Sony PCG-F690K User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Welcome

  11
• Features

  11
• Unpacking Your Notebook

  12
• Ergonomic Considerations

  15
• Setting Up Your VAIO® Notebook

  19
• Locating Controls and Connectors

  19
• Connecting a Power Source

  23
• Starting Your Computer

  29
• Shutting Down Your Computer

  30
• Using Your VAIO® Notebook

  31
• Using the Keyboard

  31
• Using the Touchpad

  36
• Using the Floppy Disk Drive

  38
• Using the DVD-ROM Drive

  41
• Using PC Cards

  46
• Using Infrared Communication Devices

  49
• Using a Second Battery Pack

  51
• Using the Weight Saver

  54
• Connecting Peripheral Devices

  57
• Connecting an i.LINK® Device

  58
• Power Saving Modes

  60
• Connecting a Phone Line

  63
• Using Ethernet to Connect to a Network

  64
• Connecting a Printer

  65
• Connecting an External Mouse or Keyboard

  66
• Connecting an External Display

  67
• AV Devices

  70
• Connecting the Port Replicator

  71
• Connecting External Speakers

  75
• Connecting an External Microphone

  76
• Adding Memory

  79
• About Your Software

  87
• PictureGear™

  90
• About Your Recovery CDs

  92
• For Answers to Your Software Questions

  92
• Troubleshooting

  99
• Specifications

  111
• Index

  115