Sony Notebook User Guide. PCG-GR series

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1 PCG-GR series

2 Read this first Read this first otice 2001 Soy Corporatio. All rights reserved. This maual ad the software described herei, i whole or i part, may ot be reproduced, traslated, or reduced to ay machiereadable form without prior writte approval. Soy Corporatio provides o warraty with regard to this maual, the software, or other iformatio cotaied herei ad hereby expressly disclaims ay implied warraties or merchatability or fitess for ay particular purpose with regard to this maual, the software or such other iformatio. I o evet shall Soy Corporatio be liable for ay icidetal, cosequetial, or special damages, whether based o tort, cotract, or otherwise, arisig out of or i coectio with this maual, the software, or other iformatio cotaied herei or the use thereof. 1 Macrovisio: This product icorporates copyright protectio techology that is protected by method claims of certai U.S. patets ad other itellectual property rights owed by Macrovisio Corporatio ad other rights owers. Use of this copyright protectio techology must be authorized by Macrovisio Corporatio, ad is iteded for home ad other limited viewig uses oly uless otherwise authorized by Macrovisio Corporatio. Reverse egieerig or disassembly is prohibited. Soy Corporatio reserves the right to make ay modificatio to this maual or the iformatio cotaied herei at ay time without otice. The software described herei is govered by the terms of a separate user licese agreemet. Trademarks Soy, DVgate, i.lik, Jog Dial Utility, ImageStatio, PictureGear, PowerPael, MovieShaker, Smart Capture, Soy otebook Setup, UI Desig Selector, VisualFlow, SoicStage, Memory Stick ad the Memory Stick logo, VAIO ad the VAIO logo are trademarks of Soy Corporatio. The Microsoft, Widows, the Widows logo, Widows Media ad Outlook trademarks or registered trademarks of U.S. Microsoft Corporatio i the U.S. ad other coutries. i.lik is a trademark of Soy used oly to desigate that a product cotais a IEEE1394 coectio. Adobe ad Adobe Acrobat Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Icorporated. QuickTime ad the QuickTime logo are trademarks used uder licese. QuickTime is registered i the U.S. ad other coutries.

3 Read this first RealPlayer ad RealJukebox are trademarks or registered trademarks of Realetworks, Ic. i the U.S. ad other coutries. PowerPael is a trademark of Phoeix Techologies Corporatio. Symatec orto AtiVirus is a trademark of Symatec Corporatio. All other ames of systems, products ad services are trademarks of their respective owers. I the maual, the or marks are ot specified. Specificatios are subject to chage without otice. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owers. Eergy Star 2 As a EERGY STAR Parter, Soy has determied that this product meets the EERGY STAR guidelies for eergy efficiecy. The Iteratioal EERGY STAR Office Equipmet Program is a iteratioal program that promotes eergy savig through the use of computers ad their office equipmet. The program backs the developmet ad dissemiatio of products with fuctios that effectively reduce eergy cosumptio. It is a ope system i which busiess proprietors ca participate volutarily. The targeted products are office equipmet such as computers, displays, priters, facsimiles ad copiers. Their stadards ad logos are uiform amog participatig atios. EERGY STAR is a U.S. registered mark.

4 Read this first Safety iformatio Ower's record The serial umber ad model umber are located o the bottom of your Soy otebook. Record the serial umber ad the model umber i the spaces provided here. Refer to the model umber ad serial umber if you call VAIO-Lik. Serial umber: Model umber (product ame i brackets): PCG-884M (PCG-GR214EP) / PCG-883M (PCG-GR214MP) / PCG-882M (PCG-GR215MP) / PCG-881M (PCG-GR215SP) 3 Warigs Geeral Opeig the uit, for whatever reaso, could lead to damages that are ot covered by the guaratee. To avoid electrical shock, do ot ope the cabiet. Refer servicig to qualified persoel oly. To prevet fire or shock hazard, do ot expose your VAIO otebook to rai or moisture. Avoid usig the modem durig a severe electrical storm. Do ot use the modem or a telephoe to report a gas leak i the viciity of the leak. To chage the backup battery, please cotact your earest Soy Service Ceter. Before you coect peripherals, tur off the computer ad all peripherals. Coect the power cord oly after coectig all cables. Tur o the computer oly after turig off all peripherals. The magetic properties of some objects ca have serious cosequeces for your hard disk drive. They ca erase the data o the hard disk drive ad cause the computer to malfuctio. Do ot place your computer ear or o ay objects which emit magetic fields, maily: TV sets

5 Read this first Speakers Magets Magetic bracelets. Audio/video Audio ad picture distortio may occur if this equipmet is positioed i close proximity to ay equipmet emittig electromagetic radiatio. Coectivity ever istall modem or telephoe wirig durig a severe lightig storm. ever istall telephoe jacks i wet locatios uless the jack is specifically desiged for wet locatios. Be cautious whe istallig or modifyig telephoe lies. Use your otebook oly with the supplied AC adapter. To discoect your otebook completely from mais voltage, uplug the AC adapter. Please make sure that the socket outlet is easily accessible. ever touch uisulated telephoe wire or termials uless the telephoe lie has bee discoected at the etwork iterface. 4 Optical disc drive Misuse of the optical istrumets supplied with your otebook ca cause eye hazard. As the laser beam used i this product is harmful to eyes, do ot attempt ay disassemblig process. For servicig, refer to qualified persoel oly. There are visible ad ivisible radiatios whe the optical disc drive is ope: avoid direct exposure to the laser beam.

6 Read this first Regulatory iformatio 5 This product coforms to the followig Europea Directive: 1999/5/EC (radio equipmet ad telecommuicatios termial equipmet Directive). This product complies with E Class B ad E for use i followig areas: residetial, commercial ad light-idustrial. This product has bee tested ad foud compliat with the limits set out i the EMC Directive for usig coectio cables ot loger tha 3 metres (9.8 feet). The optical disc drive is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT ad complies with the Laser Product Safety Stadard E Repair ad maiteace oly by authorized Soy techicias. Improper repairs ad use ca create safety hazards. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT TO E Disposig of lithium io batteries Do ot hadle damaged or leakig lithium io batteries. Dispose of promptly ad properly at ed-of-life. Dager of explosio if the battery is icorrectly replaced. Replace oly with the same or equivalet type recommeded by the maufacturer. Discard used batteries accordig to the maufacturer s istructios. The battery pack used i this device may preset a fire or chemical bur hazard if mistreated. Do ot disassemble, heat above 60 C (140 F) or icierate. Keep away from childre.

7 Read this first Your otebook is equipped with a iteral backup memory battery. For chagig this battery, please cotact VAIO-Lik: I some areas the disposal of lithium io batteries i household or busiess waste may be prohibited. Use the public collectio system. 6

8 Welcome Welcome Cogratulatios o purchasig a Soy VAIO otebook. Soy has combied leadig-edge techology i audio, video, computig ad commuicatios to provide you with state-of-the-art persoal computig. Here are just some of the features your VAIO otebook has to offer: Exceptioal performace - Your PC icludes a fast processor, a fast CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive* or DVD- ROM drive* ad a iteral modem. Portability - The rechargeable battery pack provides hours of use without AC power. Soy audio ad video quality - A high-resolutio LCD scree eables you to take advatage of today s advaced multimedia applicatios, games, ad etertaimet software. Multimedia features Ejoy audio ad video CDs. Itercoectivity Your computer has Etheret ad i.lik fuctioalities. i.lik is a bi-directioal digital iterface for exchagig data. Widows - Your system icludes the Microsoft Widows XP Professioal operatig system. Commuicatios - Access popular olie services, sed ad receive s, browse the Iteret, ad more. Excellet customer support - If you are experiecig ay problems with your computer, please check the VAIO-Lik website for a possible solutio: Before cotactig VAIO-Lik, you may try to solve the problem by readig the User Guide or the mauals ad help files for the peripherals or software. * Depedig o your model. See the Specificatios chapter (page 105). 7

9 Welcome Documetatio pack Your Documetatio Pack cotais prited iformatio ad olie user guides o a Documetatio CD-ROM. Prited documetatio The prited part of your documetatio cotais: A Gettig Started brochure, where you will fid a brief descriptio of the items i your box, some specificatios of your otebook, ad how to setup your otebook; A Customer Guide, where you will fid all the basic iformatio you eed to start usig your otebook, as well as troubleshootig ad VAIO-Lik iformatio; Your Soy Guaratee coditios; A Safety Regulatios flyer; A Modem Regulatios flyer. 8 Olie documetatio The Documetatio CD-ROM cotais the followig refereces: 1 The : Usig Your Soy otebook shows you how to use the stadard compoets of your system. I this part of the maual you will also fid out what you ca do with a Memory Stick. Coectig Peripheral Devices explais how you ca add fuctioality by coectig various peripherals. Gettig Help explais the support optios available to you, ad offers basic troubleshootig tips. Precautios provides facts ad advice about usig your otebook. Specificatios provides details o your computer, drivers ad accessories.

10 Welcome Glossary refers to terms used i this maual. 2 Refer to your Software Guide for iformatio o the budled software ad the Soy applicatios. About the Software is a short descriptio of the features of the software pre-istalled o your system. Customizig your otebook explais how to cofigure your system ad power maagemet. Usig the Product Recovery CD-ROMs explais how to perform a system ad applicatio recovery. 3 Cosult the Olie Help files of the software you are usig for detailed iformatio o features ad troubleshootig. 4 Refer to the Microsoft Quick Start maual for more iformatio o Widows. 5 Go to to fid olie tutorials about your favourite VAIO software. 9

11 Welcome Your otebook ad its accessories The followig hardware items are i the box: 10 1 mai uit 7 phoe plug (coutry-specific) 2 product recovery CD-ROMs 8 phoe cable 3 documetatio pack 9 power cord 4 AC adapter 10 DVD-ROM or CD-RW/DVD-ROM* 5 rechargeable battery pack 11 USB floppy disk drive** 6 weight saver * Depedig o your model. See the Specificatios chapter. ** Optioal accessory

12 Welcome Ergoomic cosideratios You will be usig your otebook as a portable device i a variety of eviromets. Wheever possible, you should attempt to take accout of the followig ergoomic cosideratios to both statioary ad portable eviromets: 11 Positio of your computer Place the computer directly i frot of you (1). Keep your forearms horizotal (2), with your wrists i a eutral, comfortable positio (3) while usig the keyboard, touchpad, or exteral mouse. Let your upper arms hag aturally at your sides. Have breaks durig sessios with your computer. Excessive use of the computer may strai muscles or tedos. Furiture ad posture Sit i a chair with good back support. Adjust the level of the chair so your feet are flat o the floor. A footrest may make you more comfortable. Sit i a relaxed, upright posture ad avoid slouchig forward or leaig far backwards.

13 Welcome Viewig agle of the computer s display Use the display s tiltig feature to fid the best positio. You ca reduce eye strai ad muscle fatigue by adjustig the tilt of the display to the proper positio. Adjust the brightess settig of the display as well. Lightig Choose a locatio where widows ad lights do ot create glare ad reflectio o the display. Use idirect lightig to avoid bright spots o the display. You ca also purchase accessories for your display that help reduce glare. Proper lightig adds to your comfort ad work effectiveess. Positioig a exteral display Whe usig a exteral display, set the display at a comfortable viewig distace. Make sure the display scree is at eye level or slightly lower whe you are sittig i frot of the moitor. Tilt stads Use the tilt stads (1) to place the computer at a agle that allows comfortable typig. 12

14 Usig your otebook Usig your otebook This sectio describes how to start usig your computer ad how to use your computer s iteral ad exteral devices. Locatig cotrols ad coectors Right 13 1 power butto (page 26) 2 vetilatio slot (page 11) 3 battery bay (page 19)

15 Usig your otebook Left 14 S400 1 i.lik (IEEE1394) S400 port (page 77) 2 Memory Stick slot (page 46) 3 PC Card slots (page 43) 4 multi-purpose bay (for weight saver or secod battery with weight saver or removable CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive* or DVD-ROM drive*) (page 19) * Depedig o your model.

16 Usig your otebook Frot 15 1 LCD scree (page 99) 9 battery 1 ad 2 idicators (page 33) 2 speakers (page 69) 10 hard disk drive idicator (page 33) 3 keyboard (page 29) 11 Memory Stick idicator (page 33) 4 touchpad (page 34) 12 um Lock idicator (page 33) 5 left/right buttos (page 34) 13 Caps Lock idicator (page 33) 6 Jog Dial (page 35) 14 Scroll Lock idicator (page 33) 7 Back butto for Jog Dial (page 35) 15 power butto (page 26) 8 power idicator (page 33)

17 Usig your otebook Back 16 1 vetilatio slot (page 11) 2 DC I (page 18) 3 priter coector (page 75) 4 moitor/vga (page 62) coector 5 AV Out coector 6 Etheret coector (etwork) 7 2 USB ports (page 72) 8 modem coector (page 55) 9 microphoe coector (page 70) 10 headphoe coector for headphoe or exteral speakers (page 69) 11 USB port (page 72) There is a vetilatio slot located o the left side of the back pael. Do ot cover the vetilatio slot whe the computer is o.

18 Usig your otebook Bottom 17 1 port replicator coector cover (page 59) 2 memory module cover (page 94) 3 multi-purpose bay release lever (page 19) 4 tilt stads (page 11)

19 Usig your otebook Coectig a power source You ca use either a AC adapter or a rechargeable battery pack as a power source. Usig the AC adapter To use the AC adapter, proceed as follows: 1 Plug the cable attached to the AC adapter (1) ito the DC I coector (2) o the computer. 2 Plug oe ed of the power cord (3) ito the AC adapter. 3 Plug the other ed of the power cord ito a AC outlet. 18 Use your otebook oly with the supplied AC adapter. To discoect your otebook completely from mais voltage, uplug the AC adapter. Make sure that the socket outlet is easily accessible.

20 Usig your otebook Usig the battery pack You ca use oe or two batteries as a source of power. You ca isert the secod battery pack ito the multipurpose bay o the left side of the computer. Additioal battery packs are available as a separate optio. The battery pack supplied with your computer is ot fully charged at the time of purchase. Isertig the battery pack To isert the battery pack, proceed as follows: 1 Ope the cover of the battery bay Isert the battery pack with the label facig up ito the battery bay o the right side of the computer. 3 Close the cover of the battery bay util it clicks. Whe the computer is directly coected to AC power ad has a battery pack iserted i the battery bay, it uses power from the AC outlet.

21 Usig your otebook Chargig the battery pack To charge the battery pack, proceed as follows: 1 Coect the AC adapter to the computer. 2 Isert the battery pack. The computer automatically charges the battery (1) (the battery idicator (2) light flashes i a double blik patter as the battery charges). Whe the battery is 85% full, the battery idicator light turs off. This process takes approximately three hours whe the system is off / o. To charge the battery completely, cotiue chargig for a additioal hour. There are two battery idicator lights o the computer: 1 idicates the status of the battery pack i the battery bay o the right side of the computer. 2 idicates the status of the battery pack i the multi-purpose bay o the left side of the computer. 20

22 Usig your otebook battery idicator light status O Sigle blik Double blik meaig The computer is usig battery power. The battery is ruig out of power. The battery is chargig. Off The computer is usig AC power. Whe the battery is ruig out of power, both the battery ad power idicators blik. Keep the battery pack i the computer while it is directly coected to AC power. The battery pack cotiues to charge while you are usig the computer. If the battery level falls below 10%, you should either attach the AC adapter to recharge the battery or shut dow your computer ad isert a fully charged battery. You ca exted battery life by chagig the power maagemet modes i the PowerPael utility. The battery pack supplied with your computer is a lithium io battery ad ca be recharged ay time. Chargig a partially discharged battery does ot affect battery life. The battery idicator light is o while you use the battery pack as a power source. Whe the battery life is early depleted, the battery idicator starts flashig. For some software applicatios ad some peripheral devices, your computer may ot eter Hiberate mode whe battery life is low. To avoid loss of data whe usig battery power, you should save your data frequetly ad maually activate a power maagemet mode, such as Stadby or Hiberate. Whe the computer is directly coected to AC power ad has a battery pack iserted i the battery bay, it uses power from the AC outlet. 21

23 Usig your otebook Removig the battery pack To remove the battery pack, proceed as follows: 1 Tur off the computer. 2 Ope the cover of the battery bay. 3 Pull out the battery pack Close the cover of the battery bay. You may lose data if you remove the battery pack while the computer is o ad ot coected to the AC adapter or if you remove the battery while the computer is i Stadby mode.

24 Usig your otebook Usig the secod battery pack You ca purchase a secod rechargeable battery pack. With two battery packs, you ca exted the time you use your computer with battery power. Whe usig two battery packs, the battery pack you isert first, charges first. The battery pack you isert secod, charges whe the first battery pack is 85 percet full. You ca moitor which battery pack is chargig by observig the battery idicator lights. Isertig the secod battery pack To isert a secod battery pack, proceed as follows: 1 If the weight saver or the optical disc drive is i the multi-purpose bay (1), remove it. 2 Isert the battery pack (2) ito the multi-purpose bay. The battery 2 idicator light turs o Attach the weight saver (3) to the computer to stabilize the battery pack. 4 Slide the eject lever o the bottom of the weight saver toward the frot of the computer to lock it. If you attach two battery packs, you ca remove oe of them without shuttig dow the computer. Whe removig oe battery pack, make sure that the other battery pack idicator is o. If the idicator of the battery pack you are goig to remove is o, right click the battery ico i the system tray ad click the Switch Discharge Battery optio.

25 Usig your otebook Chargig the secod battery pack To charge the secod battery pack, proceed as follows: 1 Keep the battery pack (1-3) i the computer while it is coected to AC power. The battery idicator (2) flashes while the battery is chargig. 2 Whe the battery idicator stops flashig, the battery is fully charged. 24

26 Usig your otebook 25 Removig the secod battery pack To remove the secod battery pack, proceed as follows: 1 Slide the multi-purpose bay release lever o the bottom of the computer i the directio of the arrow. 2 Remove the weight saver. 3 Pull out the battery pack. 4 Reisert the weight saver.

27 Usig your otebook Startig your otebook To start your computer, proceed as follows: 1 Slide the LCD lock lever (1) i the directio of the arrow, ad lift the cover Press the power butto (2) of the computer util the gree power idicator (3) light turs o. 3 If ecessary, press <F>+<F5> to adjust the brightess cotrols for the LCD display. To icrease the brightess, use the up or right arrow keys. To decrease, use the dow or left arrow keys. <F>+<F5> is oly possible if Widows is ruig. If you press the power butto for more tha four secods, the computer will tur off.

28 Usig your otebook Shuttig dow your otebook It is importat that you shut dow your computer properly so you do ot lose usaved data. To shut dow your computer, proceed as follows: 1 Click the Start butto. 2 Click Tur Off Computer. The Tur off computer scree appears. 3 Click Tur Off. Wait for your computer to tur off automatically. The power idicator turs off. 4 Tur off ay peripherals coected to your computer. Respod to ay prompts warig you to save documets or to cosider other users. If you are uable to shut dow your computer; - Close all software i use. - If applicable, remove the PC Card. To do so, double-click the Safely Remove Hardware ico i the taskbar. Select the hardware you wat to uplug ad click Stop. - Discoect ay USB devices. Press <Alt>+<F4> ad select Tur Off from the scree that appears. If this does ot work, you ca press the power butto for more tha four secods. This will shut dow the computer. This operatio may result i loss of data. If you wat to shut dow the computer for a short period oly, you ca save power by usig the Stadby mode. Go to the Start meu, select Tur Off Computer, ad the click o Stad By. 27 Registerig your otebook By registerig your computer, you ca take advatage of Soy s commitmet to quality customer support ad receive the followig beefits:

29 Usig your otebook VAIO-Lik If you are experiecig ay problems with your computer, you ca check the VAIO-Lik website for a possible solutio: Guaratee Protect your ivestmet. See the Guaratee sheet for the terms ad coditios ad refer to your Customer Service Guide for more iformatio. To register your Soy VAIO desktop, proceed as follows: 1 Click o the VAIO Olie Registratio ico i the Start meu. 2 Fill i your Registratio card fields. 3 Scroll dow to the bottom of the form ad click Sed. 4 Click OK. To access the olie Registratio Web page, you must have a Iteret coectio, coect your phoe lie ad cofigure your modem. 28

30 Usig your otebook Usig the keyboard Your keyboard is very similar to a desktop computer s, but has additioal keys that perform specific otebook-related tasks. The illustratio shows the 84-key keyboard for 14" scree models (PCG-GR214EP/MP) oly. 15" scree models (PCG-GR215MP/SP) have 87 keys, but the fuctios are the same. 29 Keys Escape key (1) Descriptios The <Esc> (Escape) key is used to cacel commads.

31 Usig your otebook Keys Fuctio keys (2) Prit Scree key (3) Correctio keys (4) avigatio keys (5) Descriptios The twelve fuctio keys alog the top of the keyboard are used to perform desigated tasks. For example, i may applicatios, <F1> is the Help key. The task associated with each fuctio key may vary from oe applicatio to the other. The <Prit Scree> key takes a electroic sapshot of the scree ad moves it to the Widows Clipboard. You ca the paste the screeshot ito a documet ad prit it. The <Isert>, <Back Space> ad <Delete> keys eable you to make correctios. These keys eable you to move the cursor o the scree. 30 Applicatio key (6) umeric keypad area (7) Operator keys ( ) Widows key (9) <F> key (10) The Applicatio key displays a shortcut meu; pressig this key is equivalet to clickig the right mouse butto. Cotais the keys foud o a typical calculator. Use the umeric keypad area to type umbers or to perform mathematical calculatios such as additio ad subtractio. ote that you must press the <um Lock> key to activate the umeric keypad. Whe you do so, the um Lock idicator illumiates. Several keys are always used with at least oe other key: <Ctrl>, <Alt>, ad <Shift>. Whe held dow with aother key, the <Ctrl> (Cotrol) ad <Alt> (Alterate) keys offer aother way to execute commads. For example, i may applicatios, istead of choosig the Save commad from a meu, you ca hold dow <Ctrl> ad press <S> (referred to as <Ctrl>+<S>). The <Shift> key is used to produce capital letters or special symbols such ad $. The key with the Widows logo displays the Widows Start meu; it is equivalet to clickig the Start butto o the taskbar. The <F> key is used i combiatio with other keys to execute commads.

32 Usig your otebook Combiatios ad fuctios with the Widows key Combiatios Fuctios + F1 Displays Widows Help ad Support. + Tab Switches the selected butto o the taskbar. + E Displays Widows Explorer. + F Displays the Search Results widow to fid a file or folder. This is equivalet to selectig Search ad the For files or Folders from the Start meu Ctrl + F Displays the Search Results - Computers widow where you ca locate other computers. + M Miimizes all displayed widows. Shift + + M Returs all miimized widows to their previous size. + R Displays the Ru widow. This is equivalet to selectig Ru from the Start meu. F + + Isert Displays the System Properties widow. This is equivalet to double-clickig the System ico i the Cotrol Pael. Combiatios ad fuctios with the <F> key Combiatios/ Feature <F> + (ESC): Stadby <F> + (F3): speaker switch Fuctios Puts the system ito Stadby mode, a power maagemet state. To retur the system to the active state, press ay key. Toggles the built-i speaker o ad off.

33 Usig your otebook Combiatios/ Feature <F> + (F4): speaker volume <F> + (F5): brightess cotrol Fuctios Adjusts the built-i speaker volume. To icrease volume, press <F>+<F4> ad the or To decrease volume, press <F>+<F4> ad the or Adjusts the brightess of the LCD. To icrease lightess itesity, press <F>+<F5> ad the or 32 <F>+ / (F7)*: switch to the exteral display <F> + / (F8)* <F>+ (F12): Hiberate To decrease light itesity, press <F>+<F5> ad the or Toggles betwee the LCD, exteral display (coected to the moitor coector) ad both LCD ad exteral display. This fuctio ca oly be used by the first user to log i. It will ot work uder a secod user accout. Toggles betwee the LCD ad both LCD ad TV. This fuctio ca oly be used by the first user to log i. It will ot work uder a secod user accout. Provides for the lowest level of power cosumptio. Whe you execute this commad, the states of the system ad of the peripheral devices are writte to the hard disk ad the system power is tured off. To retur the system to its origial state, use the power switch to tur o the power. * First you eed to coect your exteral display, the you tur o your otebook. Whe you coect your exteral display whe the computer is already o, you caot use the key combiatio <F>+<F7> or <F>+<F8>. Some fuctios are ot available util Widows is lauched.

34 Usig your otebook Idicators Idicator Power Battery 1 Battery 2 Memory Stick Fuctios Power o: lights gree. Stadby mode: flashes umber. Idicates the status of the battery iserted i the battery bay o the left side of the computer. Idicates the status of the battery iserted i the battery bay o the right side of the computer. Turs o whe the Memory Stick is i use. Turs off whe the Memory Stick is o loger i use. 33 Light O Off hard disk um Lock Caps Lock Scroll Lock Data is read from or writte to the hard drive. Do ot eter Stadby mode or tur off the computer whe this idicator light is o. Turs o whe the umber keys i the umeric keypad are active. Turs o whe the characters appear i uppercase as you type. The <Shift> key lowers the case of typed characters whe Caps Lock is o. Turs o whe the scree scrolls differetly (depeds o the applicatio, o effect i may applicatios). The hard drive is ot beig accessed. Turs off whe the alphaumeric character keys i the keypad area are active. Turs off whe the characters appear i lowercase as you type (uless you hold dow the <Shift> key). Turs off whe the iformatio moves across the display ormally.

35 Usig your otebook Usig the touchpad The keyboard cotais a cursor-poitig device, your touchpad (1). You ca poit to, select, drag, ad scroll objects o the scree usig the built-i touchpad. Actio poit click Descriptio 34 Slide oe figer o the touchpad to place the poiter (2) o a item or object. Press the left butto (3) oce. double-click right-click drag scroll Press the left butto twice. Press the right butto (4) oce. I may applicatios, this actio displays a shortcut meu. Slide oe figer while pressig the left butto. Move your figer alog the right edge of the touchpad to scroll vertically. Move your figer alog the bottom to scroll horizotally. (The scroll fuctio is available oly with applicatios that support a touchpad scroll feature.)

36 Usig your otebook Usig the Jog Dial Your computer is equipped with a Jog Dial with Back butto o your computer, ear the touchpad. You ca tur ad/or press the Jog Dial to scroll the widow, select software, adjust the iteral speaker volume, etc. 35

37 Usig your otebook The Jog Dial widow is always displayed o the scree. This widow has two modes: Laucher mode ad Guide mode. The Jog Dial widow is i Laucher mode util you start a applicatio or the Jog Dial widow becomes active. Whe a arrow appears ext to a item i the Jog Dial widow, you ca display a submeu for that item by selectig it ad pressig the Jog Dial. 36 The Jog Dial widow switches to Guide mode whe you start a applicatio ad its widow becomes active. Depedig o the applicatio, the Jog Dial widow displays differet commads that you ca select or execute by rotatig or pressig the Jog Dial. You ca adjust the size of the Jog Dial widow or close it. To display the Jog Dial widow, doubleclick or i the system tray.

38 Usig your otebook To use the Jog Dial i Laucher mode, proceed as follows: 1 Click the Jog Dial widow or press the Jog Dial while pressig the <Ctrl> key to switch to Laucher mode. 2 Tur the Jog Dial to select a item, the press the Jog Dial. The Jog Dial widow switches to Guide mode, ad shows the Jog Dial fuctio Tur or press the Jog Dial to use the Jog Dial fuctio. 4 To select aother item, switch to Laucher mode ad repeat this procedure. 5 Use the Back butto o the right of the Jog Dial to go back to the previous state of the Jog Dial widow.

39 Usig your otebook Software supportig Jog Dial If the Soy software supportig the Jog Dial cotrol is active, you ca use Jog Dial cotrol fuctios allocated to each software. Software ot supportig Jog Dial If the software i use does ot support the Jog Dial cotrol, you ca scroll the widow or adjust the widow size. Usig the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive 38 Depedig o your model, your computer is equipped with a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive. To isert a disc, proceed as follows: 1 Tur o the computer. 2 Press the eject butto (1) to ope the drive. The tray slides out. 3 Place a disc i the middle of the tray with the label side facig up util the disc clicks ito place.

40 Usig your otebook 4 Close the tray by pushig it getly. Whe the computer is i Stadby or Hiberate mode, you caot isert or remove a disc. Be sure to seat the disc firmly over the disc drive hub figers. If you do ot seat the disc firmly, you could damage your disc drive ad you may ot be able to ope the tray. Whe you fiish usig a disc, wait util the LED idicator turs off ad the press the eject butto to remove the disc. If the disc does ot come out whe you press the eject butto, go to My Computer. Select the drive, click the right butto of your mouse ad select Eject. If it still does ot work, tur off the computer ad isert a thi, poited object ito the maual eject hole. Usig the CD-RW fuctio Depedig o your model, your otebook is equipped with a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. To bur CDs, you ca use CD-RW ad CD-R discs: The CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) disc is a data memory medium that ca be used to write, erase ad rewrite a program or other data. The CD-R (CD-Recordable) disc is a data memory medium that ca be used to write a program or other data, but oce oly. To achieve optimum performace whe writig data o a CD-RW disc, follow these recommedatios: Before writig to a ew CD-RW, you must first format the disc. If you do ot format the disc, your computer will ot recogize it. To make a CD-R s data readable o a CD-ROM drive, you eed to close the sessio whe you eject it. To complete this process, follow the istructios icluded with your software. Oly use circular discs. Do ot use discs with ay other shape (star, heart, card, etc.), as this may damage the CD-RW drive. Do ot strike or shake the computer while writig data to a disc. For optimal writig speed, deactivate the screesaver before writig data to a disc. 39

41 Usig your otebook Memory-residet disc utilities may cause ustable operatio or data loss. Deactivate these utilities before writig data to a disc. Whe usig a software applicatio to bur CDs, be sure to exit ad close all other applicatios. Exit ati-virus software before writig data to a disc. ever touch the surface of the disc. Figerprits ad dust o the surface of a disc may cause writig errors. Usig the DVD fuctio To achieve optimum performace whe playig DVD-ROM discs, you should follow these recommedatios. You ca play DVDs usig the DVD-ROM drive ad the WiDVD software. See the help file o the WiDVD software for details. Your computer should ot be coected to the port replicator while playig DVD movies or usig DVD applicatios. Close all ope applicatios before playig a DVD-ROM movie. Whe playig DVD movies o battery power, set the power maagemet profile to DVD. With other profiles, the movies ca be choppy. Do ot switch power savig modes while playig a DVD video. If the virus checker is active, you eed to disable it. Do ot use residet disc utilities or residet utilities to speed up the access of discs, because they may cause the system to become ustable. Make sure that the screesaver is deactivated. Depedig o the display setup properties you selected, you may use the <F>+<F> commad to expad the scree to full scree size. 40

42 Usig your otebook Regio codes idicators are labeled o the DVD discs to idicate i which regio ad o what type of player you ca play the disc. Uless a '2' (Europe belogs to regio '2') or 'all' (this meas that you ca play this DVD everywhere i the world) is labeled o your DVD disc or o the packagig, you caot play the disc o this player. Do ot try to chage the regio code settigs of the DVD-ROM drive. Ay difficulties caused by chagig the regio code settigs of DVD-ROM drive are out of warraty. Whe a DVD video disc is iserted i the DVD-ROM drive, you caot toggle betwee LCD ad TV by pressig <F>+<F8>. Whe a TV is coected, a part of the video scree will ot appear with the factory settigs. Adjust the display resolutio to 640x Usig the weight saver The weight saver protects the multi-purpose bay whe it is empty, ad secures the secod battery or the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive or the DVD-ROM drive whe they are istalled i the multi-purpose bay. To attach the weight saver, proceed as follows: 1 If aother device is i the multi-purpose bay, remove the device. 2 Slide the weight saver i the directio of the arrow util it clicks ito place.

43 Usig your otebook 42 To remove the weight saver, proceed as follows: 1 Slide the multi-purpose bay release lever o the bottom of the computer i the directio of the arrow. 2 Remove the weight saver.

44 Usig your otebook Usig PC Cards Your computer icludes two PC Card slots (1-2). PC Cards allow you to coect portable exteral devices. Isertig a PC Card To isert a PC Card, proceed as follows: 1 Isert the PC Card ito oe of the PC Card slots with the frot label facig up Getly push the PC Card slot ito the coector. The PC Card is automatically detected by your system. The Safely Remove Hardware ico appears i the system tray. Some devices may ot fuctio properly if you repeat Returig to ormal mode from Stadby mode or Hiberate mode. The computer will retur to its origial state if you restart it. The PC Card slots ca accommodate (at the same time) two Type I, two Type II or oe Type III PC Card. These slots are compatible with Card Bus ports. Use the lower slot for PC Type III cards. Some PC Cards may require you to disable idle devices whe usig the PC Card. You ca use Soy otebook Setup to disable devices. Be sure to use the most recet software driver provided by the PC Card maufacturer. If a! mark appears o the Device Maager tab i the System Properties dialog box, remove the software driver ad the reistall it. You do ot eed to shut dow the computer before isertig or removig a PC Card.

45 Usig your otebook Do ot force a PC Card ito the slot. It may damage the coector pis. If you have difficulty isertig a PC Card, check that you are isertig the PC Card i the correct directio. See the maual supplied with your PC Card for more iformatio o use. For some PC Cards, if you alterate betwee ormal power operatio ad Stadby or Hiberate power maagemet modes while the card is iserted, you may fid that a device coected to your system is ot recogized. Reboot your system to correct the problem. Do ot carry your otebook while touchig the head of a PC Card, as pressure or shock may damage the coector pis. Removig a PC Card Follow the steps below to remove the PC Card while your computer is o. If it is ot removed properly, your system may ot work properly. If you wat to remove a PC Card whe your computer is off, skip steps 1 to To remove a PC Card, proceed as follows: 1 Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware ico i the system tray. The Safely Remove Hardware dialog box appears. 2 Select the hardware you wat to uplug. 3 Click Stop. 4 I the Stop a Hardware Device dialog box, cofirm that the device ca be safely removed from the system. 5 Click OK. A dialog box appears, explaiig that it is safe to remove the device. 6 Click OK. 7 Click Close. 8 Push the PC Card release butto so that the release butto pops out. 9 Push the PC Card release butto a secod time so that the PC Card pops out. 10 Getly take hold of the Card ad pull it out of the slot.

46 Usig your otebook If you uplug the PC Card from the computer whe it is still tured o, your system might crash ad you might lose data that you did ot save before. Before you remove the PC Card, click the PC Card ico i the taskbar ad close the card. Close ay applicatios that use the PC Card before removig the card. Otherwise, data may be lost. While the card is iserted, your computer may ot eter the Hiberate power maagemet mode. It may eter Stadby mode. It is recommeded that you remove the card whe your computer eters Hiberate mode by pressig the <F>+<F12> keys. Some PC Cards or their fuctios may ot be compatible with this computer. 45

47 Usig your otebook Usig the Memory Stick Your VAIO otebook is desiged to support the Memory Stick. The Memory Stick is a compact, portable, ad versatile device especially desiged for exchagig ad sharig digital data with compatible products. Because it is removable, it ca be used for exteral data storage. Use the flash memory techology to dowload aythig that ca be coverted ito digital data, such as pictures, music, words, souds, movies ad photographs. Foresee as the uiversal data storage device of the future, the Memory Stick ca already be used with a ever-icreasig rage of compatible products, icludig: Audio systems Visual devices VAIO products CLIE hadhelds Mobile phoes. There are curretly two differet types of Memory Stick : The geeric Memory Stick, coloured blue. The MagicGate Memory Stick, coloured white. You ca purchase Memory Sticks from the Soy Style website ( or from your local Soy dealer. 46 Why Memory Stick? Soy's visio is to expad the world of commuicatio, promotig the portability of digital data. The Memory Stick is the resultig medium, through which digital devices ca be istatly coected. With it, you ca dowload data from ay compatible device, the trasfer it to aother i a sigle ad istat trasfer. The mai advatages of the Memory Stick are its:

48 Usig your otebook Compactess: with dimesios of just 21.5 mm (W) x 2.8 mm (H) x 50 mm (D), compatible products ca also be small, lightweight ad attractive i their desig. Capacity: Its data capacity far exceeds that of a floppy disk. Security: its lock optio meas you ca protect your data from accidetal erasure. Versatility: memory capacity rages from 4MB up to 128MB (the equivalet capacity of 88 floppy disks). Reliability: by way of protectig the hardware ad its cotets, the umber of termials is reduced to oly 10 pis. This, ad the overall robust structure of the stick, gives it a loger lifespa tha other storage devices. Durability: the same Memory Stick ca be used thousads of times. Forward compatibility: the Memory Stick's curret format is desiged to be compatible with future products ad higher capacity Memory Sticks. 47 The future of Memory Stick Memory Stick's potetial is virtually ulimited, with the umber of compatible products icreasig rapidly i both persoal ad professioal spheres. The itroductio of the 256 MB ad 512 MB Memory Stick is aticipated i 2002, ad a 1 gigabyte capacity Memory Stick is expected i Additioally, the ative trasfer speed of the Memory Stick will be icreased to accommodate the icreasig capacity. By the ed of 2002, Memory Stick's trasfer speed will be icreased by eight times to a maximum of 20MB/sec.

49 Usig your otebook Geeric Memory Stick The origial Memory Stick, blue i colour, ca be used to record image data take with digital still cameras, etc. or data from the PC. With it, you ca record, play back ad trasfer various kids of data at ay give time. 48 Because it is easy to remove ad trasport safely, you ca use Memory Stick aywhere by isertig it ito ay compatible device to trasfer ad share the iformatio you have saved. For you, this meas you ca expad the capabilities of your VAIO computer i the followig scearios: With your still digital camera, share your holiday pictures istatly by . From your hadycam to your VAIO, make the most of your captured momets with the VAIO's movie editig tools. Carry pictures o you by copyig image files from the Iteret to your VAIO ad the to your CLIE hadheld. With your voice recorder, add your voice to s so your toe is ever misuderstood. The blue Memory Stick is curretly available with a 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB or a 128MB memory (the equivalet capacity of 88 floppy disks). Geeric Memory Sticks caot be used with the Memory Stick Walkma, or with data that is protected by copyright.

50 Usig your otebook MagicGate Memory Stick The MagicGate Memory Stick, white i colour, records PC ad image data just like its blue couterpart; the differece is it uses the MagicGate copyright protectio techology. 49 With this type of Memory Stick, also called the MG Memory Stick, you ca ejoy the followig features: 32MB, 64MB ad 128MB capacity versios. Storage of up to 120 miutes of audio data. Dowload ad save: digital music pictures movies, ad more. Combie data files to add music to your home movies, for example. Trasfer ad share data betwee several digital products. MagicGate Copyright Protectio Techology. SDMI (Secure Digital Music Iitiative) Compliace. OpeMG Jukebox/SoicStage software. So that you further distiguish a MagicGate Memory Stick from a geeric oe, look for: the logo prited o it ad a protrudig dot located o the back.

51 Usig your otebook MagicGate is a copyright protectio techology that complies with the stadards set by SDMI (Secure Digital Music Iitiative, a orgaizatio workig to draw up idustry stadard specificatios i order to protect copyrights of digital music). The logo idicates the copyright protectio system devised by Soy. It is ot meat to guaratee compatibility with other media. MagicGate MagicGate refers to the copyright protectio techology used by the MagicGate Memory Stick ad other MagicGate Memory Stick compatible devices. The Memory Stick Walkma ad MagicGate Memory Stick work together to check the data ad esure it complies with copyright protectio. If o problems are detected, the data is exchaged i ecrypted form; if autheticatio is ot passed, data caot be exchaged or played back. 50 SoicStage ad OpeMG techology This is a copyright protectio techology that is used to maage the digital music cotet dowloaded to the PC from CDs, the Iteret ad/or other sources. Software istalled o the PC records music cotet i ecrypted form oto the hard disk. As well as allowig you to ejoy music o the PC, this techology protects agaist uauthorized distributio o the Iteret. Sice it is compatible with MagicGate, you ca use SoicStage ad OpeMG techology to trasfer music that you have dowloaded oto your PC to your MG Memory Stick, ad playback o other Magic Gateequipped devices ad media. Copyright protectio People who create artistic works such as music are etitled to a "copyright", meaig that they have exclusive rights to dictate how their work is used. Whe they are created, artistic works are automatically protected by a copyright without havig to submit otificatio or registratio, ad may ot be used without the permissio of the perso who created the work. I the music world, however, illegal acts of distributig music without the permissio of the artist,

52 Usig your otebook particularly o the Iteret, have recetly bee o the icrease. That is why the Recordig Idustry Associatio of America (RIAA) took the iitiative to orgaize a forum called Secure Music Digital Iitiative (SDMI) to study techology for protectig copyrights durig the electroic distributio of music. Soy offers the MagicGate Memory Stick ad Memory Stick Walkma with a copyright protectio fuctio that complies with SDMI stadards, thereby providig a eviromet where idividuals ca record ad ejoy third-party music data without worryig about copyright ifrigemet. Artistic works that are recorded by idividuals are permitted for private usage oly. Compatible devices There are early 80 Memory Stick -eabled products o the market or aouced for itroductio worldwide, ragig from camcorders ad portable music players to voice recorders ad may other electroic devices. You ca curretly use Memory Sticks with the followig Soy products: Visual: Cybershot digital camera Mavica digital camera PC, TRV ad VX series digital video cameras LC data projector Audio: MS Walkma MS Hi-fi system etwork Walkmas Voice recorders Other: 51

53 Usig your otebook VAIO otebooks VAIO desktops CLIE Hadheld Etertaimet Orgaiser Soy mobile phoes Digital priters AIBO the Soy Etertaimet Robot To fid out more about the products available i your coutry, go to: 52 Isertig a Memory Stick There are 2 ways you ca isert a Memory Stick i your otebook: Usig the Memory Stick slot; Usig oe of the PC Card slots. To do this, you eed a optioal PC Card adapter. You ca oly isert oe Memory Stick at a time. To isert a Memory Stick usig the Memory Stick slot, proceed as follows: 1 Oce you have stored your data from your digital device, isert the Memory Stick with the arrow facig up ad toward the Memory Stick slot. 2 Carefully slide the Memory Stick ito the slot util it clicks i place. The Memory Stick is automatically detected by your system ad appears i your My Computer widow as a local drive, uder the appropriate letter (depedig o the cofiguratio of your computer).

54 Usig your otebook 53 Hold the Memory Stick with the arrow poitig i the correct directio whe you isert it ito the slot. To avoid damagig the computer or the Memory Stick, do ot force the Memory Stick ito the slot if it does ot isert smoothly. Removig a Memory Stick To remove a Memory Stick usig the Memory Stick slot, proceed as follows: 1 Check that the access light is off. 2 Push the Memory Stick i towards the otebook. The Memory Stick ejects. 3 Pull the Memory Stick out of the slot. Always remove the Memory Stick getly, or it may pop out uexpectedly. It is recommeded that you remove the Memory Stick before shuttig dow the computer.

55 Usig your otebook Write-protectig a Memory Stick Memory Sticks are desiged with a erasure prevetio switch to protect valuable data from accidetal erasure or overwritig. Move the tab to the right or left to set or release write-protectio. Whe the erasure prevetio switch is off, data ca be saved o the Memory Stick. Whe the erasure prevetio switch is o, data ca be read from but ot saved o the Memory Stick. 54 LOCK LOCK LOCK

56 Usig your otebook Usig the modem Your otebook is equipped with a iteral modem. You eed to coect to a phoe lie to take advatage of olie services ad the Iteret, as well as to register your computer ad software olie, ad to cotact VAIO-Lik. To coect a phoe lie, proceed as follows: 1 Plug oe ed of the phoe cable (1) ito the phoe lie jack o the computer. 2 Plug the other ed ito the wall jack (2). 55 A coutry-specific phoe plug is supplied with your VAIO otebook, allowig you to plug the phoe lie ito the wall jack. We recommed you to use the supplied plug, because the usage of ay other phoe plug ca decrease the coectio quality. Your computer caot be coected to a coi-operated telephoe, ad may ot work with multiple phoe lies or a private brach exchage (PBX). If you coect the modem to a parallel coected phoe lie, the modem or the other coected device may ot fuctio properly. Some of these coectios may result i excess electrical curret ad could cause a malfuctio i the iteral modem. Oly DTMF (Dual Toe Multi Frequecy) sigallig (toe diallig) is supported.

57 Usig your otebook Usig power savig modes Whe you use a battery as the source of power for your computer, you ca take advatage of power maagemet settigs to coserve battery life. I additio to the ormal operatig mode, which allows you to tur off specific devices, your computer has two distict power savig modes: Stadby ad Hiberate. Whe usig battery power, you should be aware that the computer automatically eters Hiberate mode whe the remaiig battery charge drops below 7 percet, regardless of the power maagemet settig you select. If the battery level falls below 10 percet, you should either attach the AC adapter to recharge the battery or shut dow your computer ad isert a fully charged battery. 56 Usig ormal mode This is the ormal state of your computer whe it is i use. The gree power idicator light is o i this mode. To save power while ot workig, you ca tur off a specific device such as the LCD or the hard disk. Usig Stadby mode The computer saves the curret state of the system i RAM ad switches off power to the CPU. The umber power light flashes i this mode. To activate Stadby mode, proceed as follows: Press the power butto ad release it immediately. Or, Go to the Start meu, click Tur Off Computer, ad the Stad By. To retur to ormal mode, proceed as follows: Press ay key.