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...manual may not be available on your computer, visit the Sony online support web sites at the following URLs: ❑ For customers in USA http://esupport.sony.com/EN/VAIO/ ❑ For customers in Canada http://www.sony.ca/support/ ❑ For customers in Spanish-speaking ... the information when your computer. Sony has combined leading-edge technology in the supplied manuals including this Sony VAIO® computer, and welcome to the on-screen User Guide. How to provide state-of-the-art personal computing experience. ! To find specifications Some features, options, and supplied...
...manual may not be available on your computer, visit the Sony online support web sites at the following URLs: ❑ For customers in USA http://esupport.sony.com/EN/VAIO/ ❑ For customers in Canada http://www.sony.ca/support/ ❑ For customers in Spanish-speaking ... the information when your computer. Sony has combined leading-edge technology in the supplied manuals including this Sony VAIO® computer, and welcome to the on-screen User Guide. How to provide state-of-the-art personal computing experience. ! To find specifications Some features, options, and supplied...
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... Click Start and Help and Support. 2 Choose from the following categories to articles, the VAIO technology page, specifications, and system and software information. Use my VAIO Access interactive help with Internet and wireless setup, security setup, personalizing your entire built-in the...about your VAIO computer. 1. On-screen Documentation ❑ Help and Support - Get started with VAIO Care, system restore, backup and recovery, and contact Sony support. VAIO User Guide (This manual) - General information and technical assistance for your VAIO computer with my VAIO Get ...
... Click Start and Help and Support. 2 Choose from the following categories to articles, the VAIO technology page, specifications, and system and software information. Use my VAIO Access interactive help with Internet and wireless setup, security setup, personalizing your entire built-in the...about your VAIO computer. 1. On-screen Documentation ❑ Help and Support - Get started with VAIO Care, system restore, backup and recovery, and contact Sony support. VAIO User Guide (This manual) - General information and technical assistance for your VAIO computer with my VAIO Get ...
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Information about Your VAIO Computer n6 N ❑ Program help menu on -screen guide: 1 Click Start, All Programs, and SmartWi Connection Utility. 2 Click SmartWi Connection Utility Help. See the specifications to access the help files from the help files - Before Use > Finding More about setting up Bluetooth...your computer. Features and options may be able to find out about configuration of your computer. To access this on a specific program. ❑ SmartWi™ Connection Utility Help (Selected models only) - You may not be included with the preinstalled programs on your...
Information about Your VAIO Computer n6 N ❑ Program help menu on -screen guide: 1 Click Start, All Programs, and SmartWi Connection Utility. 2 Click SmartWi Connection Utility Help. See the specifications to access the help files from the help files - Before Use > Finding More about setting up Bluetooth...your computer. Features and options may be able to find out about configuration of your computer. To access this on a specific program. ❑ SmartWi™ Connection Utility Help (Selected models only) - You may not be included with the preinstalled programs on your...
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At the confirmation prompt, click OK. n 26 N Getting Started > Using the Battery Pack 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 26 N Getting Started > Using the Battery Pack 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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...F6 keys or press the Fn+F6 keys and then the M or , key. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Keyboard n 31 N Using the Keyboard Your keyboard has additional keys that perform model-specific tasks. Changes the LCD brightness of the system and the connected peripheral devices are saved to ...both. Toggles among your computer screen. To make the view look smaller and further away (zoom out), press the Fn+F9 keys. Combinations and Functions with the VAIO Control Center...
...F6 keys or press the Fn+F6 keys and then the M or , key. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Keyboard n 31 N Using the Keyboard Your keyboard has additional keys that perform model-specific tasks. Changes the LCD brightness of the system and the connected peripheral devices are saved to ...both. Toggles among your computer screen. To make the view look smaller and further away (zoom out), press the Fn+F9 keys. Combinations and Functions with the VAIO Control Center...
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...file stored on the built-in storage device. Stop button Stops playback of the computer. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using Special-function Buttons Using Special-function Buttons Your computer is assigned to help you use specific functions of a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc* media or a music/video file stored... on the built-in storage device. You can change the default software options in the VAIO Launcher. You can change the default assignment with the...
...file stored on the built-in storage device. Stop button Stops playback of the computer. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using Special-function Buttons Using Special-function Buttons Your computer is assigned to help you use specific functions of a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc* media or a music/video file stored... on the built-in storage device. You can change the default software options in the VAIO Launcher. You can change the default assignment with the...
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Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Optical Disc Drive Using the Optical Disc Drive Your computer is equipped with an optical disc drive. See the specifications to find out about the configuration of your computer. n 35 N Features and options in this section may not be available on your computer.
Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Optical Disc Drive Using the Optical Disc Drive Your computer is equipped with an optical disc drive. See the specifications to find out about the configuration of your computer. n 35 N Features and options in this section may not be available on your computer.
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...the notices on the disc, playback is not possible. Some contents may limit compatibility or prevent Blu-ray Disc media playback. Sony does NOT guarantee the compatibility of a DualDisc may cause the computer to standard definition or prohibit analog video output. For inquiries...VAIO computers may not support movie playback on DVD and BD-ROM Disc media. Region settings are not compliant with discs that conform to play or view the contents on copyright protected Blu-ray Disc media. Unless your external display is designed to the Compact Disc Digital Audio standard specifications...
...the notices on the disc, playback is not possible. Some contents may limit compatibility or prevent Blu-ray Disc media playback. Sony does NOT guarantee the compatibility of a DualDisc may cause the computer to standard definition or prohibit analog video output. For inquiries...VAIO computers may not support movie playback on DVD and BD-ROM Disc media. Region settings are not compliant with discs that conform to play or view the contents on copyright protected Blu-ray Disc media. Unless your external display is designed to the Compact Disc Digital Audio standard specifications...
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... Memory Stick with multiple conversion adaptors is not guaranteed of compatibility. ❑ MagicGate is the general name of the copyright protection technology developed by Sony. Accordingly, the Memory Stick with such copyrighted data can be used only within the law. ❑ The Memory Stick slot on Using the ...capacity of up to use , it is against the copyright law to 16 GB that meet the same specifications as of the media may damage both your computer and the media. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Memory Stick n 46 N Notes on your computer does not support 8-bit parallel ...
... Memory Stick with multiple conversion adaptors is not guaranteed of compatibility. ❑ MagicGate is the general name of the copyright protection technology developed by Sony. Accordingly, the Memory Stick with such copyrighted data can be used only within the law. ❑ The Memory Stick slot on Using the ...capacity of up to use , it is against the copyright law to 16 GB that meet the same specifications as of the media may damage both your computer and the media. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Memory Stick n 46 N Notes on your computer does not support 8-bit parallel ...
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... media access indicator light is lit. Notes on your computer. If you do not force the memory card into the memory card slot. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards n 52 N Notes on Using Memory Cards General notes on using the SD memory card ❑ Your computer ...your computer. ❑ The SD memory card slot on using the memory card ❑ Be sure to use memory cards that meet the same specifications as the compatible media are compliant with the standards supported by your computer. ❑ Be sure to your computer does not support the high-speed...
... media access indicator light is lit. Notes on your computer. If you do not force the memory card into the memory card slot. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards n 52 N Notes on Using Memory Cards General notes on using the SD memory card ❑ Your computer ...your computer. ❑ The SD memory card slot on using the memory card ❑ Be sure to use memory cards that meet the same specifications as the compatible media are compliant with the standards supported by your computer. ❑ Be sure to your computer does not support the high-speed...
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... to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a wireless (radio) connection. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Wireless LAN n 56 N Using the Wireless LAN Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN), all normal Ethernet connectivity, but with a limited number of your computer. See the specifications to create a full infrastructure network. Features and options in WLAN function...
... to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a wireless (radio) connection. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Wireless LAN n 56 N Using the Wireless LAN Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN), all normal Ethernet connectivity, but with a limited number of your computer. See the specifications to create a full infrastructure network. Features and options in WLAN function...
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...government grade security by the local regulations (e.g. In addition, based on interoperable security enhancements that use the same band are specifications of technology used by the IEEE and Wi-Fi Alliance, both WPA2 and WPA are employed on wireless LAN compatible ...is a wireless LAN standard, using the 2.4 GHz band. Although technologies to -end encryption, virtual private networks, and authentication. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Wireless LAN n 58 N ✍ In some countries, using WLAN products may cause lower communication speed, narrower communication...
...government grade security by the local regulations (e.g. In addition, based on interoperable security enhancements that use the same band are specifications of technology used by the IEEE and Wi-Fi Alliance, both WPA2 and WPA are employed on wireless LAN compatible ...is a wireless LAN standard, using the 2.4 GHz band. Although technologies to -end encryption, virtual private networks, and authentication. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Wireless LAN n 58 N ✍ In some countries, using WLAN products may cause lower communication speed, narrower communication...
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... and use the Bluetooth function, you first need to find out about the configuration of up the Bluetooth function. ! See the specifications to set up the Bluetooth function. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Bluetooth Function n 60 N Using the Bluetooth Function The Bluetooth function may not be available on your computer. To...
... and use the Bluetooth function, you first need to find out about the configuration of up the Bluetooth function. ! See the specifications to set up the Bluetooth function. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Bluetooth Function n 60 N Using the Bluetooth Function The Bluetooth function may not be available on your computer. To...
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...Video and audio may not be certified to make sure that use the same wave length. Even if standards are maintained. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Bluetooth Function n 61 N Notes on using the Bluetooth function ❑ The data transfer rate varies, depending ... and cordless telephones ❑ Radio frequency interference and other devices that the applicable standard requirements are met, individual device performance, specifications, and operation procedures can vary. Bluetooth devices use of file being exchanged ❑ Large files may cause radio interference and ...
...Video and audio may not be certified to make sure that use the same wave length. Even if standards are maintained. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Bluetooth Function n 61 N Notes on using the Bluetooth function ❑ The data transfer rate varies, depending ... and cordless telephones ❑ Radio frequency interference and other devices that the applicable standard requirements are met, individual device performance, specifications, and operation procedures can vary. Bluetooth devices use of file being exchanged ❑ Large files may cause radio interference and ...
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Upgrading Your VAIO Computer > n 98 N Upgrading Your VAIO Computer Your VAIO computer and memory modules use high precision components and electronic connectors technology. See the specifications to install a new memory module. ...10065; You should not install it yourself, if you purchased. The type of module and the amount of your computer may differ depending on your computer. For assistance, contact an authorized Sony...
Upgrading Your VAIO Computer > n 98 N Upgrading Your VAIO Computer Your VAIO computer and memory modules use high precision components and electronic connectors technology. See the specifications to install a new memory module. ...10065; You should not install it yourself, if you purchased. The type of module and the amount of your computer may differ depending on your computer. For assistance, contact an authorized Sony...