User manual SONY PCG-R505TL

[. . . ] Contents Notice to Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii 1 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Unpacking Your Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The "Undock Complete" dialog box appears. Once the "Undock Complete" dialog box appears, continue on to step 2 to finish undocking the notebook. This prevents from leaving the notebook on the docking station in this released state for too long. UNDOCK switch UNDOCK Switch 2 Release and remove your notebook as described in "Disconnecting the Docking Station when the Notebook is Off" . 68 Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive You can use the floppy disk drive in the optional docking station. If you do not utilize the docking station drive, you can connect an optional PCGA-UFD5 floppy disk drive to the USB connector on your notebook. Do not use an optional PCGA-UFD5 floppy disk drive while your notebook is connected to the docking station. To Insert a Diskette 1 2 Hold the diskette with the label side facing up. Gently push the diskette into the drive until it clicks into place. Inserting Diskette Diskette 69 VAIO® R505 SuperSlim ProTM Notebook User Guide To Remove a Diskette When you finish using the diskette, wait until the LED indicator light turns off and then press the Eject button to remove the diskette. Removing Diskette Eject Button Notes on Handling Diskettes Do not open the shutter manually and touch the surface of the diskette. Keep diskettes away from direct sunlight and other heat sources. 70 Connecting an Optical Drive Connecting an Optical Drive You can use the optional PCGA-DSD5 CD-RW/DVD Docking Station or PCGADSD5 DVD Docking Station with your notebook. Do not use an optional optical drive such as PCGA-CD51/A CD-ROM drive while your notebook is connected to the docking station. To Insert a Disc If you are using a PC card (such as a wireless LAN card) with its head out of the slot, remove it before you insert a disc. 1 Press the Eject button. The disc tray slides out. Inserting a Disc Eject Button 71 VAIO® R505 SuperSlim ProTM Notebook User Guide 2 Place the disc in the tray with the label side facing up. Push the disc onto the hub until the disc clicks into place. Inserting Disc Disc 3 Close the tray by pushing it gently. The BUSY indicator on the drive flashes while your notebook reads data from the disc. When the notebook is in power saving mode, the tray will not open. 72 Connecting an Optical Drive Playing a DVD To achieve optimum performance when playing DVDs, it is recommended that you close all open applications before playing a DVD movie. When playing DVD movies on battery power, set the power management profile to DVD. With other profiles, the movies are choppy. As an alternative, you can set the power management profile to Automatic Profile Selection, which will cause the DVD profile to be selected automatically whenever you insert a DVD. See "Controlling Power Management" for information on how to set the power management profile. You can play DVDs using the WinDVD software. See the help file that came with the WinDVD software for details. Some discs recorded at 20 or 24 bits may produce noise while playing. If you have audio devices connected, this may cause damage to your hearing and the speakers. Reduce the volume before playing such discs. . Note the following for playing a DVD video: Do not switch between LCD and external display while playing a DVD video. Do not put your notebook into power saving mode while playing a DVD video. Do not install the software that comes with DVD 51A drive. Some DVD videos may allow limited operations or functions, or present sound noise or dropped frames. Memory-resident disc utilities, such as the screen saver and virus checker, may cause unstable operation or data loss. Deactivate these utilities (if they are active) before writing data to a disc. 73 VAIO® R505 SuperSlim ProTM Notebook User Guide Handling and Cleaning CD and DVD Media Proper care of the disc is essential to maintain its reliability. [. . . ] If the speakers have a mute button, make sure the button is off. If the speakers are powered by batteries, verify that the batteries are inserted properly and that they are charged. If you have connected an audio cable to the Headphone connector, disconnect the cable. 137 VAIO® R505 SuperSlim ProTM Notebook User Guide My microphone does not work. If you are using an external microphone, verify that the microphone is plugged into the Microphone connector. See "Connecting an External Microphone" for details. Troubleshooting the Printer I cannot print. The default setting for the printer port mode is correct for most printers. [. . . ]