User ManualTable of ContentsWelcome7About the User Guides8Unpacking Your Notebook Computer10Ergonomic Considerations11Using Your Notebook Computer13Locating the Controls and Connectors13Connecting a Power Source18Starting Your Computer24Shutting Down Your Computer25Closing the Front Panel26Registering Your Computer27Using the Keyboard28Using the Jog Dial™34Using the Touchpad39Using the Floppy Disk Drive41Using the DVD-ROM Drive45Using PC Cards48Using Smart Connect and Smart Connect Monitor52Using Power Saving Modes53Using a Second Battery Pack55Using the Weight Saver58Connecting peripheral devices59PC card modem*60External Mouse or Keyboard67Floppy Disk Drive68Printer70External Display72To use diskettes with the Digital Mavica76Memory Sticks™77Digital Video Camera Recorder78AV Devices79External Speakers83External Microphone84Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device85Getting Help86About Sony’s Support Options86Troubleshooting88Notes on Use100Adding Memory100Placing a Keycap108Other precautions109Specifications117Index120Size: 2.53 MBPages: 124Language: EnglishOpen manual
Software GuideTable of ContentsNOTICE2About the Software on Your Notebook Computer6Sony software6Operating System and other pre-installed software12Customizing Your Notebook Computer14Changing the window design with UI Design Selector14Sony Notebook Setup15Notebook Setup Tabs16PowerPanel17Controlling Power Management17PowerPanel main features17Power Management Profiles18Power Management Commands20Automatic Profiles Selection (APS)21Choosing Automatic Profiles22Customizing PowerPanel22Saving Battery Power23Viewing the PowerPanel icon24Displayed icons and meanings :24Displaying Battery Information25Activating BatteryScope25Battery Icon Descriptions26Displaying Detailed Battery Information26Setting up Jog Dial29Using the VAIO Action Setup screen29Modifying the Jog Dial application list30Using the internal timer30Setting up i.LINK30Selecting the Display mode31CRT Display32External display device:34Television Display35Standard TV output:36Output Selection:36Image Enhancement:36To adjust the window position37Output Option:37Running TV Under Scan37Display Specifications38Using the Dual Display Function39Selecting dual display mode40Setting the colors and resolution for each display41Customizing the virtual desktop41Deactivating the dual display setting41Using Smart Capture42Capturing a still image42Displaying the captured images in Still Viewer43To send a still image via e-mail44Shooting a video clip45To playback captured video clips47To send a video clip via e-mail48Using the Product Recovery CD-ROMs49Performing a system recovery49Procedure for starting a system recovery50Recovering the system without changing partitions51Recovering the system with modified partition sizes51Aborting the recovery process52If your computer does not start the system recovery utility.52Performing an Application Recovery52Procedure for an application recovery52Reinstalling a device driver53About the Partitions of your Hard Disk Drive54Default disk space allocation54How to use your partitioned drives55Size: 854 KBPages: 55Language: EnglishOpen manual
