User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EB31FX/WI

[. . . ] It also describes ways you can efficiently utilize the battery as a power source. Using AC Power Using the Battery Conserving Battery Power Page 2 Using AC Power The supplied battery is not charged when you receive your computer. To use your computer immediately, use the supplied AC adapter as the power source. While the computer uses AC power, it automatically charges the battery if it is inserted. See Using the Battery for more information on installing and using your battery. Connecting the AC adapter Turning on the computer Page 3 Connecting the AC adapter To connect the AC adapter 1. [. . . ] The Safely Remove Hardware dialog box 2. 4. Click to select the PC Card in the Hardware devices window, if it is not already selected. The Stop a Hardware device window appears. Make sure the PC Card is selected, and click OK. A message appears stating it is safe to remove the hardware device. Gently pull the card out of the slot. 5. 7. To remove a PC Card while the computer is off 1. Gently pull the card out of the slot. To remove slot protectors 1. If you use a Type III PC Card, you need to remove both the top and bottom PC Card slot protectors. Page 88 Connecting and disconnecting PC Card drives The PC Card drive enables you to read data stored on a DVD or CD. Your computer may come with an external PC Card drive, depending on the model you purchased. If you wish to purchase an optional PC Card drive, shop Sony online at http://www. sonystyle. com/vaio or contact your local retailer. If you connect a non-Sony DVD drive to your VAIO® computer, DVD playback may not function properly. You may not be able to use some PC Cards or some functions of the PC Card with this computer. Check the guide that came with your PC Card for more information on its use. Why does an exclamation mark (!) appear on the Device Manager tab in the System Properties dialog box?You may not be using the most recent driver software provided by the PC Card manufacturer. Make sure the necessary drivers are installed. You may need to remove the driver software, and reinstall it. Page 91 Audio and Video Connections Using i. LINK Digital-Video Recorders Using Computer Monitors and Projectors Using Speakers Using Microphones Page 92 Using i. LINK Digital-Video Recorders You can connect an i. LINK®1 digital-video (DV) recorder, such as an i. LINK digital video camera recorder, to the i. LINK® S400 (IEEE 1394) port on your computer. The i. LINK digital video camera recorder is an external device that allows you to record images digitally. 1 Connecting an i. LINK digital video recorder Disconnecting the i. LINK digital video recorder Using a digital video camera recorder Notes on connecting an i. LINK device Frequently asked questions i. LI N K is a trademark of Sony us ed to des ignate that a produc t c ontains an I E E E 1 3 9 4 c onnec tor. T he i. LI N K c onnec tion may vary, depending on the s oftware applic ation, operating s ys tem, and c ompatible i. LI N K devic es . A ll produc ts with an i. LI N K c onnec tion may not c ommunic ate with eac h other. Refer to the doc umentation that c ame with your c ompatible i. LI N K devic e for more information on operating c onditions and proper c onnec tion. Before c onnec ting c ompatible i. LI N K P C peripherals to your s ys tem, s uc h as a C D-RW or hard dis k drive, c onfirm their operating s ys tem c ompatibility and required operating c onditions . Page 93 Connecting an i. LINK digital video recorder You can connect an i. LINK digital video (DV) recorder when the computer is powered on or off. Connecting the DV recorder when the computer is in a power saving mode (Standby or Hibernate) may cause the computer to malfunction. To connect an i. LINK digital video recorder 1. [. . . ] The Display Properties dialog box appears. Move the screen resolution slider to the left to reduce the size and to the right to increase the size of the video resolution. 2. 3. How do I switch the computer screen (LCD) from LCD to TV?See Selecting a display mode for instructions on how to switch the display mode to LCD and TV. Page 160 Troubleshooting Programs What do I do when a program stops responding or crashes? Try restarting your computer. [. . . ]