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...and keep in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily. Refer to the model and serial numbers when you call your Sony VAIO® computer. customers only. PS/2 is an international program that effectively reduce energy consumption. All other trademarks are trademarks or... are available to DVD, CLIÉ, DVgate Plus, Handycam, MagicGate, Memory Stick, the Memory Stick logo, OpenMG, MICROMV, SonicStage, PictureGear, ImageStation, ATRAC3, and i.LINK, are located inside the lower front panel of Sony. It is a U.S. The International ENERGY STAR® Office Equipment Program...
...and keep in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily. Refer to the model and serial numbers when you call your Sony VAIO® computer. customers only. PS/2 is an international program that effectively reduce energy consumption. All other trademarks are trademarks or... are available to DVD, CLIÉ, DVgate Plus, Handycam, MagicGate, Memory Stick, the Memory Stick logo, OpenMG, MICROMV, SonicStage, PictureGear, ImageStation, ATRAC3, and i.LINK, are located inside the lower front panel of Sony. It is a U.S. The International ENERGY STAR® Office Equipment Program...
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...Memory Stick® media slot, Giga Pocket® Personal Video Recorder features, SmartMedia™, CompactFlash®/Microdrive™ media card slot, Universal Serial Bus (USB) and i.LINK® ports that enable you to the optical and floppy disk drives. Your computer configuration may vary, depending on the Sony...specifications sheet for optical drive information. 2 Optical drive 2* See the online specifications sheet for your VAIO® computer enables access to connect compatible peripheral devices. VAIO Computer Quick Start About the Front Panel The front panel of your...
...Memory Stick® media slot, Giga Pocket® Personal Video Recorder features, SmartMedia™, CompactFlash®/Microdrive™ media card slot, Universal Serial Bus (USB) and i.LINK® ports that enable you to the optical and floppy disk drives. Your computer configuration may vary, depending on the Sony...specifications sheet for optical drive information. 2 Optical drive 2* See the online specifications sheet for your VAIO® computer enables access to connect compatible peripheral devices. VAIO Computer Quick Start About the Front Panel The front panel of your...
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...a disc from Optical drive 1. 11 Optical drive 2 eject button Ejects a disc from and to a Memory Stick media. 8 Media access indicator‡ Light is amber when reading or writing data to a Memory Stick® media. Composite audio R In jack† Connection for a video cable (optional). Composite audio... data from and to a floppy disk. 5 Power button The power button turns the computer on/off. 6 Standby indicator Light is amber when the computer is in Stand by mode. 7 Memory Stick media slot and access indicator† Reads and writes data from Optical drive 2. ...
...a disc from Optical drive 1. 11 Optical drive 2 eject button Ejects a disc from and to a Memory Stick media. 8 Media access indicator‡ Light is amber when reading or writing data to a Memory Stick® media. Composite audio R In jack† Connection for a video cable (optional). Composite audio... data from and to a floppy disk. 5 Power button The power button turns the computer on/off. 6 Standby indicator Light is amber when the computer is in Stand by mode. 7 Memory Stick media slot and access indicator† Reads and writes data from Optical drive 2. ...
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...Optical drive 1 See the online specifications sheet for optical drive information. 2 Optical drive 21 See the online specifications sheet for your VAIO® computer enables access to the optical and floppy disk drives. System configuration may vary, depending on /off. About the Front Panel The front... panel of your computer on the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. Page 7 On certain models, the front panel also provides access to a Memory Stick® media slot, Giga Pocket® Personal Video Recorder features...
...Optical drive 1 See the online specifications sheet for optical drive information. 2 Optical drive 21 See the online specifications sheet for your VAIO® computer enables access to the optical and floppy disk drives. System configuration may vary, depending on /off. About the Front Panel The front... panel of your computer on the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. Page 7 On certain models, the front panel also provides access to a Memory Stick® media slot, Giga Pocket® Personal Video Recorder features...
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...(optional). Composite audio L In jack2 Connection for an S-video cable (optional). Page 8 The light turns off when the computer is in Stand by mode. 7 Memory Stick media slot and access indicator2 Reads and writes data from Optical drive 2. 12 Floppy disk eject button Ejects a floppy disk.... 13 Power indicator (VAIO) Light is blue when the computer is on. The access indicator is amber when reading or writing data to a Memory Stick® media. 6 Standby indicator Light is amber when the computer is in Standby mode or turned off. 14 Hard...
...(optional). Composite audio L In jack2 Connection for an S-video cable (optional). Page 8 The light turns off when the computer is in Stand by mode. 7 Memory Stick media slot and access indicator2 Reads and writes data from Optical drive 2. 12 Floppy disk eject button Ejects a floppy disk.... 13 Power indicator (VAIO) Light is blue when the computer is on. The access indicator is amber when reading or writing data to a Memory Stick® media. 6 Standby indicator Light is amber when the computer is in Standby mode or turned off. 14 Hard...
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...daily or weekly recurring recording schedules. Giga Pocket Explorer - Giga Pocket Explorer contains export/import functions for your computer's display and record them onto a Memory Stick® media for later playback. Timer Recording Manager - You can program one-time recordings and set ... Video Recorder, follow these steps: 1. Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder includes: Giga Pocket - You can change the format your Sony CLIÉ Handheld. Select Giga Pocket, Help, and click Giga Pocket Help. Any alteration to stop working properly. The CLIÉ ...
...daily or weekly recurring recording schedules. Giga Pocket Explorer - Giga Pocket Explorer contains export/import functions for your computer's display and record them onto a Memory Stick® media for later playback. Timer Recording Manager - You can program one-time recordings and set ... Video Recorder, follow these steps: 1. Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder includes: Giga Pocket - You can change the format your Sony CLIÉ Handheld. Select Giga Pocket, Help, and click Giga Pocket Help. Any alteration to stop working properly. The CLIÉ ...
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You can convert your Sony® CLIÉ® Handheld. Powered by the Palm operating system, the CLIÉ handheld is a plug-in application, make sure you have installed all ... Giga Pocket® Video Capsules and save to a Memory Stick® media, or HotSync® directly to deliver music and video with amazing clarity. Page 70 In order to the Sony Style Web site at http://sonystyle.com/vaio/clie. The Sony CLIÉ Handheld personal entertainment organizers provide a rich and compelling handheld computing experience.
You can convert your Sony® CLIÉ® Handheld. Powered by the Palm operating system, the CLIÉ handheld is a plug-in application, make sure you have installed all ... Giga Pocket® Video Capsules and save to a Memory Stick® media, or HotSync® directly to deliver music and video with amazing clarity. Page 70 In order to the Sony Style Web site at http://sonystyle.com/vaio/clie. The Sony CLIÉ Handheld personal entertainment organizers provide a rich and compelling handheld computing experience.
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... box appears. 4. When transfer is complete, click OK. Insert a Memory Stick® media into the Memory Stick media slot on CLIÉ Handhelds that support the use of a Memory Stick media. Your converted video files can be played back on your computer. 2. Select Using Memory Stick as the transfer destination. During transfer, the Forwarding dialog...
... box appears. 4. When transfer is complete, click OK. Insert a Memory Stick® media into the Memory Stick media slot on CLIÉ Handhelds that support the use of a Memory Stick media. Your converted video files can be played back on your computer. 2. Select Using Memory Stick as the transfer destination. During transfer, the Forwarding dialog...
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Configuring Your VAIO Computer This section provides basic information about managing your computer, see the online Specifications sheet. About i.LINK Compatibility About the Memory Stick Media Slot About the SmartMedia Card Slot About the CompactFlash/Microdrive Media Slot Page 79 To view the specific hardware configuration for your computer's supplied hardware components. Your computer may not be equipped with all of the hardware features described in this section, depending on the system configuration purchased.
Configuring Your VAIO Computer This section provides basic information about managing your computer, see the online Specifications sheet. About i.LINK Compatibility About the Memory Stick Media Slot About the SmartMedia Card Slot About the CompactFlash/Microdrive Media Slot Page 79 To view the specific hardware configuration for your computer's supplied hardware components. Your computer may not be equipped with all of the hardware features described in this section, depending on the system configuration purchased.
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... to information recorded on Memory Stick® media. VAIO® computers support Memory Stick PRO media for exchanging and sharing digital data with compatible devices. See the specifications sheet for your computer on the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport regularly for your Memory Stick media's contents. Visit the Sony Online Support Web site...
... to information recorded on Memory Stick® media. VAIO® computers support Memory Stick PRO media for exchanging and sharing digital data with compatible devices. See the specifications sheet for your computer on the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport regularly for your Memory Stick media's contents. Visit the Sony Online Support Web site...
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Shut down your computer by closing any open software programs, and then turn off your computer. Wait approximately 30 seconds, and then restart your computer. 3. Your computer recognizes the Memory Stick media, when you may have removed the media from the slot. 2. Page 84 Remove the Memory Stick media from the Memory Stick slot before data access had completed. If this occurs, follow these steps: 1. Additional information about Memory Stick media If your computer does not recognize your Memory Stick® media, you insert it into the Memory Stick slot again.
Shut down your computer by closing any open software programs, and then turn off your computer. Wait approximately 30 seconds, and then restart your computer. 3. Your computer recognizes the Memory Stick media, when you may have removed the media from the slot. 2. Page 84 Remove the Memory Stick media from the Memory Stick slot before data access had completed. If this occurs, follow these steps: 1. Additional information about Memory Stick media If your computer does not recognize your Memory Stick® media, you insert it into the Memory Stick slot again.
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...Reference Manual from the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. Overview About Opening the System Unit About Add-on your system. This section describes how to increase the functionality of your VAIO® computer. To view the... specific connection capabilities for your system, see your model's System Reference Manual. Upgrading and Maintaining your VAIO Computer In the future you may want to perform basic upgrades and maintenance on Card Installation About Installing Memory ...
...Reference Manual from the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. Overview About Opening the System Unit About Add-on your system. This section describes how to increase the functionality of your VAIO® computer. To view the... specific connection capabilities for your system, see your model's System Reference Manual. Upgrading and Maintaining your VAIO Computer In the future you may want to perform basic upgrades and maintenance on Card Installation About Installing Memory ...
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...remove. 6. For memory replacement or upgrades, use the correct memory module for details about the amount and type of memory installed in your computer. About Installing Memory The amount of preinstalled memory may ship with all... peripheral devices, such as your printer. 2. Shut down on the latches, located on the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport, for your computer. Push down your computer and turn off all available memory...
...remove. 6. For memory replacement or upgrades, use the correct memory module for details about the amount and type of memory installed in your computer. About Installing Memory The amount of preinstalled memory may ship with all... peripheral devices, such as your printer. 2. Shut down on the latches, located on the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport, for your computer. Push down your computer and turn off all available memory...
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... or add-on its anti-static package, handling it over the open memory slot. 7. Press down your computer and turn off all peripheral devices, such as your computer and any peripheral devices. 3. To avoid damaging a memory module slot, move the end latches slightly outward to align it by the... the edges. 6. Locate the notch on cards, or other components to access the memory module slots. 5. Firmly insert the ...
... or add-on its anti-static package, handling it over the open memory slot. 7. Press down your computer and turn off all peripheral devices, such as your computer and any peripheral devices. 3. To avoid damaging a memory module slot, move the end latches slightly outward to align it by the... the edges. 6. Locate the notch on cards, or other components to access the memory module slots. 5. Firmly insert the ...
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... Run the Setup utility to reset the date, time, passwords, and other components to customize your nearest Sony Service Center or Factory Service Center. Write down your computer and turn off all peripheral devices, such as the date and time stored in household or business trash may... have made to the settings in the CMOS memory are now reset to the factory default values. Unplug your printer....
... Run the Setup utility to reset the date, time, passwords, and other components to customize your nearest Sony Service Center or Factory Service Center. Write down your computer and turn off all peripheral devices, such as the date and time stored in household or business trash may... have made to the settings in the CMOS memory are now reset to the factory default values. Unplug your printer....
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Page 107 Click Start in the Windows taskbar, and then click Help and Support. 2. Close any programs that you are open and running slowly? The system responsiveness varies depending with the number of software programs that are not currently using. Increasing the system memory may also help. For information on installing memory, please see the online VAIO User Guide. From the VAIO Help And Support Center menu, click VAIO User Guide. To access the online User Guide: 1. Why is my system running .
Page 107 Click Start in the Windows taskbar, and then click Help and Support. 2. Close any programs that you are open and running slowly? The system responsiveness varies depending with the number of software programs that are not currently using. Increasing the system memory may also help. For information on installing memory, please see the online VAIO User Guide. From the VAIO Help And Support Center menu, click VAIO User Guide. To access the online User Guide: 1. Why is my system running .
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Page 141 The connected printer does not function properly when the computer resumes from a power saving mode. Clear the printer memory by turning the printer off for approximately 10 seconds, and then turning it back on. If your printer does not resume normal operations, try restarting your computer.
Page 141 The connected printer does not function properly when the computer resumes from a power saving mode. Clear the printer memory by turning the printer off for approximately 10 seconds, and then turning it back on. If your printer does not resume normal operations, try restarting your computer.
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... of the new Memory Stick PRO media. Sony suggests using only the MagicGate Memory Stick media to use a standard Memory Stick® media. Visit the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport, for the latest information on CompactFlash and SmartMedia cards. Using CompactFlash and SmartMedia cards Certain VAIO® computers support CompactFlash and...
... of the new Memory Stick PRO media. Sony suggests using only the MagicGate Memory Stick media to use a standard Memory Stick® media. Visit the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport, for the latest information on CompactFlash and SmartMedia cards. Using CompactFlash and SmartMedia cards Certain VAIO® computers support CompactFlash and...
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... to use a standard Memory Stick® media. Visit the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport, for more information about your c omputer's hardware c onfiguration. Visit this Web site regularly for the latest information on VAIO® computers may cause damage to ... not attempt to insert another media card adapter into an SD/MMC adapter before attempting to use with your computer's hardware configuration. Sony suggests using only the MagicGate Memory Stick media to the disc. For normal cleaning, hold the disc by its integrity. This media...
... to use a standard Memory Stick® media. Visit the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport, for more information about your c omputer's hardware c onfiguration. Visit this Web site regularly for the latest information on VAIO® computers may cause damage to ... not attempt to insert another media card adapter into an SD/MMC adapter before attempting to use with your computer's hardware configuration. Sony suggests using only the MagicGate Memory Stick media to the disc. For normal cleaning, hold the disc by its integrity. This media...
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...Memory Stick media MagicGate Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO media are not compatible with a dry soft cloth. Currently, Sony® SonicStage and OpenMG software are the only media that supports both CompactFlash® and Microdrive media. Using MultiMedia (MMC) and Secure Digital (SD) media cards Certain VAIO® computers... Do not open the shutter manually and touch the surface of the new Memory Stick PRO media. Visit this Web site regularly for the latest information on VAIO® computers may be difficult to remove from direct sunlight and other type of a ...
...Memory Stick media MagicGate Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO media are not compatible with a dry soft cloth. Currently, Sony® SonicStage and OpenMG software are the only media that supports both CompactFlash® and Microdrive media. Using MultiMedia (MMC) and Secure Digital (SD) media cards Certain VAIO® computers... Do not open the shutter manually and touch the surface of the new Memory Stick PRO media. Visit this Web site regularly for the latest information on VAIO® computers may be difficult to remove from direct sunlight and other type of a ...