User manual SONY VAIO PCG-C1MHP

[. . . ] N Sony Notebook User Guide PCG-C1MHP Read this first Sony Notebook User Guide nN 1 Read this first Notice © 2002 Sony Corporation. This manual and the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machinereadable form without prior written approval. Sony Corporation provides no warranty with regard to this manual, the software, or other information contained herein and hereby expressly disclaims any implied warranties or merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose with regard to this manual, the software or such other information. In no event shall Sony Corporation 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. [. . . ] To connect the i. LINKTM CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive to your notebook, proceed as follows: 1 Plug the two-pin end (1) of the i. LINKTM drive's original cable into the notebook's S400 i. LINKTM connector and the VAIO peripheral original connector. If this is not done, plug the four-pin end (2) of the i. LINKTM drive's original cable into the i. LINKTM drive. 2 Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 75 Using the DVD function To achieve optimum performance when playing DVD-ROM discs, you should follow these recommendations. You can play DVDs using the DVD-ROM drive and the WinDVD software. See the help file on the WinDVD software for details. Close all open applications before playing a DVD-ROM movie. When playing DVD movies on battery power, set the power management profile to DVD. With other profiles, the movies can be choppy. Do not switch power saving modes while playing a DVD video. Do not use resident disc utilities or resident utilities to speed up the access of discs, because they may cause the system to become unstable. Make sure that the screensaver is deactivated. Region codes indicators are labeled on the DVD discs to indicate in which region and on what type of player you can play the disc. Unless a 2 (Europe belongs to region '2') or All (this means that you can play this DVD everywhere in the world) is labeled on your DVD disc or on the packaging, you cannot play the disc on this player. Do not try to change the region code settings of the DVD-ROM drive. Any difficulties caused by changing the region code settings of DVD-ROM drive are out of warranty. When a DVD video disc is inserted in the DVD-ROM drive, you cannot toggle between LCD and TV by pressing <Fn>+<F8>. When a TV is connected, a part of the video screen will not appear with the factory settings. Adjust the display resolution to 800x600. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 76 Using the CD-RW function To burn CDs, you can use CD-RW and CD-R discs: The CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) disc is a data memory medium that can be used to write, erase and rewrite a program or other data. The CD-R (CD-Recordable) disc is a data memory medium that can be used to write a program or other data, but once only. To make a CD-R's data readable on a CD-ROM drive, you need to close the session when you eject it. To complete this process, follow the instructions included with your software. Do not use discs with any other shape (star, heart, card, etc. ), as this may damage the CD-RW drive. Do not strike or shake the computer while writing data to a disc. For optimal writing speed, deactivate the screensaver before writing data to a disc. [. . . ] The higher the RAM capacity, the faster your current data can be processed. Pixel Port replicator Processor Product recovery CD-ROM PS/2 PSTN RAM Glossary Sony Notebook User Guide nN 120 Term Resolution Definition The degree of sharpness and clarity of an image. Frequent computer screen resolutions are 640 x 480 pixels (VGA resolution; appropriate for a 14-inch screen), 800 x 600 (appropriate for a 15-inch screen), 1, 024 by 768 (appropriate for a 17-inch screen), and 1, 280 by 1, 024. LCD displays usually use a higher resolution than a CRT of the same size. A cable that requires separate transmission types for the three colours on the display. [. . . ]