PCG-Z series
Read this first Read this first otice 2003 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 machie-readable 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 authorised by Macrovisio Corporatio, ad is iteded for home ad other limited viewig uses oly uless otherwise authorised 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 licece agreemet.
Read this first Trademarks Soy, DVgate, Hotkey Utility, BlueSpace E, ISP Selector, MovieShaker, PictureGear Studio, etwork Smart Capture, SoicStage, Soy otebook Setup, Soy Style Imagig, UI Desig Selector, VAIO Edit Compoets, Memory Stick, the Memory Stick logo, VAIO ad the VAIO logo are trademarks of Soy Corporatio. The Widows, Widows XP Professioal ad Widows XP Home Editio logos are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporatio. i.lik is a trademark of Soy used to desigate that a product cotais a IEEE1394-coectio. Adobe, Adobe Photoshop Elemets, Adobe Premiere ad Adobe Acrobat Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Icorporated. WiDVD for VAIO is a trademark or registered trademark of IterVideo Ic. 2 QuickTime ad the QuickTime logo are trademarks used uder licece. QuickTime is registered i the U.S. ad other coutries. RealOe Player is a trademark or registered trademark of Realetworks, Ic. i the U.S. ad other coutries. PowerPael is a trademark of Phoeix Techologies Ltd. Symatec orto AtiVirus is a trademark of Symatec Corporatio. EverQuest is a registered trademark of Soy Computer Etertaimet America Ic All other ames of systems, products ad services are trademarks of their respective owers. I the maual, the or marks are ot specified. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owers. Specificatios are subject to chage without otice.
Read this first EERGY STAR 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. 3
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 ad refer to them if you call VAIO-Lik. 4
Read this first 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 Cetre. 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. Do ot move your computer while the system is i Stadby mode. 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 Magets Magetic bracelets. 5 Audio/video Audio ad picture distortio may occur if this equipmet is positioed i close proximity to ay equipmet emittig electromagetic radiatio.
Read this first 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. 6 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.
Read this first Regulatory iformatio Soy hereby declares that this 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). Declaratio of Coformity The Europea Uio is targetig the free movemet of goods for the iteral market ad to prevet techical barriers to trade. This effort has resulted i several EU Directives askig that maufacturers make their products comply with essetial stadards. Maufacturers are required to affix the "CE" mark o the products they sell ad to draw up a "Declaratio of Coformity" (DoC). Primarily, the Declaratios of Coformity are iteded for the market surveillace authorities as proof that products satisfy the required stadards. Additioally, Soy provides these EU DoC's o the website http://www.compliace.soy.de as a service to our customers. 7 You ca search for all Declaratios of Coformity available for a specific product by typig i the model ame i the search box above. A list of matchig documets will be displayed ad ca be dowloaded. Please ote that the availability of declaratios depeds o the scope of the EU Directives ad the idividual product specificatios. This product complies with E 55022 Class B ad E 55024 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 60825-1. Repair ad maiteace oly by authorised Soy techicias. Improper repairs ad use ca create safety hazards. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT TO E 60825-1 Before activatig the built-i modem, please read the Modem Regulatios leaflet.
Read this first Depedig o the coutry, usage of the built-i Bluetooth fuctioality may be restricted. For coutry-specific details, please refer to the Bluetooth Safety Regulatios leaflet. Depedig o the coutry, usage of the Wireless LA fuctioality may be restricted. For coutry-specific details, please refer to the Wireless LA Regulatios leaflet. The Wireless LA PC fuctioality card which is icorporated ito this uit has passed Wi-Fi certificatio, ad complies with the iteroperability specificatios established by WECA (Wireless Etheret Compatibility Alliace). 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. Dispose of used batteries promptly ad properly. 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. 9 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. Dager of explosio if the battery is icorrectly replaced. 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.
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 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 the Wireless LA (IEEE 802.11b) techologies, you ca commuicate freely, without cables or wires. Widows - Your system icludes the Microsoft Widows XP Professioal or XP Home Editio* operatig system with Service Pack 1. Commuicatios - Access popular olie services, sed ad receive e-mails, 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: http://www.vaio-lik.com 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. 10 *Depedig o your model.
Welcome Documetatio pack Your Documetatio Pack cotais prited iformatio ad olie user guides o your VAIO Ifo Cetre documetatio CD. 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, ad how to setup your otebook; A Specificatios sheet, A Troubleshootig Guide, where you will fid all the basic iformatio you eed to start usig your otebook, as well as troubleshootig ad VAIO-Lik iformatio; A Applicatio CD guide, which explais the purpose ad use of the fial system recovery CD. Use this whe (re)istallig budled software. Your Soy Guaratee coditios; A Safety Regulatios leaflet; A Wireless La Regulatios leaflet; A Modem Regulatios leaflet; A Bluetooth Regulatios leaflet applyig to the Bluetooth fuctio. 11 Olie documetatio The olie documetatio cotais the followig refereces guides: 1 The Hardware Guide:
Welcome 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 ad how to use the Wireless LA ad Bluetooth fuctios. 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. 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 delivered with your system. Usig Video software explais how to use Soy video software: DVgate, MovieShaker ad etwork Smart Capture. Maagig audio files with SoicStage explais how to covert your existig MP3, WMA ad WAV format audio files ito ATRAC3 format. Usig PictureGear Studio explais how to get the most ejoymet out of your photographs take with a digital camera. Customizig your computer 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 I the VAIO-Lik Customer Service Guide you will fid all the VAIO-Lik iformatio you eed, icludig specific cotact umbers ad addresses for each coutry. 12
Welcome 4 Cosult the Olie Help files of the software you are usig for detailed iformatio o features ad troubleshootig. 5 Refer to the Microsoft Quick Start maual for more iformatio o Widows. 6 Go to http://www.club-vaio.soy-europe.com to fid olie tutorials about your favourite VAIO software. 13
Welcome Your otebook ad its accessories The followig items are i the box: 14 1 Mai uit 5 Rechargeable battery pack 2 Product recovery CD-ROMs 6 Phoe cable 3 Documetatio pack 7 Power cord 4 AC adapter 8 Phoe plug (coutry-specific) If you fid a extra phoe plug i the box, see Usig the correct phoe plug (page 52).
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: 15 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.
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. 16
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 (page 18) Coectig a power source (page 23) Startig your otebook (page 28) Shuttig dow your otebook (page 29) Usig the keyboard (page 30) Usig the touchpad (page 35) Usig the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive (page 36) Usig PC Cards (page 39) Usig Memory Stick (page 42) Usig the modem (page 51) Usig power savig modes (page 53) Usig the Bluetooth fuctioality (page 56) Usig Wireless LA (WLA) (page 58) 17
Usig your otebook Locatig cotrols ad coectors Right 18 1 MagicGate Memory Stick slot (page 42) 5 CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive tray eject butto (page 36) 2 Wireless LA switch (page 58) 6 Vetilatio slot 3 P1/ P2 buttos (page 34) 7 Modem coector (page 51) 4 CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive (page 36) 8 Power butto (page 28) Do ot cover the vetilatio slot whe the computer is o.
Usig your otebook Left 19 1 MagicGate Memory Stick light idicator (page 42) 5 Microphoe coector (page 73) 2 MagicGate Memory Stick slot (page 42) 6 Coector for headphoes or exteral speakers (page 72) 3 USB 2.0 (High-speed/Full-speed/Lowspeed) Type A coectors (page 74) 7 PC Card eject butto (page 39) 4 i.lik (IEEE1394) S400 port (page 80) 8 PC Card slot (page 39) Do ot cover the vetilatio slot whe the computer is o.
Usig your otebook Frot 20 1 Hard disk drive idicator 8 Bluetooth idicator (page 58) 2 um Lock idicator (page 34) 9 Keyboard (page 30) 3 Caps Lock idicator (page 34) 10 Touchpad (page 35) 4 Scroll Lock idicator (page 34) 11 Left/right buttos (page 35) 5 Power butto (page 28) 12 Speakers (page 72) 6 Battery idicator (page 23) 13 LCD scree (page 69) 7 Wireless LA idicator (page 58)
Usig your otebook Back 21 1 DC I (page 23) 2 Battery coector (page 23) 3 Moitor/VGA coector (page 69) 4 Etheret coector (page 83)
Usig your otebook Bottom 22 1 Battery lock/ulock (page 23) 2 Battery release lever (page 23) 3 Port replicator coector (page 65) 4 Vetilatio slot 5 Reset butto (page 28)
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. The LED at the ed of the power cord turs gree (4) whe the AC adapter is plugged i. 23 Use your otebook oly with the supplied AC adapter. If the mai uit is coected to a port replicator, you ca oly use the DC I coector o the port replicator. To discoect your otebook completely from mais voltage, uplug the AC adapter. Make sure that the socket outlet is easily accessible.
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. 2 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. 24
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 (the battery idicator 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 2,5 hours whe the system is o. To charge the battery completely, cotiue chargig for 3.5 hour. Idicates the status of the battery pack i the battery bay. 25 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. 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.
Usig your otebook The battery idicator light is o while you use the battery pack as a power source. Whe the battery life is early depleted, both the battery ad power idicators start flashig. For some software applicatios ad some peripheral devices, your computer may ot eter Hiberate mode eve 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. 26
Usig your otebook 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 ad hold the release lever (2) as idicated ad slide the battery away from the computer. 27 You ca remove the battery pack without turig off the computer if 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.
Usig your otebook Startig your otebook To start your computer, proceed as follows: 1 Lift the cover i the directio of the arrow. 2 Press the power butto of the computer util the gree power idicator 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 Select 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 are ot usig the computer for a short period of time, you ca save power by usig the Stadby mode. To eter Stadby mode, press the <F> ad <Esc>-keys simultaeously. Or go to the Start meu, select Tur Off Computer, ad the click Stad By. For more details o power maagemet, see Usig power savig modes (page 53). 29
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. 30
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 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. 31 <F> key (5) avigatio keys (6) Applicatio key (7) umeric keypad area (8) Operator keys (9) 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 as @ ad $. Widows key (10) The key with the Widows logo displays the Widows Start meu; it is equivalet to clickig the Start butto o the taskbar.
Usig your otebook Combiatios ad fuctios with the Widows key Combiatios Fuctios + <F1> Displays Help ad Support Ceter. + <Tab> Switches the selected butto o the taskbar. + <E> Displays My Computer. 32 + <F> Displays the Search Results widow to fid a file or folder. This is equivalet to selectig Search from the Start meu. + <Ctrl> + <F> Displays the Search Results - Computers widow where you ca locate other computers. + <M> Miimises all displayed widows. <Shift> + + <M> Returs all miimised 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 or to right-clickig My Computer (the clickig Properties) from the Start meu.
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. 33 To decrease volume, press <F>+<F4> ad the or. <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 <F> + (F12): Hiberate <F> + B 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. 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. Activates BassBoost. This meas that the bass soud level is ehaced at all levels without distortig other frequecies.! * 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.
Usig your otebook Idicators Idicator Power Battery MagicGate Memory Stick Fuctios Power o: lights gree. Stadby mode: flashes umber. Idicates the status of the battery iserted i the battery bay o the back of the computer. Turs o whe the Memory Stick is i use. Turs off whe the Memory Stick is o loger i use. 34 P1/P2 Buttos Set up fuctios for each butto. For more details see the Soy otebook Setup chapter i the Software Guide. Light O Off Hard disk um Lock Caps Lock Scroll Lock Data is read from or writte to the hard drive. 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. Wireless LA Turs gree whe the Wireless LA is available Turs off whe the Wireless LA is ot available. Bluetooth Turs blue whe the Bluetooth fuctioality is available Turs off whe the Bluetooth fuctioality is ot available.
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. 35 Actio Descriptio Actio Descriptio Poit Slide oe figer o the touchpad to place the poiter o a item or object. Right-click Press the right butto (3) oce. I may applicatios, this actio displays a shortcut meu Click Press the left butto (2) oce. Drag Slide oe figer while pressig the left butto Double-click Press the left butto twice. Scroll 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).
Usig your otebook Usig the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive Your computer is equipped with a CD-RW/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. 36 3 Place a disc i the middle of the tray with the label side facig up util the disc clicks ito place. 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 Widows Explorer or My Computer. Select the drive, click the right butto of your mouse ad select Eject or press <F>+<E> keys to ope the disk tray. If it still does ot work, tur off the computer ad isert a thi, poited object (e.g. a paper clip) ito the maual eject hole.
Usig your otebook Usig the CD-RW fuctio* 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: 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. 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. ever touch the surface of the disc. Figerprits ad dust o the surface of a disc may cause writig errors. Do ot put your VAIO otebook ito a power savig mode while usig the delivered software. 37 * It does ot support Ultra Speed CD-RW.
Usig your otebook Usig the DVD fuctio To achieve optimum performace whe playig DVD-ROMs, you should follow these recommedatios. You ca play DVDs usig the DVD-ROM drive ad the WiDVD for VAIO software. See the help file o the WiDVD for VAIO software for details. 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. 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. Regio codes idicators are labelled 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 labelled 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. 38
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. 39 2 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 recogised. Reboot your system to correct the problem. The computer will retur to its origial state if you restart it.
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 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 Eject the PC Card release butto (1) ad the press it to eject the card. 9 Getly press the card ad pull it out. 40 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.
Usig your otebook While the card is iserted, your computer may ot eter the Hiberate power maagemet mode eve whe battery life is low. It may eter Stadby mode. It is recommeded that you remove the card before 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.! Do ot select ad stop a USB disc drive, a Soy i.lik CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive or a Soy i.lik DVD-ROM drive. If you stopped a Soy i.lik CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive or a Soy i.lik DVD-ROM drive by mistake, discoect the port replicator ad coect it agai. 41
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 CLIÉ 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 (http://www.soystyle-europe.com), or from your local Soy dealer. 42
Usig your otebook 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: 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 4 MB up to 128 MB (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. 43
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. 44 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 e-mail. 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 e-mails so your toe is ever misuderstood. The blue Memory Stick is curretly available with a 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 or a 128 MB 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.
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: 32, 64 ad 128 MB 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. 45
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. 46 SoicStage SoicStage uses copyright protectio techology desiged 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
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. 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 47
Usig your otebook Soy mobile phoes Digital priters AIBO the Soy Etertaimet Robot To fid out more about the products available i your coutry, go to: http://www.soystyle-europe.com 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. 48 LOCK LOCK LOCK * The 128 MB Memory Stick has a vertical lock.
Usig your otebook 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). 49 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.
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 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. 50
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). 51 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 the modem, it will be ecessary to select the coutry where you are actually usig it. The detailed procedure for selectig your preset locatio is explaied i Cofigurig your modem i the Software User Guide.
Usig your otebook Usig the correct phoe plug If there are two phoe plugs i the box, make sure you use the correct oe for the coutry you are i, as follows: UK: The coector ca be idetified by its cuboid shape ad flat pis. 52 etherlads: The coector ca be idetified by its protrudig pis.
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. 53 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 <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.
Usig your otebook To retur to ormal mode, proceed as follows: Press ay key. If you press the power butto for more tha four secods, the computer will switch off automatically. Whe the computer is i Stadby mode, you caot isert a disc. Stadby requires less time tha Hiberate. Stadby uses more power tha Hiberate. If you work with your computer without AC power for 25 miutes, it will eter System Stadby mode. As a result, if you are usig the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, the operatio will be iterrupted. To avoid this, you ca chage the settigs either i PowerPael (right-click o the PowerPael ico ad select Edit/Create Profile) or i the Cotrol Pael. Please ote that your Cotrol Pael settigs are valid oly util the ext reboot. 54 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 Hiberatig 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.
Usig your otebook If you press the power butto for more tha four secods, the computer will switch off automatically. 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. 55