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connecting 40 disconnecting 41, 49 troubleshooting 108

Fn key 34

combination commands 37 function keys 34

G

Getting Help 115

Guide Mode 55

H

handling

CD media 46 CD-ROM discs 46 diskettes 42 DVD media 46

Handycam 51 hard drive

indicator light 22, 36 Hard Drive Partition 53 hardware

online support 115 headphone

connector 24 Help

Getting 115 help 115

I

i.LINK 24, 51 IEEE1394 24, 51 indicator lights 36

battery 22, 27, 36

Index

Caps Lock 36 charge status 27 hard drive 22, 36 Num Lock 36 power 21

Scroll Lock 22, 36 input devices 5 Insert key 33, 34 inserting

battery pack 26 diskettes into drive 41

installing hardware 67 peripherals 67

interference 4, 17 internal speaker

See speakers

J

Jog Dial 54

K

keyboard 22, 33–35, 37

L

Launcher Mode 55 LCD 18

lock lever 31 troubleshooting 107

lever LCD 31

Liquid Crystal Display screen See LCD

lithium ion battery

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Image 119

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Contents

Vaio Notebook User Guide Page Owner’s Record Safety Information Declaration of Conformity Regulatory Information This modem uses the Usoc RJ-11 telephone jack FCC Part Telephone Consumer Guidelines Canada Telephone Consumer Protection Act United States Industry Canada Notice Lindice déquivalence de la sonnerie de ce matériel est de Contents Using the System Welcome Features Remove the following hardware items from the box Unpacking Your NotebookManuals Software CD Other Recovery CDs Recommended Position Ergonomic Considerations Setting Up Your Notebook Handling the LCD Screen Cleaning Your NotebookHandling Your Notebook On Moisture Condensation Vaio Notebook User Guide Front Locating Controls and Connectors Back Left Right Bottom Connecting a Power SourceUsing the AC Adapter Connecting AC Adapter Lock Lever Using Battery PowerTo Insert the Battery Pack Inserting Battery Pack Battery Indicator Light To Charge the Battery PackTo Remove the Battery Pack AC Adapter Removing Battery Pack Using Batteries Hardware Temperature Vaio Notebook User Guide Opening Power SwitchStarting Your Computer If you are unable to shut down your computer Shutting Down Your Computer Keyboard Using the Keyboard Escape key + F Combinations and Functions with the Windows Key Indicators Functions Power Indicators Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key Fn+ / F7 Switch to the external display Functions Touchpad Using the Touchpad Drag To Connect a Floppy Disk Drive Using a Floppy Disk Drive optionalConnecting a Floppy Disk Drive Inserting a Diskette Removing a Floppy Disk Drive When the Computer is OnTo Insert a Diskette To Remove a Diskette Carrying a Floppy Disk Drive To Carry a Floppy Disk DriveHandling Diskettes To Connect the CD Drive Connecting the CD/DVD Drive optional Inserting the PC Card Removing the PC Card Inserting a Disc Using the CD-ROM DriveTo Insert a Disc Handling CD or DVD Media Flashing Busy IndicatorTo Remove the Drive Removing the PC Card Slot Protector Using PC CardsTo Insert a PC Card Inserting a PC Card Removing a PC Card To Remove a PC Card When the Computer is on Windows Using Smart ConnectConnecting with an i.Link Cable Windows Me To connect a Digital Video Camera Recorder Connecting an i.LINK deviceConnecting a Digital Video Camera Recorder Link Interface Digital Video Captures DVgate Applications Hard Drive Partition Adjusting Image Resolution Jog Dial Control Vaio Action SetupUsing the Jog Dial Control Jog Dial Control Jog Guide Dialog Box Launcher ModeGuide Mode Using Launcher Mode Using Guide Mode Using the Jog Dial Control with Sony SoftwareUsing the Jog Dial Control with Other Software Types of Memory Stick Media Using Memory Stick MediaUsing a Dialog Box Handling and Storing Memory Stick Media What is MagicGate? Inserting a Memory Stick Media Inserting a Memory Stick MediaTo check the drive Removing a Memory Stick Media Removing a Memory Stick Media Using MG Memory Stick Media with Data from Another Device Write-Protecting a Memory Stick Media Using a Compatible DeviceUsing the Write-protect Tab Formatting a Memory Stick Media Using Power Saving Modes System Hibernation Mode Normal ModeSystem Idle Mode System Suspend Mode Using Power Management To activate System Hibernation mode Vaio Notebook User Guide Connecting Peripheral Devices Opening the Phone Line Jack Cover Connecting a Phone Line Plugging the Phone Line into Phone Line Jack Connecting the Internal Modem to the Telephone Line Opening the Modular Jack Cover Set the Dialing Mode for the ModemConnect to the Telephone Line Telephone with Two Modular Jacks Connecting Telephone Cord to Line Jack Connecting to LAN Connecting to the Local Area Network LANUsing Ethernet to Connect to a Network To set network components Windows Me Setting Up Your Ethernet ConnectionTo connect to the network Windows Me To connect to the network Windows To Connect a USB Device Connecting a Universal Serial Bus USB DeviceConnecting a USB Device To Connect a Projector Connecting an External DisplayConnecting a Monitor To Connect a Monitor To select a display Connecting a ProjectorTo remove the display adapter To increase the sound of the microphone Switching the connector functionalityAdjusting sound volume in the Recording Control window Recording from a Microphone or Audio Equipment To make the microphone echo Adjusting volume To effect the Midi sound Adding Memory Installing a Memory Module Location of Screws To install a Memory Module Memory Module Opening the Display Panel Installing a Memory Module Aligning the Palm Rest Removing a Memory Module Removing a Memory Module Confirming Added Memory Capacity Sony Notebook Setup Dialog Box About the Software on Your Computer DVgate Netscape Communicator Supplementary Information Recovering Microsoft Word About Your Recovery CDs Main Window Create a Movie using ShakerMovie Shaker Importing Images and Sound Clips Working Panel Editing Clips and ScenesShaker Tray Adding effects to a scene or a clip Saving a Movie Creating a Photo Album Using Panorama MakerPictureGear Managing Your Pictures Making Still Images and Panoramic from Mpeg PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro ArcSoft, Inc For Answers to Your Software QuestionsMcAfee VirusScan Network Associates, Inc Netscape Communicator Netscape Communications Corp Quicken 2000 Intuit Inc Sony Service CenterSound Forge Sonic Foundry Vaio Notebook User Guide Using the System Recovery CDs Using the System and Application Recovery CDs 100 To use the System Recovery CDs If your computer does not start from the Recovery CD Using the Application Recovery CDs To use the Application Recovery CDs My notebook does not start Troubleshooting your notebook My notebook starts, but my system doesn’t start properly My notebook stops responding or does not shut down Sound of my notebook’s fan is too loud Power Management setting is not responding My LCD screen is blank Troubleshooting the LCD screenTroubleshooting the mouse and touchpad Want to change the video resolution of my display My floppy disk drive can not write to a diskette Troubleshooting drives, PC cards and peripheral devicesPointer does not move while using the Touchpad or Mouse My touchpad does not work properly 109 My CD or DVD drive tray does not open My software program stops responding or crashes Troubleshooting softwareMy PC card is not working My modem does not work Troubleshooting the modemCan not use the DVgate software My voice-related software does not work properly My speakers have no sound Troubleshooting audioMy modem connection is slow Cannot print Troubleshooting the printerMy microphone does not work Vaio Notebook User Guide Getting Help 116 Specifications 118 Index 120 121 122 123 124