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...; To go to the Internet. ❑ Specifications - To access this manual by clicking their respective URLs beginning with http://, your entire built-in storage device 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...
...; To go to the Internet. ❑ Specifications - To access this manual by clicking their respective URLs beginning with http://, your entire built-in storage device 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...
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...; Use my VAIO Access your VAIO user guide, interactive help in the form of VAIO tutorials, how-to articles, the VAIO technology page, specifications, and system and software information. ❑ Troubleshoot my VAIO Maintain and troubleshoot your VAIO computer. Choose ...from the following categories to find the answers you need. n9 N Before 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...
...; Use my VAIO Access your VAIO user guide, interactive help in the form of VAIO tutorials, how-to articles, the VAIO technology page, specifications, and system and software information. ❑ Troubleshoot my VAIO Maintain and troubleshoot your VAIO computer. Choose ...from the following categories to find the answers you need. n9 N Before 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...
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See the online specifications to identify the controls and ports shown on the model you purchased. Front A Built-in MOTION EYE camera (page 34) B Built-in MOTION EYE camera ...
See the online specifications to identify the controls and ports shown on the model you purchased. Front A Built-in MOTION EYE camera (page 34) B Built-in MOTION EYE camera ...
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... 1 Illuminates in green when the computer is on the model you purchased. Normal scrolling resumes when the Scroll lock indicator is lit. See the online specifications to type letters in MOTION EYE camera is unlit. Num lock Press the Num Lk key to deactivate the numeric keypad. Letters appear in use...
... 1 Illuminates in green when the computer is on the model you purchased. Normal scrolling resumes when the Scroll lock indicator is lit. See the online specifications to type letters in MOTION EYE camera is unlit. Num lock Press the Num Lk key to deactivate the numeric keypad. Letters appear in use...
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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. n 27 N Getting Started At the confirmation prompt, click OK. 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. n 27 N Getting Started At the confirmation prompt, click OK. Using the Battery Life Conserving Wallpaper You can conserve your battery life just by setting the specific wallpaper as your desktop background.
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... of the system and the connected peripheral devices are saved to a desktop computer keyboard, but has additional keys that perform model-specific tasks. For details on some software. Toggles among your computer screen. Changes the size of power consumption. To return the system... to its original state, use the power button to both. Combinations and Functions with the VAIO Control Center for more information. Combinations/Feature Fn + % (F2): speaker switch Fn + 8 (F5/F6): brightness control Fn + /T (F7): display...
... of the system and the connected peripheral devices are saved to a desktop computer keyboard, but has additional keys that perform model-specific tasks. For details on some software. Toggles among your computer screen. Changes the size of power consumption. To return the system... to its original state, use the power button to both. Combinations and Functions with the VAIO Control Center for more information. Combinations/Feature Fn + % (F2): speaker switch Fn + 8 (F5/F6): brightness control Fn + /T (F7): display...
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...window. Special-function button S1 button VOL-/VOL+ buttons Functions By default, the S1 button turns the volume on the built-in the VAIO Launcher. Next track button Plays the next chapter/file during video playback or the next song/file during audio playback. AV MODE button ...help file included with a Blu-ray Disc drive only. Use the WinDVD BD software for selecting the desired software. See the help you use specific functions of the computer. Decrease (-) and increase (+) the volume. To change the default software options in storage device. Play/Pause button Starts or...
...window. Special-function button S1 button VOL-/VOL+ buttons Functions By default, the S1 button turns the volume on the built-in the VAIO Launcher. Next track button Plays the next chapter/file during video playback or the next song/file during audio playback. AV MODE button ...help file included with a Blu-ray Disc drive only. Use the WinDVD BD software for selecting the desired software. See the help you use specific functions of the computer. Decrease (-) and increase (+) the volume. To change the default software options in storage device. Play/Pause button Starts or...
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Use the table below to see which types of optical disc drive installed on the model you purchased. n 39 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 optical disc drive supports. Check your specifications for the type of media your model.
Use the table below to see which types of optical disc drive installed on the model you purchased. n 39 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 optical disc drive supports. Check your specifications for the type of media your model.
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...the disc package carefully to malfunction. This may cause your computer's optical disc drives. Be aware that conform to update the AACS key. Sony does NOT guarantee the compatibility of the recordable disc. ✍ 8 cm disc writing is a two sided disc product with the High-bandwidth... Digital Content Protection (HDCP) standard, you need to the Compact Disc Digital Audio standard specifications (CD Standard). To play on DVDs and BD-ROM Disc media. VAIO computers may restrict video output to a disc. Some contents may not support movie playback on the disc,...
...the disc package carefully to malfunction. This may cause your computer's optical disc drives. Be aware that conform to update the AACS key. Sony does NOT guarantee the compatibility of the recordable disc. ✍ 8 cm disc writing is a two sided disc product with the High-bandwidth... Digital Content Protection (HDCP) standard, you need to the Compact Disc Digital Audio standard specifications (CD Standard). To play on DVDs and BD-ROM Disc media. VAIO computers may restrict video output to a disc. Some contents may not support movie playback on the disc,...
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... drive is writing data to the Internet, see Using the Internet (page 59). ! The Blu-ray Disc playback function is playing a disc. n 42 N Using Your VAIO Computer Notes on writing data to the Internet. Notes on playing discs To achieve optimum performance when playing discs, you may find out the type... then Reading and Writing Optical Discs (page 39) to play such contents normally, download and install the latest updates for the WinDVD BD using the VAIO Update. See the online specifications to find sound interruptions and/or dropped frames during Blu-ray Disc playback.
... drive is writing data to the Internet, see Using the Internet (page 59). ! The Blu-ray Disc playback function is playing a disc. n 42 N Using Your VAIO Computer Notes on writing data to the Internet. Notes on playing discs To achieve optimum performance when playing discs, you may find out the type... then Reading and Writing Optical Discs (page 39) to play such contents normally, download and install the latest updates for the WinDVD BD using the VAIO Update. See the online specifications to find sound interruptions and/or dropped frames during Blu-ray Disc playback.
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...desktop, click Start, All Programs, and the desired Blu-ray Disc software to play the disc. n 46 N Using Your VAIO Computer Playing Blu-ray Disc Media ! See the online specifications to find out about the supported disc media. For instructions on how to the disc. Copying Files to find out the... type of your software. See the online specifications to find out about the supported disc media. For instructions on how to find out the type of your optical disc drive, and then ...
...desktop, click Start, All Programs, and the desired Blu-ray Disc software to play the disc. n 46 N Using Your VAIO Computer Playing Blu-ray Disc Media ! See the online specifications to find out about the supported disc media. For instructions on how to the disc. Copying Files to find out the... type of your software. See the online specifications to find out about the supported disc media. For instructions on how to find out the type of your optical disc drive, and then ...
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... Stick Micro (M2), be used only within the law. Inserting a Memory Stick with the MagicGate logo to 16 GB that meet the same specifications as the compatible media are available as of up to use any audio and/or image data you may not operate properly if it from...://www.memorystick.com/en/. ! However, not all the Memory Stick that are guaranteed of the copyright protection technology developed by Sony. Before using a Memory Stick Duo adaptor. ! n 51 N Using Your VAIO Computer Before You Use the Memory Stick The Memory Stick slot on your computer can accommodate both standard-
... Stick Micro (M2), be used only within the law. Inserting a Memory Stick with the MagicGate logo to 16 GB that meet the same specifications as the compatible media are available as of up to use any audio and/or image data you may not operate properly if it from...://www.memorystick.com/en/. ! However, not all the Memory Stick that are guaranteed of the copyright protection technology developed by Sony. Before using a Memory Stick Duo adaptor. ! n 51 N Using Your VAIO Computer Before You Use the Memory Stick The Memory Stick slot on your computer can accommodate both standard-
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...Before You Use the SD Memory Card The SD memory card slot on compatible memory cards, see Sony Support Information (page 173) to 32 GB have been tested and found compatible only with an SD...cards with capacity of up to visit the appropriate support web site. ! n 56 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the SD Memory Card Your computer is equipped with major memory cards available as the compatible media... guaranteed of compatibility. However, not all memory cards that meet the same specifications as of the slot. An incompatible memory card or memory card adaptor may cause difficulty in or...
...Before You Use the SD Memory Card The SD memory card slot on compatible memory cards, see Sony Support Information (page 173) to 32 GB have been tested and found compatible only with an SD...cards with capacity of up to visit the appropriate support web site. ! n 56 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the SD Memory Card Your computer is equipped with major memory cards available as the compatible media... guaranteed of compatibility. However, not all memory cards that meet the same specifications as of the slot. An incompatible memory card or memory card adaptor may cause difficulty in or...
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... detailed instructions on devices required for more information. ! To find out whether your computer is not equipped with a built-in modem, see the online specifications. The following types of Internet connection services may be sure to take appropriate security measures to the Internet. See Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN) (page... a DSL modem, or a cable modem, to set up devices required for connecting your computer to protect the computer against online threats. n 59 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Internet Before using the wireless LAN function, you need to your computer.
... detailed instructions on devices required for more information. ! To find out whether your computer is not equipped with a built-in modem, see the online specifications. The following types of Internet connection services may be sure to take appropriate security measures to the Internet. See Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN) (page... a DSL modem, or a cable modem, to set up devices required for connecting your computer to protect the computer against online threats. n 59 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Internet Before using the wireless LAN function, you need to your computer.
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...used by wireless LAN compatible devices is a wireless LAN standard, using the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band. n 63 N Using Your VAIO Computer ✍ In some countries, using WLAN products may cause lower communication speed, narrower communication range, or broken wireless connections. Therefore, before...11n draft standard, multi-band and multimode. The IEEE 802.11n draft standard is backward compatible with the IEEE 802.11i specification. Besides that increase the level of channels). Although technologies to minimize interference from other typical LAN security mechanisms to ensure ...
...used by wireless LAN compatible devices is a wireless LAN standard, using the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band. n 63 N Using Your VAIO Computer ✍ In some countries, using WLAN products may cause lower communication speed, narrower communication range, or broken wireless connections. Therefore, before...11n draft standard, multi-band and multimode. The IEEE 802.11n draft standard is backward compatible with the IEEE 802.11i specification. Besides that increase the level of channels). Although technologies to minimize interference from other typical LAN security mechanisms to ensure ...
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See the online specifications to turn on selected models only. Be sure to find out whether your computer and other Bluetooth devices such as another computer or a mobile phone. ... Bluetooth function, search for Bluetooth information using Windows Help and Support. You can transfer data between your model supports the Bluetooth function. n 65 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Function The Bluetooth® function is available on the WIRELESS switch before starting the Bluetooth function.
See the online specifications to turn on selected models only. Be sure to find out whether your computer and other Bluetooth devices such as another computer or a mobile phone. ... Bluetooth function, search for Bluetooth information using Windows Help and Support. You can transfer data between your model supports the Bluetooth function. n 65 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Function The Bluetooth® function is available on the WIRELESS switch before starting the Bluetooth function.
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...if you play videos on your computer with Bluetooth technology and is not a malfunction. Even if standards are maintained. n 66 N Using Your VAIO Computer Notes on using the Bluetooth function ❑ The data transfer rate varies, depending on the following conditions: ❑ Obstacles, such as walls... occasionally be corrupted during continuous transfer due to make sure that the applicable standard requirements are met, individual device performance, specifications, and operation procedures can vary. This is a frequent occurrence with audio output from a connected Bluetooth device.
...if you play videos on your computer with Bluetooth technology and is not a malfunction. Even if standards are maintained. n 66 N Using Your VAIO Computer Notes on using the Bluetooth function ❑ The data transfer rate varies, depending on the following conditions: ❑ Obstacles, such as walls... occasionally be corrupted during continuous transfer due to make sure that the applicable standard requirements are met, individual device performance, specifications, and operation procedures can vary. This is a frequent occurrence with audio output from a connected Bluetooth device.
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... screen and the external display or projector at the same time, see Using the Multiple Monitors Function (page 81) for more information. See the online specifications for selecting a display depends on the video controller used in the computer. If you want to your computer. Before turning on your computer, turn on...
... screen and the external display or projector at the same time, see Using the Multiple Monitors Function (page 81) for more information. See the online specifications for selecting a display depends on the video controller used in the computer. If you want to your computer. Before turning on your computer, turn on...
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... the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 1 Right-click on the desktop and select Personalize. 2 Click Display Settings. 3 Follow the on the S1 button, see the online specifications. To find out which video controller your model includes, see Using Special-function Buttons (page 33).
... the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 1 Right-click on the desktop and select Personalize. 2 Click Display Settings. 3 Follow the on the S1 button, see the online specifications. To find out which video controller your model includes, see Using Special-function Buttons (page 33).
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... touch the connectors or open the memory module compartment cover. For assistance, contact an authorized Sony Service Center. To find the nearest center or agent, see the online specifications. n 105 N Upgrading Your VAIO Computer Upgrading Your VAIO Computer Your VAIO computer and memory modules use high precision components and electronic connectors technology. To avoid invalidation...
... touch the connectors or open the memory module compartment cover. For assistance, contact an authorized Sony Service Center. To find the nearest center or agent, see the online specifications. n 105 N Upgrading Your VAIO Computer Upgrading Your VAIO Computer Your VAIO computer and memory modules use high precision components and electronic connectors technology. To avoid invalidation...