Sony PCG-8491 manual About sound, Getting Help, Troubleshooting

Getting Help

	Troubleshooting
Guide
	✍ When playing DVD movies on
	battery power, set the power
User	management profile to DVD.
	With other profiles, the movies
Computer	are choppy.
	Depending on the display setup
	properties you selected, you may
	use Fn+F command to expand
Notebook	the screen to full screen size.
	✍ Region codes indicators are
	labeled on the DVD discs to
	indicate in which region and
Sony	what type of player can play the
	disc. Unless a “2” or “ALL” is
	labeled on your DVD disc or on
	the packaging, you cannot play
	the disc on this player.

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1Make sure the mute setting is off in your DVD player.

2Check the master volume setting in the audio Mixer. If you have connected speakers externally, check the volume settings in your computer speakers and check the connections between your speakers and the computer.

3Check the Windows Control Panel/System/Device Manager to see that the drivers are installed properly.

❑A dirty or damaged disc may cause the computer to “hang” while it tries to read the disc. If necessary, reboot the computer, remove the disc, and then check that it is not dirty or damaged.

When I double-click an application icon a message such as “You must insert the application CD into your CD-ROM drive” appears and the software does not start

❑Some titles require specific files that are located on the application’s DVD-ROM / CD-ROM disc. Insert the disc and try starting the program again.

❑Make sure you place the disc in the tray with the label side facing up.

My floppy disk drive can’t write to a diskette

❑The diskette is write-protected. Disable the write-protect feature or use a diskette that is not write-protected.

❑Check that the diskette is properly inserted into the floppy disk drive.

About sound

My speakers are not producing sound

❑The built-in speakers may be turned off. Press Fn+F3 to turn on the speakers.

❑The speaker volume may be turned to the minimum. Press Fn+F4, and then press V or b to increase the volume.