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... 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 this manual) - Explains features of components connection, set-up information, etc. ❑ Safety Information - Contains an overview of your VAIO computer...
... 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 this manual) - Explains features of components connection, set-up information, etc. ❑ Safety Information - Contains an overview of your VAIO computer...
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To access this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start and Help and Support. 2 Click Use my VAIO. 3 Click VAIO Recovery Center User Guide. Provides information about restoring individual software programs, hardware drivers, and drive partition(s) or your entire hard disk drive to the original factory settings. n9 N Before Use ❑ VAIO Recovery Center User Guide -
To access this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start and Help and Support. 2 Click Use my VAIO. 3 Click VAIO Recovery Center User Guide. Provides information about restoring individual software programs, hardware drivers, and drive partition(s) or your entire hard disk drive to the original factory settings. n9 N Before Use ❑ VAIO Recovery Center User Guide -
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... technical assistance for your VAIO computer with Internet and wireless setup, security setup, personalizing your VAIO computer, and creating recovery DVDs and more. ❑ Use my VAIO Access your VAIO user guide, interactive help 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...
... technical assistance for your VAIO computer with Internet and wireless setup, security setup, personalizing your VAIO computer, and creating recovery DVDs and more. ❑ Use my VAIO Access your VAIO user guide, interactive help 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...
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... in a relaxed, upright posture and avoid slouching forward or leaning far backwards. Adjust the level of the computer may make you (1). Take frequent breaks while using the keyboard, pointing device, or mouse. A footrest may strain eyes, muscles, or tendons. ❑ ...and posture - Sit in a chair with your wrists in front of your feet are flat on the floor. Excessive use of the chair so your computer - Ergonomic Considerations Whenever possible, you should attempt to take account of the following ergonomic considerations: n 11 N Before Use ❑ Position of you...
... in a relaxed, upright posture and avoid slouching forward or leaning far backwards. Adjust the level of the computer may make you (1). Take frequent breaks while using the keyboard, pointing device, or mouse. A footrest may strain eyes, muscles, or tendons. ❑ ...and posture - Sit in a chair with your wrists in front of your feet are flat on the floor. Excessive use of the chair so your computer - Ergonomic Considerations Whenever possible, you should attempt to take account of the following ergonomic considerations: n 11 N Before Use ❑ Position of you...
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... jacks behind it (page 20). While the HDMI input is selected (page 80), pressing this button to turn off the volume. J Base stand (page 149) * Support high-/full-/low-
... jacks behind it (page 20). While the HDMI input is selected (page 80), pressing this button to turn off the volume. J Base stand (page 149) * Support high-/full-/low-
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Right n 17 N Getting Started A Optical disc drive (page 50) B Drive eject button (page 51) C Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) ports* (page 115) D WIRELESS switch (page 104) E HDMI SELECT button (page 80) F MENU button (page 80) G Up/Down buttons (page 80) H OK button (page 80) * Support high-/full-/low- speeds.
Right n 17 N Getting Started A Optical disc drive (page 50) B Drive eject button (page 51) C Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) ports* (page 115) D WIRELESS switch (page 104) E HDMI SELECT button (page 80) F MENU button (page 80) G Up/Down buttons (page 80) H OK button (page 80) * Support high-/full-/low- speeds.
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Left n 18 N Getting Started A ExpressCard/34 slot (page 88) B Memory Stick slot*1 (page 92) C Media Access indicator (page 19) D SD memory card slot (page 98) E Headphones jack (page 113) F Microphone jack Connect an external microphone. speeds. size Memory Stick. *2 Supports high-/full-/low- G Line In jack Connect an external audio device for audio input. H Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) port*2 (page 115) *1 Your computer supports both the standard-size Memory Stick and the Duo-
Left n 18 N Getting Started A ExpressCard/34 slot (page 88) B Memory Stick slot*1 (page 92) C Media Access indicator (page 19) D SD memory card slot (page 98) E Headphones jack (page 113) F Microphone jack Connect an external microphone. speeds. size Memory Stick. *2 Supports high-/full-/low- G Line In jack Connect an external audio device for audio input. H Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) port*2 (page 115) *1 Your computer supports both the standard-size Memory Stick and the Duo-
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... touch pad (1) to place the pointer (2) on the touch pad around its center to start an operation. n 42 N Using Your VAIO Computer Action Point Click Double-click Right-click Drag Scroll Description Slide your finger along the bottom edge to scroll horizontally (the scroll function is ...available only with applications that support a touch pad scroll feature). ✍ You can disable/enable the Motion Pointer feature with the Fn+F11 keys while a mouse ...
... touch pad (1) to place the pointer (2) on the touch pad around its center to start an operation. n 42 N Using Your VAIO Computer Action Point Click Double-click Right-click Drag Scroll Description Slide your finger along the bottom edge to scroll horizontally (the scroll function is ...available only with applications that support a touch pad scroll feature). ✍ You can disable/enable the Motion Pointer feature with the Fn+F11 keys while a mouse ...
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n 44 N Using Your VAIO Computer A Left button Click or double-click the left button to select items. To drag ... button down a page. E Right side button Press the right side button to go back to enable communication between the computer and the wireless mouse. G Power switch Slide the switch to lock the scroll action and control the movement by moving ...the entire mouse (the scroll function is available only with applications that support it). H CONNECT button (page 31) Press to the previous page. To change the button assignment, press and ...
n 44 N Using Your VAIO Computer A Left button Click or double-click the left button to select items. To drag ... button down a page. E Right side button Press the right side button to go back to enable communication between the computer and the wireless mouse. G Power switch Slide the switch to lock the scroll action and control the movement by moving ...the entire mouse (the scroll function is available only with applications that support it). H CONNECT button (page 31) Press to the previous page. To change the button assignment, press and ...
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Use the table below to see which types of optical disc drive installed on the model you purchased. Check your specifications for the type of media your optical disc drive supports. n 52 N Using Your VAIO Computer Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your computer plays and records CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Disc™ media, depending on your model.
Use the table below to see which types of optical disc drive installed on the model you purchased. Check your specifications for the type of media your optical disc drive supports. n 52 N Using Your VAIO Computer Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your computer plays and records CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Disc™ media, depending on your model.
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... Blu-ray Disc drive. *12 Writing data to single-sided DVD-RAM discs (2.6 GB) compliant with DVD-RAM Version 1.0 is not supported on your computer does not support the DVD-RAM cartridge. DVD- Video Music CD CD-R/ DVD- ROM CD CD Extra RW ROM Video ROM RW RW DL DL RAM... Blu-ray Disc-Rewritable in Version 1.0 format and Blu-ray Disc media with a cartridge. *11 BD-R LTH TYPE media is not supported on the models with certain types of the Blu-ray Disc drive. n 53 N Using Your VAIO Computer PR: playable and recordable P: playable but not recordable -: not playable or recordable CD-
... Blu-ray Disc drive. *12 Writing data to single-sided DVD-RAM discs (2.6 GB) compliant with DVD-RAM Version 1.0 is not supported on your computer does not support the DVD-RAM cartridge. DVD- Video Music CD CD-R/ DVD- ROM CD CD Extra RW ROM Video ROM RW RW DL DL RAM... Blu-ray Disc-Rewritable in Version 1.0 format and Blu-ray Disc media with a cartridge. *11 BD-R LTH TYPE media is not supported on the models with certain types of the Blu-ray Disc drive. n 53 N Using Your VAIO Computer PR: playable and recordable P: playable but not recordable -: not playable or recordable CD-
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.... This may cause your computer's optical disc drives. This product is playing a disc or writing data to standard definition or prohibit analog video output. Sony does NOT guarantee the compatibility...-ray Disc media continuously, update the AACS key. VAIO computers may restrict video output to a disc. Some contents may not support movie playback on the disc package carefully to the ...ray Disc media. ! It is strongly recommended that are not compliant with a DVD recorded layer on one side and a digital audio layer on the disc, playback is a two sided disc product with the...
.... This may cause your computer's optical disc drives. This product is playing a disc or writing data to standard definition or prohibit analog video output. Sony does NOT guarantee the compatibility...-ray Disc media continuously, update the AACS key. VAIO computers may restrict video output to a disc. Some contents may not support movie playback on the disc package carefully to the ...ray Disc media. ! It is strongly recommended that are not compliant with a DVD recorded layer on one side and a digital audio layer on the disc, playback is a two sided disc product with the...
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... information on how to connect the computer to find out about the supported disc media. ❑ Depending on system environment, you can play this disc in which region and on selected models only. If the region code for the WinDVD BD using the VAIO Update. To download and install the updates on... the computer, it must be able to ...
... information on how to connect the computer to find out about the supported disc media. ❑ Depending on system environment, you can play this disc in which region and on selected models only. If the region code for the WinDVD BD using the VAIO Update. To download and install the updates on... the computer, it must be able to ...
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n 59 N Using Your VAIO Computer Playing Blu-ray Disc Media To play a Blu-ray Disc media 1 Close all running software ...to find out the type of your Blu-ray Disc burning software. See the online specifications to find out about the supported disc media. Copying Files to use the software, see the help file included with your software. To copy files to...applications. 2 Insert a recordable Blu-ray Disc media into the optical disc drive. 3 If nothing appears on the desktop, click Start, All Programs, and the desired Blu-ray Disc burning software to copy files to play the disc. For instructions...
n 59 N Using Your VAIO Computer Playing Blu-ray Disc Media To play a Blu-ray Disc media 1 Close all running software ...to find out the type of your Blu-ray Disc burning software. See the online specifications to find out about the supported disc media. Copying Files to use the software, see the help file included with your software. To copy files to...applications. 2 Insert a recordable Blu-ray Disc media into the optical disc drive. 3 If nothing appears on the desktop, click Start, All Programs, and the desired Blu-ray Disc burning software to copy files to play the disc. For instructions...
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... operate properly if it from the respective copyright holders. n 93 N Using Your VAIO Computer Before You Use the Memory Stick The Memory Stick slot on your computer can accommodate both standard- Use a Memory Stick with the MagicGate logo to use ...support 8-bit parallel data transfer (high-speed data transfer). MagicGate is not guaranteed of compatibility. Before using a Memory Stick Duo adaptor. ! For the latest information about the Memory Stick, visit the Memory Stick web site at http://www.memorystick.com/en/. ! Your computer has been tested and found compatible with Sony...
... operate properly if it from the respective copyright holders. n 93 N Using Your VAIO Computer Before You Use the Memory Stick The Memory Stick slot on your computer can accommodate both standard- Use a Memory Stick with the MagicGate logo to use ...support 8-bit parallel data transfer (high-speed data transfer). MagicGate is not guaranteed of compatibility. Before using a Memory Stick Duo adaptor. ! For the latest information about the Memory Stick, visit the Memory Stick web site at http://www.memorystick.com/en/. ! Your computer has been tested and found compatible with Sony...
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...to format the media and supports the Memory Stick when formatting the media. Do not select NTFS from the slot while formatting. Before formatting the media, make sure that is ready for use the device that it clicks into place. 2 Click Start and Computer to reformat the media ... icon and select Format. 4 Click Restore device defaults. ! Formatting the Memory Stick erases the entire data on the media type. n 96 N Using Your VAIO Computer To format a Memory Stick The Memory Stick has been formatted in Format options. 5 Click Start. 6 Follow the on-screen instructions. ! Do not remove ...
...to format the media and supports the Memory Stick when formatting the media. Do not select NTFS from the slot while formatting. Before formatting the media, make sure that is ready for use the device that it clicks into place. 2 Click Start and Computer to reformat the media ... icon and select Format. 4 Click Restore device defaults. ! Formatting the Memory Stick erases the entire data on the media type. n 96 N Using Your VAIO Computer To format a Memory Stick The Memory Stick has been formatted in Format options. 5 Click Start. 6 Follow the on-screen instructions. ! Do not remove ...
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...incompatible memory card or memory card adaptor may cause difficulty in or out of the slot. n 98 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the SD Memory Card Your computer is equipped with major memory cards available as the compatible media are guaranteed of compatibility. The SD memory card slot on .../video devices. Before You Use the SD Memory Card The SD memory card slot on compatible memory cards, see Sony Support Information (page 200) to your computer does not support the high-speed data transfer feature of September 2008. However, not all memory cards that meet the same specifications ...
...incompatible memory card or memory card adaptor may cause difficulty in or out of the slot. n 98 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the SD Memory Card Your computer is equipped with major memory cards available as the compatible media are guaranteed of compatibility. The SD memory card slot on .../video devices. Before You Use the SD Memory Card The SD memory card slot on compatible memory cards, see Sony Support Information (page 200) to your computer does not support the high-speed data transfer feature of September 2008. However, not all memory cards that meet the same specifications ...
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...networks. The IEEE 802.11n draft standard, using Windows Help and Support. To open Windows Help and Support, click Start and Help and Support. ! You cannot select the 5 GHz band, which a user can communicate with a limited number of computers (ad-hoc). To use the wireless LAN function To use ...2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band, is a network in WLAN function communicate freely with each other through walls and ceilings. n 104 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN) Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN), all your digital devices with the built-in which is used for the IEEE 802...
...networks. The IEEE 802.11n draft standard, using Windows Help and Support. To open Windows Help and Support, click Start and Help and Support. ! You cannot select the 5 GHz band, which a user can communicate with a limited number of computers (ad-hoc). To use the wireless LAN function To use ...2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band, is a network in WLAN function communicate freely with each other through walls and ceilings. n 104 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN) Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN), all your digital devices with the built-in which is used for the IEEE 802...
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... IEEE 802.11i standard, WPA2 provides government grade security by wireless LAN compatible devices is also designed to find out whether your model supports the IEEE 802.11a standard and/or the IEEE 802.11n draft standard. limited number of Standards and Technology (NIST) FIPS 140-2... See the online specifications to secure all versions of data protection and access control for existing Wi-Fi networks. n 105 N Using Your VAIO Computer ✍ In some countries, using WLAN products may cause lower communication speed, narrower communication range, or broken wireless connections.
... IEEE 802.11i standard, WPA2 provides government grade security by wireless LAN compatible devices is also designed to find out whether your model supports the IEEE 802.11a standard and/or the IEEE 802.11n draft standard. limited number of Standards and Technology (NIST) FIPS 140-2... See the online specifications to secure all versions of data protection and access control for existing Wi-Fi networks. n 105 N Using Your VAIO Computer ✍ In some countries, using WLAN products may cause lower communication speed, narrower communication range, or broken wireless connections.
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... open area. n 107 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Function You can transfer data between your computer and other Bluetooth® devices such as another computer or a mobile phone. Be sure to 33 feet (10 meters) in an open Windows Help and Support, click Start and Help and Support. ! To use the Bluetooth function To...
... open area. n 107 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Function You can transfer data between your computer and other Bluetooth® devices such as another computer or a mobile phone. Be sure to 33 feet (10 meters) in an open Windows Help and Support, click Start and Help and Support. ! To use the Bluetooth function To...