Sony Notebook User Guide PCG-SRX41P

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1 PCG-SRX41P

2 Read this first Read this first otice 2002 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. Soy, DVgate, i.lik, Jog Dial, PictureGear, PictureToy, MovieShaker, Smart Capture, SoicStage, Soy otebook Setup, UI Desig Selector, VisualFlow, VisualShare, 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 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. 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 Ltd.

3 Read this first 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 As a EERGY STAR Parter, Soy has determied that this product meets the EERGY STAR guidelies for eergy efficiecy. 2 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 i the space provided here. Refer to the model umber ad serial umber if you call VAIO-Lik. Serial umber: Model umber: PCG-441M 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 Speakers

5 Read this first 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 optical istrumets 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 Soy hereby declares that the PCG-SRX41P product is i compliace with the essetial requiremets ad other relevat provisios of 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). 5 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 Depedig o the coutry, usage of the Bluetooth fuctioality may be restricted. For coutry-specific details, please refer to the Bluetooth Safety Regulatios flyer.

7 Read this first 6 Depedig o the coutry, usage of the Wireless LA fuctioality may be restricted. For coutry-specific details, please refer to the Wireless LA Safety Regulatios flyer.

8 Read this first 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. I some areas the disposal of lithium io batteries i household or busiess waste may be prohibited. Use the public collectio system. 7 Disposig of iteral memory backup battery Your otebook is equipped with a iteral memory backup battery that should ot have to be replaced durig the lifetime of the product. For chagig this battery, please cotact VAIO-Lik. Dispose of properly at ed-of-life. I some areas the disposal of lithium io ad other o-hazardous batteries i household or busiess waste may be prohibited. Please use the public collectio system.

9 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 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 MagicGate Memory Stick, Etheret ad i.lik fuctioalities. Memory Stick is Soy s uiversal storage medium. i.lik is a bi-directioal digital iterface for exchagig data. Wireless techology Thaks to the Bluetooth ad Wireless LA (IEEE b) techologies, you ca commuicate freely, without cables or wires. Widows - Your system icludes the Microsoft Widows XP Professioal operatig system. Commuicatios - Access popular olie services, sed ad receive s, browse the Iteret... 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. 8

10 Welcome Documetatio pack Your Documetatio Pack cotais paper ad olie user guides o your computer's hard drive. Prited documetatio A Gettig Started brochure, where you 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 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 Bluetooth Safety Regulatios flyer; A Wireless LA Safety Regulatios flyer; A Modem Regulatios flyer. 9 Olie documetatio 1 The : Usig your 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 ad how to use Wireless LA ad the Bluetooth fuctio. 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.

11 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. Usig Video software explais how to use Soy video software: DVgate, MovieShaker ad Smart Capture. Maagig audio files with SoicStage explais how to covert your existig MP3, WMA ad WAV format audio files ito ATRAC3 format. Usig Imagig software gives you a idea what you ca do with still images: creatig a collectio, slide show, scree saver or HTML photo album. Commuicatig with other wireless devices gives a short descriptio o how to use BlueSpace ad VisualShare. Customizig your otebook explais how to set your system ad power maagemet. Istallig ad updatig applicatios explais how to istall, ru or uistall a software applicatio. Maagig drivers explais how to istall, update or uistall a driver. Usig the Product Recovery CD-ROMs explais how to perform a system ad applicatio recovery. Usig partitioed drives tells you what you ca do with partitioed drives. 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 favorite VAIO software. 10

12 Welcome Your otebook ad its accessories The followig hardware items are i the box: 11 1 Mai uit 6 AC adapter 2 Rechargeable battery pack 7 Power cord (coutry-specific) 3 Display adapter 8 Phoe plug (coutry-specific) 4 Product recovery CD-ROMs 9 Phoe cable 5 Documetatio pack

13 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. 12 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.

14 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. Placemet of 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. 13

15 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 14 1 Bluetooth atea / 2 MagicGate Memory Stick slot (page 39) 3 USB port (page 66) 4 Headphoe coector (page 64) 5 Lie-i/microphoe coector (page 65) 6 Vetilatio slot / 7 Cable lock slot* / 8 DC I (page 20) * You ca use the cable lock slot to lock dow your otebook. You just eed to loop a ati-theft lock aroud a desk or a chair, isert the lock ito the slot of your otebook ad set the combiatio. Do ot cover the vetilatio slot whe your computer is o.

16 Usig your otebook Left 15 1 Etheret etwork coector (page 77) 2 PC Card slot (page 36) 3 Wireless switch (Bluetooth or Wireless LA) (page 51) (page 53) 4 PC Card eject butto (page 36) 5 Moitor coector (page 61) 6 S400 i.lik coector (page 70) 7 DC Out/VAIO peripheral origial coector (page 72) 8 Phoe lie jack (page 48)

17 Usig your otebook Frot 16 LOCK RELEASE 1 Hard disk drive idicator (page 29) 11 Memory Stick idicator (page 29) 2 um Lock idicator (page 29) 12 Jog Dial (page 32) 3 Caps Lock idicator (page 29) 13 Back butto Jog Dial (page 32) 4 Scroll Lock idicator (page 29) 14 Left/right buttos (page 31) 5 LCD scree (page 30) 15 Touchpad (page 31) 6 Iteral microphoe (page 30) 16 LCD lock lever (page 24)

18 Usig your otebook 7 Keyboard (page 26) 17 Power switch (page 24) 8 MagicGate Memory Stick slot / 18 Bluetooth idicator (page 29) widow 9 Power idicator (page 29) 19 Wireless LA idicator (page 29) 10 Battery idicator (page 29) 20 Speakers (page 30) 17

19 Usig your otebook Back 18 1 Battery coector (page 21)

20 Usig your otebook Bottom 19 1 Battery lock lever (page 21) 2 Battery release lever (page 21) 3 Memory module cover (page 94) 4 Reset switch /

21 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. 20 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.

22 Usig your otebook Usig the battery pack You ca use a battery pack as a source of power. The battery pack supplied with your computer is ot fully charged at the time of purchase. Isertig the battery pack To isert the battery, proceed as follows: 1 Move the lock lever (1) o the bottom of the computer to the Ulock positio Alig the grooves (2) ad tabs o the battery (3) with the tabs ad otches o the back of the computer, ad the slide the battery towards the computer util it clicks ito place. 3 Slide the lock lever ito the Lock positio to secure the battery o the computer. 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.! Make sure the cover is closed before isertig the battery pack.

23 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 3 hours if your otebook is o. To charge the battery completely, cotiue chargig for 3 additioal hours. 22 Battery idicator light status O Sigle blik Double blik Off Meaig The computer is usig battery power. The battery is ruig out of power. The battery is chargig. The computer is usig AC power.

24 Usig your otebook 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. 23 Removig the battery pack To remove the battery pack, proceed as follows: 1 Tur off the computer ad close the cover. 2 Slide the lock lever (1) to the Ulock positio. 3 Slide the release lever (2) to the Ulock positio ad slide the battery away from the computer. You ca remove the battery pack without turig off the computer whe it is coected to the mais voltage (AC adapter). Close the cover before you remove the battery pack. 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.

25 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 Slide the power switch (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. If you hold the power switch i the o positio for more tha four secods, the computer will tur off.

26 Usig your otebook Shuttig dow your otebook It is importat that you shut dow your computer properly so as ot to 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. 25

27 Usig your otebook Usig the keyboard Your keyboard is very similar to a desktop computer s, but the keyboard has additioal keys that perform specific otebook-related tasks. 26

28 Usig your otebook Keys Escape key (1) Fuctio keys (2) Prit Scree key (3) Correctio keys (4) Descriptios The <Esc> (Escape) key is used to cacel commads. 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 ext. 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. 27 <F> key (5) avigatio keys (6) Applicatio key (7) umeric keypad area (8) Operator keys (9) Widows key (10) The <F> key is used i combiatio with other keys to execute commads. These keys eable you to move the cursor o the scree. 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.

29 Usig your otebook Combiatios ad fuctios with the <Widows> key Combiatios + F1 + Tab + E + F Fuctios Displays Help ad Support Ceter. Switches the selected butto o the taskbar. Displays My Computer. Displays the Search Results widow to fid a file or folder. This is equivalet to selectig Search ad the All files ad folders from the Start meu Ctrl + F + M Shift + + M + R <F> + + Isert Displays the Search Results - Computers widow where you ca locate other computers. Miimizes all displayed widows. Returs all miimized widows to their previous size. Displays the Ru widow. This is equivalet to selectig Ru from the Start meu. Displays the System Properties widow. This is equivalet to double-clickig the System ico i the Cotrol Pael.

30 Usig your otebook Idicators Idicator Power Battery Memory Stick Fuctios Power o: lights gree. Stadby mode: flashes umber. Hiberate mode: turs off. Idicates the status of the battery iserted i the computer. Turs o whe the Memory Stick is i use. Turs off whe the Memory Stick is o loger i use. 29 Bluetooth Turs o whe the Bluetooth fuctio is i use. Light O Off hard disk um 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. The hard drive is ot beig accessed. Turs off whe the alphaumeric character keys i the keypad area are active. Caps Lock Turs o whe the letters appear i uppercase as you type. The <Shift> key lowers the case of typed letters whe Caps Lock is o. Turs off whe the letters appear i lowercase as you type (uless you hold dow the <Shift> key). Scroll Lock Turs o whe the scree scrolls differetly (depeds o the applicatio, o effect i may applicatios). Turs off whe the iformatio moves across the display ormally.

31 Usig your otebook Combiatios ad fuctios with the <F> key Combiatios/ Feature <F> + (ESC): Stadby <F> + (F3): speaker switch <F> + (F4): speaker volume 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. Adjusts the built-i speaker volume. To icrease volume, press <F>+<F4> ad the or. To decrease volume, press <F>+<F4> ad the or. 30 <F> + (F5): brightess cotrol Adjusts the brightess of the LCD. To icrease lightess itesity, press <F>+<F5> ad the or. To decrease light itesity, press <F>+<F5> ad the or. <F> + / (F7)*: switch to the exteral display Toggles betwee the LCD, exteral display (coected to the moitor coector) ad both LCD ad exteral display. <F> + (F12): Hiberate <F> + B: Bass Boost <F> + F: chages the display size 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. Toggles the Bass Boost fuctio off ad o. This feature is available with headphoes oly. Zooms the display size i or out whe the display is set to less tha maximum resolutio. * 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>. * This fuctio ca oly be used by the first user to log i. It will ot work if you have switched to aother user accout. Some fuctios are ot available util Widows is lauched.

32 Usig your otebook Usig the touchpad The keyboard cotais a cursor-poitig device, your touchpad. You ca poit to, select, drag, ad scroll objects o the scree usig the built-i touchpad. Actio poit Descriptio 31 Slide oe figer o the touchpad (1) to place the poiter (4) o a item or object. click double-click right-click drag scroll Press the left butto (2) oce. Press the left butto twice. Press the right butto (3) 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).

33 Usig your otebook Usig the Jog Dial Your computer is equipped with a Jog Dial (1) betwee the right ad left touchpad buttos of your computer. You ca tur (2) or / ad press (3) the Jog Dial to scroll the widow, select a software, adjust the iteral speaker volume, etc. 32

34 Usig your otebook The Jog Dial widow is always displayed o the scree. This widow has two modes: Laucher mode or 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. 33 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 taskbar.

35 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. 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.

36 Usig your otebook Software ot supportig Jog Dial If the software i use does ot support the Jog Dial, you ca scroll the widow or adjust the widow size. Actio Tur the Jog Dial Press the Jog Dial Press <Alt> ad the Jog Dial Descriptio Scrolls the widow vertically. Whe several widows are displayed, the last selected widow will be scrolled. Maximizes the size of the active widow. Press agai to retur to its ormal size. Miimizes the size of the active widow. Press both <Alt> ad the Jog Dial agai to retur to its ormal size. 35 Press <Shift> ad the Jog Dial Eds software or programs i use.

37 Usig your otebook Usig PC Cards Your computer icludes a PC Card slot. 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 the PC Card slot, frot label facig up (1) Getly push the card ito the slot util the card is fixed ito the coector. 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. 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. The computer will retur to its origial state if you restart it.

38 Usig your otebook 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 7. To remove a PC Card, proceed as follows: 1 Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware ico i the taskbar. The Safely Remove Hardware dialog box appears. 2 Select the hardware you wat to uplug. 3 Click Stop. 4 The Stop a Hardware device dialog box appears, cofirmig the device ca be safely removed from the system. 5 Click OK. The Safely Remove Hardware message appears. 6 Click the Close butto. 7 Press the PC Card release butto (1). The PC Card release butto ejects. 37

39 Usig your otebook 8 Press the PC Card release butto. The PC Card pops out. 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. 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 or by usig the PowerPael Utility, ad whe it is set to eter Hiberate automatically while usig a battery as the source of power. Some PC Cards or their fuctios may ot be compatible with this computer. 38

40 Usig your otebook Usig Memory Stick Your VAIO computer 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. 39 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.

41 Usig your otebook The mai advatages of the Memory Stick are its: 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 tes of thousads of times. Forward compatibility: the Memory Stick's curret format is desiged to be compatible with future products ad higher capacity Memory Sticks. 40 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.

42 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. 41 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 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.

43 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. 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. SoicStage software. So that you further distiguish a MagicGate Memory Stick from a geeric oe, look for: the logo prited o it a protrudig dot located o the back. 42

44 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. 43 SoicStage 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 to trasfer music that you have dowloaded oto your PC to your MG Memory Stick, ad playback o other Magic Gate-equipped 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, particularly o the Iteret, have recetly bee o the icrease. That is why the Recordig Idustry

45 Usig your otebook 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. Literary works that are recorded by idividuals are permitted for private usage oly. 44

46 Usig your otebook 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: 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: 45

47 Usig your otebook Isertig a Memory Stick To isert a Memory Stick, 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). 46 To avoid damagig the computer or the Memory Stick, do ot force the Memory Stick ito the slot if it does ot isert smoothly.

48 Usig your otebook 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 toward 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. To prevet the possible loss of data, do ot remove a Memory Stick whe the Memory Stick access light is o. Large image files require more time to store o a Memory Stick, so always check the Memory Stick access idicator ad make sure that it is off before you remove the Memory Stick. 47 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. LOCK LOCK LOCK

49 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, but also 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). 48 Do ot pull the flexible cover too forcefully. 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. Before usig your modem, you will eed to select the coutry where you are actually usig it. The detailed procedure for selectig the coutry is explaied i Cofigurig your modem i the software guide.

50 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. 49 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, 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 <F> ad <Esc> keys simultaeously. Alteratively, 1 Click Start ad the Tur Off Computer. 2 I the Tur off computer scree, press Stadby. The computer eters Stadby mode.

51 Usig your otebook To retur to ormal mode, proceed as follows: Press ay key. Usig Hiberate mode The state of the system is saved o the hard disk ad power is tured off. The power idicator light is off i this mode. To activate Hiberate mode, proceed as follows: Press <F>+<F12>. The Save to Disk Maager scree appears ad the otebooks eters Hiberate mode. Alteratively, Click Start, ad the Tur Off Computer. I the Tur off computer scree, hold dow the <Shift>-key ad press Hiberate. To retur to ormal mode, proceed as follows: Tur o the computer by pressig the power butto. The computer returs to its previous state. Whe the computer is i Hiberate mode, you caot isert a disc. Hiberate mode requires more time tha Stadby mode to be activated. It takes more time to retur to ormal mode from Hiberate mode tha from Stadby mode. Hiberate mode uses less power tha Stadby mode. Do ot move the otebook util its power idicator turs off. 50

52 Usig your otebook Usig the Bluetooth fuctioality The Bluetooth wireless techology eables you to establish a wireless commuicatio betwee your otebook ad other Bluetooth devices such as a otebook, a mobile phoe or a modem statio without ay cable withi a 10 to 100 metres rage i ope space. All Bluetooth commuicatios are made i cojuctio with the BlueSpace software. 51 To coect to a Bluetooth device, proceed as follows: 1 Tur o the Wireless switch o the left side of your otebook. The Switch wireless devices dialog box appears. 2 Select the Bluetooth optio butto. 3 Click OK. The Bluetooth ico displays i the taskbar. Read the Bluetooth Safety Flyer before usig the Bluetooth fuctioality. The 2.4 GHz bad with which Bluetooth devices or wireless LA devices work, is used by various devices. Bluetooth devices use the techology to miimize the iterferece from other devices that use the same wavelegth. Commuicatio speed ad distaces ca be iferior to the stadard values. Iterferece from other devices may also stop commuicatios. The Bluetooth modem statio (PCGA-BM1) software is available o your otebook s hard drive. If you wat to use the Bluetooth modem statio, read the Bluetooth modem statio documetatio.! The Bluetooth fuctios may ot work depedig o the devices or the software versio used.! Whe you purchase Bluetooth devices, check their operatig coditios.

53 Usig your otebook Bluetooth security The Bluetooth wireless techology has a autheticatio fuctio, which allows you to make sure with whom you commuicate. With the autheticatio fuctio, you ca avoid ay aoymous Bluetooth device to access your otebook. The first time two Bluetooth devices commuicate, a commo Passkey should be determied for both devices to be registered. Oce a device is registered, there is o eed to reeter the Passkey. You ca chage your settigs i order ot to be discovered by other Bluetooth devices or you ca set a limit. For more iformatio, see the BlueSpace olie help. 52

54 Usig your otebook Usig Wireless LA (WLA) Thaks to Soy s Wireless LA (WLA), all your digital devices with built-i WLA fuctioality commuicate freely with each other through a powerful etwork. A WLA is a etwork i which a mobile user ca coect to a local area etwork (LA) through a wireless (radio) coectio. So there is o eed aymore to pull cables or wires through walls ad ceiligs. The Soy WLA supports all ormal Etheret activities, but with the added beefits of mobility ad roamig. You ca still access iformatio, iteret/itraet ad etwork resources, eve i the middle of a meetig, or as you move from oe place to aother. You ca commuicate without a Access Poit, this meas that you ca commuicate betwee a limited umber of computers (ad-hoc), or you ca commuicate through a Access Poit, which allows you to create a full ifrastructure etwork (ifrastructure). I some coutries, usig WLA products may be restricted by the local regulatios (e.g. idividual licese, limited umber of chaels). Therefore, before activatig the WLA fuctioality, carefully read the Wireless LA Safety Rgulatio flyer. WLA uses the IEEE b stadard, which specifies the used techology. The stadard icludes the ecryptio method: Wired Equivalet Privacy (WEP), which is a security protocol. Data ecryptio protects the vulerable wireless lik betwee cliets ad Access Poits. Besides that, there are other typical LA security mechaisms to esure privacy, such as: password protectio, ed-to-ed ecryptio, virtual private etworks, ad autheticatio. Wireless LA devices usig the IEEE a stadard ad the oes usig the IEEE b stadard caot commuicate because the frequecies are differet. The stadard access is 11 Mbps, or about 30 to 100 times faster tha a stadard dial up. Whe you use the Wireless LA ad Bluetooth fuctios at the same time, it is possible that the commuicatio speed slows dow or that the commuicatio is discoected. 53

55 Usig your otebook Commuicatig without Access Poit (ad-hoc) A ad-hoc etwork is a etwork i which a local etwork is created oly by the wireless devices themselves, with o other cetral cotroller or Access Poit. Each device commuicates directly with other devices i the etwork. You ca set up a ad-hoc etwork easily at home. 54 To commuicate without Access Poit (ad-hoc), proceed as follows: 1 Tur o the Wireless switch o the left side of the computer. The Switch wireless devices dialog box appears. 2 Select Wireless LA ad click OK. The Wireless Switcher butto chages ito Wireless LA. 3 Double-click the etwork ico i the taskbar displayig Wireless etwork Coectio. The Coect to Wireless etwork dialog box appears. 4 Click the Advaced butto. The Wireless etwork Coectio Properties dialog box appears. 5 Select the Wireless etworks tab. 6 Click the Add butto. The Wireless etwork Properties dialog box appears. 7 Eter a etwork ame (SSID)*. You ca choose a 6-digit ame. 8 Select the Data ecryptio (WEP eabled) optio butto.

56 Usig your otebook 9 Select the etwork Autheticatio (Shared mode) optio butto. 10 Clear the The key is provided for me automatically optio butto. Some iformatio gets visible. 11 Fill i the etwork key*. The etwork key should be 5 digits log. You ca choose whatever you wat. 12 Click OK. Your etwork ame appears i the Preferred etworks. 55

57 Usig your otebook 13 Click Advaced. The Advaced dialog box appears. 14 Select the Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) etworks oly optio butto. 15 Click Close. 16 Click OK. Your computer is ready to commuicate with aother computer. * If you wat to commuicate betwee two or more computers, you eed to cofigure all these computers the exact same way. This meas that you eed to eter the same etwork ame ad the same etwork key o all computers as o the first computer you cofigure. I Frace ad i the etherlads, oly a few chaels ca be used: - Frace: oly chaels 10, 11 (idoor as well as outdoor). - the etherlads: chaels 9, 10, 11 (oly outdoor). Idoor all chaels ca be used. This meas that you eed to chage chaels if you are i oe of these coutries. For more iformatio o chagig chaels, see Selectig a chael). 56

58 Usig your otebook Commuicatig with a Access Poit (ifrastructure) A ifrastructure etwork is a etwork that exteds a existig wired local etwork to wireless devices by providig a Access Poit, for example the Soy PCWA-A200 Access Poit. The Access Poit bridges the wireless ad wired LA ad acts as a cetral cotroller for the Wireless LA. The Access Poit coordiates trasmissio ad receptio from multiple wireless devices withi a specific rage. 57 To commuicate with a Access Poit (ifrastructure), proceed as follows: 1 Tur o the Wireless switch o the left side of the computer. The Switch wireless devices dialog box appears. 2 Select Wireless LA ad click OK. The Wireless Switcher butto i the taskbar chages ito Wireless LA. 3 Right-click the etwork ico i the taskbar displayig the message Wireless etwork Coectio. 4 Click View Available Wireless etworks. The Coect to Wireless etwork dialog box appears. 5 Select the etwork you wat to use.

59 Usig your otebook 6 Type the etwork Key. The etwork key has the same ame as the etwork ID, but without the first digit. For example: - ID of the etwork: 09316a (6 digits) - etwork key: 9316a (5 digits) 58 7 Click Coect. After 30 secods, the coectio is established. I Frace ad i the etherlads, oly a few chaels ca be used: - Frace: oly chaels 10, 11 (idoor as well as outdoor). - the etherlads: chaels 9, 10, 11 (oly outdoor). Idoor all chaels ca be used. This meas that you eed to chage chaels if you are i oe of these coutries. For more iformatio o chagig chaels, see Selectig a chael). The PCWA-C100 has passed Wi-Fi certificatio, ad complies with the iteroperability specificatios established by WECA (Wireless Etheret Compatibility Alliace).