Sony VGN-TX690P/L manual VAIO TX Series Notebook PC, Hardware, Software, Service and Warranty

VGN-TX690P/L

VAIO® TX Series Notebook PC

Hardware

Processor

Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology

Intel® Pentium® M Processor Ultra Low Voltage 753 (1.20GHz1 , 2MB L2 Cache)

Front Side Bus Speed

400MHz

Chipset

Intel® 915GMS

Integrated Wireless WAN

Integrated Wireless Wide Area Network (WAN)3 accessing Cingular Wireless National EDGE Network with SmartWi™ technology

(Wireless WAN and Wireless LAN radio do not transmit simultaneously)

Integrated Wireless LAN

Intel® PRO/ Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (802.11b/g)4

Bluetooth®

Integrated Bluetooth® Technology5

LCD

11.1" WXGA display (1366x768) with XBRITE™ technology

Razor-Thin Panel

Hard Drive

60GB2 (4200rpm) Ultra ATA

Memory

1.5GB PC2-3200 400MHz DDR2 (512MBx1/on-board) + (1GBx1)

Graphics

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900

128MB dynamically allocated shared RAM video memory

Graphics Interface

VGA out w/ Smart Display Sensor

Optical Drive

DVD+R Double Layer/DVD±RW drive6 DVD+R DL Write (2.4x MAX);

DVD+R Write (4x MAX); DVD+RW Write (2.4x MAX) DVD-R Write (4x MAX); DVD-RW Write (2x MAX) CD-R Write (24x MAX); CD-RW Write (10x MAX) DVD-ROM Read (8x MAX); CD-ROM Read (24x MAX)

Modem

Integrated V.90 modem (RJ-11)

Ethernet

10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet (RJ-45)

Audio

Windows® sound system compatible Dolby® Headphone & Dolby® Virtual Speaker Built-in stereo speakers

Audio Interface

Microphone jack, Headphone jack

Media Slot

Supports optional Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™ media with MagicGate™ functionality and Secure Digital Media

Other Interfaces

1 4pin i.LINK®7 (IEEE 1394) interface, 2 USB 2.0, port replicator connector

PC Card Slots

One PCMCIA - Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus support

Pointing Device

Electro-Static touch pad

Keyboard

QWERTY, 82 keys with 1.7mm stroke and 17mm pitch

Action Buttons

DVD/CD (Instant On) Play/Pause/Stop, Volume/Mute buttons, WLAN/BT on/off, Magnify

Optional Port Replicator

3 USB 2.0, RJ-45 Ethernet, VGA output, DC in, parallel port

Power Requirements

68W+10%

Battery

Lithium-ion standard capacity battery (VGP-BPS5)

Estimated Battery Life

4.0-7.5 hours8

Weight

2.76lbs. with standard battery

Dimensions

10.7”(W) X 0.83”-1.12”(H) X 7.7”(D)

Color

Slate Blue

Supplied Accessories

Cingular SIM Card Lithium-ion Battery (VGP-BPS5) AC Adapter (VGP-AC16V8) Power Cord

Leather Protection Case (VGP-CKTX2) Cleaning Kit (VGP-CG10)

Optional Accessories

Additional standard battery (VGP-BPS5) Large Capacity Battery (VGP-BPL5) Additional AC adapter (VGP-AC16V8) Port Replicator (VGP-PRTX1)

Bluetooth® Wireless mouse (VGP-BMS30) Privacy Filter (VGP-FL11)

Software

Operating System

Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with SP2

Sony Original Software

SmartWi™ Connection Manager Click to DVD™ - DVD Creation DVgate Plus™ - Digital Video SonicStage® - Digital Music

SonicStage® Mastering Studio software with MP3 encoder VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing

Image Converter - PSP Transfer

Supplied Software

Adobe® Photoshop® Album Starter Edition

Intuit® Quicken® 2005 New User Edition

InterVideo® WinDVD®

InterVideo® Instant On

Roxio® DigitalMedia SE

Microsoft® Works 8.0

Microsoft® Office® 2003 60-Day Trial11 Small Business

Edition

Anti-Virus and Recovery Software

Norton Internet Security™ 90-Day Subscription Intermute™ SpySubtract™ 30-Day Subscription Sony® VAIO® Update/ Recovery Wizard/ Support Central

Internet Services

AOL Online™ 180-day Trial - New Users Only

Service and Warranty

Limited Warranty

1 Year Limited Warranty9

Telephone Support

1 yr. toll-free technical phone assistance, available 24/7.10

Online and Email Support

Support available from http://www.esupport.sony.com

1.GHz denotes microprocessor internal clock speed; other factors may affect application performance. CPU speed will be reduced under certain operating conditions. 2. GB means one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary. A portion of hard disk space is reserved as a recovery partition. 3. Subscription with Cingular Wireless required. See www.sonystyle.com/cingular for complete offer details, price plans, service terms and conditions and coverage map. Call 1-888-739-VAIO (8246) for service activation. 4. Requires 802.11b or 802.11g compatible access point. Some functionality may require internet services which may require a fee. 5. Interoperability among Bluetooth devices varies. 6. DVD Media/Formats are not universally compatible. 7. i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate products containing an IEEE 1394 connector. All products with i.LINK connector may not communicate with each other.

8.Actual battery life may vary upon usage patterns. Upper battery range tested using device for music playback. Battery life will be shorter when using the Instant mode feature. 9. See actual Limited Warranty for details. For a copy of Sony's warranty, please visit www.esupport.sony.com, call toll-free 888-476-6972 (888-4SONYPC), or write to Sony Electronics, 12451 Gateway Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33913. 10. For certain third party software applications, Sony provides first level Phone Support. Additional telephone support may be available from the applicable 3rd party vendor. Availability and schedule for any such support is determined by the applicable software vendor.

11.The Microsoft Office 2003 60-Day Trial software is intended for evaluation purposes only. This trial software is installed on your system and you must activate the software before you can use it. Product activation procedures will be detailed during initial launch of the software; activation requires Internet access. This software has an expriation date of 60 days from date of first use, at which time the software will operate under reduced-functionality mode, limiting end-use options and operations.

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