User manual SONY VAIO SVE-14138CXW CARE AND HANDLING OF YOUR VAIO® COMPUTER

[. . . ] Features Available features vary depending on the model or options you selected. Not all features described in this manual are available depending on your model. Illustrations Illustrations, photos, or screenshots in this manual may look slightly different depending on the model or options you selected. Apps The preinstalled apps may vary depending on the model or options you selected. [. . . ] Hint Refer to the manual that came with your speakers or headphones. You can connect external sound output devices (such as speakers or headphones) to your VAIO computer. Connect external speakers to the headphones jack (not supplied). [Details] with a speaker cable Related Topic Adjusting the Speakers Volume Connecting an External Microphone<Microphone jack equipped models> Changing the Sound Output Device Adjusting the Volume in Windows © 2012 Sony Corporation 349 Search VAIO User Guide Back | Back to Top Troubleshooting About the Speakers Settings (MONITOR Function) How to Use Windows 8: The Basics Parts Description Setup Network / Internet Connections Settings View Playback Backup / Recovery Security Other Operations Notifications MONITOR Function Related Topic Displaying the Menu Screen (MONITOR Function) Sets the sound output. When your VAIO computer is connected to an audio system such as an AV amplifier or a home theater system, set the sound output to audio system. © 2012 Sony Corporation 350 Search VAIO User Guide Back | Back to Top Troubleshooting Adjusting the Speakers Volume How to Use Windows 8: The Basics Parts Description Setup Network / Internet Connections Settings View Playback Backup / Recovery Security Other Operations Notifications MONITOR Function To use the muting button on the keyboard 1. Press the muting button on the keyboard. The volume of the speakers and headphones is turned off. Press the button again to turn on the volume. You can change the volume level of the speakers and headphones. Note The volume control buttons and muting button on the keyboard are available only while the PC is running. With the HDMI/VIDEO function activated, the buttons are disabled. To adjust the volume using the volume control buttons on the keyboard 1. You can connect a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device such as a mouse, floppy disk drive, speaker or printer to your VAIO computer. Installation of the device driver supplied with the USB device may be required when connecting. Refer to the manual that came with the device for more information. Choose the USB port (1) you prefer to use. Plug the USB device cable (2) (not supplied) into the USB port. Related Topic 353 Connecting an External Drive Search © 2012 Sony Corporation 354 Search VAIO User Guide Back | Back to Top Troubleshooting About i. LINK How to Use Windows 8: The Basics Parts Description Setup Network / Internet Connections Settings View Playback Backup / Recovery Security Other Operations Notifications MONITOR Function i. LINK is a Serial Digital Interface that transfers digital video/audio signals bi-directionally between i. LINK devices, and allows you to operate other i. LINK devices. You can operate another i. LINK device directly or indirectly, so device connection order is not concern. However, some i. LINK devices may not communicate with each other, depending on their specification. Notes on connecting i. LINK devices The i. LINK port on your VAIO computer does not supply power to an external device. If the external device requires external power, be sure to connect it to a power source. The i. LINK port supports transfer rates up to 400 Mbps. However, the actual transfer rate depends on the transfer rate of the external device. The optional i. LINK cables may not be available in some countries or regions. [. . . ] Restore your VAIO computer from a system image backup if you have created the backup. Refer to Windows Help and Support for more information. [Details] Any file you have created or changed after you created the system image backup will not be restored. You need to back up such a file with VAIO Care (Rescue Mode) : Recover or maintain your system. [. . . ]