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VisualFlow, VAIO Action Setup, Connecting a Phone Line, Connecting a USB Printer, Connecting a USB Mouse, Connecting an External Display, CPU Information
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VisualFlow...........................................................
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VAIO Action Setup ..................................................
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Connecting Peripheral Devices ...............
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Connecting a Phone Line ..........................................
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Connecting a USB Printer.........................................
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Connecting a USB Mouse.........................................
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Connecting an External Display ...............................
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Using the Floppy Disk Drive (optional) ...................
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Connecting an Optical Drive (optional)....................
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Notes on CD and DVD Discs ..............................
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Connecting External Speakers ..................................
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Connecting an External Microphone ........................
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Recording from a Microphone or Audio Equipment
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Switching the connector functionality .................
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Expanding Your Notebook Capabilities ...................
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Personal Digital Assistant....................................
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The Wireless LAN Access Point .........................
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The Wireless LAN PC Card ................................
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Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen ...........
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Sony Notebook Setup Tabs .................................
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Controlling Power Management...............................
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Viewing the Power Management status icons .....
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CPU Information .................................................
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Power Management Profiles................................
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Power Management Commands ..........................
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Contents
Combinations and Functions with
Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key
Using the built-inMOTION EYE™ camera
Capturing a still image
Notes on MOTION EYE camera
VisualFlow
VAIO Action Setup
Connecting a Phone Line
Connecting a USB Printer
Connecting a USB Mouse
Conserving Battery Power
Displaying Battery Information
Battery Icon Descriptions
Displaying Detailed Battery Information
Changing the Window Design of Sony Software
Getting Help
VAIO Support Agent
Troubleshooting the mouse and pointing device110
Troubleshooting drives, PC Cards and peripheral
Troubleshooting Memory Stick media
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Key
Description
Combinations and Functions with the Windows Key
Indicators
Indicator Lights
Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key
Using the built-inMOTION EYE™ camera
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Using the Self-timer
To create a panoramic image
To set the image quality and mode of MOTION EYE camera
Features
Notes on MOTION EYE camera
Using the Pointing Device
Using PC Cards
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To remove a PC Card
Connecting with another VAIO® computer
Connecting an i.LINK®* device
Notes on connecting an i.LINK device
Length
Connector
Part Number
Page
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 Memory Stick® Media
What is MagicGate
To Insert a Memory Stick Media
To Remove a Memory Stick Media
VisualFlow
To use VisualFlow
Notes on using Memory Stick media:
Memory
Stick
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Connecting a Phone Line
Connecting a USB Printer
Connecting a USB Mouse
Connecting an External Display
To connect a projector
To connect a TV
Using the Floppy Disk Drive (optional)
To insert a disk
To remove a disk
To remove the floppy disk drive when the computer is on
Connecting an Optical Drive (optional)
To connect the optical Drive
To Insert a Disc
To Remove the Drive
Notes on CD and DVD Discs
Handling CD or DVD discs
Cleaning CD or DVD discs
Connecting External Speakers
Connecting an External Microphone
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:
Expanding Your Notebook Capabilities
The Wireless LAN PC Card
Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen
Sony Notebook Setup Tabs
Controlling Power Management
Viewing the Power Management status icons
CPU Information
Power Management Profiles
Icon Description
Maximum Performance
Maximum Battery Life
Ultimate Battery Life
Disable Power Management
Power Management Commands
Conserving Battery Power
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Displaying Battery Information
Battery Icon Descriptions
Displaying Detailed Battery Information
Changing the Window Design of Sony Software
Selecting the Display Mode
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Using the Dual Display function (Windows Me only)
Selecting Dual Display mode
Setting the colors and resolution for each display
Customizing the virtual desktop
Releasing the Dual Display setting
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Overview
CompuServe®
DVgate™
Media Bar™ DVD Player
Microsoft® Internet Explorer
Microsoft® Word
MovieShaker™
Netscape Communicator®
Norton AntiVirus™
PictureGear™
Prodigy Internet®
Quicken®
Real Jukebox
RealPlayer®
RealProducer® G2
Smart Capture
VAIO Action Setup
VAIO Support Agent
VisualFlow™
MovieShaker™
Editing Clips and Scenes
Page
Saving a Movie
PictureGear™
Using Panorama Maker
Making Still Images and Panoramic from MPEG
OpenMG™ Jukebox
Starting OpenMG Jukebox
Page
Recording a CD
Transferring Songs (Check-in/Check-out)
Check-out
Check-in
Notes on using Portable Players
Additional Features
Software Support Information
Prodigy Internet® (Prodigy Communications Corporation)
Quicken® 2001 (Intuit, Inc.)
RealPlayer, Real Jukebox, Real Producer (Real Networks, Inc.)
Sony Applications (Sony Electronics Inc.)
Windows® Operating System, Internet Explorer, Word 2002 (Microsoft Corporation)
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6 Sony Fax-on-Demand
7 Sony Customer Support
Using the Quick Fix Wizard
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Using Common Solutions
About Automatic Updates
Update Notification
VAIO Support Agent Properties
Using Support Central
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Troubleshooting your Notebook
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My notebook stops responding or does not shut down
My notebook does not enter the power saving mode I selected
Troubleshooting the LCD screen
Troubleshooting the mouse and pointing device
Troubleshooting drives, PC Cards and peripheral devices
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Troubleshooting software
Troubleshooting the modem
Troubleshooting audio
Troubleshooting Memory Stick media
Memory Stick media does not work. I cannot access the S: drive