User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EB43FX/BJ

[. . . ] It also describes ways you can efficiently utilize the battery as a power source. Using AC Power Using Batteries Conserving Battery Power Page 2 Using AC Power The supplied battery is not charged when you receive your computer. To use your computer immediately, use the supplied AC adapter as a power source. The computer charges the battery while you use AC power. See Using Batteries for more information on installing and using batteries. Connecting the AC adapter Turning on the computer Page 3 Connecting the AC adapter To connect the AC adapter 1. [. . . ] Make sure the PC Card is selected, and click OK. A message appears stating it is safe to remove the hardware device. Gently pull the card out of the slot. 5. 7. To remove a PC Card while the computer is off 1. Gently pull the card out of the slot. To remove slot protectors 1. If you use a Type III PC Card, you need to remove both the top and bottom PC Card slot protectors. To disconnect a PC Card 1. Close any active programs to help prevent data loss. Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon appears. The Safely Remove Hardware window 2. 3. 5. Select the PC Card drive in the Hardware devices window, if it is not already selected. The Stop a Hardware device window appears. 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 when the computer is off 1. Turn off the computer and the i. LINK DV device. Unplug the i. LINK cable from the i. LINK / DC In/Out port on the computer. Page 95 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 the images captured by your digital video camera recorder three different ways. Select one set of instructions from the following list: If your digital video camera recorder is compatible with the preinstalled software, the Digital Video Device window appears when you connect the camera to the computer. Select the program you want to use in this window, and click OK. Select a software program in which to view your images. Click Movies, and select a program in which to view your images. Page 96 Notes on connecting an i. LINK device Do not connect more than one digital video camera recorder at a time. The software supplied with 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 cannot supply power to the external device. [. . . ] Contact the software publisher or designated provider for technical support. See Software Support Information or contact information. Why does the message, "You must insert the Application CD into your optical drive" appear, and the software does not start? Some titles require specific files that are located on the Application Recovery CD. Insert the disc, and try starting the program again. Your optical drive may not be reading the disc. [. . . ]