User manual SONY VAIO VPC-F11DGX

[. . . ] 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 authorised by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorised by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. [. . . ] If your computer is off, you can directly unplug the USB cable from the computer. Inserting a floppy disk To insert a floppy disk, proceed as follows: 1 2 Hold the disk (1) with the label side facing up. Gently push the disk into the drive (2) until it clicks into place. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 59 Removing a floppy disk To remove a floppy disk, proceed as follows: When you have finished using the floppy disk, wait until the LED indicator (1) turns off and then press the eject button (2) to remove the disk. Before pressing the eject button, make sure that the LED indicator is turned off. If the disk does not come out by pressing the eject button, disconnect the floppy disk drive from the computer. !Do not press the eject button while the LED indicator is on. It may damage the floppy disk. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 60 Connecting a printer You can connect a Windows® -compatible printer to your computer to print documents. Connecting a printer using the USB connector You can connect a USB printer compatible with your version of Windows® to your computer. To connect a printer using the USB connector, proceed as follows: 1 Plug an optional USB printer cable into one of the USB connectors on your notebook. A USB connector is identified by the symbol on your notebook and printer. 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. 2 Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 61 Connecting a printer using the 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 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 62 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. Using DigitalPrint explains how to get the most enjoyment out of your photographs taken with a digital camera. Customising your computer explains how to set your system and power management. Installing and updating applications explains how to install, run or uninstall a software application. Managing drivers explains how to install, update or uninstall a driver. Using the Product Recovery CD-ROMs explains how to perform a system and application recovery. Using partitioned drives tells you what you can do with partitioned drives. Refer to the Specifications online document for details on your computer, drivers and accessories. In the VAIO-Link Customer Service Guide you will find all the VAIO-Link information you need, including specific contact numbers and addresses for each country. Consult the Online Help files of the software you are using for detailed information on features and troubleshooting. Refer to the Microsoft Quick Start manual for more information on Windows® . Go to http://www. club-vaio. sony-europe. com to find online tutorials about your favourite VAIO software. Getting help Sony Notebook User Guide nN 67 Other sources of information The Online help files that accompany your pre-installed software contain instructions on using the software. [. . . ] PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) refers to the plain old telephone service, the national telecommunication networks implementing voice transmission by using analog signals. 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. [. . . ]