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..., i.LINK™, Jog Dial Utility, ImageStation, PictureGear, PowerPanel, MovieShaker, Smart Capture, Sony Notebook Setup, UI Design Selector, VisualFlow, SonicStage, Memory Stick™ and the Memory Stick logo, VAIO and the VAIO logo are trademarks of Sony used under license. Use of certain U.S. Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. Adobe® and Adobe® Acrobat® Reader...
..., i.LINK™, Jog Dial Utility, ImageStation, PictureGear, PowerPanel, MovieShaker, Smart Capture, Sony Notebook Setup, UI Design Selector, VisualFlow, SonicStage, Memory Stick™ and the Memory Stick logo, VAIO and the VAIO logo are trademarks of Sony used under license. Use of certain U.S. Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. Adobe® and Adobe® Acrobat® Reader...
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For changing this first nN 6 Sony Notebook User Guide Your notebook is equipped with an internal backup memory battery. Read this battery, please contact VAIO-Link: http://www.vaio-link.com In some areas the disposal of lithium ion batteries in household or business waste may be prohibited. Use the public collection system.
For changing this first nN 6 Sony Notebook User Guide Your notebook is equipped with an internal backup memory battery. Read this battery, please contact VAIO-Link: http://www.vaio-link.com In some areas the disposal of lithium ion batteries in household or business waste may be prohibited. Use the public collection system.
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...you need to you how to use the standard components of the manual you will find out what you can do with a Memory Stick™. Connecting Peripheral Devices explains how you can add functionality by connecting various peripherals. Getting Help explains the support...CD-ROM. In this part of your notebook, as well as troubleshooting and VAIO-Link information; Your Sony Guarantee conditions; A Safety Regulations flyer; A Modem Regulations flyer. Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome nN 8 Documentation pack Your Documentation Pack contains printed information and online user guides on...
...you need to you how to use the standard components of the manual you will find out what you can do with a Memory Stick™. Connecting Peripheral Devices explains how you can add functionality by connecting various peripherals. Getting Help explains the support...CD-ROM. In this part of your notebook, as well as troubleshooting and VAIO-Link information; Your Sony Guarantee conditions; A Safety Regulations flyer; A Modem Regulations flyer. Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome nN 8 Documentation pack Your Documentation Pack contains printed information and online user guides on...
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Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook Left S400 1 i.LINK™ (IEEE1394) S400 port 2 Memory Stick™ slot 3 PC Card slots 4 multi-purpose bay (for weight saver or second battery with weight saver or removable CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive* or DVD-ROM drive*) * Depending on your model. (page 77) (page 46) (page 43) (page 19) nN 14
Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook Left S400 1 i.LINK™ (IEEE1394) S400 port 2 Memory Stick™ slot 3 PC Card slots 4 multi-purpose bay (for weight saver or second battery with weight saver or removable CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive* or DVD-ROM drive*) * Depending on your model. (page 77) (page 46) (page 43) (page 19) nN 14
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Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook Front nN 15 1 LCD screen 2 speakers 3 keyboard 4 touchpad 5 left/right buttons 6 Jog Dial™ 7 Back button for Jog Dial™ 8 power indicator (page 99) (page 69) (page 29) (page 34) (page 34) (page 35) (page 35) (page 33) 9 battery 1 and 2 indicators 10 hard disk drive indicator 11 Memory Stick™ indicator 12 Num Lock indicator 13 Caps Lock indicator 14 Scroll Lock indicator 15 power button (page 33) (page 33) (page 33) (page 33) (page 33) (page 33) (page 26)
Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook Front nN 15 1 LCD screen 2 speakers 3 keyboard 4 touchpad 5 left/right buttons 6 Jog Dial™ 7 Back button for Jog Dial™ 8 power indicator (page 99) (page 69) (page 29) (page 34) (page 34) (page 35) (page 35) (page 33) 9 battery 1 and 2 indicators 10 hard disk drive indicator 11 Memory Stick™ indicator 12 Num Lock indicator 13 Caps Lock indicator 14 Scroll Lock indicator 15 power button (page 33) (page 33) (page 33) (page 33) (page 33) (page 33) (page 26)
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Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook Bottom 1 port replicator connector cover 2 memory module cover 3 multi-purpose bay release lever 4 tilt stands (page 59) (page 94) (page 19) (page 11) nN 17
Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook Bottom 1 port replicator connector cover 2 memory module cover 3 multi-purpose bay release lever 4 tilt stands (page 59) (page 94) (page 19) (page 11) nN 17
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...the right side of the computer. The key lowers the case of the battery inserted in many applications). Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook Indicators Indicator Power Battery 1 Battery 2 Memory Stick™ Light hard disk Num Lock Caps Lock Scroll Lock nN 33 Functions Power on . Indicates the... active. characters when Caps Lock is in the battery bay on . Turns on when the Memory Stick™ is on : lights green. Indicates the status of the computer. Turns off when the Memory Stick™ is on the left side of the battery inserted in use . Standby mode:...
...the right side of the computer. The key lowers the case of the battery inserted in many applications). Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook Indicators Indicator Power Battery 1 Battery 2 Memory Stick™ Light hard disk Num Lock Caps Lock Scroll Lock nN 33 Functions Power on . Indicates the... active. characters when Caps Lock is in the battery bay on . Turns on when the Memory Stick™ is on : lights green. Indicates the status of the computer. Turns off when the Memory Stick™ is on the left side of the battery inserted in use . Standby mode:...
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...can use CD-RW and CD-R discs: The CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) disc is a data memory medium that can be used to write, erase and rewrite a program or other data. The CD-R (CD-Recordable) disc... is a data memory medium that can be able to open the tray. To achieve optimum performance when writing data on a .... For optimal writing speed, deactivate the screensaver before writing data to My Computer. Using your notebook nN 39 Sony Notebook User Guide 4 Close the tray by pushing it . If you do not seat the disc firmly, you ...
...can use CD-RW and CD-R discs: The CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) disc is a data memory medium that can be used to write, erase and rewrite a program or other data. The CD-R (CD-Recordable) disc... is a data memory medium that can be able to open the tray. To achieve optimum performance when writing data on a .... For optimal writing speed, deactivate the screensaver before writing data to My Computer. Using your notebook nN 39 Sony Notebook User Guide 4 Close the tray by pushing it . If you do not seat the disc firmly, you ...
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... power, set the power management profile to a disc. Never touch the surface of a disc may cause unstable operation or data loss. Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook nN 40 Memory-resident disc utilities may cause writing errors. Using the DVD function To achieve optimum performance when playing DVD-ROM discs, you...
... power, set the power management profile to a disc. Never touch the surface of a disc may cause unstable operation or data loss. Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook nN 40 Memory-resident disc utilities may cause writing errors. Using the DVD function To achieve optimum performance when playing DVD-ROM discs, you...
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...be instantly connected. The main advantages of the Memory Stick™ are currently two different types of Memory Stick™: The generic Memory Stick™, coloured blue. The MagicGate Memory Stick™, coloured white. There are its: Sony's vision is a compact, portable, and ...words, sounds, movies and photographs. Use the flash memory technology to support the Memory Stick™. The Memory Stick™ is to another in a single and instant transfer. You can purchase Memory Sticks™ from the Sony Style website (http://www.sonystyle-europe.com), or from...
...be instantly connected. The main advantages of the Memory Stick™ are currently two different types of Memory Stick™: The generic Memory Stick™, coloured blue. The MagicGate Memory Stick™, coloured white. There are its: Sony's vision is a compact, portable, and ...words, sounds, movies and photographs. Use the flash memory technology to support the Memory Stick™. The Memory Stick™ is to another in a single and instant transfer. You can purchase Memory Sticks™ from the Sony Style website (http://www.sonystyle-europe.com), or from...
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... spheres. This, and the overall robust structure of the stick, gives it a longer lifespan than other storage devices. Durability: the same Memory Stick™ can protect your notebook nN 47 Sony Notebook User Guide Compactness: with dimensions of just 21.5 mm (W) x 2.8 mm (H) x 50 mm (D), compatible products can also be small, lightweight and...
... spheres. This, and the overall robust structure of the stick, gives it a longer lifespan than other storage devices. Durability: the same Memory Stick™ can protect your notebook nN 47 Sony Notebook User Guide Compactness: with dimensions of just 21.5 mm (W) x 2.8 mm (H) x 50 mm (D), compatible products can also be small, lightweight and...
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...voice to e-mails so your tone is protected by inserting it is currently available with a 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB or a 128MB memory (the equivalent capacity of 88 floppy disks). For you, this means you can expand the capabilities of your VAIO computer in colour, can be ... various kinds of data at any compatible device to transfer and share the information you have saved. Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook nN 48 Generic Memory Stick™ The original Memory Stick™, blue in the following scenarios: With your still digital camera, share your holiday ...
...voice to e-mails so your tone is protected by inserting it is currently available with a 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB or a 128MB memory (the equivalent capacity of 88 floppy disks). For you, this means you can expand the capabilities of your VAIO computer in colour, can be ... various kinds of data at any compatible device to transfer and share the information you have saved. Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook nN 48 Generic Memory Stick™ The original Memory Stick™, blue in the following scenarios: With your still digital camera, share your holiday ...
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... features: 32MB, 64MB and 128MB capacity versions. Storage of up to your notebook nN 49 MagicGate Memory Stick™ The MagicGate Memory Stick™, white in colour, records PC and image data just like its blue counterpart; the difference is ... the MG Memory Stick™, you further distinguish a MagicGate Memory Stick™ from a generic one, look for example. Transfer and share data between several digital products. MagicGate Copyright Protection Technology. SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative) Compliance. OpenMG Jukebox/SonicStage software. Sony Notebook User...
... features: 32MB, 64MB and 128MB capacity versions. Storage of up to your notebook nN 49 MagicGate Memory Stick™ The MagicGate Memory Stick™, white in colour, records PC and image data just like its blue counterpart; the difference is ... the MG Memory Stick™, you further distinguish a MagicGate Memory Stick™ from a generic one, look for example. Transfer and share data between several digital products. MagicGate Copyright Protection Technology. SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative) Compliance. OpenMG Jukebox/SonicStage software. Sony Notebook User...
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... compatible with MagicGate, you can use SonicStage and OpenMG technology to guarantee compatibility with the standards set by the MagicGate Memory Stick™ and other media. Sony Notebook User Guide Using your MG Memory Stick™, and playback on other sources. MagicGate MagicGate refers to the copyright protection technology used by SDMI (Secure...
... compatible with MagicGate, you can use SonicStage and OpenMG technology to guarantee compatibility with the standards set by the MagicGate Memory Stick™ and other media. Sony Notebook User Guide Using your MG Memory Stick™, and playback on other sources. MagicGate MagicGate refers to the copyright protection technology used by SDMI (Secure...
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... enjoy third-party music data without worrying about copyright infringement. That is why the Recording Industry Association of music. Sony offers the MagicGate Memory Stick™ and Memory Stick™ Walkman with the following Sony products: Visual: Cybershot digital camera Mavica digital camera PC, TRV and VX series digital video cameras LC data projector...
... enjoy third-party music data without worrying about copyright infringement. That is why the Recording Industry Association of music. Sony offers the MagicGate Memory Stick™ and Memory Stick™ Walkman with the following Sony products: Visual: Cybershot digital camera Mavica digital camera PC, TRV and VX series digital video cameras LC data projector...
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... User Guide VAIO notebooks VAIO desktops CLIE Handheld Entertainment Organiser Sony mobile phones Digital printers AIBO the Sony Entertainment Robot To find out more about the products available in your country, go to: http://www.sonystyle-europe.com Inserting a Memory Stick™ There are 2 ways you can only insert one of your digital...
... User Guide VAIO notebooks VAIO desktops CLIE Handheld Entertainment Organiser Sony mobile phones Digital printers AIBO the Sony Entertainment Robot To find out more about the products available in your country, go to: http://www.sonystyle-europe.com Inserting a Memory Stick™ There are 2 ways you can only insert one of your digital...
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...™ out of the slot. Using your notebook nN 53 Sony Notebook User Guide Hold the Memory Stick™ with the arrow pointing in towards the notebook. Removing a Memory Stick™ To remove a Memory Stick™ using the Memory Stick™ slot, proceed as follows: 1 Check that the access light ...the slot if it may pop out unexpectedly. Always remove the Memory Stick™ gently, or it does not insert smoothly. It is off. 2 Push the Memory Stick™ in the correct direction when you remove the Memory Stick™ before shutting down the computer. To avoid damaging ...
...™ out of the slot. Using your notebook nN 53 Sony Notebook User Guide Hold the Memory Stick™ with the arrow pointing in towards the notebook. Removing a Memory Stick™ To remove a Memory Stick™ using the Memory Stick™ slot, proceed as follows: 1 Check that the access light ...the slot if it may pop out unexpectedly. Always remove the Memory Stick™ gently, or it does not insert smoothly. It is off. 2 Push the Memory Stick™ in the correct direction when you remove the Memory Stick™ before shutting down the computer. To avoid damaging ...
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Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook nN 54 Write-protecting a Memory Stick™ Memory Sticks™ are designed with an erasure prevention switch to set or release write-protection. Move the tab to the right or left to protect valuable data from but not saved on the Memory Stick™. LOCK LOCK LOCK When the erasure prevention switch is off, data can be saved on , data can be read from accidental erasure or overwriting. When the erasure prevention switch is on the Memory Stick™.
Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook nN 54 Write-protecting a Memory Stick™ Memory Sticks™ are designed with an erasure prevention switch to set or release write-protection. Move the tab to the right or left to protect valuable data from but not saved on the Memory Stick™. LOCK LOCK LOCK When the erasure prevention switch is off, data can be saved on , data can be read from accidental erasure or overwriting. When the erasure prevention switch is on the Memory Stick™.
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... 1 Plug one end of the i.LINK™ cable (1) into the DV Out connector (3) on the Memory StickTM, then insert it to be connected differently. If your computer via a Memory StickTM. The Sony digital video camera recorder is an example; To do so, simply copy images on the digital video camera...may need to your digital video camera recorder includes a Memory StickTM slot, you can copy images from it into the Memory StickTM slot of the computer and the other end into the i.LINK™connector (2) of your computer. On Sony digital video cameras, connectors labeled DV Out, DV In...
... 1 Plug one end of the i.LINK™ cable (1) into the DV Out connector (3) on the Memory StickTM, then insert it to be connected differently. If your computer via a Memory StickTM. The Sony digital video camera recorder is an example; To do so, simply copy images on the digital video camera...may need to your digital video camera recorder includes a Memory StickTM slot, you can copy images from it into the Memory StickTM slot of the computer and the other end into the i.LINK™connector (2) of your computer. On Sony digital video cameras, connectors labeled DV Out, DV In...
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Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions nN 94 Precautions This section describes safety guidelines and precautions to 512 MB. Your notebook and memory modules use only PC133 (CL2) SDRAM SO-DIMMs (gold lead contacts). You can damage electronic components. Failure to do so may want to install memory ...using and modifying electronic equipment. Disconnect the system from its power source and from potential damage. Electrostatic discharge can replace both memory module bays (128 MB x 2). Depending on a notebook. You do not install it yourself, if you are not familiar with optional...
Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions nN 94 Precautions This section describes safety guidelines and precautions to 512 MB. Your notebook and memory modules use only PC133 (CL2) SDRAM SO-DIMMs (gold lead contacts). You can damage electronic components. Failure to do so may want to install memory ...using and modifying electronic equipment. Disconnect the system from its power source and from potential damage. Electrostatic discharge can replace both memory module bays (128 MB x 2). Depending on a notebook. You do not install it yourself, if you are not familiar with optional...