Locating Controls and Connectors, Front | Sony PCG-SR17K guide

Setting Up Your VAIO® Notebook

This section describes how to start using your computer and how to use your computer’s internal and external devices.

Locating Controls and Connectors

Front

1Power indicator

2 Battery indicator

3 MG Memory Stick® indicator

4 Hard disk drive indicator

5 Num Lock indicator

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Sony PCG-SR17K manual Locating Controls and Connectors, Front

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 Your Notebook Cleaning Your NotebookHandling the LCD Screen 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 To Remove the Battery Pack To Charge the Battery PackBattery Indicator Light AC Adapter Removing Battery Pack Using Batteries Hardware Temperature Vaio Notebook User Guide Starting Your Computer Power SwitchOpening 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 Connecting a Floppy Disk Drive Using a Floppy Disk Drive optionalTo Connect a Floppy Disk Drive Inserting a Diskette Removing a Floppy Disk Drive When the Computer is OnTo Insert a Diskette To Remove a Diskette Handling Diskettes To Carry a Floppy Disk DriveCarrying a Floppy Disk Drive To Connect the CD Drive Connecting the CD/DVD Drive optional Inserting the PC Card Removing the PC Card To Insert a Disc Using the CD-ROM DriveInserting a Disc To Remove the Drive Flashing Busy IndicatorHandling CD or DVD Media To Insert a PC Card Using PC CardsRemoving the PC Card Slot Protector 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 the Jog Dial Control with Other Software Using the Jog Dial Control with Sony SoftwareUsing Guide Mode Using a Dialog Box Using Memory Stick MediaTypes of Memory Stick Media Handling and Storing Memory Stick Media What is MagicGate? To check the drive Inserting a Memory Stick MediaInserting a Memory Stick Media Removing a Memory Stick Media Removing a Memory Stick Media Using MG Memory Stick Media with Data from Another Device Using the Write-protect Tab Using a Compatible DeviceWrite-Protecting a Memory Stick Media 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 Connect to the Telephone Line Set the Dialing Mode for the ModemOpening the Modular Jack Cover Telephone with Two Modular Jacks Connecting Telephone Cord to Line Jack Using Ethernet to Connect to a Network Connecting to the Local Area Network LANConnecting to LAN To set network components Windows Me Setting Up Your Ethernet ConnectionTo connect to the network Windows Me To connect to the network Windows Connecting a USB Device Connecting a Universal Serial Bus USB DeviceTo Connect a USB Device To Connect a Projector Connecting an External DisplayConnecting a Monitor To Connect a Monitor To remove the display adapter Connecting a ProjectorTo select a display 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 Shaker Tray Editing Clips and ScenesWorking Panel 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 Sound Forge Sonic Foundry Sony Service CenterQuicken 2000 Intuit Inc 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 PC card is not working Troubleshooting softwareMy software program stops responding or crashes My modem does not work Troubleshooting the modemCan not use the DVgate software My voice-related software does not work properly My modem connection is slow Troubleshooting audioMy speakers have no sound My microphone does not work Troubleshooting the printerCannot print Vaio Notebook User Guide Getting Help 116 Specifications 118 Index 120 121 122 123 124