Setting Up Your Vaio Notebook | Sony PCG-FX215, PCG-FX210 instruction

Setting Up Your VAIO® Notebook

This section describes all the controls and connectors on your computer, how to connect your computer to a power source, and how to start and shut down your computer.

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Sony PCG-FX215, PCG-FX210 manual Setting Up Your Vaio Notebook

Contents

Vaio Notebook User Guide Change to Current Document Title Owner’s Record Safety Information Declaration of Conformity Regulatory Information This modem uses the Usoc RJ-11 telephone jack FCC Part Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 United States Telephone Consumer Guidelines Canada Industry Canada Notice Change to Current Document Title Contents Customizing Your Vaio Notebook Connecting Peripheral Devices Adding Memory About the Software on Your Notebook OpenMG Jukebox Software Instructions Troubleshooting SpecificationsIndex Welcome Features Unpacking Your Notebook ManualsSoftware CDs Other Recovery CDs Ergonomic Position Ergonomic Considerations Change to Current Document Title Cleaning Your Notebook Handling Your NotebookHandling the LCD Screen Change to Current Document Title Setting Up Your Vaio Notebook Locating Controls and Connectors Battery 1 and 2 indicatorsFront LCD Liquid Crystal Display Headphone connector Battery bay TVideo out Link * IEEE1394 S400 ConnectorMicrophone connector PC card slots Right Power button Back Bottom Multipurpose bay Release lever Tilt stands Connecting a Power Source Using the AC AdapterConnecting the AC adapter Using Battery Power To insert the battery packBattery bay Inserting battery pack To charge the battery pack Battery Indicator Description There are two battery indicator lights on the computerBattery indicator lights Left side of the computer Removing the battery pack To remove the battery pack Change to Current Document Title Power button Starting Your ComputerOpening the computer Change to Current Document Title If you are unable to shut down your computer Shutting Down Your Computer Change to Current Document Title Using the Keyboard Using Your VaioKey Description Keyboard Combination Function Combinations and Functions with the Windows Key Indicator Function Indicators Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key LightsLight Combinations Only Toggles between LCD-only and dual LCD/TV display modes Combinations Feature Function Using the Touchpad Action DescriptionTouchpad Using the Touchpad Using the Floppy Disk Drive To insert a disketteTo remove a diskette To remove the floppy disk drive To reinsert the floppy disk driveMultipurpose bay release lever Inserting the floppy disk drive Using the Optical Drive To insert a discEjecting the tray Inserting an optical disc Manual eject hole Playing a DVD Change to Current Document Title Using the Optical Drive Using PC Cards To insert a PC cardPC card release button Inserting a PC card PC card slot protector To remove a PC card Using a Second Battery Pack To insert a second battery packSecond battery in multipurpose bay To charge the second battery pack Using weight saver for second battery coverCharging the second battery Multipurpose bay release levers To remove the second battery pack Using the Weight Saver To attach the weight saverInserting the weight saver To remove the Weight Saver Connecting with an i.LINK cable Connecting With Another Vaio Computer Power Saving Modes To activate Hibernate mode Connecting phone cable Connecting a Phone Line Connecting to LAN Connecting to a Local Area Network LAN Setting Up Your Ethernet Connection Change to Current Document Title Connecting Peripheral Devices Connecting a Printer Printer connectorTo connect a printer Connecting an External Display Connecting an external computer displayTo connect a computer display Connecting a projector To connect a multimedia computer displayTo connect a projector Press Result To select a display To Connect a TV Connecting a TV Display Connecting a Universal Serial Bus USB Device Connecting USB device to USB connectorTo connect a USB device To connect a digital video camera recorder Connecting an i.LINK* Device Connecting an i.LINK Device Connecting External Speakers Connecting speakers to the headphone connectorTo connect external speakers Connecting an External Microphone Connecting microphone to microphone connectorTo connect an external microphone Change to Current Document Title Customizing Your Vaio Notebook Selecting the Display Mode ATI Rage MOBILITY-M1 Screen Virtual desktop Using the Dual Display function Setting the colors and resolution for each display Selecting Dual Display modeReleasing the Dual Display setting Customizing the virtual desktop To change the window design Changing the Window Design of Sony Software Change to Current Document Title Before you start Adding Memory Slot 1 MB Slot 2 MB Typical expansion memory configurationTo remove a memory module Total System Memory MB Removing memory module To install a memory module Installing memory module Install the memory module About the Software on Your Notebook Adobe PhotoDeluxe Home Edition Overview DVgate Microsoft Word Smart Capture MovieShaker Importing Images and Sound ClipsMain Window Shaker Tray Create a Movie using Shaker Working Panel Editing Clips and Scenes Saving a Movie PictureGear Managing Your PicturesCreating a Photo Album Making Still Images and Panoramic from Mpeg Using Panorama Maker Electronic Music Distribution EMD Services OpenMG Jukebox Software Instructions100 101 Starting OpenMG Jukebox 102 OpenMG Jukebox 2.0 Basic Features Recording a CD 103CD tab screen Check-out Transferring Songs Check-in/Check-out104 Check-In/Out tab screen 105 Check-in 106 Additional Features 107 108 Software Support Information 109 Sony Service Center 110 Application, System, and Driver Recovery CDs Using the Application Recovery CDs Using Your Recovery CDsTo use the Application Recovery CDs 111 Using the System Recovery CDs Using the Driver Recovery CDsTo use the Driver Recovery CDs 112 To use the System Recovery CDs If your computer does not start from the Recovery CD113 114 To repair software applications using Vaio Support Agent Troubleshooting your notebook TroubleshootingMy notebook does not start 115 116 My notebook starts, but my system doesn’t start properly 117 My notebook stops responding or does not shut down My notebook does not enter the power saving mode I selected Troubleshooting the LCD screenPower Management setting is not responding My LCD screen is blank Want to change the video resolution of my display Troubleshooting the mouse and touchpadMy LCD screen continues to show the previous screen My mouse does not work Pointer does not move while using the Touchpad or Mouse Troubleshooting drives, PC cards and peripheral devicesMy floppy disk drive can not write to a diskette My optical drive is not playing my CD or DVD properly My optical drive tray does not open My PC card is not working121 Troubleshooting the modem Troubleshooting softwareMy software program stops responding or crashes My modem does not work My modem connection is slow Troubleshooting audioMy speakers have no sound 123 My microphone does not work Troubleshooting the printerCannot print 124 Vaio Notebook User Guide Getting HelpVaio Support Agent Sony PC Support Sony Fax-on-Demand 126 127 Specifications 128 Dimensions 129 130 131 Index 132 133 LCD 134 135 USB 136