Sony PCG-R505EL VAIO User Guide (primary manual) Bedienungsanleitung

Contents

Welcome.......................................................9

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

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

Functions of the keyboard keys .........................................12

Indicators ...........................................................................14

Indicator lights ...................................................................14

Combinations and functions with the Windows key .........15

Combinations and functions with the Fn key ....................16

Using the Touchpad ..................................................18

VAIO Action Setup...................................................20

Using the Center Jog Dial Control ............................21

Using the center Jog Dial control ......................................21

Launcher mode ..................................................................22

Using Guide Mode.............................................................23

Using the center Jog Dial control with Sony software ......23

Using the center Jog Dial control with other software ......24

Using a PC Card........................................................25

Notes on using PC Cards ...................................................27

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Using Memory Stick Media...................................... 28

Types of Memory Stick media.......................................... 28

Inserting Memory Stick media.......................................... 28

Viewing the contents of a Memory Stick media............... 29

Removing Memory Stick media ....................................... 29

Write-protecting a Memory Stick media .......................... 30

Formatting a Memory Stick media ................................... 30

Notes on Memory Stick media.......................................... 31

Using Power Saving Modes...................................... 33

Normal mode..................................................................... 33

Standby mode.................................................................... 33

Hibernate mode................................................................. 33

Notes on power saving modes .......................................... 34

Connecting a Telephone Line ................................... 35

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

Setting up your Ethernet connection................................. 36

Connecting to a Wireless LAN................................. 38

Turning On Wireless LAN................................................ 38

The Wireless LAN Access Point ...................................... 38

Communication with an Access Point (infrastructure) ..... 39

Communicating without an Access Point (peer-to-peer).. 40

Turning Off Wireless LAN ............................................... 41

Notes on using Wireless LAN .......................................... 41

Connecting Peripheral Devices ...............43

Connecting the Docking Station ............................... 44

Connecting the computer to the docking station............... 46

Disconnecting the computer from the docking station ..... 48

Disconnecting the docking station when the computer is on

Using the Floppy Disk Drive .................................... 52

Using an Optical Disc Drive .....................................54

Playing a DVD...................................................................55

Playing an audio CD ..........................................................56

Notes on CD and DVD discs .............................................57

Connecting an i.LINK Optical Disc Drive................58

Connecting an i.LINK optical disc drive ...........................58

Notes on using i.LINK optical disc drives.........................60

Connecting a Parallel Port Printer.............................61

Connecting a USB Printer .........................................62

Connecting an External Display................................63

Connecting a USB Device.........................................68

Connecting an i.LINK Device...................................70

Notes on i.LINK devices ...................................................71

Connecting VAIO Computers...................................73

If your computer is connected to the docking station........74

Connecting External Speakers ..................................76

Connecting an External Microphone.........................77

Expanding Your Computer Capabilities ...................78

Personal Digital Assistant..................................................78

Wireless LAN Access Point ..............................................78

Customizing Your VAIO Computer..........81

Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen ...........82

Sony Notebook Setup tabs.................................................83

Controlling Power Management ...............................84

Viewing the Power Management status icons ...................84

Power Management profiles ..............................................85

Power Management commands .........................................87

Conserving battery power..................................................88

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Displaying Battery Information ................................ 89

Battery icon descriptions................................................... 89

Displaying detailed battery information ........................... 90

Selecting the Display Mode...................................... 92

To select the display mode................................................ 92

To change the window design of Sony software .............. 92

Adding Memory .........................................95

Precautions and Procedures ...................................... 96

Typical expansion memory configuration ........................ 96

Removing a Memory Module................................... 98

Installing a Memory Module .................................... 99

Viewing Memory.................................................... 102

About the Software on Your Computer.103

Overview of the Software on Your Computer........ 104

Software Support Information ................................ 110

Sony Service Center................................................ 113

VAIO AV Applications.............................115

Overview of Preinstalled Software ......................... 116

DigitalPrint Software .............................................. 119

Using PhotoCapture ........................................................ 119

Using PhotoCollection .................................................... 122

Using PhotoDecor ........................................................... 124

Using PhotoAlbum.......................................................... 125

Using LabelMaker........................................................... 127

DVgate Software..................................................... 129

MovieShaker Software............................................131

Creating movies with MovieShaker software..................132

Using the ImageStation online service with MovieShaker

software............................................................................136

Smart Capture Software ..........................................139

Using Still Mode..............................................................140

Using Net Movie Mode ...................................................143

Using the ImageStation online service with Smart Capture

software............................................................................146

SonicStage Software ...............................................149

Electronic Music Distribution (EMD) Services...............149

Starting SonicStage Software ..........................................149

Recording from a CD.......................................................151

Transferring songs (Check-In/Check-Out) ......................153

Additional features...........................................................155

SonicStage Premium Software................................157

Overview of SonicStage Premium Software ...................157

Using SonicStage Premium Software..............................159

Using Playback and Recording Features .........................165

Using the Visualizer, Equalizer, and Sound Effects........171

Using the FM Tuner.........................................................173

Using the Timer Functions ..............................................175

Additional Information ....................................................177

Additional Software Information............179

Legal Information ....................................181

Using the Recovery CDs.........................183

Application and System Recovery CDs ..................184

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Using Your Recovery CDs ..................................... 185

Using the Application Recovery CD(s) .......................... 185

Using the System Recovery CD(s) ................................. 187

Troubleshooting......................................191

Troubleshooting Your Computer............................ 192

My computer does not start............................................. 192

My computer starts but a BIOS error appears................. 192

My computer starts, but the message “Operating system not

found” appears, and Windows does not start.................. 193

My computer stops responding or does not shut down... 194

My computer is unstable. ................................................ 195

The sound of my computer’s fan is too loud. ................. 195

Why does the System Properties dialog box display a slower

CPU speed than advertised?............................................ 195

Troubleshooting the Docking Station ..................... 196

I cannot operate the optical drive in the docking station,

when the docking station is connected to the computer.. 196

I cannot operate the optical drive in the docking station,

when the docking station is connected to the computer and

the computer is connected to another computer via an

i.LINK connection. ......................................................... 196

An error message appears while disconnecting the docking

station, even after following the correct procedure for dis-

connecting the docking station........................................ 197

I cannot remove the disc. ................................................ 197

The disc tray does not eject even after I press the Eject but-

ton.................................................................................... 197

Troubleshooting the LCD Screen ........................... 198

My LCD screen is blank. ................................................ 198

My LCD screen continues to show the previous screen. 198

The image on my connected external display is not centered

or sized properly. .............................................................198

I want to change the video resolution of my display. ......198

Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad.............199

My mouse does not work.................................................199

My touchpad does not work properly. .............................199

The pointer does not move when I use the Touchpad or

Mouse...............................................................................200

Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards, and Peripheral De-

vices.........................................................................201

My floppy disk drive cannot write to a floppy disk.........201

My optical drive is not playing my CD or DVD properly.....

201

My optical drive tray does not open. ...............................202

I cannot use Digital Video (DV) devices. The message “DV

equipment seems to be disconnected or turned off” appears.

202

My PC Card does not work..............................................202

Troubleshooting the Software .................................203

My software program stops responding or crashes. ........203

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. ..............................................203

The application cannot find a file while a PC Card is insert-

ed......................................................................................203

What software do I use for CD-R/CD-RW software func-

tions?................................................................................203

Troubleshooting i.LINK Devices............................204

I cannot establish a connection between two VAIO comput-

ers when using an i.LINK cable.......................................204

Troubleshooting the Modem ...................................205

My modem does not work. ..............................................205

My modem connection is slow. .......................................205

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Troubleshooting Audio ........................................... 206

My speakers have no sound. ........................................... 206

My microphone does not work. ...................................... 207

Troubleshooting Wireless LAN functions.............. 208

I cannot use the Wireless LAN functionality.................. 208

I cannot set up a Wireless LAN. ..................................... 208

The computer cannot connect to a Wireless LAN Access

Point. ............................................................................... 209

I cannot access the Internet. ............................................ 209

The data transfer speed is slow. ...................................... 210

The communication speed is interrupted or slowed down

when MPEG2 data is transferred. ................................... 210

The IBSS Ad-hoc mode channel is different from the one I

specified. ......................................................................... 210

The settings cannot be saved in “Edit Configuration,” even

when I enter the encryption key with “Use hexadecimal.”...

210

The computer connects automatically to a Wireless LAN

Access Point.................................................................... 210

Troubleshooting the Printer .................................... 211

I cannot print. .................................................................. 211

Getting Help.............................................213

Support Options ...................................................... 213

Index.........................................................215

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applications.

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