Sony PCG-SR17, PCG-SR17K Welcome

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Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony VAIO® notebook. Sony has

combined leading-edge technology in audio, video, computing, and

communications to provide you with state-of-the-art personal computing.

Features

❑Exceptional performance — Your notebook includes a fast Mobile Intel®

Pentium® III processor 700MHz featuring Intel® SpeedStep™ technology

and a V.90/K56flex compatible modem.*

❑Portability — The high-capacity lithium-ion battery provides hours of use

without AC power.

❑Sony audio and video quality — High-quality MPEG1 digital video,

which supports full-screen display (10.4-inch Active Matrix LCD screen)

and enables you to take advantage of today’s advanced multimedia

applications, games, and entertainment software.

❑Microsoft® Windows® Operating System — Your system includes the

Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition or the Microsoft® Windows®

2000 Professional operating system.

❑Communications — Access popular online services, send e-mail, and

browse the Internet.

✍For a complete description of the specifications of your VAIO Notebook, see

Specifications on page117.

* Actual upload and download speeds may vary due to line conditions, ISP support, and gov-

ernment regulations.

Contents

Main Notice to Users Owners Record Safety Information installez ou modifiez les lignes tlphoniques. un orage lectrique. tlphone pour prvenir dune fuite de gas si vous tes prs de la fuite. Regulatory Information Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. FCC Part 68 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.....................................................13 Setting Up Your VAIO Notebook ...........21 Using Your VAIO Notebook ...................33 Page Welcome Features Unpacking Your Notebook Manuals Software CD Recovery CDs Other Ergonomic Considerations Notes on Setup Setting Up Your Notebook Handling Your Notebook Cleaning Your Notebook Handling the LCD Screen On Moisture Condensation Page Setting Up Your VAIO Notebook Locating Controls and Connectors Page Page Right Connecting a Power Source Using the AC Adapter Using Battery Power To Insert the Battery Pack To Charge the Battery Pack To Remove the Battery Pack Notes on Power Hardware Temperature Using Batteries Page Starting Your Computer Shutting Down Your Computer If you are unable to shut down your computer: 33 Using Your VAIO Notebook Using the Keyboard Keyboard Page Using the Keyboard Combinations and Functions with the Windows Key Indicators Using the Keyboard Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key Using the Touchpad Using the Touchpad Using a Floppy Disk Drive (optional) To Connect a Floppy Disk Drive To Insert a Diskette To Remove a Diskette Removing a Floppy Disk Drive When the Computer is On Notes on the Floppy Disk Drive Handling Diskettes Connecting the CD/DVD Drive (optional) To Connect the CD Drive Page To Insert a Disc To Remove the Drive Notes on CD and DVD Media Handling CD or DVD Media Using PC Cards To Insert a PC Card Page To Remove a PC Card When the Computer is on. Using Smart Connect Windows Me Windows 2000 i.LINK Interface Connecting an i.LINK device To connect a Digital Video Camera Recorder DVgate Applications Digital Video Captures Hard Drive Partition VAIO Action Setup The Jog Dial Control Using the Jog Dial Control Launcher Mode Using Launcher Mode Guide Mode Using Guide Mode Using the Jog Dial Control with Sony Software Using the Jog Dial Control with Other Software Using a Dialog Box Using Memory Stick Media Types of Memory Stick Media What is MagicGate? Handling and Storing Memory Stick Media Inserting a Memory Stick Media To check the drive: Removing a Memory Stick Media Using MG Memory Stick Media with Data from Another Device Write-Protecting a Memory Stick Media LOCK LOCK Formatting a Memory Stick Media Using Power Saving Modes Normal Mode System Idle Mode System Suspend Mode To activate System Suspend mode Page Connecting Peripheral Devices Connecting a Phone Line Connecting the Internal Modem to the Telephone Line Set the Dialing Mode for the Modem. Connect to the Telephone Line Notes on the Telephone Line Connecting to the Local Area Network (LAN) Using Ethernet to Connect to a Network Setting Up Your Ethernet Connection Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device To Connect a USB Device Connecting an External Display To Connect a Monitor To Connect a Projector To remove the display adapter To select a display Recording from a Microphone or Audio Equipment Switching the connector functionality Adjusting sound volume in the Recording Control window To increase the sound of the microphone: Adjusting volume To make the microphone echo To effect the MIDI sound: Addin g Memory Installing a Memory Module To install a Memory Module Page Page Removing a Memory Module Confirming Added Memory Capacity Page About the Software on Your Computer 88 DVgate McAfee VirusScan Media Bar Microsoft Internet Explorer Page About Your Recovery CDs Supplementary Information Recovering Microsoft Movie Shaker Importing Images and Sound Clips Create a Movie using Shaker Editing Clips and Scenes Adding effects to a scene or a clip PictureGear Managing Your Pictures Creating a Photo Album Using Panorama Maker Making Still Images and Panoramic from MPEG For Answers to Your Software Questions Acrobat Reader, Adobe PhotoDeluxe Home Edition, Adobe Premiere LE (Adobe Systems Incorporated) PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro (ArcSoft, Inc.) McAfee VirusScan (Network Associates, Inc.) Netscape Communicator (Netscape Communications Corp.) Page Page Using the System and Application Recovery CDs Using the System Recovery CD(s) To use the System Recovery CD(s) If your computer does not start from the Recovery CD Using the Application Recovery CD(s) Troubleshooting Troubleshooting your notebook My notebook does not start My notebook starts, but my system doesnt start properly My notebook starts, but the message Operating system not found appears and Windows does not start My notebook stops responding or does not shut down My notebook does not enter the power saving mode I selected. (Windows Me only) My system enters System Idle mode when System Suspend mode has been selected Troubleshooting the LCD screen My LCD screen is blank My LCD screen continues to show the previous screen.(Windows Me only) The image on my connected external display is not centered or sized properly I want to change the video resolution of my display Troubleshooting drives, PC cards and peripheral devices My floppy disk drive can not write to a diskette My floppy disk drive icon doesnt appear even though it is connected My CD or DVD drive is not playing my CD or DVD properly Page My PC card is not working Troubleshooting software My software program stops responding or crashes Troubleshooting the modem My modem connection is slow Troubleshooting audio My speakers have no sound My microphone does not work Troubleshooting the printer I cannot print Getting Help 115 Getting Help Page Specifications Page Index A B C D E F G H I J K M N O P R S T U V W