User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EC290X

[. . . ] Macrovision: This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U. S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. [. . . ] The ORINOCO Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card Properties dialog box appears. Use default channel appears in the Value screen. - France: only 10 or 11 (whether used indoor and outdoor). - Netherlands: 9, 10, 11 (when used outdoor). The correct channel has been set. When you change the channel number on one computer, you need to change the channel number manually on all other devices intended for wireless connection. If you are using a non-Sony Access Point, read the manual of the Access Point to be sure which channel to use. For more information on Wireless LAN, read the Wireless LAN Regulations flyer. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 58 Connecting peripheral devices You can add functionality to your computer by connecting or using any of these peripherals. Before you connect peripherals, turn off the computer and all peripherals. Connect the power cord only after connecting all cables. Turn on the computer only after turning on all peripherals. Connecting an external display (page 59) Connecting external speakers (page 62) Connecting an external microphone (page 63) Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device (page 64) Connecting an i. LINKTM device (page 68) Connecting to a network (LAN) (page 71) Hot plug and play devices should be plugged when the computer is switched on. USB devices are hot plug and play devices. You do not need to shutdown your computer prior to connecting these devices unless the manual supplied with the device states differently. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 59 Connecting an external display You can connect an external display to your notebook. It may damage the disk. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 67 Removing the floppy disk drive To remove the floppy disk drive, proceed as follows: If your computer is on, wait until the LED indicator turns off and then unplug the USB cable from the computer. If the floppy disk drive is not removed properly, your system may crash and you may lose data that you did not save before. If your computer is off, you can directly unplug the USB cable from the computer. To carry your floppy disk drive when you have finished using it, fold the floppy disk cable into the compartment on the side of the floppy disk drive. Connecting a USB printer To connect a printer using the USB connector, proceed as follows: 1 Plug the USB printer cable (1) into one of the USB connectors (2) identified by the symbol on your computer, and plug the other end into the printer's USB connector. Plug the printer (3) power cord into an AC outlet. Turn off your computer and the printer, unplug the AC adapter and the power cord before connecting the printer. 2 Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 68 Connecting an i. LINKTM device Your computer includes an i. LINKTM (IEEE1394) connector, which you can use to connect to an i. LINKTM device such as the supplied CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive (see Using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM i. LINKTM drive (page 33)), a digital video camera recorder, or another VAIO notebook in order to copy, delete or edit files. The i. LINKTM connector of your notebook does not supply power to external devices generally powered by i. LINKTM connectors. The i. LINKTM connector supports transfer rates up to 400 Mbps; however, the actual transfer rate depends on the transfer rate of the external device. The i. LINKTM features available may vary depending on the software applications you use. Refer to the documentation that came with your software for more information. i. LINKTM cables compatible with your VAIO notebook include cables with the following part numbers: VMCIL4415A (a 1. 5 meter cable with a 4-pin connector at each end), VMC-IL4408Series (a 0. 8 meter cable with a 4-pin connector at each end). Connecting a digital video camera recorder (page 69) Connecting two VAIO notebooks (page 70) An i. LINKTM connection with other compatible devices is not fully guaranteed. The i. LINKTM connection varies depending on the software applications, operating system and i. LINKTM compatible devices you use. Refer to the documentation that came with your software for more information. [. . . ] Short for Random Access Memory, the memory used to run programs and store data in current use. RAM is the fastest kind of memory to read from and write to. Information stored in RAM is lost when you turn off the computer. The higher the RAM capacity, the faster your current data can be processed. [. . . ]