User manual SONY IVOV11

[. . . ] BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE, OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF. reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. The software described herein is governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement. This product contains software owned by Sony and licensed by third parties. [. . . ] On (red) indicates optical drive activity. Stand by (amber) indicates the computer is in Stand by mode. On (blue) indicates the computer is out of Stand by mode, ready to use. Off (no color) indicates the computer is turned off, or in hibernation mode. 6 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual Connectors Audio L In jack Video In jack S-Video In jack Audio R In jack i. LINK port USB1, USB2 ports Connector Audio L In jack Video In jack S-Video In jack Audio R In jack i. LINK® port (IEEE 1394)* USB1, USB2 ports * Description Connects to an audio cable (supplied). Connects to an S-video cable (optional). Connects to a digital device that has a 4-pin i. LINK header. Connects to USB devices. To connect to a 6-pin i. LINK device, use the i. LINK port on the back of the system. A 6-pin i. LINK connector can supply power from the computer to the device if the device also has a 6-pin i. LINK port. A 4-pin i. LINK connector cannot supply power to the device. Identifying Components 7 Rear View Mouse port Keyboard port Ethernet port KEYBOARD MOUSE USB ports Printer/Parallel port S/P DIF Out port i. LINK port Serial port Headphone jack Line In jack Microphone jack VGA Monitor port USB USB NETWORK ACT LINK PRINTER OPTICAL OUT AC Input port i. LINK S400 HEADPHONES SERIAL LINE IN MIC 4 MONITOR 3 AV Out jacks 2 OUTPUT S VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO 1 INPUT VHF/UHF port S VIDEO /VIDEO /VIDEO VHF /UHF AUDIO AUDIO AV In jacks Line jack 1 LINE TELEPHONE Telephone jack 8 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual Icon Labels KEYBOARD MOUSE USB USB NETWORK ACT Icon Label Area LINK PRINTER OPTICAL OUT i. LINK S400 HEADPHONES SERIAL LINE IN MIC 4 MONITOR 3 2 OUTPUT S VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO 1 INPUT S VIDEO /VIDEO /VIDEO VHF /UHF AUDIO AUDIO Icon Label Area 1 LINE TELEPHONE Icon Description Mouse port Keyboard port Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports Ethernet port (for LAN connection only) S/P DIF Optical Out port Identifying Components 9 Icon Description Printer/Parallel port i. LINK® (IEEE 1394) port Headphones LINE IN jack (audio) Microphone jack Serial port VGA Monitor port Line jack Telephone jack VHF/UHF port Audio In jack Audio Out jack Video/S-video In jack Video/S-video Out jack 10 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual I/O Connectors The following section identifies the various I/O connectors. Keyboard and Mouse Ports The keyboard and mouse ports are physically identical and have the same pinout. They are standard 6-pin PS/2® compatible female ports. 2 3 1 4 5 6 USB Ports The USB ports are standard 4-pin USB ports. Two USB ports are located at the front, and two at the rear of the system. Ethernet Port The Ethernet port at the rear of the system is used to connect to a 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet network. Ethernet Identifying Components Serial Port 11 The serial port is a standard 9-pin DB-9 male port. 6 1 9 5 Printer/Parallel Port The printer/parallel port is a standard 25-pin DB-25 female port. 25 13 14 1 12 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual VGA Monitor Port The monitor port is a standard 15-pin female high-density VGA-type port located on the AGP plug-in card. 10 15 5 11 6 1 Mic, Line In, and Headphones Jacks The microphone, line in, and headphones jacks are physically identical, but have different connections. If an item has a triangle ( ) to its left, this indicates that a sub-menu of options is available. If a submenu contains items with a triangle, there is another layer of options from which to select. 4 5 Once you select an option, press ESC to back out of each menu until you reach the top level, where the menu bar appears. To exit the BIOS setup utility, press ESC from any top-level screen and follow the prompts. Configuring Your System 19 Changing Power Management Settings Power Management capability is designed to enable your computer to reduce power or shut itself off after being idle for a specified period of time. 1 From the Start menu, point to Settings, click Control Panel, then click Display. The Power Options Properties dialog box opens, with the Power Schemes tab displayed. 2 Select the power scheme that is most appropriate for the way you use your computer. To change a power scheme, change the settings for Turn off monitor, and Turn off hard disks, System stand by, and System hibernates. 20 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual The Turn off monitor option enables you to specify the period of inactivity (in minutes) that you want to elapse before your monitor turns off when your computer is running on AC power. The display reactivates when you move the mouse or press a key. The Turn off hard disks option enables you to specify the period of inactivity (in minutes) that you want to elapse before your hard disks turn off when your computer is running on AC power. The System stand by option enables you to specify the period of inactivity (in minutes) that you want to elapse before your computer goes on Stand by when your computer is running on AC power. Power is reactivated when you click the left mouse button or press spacebar on the keyboard. The System hibernates option enables you to specify the period of inactivity (in minutes) before your computer goes in the hibernate state. Power is reactivated when you push the power button. 3 To save a new power scheme, first modify the settings, click Save As, type a descriptive name, and then click OK. Configuring Your System 21 4 Click the Advanced tab. 5 Select the desired settings. 22 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 6 Click the Hibernate tab. 7 Select the settings most appropriate for your system. Configuring Your System 23 8 Click the UPS tab. [. . . ] If a system error occurs, the Sony Online Support technicians require the number of beeps your system produces. 70 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual PCI Configuration Status and Error Messages The following is a list of status and error messages that may appear on your system from time to time. Message Floppy Disk Controller Resource Conflict NVRAM Checksum Error, NVRAM Cleared NVRAM Cleared By Jumper NVRAM Data Invalid, NVRAM Cleared Parallel Port Resource Conflict PCI Error Log is Full Meaning The floppy disk controller has requested a resource that is already in use. The NVRAM data was reinitialized due to an NVRAM checksum error. The Clear CMOS jumper block has been changed to the clear position. The parallel port has requested a resource that is already in use. [. . . ]