Sony PCG-F420, PCG-F480, PCG-F490

Using a Second Battery Pack !'

To charge the second battery pack

Keep the battery pack in the computer while it is connected to AC power.

The battery indicator flashes while the battery is charging. See also “To

charge the battery pack” on page11 for more information.

✍To determine the amount of time the battery lasts, see Displaying Battery Information in

the online document Customizing Your VAIO® Notebook.

Second battery pack

(not supplied)

Battery indicators

Battery pack (supplied)

Contents

Main Notice to Users S E NERGY S Safety Information WARNING ! AVERTISSEMENT Regulatory Information FCC Part 68 Declaration of Conformit y Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (United States) Telephone Consumer Guidelines (Canada) DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE ! AVIS DE LINDUSTRIE CANADA Page Contents Welcome...............................................................................1 Using Your Notebook.......................................................... 5 Connecting Peripheral Devices .........................................43 Troubleshooting ................................................................ 59 Index................................................................................... 79 Adding Memory................................................................. 71 Welcome Features Unpacking Your Notebook Manuals Recovery CDs Page Page # Using Your Notebook Locating Controls and Connectors Front Page Page Page Connecting a Power Source Using Battery Power 1 2 3 1 2 Page Starting Your Computer 1 2 3 Shutting Down Your Computer Registering Your Computer 1 2 3 4 $ Using the Keyboard Page & Combinations and Functions with the Windows Key Indicators Combinati ons and Func tions with t he Fn Key Page VAIO Action Setup Programmable Power Keys Internal Timer Using the Touchpad " Using the Floppy Disk Drive 1 2 Page $ Using the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 ! Page ! Using PC Cards 1 2 3 Page Using Smart Connect !" Using Infrared Communication Devices Page !$ Using Power Saving Modes Normal Mode System Idle Mode System Suspend Mode System Hibernation Mode Using a Second Battery Pack 1 2 3 Page " 1 2 3 Using the Weight Saver Page "! Connecting Peripheral Devices "" Connect ing a Phone L ine 1 2 Connecting the Port Replicator Page 4 5 Page Connecting a Printer # Connecting an External Display 1 2 3 # Connecting an External Mouse or Keyboard #" Connecting External Speakers Page #$ Connect ing a Digita l Video Came ra Recorder Page Page #' Troubleshooting Page 5 6 7 8 $ Page $" Page $$ 1 2 3 Power Management Using the System and Application Recovery CDs Using the System Recovery CD(s) ! Page Using the Application Recovery CD(s) 1 2 3 Page % Adding Memory ! % 1 2 Page Page Specifications %# Specifications VAIO Notebook User Guide %$ Specifications %% Page %' Index A B C & D E F H I K L M & N O P R T U V W