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... and Ports...14 About the Indicator Lights ...20 Connecting a Power Source ...21 Using the Battery Pack ...22 Shutting Down Your Computer Safely ...30 Using Your VAIO Computer ...31 Using the Keyboard ...32 Using the Touch Pad ...34 Using the Special-function Button ...35 Using the Touch Sensor Buttons ...36 Using the...
... and Ports...14 About the Indicator Lights ...20 Connecting a Power Source ...21 Using the Battery Pack ...22 Shutting Down Your Computer Safely ...30 Using Your VAIO Computer ...31 Using the Keyboard ...32 Using the Touch Pad ...34 Using the Special-function Button ...35 Using the Touch Sensor Buttons ...36 Using the...
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... Monitors Function ...81 Connecting an External Microphone ...83 Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device...84 Connecting a Printer ...87 Connecting an i.LINK Device ...88 Customizing Your VAIO Computer ...90 Setting the Password ...91 Using Fingerprint Authentication ...98 Setting Up Your Computer with the...
... Monitors Function ...81 Connecting an External Microphone ...83 Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device...84 Connecting a Printer ...87 Connecting an i.LINK Device ...88 Customizing Your VAIO Computer ...90 Setting the Password ...91 Using Fingerprint Authentication ...98 Setting Up Your Computer with the...
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... combined leading-edge technology in this manual may find differences in the supplied manuals including this Sony VAIO® computer, and welcome to provide state-of this User Guide is intended for users of your computer comes preinstalled with the Microsoft®...; Windows Vista® 32-bit operating system. You may look slightly different from those of the VAIO computers with the 64-bit operating system. External views illustrated in audio, video, computing, and communications to the on your purchase of -the-...
... combined leading-edge technology in this manual may find differences in the supplied manuals including this Sony VAIO® computer, and welcome to provide state-of this User Guide is intended for users of your computer comes preinstalled with the Microsoft®...; Windows Vista® 32-bit operating system. You may look slightly different from those of the VAIO computers with the 64-bit operating system. External views illustrated in audio, video, computing, and communications to the on your purchase of -the-...
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...specifications: 1 Connect to 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) -...
...specifications: 1 Connect to 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) -...
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Provides information about restoring individual software programs, hardware drivers, and drive partition(s) or your entire hard disk drive to the original factory settings. 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. n9 N Before Use ❑ 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. 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. n9 N Before Use ❑ VAIO Recovery Center User Guide -
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... Use Help and Support Help and Support is easy to access and provides a single location for general information and technical assistance for your VAIO computer 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 my...
... Use Help and Support Help and Support is easy to access and provides a single location for general information and technical assistance for your VAIO computer 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 my...
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... 20) ❑ Connecting a Power Source (page 21) ❑ Using the Battery Pack (page 22) ❑ Shutting Down Your Computer Safely (page 30) Before starting your VAIO computer. !
... 20) ❑ Connecting a Power Source (page 21) ❑ Using the Battery Pack (page 22) ❑ Shutting Down Your Computer Safely (page 30) Before starting your VAIO computer. !
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...box. 5 Select the desired maximum charge level. 6 Click OK. If the battery charge capacity is low, replace the battery pack with a new genuine Sony battery pack. To make the life of battery longer, enable the battery care function. To enable the battery care function 1 Click Start, All Programs,... and VAIO Control Center. 2 Click Power Management and then Battery Charge Functions. 3 Click Advanced. 4 Click to 3 in To enable the battery care function above...
...box. 5 Select the desired maximum charge level. 6 Click OK. If the battery charge capacity is low, replace the battery pack with a new genuine Sony battery pack. To make the life of battery longer, enable the battery care function. To enable the battery care function 1 Click Start, All Programs,... and VAIO Control Center. 2 Click Power Management and then Battery Charge Functions. 3 Click Advanced. 4 Click to 3 in To enable the battery care function above...
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At the confirmation prompt, click OK. n 28 N Getting Started Using the Battery Life Conserving Wallpaper You can conserve your battery life just by setting the specific wallpaper as your desktop background. To set the battery life conserving wallpaper 1 Click Start, All Programs, and VAIO Control Center. 2 Click Display and then Long Battery Life Wallpaper Setting. 3 Click Set Long Battery Life Wallpaper.
At the confirmation prompt, click OK. n 28 N Getting Started Using the Battery Life Conserving Wallpaper You can conserve your battery life just by setting the specific wallpaper as your desktop background. To set the battery life conserving wallpaper 1 Click Start, All Programs, and VAIO Control Center. 2 Click Display and then Long Battery Life Wallpaper Setting. 3 Click Set Long Battery Life Wallpaper.
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... This section describes how to get the most out of using your VAIO computer. ❑ Using the Keyboard (page 32) ❑ Using the Touch Pad (page 34) ❑ Using the Special-function Button (page 35) ❑ Using the ...) ❑ Using the Network (LAN) (page 66) ❑ Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN) (page 67) ❑ Using the Bluetooth Function (page 70) n 31 N Using Your VAIO Computer
... This section describes how to get the most out of using your VAIO computer. ❑ Using the Keyboard (page 32) ❑ Using the Touch Pad (page 34) ❑ Using the Special-function Button (page 35) ❑ Using the ...) ❑ Using the Network (LAN) (page 66) ❑ Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN) (page 67) ❑ Using the Bluetooth Function (page 70) n 31 N Using Your VAIO Computer
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... to both. Changes the volume level. To make the view look bigger and closer (zoom in speakers and the headphones. Combinations and Functions with the VAIO Control Center for more information. Combinations/Feature Fn + % (F2): speaker switch Fn + 2 (F3/F4): speaker volume Fn + 8 (F5/F6): brightness control Fn + /T... your computer screen. To make the view look smaller and further away (zoom out), press the Fn+F9 keys. n 32 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Keyboard Your keyboard is finished launching. To decrease the volume, keep pressing the Fn+F6 keys or press the Fn+F6 keys...
... to both. Changes the volume level. To make the view look bigger and closer (zoom in speakers and the headphones. Combinations and Functions with the VAIO Control Center for more information. Combinations/Feature Fn + % (F2): speaker switch Fn + 2 (F3/F4): speaker volume Fn + 8 (F5/F6): brightness control Fn + /T... your computer screen. To make the view look smaller and further away (zoom out), press the Fn+F9 keys. n 32 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Keyboard Your keyboard is finished launching. To decrease the volume, keep pressing the Fn+F6 keys or press the Fn+F6 keys...
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When you execute this command, the states of power consumption. For details on the power. Combinations/Feature Fn + (F12): hibernate n 33 N Using Your VAIO Computer Functions Provides the lowest level of the system and the connected peripheral devices are saved to turn on power management, see Using the Power Saving Modes (page 107). To return the system to its original state, use the power button to the hard disk drive and the system power is turned off.
When you execute this command, the states of power consumption. For details on the power. Combinations/Feature Fn + (F12): hibernate n 33 N Using Your VAIO Computer Functions Provides the lowest level of the system and the connected peripheral devices are saved to turn on power management, see Using the Power Saving Modes (page 107). To return the system to its original state, use the power button to the hard disk drive and the system power is turned off.
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...before disabling the touch pad. In many applications, this action displays a shortcut menu. To change the touch pad settings, click Start, All Programs, VAIO Control Center, Keyboard and Mouse and Pointing Device. ! Be sure to , select, drag, and scroll objects on an item or object. Using.... Press the left button (3) once. Slide your finger on the touch pad while pressing the left button. n 34 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...
...before disabling the touch pad. In many applications, this action displays a shortcut menu. To change the touch pad settings, click Start, All Programs, VAIO Control Center, Keyboard and Mouse and Pointing Device. ! Be sure to , select, drag, and scroll objects on an item or object. Using.... Press the left button (3) once. Slide your finger on the touch pad while pressing the left button. n 34 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...
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See the online specifications to help file included with the software. For more information on the WebCam Companion 2, see the help you use specific functions of the computer. n 35 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Special-function Button Your computer may be equipped with a special button to find out whether your computer is equipped with the special button. Special-function button CAPTURE button Functions Launches the WebCam Companion 2 and captures still images and movies with the built-in MOTION EYE camera.
See the online specifications to help file included with the software. For more information on the WebCam Companion 2, see the help you use specific functions of the computer. n 35 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Special-function Button Your computer may be equipped with a special button to find out whether your computer is equipped with the special button. Special-function button CAPTURE button Functions Launches the WebCam Companion 2 and captures still images and movies with the built-in MOTION EYE camera.
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...control area. To do so, press and hold or to find out whether your fingertip over the playback control area. n 36 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Touch Sensor Buttons Your computer may not be equipped with the touch sensor buttons. ! Some operations with other touch sensor buttons. ...To launch the VAIO Launcher Press the AV MODE button on the software you use. In the VAIO Launcher, you perform with the AV MODE button. The built-in the VAIO Launcher. Using the AV MODE Button You can change the default software...
...control area. To do so, press and hold or to find out whether your fingertip over the playback control area. n 36 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Touch Sensor Buttons Your computer may not be equipped with the touch sensor buttons. ! Some operations with other touch sensor buttons. ...To launch the VAIO Launcher Press the AV MODE button on the software you use. In the VAIO Launcher, you perform with the AV MODE button. The built-in the VAIO Launcher. Using the AV MODE Button You can change the default software...
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n 37 N Using Your VAIO Computer Controlling Music and Video Playback You can use the software you launched with the VAIO Launcher, for example the Windows Media Center, for music or video playback, and control playback or adjust the playback volume with the touch sensor buttons.
n 37 N Using Your VAIO Computer Controlling Music and Video Playback You can use the software you launched with the VAIO Launcher, for example the Windows Media Center, for music or video playback, and control playback or adjust the playback volume with the touch sensor buttons.
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n 38 N Using Your VAIO Computer To control music and video playback To Actions Play Press . Fast-forward Press and hold during playback. Swipe your fingertip to the left over ...
n 38 N Using Your VAIO Computer To control music and video playback To Actions Play Press . Fast-forward Press and hold during playback. Swipe your fingertip to the left over ...
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n 39 N Using Your VAIO Computer Decrease the volume Keep decreasing the volume Press . Turn off . To adjust the playback volume To Increase the volume Keep increasing the volume Actions ...
n 39 N Using Your VAIO Computer Decrease the volume Keep decreasing the volume Press . Turn off . To adjust the playback volume To Increase the volume Keep increasing the volume Actions ...
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... and video editing software and enables you view a rapid-moving object. Turning on the computer activates the built-in MOTION EYE camera. n 40 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Built-in MOTION EYE Camera Your computer is equipped with a built-in MOTION EYE camera. This is possible with the appropriate software.
... and video editing software and enables you view a rapid-moving object. Turning on the computer activates the built-in MOTION EYE camera. n 40 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Built-in MOTION EYE Camera Your computer is equipped with a built-in MOTION EYE camera. This is possible with the appropriate software.
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... the low light or low light compensation option in the viewfinder. 4 Press the CAPTURE button on your subject in the properties window. n 41 N Using Your VAIO Computer Capturing Still Images To capture a still image 1 Press the CAPTURE button on your computer, if equipped, or click Start, All Programs, ArcSoft WebCam Companion...
... the low light or low light compensation option in the viewfinder. 4 Press the CAPTURE button on your subject in the properties window. n 41 N Using Your VAIO Computer Capturing Still Images To capture a still image 1 Press the CAPTURE button on your computer, if equipped, or click Start, All Programs, ArcSoft WebCam Companion...