User manual SONY PCG-V505ACK

[. . . ] Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony VAIO® computer, and welcome to the online VAIO® Computer User Guide. This user guide provides detailed information on all aspects of using your new VAIO computer, from keyboard functions to preinstalled software programs. In the left navigation window, click the topics you want to learn more about, and that information will be displayed in this main window. View the Electronic Flyer, which provides updates and supplemental information about your computer. Page 1 Powering Your Computer Your VAIO® computer comes with a battery and an AC adapter. This chapter explains how to install and use these supplied accessories to power your computer. [. . . ] Pull the release latches on each side of the port replicator to release the computer from the port replicator. Releasing a Com puter from a Port Replicator 3. Lift the computer away from the port replicator. Disconnecting a Port Replicator Page 88 Audio and Video Connections Using i. LINK Digital-Video Recorders Using Computer Monitors and Projectors Using Speakers Using Microphones Page 89 Using i. LINK Digital-Video Recorders You can connect a digital-video (DV) recorder, such as an i. LINK®1 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 enables you to record and view digital images. 1 Connecting an i. LINK digital video recorder Disconnecting the i. LINK digital video recorder Using a digital video camera recorder 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 90 Connecting an i. LINK digital video recorder You can connect an i. LINK digital video (DV) recorder when the computer is 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. Before you connect an i. LINK digital video recorder Do not connect more than one digital video camera recorder at a time. The preinstalled programs on your computer will not recognize multiple cameras. Do not connect an external device that requires power from the i. LINK port. The i. LINK port does not supply power to the external device. The i. LINK port supports transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps; however, the actual transfer rate is the lowest transfer rate of the external device. The i. LINK features available may vary depending on the programs you use. See the help guide that accompanied your program for more information. To connect an i. LINK digital video recorder 1. Turn on the digital video (DV) device and the computer. Plug the i. LINK® cable into the i. LINK port on the DV device. on your computer. Plug the other end of the i. LINK cable into the i. LINK port Connecting an i. LINK Digital Video Cam era Recorder See the guide that accompanied your digital video camera recorder for more information on its installation and use. Page 91 Disconnecting the i. LINK digital video recorder You can disconnect the i. LINK digital video recorder when the computer is on or off. Disconnecting the DV device when the computer is in a power saving mode (Standby or Hibernate) may cause the computer to malfunction. To disconnect the i. LINK DV recorder 1. Unplug the i. LINK cable from the i. LINK port on the computer. Page 92 Using a digital video camera recorder Your computer comes with preinstalled driver software that is compatible with most Sony digital video camera recorders. If you purchased a camera that comes with its own driver software, install these drivers before you use the camera. To view images You can view images captured by your digital video camera recorder. Select a program in which to view your images. Page 93 Frequently asked questions Why can't I use the DV recorder?You may not be able to use the DV recorder, and the message DV equipment seems to be disconnected or turned off may appear because the i. LINK1 cable is not securely plugged into the ports on the computer or camera. Unplug the connectors, and plug them in again. [. . . ] Using other methods, including those listed below, may result in loss of unsaved data. Click Start on the Windows ® taskbar, and select Shut Down. When the Shut Down Windows window appears, make sure Shut down is selected, and click OK. If your computer does not turn off, press the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys simultaneously. When the Windows Security dialog box appears, click Shut Down, and select Shut Down again from the Shut Down Windows window. [. . . ]