Sony VAIO PCG-R505DF Manual de usuario

Welcome.......................................................7

Using Your VAIO Notebook........................9

Using the Keyboard...................................................10

Functions of the keyboard keys .........................................11

Indicators ...........................................................................12

Indicator lights ...................................................................13

Combinations and functions with the Windows key .........13

Combinations and functions with the Fn key ....................15

Using the Touchpad ..................................................17

VAIO Action Setup...................................................19

Using the Center Jog Dial Control ............................20

Using the center Jog Dial control ......................................20

Launcher mode ..................................................................21

Using Guide Mode.............................................................22

Using the center Jog Dial control with Sony software ......22

Using the center Jog Dial control with other software ......23

Using a PC Card........................................................24

To insert a PC Card............................................................24

To remove a PC Card.........................................................25

Using Memory Stick Media ......................................28

Types of Memory Stick media...........................................28

Write-protecting a Memory Stick media ...........................30

Formatting a Memory Stick media ....................................31

Notes on Memory Stick media ..........................................31

Using Power Saving Modes ......................................33

Normal mode .....................................................................33

Standby mode ....................................................................33

Hibernate mode..................................................................33

Notes on power saving modes ...........................................34

Connecting a Phone Line ..........................................35

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Connecting to a LAN................................................ 36

Setting up your Ethernet connection................................. 36

Connecting to a Wireless LAN.................................38

Turning On Wireless LAN................................................ 38

The Wireless LAN Access Point ...................................... 38

Communicating with Access Point (infrastructure).......... 39

Communicating without Access Point (ad-hoc) ............... 41

Turning Off Wireless LAN ............................................... 43

Notes on using Wireless LAN .......................................... 43

Connecting Peripheral Devices ...............45

Connecting the Docking Station ...............................46

Connecting the notebook to the docking station............... 48

Disconnecting the notebook from the docking station...... 50

Disconnecting the docking station when the notebook is on

Using a Floppy Disk Drive ....................................... 54

Using an Optical Disc Drive..................................... 56

Notes on CD and DVD discs ............................................ 59

Connecting a Parallel Port Printer ............................ 60

Connecting a USB Printer......................................... 61

Connecting an External Display ...............................62

Connecting a USB Device ........................................66

Connecting an i.LINK Device .................................. 68

Connecting VAIO Computers .................................. 71

If your notebook is connected to the docking station ....... 72

Connecting External Speakers .................................. 74

Connecting an External Microphone ........................ 75

Expanding Your Notebook Capabilities ...................76

Personal Digital Assistant..................................................76

Wireless LAN Access Point ..............................................76

Customizing Your VAIO Notebook ..........79

Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen ...........80

Sony Notebook Setup tabs .................................................81

Controlling Power Management ...............................82

Viewing the Power Management status icons ...................82

Power Management profiles ..............................................83

Power Management commands .........................................85

Conserving battery power..................................................85

Displaying Battery Information ................................86

To activate the battery information toolbar .......................86

Battery icon descriptions ...................................................86

Displaying detailed battery information ............................87

Selecting the Display Mode ......................................89

To select the display mode.................................................89

To change the window design of Sony software ...............89

Adding Memory .........................................91

Precautions and Procedures.......................................92

Typical expansion memory configuration .........................93

Removing a Memory Module ...................................94

Installing a Memory Module.....................................95

Viewing the Amount of Memory ..............................98

About the Software on Your Notebook ...99

Overview of the Software on Your Notebook ........100

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Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs .... 107

Using Your Recovery CDs ..................................... 108

To use the Application Recovery CD(s)......................... 108

To use the Driver Recovery CD(s) ................................. 109

To use the System Recovery CD(s) ................................ 111

To recover Microsoft Word ............................................ 113

Troubleshooting......................................115

Troubleshooting Your Notebook ............................ 116

My notebook does not start............................................. 116

My notebook starts but a BIOS error appears................. 116

My notebook starts, but the message “Operating system not

found” appears, and Windows does not start.................. 117

My notebook stops responding or does not shut down... 118

My notebook is unstable. ................................................ 119

The sound of my notebook’s fan is too loud................... 119

Why does the System Properties dialog box display a slower

CPU speed than advertised?............................................ 119

Troubleshooting the Docking Station ..................... 120

I cannot operate the optical drive in the docking station when

the docking station is connected to the notebook. .......... 120

I cannot operate the optical drive in the docking station when

the docking station is connected to the notebook and the

notebook is connected to another computer via an i.LINK

connection. ...................................................................... 120

An error message appears while disconnecting the docking

station, even after following the correct procedure for dis-

connecting the docking station........................................ 120

I cannot remove the disc. ................................................ 121

The disc tray does not eject even after I press the Eject but-

ton.................................................................................... 121

Troubleshooting the LCD Screen............................122

My LCD screen is blank. .................................................122

My LCD screen continues to show the previous screen. .122

The image on my connected external display is not centered

or sized properly. .............................................................122

I want to change the video resolution of my display. ......122

Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad.............123

My mouse does not work.................................................123

My touchpad does not work properly. .............................123

The pointer does not move when I use the Touchpad or

Mouse...............................................................................124

Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards, and Peripheral De-

vices.........................................................................125

My floppy disk drive cannot write to a floppy disk.........125

My optical drive is not playing my CD or DVD properly.....

125

My optical drive tray does not open. ...............................126

I cannot use Digital Video (DV) devices. The message “DV

equipment seems to be disconnected or turned off” appears.

126

My PC Card does not work..............................................126

Troubleshooting the Software .................................127

My software program stops responding or crashes. ........127

When I click an application icon, the message “You must in-

sert the application CD into your optical drive” appears, and

the software does not start. ..............................................127

The application cannot find a file while a PC Card is insert-

ed......................................................................................127

What software do I use for CD-R/CD-RW software func-

tions? ................................................................................127

Troubleshooting i.LINK Devices ............................128

I cannot establish a connection between two VAIO comput-

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ers when using an i.LINK cable...................................... 128

Troubleshooting the Modem................................... 129

My modem does not work. ............................................. 129

My modem connection is slow. ...................................... 129

Troubleshooting Wireless LAN functions.............. 130

I cannot use the Wireless LAN functionality.................. 130

The computer cannot connect to a Wireless LAN Access

Point. ............................................................................... 130

I cannot access the Internet. ............................................ 130

The data transfer speed is slow. ...................................... 131

The communication speed is interrupted or slowed down

when MPEG2 data is transferred. ................................... 131

Data transfers are interrupted.......................................... 131

Troubleshooting Audio ........................................... 132

My speakers have no sound. ........................................... 132

My microphone does not work. ...................................... 133

Troubleshooting the Printer .................................... 134

I cannot print. .................................................................. 134

Getting Help.............................................135

Support Options ...................................................... 136

Software Support Information ................................ 138

Index.........................................................141

Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony VAIO® computer, and

welcome to the VAIO User Guide.

This User Guide provides detailed information on all aspects of using

your new VAIO computer, from keyboard functions to preinstalled

software applications.

In the left navigation window, click the topics you want to learn more

about, and that information will be displayed in this main window.

✍Click here to find the latest updates and supplemental information about your

computer.

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Using Your VAIO Notebook

This section describes the following aspects of your new computer:

❑Using the Keyboard

❑Using the Touchpad

❑VAIO Action Setup

❑Using the Center Jog Dial Control

❑Using a PC Card

❑UsingMemoryStickMedia

❑Using Power Saving Modes

❑Connecting a Phone Line

❑ConnectingtoaLAN

❑ConnectingtoaWirelessLAN

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Using the Keyboard

Your keyboard is very similar to that of a typewriter, but the keyboard has

additional keys that perform specific computer-related tasks.

Keyboard

Function Keys Print Screen Key

Shift

Fn Key

Windows

Key

Alt Key

Applications Key

Numeric Keypad Area Navigation Keys

Correction Keys

Key

Backspace

Key

Ctrl Key

Key

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