User ManualTable of ContentsRead this first2Notice2Safety information4Owner's record4Warnings4General4Audio/video4Connectivity5Optical drive5Regulatory information6Disposing of lithium ion batteries7Welcome8Documentation pack9Printed documentation9Online documentation9Your notebook and its accessories10Ergonomic considerations11Using your notebook13Locating controls and connectors13Right13Left14Front15Back16Bottom16Connecting a power source17Using the AC adapter17Using the battery pack18Inserting the battery pack18Charging the battery pack19Removing the battery pack20Starting your notebook21Shutting down your notebook22Registering your notebook23Using the keyboard24Combinations and functions with the Windows key26Indicators27Combinations and functions with the Fn key28Using the touchpad29Using Center Jog Control30Software supporting Center Jog Control32Software not supporting Center Jog Control32Using PC Cards33Inserting a PC Card33Removing a PC Card34Using Memory Stick36Types of Memory Stick media37What is MagicGate?37Inserting a Memory Stick38Removing a Memory Stick39Write-protecting a Memory Stick39Formatting a Memory Stick40Using the modem41Using power saving modes42Using Normal mode42Using Standby mode42Using Hibernate mode43Connecting peripheral devices44Connecting a docking station44Locating the docking station controls and connectors45Right & Front45Left & Bottom46Back47Attaching your computer to the docking station48Disconnecting your computer from the docking station49Using the optical disk drive on the docking station51Using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM functions on the docking station52Using the floppy disk drive on the docking station54Inserting a diskette54Removing a diskette54Connecting an external display55Connecting a computer display56Connecting a projector58Connecting external speakers60Connecting an external microphone60Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) mouse61Connecting a printer63Connecting a printer using the USB connector63Connecting a printer using the printer connector63Connecting an i.LINK device64Connecting a digital video camera recorder65Connecting two VAIO notebooks67Connecting to a network (LAN)69Getting help71Sony support options71Printed documentation supplied with your notebook71Online user guides on your computer's hard drive71Other sources of information71Troubleshooting72About the computer and software72My computer does not start72The message Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup appears at startup73My computer does not shut down73My computer locks up74My software program locks up or crashes74My touchpad interprets a single tap as a double-click74My mouse does not work74About the display75My LCD does not display anything75The screen image on my external display is not centered or sized properly75The window I have just closed continues to appear on my LCD75About CD-ROMs and diskettes75My CD-ROM drive tray does not open75I cannot play a CD-ROM disk76My floppy disk drive cannot write to a diskette76When I double-click an application icon a message such as You must insert the application CD into...76The optional PCGA-UFD5 (USB) floppy disk drive is not recognized as drive A76The floppy disk drive in the optional docking station connected to the notebook is not recognized...77About sound78My speakers are not producing sound78My microphone does not work78About the docking station78I cannot operate the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive or the DVD-ROM drive in the docking station connected to...78I cannot operate the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive or the DVD-ROM in the docking station connected to the n...79I cannot remove the disk inserted in the drive79The disk tray does not eject even when the eject button is pressed79When I disconnect the docking station, a warning message appears79About the modem80My internal modem does not work80My modem cannot establish a connection80My modem connection is slow80About peripherals81I cannot use DV devices. The message DV equipment seems to be disconnected or turned off appears81I cannot print81About digital video captures and DVgate81While I am recording images to a digital video device using DVgate, my system displays the messag...81Precautions82Adding and removing memory82Removing a memory module84Adding a memory module86Viewing the amount of memory88Other precautions89On handling the LCD screen89On using power source89On handling your notebook90On handling diskettes91On handling CD-ROM disks91On using the battery pack92On using earphones93On handling Memory Stick93PCG-R600HEK specifications94Docking station (optional) specifications97INDEX98Size: 1.86 MBPages: 100Language: EnglishOpen manual
Software GuideTable of ContentsRead this first2Notice2End user software license agreement3About the software on your notebook5SONY software5Center Jog Control5DVgate5Memory Stick Formatter6MovieShaker6OpenMG JukeBox6PictureGear7PowerPanel7Smart Capture7Smart Connect and Smart Connect Monitor8Sony Notebook Setup8UI Design Selector8VAIO Action Setup8VisualFlow9Product Recovery CD-ROMs9Operating system and other pre-installed software10Windows® 200010Internet Explorer 5.510Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 4.111Drag'n Drop CD 1.011RealPlayer 7.012QuickTime 4.1.212WinDVD12Using Smart Capture13Capturing still images13Displaying captured images in Still Viewer14Sending still images via e-mail14Shooting video clips15Sending video clips via e-mail16Customizing your notebook17Configuring your modem17Changing your window design18Setting up your notebook19Managing power20Activating PowerPanel21Activating power management profiles22Main preset profiles22Other preset profiles22Activating power management commands24Selecting automatic profiles25Displaying detailed battery information26Displaying CPU information27Starting your favorite software28Defining Center Jog Control settings29Modifying the Jog Dial application list30Using the internal timer30Setting up i.LINK30Selecting display modes31Creating an Emergency Repair Disk (ERD)32Using the product recovery CD-ROMs33Performing a system recovery34Performing a standard system recovery35Performing an advanced system recovery36Recovering the system without changing partitions36Recovering the system with modified partition sizes37Aborting the recovery process37Performing an application recovery38Reinstalling a device driver39Using partitioned drives40Size: 481 KBPages: 40Language: EnglishOpen manual
