Sony PCG-F450 - Manual

Sony PCG-F450

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Notice to Users
  • Page 3 – Owner’s Record; Safety Information; WARNING; used in the DVD-ROM drive is; AVERTISSEMENT; Declaration of Conformity
  • Page 5 – In some areas the disposal of lithium ion
  • Page 6 – INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE
  • Page 9 – Contents; Setting Up Your VAIO
  • Page 11 – Welcome; Features; Exceptional performance; For a complete description of the specifications of your VAIO
  • Page 12 – Unpacking Your Notebook Computer; Remove the following hardware items from the box:; Manuals; The VAIO
  • Page 13 – Recovery CDs; Microsoft; Other; Setting up your VAIO
  • Page 15 – Locating Controls and Connectors; Front
  • Page 16 – Left
  • Page 17 – Right
  • Page 18 – Bottom; not cover the ventilation slot when your computer is on.
  • Page 19 – Connecting a Power Source; Using the AC Adapter; Plug one end of the power cord into the AC adapter.
  • Page 20 – Using Battery Power; To insert the battery pack; Open the cover of the battery bay.; temporary loss of power.
  • Page 22 – battery pack in the multipurpose bay.
  • Page 23 – Starting Your Computer
  • Page 24 – Shutting Down Your Computer; Click the Start button on the Windows; Respond to any prompts warning you to save documents.
  • Page 25 – Registering Your Computer; Sony Customer Support –; registration service. See “Connecting a Phone Line” on page 44.
  • Page 26 – Using the Keyboard; Key
  • Page 28 – Combinations and Functions with the Windows 98 Key; Combination
  • Page 29 – Indicators
  • Page 30 – Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key; Feature
  • Page 32 – Using the Touchpad; Action
  • Page 33 – Using the Floppy Disk Drive; To insert a diskette; Hold the diskette with the label side facing up.; To remove a diskette
  • Page 34 – To reinsert the floppy disk drive; Turn off the computer.
  • Page 35 – To insert a disc; Turn on the computer.; Customizing Your
  • Page 36 – Close the tray by pushing it gently.; Customizing Your VAIO
  • Page 37 – Playing a DVD; Notebook; To play a DVD in Normal Display Mode; Click Setting to display the DVD Settings window.; speakers. Reduce the volume before playing such discs.
  • Page 38 – Click OK to confirm the setting.; To display wallpaper while playing a DVD
  • Page 39 – Using PC Cards; To insert a PC card; Use the lower slot for Type III PC cards.; in the online document
  • Page 40 – Remove the PC card slot protector.; manual that came with your PC card for more information on use.
  • Page 41 – Close any applications that are using the PC card.
  • Page 42 – Using Smart Connect; See the Smart Connect online help for more information.
  • Page 43 – Using Infrared Communication Devices; To use infrared communication with another computer
  • Page 45 – Using Power-Saving Modes; Normal Mode; To activate System Idle mode
  • Page 47 – Using a Second Battery Pack; To insert a second battery pack; Insert the battery pack into the multipurpose bay.
  • Page 49 – Remove the weight saver, and then pull out the battery pack.
  • Page 50 – Using the Weight Saver; The weight saver protects the multipurpose bay when it is empty.; To attach the weight saver; Manually lock the weight saver ’s Release lever.
  • Page 53 – Connecting Peripheral Devices; Digital still camera or other serial device (page 56); You do not need to turn off your computer to connect USB devices.
  • Page 54 – Connecting a Phone Line; Plug the other end into the wall jack.; to receive the extended warranty.
  • Page 55 – Connecting the Port Replicator; network driver starts automatically.
  • Page 56 – Turn off your computer and disconnect all peripherals.
  • Page 57 – Plug the cable attached to the AC adapter into the
  • Page 58 – Turn off your computer and the connected peripherals.
  • Page 59 – Connecting a Printer; To connect a printer; Use the; Setup software. See “Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen” in
  • Page 60 – Connecting an External Display; To connect a computer display
  • Page 63 – Connecting an External Mouse or Keyboard; You can connect a PS/2
  • Page 64 – Connecting External Speakers; To connect external speakers
  • Page 65 – Connecting an External Microphone; To connect an external microphone; compliant with the plug-in power microphone.
  • Page 66 – Connecting a Digital Still Camera; To connect a digital still camera; If your digital video camera recorder includes a Memory Stick
  • Page 67 – Connecting a Digital Video Camera Recorder; To connect a digital video camera recorder
  • Page 68 – Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device; You can connect a USB device to your computer.; To connect a USB device
  • Page 69 – Troubleshooting; My computer does not start; Make sure there is no diskette in the floppy disk drive.
  • Page 71 – Make sure the computer is turned on.
  • Page 72 – Make sure the label of the CD-ROM is facing up.; I cannot play a DVD-ROM
  • Page 73 – to increase the volume.; My modem does not work; Check that the phone number the program is dialing is correct.; My modem connection is slow
  • Page 75 – Make sure the PC card is compatible with Windows 98.; The sound of my computer’s fan is too loud; Notebook Computer for details on using Sony Notebook Setup.; Click the Device Manager tab.
  • Page 76 – Power Management
  • Page 77 – Changing the Window Design of Sony Software; To change the window design of Sony software:
  • Page 78 – Using the System Recovery and Application; The System Recovery utility gives you three options:; Full Restore without Format; restores all the software titles that; Full Restore with Format; formats the hard disk drive and then; Operating System Only; restores the Windows; contact Sony Customer Support.
  • Page 79 – Using the System Recovery and Application Recovery CDs; Insert the Sony System Recovery CD in the DVD-ROM drive.; If your computer does not start from the Recovery CD; Press the arrow keys to select the Exit menu.; Microsoft Windows 98
  • Page 80 – Check that Yes is selected, then press the Enter key.; Sony Customer Support.
  • Page 81 – About the Software on Your Computer; America Online; easy
  • Page 82 – Connect a digital video camera recorder to the i.LINK; Sony Electronics
  • Page 83 – Microsoft Corporation; camera. The images appear in a convenient; Prodigy Communications Corporation
  • Page 85 – About Your Recovery CDs
  • Page 86 – For Answers to Your Software Questions
  • Page 87 – Sony Service Center
  • Page 89 – Adding Memory
  • Page 90 – To remove a memory module; Unplug the computer and remove the battery packs.; Total System Memory
  • Page 92 – Specifications
  • Page 95 – Index
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Page 2 - Notice to Users

Notice to Users © 1999 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. This manual and the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO T...

Page 3 - Owner’s Record; Safety Information; WARNING; used in the DVD-ROM drive is; AVERTISSEMENT; Declaration of Conformity

Owner’s Record The model number and serial number are located on the bottom of your Sony VAIO ® Notebook. Record the serial number in the space provided here. Refer to the model and serial number when you call your Sony Service Center. Model Number: PCG-F430/PCG-F450 Serial Number:__________________...

Page 5 - In some areas the disposal of lithium ion

If trouble is experienced with this equipment, please contact 1-888-4SONYPC (1-888-476-6972), or write to the Sony Customer Information Center, One Sony Drive, Park Ridge, NJ 07656, for repairand/or warranty information. If the trouble is causing harm to the telephone network, the telephone company ...

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