Using Your VAIO® Notebook

Indicators

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicator

Function

 

 

 

 

 

Power

Light is green when the notebook is powered on, flashes umber when

 

 

 

the notebook is in Standby mode, and turns off when the notebook is in

 

 

 

Hibernate mode or is powered off.

 

 

 

 

 

Battery

Indicates the status of the battery, which is attached at the rear of the

 

 

 

notebook.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memory Stick

Indicates the Memory Stick slot is in use.

 

 

 

 

Docking Station

Indicates the Docking Station is in use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light

On

Off

Hard disk

Data is being read from or

 

written to the hard drive. Do not

 

enter Standby mode or turn off

 

the notebook when this indicator

 

light is on.

The hard drive is not being accessed.

Num Lock

The number keys in the numeric

 

keypad are active.

The character keys in the keypad area are active.

Caps Lock

Letters appear in uppercase as

 

you type. The Shift key lowers

 

the case of typed letters when

 

Caps Lock is on.

Letters appear in lower case as you type (unless you hold down the Shift key).

Scroll Lock

The screen scrolls differently.

Information moves across the

 

 

 

 

 

(Exactly how it scrolls depends

display normally.

 

 

 

 

 

on the specific application. It has

 

 

 

 

 

 

no effect in many applications.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Windows Key in Combination with Other Keys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combination

Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+ F1

Displays Windows Help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+ Tab

Switches the selected button on the taskbar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+ E

Displays Windows Explorer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sony PCG-R505TSK, PCG-R505TEK, PCG-R505TS, PCG-R505T Indicators, Windows Key in Combination with Other Keys, Light Off