Starting Your Computer, Opening, Power Switch | Sony PCG-SR17K

Starting Your Computer

Starting Your Computer

1Slide the LCD lock lever in the direction of the arrow, and lift the cover.

Opening

LCD lock lever

Power switch

2Slide the power switch to the right until the green power indicator turns on.

Power Switch

Power indicator

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Power switch

(Windows Me only) When starting your notebook for the first time, the VAIO InitManager dialog box will appear. Please select “OK” to begin initial setup. If you do not execute the initial setup, you cannot use part of VAIO original hardware functions such as Jog Dial Control, Power Management tool, scroll function of touchpad, and keyboard shortcut key function combined with the Fn key.

3If necessary, adjust the brightness controls for the LCD display. To decrease the brightness, press Fn+F5 and then the down or left arrow key. To increase the brightness, press Fn+F5 and then the up or right arrow key.

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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 Manuals Unpacking Your NotebookSoftware CD Remove the following hardware items from the box 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 Using the AC Adapter Connecting a Power SourceConnecting AC Adapter Bottom To Insert the Battery Pack Using Battery PowerInserting Battery Pack Lock Lever 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 To Insert a Diskette Removing a Floppy Disk Drive When the Computer is OnTo Remove a Diskette Inserting 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 Connecting with an i.Link Cable Using Smart ConnectWindows Me Windows Connecting a Digital Video Camera Recorder Connecting an i.LINK deviceLink Interface To connect a Digital Video Camera Recorder Digital Video Captures DVgate Applications Hard Drive Partition Adjusting Image Resolution Using the Jog Dial Control Vaio Action SetupJog Dial Control Jog Dial Control Guide Mode Launcher ModeUsing Launcher Mode Jog Guide Dialog Box 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 Idle Mode Normal ModeSystem Suspend Mode System Hibernation 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 connect to the network Windows Me Setting Up Your Ethernet ConnectionTo connect to the network Windows To set network components Windows Me To Connect a USB Device Connecting a Universal Serial Bus USB DeviceConnecting a USB Device Connecting a Monitor Connecting an External DisplayTo Connect a Monitor To Connect a Projector To select a display Connecting a ProjectorTo remove the display adapter Adjusting sound volume in the Recording Control window Switching the connector functionalityRecording from a Microphone or Audio Equipment To increase the sound of the microphone 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 Movie Shaker Create a Movie using ShakerImporting Images and Sound Clips Main Window Working Panel Editing Clips and ScenesShaker Tray Adding effects to a scene or a clip Saving a Movie PictureGear Using Panorama MakerManaging Your Pictures Creating a Photo Album Making Still Images and Panoramic from Mpeg McAfee VirusScan Network Associates, Inc For Answers to Your Software QuestionsNetscape Communicator Netscape Communications Corp PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro ArcSoft, Inc 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 Troubleshooting the mouse and touchpad Troubleshooting the LCD screenWant to change the video resolution of my display My LCD screen is blank Pointer does not move while using the Touchpad or Mouse Troubleshooting drives, PC cards and peripheral devicesMy 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 My software program stops responding or crashes Troubleshooting softwareMy PC card is not working Can not use the DVgate software Troubleshooting the modemMy voice-related software does not work properly My modem does not work 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