User ManualTable of ContentsRead this first2Notice2Safety information4Owner's record4Warnings4General4Audio/video4Connectivity5CD-ROM5Regulatory 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 Jog Dial30Software supporting Jog Dial33Software not supporting Jog Dial33Using PC Cards34Inserting a PC Card34Removing a PC Card36Using Memory StickTM38Inserting a Memory StickTM39Removing a Memory StickTM40Using the modem41Using power saving modes42Using Normal mode42Using System Idle mode42Using System Suspend mode43Using System Hibernation43Connecting peripheral devices44Connecting an external display45Connecting a computer display46Connecting a projector47Connecting external speakers48Connecting an external microphone49Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device50Connecting a USB mouse50Connecting a USB floppy disk drive51Connecting the floppy disk drive51Inserting a diskette52Removing a diskette52Removing the floppy disk drive53Connecting a CD-ROM drive54Connecting the CD-ROM drive54Removing the CD-ROM drive54Connecting a printer56Connecting a printer using the USB connector56Connecting an i.LINK device57Connecting a digital video camera recorder58Connecting two VAIO-notebooks59Getting help60Sony support options60Printed documentation supplied with your notebook60Online user guides on your Documentation CD-ROM60Other sources of information61Troubleshooting61About the computer and software62My computer does not start62The message Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup appears at startup62My computer does not shut down63My computer locks up63My software program locks up or crashes64My touchpad interprets a single tap as a double-click64My mouse does not work64About the display64My LCD does not display anything64The screen image on my external display is not centered or sized properly65The window I have just closed continues to appear on my LCD65About CD-ROMs and diskettes65My CD-ROM drive tray does not open65I cannot play a CD-ROM disk65My floppy disk drive cannot write to a diskette66When I double-click an application icon, a message such as 'You must insert the application CD in...66When I remove the Memory Stick, an error message appears66About sound66My speakers are not producing sound66My microphone does not work67About the modem67My internal modem does not work67My modem cannot establish a connection67My modem connection is slow68About peripherals68I cannot use DV devices. The message 'DV equipment seems to be disconnected or turned off' appears68My PC Card is not working68I cannot print69The i.LINK device, which is connected to the computer, is not recognized, or a message appears69About digital video captures and DVgate69While I am recording images to a digital video device using DVgate, my system displays the messag...69Precautions70Adding and removing memory70Removing a memory module71Adding a memory module72Viewing the amount of memory75Other precautions76On handling the LCD screen76On using power source76On handling your notebook77On handling diskettes78On handling CD-ROM disks78On using the battery pack79On using earphones80On handling Memory Stick80Specifications PCG-SR21K81INDEX84Size: 1.17 MBPages: 86Language: EnglishOpen manual
Software GuideTable of ContentsRead this first2Notice2End user software license agreement2About the software on your notebook5SONY software5DVgate5Jog Dial Utility5Media Bar6MovieShaker6PictureGear7PowerPanel7Smart Capture7Smart Connect and Smart Connect Monitor7Sony Notebook Setup8UI Design Selector8VAIO Action Setup8VisualFlow8Product Recovery CD-ROMs9Operating system and other pre-installed software9Windows® 2000 SP19Internet Explorer 5.510Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 4.110RealPlayer 7.010QuickTime 4.1.211Using Smart Capture12Capturing still images12Displaying captured images in Still Viewer13Sending still images via e-mail14Shooting video clips15Sending video clips via e-mail16Customizing your notebook17Configuring your modem17Changing your window design18Setting up your notebook18Managing power19Activating PowerPanel20Activating power management profiles21Main preset profiles21Other preset profiles22Activating power management commands23Selecting automatic profiles23Displaying detailed battery information24Explaining Battery icons24Displaying CPU information25Starting your favorite software26Defining Jog Dial settings27Modifying the Jog Dial application list27Using the internal timer28Setting up i.LINK28Selecting display modes28Creating an Emergency Repair Disk (ERD)29Using the product recovery CD-ROMs30Performing a system recovery31Performing a standard system recovery32Performing an advanced system recovery33Recovering the system without changing partitions33Recovering the system with modified partition sizes34Aborting the recovery process34Performing an application recovery35Reinstalling a device driver36Using partitioned drives37Size: 620 KBPages: 37Language: EnglishOpen manual
