User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EC2KGX/BI

[. . . ] Macrovision: This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U. S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. [. . . ] Memory-resident disc utilities may cause unstable operation or data loss. Deactivate these utilities before writing data to a disc. For best results, use CD-Rs that are compatible with 4x speed, as the software pre-installed on your computer is preset to that speed. Your VAIO notebook does not support 1x writing speed. When using a software application to burn CDs, be sure to exit and close all other applications. Fingerprints and dust on the surface of a disc may cause writing errors. Do not put your VAIO notebook into a power saving mode while using the pre-installed software. Always use the AC adapter as the power source for your computer when you write data to a CD-RW or CD-R. It is not possible to burn CDs when the CD-RW/DVD-ROM docking station is not connected to AC power. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 67 Using the floppy disk drive on the docking station The docking station is equipped with an internal floppy disk drive. You can also use an external USB floppy disk drive on the undocked main unit. It is not possible to use any USB floppy disk drive when the notebook is docked. You can connect the optional Sony USB mouse (PCGA-UMS1 series). As the driver for this mouse is preinstalled on your computer, you can use the mouse by just connecting it. Connecting a printer You can connect a Windows-compatible printer to your computer to print documents. Connecting a printer using the USB connector To connect a printer using the USB connector, proceed as follows 1 2 Plug an optional USB printer cable into one of the USB connectors on your computer or your docking station. A USB connector is identified by the symbol. Plug the printer power cord into an AC outlet. Before using the printer, you may need to change the Printer settings in the Sony Notebook Setup software. Turn off your computer and the printer, unplug the AC adapter and the power cord before connecting the printer. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 76 Connecting a printer using the printer connector The docking station (optional) is equipped with a printer connector. To connect a printer using the printer connector, proceed as follows: 1 2 Plug the printer cable (1) supplied with the printer into the docking station printer connector (2) identified by the symbol. Plug the printer power cord (3) into an AC outlet. Before using the printer, you may need to change the Printer settings in the Sony Notebook Setup software. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 77 Connecting an i. LINKTM device Your computer includes an i. LINKTM (IEEE1394) connector, which you can use to connect to an i. LINKTM device such as a digital video camera recorder or to connect two VAIO notebooks in order to copy, delete or edit files. The i. LINKTM connector of your notebook does not supply power to external devices generally powered by i. LINKTM connectors. The i. LINKTM connector supports transfer rates up to 400 Mbps; however, the actual transfer rate depends on the transfer rate of the external device. The i. LINKTM features available may vary depending on the software applications you use. Refer to the documentation that came with your software for more information. [. . . ] The product recovery CD-ROMs include the application recovery CD-ROM and the system recovery CD-ROM(s) A type of mouse or keyboard port. PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) refers to the plain old telephone service, the national telecommunication networks implementing voice transmission by using analog signals. Pixel Port replicator Processor Product recovery CD-ROM PS/2 PSTN Glossary Sony Notebook User Guide nN 118 Term RAM Definition Short for Random Access Memory, the memory used to run programs and store data in current use. RAM is the fastest kind of memory to read from and write to. Information stored in RAM is lost when you turn off the computer. [. . . ]