Unpacking Your Notebook, Manuals, Software CD | Sony PCG-SR17

VAIO® Notebook User Guide

Unpacking Your Notebook

Remove the following hardware items from the box:

	Main unit	Rechargeable battery pack
	Power cord	Rechargeable battery pack
	Power cord

AC adapter

Display Adapter

Manuals

❑The VAIO® Notebook User Guide — Contains information on setting up your notebook, supplementary updates and software information. This manual describes the features and specifications of your notebook, the applications included with your system, how to contact software vendors, and solve common problems.

❑The Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition Getting Started manual or Microsoft® Windows 2000 Professional Getting Started manual — Explains how to use the basic features of the Windows operating system.

Software CD

❑Microsoft® Word 2000 CD — Allows you to reinstall Microsoft Word to the Sony computer you purchased.

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Sony PCG-SR17K manual Unpacking Your Notebook, Manuals, Software CD, Remove the following hardware items from the box

Contents

Vaio Notebook User Guide Page Safety Information Owner’s Record Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity FCC Part This modem uses the Usoc RJ-11 telephone jack Telephone Consumer Protection Act United States Telephone Consumer Guidelines Canada Industry Canada Notice Lindice déquivalence de la sonnerie de ce matériel est de Contents Using the System Features Welcome Unpacking Your Notebook ManualsSoftware CD Remove the following hardware items from the box Recovery CDs Other Ergonomic Considerations Recommended Position Setting Up Your Notebook Cleaning Your Notebook Handling Your NotebookHandling the LCD Screen On Moisture Condensation Vaio Notebook User Guide Locating Controls and Connectors Front Back Left Right Connecting a Power Source Using the AC AdapterConnecting AC Adapter Bottom Using Battery Power To Insert the Battery PackInserting Battery Pack Lock Lever To Charge the Battery Pack To Remove the Battery PackBattery Indicator Light Removing Battery Pack AC Adapter Hardware Temperature Using Batteries Vaio Notebook User Guide Power Switch Starting Your ComputerOpening Shutting Down Your Computer If you are unable to shut down your computer Using the Keyboard Keyboard Escape key Combinations and Functions with the Windows Key + F Indicators Indicators Functions Power Fn+ / F7 Switch to the external display Functions Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key Using the Touchpad Touchpad Drag Using a Floppy Disk Drive optional Connecting a Floppy Disk DriveTo Connect a Floppy Disk Drive Removing a Floppy Disk Drive When the Computer is On To Insert a DisketteTo Remove a Diskette Inserting a Diskette To Carry a Floppy Disk Drive Handling DiskettesCarrying a Floppy Disk Drive Connecting the CD/DVD Drive optional To Connect the CD Drive Removing the PC Card Inserting the PC Card Using the CD-ROM Drive To Insert a DiscInserting a Disc Flashing Busy Indicator To Remove the DriveHandling CD or DVD Media Using PC Cards To Insert a PC CardRemoving the PC Card Slot Protector Inserting a PC Card To Remove a PC Card When the Computer is on Removing a PC Card Using Smart Connect Connecting with an i.Link CableWindows Me Windows Connecting an i.LINK device Connecting a Digital Video Camera RecorderLink Interface To connect a Digital Video Camera Recorder DVgate Applications Digital Video Captures Adjusting Image Resolution Hard Drive Partition Vaio Action Setup Using the Jog Dial ControlJog Dial Control Jog Dial Control Launcher Mode Guide ModeUsing Launcher Mode Jog Guide Dialog Box Using the Jog Dial Control with Sony Software Using the Jog Dial Control with Other SoftwareUsing Guide Mode Using Memory Stick Media Using a Dialog BoxTypes of Memory Stick Media What is MagicGate? Handling and Storing Memory Stick Media Inserting a Memory Stick Media To check the driveInserting a Memory Stick Media Removing a Memory Stick Media Using MG Memory Stick Media with Data from Another Device Removing a Memory Stick Media Using a Compatible Device Using the Write-protect TabWrite-Protecting a Memory Stick Media Using Power Saving Modes Formatting a Memory Stick Media Normal Mode System Idle ModeSystem Suspend Mode System Hibernation Mode To activate System Hibernation mode Using Power Management Vaio Notebook User Guide Connecting Peripheral Devices Connecting a Phone Line Opening the Phone Line Jack Cover Connecting the Internal Modem to the Telephone Line Plugging the Phone Line into Phone Line Jack Set the Dialing Mode for the Modem Connect to the Telephone LineOpening the Modular Jack Cover Connecting Telephone Cord to Line Jack Telephone with Two Modular Jacks Connecting to the Local Area Network LAN Using Ethernet to Connect to a NetworkConnecting to LAN Setting Up Your Ethernet Connection To connect to the network Windows MeTo connect to the network Windows To set network components Windows Me Connecting a Universal Serial Bus USB Device Connecting a USB DeviceTo Connect a USB Device Connecting an External Display Connecting a MonitorTo Connect a Monitor To Connect a Projector Connecting a Projector To remove the display adapterTo select a display Switching the connector functionality Adjusting sound volume in the Recording Control windowRecording from a Microphone or Audio Equipment To increase the sound of the microphone Adjusting volume To make the microphone echo To effect the Midi sound Installing a Memory Module Adding Memory To install a Memory Module Location of Screws Opening the Display Panel Memory Module Installing a Memory Module Removing a Memory Module Aligning the Palm Rest Confirming Added Memory Capacity Removing a Memory Module Sony Notebook Setup Dialog Box About the Software on Your Computer DVgate Netscape Communicator About Your Recovery CDs Supplementary Information Recovering Microsoft Word Create a Movie using Shaker Movie ShakerImporting Images and Sound Clips Main Window Editing Clips and Scenes Shaker TrayWorking Panel Saving a Movie Adding effects to a scene or a clip Using Panorama Maker PictureGearManaging Your Pictures Creating a Photo Album Making Still Images and Panoramic from Mpeg For Answers to Your Software Questions McAfee VirusScan Network Associates, IncNetscape Communicator Netscape Communications Corp PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro ArcSoft, Inc Sony Service Center Sound Forge Sonic FoundryQuicken 2000 Intuit Inc Vaio Notebook User Guide Using the System and Application Recovery CDs Using the System Recovery CDs To use the System Recovery CDs 100 Using the Application Recovery CDs If your computer does not start from the Recovery CD To use the Application Recovery CDs Troubleshooting your notebook My notebook does not start My notebook starts, but my system doesn’t start properly My notebook stops responding or does not shut down Power Management setting is not responding Sound of my notebook’s fan is too loud Troubleshooting the LCD screen Troubleshooting the mouse and touchpadWant to change the video resolution of my display My LCD screen is blank Troubleshooting drives, PC cards and peripheral devices Pointer does not move while using the Touchpad or MouseMy touchpad does not work properly My floppy disk drive can not write to a diskette 109 My CD or DVD drive tray does not open Troubleshooting software My PC card is not workingMy software program stops responding or crashes Troubleshooting the modem Can not use the DVgate softwareMy voice-related software does not work properly My modem does not work Troubleshooting audio My modem connection is slowMy speakers have no sound Troubleshooting the printer My microphone does not workCannot print Getting Help Vaio Notebook User Guide 116 Specifications 118 Index 120 121 122 123 124