Using Your VAIO Computer
Using Special-function Buttons
Your computer is equipped with special buttons to help you use specific functions of the computer.
The AV MODE, Play/Pause, Stop, Previous track, Next track, and Disc drive eject buttons support Instant Mode. When the computer is off or in Hibernate, only the AV MODE button is enabled. See the printed Instant Mode booklet for more information on the Instant Mode.
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AV MODE button | Activates Instant Mode to enable you immediately to play CDs and DVDs and view the image data stored in | |||
the memory card, such as a Memory Stick media or SD card, without launching Windows. See the printed | ||||
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| Instant Mode booklet for more information. | |
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| When Windows is launched and running: | |
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| Launches the WinDVD software by default. You can change this button assignment with the AV Mode Button | |
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| Settings utility. To start this utility, press and hold the AV MODE button. See the help file on the AV Mode | |
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| Button Settings utility for more information. | |
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| You need administrator rights on the computer to change the AV MODE button assignment. | |
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| This button is enabled in Instant Mode as well as when Windows is launched and running. | |
Play/Pause button | Starts or pauses DVD playback with the WinDVD software or CD playback with the Sonic Stage software. | |||
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| This button is enabled in Instant Mode as well as when Windows is launched and running. | |
Stop button | Stops DVD playback with the WinDVD software or CD playback with the Sonic Stage software. | |||
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| This button is enabled in Instant Mode as well as when Windows is launched and running. | |
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| Plays the previous chapter/movie in the DVD during playback with the WinDVD software or the previous song | |
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Previous track button | ||||
in the CD during playback with the Sonic Stage software. | ||||
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| This button is enabled in Instant Mode as well as when Windows is launched and running. | |
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| Plays the next chapter/movie in the DVD during playback with the WinDVD software or the next song in the | |
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Next track button | ||||
CD during playback with the Sonic Stage software. | ||||
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