Sony PCG-R505JL/C - Manuals

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 6 Unpacking Your Notebook Remove the following hardware, documents, and CDs from the box: Hardware Documents ❑ VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start — Contains details on unpacking and setting up your notebook, supplementary updates, and softwa...

Unpacking Your Notebook 7 Software CDs ❑ Microsoft® Word — Enables you to reinstall Microsoft Word to the VAIO® computer you purchased, if the application becomes corrupted or is erased. Recovery CDs ❑ Application Recovery CD(s) — Enables you to reinstall individual applications if they become corru...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 8 Registering Your Notebook Take advantage of Sony’s commitment to quality customer support and receive these benefits by registering your notebook: ❑ Sony Customer Support — Talk to a Support Representative to troubleshoot problems you may be having wi...

Setting Up Your Dial-Up Connection 9 Setting Up Your Dial-Up Connection This section describes the basic steps for setting up your dial-up connection. The Connection Wizard guides you through the process of connecting to the Internet and then choosing an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or setting up...

13 Setting Up Your VAIO Notebook This section describes the following: ❑ Locating Controls and Connectors ❑ Connecting the Docking Station ❑ Disconnecting the Docking Station ❑ Connecting a Power Source ❑ Starting Your Notebook ❑ Shutting Down Your Notebook ❑ Using Power Saving Modes

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 14 Locating Controls and Connectors On the Notebook Front 1 Power indicator 8 Scroll lock indicator 2 Battery indicator 9 LCD screen 3 Memory Stick® indicator 10 Speakers 4 Docking Station indicator 11 Power button 5 Hard disk drive indicator 12 Keyboar...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 16 Right 1 USB port 5 PC Card slot 2 Headphone jack 6 Ethernet port 3 Microphone jack 7 Phone line jack 4 i.LINK® (IEEE1394) S400 port Only connect 10Base-T and 100Base-TX cables to the Ethernet port. Do not connect any other type of network cable or an...

Locating Controls and Connectors 17 Removing Rubber Tab ✍ Gently pull the rubber tab away from the notebook to find the Ethernet port and phone line jack. Bottom 1 Battery unlock/lock lever 3 Reset switch 2 Battery unlock lever 4 Docking station connector Rubber tab

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 18 On the Docking Station Your notebook may come with a PCGA-DSD5 or PCGA-DSM5 docking station, depending on the model you purchased. Both Sony docking stations provide you with the following features: ❑ A floppy disk drive. ❑ An optical drive. ❑ A back...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 20 Connecting the Docking Station You may connect your notebook to the docking station as long as it is not in power saving mode, i.e., Standby or Hibernate. Connecting the notebook while it is in power saving mode may result in data loss or a computer ...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 22 Disconnecting the Docking Station You may disconnect the notebook from the docking station when the notebook is off or on. However, do not disconnect the notebook from the docking station while the docking indicator is on, while the notebook is in St...

Disconnecting the Docking Station 23 2 Remove the notebook from the docking station, while moving the notebook slightly back to disengage it from the two front latches of the docking station. Disconnecting the docking station when the notebook is on You can use the Start Menu in the Windows® task tr...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 24 From the Start menu 1 Click Start in the Windows® taskbar. 2 Select Unlock Computer to access the Undock Complete dialog box. 3 Release and remove your notebook. See “Disconnecting the docking station when the notebook is off” on page 22 for instruct...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 26 Connecting a Power Source You can use either AC power or a rechargeable battery pack as a power source. Using the AC adapter 1 Plug the cable attached to the AC adapter into the DC In port on the notebook. 2 Plug one end of the power cord into the AC...

Connecting a Power Source 27 ❑ The LED indicator on the AC adapter may be turned on until the AC adapter is unplugged from your notebook. ❑ When the AC adapter is not used, unplug it from the AC outlet. ❑ Use only the supplied AC adapter. Do not use any other AC adapter. Using battery power You can ...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 28 3 Align the grooves and tabs on the battery with the tabs and notches on the back of the notebook, and then slide the battery toward the notebook until it clicks into place. 4 Slide the lock lever into the LOCK position to secure the battery on the n...

Connecting a Power Source 29 The battery indicator on the front of the notebook indicates the status of the battery pack. To remove the battery pack You can remove the battery pack while your notebook is on or off. However, if you remove the battery pack while your notebook is on, make sure the note...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 30 3 Slide the release lever to the UNLOCK position and slide the battery away from the notebook. Notes on the battery ❑ To determine the remaining battery charge, see “Displaying Battery Information” in your online user guide for more information. ❑ Ke...

Connecting a Power Source 31 ❑ Never leave the battery pack in temperatures above 140° F (60° C), such as under direct sunlight or in a car parked in the sun. ❑ Battery life is shorter in a cold environment. This is due to decreased battery efficiency at low temperatures. ❑ Charge the battery at tem...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 32 Starting Your Notebook 1 Slide the LCD lock lever in the direction of the arrow and lift the cover. 2 Press the power button located on the right side of the notebook until the green power indicator turns on. 3 If necessary, adjust the brightness con...

Shutting Down Your Notebook 33 Shutting Down Your Notebook 1 Click Start on the Windows® taskbar. 2 (Windows XP) Click Turn Off Computer at the bottom of the Start menu to display the “Turn Off computer” dialog box, and click Turn Off.(Windows 2000) Click Shut Down at the bottom of the Start menu to...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 34 Using Power Saving Modes When you use a battery as the source of power for your notebook, you can take advantage of power management settings to conserve battery life. In addition to the normal operating mode, which allows you to turn off specific de...

Using Power Saving Modes 35 To use Hibernate mode 1 Press the key combination Fn + F12. For Windows® XP systems, you may also press the power button and release it immediately. The “Save to Disk Manager” window appears and the notebook enters Hibernate mode. 2 Press the power button to return to nor...

37 Adding Memory In the future you may want to install memory modules to expand the functionality of your notebook. The amount of memory on your notebook will vary depending on the model you purchased. Expansion memory modules are available as options. For memory upgrades, use only PC100 (CL2) SDRAM...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim™ Pro Notebook Quick Start 38 ❑ Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage disk drives and other components. Perform the procedures described below only at an ESD workstation. If such a station is not available, do not work in a carpeted area, and do not handle materials that produ...

Removing a Memory Module 39 Removing a Memory Module 1 Turn off your notebook and disconnect all peripheral devices, such as your printer. 2 Unplug the notebook and remove the battery packs. 3 After the notebook has cooled, loosed and remove the two screws with the mark located on the bottom of your...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim™ Pro Notebook Quick Start 40 Installing a Memory Module 1 Turn off your notebook and disconnect all peripheral devices, such as your printer. 2 Unplug the notebook and remove the battery packs. 3 After the notebook has cooled, loosed and remove the two screws with the mark locat...

Installing a Memory Module 41 5 Lift the keyboard from the LCD display side, then gently turn it over on the touchpad space. Be careful not to detach the cable when lifting the keyboard. 6 You must remove the existing memory module before you can install a new module. See “Removing a Memory Module” ...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim™ Pro Notebook Quick Start 42 10 Press the module into place until it clicks. 11 Gently replace the keyboard, then press it into your notebook. Be careful not to detach the cable when lifting the keyboard. Installing the Memory Module Replacing the Keyboard

Viewing the Amount of Memory 43 12 Close the notebook cover, then tighten the screws on the bottom of the computer. Viewing the Amount of Memory 1 Restart the notebook. 2 Click Start on the Windows® taskbar, point to VAIO option, and click “Sony Notebook Setup.” The Sony Notebook Setup window appear...

45 About the Software on Your Notebook Your VAIO® notebook is ready to help you work, play, learn, and communicate as soon as you turn it on. This section provides you the following information: ❑ Overview of the Software on Your Notebook ❑ Using Your Recovery CDs Overview of the Software on Your No...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 46 Adobe Premiere® LE (On selected models) Adobe Systems Inc. Adobe Premiere LE offers interface and editing tools for producing movies for video, multimedia, or the Web. View source clips and edited footage simultaneously on-screen. You can create your...

Overview of the Software on Your Notebook 47 DVgate™ Sony Electronics Inc. Connect a digital video camera recorder to the i.LINK® port and capture your own video clips and still images. You can edit clips from your video, add new clips, and combine clips into new movie segments. You can also save yo...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 48 MovieShaker™ Sony Electronics Inc. Sony’s original MovieShaker software creates personal movies that have transitions, background music, and text. Just import your video clips and “shake” with a click of the mouse. Your personal movies are easy to cr...

Overview of the Software on Your Notebook 49 PictureGear™ Sony Electronics Inc. This image management software displays images from your hard drive, a Sony digital still camera, or a Sony Mavica® camera. The images appear in a convenient light-table format, so that you can easily view the contents o...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 50 QuickTime® Apple Computer Inc. QuickTime is versatile software used to play hundreds of different kinds of files, including video, audio, and virtual reality (VR) movies. You can play QuickTime files (referred to as “QuickTime movies”) using QuickTim...

Overview of the Software on Your Notebook 51 Smart Capture Sony Electronics Inc. Smart Capture is a fun new way to send multimedia messages via e-mail. Smart Capture manages the i.LINK® * connection between your notebook and a Sony Digital Handycam® Camcorder that supports the i.LINK interface. It a...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 52 SonyStyle Connect SM (On selected models) Sony Electronics Inc. SonyStyle Connect provides excellent dial-up, as well as DSL, Internet connection services. To find out which plan is best for you, visit http://www.sonystyleconnect.com and find out wha...

Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs 53 Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs Your notebook comes with the following application, driver, and system recovery CDs. See “Using Your Recovery CDs” on page 54 for information. Application Recovery CD(s) Sony Electronics Inc. This CD enables...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 54 Using Your Recovery CDs The following sections describe how to use the Application Recovery, Driver Recovery, and System Recovery utilities. To use the Application Recovery CD(s) The Application Recovery CD(s) allows you to reinstall individual appli...

Using Your Recovery CDs 55 To use the Driver Recovery CD(s) The Driver Recovery CD utility enables you to reinstall individual drivers if they become corrupted or are erased. You can reinstall an individual driver to correct a problem that you are experiencing with your notebook, hardware, or softwa...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 56 Device Manager window 7 From the Action menu, click Uninstall. This will remove the device driver from your system. Click OK to confirm this action. Repeat as necessary. 8 Reboot your computer. Click Start on the Windows taskbar, and click Turn Off C...

Using Your Recovery CDs 57 4 Click Performance and Maintenance, then click System. The System Properties dialog box appears. 5 From the Hardware tab, click Device Manager. 6 Click to highlight the device for which you wish to reinstall the driver. 7 From the Actions menu, choose Properties. The Prop...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 58 Using the Driver Recovery CD(s) (Windows 2000) 1 Turn on your notebook. If your notebook is already on, close all applications. 2 When the Windows® desktop appears, insert the Driver Recovery CD in the optical disc drive. 3 Use My Computer or Windows...

Using Your Recovery CDs 59 1 Insert the Sony System Recovery CD in the optical drive. 2 Shut down your notebook as described in the “Shutting Down Your Notebook” section of your printed Quick Start. 3 Wait 4 seconds and turn on your notebook. 4 Click OK to signify you have read and accept the Micros...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 60 After recovering your system using the System Recovery CD(s), you may be prompted to insert your Application Recovery CD(s) after restarting Windows. Insert the Application Recovery CD to automatically complete recovery of your system. Updating the t...

61 Troubleshooting This section describes how to solve common problems you may encounter when using your notebook. Many problems have simple solutions, so try these suggestions before you contact Sony PC Support (http://www.sony.com/pcsupport). Consult the following sections: ❑ Troubleshooting Your ...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 62 ❑ If you plugged the notebook into a power strip or UPS, make sure the power strip or UPS is turned on and working. ❑ If you are using an external display, check that it is plugged into a power source and turned on. Check that the brightness and cont...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 64 My notebook stops responding or does not shut down. It is best to shut down your notebook using the Turn Off Computer command (Microsoft® Windows XP) or the Shut Down command (Windows 2000) on the Windows Start menu. Using other methods, including th...

Troubleshooting 65 1 Close all open applications. 2 Restart the notebook by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete simultaneously and clicking Restart on the Windows Security window. 3 If this procedure does not work, press and hold the power button for 4 seconds or longer to shut down the notebook. The sound of ...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 66 5 Turn on your notebook. I cannot operate the optical drive in the docking station, when the docking station is connected to the notebook and the notebook is connected to another computer via an i.LINK connection. Set the i.LINK network switch at the...

Troubleshooting 67 ❑ The notebook may be in LCD (Video) Standby mode. Press any key to activate the screen. ❑ The display mode may be set to external display mode. Press and hold the Fn key while pressing F7 several times. My LCD screen continues to show the previous screen. Press the Windows key an...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 68 3 Press Tab to select Enable Touchpad, and then press Enter. ❑ Restart the notebook to activate the touchpad again. ❑ If your touchpad is interpreting a single tap as a double-click, adjust the button assignments. Follow these steps: 1 Press the Wind...

Troubleshooting 69 ❑ You may need to use your supplied Driver Recovery CD to reinstall the touchpad or mouse drivers. See “To use the Driver Recovery CD(s)” on page 55 for more information. Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards, and Peripheral Devices My floppy disk drive cannot write to a floppy disk. ❑...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 70 ❑ If a region code warning appears when you try to use your optical drive, it may be that the DVD you are trying to play is incompatible with the optical drive. Verify the region code listed on the DVD package. ❑ Condensation may cause the notebook t...

Troubleshooting 71 Troubleshooting the Software My software program stops responding or crashes. Contact the software publisher or designated provider for technical support. See “Software Support Information” on page 79 for contact information. When I click an application icon, the message “You must...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 72 Verify that your AOL connection still functions satisfactorily with the WAN Network Driver disabled. If you need to reverse this setting, repeat the steps above and select Enable. What software do I use for CD-R/CD-RW software functions? Sony recomme...

Troubleshooting 73 ❑ Check that the phone line is working by plugging the line in an ordinary phone and listening for a dial tone. ❑ Verify that the phone number the program is dialing is correct. ❑ Verify that the software you are using is compatible with the notebook’s modem. (All preinstalled Son...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 74 1 Click Start, point to Settings, point to Control panel, then double-click System. The System Properties dialog box appears. 2 Click the Device Manager tab. 3 Set the sound device to enable. ❑ If your notebook is powered by batteries, verify that th...

Troubleshooting 75 Your connected printer may not function after the notebook resumes from a power saving mode. If this occurs, follow these steps to reset the printer connection: 1 (Windows XP) Click Start on the Windows taskbar, and select Control Panel. (Windows 2000) Click Start on the Windows t...

77 Getting Help Sony provides you with several support options to answer questions about your VAIO notebook or the preinstalled software. Refer to these resources in the order listed. Support Options 1 VAIO® Notebook User Guide and VAIO ® Notebook Quick Start The online VAIO® Notebook User Guide and...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 78 4 Sony PC Support Provides instant access to information on commonly encountered problems. Enter a description of your problem and the Knowledge Database searches for the corresponding solutions online. You can access the Sony Computing Support at: h...

Software Support Information 79 Software Support Information Adobe Acrobat® Reader™, Adobe Photoshop® Elements, Adobe® Premiere® LE (Adobe Systems Inc.) America Online® (America Online, Inc.) CompuServe® 2000 (CompuServe Interactive Services Inc.) Drag’n Drop CD™ (DigiOn Inc. and Easy Systems Japan ...

VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook Quick Start 82 Sony Service Center For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-4-SONY-PC (1-888-476-6972) or find Sony Customer Service on the Web at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport.

83 Index A AC adapter 26 AC power 26 Application Recovery CD 54 audio troubleshooting 73 B battery pack charging 28 indicator light status 29 indicator lights 29 inserting 27 loading 27 power saving modes 34 power status 29 rechargeable 26 removing 29 using 30 battery power 26 brightness adjusting 3...