Sony VAIO Digital Studio computer Manuel utilisateur

Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony VAIO® computer, and

welcome to the VAIO User Guide.

This User Guide provides detailed information on all aspects of using

your new VAIO computer, from keyboard functions to preinstalled

software applications.

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Welcome.......................................................1

Using Your VAIO Computer .....................11

Using the Keyboard...................................................12

Functions of the keyboard keys .........................................13

Combinations and functions with the Windows key .........14

Indicators ...........................................................................15

Combinations and functions with the Fn key ....................17

Using VAIO Action Setup ........................................19

VAIO Action Setup functions............................................19

Using the Jog Dial Control........................................20

Launcher mode ..................................................................20

Guide mode........................................................................21

To use the Jog Dial control with Sony software ................22

To use the Jog Dial control with other software ................22

Internal timer......................................................................23

Using Memory Stick Media ......................................24

Types of Memory Stick media...........................................24

VisualFlow.........................................................................26

Using PC Cards .........................................................29

To insert PC card ...............................................................29

To remove a PC Card.........................................................30

Notes on PC Cards.............................................................31

Using Power Saving Modes ......................................32

Normal mode .....................................................................32

Standby mode ....................................................................32

Hibernate mode..................................................................32

Notes on power saving modes ...........................................33

Connecting a Phone Line .........................................34

How to connect a phone cable ...........................................34

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Connecting to a LAN ................................................ 36

To set up your ethernet connection ................................... 37

To connect to a network.................................................... 38

Connecting to a Wireless LAN................................. 39

Turning On Wireless LAN................................................ 39

The Wireless LAN Access Point ...................................... 39

Communicating with Access Point (infrastructure).......... 40

Communicating without Access Point (ad-hoc) ............... 42

Turning Off Wireless LAN ............................................... 44

Notes on using Wireless LAN .......................................... 44

Connecting Peripheral Devices ...............45

Connecting a Floppy Disk Drive .............................. 46

To connect the floppy disk drive....................................... 46

To insert a floppy disk ...................................................... 47

To remove a floppy disk ................................................... 47

To remove the floppy disk drive when the computer is on47

To carry the floppy disk drive........................................... 48

Notes on handling floppy disks......................................... 48

Connecting a PC Card Bus Drive ............................. 49

To connect an optical drive............................................... 49

To insert a disc .................................................................. 50

To remove the drive .......................................................... 51

Notes on CD and DVD discs ............................................ 52

Connecting an i.LINK Optical Disc Drive ............... 53

To connect an i.LINK optical disc drive........................... 53

Notes on using i.LINK optical disc drives........................ 55

Connecting a USB Mouse......................................... 56

To connect a USB mouse.................................................. 56

Connecting VAIO Computers .................................. 57

Connecting with i.LINK ................................................... 57

Connecting an i.LINK Device...................................58

Connecting an External Display................................61

To connect a computer display ..........................................62

To connect a projector .......................................................62

To connect a TV ................................................................65

Connecting a USB Printer .........................................66

To connect a printer ...........................................................66

Connecting an External Microphone.........................67

To connect an external microphone...................................67

To record from a microphone or audio equipment ............67

To switch the microphone jack functionality ....................67

To adjust sound volume in the Recording Control window ..

To increase the sound of the microphone ..........................68

To adjust sound device volume .........................................69

Connecting External Speakers ..................................70

To connect external speakers .............................................70

Notes on using external speakers.......................................70

Expanding Your Computer’s Capabilities ................71

Personal Digital Assistant..................................................71

The Wireless LAN Access Point .......................................71

Customizing Your VAIO Computer..........73

Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen ...........74

Sony Notebook Setup tabs.................................................75

Controlling Power Management ...............................76

To view the Power Management status icons....................76

Power Management profiles ..............................................77

Power Management commands .........................................80

Conserving battery power..................................................80

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Displaying Battery Information ................................ 81

Battery icon descriptions................................................... 81

Displaying detailed battery information ........................... 83

Changing the window design of Sony software................ 84

Selecting the Display Mode...................................... 85

To select the display mode................................................ 85

Adding Memory .........................................87

Precautions and Procedures ...................................... 88

Typical expansion memory configuration ........................ 88

Removing a Memory Module................................... 89

Installing a Memory Module .................................... 92

Confirming Added Memory Capacity ...................... 95

About the Software on Your Computer...97

DVgate application notes........................................ 104

Digital video captures ..................................................... 104

Adjusting image resolution ............................................. 104

Hard disk drive partition ................................................. 104

Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs .... 106

Using Your Recovery CDs ..................................... 107

To use the Application Recovery CD(s) ......................... 107

To use the Driver Recovery CD(s) ................................. 107

To use the System Recovery CD(s) ................................ 111

Recovering Microsoft Word ........................................... 113

Troubleshooting ......................................115

Troubleshooting Your Computer ............................116

My computer does not start. ............................................116

My computer starts, but a BIOS error appears. ...............116

My computer starts, but the message “Operating system not

found” appears and Windows does not start....................117

My computer stops responding or does not shut down. ..118

The Power Management setting is not responding..........118

The sound of my computer’s fan is too loud. ..................119

Why does the System Properties dialog box display a slower

CPU speed than advertised? ............................................119

Troubleshooting the LCD Screen............................120

My LCD screen is blank. .................................................120

The image on my connected external display is not centered

or sized properly. .............................................................120

I cannot simultaneously display movies, DVD video, or the

Smart Capture (Finder) window on the LCD display and an

external display. ...............................................................120

I want to change the video resolution of my display. ......120

Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad.............121

My mouse does not work.................................................121

My touchpad does not work properly. .............................121

ThepointerdoesnotmovewhileIamusingtheTouchpadorMouse.

122

TroubleshootingDrives,PCCardsandPeripheralDevices

123

Myfloppydiskdriveicondoesn’tappeareventhoughitisconnected.

123

My optical drive is not playing my disc properly............123

My optical disc drive tray does not open.........................124

I cannot use digital video (DV) devices. The message “DV

equipment seems to be disconnected or turned off” appears.

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124

My PC Card is not working. ........................................... 124

Troubleshooting i.LINK devices ............................ 125

I cannot establish a connection between two VAIO comput-

ers when using an i.LINK cable...................................... 125

Troubleshooting Software....................................... 126

My software program stops responding or crashes......... 126

When I click an application icon, the message “You must in-

sert the application CD into your CD-ROM (DVD-ROM)

drive” appears, and the software does not start............... 126

I cannot use the DVgate software. .................................. 126

My computer’s start-up time seems longer after I have in-

stalled AOL. What can I do?........................................... 126

What software do I use for CD-R/CD-RW software functions?

127

Troubleshooting the Modem................................... 128

My modem does not work. ............................................. 128

My modem connection is slow. ...................................... 128

Troubleshooting Wireless LAN functions .............. 129

I cannot use the Wireless LAN functionality.................. 129

Thecomputercannotconnect toaWirelessLANAccessPoint.

129

I cannot access the Internet. ............................................ 129

The data transfer speed is slow. ...................................... 129

The communication speed is interrupted or slowed down

when MPEG2 data is transferred. ................................... 130

Data transfers are interrupted.......................................... 130

Troubleshooting Audio ........................................... 131

My speakers have no sound. ........................................... 131

There is noise distortion while listening to music with USB

speakers or USB headphones.......................................... 131

My microphone does not work. ...................................... 132

Troubleshooting Memory Stick Media ...................133

Image files do not open even though I insert Memory Stick

media into the slot............................................................133

Memory Stick media does not work. I cannot access the re-

movable drive. .................................................................133

Getting Help .............................................135

Support Options.......................................................136

Software Support Information.................................138

Sony Service Center ................................................140

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