User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EC2GGX

[. . . ] 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 Wireless Switcher button in the taskbar changes into Wireless LAN. Right-click the network icon in the taskbar displaying the message Wireless Network Connection. The Connect to Wireless Network dialog box appears. Select the network you want to use. Using your notebook Sony Notebook User Guide nN 68 6 7 Home users: Type the Network Key. The network key has the same name as the network ID, but without the first digit. For example: - ID of the network: 09316a (6 digits) - Network key: 9316a (5 digits) Business users: Type the Network key of the available network. See your network administrator for this information. After 30 seconds, the connection is established. In France and in the Netherlands, only a few channels can be used: - France: only channels 10, 11 (indoors as well as outdoors). - Netherlands: channels 9, 10, 11 (only outdoors. This means that you need to change channels of the wireless access point(s). See the documents of your wireless access point to change the channels if you are in one of these countries. You do not need to shut down your computer prior to connecting these devices unless the manual supplied with the device states otherwise. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 71 Connecting an external display You can connect an external display to your notebook. For example, you can use your computer with the following devices: Computer display (monitor) Projector Turn off your computer and the peripherals, unplug the AC adapter and the power cord before connecting the external display. Connect the power cord after connecting all other cables. Turn on the peripherals, then turn on your computer. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 72 Connecting a computer display Use the supplied display adapter to connect your external display to the computer. When you connect an external display to the monitor connector, you can press <Fn>+<F7> to toggle the output between the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), the external monitor or both devices. You may not be able to display the computer's LCD and the external display together, depending on the type of computer display and projector used. To connect a computer display, proceed as follows: 1 Plug the supplied display adapter (1) into the computer's monitor connector (2) and the display cable (3) into the display adapter. If necessary, plug one end of the display's power cord (4) into the display, and the other end into an AC outlet. To remove the display adapter, first turn off the computer, then press both sides of the display adapter connector and unplug it from the computer. 2 Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 73 Connecting a projector You can use a projector as an external display, such as the Sony LCD Projector. You can connect a projector using the supplied display adapter. To connect a projector, proceed as follows: 1 Plug the supplied display adapter (1) into the computer's monitor connector (2) and the display signal cable (3) to the display adapter. Plug the speaker audio cable (4) into the headphone connector (5) identified by the symbol. [. . . ] The product recovery CD-ROMs include the application recovery CD-ROM and the system recovery CD-ROM(s) A type of mouse or keyboard port. PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) refers to the plain old telephone service, the national telecommunication networks implementing voice transmission by using analog signals. Pixel Port replicator Processor Product recovery CD-ROM PS/2 PSTN Glossary Sony Notebook User Guide nN 121 Term RAM Definition 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. [. . . ]