, existe nce of ob stacles betw een such dev ices, the de vice confi guration, the radio cond itions, and the software i n use.
52 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.
53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! Y ou cannot selec t the 5 GHz band width, which is used for the IEEE 80 2.11 a stan dard, on ad-hoc networ ks. 1 T urn on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN swi t c h . The Wi reless LA N indicator lights up.
54 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 (not supplied ), for example the Sony Acces s Point.
55 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 urn on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN swi t c h . The Wi reless LA N indicator lights up.
56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Functionality You ca n establi sh wireless communi cation be tween your c omputer and other Bl uetooth dev ices such a s another computer or a mo bile phone . You can tra nsfer data be tween these device s without cab les and up to 33 feet ( 10 meters) ra nge in ope n spac e.
57 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.
58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band, with which Bluet ooth de vices or wi rele ss LAN de vices wo rk, is us ed b y v arious de vic es . Blue toot h devices use the tec hnology to minimize the interference from other de vice s that use t he same wav e length.
59 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.
60 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.
61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Headset The Bl uetooth headset (not suppli ed) will come in ha ndy during a v ideo conferen ce over th e Internet using instant mess aging software. For d etails on us ing the B luetooth heads et, see th e manual t hat came wi th your Bl uetooth hea dset.
62 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 sele ct Bluetooth Se ttings from the me nu. The Bluetooth S ettings window appear s. 2 Right-cli ck the headse t icon and s elect Disconnect from the menu.
63 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctionality to your VA IO comp uter by usi ng the va rious por ts on the c omputer.
64 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting the P or t Replicator Attachi ng the su pplied po rt replic ator enables you to conn ect addit ional peri pherals to you r compu ter, such as an i.
65 nN Using P eripheral De vices Locating P or ts on the P or t Replicator ! The port repl icator can be po wered only through the AC adapter supp lied with your com puter . Do not unplug the AC adapter from t he port replica tor and the A C outlet wh ile using t he port re plicator; this may cause data damage or hardw are malfun ctions.
66 nN Using P eripheral De vices Attaching Y our Computer to the P or t Replicator To attach yo ur compute r to the port re plicat or ! T o preven t loss of unsave d data, be sure to turn off your compu ter before atta ching it to the p ort replicat or .
67 nN Using P eripheral De vices 3 Plug on e end of the pow er cor d (2) int o the AC adapter (3) and the other end into a n A C outlet. 4 Plug the cab le a ttached to the A C adapte r (3) into the DC IN por t (4 ) on the por t replica tor (5).
68 nN Using P eripheral De vices 5 Slide d own the compute r along the g uide hold er until it is fixed on the por t repli cator . 6 T urn on t he compute r . ! Use the AC adap ter supplied wit h your computer . Keep the bat tery pac k installed on your comput er when attaching the computer to th e port replicator .
69 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing Y o ur Computer from the P or t Replicator ! T o preven t loss of unsave d data, be sure to turn off your compu ter before di sconnectin g it from the po rt replicator . To disconn ect your c omputer from the port re plicat or 1 T urn off t he compute r and the connected pe riph erals.
70 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting the Displa y/LAN Adapter Connect the supp lied dis play/LAN a dapter (1) to the I /O conne ctor (2) on the b ottom of your comput er to expan d connec tivity to the c omputer.
71 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Opt ical Disc Driv e To us e optical CDs and DVDs wit h your com puter, you ne ed to conn ect an exter nal optical disc dri ve (not sup plied) via th e port r eplicator .
72 nN Using P eripheral De vices 3 Connect t he e xter nal o ptical d isc drive (2) to a A C power sou rce (4) with an AC adapter . See the m anual that ca me with your exter nal optical disc dr ive f or the deta iled instr uctions on conne cting the i.
73 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnecting an Opt ical Disc Dr iv e You ca n disconne ct an optic al disc dr ive when y our compu ter is on o r off. Disc onnectin g the drive when the com puter is in a power sa ving mode (Sl eep or Hibern ate) may caus e the computer to ma lfunction .
74 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).
75 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n connec t an external display ( not supp lied) to yo ur comp uter. For exa mple, you can use the compu ter with a co mputer displa y or a projec tor . ✍ Connec t the power cord after co nnecting al l other cable s.
76 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You nee d the supp lied por t replicato r or disp lay/LAN a dapter to co nnect a mu ltimedia computer displa y to your c omputer. To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay 1 Plug the power cord of your multime dia comp uter display (1) into a n A C outl et.
77 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a TV You nee d the supp lied port r eplicator or display /LAN adap ter to connec t a TV t o your compute r.
78 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ Y ou need to use an AV cable that has a minijack con nector on one end and 3 RCA (also called ci nch) connecto rs on the other end . If your TV does no t have RCA con nectors but has a SCART connector , you need an RCA to SC ART converter .
79 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You nee d the suppl ied port replicator o r display /LAN adapter to connect a projector ( for exampl e, the Sony LCD project or) to your com puter. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) o f y our p rojector int o an AC outlet.
80 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.
81 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.
82 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode 1 Right-cli ck on t he desktop an d select Per sonaliz e from the sh or tcut menu. 2 Click D ispla y Sett ings . The Display Settings window app ears. 3 F ollow th e on-screen instruc tions to change th e settings.
83 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 chat over th e Internet ) you need t o plug in an external microphon e (not s upplied). To con nect an ex ternal micropho ne Plug th e micropho ne cable (1 ) into the mi crophon e jack (2) m .
84 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.
85 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 prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB floppy disk dr ive cable (2) into th e USB por t.
86 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an disconn ect a US B floppy disk dri ve when your comp uter is o n or off . Discon necting the drive whe n the co mputer i s in a pow er savi ng mode ( Sleep or Hi bernate) ma y cause the comp uter to malfun ction .
87 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.
88 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y ou need th e supplied p or t repli cator to co nnect an i .LINK device, such as a digital vide o camcorde r , or another V AIO compute rs in order to copy , delete or edit file s.
89 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You nee d the supp lied port r eplicator or display /LAN adap ter to connec t your co mputer to 100BASE-TX /10BASE- T-type networks with an Eth ernet net work cable.
90 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 VAIO computer . Among oth er things, y ou will learn how to us e and custom ize the l ook of your S ony software and utiliti es, etc.
91 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word In ad dition to the W indows p assword, y ou can use B IOS functi ons to set two types of passwords to protect y our compute r: power-on password a nd hard disk p assword.
92 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he power-o n passw ord (machine passwor d) 1 T ur n on t he computer . 2 Pres s and ho ld th e Fn ke y and pre ss the F2 key when the V AIO log o appears.
93 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add the power -on pas sword (use r passwo rd) ! Make sure you set the machine pa ssword befo re setting the user pa ssword. 1 T ur n on t he computer . 2 Pres s and ho ld th e Fn ke y and pre ss the F2 key when the V AIO log o appears.
94 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P ower- on P ass wo rd To change or remove the power- on password ( machine password) 1 T ur n on t he computer . 2 Pres s and ho ld th e Fn ke y and pre ss the F2 key when the V AIO log o appears.
95 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change or remove the power- on password ( user passw ord) 1 T ur n on t he computer . 2 Pres s and ho ld th e Fn ke y and pre ss the F2 key when the V AIO log o appears.
96 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 s ecurity for the data st ored on your built-in flash me mory or ha rd disk * . If you enab le the hard d isk pas sword, th is adds an extra le vel of se curity .
97 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he hard di sk passw ord 1 T ur n on t he computer . 2 Pres s and ho ld th e Fn ke y and pre ss the F2 key when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS se tup screen app ears. If not, restar t the co mputer , press and hold the Fn k ey and press F2 key se veral times when the V A IO logo appe ars.
98 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 computer . 2 Pres s and ho ld th e Fn ke y and pre ss the F2 key when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS se tup screen app ears.
99 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 computer . 2 Pres s and ho ld th e Fn ke y and pre ss the F2 key when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS se tup screen app ears.
100 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the Windows P assw ord The Wi ndows passwor d comes in handy when you ha ve to shar e a single compu ter with othe r people. By s etting the Window s passwo rd, you can protect yo ur user acc ount from una uthorize d access.
101 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 Contr ol Pan el . 2 Click the User Accounts and F amily Safe ty ic on. 3 Click the User Accounts icon . 4 Click Change your passwor d .
102 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Finger pr int A uthentication Your c omputer is equipped wi th a fingerpr int sensor to provide you with add itional c onvenie nce.
103 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 comp lete user au thenticat ion or comp lete protec tion of your data and h ardware.
104 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.
105 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 100) for the de tailed inst ructions.
106 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer 6 Click Ne xt . The P asswor d wind ow appears. ✍ If the Wi ndows passwo rd is not set on your comp ut er , passwo rd registration will be prom pted. 1 Click Ye s on the pr ompt win dow . 2 Enter your pass word twice and cl ick OK .
107 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer 10 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 10 9) for the scan p rocedure.
108 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer 11 Click a button above a finger of which fin ger prin t y ou want to e nroll. 12 Swip e the finger a cross the fin ger pr int sensor th ree times. 13 Click Finish . 14 Click Close . ✍ T o enroll more fingerprin ts, repeat steps 11 and 12 above .
109 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). 2 Swip e y our finger per pen dicular ly ac ross the fi nger pri nt sensor . ! Place yo ur fingertip fla t in the center of the f ingerprint sen sor .
110 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-on and Windo ws passwor ds and confi gure yo ur computer fo r fingerpr int authen tication.
111 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To enabl e the Powe r-on S ecurity feat ure If yo ur fingerprints are enrol led for the p ower-on pas sword or h ard disk pas sword, you will be able to substitute fingerprint authenti cation for p assword entr y when starting your computer .
112 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To log onto the system using th e Power-on Security fe ature 1 T ur n on t he computer . The aut hentication w indow appea rs f ollowing the V AIO l ogo . 2 Swip e the finger w ith the enrol led finge rpr int a cross the fin ger prin t sensor.
113 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 , password s, etc.) for Web sites in the pas sword bank , you can su bstitute f ingerprin t authentic ation for en tering requ ired in formation and access the pass word-protec ted Web s ites.
114 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using a P assw ord Bank Entr y to Access a W eb Site Once you hav e added a n entry to the pass word ban k, you can use it to acce ss the cor respondi ng passw ord-protecte d Web site.
115 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 Click St art , All Pro grams , Protector S uite QL , an d Contr ol Center .
116 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To impo rt an en try 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Protector S uite QL , an d Contr ol Center . The Fingerprint Control Cente r wi ndow appears. 2 Click Sett ings and User Settings . 3 Swip e the finger w ith the enrol led finge rpr int a cross the fin ger prin t sensor.
117 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the File Saf e F eature With the F ile Safe featu re, you can create an encr ypted arch ive to includ e a file or folder for protect ion against una uthorized acces s.
118 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To unlock the encrypted archive 1 Right-cli ck the desired archive and selec t Unlock from the me nu. 2 Swip e the finger w ith the enrol led finge rpr int a cross the fin ger prin t sensor. ✍ Unlock ing the archive ena bles you to acc ess the file s or folders inclu ded in the archive.
119 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.
120 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Launching an Ap plication with Y our Finger Swipe y our finger with your d esired app lication as signmen t across the fi ngerprint sensor to l aunch the correspond ing applic ation. ✍ Swipin g the fing er with no appl ication assi gnment across the finge rprint sensor will dis play the m enu.
121 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Removing an Application Assignment to Y our Finger To remov e an appl ication a ssignme nt to your finger 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Protector S uite QL , an d Contr ol Center . The Fingerprint Control Cente r wi ndow appears.
122 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Erasing t he Enrolled Fing er prints Before disposing of your computer or transfe rring it to a t hird per son, it is strongly rec ommended you era se the fin gerprint data enr olled on the fingerpr int sensor a fter erasi ng the data stored on your buil t-in flash memory or hard disk.
123 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 , All Pro grams , and V AIO Centra l .
124 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes When y ou use a bat tery pack as t he power sour ce for your c omputer, you can take advantage of power ma nagement setti ngs to conse rve battery life.
125 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns o ff the LCD sc reen and pl aces the bui lt-in flash m emory or h ard disk and t he CPU into a low power consu mption mode. Th e umber po wer light flas hes in this mode. To activate Sle ep mode Click Start , the arrow n ext to the Lock button , and Sleep .
126 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer If the computer i s not use d for 25 minu tes, it will enter Sleep mode. To avoid this , you can change the Sleep mode settin gs. To change the Slee p mode settings 1 Right-cli ck the power status ic on on the t askbar and select P o wer Optio ns .
127 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the state o f the system is saved on the buil t-in fla sh memory or hard disk and power is turned off. Even when the battery run s down, no data will be l ost. The po wer indicat or light is off in thi s mode.
128 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Managing P ow er with V AIO P ower 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.
129 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Activ ating V AIO P ower Managemen t P ow er Schemes VAIO Power Management provid es sever al predefin ed power schemes.
130 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer V AIO P ow er Management Vie wer To start VAIO Po wer Manage ment Vi ewer Click on the VAI O Power Manageme nt tab.
131 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Protecting the Hard D isk If yo ur computer i s equipp ed with an i nternal hard disk driv e, then it has the VAIO HDD Protection utilit y prei nsta lled f or custom izing y our setti ngs for protecting your har d disk dr ive again st sh ock hazar ds.
132 nN Precau tions Precautions This section describe s safety gui delines an d precautio ns to help you pro tect your VAI O comput er from pote ntial dam age.
133 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD scree n. Be careful whe n using your comp uter near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the LCD s creen or ex er t pres sure on it .
134 nN Precau tions On Using the P ow er 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 p urchase a pow er str ip with a surge pr otector .
135 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 courin g powder , or solvent such as a lcohol o r benzine, as these may damage t he finish of your compu ter .
136 nN Precau tions ❑ T o ens ure compli ance with the FCC RF exposure re quiremen ts, use only So ny supplied ac cessor ies for body wor n operation which provides a distance to the body o f at least 1 cm. ❑ Use only specifie d periph eral equipmen t and inter f ace cables; othe rwise, problems may occur .
137 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not let the direct s unlight ge t into the scop e of the built-in M O TION EYE ca mera regardl ess of your compu ter's power state, as it ma y ca use a malfunc tion of th e camera.
138 nN Precau tions On Handling Flopp y Disks ❑ Do not ope n the shutt er manually o r touch t he surface of the flo pp y disk. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from magne ts. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from di rect sunl ight and ot her source s of heat.
139 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 .
140 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ack ❑ Do not leave batter y packs in t emperatures a bov e 140°F (60 °C), such a s in a ca r parked in the sun or unde r 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.
141 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.
142 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stic k Media ❑ Do not us e the media in a loc ation subje ct to static electr icity o r electri cal noise. ❑ Do not touc h the Mem or y Stick media connecto r with your finger or metalli c objects. ❑ Use only the adhes iv e lab el suppl ied with th e Memor y Sti ck media as a l abel.
143 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The fol lowing pre cautions apply to the models e quipped wi th the hard di sk drive . See the o nline Specificat ions to find whether your model is equi pped with the ha rd disk d rive. The ha rd disk ha s a high storage dens ity and reads or wri tes data in a short tim e.
144 nN Precau tions On Using the F olding Stand The po rtable foldi ng stand, which is s upplied wi th your co mputer fo r use in the prop-up po sition, i s not robus t in term s of materi als. Do not ex ert pressur e on the stan d when sett ing it up.
145 nN Precau tions 2 F old both ends of the stand i nwards. 3 Inse r t the narrower end into the s lit on the other and pul l it up un til it cl ic ks in to place. ✍ There are two pairs of notc hes on the narrower end of the foldin g stand so that yo u can adjust the position of your comput er at two a ngles .
146 nN Precau tions On Using the Adapter Holding Band An adapte r holding band is suppli ed with your com puter for bundl ing the disp lay/LAN ad apter, the AC adapt er, and the powe r cord toge ther when you are not u sing them wit h your com puter.
147 nN Precau tions On Using the Wrist Strap ❑ T o pr e v ent ac cidental dr opping, m ake sure to fasten the su pplied wr ist strap to your computer thr ough one of the strap holes a nd wear it whe n you use the com puter on your pa lms.
148 nN Precau tions On Replacing the Multi-poin ter Cap The c ap at the tip o f the multi -pointer i s a consum able. When it wears out, r eplace it wi th one of th e two supp lied spare caps.
149 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This section d escribes how to sol ve comm on problem s you m ight enc ounter when using y our VAIO computer. Many prob lems have s imple solu tions. T ry these sugg estions before vis iting the So ny onlin e support W eb site at: http: //esu ppor t.
150 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 pack is i nstalled pr operly and cha rged.
151 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 s etup" appe ars at the bo ttom of t he screen, fol low these steps: 1 Pres s and ho ld th e Fn ke y and pre ss the F2 key .
152 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y comput er or soft ware stops resp onding? ❑ If your computer stops responding while a s oftware appli cation is r unning, press the Alt + Fn + F4 keys to close th e applic ation wind ow .
153 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep 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 Sl eep or Hibernate mod e. To restore you r computer to normal op erating stability 1 Close al l open programs.
154 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a message windo w , notifying o f incompatibility or improper installa tion 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 .
155 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the Web site of the game if the re are any patche s or updates to download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest vide o driver . ❑ On some V AIO mo dels, the graphics mem ory is shared with the syste m.
156 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen tur n off when th e time selected f or the automatic turn-off action has passed? The or iginally selecte d VAIO's s creen sav er disable s the time r setting , which you can sel ect using th e Windows power options , for your co mputer scree n to turn off.
157 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.
158 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 26) . 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 the batt ery pack i s install ed.
159 nN T r oublesho oting Should I b e concer ned that the installed batter y pack is warm? No, it is normal for th e battery pa ck to be w arm when it is p owering your computer.
160 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.
161 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 pack is runnin g out of powe r.
162 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.
163 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.
164 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess point settings. Se e the manual t hat came wi th your access p oint for more informati on. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e access poi nt are conne cted to one another .
165 nN T r oublesho oting How do I a v oid data transf er interr uption s? ❑ When your com puter is c onnected t o an acce ss poin t, data transfer interru ptions may occur whe n using lar ge files or if the comp uter is in close proximity to microwav es and cor dless tele phones.
166 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 functi onality enabled. ❑ If the Bl uetooth ind icator is off, turn on the WIR ELESS swi t c h .
167 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 compu ter may not allow con nections fr om other d e vices. T o enable Blueto oth device connecti ons, f ollow these steps: 1 Right-c lick the Bluetoo th icon on t he taskba r .
168 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 use.
169 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 airpl anes, may have re striction s on use of Blueto oth devices, due to radio interferenc e.
170 nN T r oublesho oting Optical Discs What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Make sure you neith er launc h any software a pplication nor allow any to lau nch autom atically , not ev en a sc reen saver . ❑ Stop using t he k e yboa rd.
171 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our comput er screen ma y go blank if the computer l oses power or ent ers a power saving mo de (Sleep or Hiber nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Video ) Sl eep mode, press any ke y to br ing the comp uter back into Nor mal mode.
172 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the screen resolution on my TV screen? ❑ Y our TV scree n ma y n ot show the whole s creen imag e of a vid eo if the scre en resoluti on is se t larger than 1 024 x 768. Adjust the scr een reso lution to 1024 x 768 or smalle r .
173 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen displa y a video? ❑ If the exter nal displ a y is selected f or the di splay output and t he externa l display is disconn ected, y ou can not display a video on your computer sc reen.
174 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can 't I use my touch panel? ❑ The power switch may be in th e HOLD positi on. Slide up the power switch (in the directio n of f on the s witch) t o rele ase the switch. ❑ The touch pan el ma y be disabled. Use VA I O C e n t r a l to enable the touch pane l.
175 nN T r oublesho oting How do I run Windows Aero? This Q & A e ntry applie s to sel ected mod els only . To run W indows A ero, follow t hese step s: 1 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 2 Click Customize co lors under Appearance and P ersonalization .
176 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 .
177 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.
178 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.
179 nN T r oublesho oting P ointing Device What should I do if m y p ointing de vice does not w ork? ❑ Chec k if th e pow er s witch is in the HOL D position . If so, slide up the power s witch (i n the dir ection of f on the switch) to release t he s witc h.
180 nN T r oublesho oting How do I calibr ate the touch panel? Foll ow these steps to calibr ate the touch panel: 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , T ouch P anel , and Calibra tion .
181 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The la nguage lay out of your c omputer's ke yboard is l abeled on t he packag ing box. If you choose a d ifferent reg ional keybo ard when yo u complet e the Wind ows setup, the key co nfiguration will be mis matched.
182 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Disks 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.
183 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If the message app ears to ind icate DV equipment seems to be d isconnect ed or tur ned off, the i.LINK ca ble may n ot be securel y plugge d into the p orts on you r compu ter or cam corder.
184 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stick Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stick media , which were fo r matted on a V AIO computer , on other de vices? You may need to refo rmat your Memory Sti ck media. Form atting Mem ory Stick m edia erases all data , includ ing musi c data pr eviously saved on it.
185 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 .
186 nN Support Options Suppor t Options The s ection conta ins informati on on wher e to go for an swers to que stions a bout your V AIO comput er and the preinstalled software . Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the following source s for answe rs in the s equence l isted below.
187 nN Support Options 5 V A IO Update When yo ur computer is connec ted to the Internet, VAIO Update auto matically notifies yo u when criti cal softwar e and security i nformation is pos ted on the support Web site. Clic k the VAIO Update notic e to ope n the VAIO Support W eb site and vi ew th e info rmat ion.
188 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 .
189 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.
190 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 .premi umser vices.
191 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 Ask Sear ch Assistant IAC Searc h & Media , Inc. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 18 9) .
192 nN Support Options Click to DVD ® software Sony E lectronic s Inc. At the tou ch of a but ton, Click to DVD software al lows you to a utomaticall y burn DVDs fr om a digital video (DV ) device. Create DV Ds by captur ing video con tent strai ght from a DV d evice or b y importing video from s tored files — and you ca n also e dit the v ideo.
193 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.
194 nN Support Options MobiTV ® MobiTV, In c. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b si t e http: //www .mobi tv .com /suppor t/supp or t.php Netscape ® Browser Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b si t e http: //browser .netscape.
195 nN Support Options Protecto r Suite QL Sony E lectronic s Inc. Protec tor Suite QL E dition al lows yo u to easily se tup your fingerpri nt sensor t hat comes with your com puter. Prot ector Suite Q L supports fingerprint l ogon, fas t user switch ing, file e ncryption , register ing forms a nd more.
196 nN Support Options SonicSta ge ® softwa re Sony E lectronic s Inc. The So nicStage jukebox software pr ogram giv es you al l the tools you need t o manag e music on your co mputer. SonicS tage softw are suppor ts high-qua lity digita l audio st orage, a sl eek pla yer skin des ign, and a udio CD burni ng capabil ity.
197 nN Support Options Ulead BD D iscRecorde r for VAIO ® compu ters Ulead S ystems, Inc. For ques tions and technical assistanc e, pleas e check the help and th e readme fil es. 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 .
198 nN Support Options VAIO ® Central Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Ce ntral provid es a cen tral locati on that gath ers reso urces t o configure your VAIO compute r and view y our compute r's configura tion and s pecificati ons. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 18 9) .
199 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.
200 nN Support Options VAIO ® Update Sony E lectronic s Inc. The VA IO Update utili ty helps y ou keep your V AIO ® com puter up to da te by regular ly checki ng the Sony online suppor t Web si te for impor tant software updates a nd informati on for your s pecific VA IO compute r model.
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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-UX300 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-UX300 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Sony VGN-UX300 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Sony VGN-UX300 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Sony VGN-UX300, 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-UX300.
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-UX300. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Sony VGN-UX300 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.
