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... and Ports...14 About the Indicator Lights ...19 Connecting a Power Source ...20 Using the Battery Pack ...21 Shutting Down Your Computer Safely ...28 Using Your VAIO Computer ...29 Using the Keyboard ...30 Using the Pointing Device ...32 Using Special-function Buttons ...34 Using the Instant Mode ...35 Using the Built-in...
... and Ports...14 About the Indicator Lights ...19 Connecting a Power Source ...20 Using the Battery Pack ...21 Shutting Down Your Computer Safely ...28 Using Your VAIO Computer ...29 Using the Keyboard ...30 Using the Pointing Device ...32 Using Special-function Buttons ...34 Using the Instant Mode ...35 Using the Built-in...
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... External Display ...73 Selecting Display Modes...75 Using the Multiple Monitors Function ...76 Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device...78 Connecting a Printer ...81 Customizing Your VAIO Computer ...82 Setting the Password ...83 Setting Up Your Computer with the VAIO Control Center 95 Using the Power Saving Modes ...96 Managing Power with the...
... External Display ...73 Selecting Display Modes...75 Using the Multiple Monitors Function ...76 Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device...78 Connecting a Printer ...81 Customizing Your VAIO Computer ...82 Setting the Password ...83 Setting Up Your Computer with the VAIO Control Center 95 Using the Power Saving Modes ...96 Managing Power with the...
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Sony has combined leading-edge technology in this Sony VAIO® computer, and welcome to provide state-of your computer. n6 N Before Use Before Use Congratulations on -screen User Guide. External views illustrated in audio, video, computing, and communications to the on your purchase of this manual may look slightly different from those of -the-art personal computing experience. !
Sony has combined leading-edge technology in this Sony VAIO® computer, and welcome to provide state-of your computer. n6 N Before Use Before Use Congratulations on -screen User Guide. External views illustrated in audio, video, computing, and communications to the on your purchase of this manual may look slightly different from those of -the-art personal computing experience. !
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Contains safety guidelines and owner information. ❑ Instant Mode - Provides a guide to read on your VAIO computer. n7 N Before Use Contains an overview of components connection, set-up information, etc. ❑ Safety Information - Printed Documentation ❑ Quick Start Guide - Documentation Your documentation includes printed information and user guides to use the Instant Mode.
Contains safety guidelines and owner information. ❑ Instant Mode - Provides a guide to read on your VAIO computer. n7 N Before Use Contains an overview of components connection, set-up information, etc. ❑ Safety Information - Printed Documentation ❑ Quick Start Guide - Documentation Your documentation includes printed information and user guides to use the Instant Mode.
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... specifications: 1 Connect to the Internet. 2 Go to the Sony online support web site at the following URLs: http://esupport.sony.com/EN/VAIO/ for customers in USA http://www.sony.ca/support/ for customers in Canada http://esupport.sony.com/LA/ for customers in Spanish-speaking Latin American countries or... areas http://esupport.sony.com/BR/ for customers in storage device ...
... specifications: 1 Connect to the Internet. 2 Go to the Sony online support web site at the following URLs: http://esupport.sony.com/EN/VAIO/ for customers in USA http://www.sony.ca/support/ for customers in Canada http://esupport.sony.com/LA/ for customers in Spanish-speaking Latin American countries or... areas http://esupport.sony.com/BR/ for customers in storage device ...
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... Use Help and Support Help and Support is easy to access and provides a single location for general information and technical assistance for your VAIO computer with VAIO Care, system restore, backup and recovery, and contact Sony support. To access Help and Support, click Start and Help and Support. ❑ Get started with my...
... Use Help and Support Help and Support is easy to access and provides a single location for general information and technical assistance for your VAIO computer with VAIO Care, system restore, backup and recovery, and contact Sony support. To access Help and Support, click Start and Help and Support. ❑ Get started with my...
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... (for the first time, do not connect any other hardware that did not originally come with only the supplied accessories connected and set up your VAIO computer. !
... (for the first time, do not connect any other hardware that did not originally come with only the supplied accessories connected and set up your VAIO computer. !
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To enable the battery care function and the quick charge function 1 Click Start, All Programs, and VAIO Control Center. 2 Click Power Management and then Battery Charge Functions. 3 Click to select the Enable Quick Charge Function check box in the right pane and ... or Hibernate mode or off. It does not reduce the battery charge time while the computer is low, replace the battery pack with a new genuine Sony battery pack. To check the battery charge capacity Follow steps 1 and 2 in Normal mode. If the battery charge capacity is in To enable the battery...
To enable the battery care function and the quick charge function 1 Click Start, All Programs, and VAIO Control Center. 2 Click Power Management and then Battery Charge Functions. 3 Click to select the Enable Quick Charge Function check box in the right pane and ... or Hibernate mode or off. It does not reduce the battery charge time while the computer is low, replace the battery pack with a new genuine Sony battery pack. To check the battery charge capacity Follow steps 1 and 2 in Normal mode. If the battery charge capacity is in To enable the battery...
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n 26 N Getting Started Using the Battery Life Conserving Wallpaper You can conserve your battery life just by setting the specific wallpaper as your desktop background. To set the battery life conserving wallpaper 1 Click Start, All Programs, and VAIO Control Center. 2 Click Display and then Long Battery Life Wallpaper Setting. 3 Click Set Long Battery Life Wallpaper. At the confirmation prompt, click OK.
n 26 N Getting Started Using the Battery Life Conserving Wallpaper You can conserve your battery life just by setting the specific wallpaper as your desktop background. To set the battery life conserving wallpaper 1 Click Start, All Programs, and VAIO Control Center. 2 Click Display and then Long Battery Life Wallpaper Setting. 3 Click Set Long Battery Life Wallpaper. At the confirmation prompt, click OK.
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... This section describes how to get the most out of using your VAIO computer. ❑ Using the Keyboard (page 30) ❑ Using the Pointing Device (page 32) ❑ Using Special-function Buttons (page 34) ❑ Using the Instant ...) ❑ Using the Network (LAN) (page 50) ❑ Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN) (page 52) ❑ Using the Bluetooth Function (page 56) n 29 N Using Your VAIO Computer
... This section describes how to get the most out of using your VAIO computer. ❑ Using the Keyboard (page 30) ❑ Using the Pointing Device (page 32) ❑ Using Special-function Buttons (page 34) ❑ Using the Instant ...) ❑ Using the Network (LAN) (page 50) ❑ Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN) (page 52) ❑ Using the Bluetooth Function (page 56) n 29 N Using Your VAIO Computer
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.... To increase the volume, keep pressing the Fn+F6 keys or press the Fn+F6 keys and then the M or , key. n 30 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Keyboard Your keyboard is finished launching. To increase lighting intensity, keep pressing the Fn+F4 keys or press the Fn+F4 keys...the Fn Key ✍ Some keyboard functions can be used only after the operating system is very similar to both. Combinations and Functions with the VAIO Control Center for more information. To make the view look bigger and closer (zoom in speakers and the headphones. Changes the size of your ...
.... To increase the volume, keep pressing the Fn+F6 keys or press the Fn+F6 keys and then the M or , key. n 30 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Keyboard Your keyboard is finished launching. To increase lighting intensity, keep pressing the Fn+F4 keys or press the Fn+F4 keys...the Fn Key ✍ Some keyboard functions can be used only after the operating system is very similar to both. Combinations and Functions with the VAIO Control Center for more information. To make the view look bigger and closer (zoom in speakers and the headphones. Changes the size of your ...
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For details on the power. To return the system to its original state, use the power switch to the built-in storage device and the system power is turned off. When you execute this command, the states of power consumption. Combinations/Feature Fn + (F12): hibernate n 31 N Using Your VAIO Computer Functions Provides the lowest level of the system and the connected peripheral devices are saved to turn on power management, see Using the Power Saving Modes (page 96).
For details on the power. To return the system to its original state, use the power switch to the built-in storage device and the system power is turned off. When you execute this command, the states of power consumption. Combinations/Feature Fn + (F12): hibernate n 31 N Using Your VAIO Computer Functions Provides the lowest level of the system and the connected peripheral devices are saved to turn on power management, see Using the Power Saving Modes (page 96).
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The pointer (2) moves in combination with the buttons located below the space bar. You can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the pointing stick in the direction that you push the pointing stick, the faster moves the pointer. The stronger you push the pointing stick. n 32 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Pointing Device The keyboard contains a cursor-pointing device, the pointing stick (1).
The pointer (2) moves in combination with the buttons located below the space bar. You can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the pointing stick in the direction that you push the pointing stick, the faster moves the pointer. The stronger you push the pointing stick. n 32 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Pointing Device The keyboard contains a cursor-pointing device, the pointing stick (1).
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...tip on its own in rare occasions, which does not indicate a malfunction. To change the pointing stick settings, click Start, All Programs, VAIO Control Center, Keyboard and Mouse and Pointing Device. ! You can disable/enable the pointing stick while a mouse is connected to place the pointer.... Be sure to use only the keyboard for a while. Leave the pointing stick untouched for pointer operations. n 33 N Using Your VAIO Computer Action Point Click Double-click Right-click Drag Scroll Description Push the pointing stick to your computer. Push the pointing stick up and...
...tip on its own in rare occasions, which does not indicate a malfunction. To change the pointing stick settings, click Start, All Programs, VAIO Control Center, Keyboard and Mouse and Pointing Device. ! You can disable/enable the pointing stick while a mouse is connected to place the pointer.... Be sure to use only the keyboard for a while. Leave the pointing stick untouched for pointer operations. n 33 N Using Your VAIO Computer Action Point Click Double-click Right-click Drag Scroll Description Push the pointing stick to your computer. Push the pointing stick up and...
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... button (S2 button) shows all open windows by default. See the help you use specific functions of the computer. n 34 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using Special-function Buttons Your computer is equipped with special buttons to display the setup window. To resume the previous window state, press this... S1 button launches the VAIO Media plus by resizing the windows so that they all fit on Windows may be different from the above. Special-function button Functions XMB...
... button (S2 button) shows all open windows by default. See the help you use specific functions of the computer. n 34 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using Special-function Buttons Your computer is equipped with special buttons to display the setup window. To resume the previous window state, press this... S1 button launches the VAIO Media plus by resizing the windows so that they all fit on Windows may be different from the above. Special-function button Functions XMB...
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... system. The Main Menu of the Instant Mode appears on the screen. 2 Select your computer must be off or in Hibernate mode. n 35 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Instant Mode The Instant Mode enables you immediately to exit the Instant Mode. Starting the Instant Mode To start the Instant Mode...
... system. The Main Menu of the Instant Mode appears on the screen. 2 Select your computer must be off or in Hibernate mode. n 35 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Instant Mode The Instant Mode enables you immediately to exit the Instant Mode. Starting the Instant Mode To start the Instant Mode...
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n 36 N Using Your VAIO Computer Sharing Bookmarks between the Instant Mode and the Internet Explorer You can export/import your Favorites files of the Internet Explorer on -screen instructions. To share bookmarks 1 Click Start, All Programs, and VAIO Control Center. 2 Click Instant Mode and then Bookmark Settings. 3 Follow the on Windows to/from bookmark files of the browser software used in conjunction with the Instant Mode.
n 36 N Using Your VAIO Computer Sharing Bookmarks between the Instant Mode and the Internet Explorer You can export/import your Favorites files of the Internet Explorer on -screen instructions. To share bookmarks 1 Click Start, All Programs, and VAIO Control Center. 2 Click Instant Mode and then Bookmark Settings. 3 Follow the on Windows to/from bookmark files of the browser software used in conjunction with the Instant Mode.
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...-in MOTION EYE camera cannot be shared by more than one software application. You cannot operate the built-in MOTION EYE camera. n 37 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Built-in MOTION EYE Camera Your computer is equipped with a built-in MOTION EYE camera with the Microsoft Windows Movie Maker software...
...-in MOTION EYE camera cannot be shared by more than one software application. You cannot operate the built-in MOTION EYE camera. n 37 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Built-in MOTION EYE Camera Your computer is equipped with a built-in MOTION EYE camera with the Microsoft Windows Movie Maker software...
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... below the displayed image. See the help file included with the software for more features. The WebCam Companion 2 provides many more information. n 38 N Using Your VAIO Computer Capturing Still Images To capture a still image 1 Click Start, All Programs, ArcSoft WebCam Companion 2, and WebCam Companion 2 to launch the WebCam Companion 2. 2 Click the...
... below the displayed image. See the help file included with the software for more features. The WebCam Companion 2 provides many more information. n 38 N Using Your VAIO Computer Capturing Still Images To capture a still image 1 Click Start, All Programs, ArcSoft WebCam Companion 2, and WebCam Companion 2 to launch the WebCam Companion 2. 2 Click the...
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... in the main window. 3 Frame your subject in the properties window. See the help file included with the software for more features. n 39 N Using Your VAIO Computer Capturing Movies To capture a movie 1 Click Start, All Programs, ArcSoft WebCam Companion 2, and WebCam Companion 2 to stop movie recording. The WebCam Companion 2 provides many...
... in the main window. 3 Frame your subject in the properties window. See the help file included with the software for more features. n 39 N Using Your VAIO Computer Capturing Movies To capture a movie 1 Click Start, All Programs, ArcSoft WebCam Companion 2, and WebCam Companion 2 to stop movie recording. The WebCam Companion 2 provides many...