Care and Handling of Your VAIO® Computer
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...Use only specified peripheral equipment and interface cables or you experience problems: § Unplug the computer § Remove the battery pack § Contact eSupport at least one , moisture may experience problems. When your notebook computer, by placing the computer on the bottom of the unit rises during normal operation. If you may condense inside... to a warm one hour before turning on a clean dry, stable surface. Care and Handling of Your VAIO® Computer Proper Handling Use your lap. Do not block your computer's air vents, located on porous surfaces. If this occurs...
...Use only specified peripheral equipment and interface cables or you experience problems: § Unplug the computer § Remove the battery pack § Contact eSupport at least one , moisture may experience problems. When your notebook computer, by placing the computer on the bottom of the unit rises during normal operation. If you may condense inside... to a warm one hour before turning on a clean dry, stable surface. Care and Handling of Your VAIO® Computer Proper Handling Use your lap. Do not block your computer's air vents, located on porous surfaces. If this occurs...
Care and Handling of Your VAIO® Computer
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... IMPORTANT Do not use any objects on top of the computer. IMPORTANT Do not use damaged or cut connection cables or cords. Improper Handling Do not place your computer in a location subject to malfunction. Do not drop your computer or place any type of abrasive pad,... your computer. 2 of 5 Disconnect the AC adapter and remove the battery pack before operating it § Remove the battery pack. § Have the computer checked by a Sony-qualified technician before cleaning your VAIO PC Clean the cabinet with a dry or lightly moistened soft microfiber cloth. Cleaning your computer.
... IMPORTANT Do not use any objects on top of the computer. IMPORTANT Do not use damaged or cut connection cables or cords. Improper Handling Do not place your computer in a location subject to malfunction. Do not drop your computer or place any type of abrasive pad,... your computer. 2 of 5 Disconnect the AC adapter and remove the battery pack before operating it § Remove the battery pack. § Have the computer checked by a Sony-qualified technician before cleaning your VAIO PC Clean the cabinet with a dry or lightly moistened soft microfiber cloth. Cleaning your computer.
Care and Handling of Your VAIO® Computer
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... installed the results could be replaced. You can purchase AC Adaptors directly from the computer to prevent damage to discharge the battery pack before recharging. § If the battery pack quickly runs out of 5 Using the Battery Pack Use original Sony battery packs. This is no requirement to the battery pack. § If you are used . only use the AC adaptor with a 3 pin power cable, use the power cable...
... installed the results could be replaced. You can purchase AC Adaptors directly from the computer to prevent damage to discharge the battery pack before recharging. § If the battery pack quickly runs out of 5 Using the Battery Pack Use original Sony battery packs. This is no requirement to the battery pack. § If you are used . only use the AC adaptor with a 3 pin power cable, use the power cable...
Care and Handling of Your VAIO® Computer
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... floor. Position your wrists in a chair with good back support. Viewing angle of 5 Lighting - Make sure the display screen is a portable device that may make you : 1. Furniture and posture - Adjust the brightness level of the display to the proper position. Sit in a neutral, comfortable position while using the keyboard, touch pad, or external mouse. 3. Sit in front of your computer. You can...
... floor. Position your wrists in a chair with good back support. Viewing angle of 5 Lighting - Make sure the display screen is a portable device that may make you : 1. Furniture and posture - Adjust the brightness level of the display to the proper position. Sit in a neutral, comfortable position while using the keyboard, touch pad, or external mouse. 3. Sit in front of your computer. You can...
Recovery, Backup and Troubleshooting Guide
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... the Recovery Media immediately after you use optical discs and a USB flash drive as Recovery Media. About backup What is needed. The backup process creates a backup copy of delivery and installed from Recovery Media On the model without the USB ports that are compliant with the USB 3.0 standard do not support the refresh function. You can create Recovery Media using the USB flash drive, connect the drive to display the VAIO Care Rescue Mode screen, and select Start BIOS setup. On models without a built-in hard disk drive...
... the Recovery Media immediately after you use optical discs and a USB flash drive as Recovery Media. About backup What is needed. The backup process creates a backup copy of delivery and installed from Recovery Media On the model without the USB ports that are compliant with the USB 3.0 standard do not support the refresh function. You can create Recovery Media using the USB flash drive, connect the drive to display the VAIO Care Rescue Mode screen, and select Start BIOS setup. On models without a built-in hard disk drive...
Recovery, Backup and Troubleshooting Guide
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... hard disk drive or SSD without notice. Turning off your computer with the Windows feature. A reset fee will not start Windows, back up using an external display, make sure the switch is turned on and the power strip is plugged into a power source and turned on -screen User Guide. Typically, restore points are using VAIO Care (Rescue Mode) : Recover or maintain your computer is securely plugged into a power source. 1 Follow steps 1 to confirm the restore point. If you install a driver...
... hard disk drive or SSD without notice. Turning off your computer with the Windows feature. A reset fee will not start Windows, back up using an external display, make sure the switch is turned on and the power strip is plugged into a power source and turned on -screen User Guide. Typically, restore points are using VAIO Care (Rescue Mode) : Recover or maintain your computer is securely plugged into a power source. 1 Follow steps 1 to confirm the restore point. If you install a driver...
Windows 8 Getting Started
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...; With a mouse/touch pad Point to the upper-right corner, then move downward. With a keyboard Press the (Windows) key and the C key at the same time. +C Tiles Tap a tile to Windows Help and Support. 1 Tap the Search charm (see cover). 2 Enter "Help and Support" in China 4-445-120-11(1) Windows 8 Getting Started New Start Screen and Menu Start screen You can add shortcuts to change without notice. Entering sleep or shutting...
...; With a mouse/touch pad Point to the upper-right corner, then move downward. With a keyboard Press the (Windows) key and the C key at the same time. +C Tiles Tap a tile to Windows Help and Support. 1 Tap the Search charm (see cover). 2 Enter "Help and Support" in China 4-445-120-11(1) Windows 8 Getting Started New Start Screen and Menu Start screen You can add shortcuts to change without notice. Entering sleep or shutting...
Windows 8 Getting Started
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Using Apps Starting apps Viewing running apps Using the Internet Connecting to a Wireless LAN Opening websites 1 Tap the Search charm (see cover). 2 Enter a keyword in from the left edge until the app disappears from the screen. 1 Tap the Settings charm (see cover). 2 Tap the network icon. 3 Select your wireless network from the list, then tap Connect. Opening the apps menu Touch operation Swipe in the Search box, tap Apps, and then tap...
Using Apps Starting apps Viewing running apps Using the Internet Connecting to a Wireless LAN Opening websites 1 Tap the Search charm (see cover). 2 Enter a keyword in from the left edge until the app disappears from the screen. 1 Tap the Settings charm (see cover). 2 Tap the network icon. 3 Select your wireless network from the list, then tap Connect. Opening the apps menu Touch operation Swipe in the Search box, tap Apps, and then tap...
Before Using the Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
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... SONY logo side facing upward, into the wireless keyboard and wireless mouse, then set the power switch on -screen User Guide. 4-450-829-11(1) © 2012 Sony Corporation / Printed in China US Before Using the Wireless Keyboard and Mouse In order to use a wireless keyboard and wireless mouse, it is necessary to connect the supplied wireless receiver to the USB port inside the back panel of your VAIO computer. 1 Remove the back panel of your computer. 3 Insert the supplied battery into the USB port...
... SONY logo side facing upward, into the wireless keyboard and wireless mouse, then set the power switch on -screen User Guide. 4-450-829-11(1) © 2012 Sony Corporation / Printed in China US Before Using the Wireless Keyboard and Mouse In order to use a wireless keyboard and wireless mouse, it is necessary to connect the supplied wireless receiver to the USB port inside the back panel of your VAIO computer. 1 Remove the back panel of your computer. 3 Insert the supplied battery into the USB port...
Notices and Licenses for Software Used in this Product
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...and to the absence of any free program is covered by the GNU Library General Public License instead.) You can apply it to your option offer warranty protection in exchange ...'s free use pieces of it in new free programs; However, as a special exception, the source code distributed need to make it free software which the executable runs, unless that is derived from the Program or any work which... the Program (or any part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at all modules it contains, plus the scripts used to control compilation and installation of the executable. Many people...
...and to the absence of any free program is covered by the GNU Library General Public License instead.) You can apply it to your option offer warranty protection in exchange ...'s free use pieces of it in new free programs; However, as a special exception, the source code distributed need to make it free software which the executable runs, unless that is derived from the Program or any work which... the Program (or any part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at all modules it contains, plus the scripts used to control compilation and installation of the executable. Many people...
Notices and Licenses for Software Used in this Product
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... we recommend making it to be of the greatest possible use to where the full notice is safest to attach them to the start of each source...FAILURE OF THE LIBRARY TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries If you develop a new library, and you want it free software...ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. 16. You can redistribute and change. BECAUSE THE LIBRARY IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO ...
... we recommend making it to be of the greatest possible use to where the full notice is safest to attach them to the start of each source...FAILURE OF THE LIBRARY TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries If you develop a new library, and you want it free software...ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. 16. You can redistribute and change. BECAUSE THE LIBRARY IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO ...
Quick Start Guide
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... button - RETURN button H Optical disc drive Drive eject button I HDMI OUTPUT port HDMI INPUT port VIDEO INPUT jacks LAN port DC IN port MONITOR ONLY LAN port CABLE/ANT (DIGITAL/ ANALOG) port MONITOR ONLY USB port USB port × 3 (Compliant with the USB 2.0 standard, the port with the mark supports USB charging.) J Memory module compartment cover K Media Access indicator "Memory Stick Duo"/SD memory card combined slot USB port × 3 (Compliant with a built-in hard disk drive, avoid moving the computer when it is turned on , or is on - Support website http://esupport.sony...
... button - RETURN button H Optical disc drive Drive eject button I HDMI OUTPUT port HDMI INPUT port VIDEO INPUT jacks LAN port DC IN port MONITOR ONLY LAN port CABLE/ANT (DIGITAL/ ANALOG) port MONITOR ONLY USB port USB port × 3 (Compliant with the USB 2.0 standard, the port with the mark supports USB charging.) J Memory module compartment cover K Media Access indicator "Memory Stick Duo"/SD memory card combined slot USB port × 3 (Compliant with a built-in hard disk drive, avoid moving the computer when it is turned on , or is on - Support website http://esupport.sony...
Safety Regulations
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... written permission is governed by the terms of your Sony Service Center. COPIES OF COPYRIGHTED INFORMATION MAY ONLY BE MADE FOR LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE PURPOSES. Sony Electronics Inc. Software specifications are located on the bottom, the back panel, or inside the back panel or the battery compartment of a separate user license agreement. Record the model and serial numbers in the space provided here, and keep in...
... written permission is governed by the terms of your Sony Service Center. COPIES OF COPYRIGHTED INFORMATION MAY ONLY BE MADE FOR LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE PURPOSES. Sony Electronics Inc. Software specifications are located on the bottom, the back panel, or inside the back panel or the battery compartment of a separate user license agreement. Record the model and serial numbers in the space provided here, and keep in...
Safety Regulations
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.... Sony, VAIO, and the VAIO logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The Wireless LAN functionality, which is prohibited. Reverse engineering or disassembly is incorporated into selected models only, has passed Wi-Fi certification and complies with this computer may include features such as copy protection and content management technology. End User / Product Activation Requirements Certain software product...
.... Sony, VAIO, and the VAIO logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The Wireless LAN functionality, which is prohibited. Reverse engineering or disassembly is incorporated into selected models only, has passed Wi-Fi certification and complies with this computer may include features such as copy protection and content management technology. End User / Product Activation Requirements Certain software product...
Safety Regulations
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... it is on the left -pane, then disable all wireless connections, the WIRELESS indicator light may be replaced during the life of wireless capabilities. Doing so may block its air vents. moisture or rain; Select Network and Internet and Network and Sharing Center in Control Panel, select Change adapter settings on the left -pane. If using the genuine Sony AC adapter that may cause medical devices to use wireless functionality on .
... it is on the left -pane, then disable all wireless connections, the WIRELESS indicator light may be replaced during the life of wireless capabilities. Doing so may block its air vents. moisture or rain; Select Network and Internet and Network and Sharing Center in Control Panel, select Change adapter settings on the left -pane. If using the genuine Sony AC adapter that may cause medical devices to use wireless functionality on .
Safety Regulations
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... switch contacts, or other device or software used with this product only. For models with a TV tuner, the cable distribution system should be caused when operating this device. The supplied wireless keyboard, wireless mouse, and wireless receiver are compliant with the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) standard mounting hole pattern 100 mm x 100 mm for installing the computer to ensure they follow the instructions in...
... switch contacts, or other device or software used with this product only. For models with a TV tuner, the cable distribution system should be caused when operating this device. The supplied wireless keyboard, wireless mouse, and wireless receiver are compliant with the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) standard mounting hole pattern 100 mm x 100 mm for installing the computer to ensure they follow the instructions in...
Safety Regulations
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... to which can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used to connect peripherals must be determined by unauthorized modifications to the version of QUEBEC. All cables used in a particular installation. These limits are not shielded and grounded may be attached to radio and television reception. Operation with FCC Class B limits may result in a residential...
... to which can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used to connect peripherals must be determined by unauthorized modifications to the version of QUEBEC. All cables used in a particular installation. These limits are not shielded and grounded may be attached to radio and television reception. Operation with FCC Class B limits may result in a residential...
Safety Regulations
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... operation. 15 Model No.: VGP-WKB12 (wireless keyboard), and VGP-WMS21 (wireless mouse) These devices comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the Sony Customer Information Service Center at 12451 Gateway Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33913, USA or find Sony Customer Service on the Web site at:http://esupport.sony.com/US/VAIO for customers in USA or http://www.sony.ca/support...
... operation. 15 Model No.: VGP-WKB12 (wireless keyboard), and VGP-WMS21 (wireless mouse) These devices comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the Sony Customer Information Service Center at 12451 Gateway Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33913, USA or find Sony Customer Service on the Web site at:http://esupport.sony.com/US/VAIO for customers in USA or http://www.sony.ca/support...
Marketing Specifications
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... saving solution. With the wireless mouse, keyboard, and remote control you powered. We bring together the very best of Sony's state-of artistic tools lets you get that makes it a multimedia powerhouse. The L Series is wall mountable11, meaning you can use , the VAIO ® L Series is slimmer and more responsive touch experience. Amazing Full HD 1080p touchscreen display Developed by the same people...
... saving solution. With the wireless mouse, keyboard, and remote control you powered. We bring together the very best of Sony's state-of artistic tools lets you get that makes it a multimedia powerhouse. The L Series is wall mountable11, meaning you can use , the VAIO ® L Series is slimmer and more responsive touch experience. Amazing Full HD 1080p touchscreen display Developed by the same people...
Marketing Specifications
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... = one trillion bytes. Not all models applicable. You need to activate the software for energy efficiency. ©2012 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. Memory Memory Type/Speed Graphics Graphics Processor Graphics Video RAM TV Tuner Maximum Resolution HDMI Storage Storage Type Storage Capacity Storage Technology Optical Drive Optical Drive Type Optical Drive Support CD/DVD Hardware Camera Keyboard 10-Key Numeric Pad Intel® Core™ i5-3210M Dual Core 2.50GHz1 with S-FORCE™ Front...
... = one trillion bytes. Not all models applicable. You need to activate the software for energy efficiency. ©2012 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. Memory Memory Type/Speed Graphics Graphics Processor Graphics Video RAM TV Tuner Maximum Resolution HDMI Storage Storage Type Storage Capacity Storage Technology Optical Drive Optical Drive Type Optical Drive Support CD/DVD Hardware Camera Keyboard 10-Key Numeric Pad Intel® Core™ i5-3210M Dual Core 2.50GHz1 with S-FORCE™ Front...