User manual SONY VAIO VGC-JS290J/S

[. . . ] Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. K56flex is a trademark of Lucent Technologies Inc. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No. : VAIO VGC-JS290J/S Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Address: 1 Sony Drive Park Ridge, NJ 07656 Telephone No: 201-930-6970 This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. [. . . ] The window design for your Sony software will match the "UI Design Selector" window. To try another selection, click << or >>. The UI Design Selector closes and the window design of your Sony software window design displays. Note: You may use the feature with UI Design Selector-compatible software only. 22 VAIO Slimtop LCD Computer User Guide Using Memory StickTM Media Your Sony computer is designed to support the new Memory Stick IC recording media. The Memory Stick card is a small, versatile device that allows you to share data between various types of Sony equipment. When you use the card, your computer automatically launches Windows Explorer. This allows you to view the contents of the card. If you want to create a slide show that launches automatically when you insert a Memory Stick, follow these steps to transfer images from your hard drive to a Memory Stick. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Insert the card into the card slot. Click the My Computer icon on the desktop. Create a new folder and name it "DCIM. " Open the DCIM folder and create a new folder named "100MSDCF. " Click the Start button, select VAIO, then click PictureGear to launch the PictureGear application. Select the digital images you want to save in your slide show. From the PictureGear File menu, point to File Process, and then select Still Format Conversion. Select Memory Stick as the Output Format. Use the Browse button to select the DCIM/100MSDCF folder on the Removable Disk (S:) drive. Alternatively, you can click the Start button on the Windows® taskbar, click Shut Down, select Standby, and then click OK. To let the computer go into standby mode automatically Click the My Computer icon on your desktop. Click Control Panel, and then click the Power Management icon. On the Power Schemes tab, select from the options in the Power schemes drop-down list. Then, choose settings for the power scheme you have selected. To save the settings under a name that is not offered in the Power schemes pulldown menu, choose your settings and then click Save As. Click Apply to finalize your power settings. To resume from standby mode There are three ways to bring your computer back from the standby mode: press the space bar on your keyboard, press the left mouse button, or momentarily depress the power button on your computer. If the display does not return from standby when you press the (Standby) button, your system may be in video standby mode. Press the space bar on the keyboard to return from video standby. 28 VAIO Slimtop LCD Computer User Guide Standby Mode Indicators You can tell which mode the computer is in by the color of the power indicator light. Color Amber Green No color Mode Computer is in standby mode. Computer is out of standby mode, ready to use. Computer is turned off. In standby mode you may periodically hear the computer's fan turn on and off, depending on the room's temperature. This is normal functioning in standby mode. Shutting Down Your Computer When you are ready to turn off your computer for an extended period of time, use the following procedure to shut down the computer. ! To avoid the potential loss of data, do not use the power switch to shut down the computer. To shut down your computer If you plan to shut down your computer for a short period of time, you may want to use standby mode instead. See "Using the Standby Function" on page 27. 1 2 3 4 Click the Start button on the Windows® taskbar to open the Start menu. [. . . ] Click the Diagnostics tab and select COM2. If your modem is functioning, a More Info dialog box will display. If your modem is not functioning, an error message will appear. u My microphone is too sensitive to background noise If you find there is too much background noise when you record sound, you should adjust the microphone gain by following these steps: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Right-click the speaker icon (Volume) in the lower-right Windows® task tray. Change the setting for "Adjust volume for" from Playback to Recording, then click OK. [. . . ]