Sony VAIO PCG-FXA35D Manuel utilisateur
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Contents
Welcome.......................................................7
Using Your VAIO Notebook........................9
Using the Keyboard...................................................10
Combinations and functions with the Windows key .........12
Indicators ...........................................................................13
Indicator lights...................................................................13
Combinations and functions with the Fn key ....................14
Using the Touchpad ..................................................16
Using the Floppy Disk Drive ....................................18
Using the Optical Disc Drive ....................................21
To insert a disc...................................................................21
To eject a disc ....................................................................22
To play a DVD...................................................................23
To play an audio CD..........................................................24
Notes on CD and DVD discs.............................................24
To write data to a CD-RW or CD-R disc...........................25
Using PC Cards.........................................................26
To insert a PC Card............................................................26
To remove a PC Card.........................................................28
Using a Second Battery Pack ....................................29
To insert a second battery pack..........................................29
To charge the second battery pack.....................................30
To view remaining battery power......................................30
To remove the second battery pack ...................................31
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Using the Weight Saver............................................32
To attach the weight saver ................................................ 32
To remove the weight saver.............................................. 33
Using Power Saving Modes......................................34
Normal mode..................................................................... 34
Standby mode.................................................................... 34
Hibernate mode................................................................. 34
Connecting a Phone Line .........................................36
Connecting to a LAN................................................37
Setting up your Ethernet connection................................. 37
Connecting Peripheral Devices ...............39
Connecting a Port Replicator....................................40
To attach your notebook to the port replicator.................. 41
To remove your notebook from the port replicator........... 44
Connecting a PS/2 External Mouse or Keyboard.....46
To connect an external mouse or keyboard ...................... 46
Connecting an AV Device........................................47
Connecting a Parallel Port Printer ............................48
To connect a printer .......................................................... 48
Connecting a USB Printer.........................................49
To connect a USB printer.................................................. 49
Connecting an External Display ...............................50
To connect a computer display ......................................... 50
To connect a multimedia computer display...................... 51
To connect a projector....................................................... 51
To select a display............................................................. 51
Connecting a USB Device........................................53
To connect a USB device.................................................. 53
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Connecting an i.LINK Device...................................54
To connect a digital video camera recorder.......................54
Connecting with another VAIO computer ................56
Connecting External Speakers ..................................57
Before connecting external speakers .................................57
To connect external speakers.............................................57
Connecting an External Microphone.........................58
To connect an external microphone...................................58
Expanding Your Notebook Capabilities ...................59
Personal Digital Assistant..................................................59
Wireless LAN Access Point ..............................................59
Wireless LAN PC Card......................................................60
Customizing Your VAIO Notebook..........61
Selecting the Display Mode ......................................62
Changing the window design of Sony software........65
Adding Memory .........................................67
Precautions and Procedures.......................................68
Typical expansion memory configuration.................69
Models with 128 MB memory...........................................69
Models with 256 MB memory...........................................69
Removing a memory module....................................70
Installing a memory module......................................72
Viewing the amount of memory................................73
About the Software on Your Notebook...75
Software Overview....................................................76
Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs.......81
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Using Your Recovery CDs .......................................82
To use the Application Recovery CD(s)........................... 82
To use the Driver Recovery CD(s) ................................... 83
To use the System Recovery CD(s).................................. 87
Troubleshooting........................................89
Troubleshooting Your Notebook ...................................... 89
My notebook does not start............................................... 89
My notebook starts but a BIOS error appears................... 90
My notebook starts, but the message “Operating system not
found” appears and Windows does not start..................... 90
My notebook stops responding or does not shut down..... 91
The power management setting is not responding............ 92
Why does the System Properties dialog box display a slower
CPU speed than advertised?.............................................. 92
Troubleshooting the LCD Screen .............................93
My LCD screen is blank. .................................................. 93
My LCD screen continues to show the previous screen... 93
The image on my connected external display is not centered
or sized properly................................................................ 93
I want to change the video resolution of my display. ....... 93
I cannot switch the LCD display to TV, and vice versa. .. 93
Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad ..............94
My mouse does not work.................................................. 94
My touchpad does not work properly. .............................. 94
The pointer does not move while using the Touchpad or
Mouse................................................................................ 94
Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards and Peripheral De-
vices ..........................................................................96
My floppy disk drive cannot write to a floppy disk.......... 96
My optical disc drive is not playing my CD or DVD proper-
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ly. .......................................................................................96
My optical drive tray does not open. .................................97
I cannot use Digital Video (DV) devices. The message “DV
equipment seems to be disconnected or turned off” appears.
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My PC Card is not working...............................................97
Troubleshooting Software.........................................98
My software program stops responding or crashes. ..........98
When I click an application icon, the message “You must in-
sert the application CD into your optical drive” appears and
the software does not start. ................................................98
I cannot use the DVgate™ software..................................98
My computer’s start-up time seems longer after I have in-
stalled AOL. What can I do? .............................................98
Troubleshooting the Modem.....................................99
My modem does not work. ................................................99
My modem connection is slow..........................................99
Troubleshooting Audio ...........................................100
My speakers make no sound............................................100
My microphone does not work. .......................................100
Troubleshooting the Printer.....................................101
I cannot print....................................................................101
Troubleshooting i.LINK devices.............................102
I cannot establish a connection between two VAIO comput-
ers when using an i.LINK cable.......................................102
Getting Help.............................................103
Support Options.......................................................104
Software Support Information.................................106
Sony Service Center.........................................................107
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Index.........................................................109
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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.
In the left navigation window, click the topics you want to learn more
about, and that information will be displayed in this main window.
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Using Your VAIO Notebook
This section describes the following aspects of your new computer:
❑Using the Keyboard
❑Using the Touchpad
❑Using the Floppy Disk Drive
❑Using the Optical Disc Drive
❑Using PC Cards
❑Using a Second Battery Pack
❑Using the Weight Saver
❑Using Power Saving Modes
❑Connecting a Phone Line
❑Connecting to a LAN
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Using the Keyboard
Your notebook keyboard is very similar to that of a typewriter, but the keyboard
has additional keys that perform specific computer-related tasks.
Keyboard
Key Description
Numeric keypad Contains the keys found on a typical calculator. Use the
numeric keypad area to type numbers or to perform
mathematical calculations such as addition and subtraction.
Note that you must press the Num Lock key to activate the
numeric keypad. (When you do so, the Num Lock light will
be on.)
Navigation keys Several keys are devoted to moving the cursor on the screen.
Correction keys The Insert, Back Space, and Delete keys enable you to make
corrections in your documents.
Escape key Function keys Print Screen key
S
hift key
Ctrl key
Fn key
Windows key
Alt key Applications
Numeric keypad
Navigation
Correction
keys
key keys
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