User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EC2SFX

[. . . ] Macrovision: This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U. S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. In the manual, the TM or ® marks are not specified. [. . . ] The Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box appears. The Wireless Network Properties dialog box appears. Select Open from the Network Authentication drop-down box. nN 38 Using your VAIO computer 8 9 Select WEP from the Data Encryption drop-down box. Deselect the The key is provided for me automatically option button. Some information becomes visible. 10 Fill in the Network key*. The network key should be 5 or 13 ASCII characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters long. 11 Fill in exactly the same Network key again, for confirmation. 12 Select the checkbox This is a computer to computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used at the bottom of the screen. Your Network name appears in the Preferred networks. 15 Select the Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) networks only option button. Your computer is ready to communicate with another computer. * If you want to communicate between two or more computers, you need to configure all these computers the exact same way. Fill in exactly the same Network key again, for confirmation. The connection is established. In France, only certain channels are legally allowed when using WLAN outdoors. For more information, see the Wireless LAN Regulations leaflet. For more information on the access point, please refer to its manual. nN 41 Using your VAIO computer Wireless LAN channel selection In a 802. 11b configuration, channel 1 to 13 can be used. In a 802. 11g configuration, channel 1 to 13 can be used. (a) With an Access Point ("Infrastructure") The channel used will be the channel selected by the Access Point. ATT: For details on how to select the channel that will be used by the Access Point, please refer to the corresponding Instruction Manual. (b) Without Access Point ("Ad-Hoc") If the Wireless connection is initiated by the VAIO computer, channel 11 will be selected. ATT: In France, outdoors, Wireless LAN connections are only allowed on certain channels. For details, please refer to the Wireless LAN Regulations leaflet. If the Wireless connection is initiated by a peer Wireless LAN equipment, the Wireless LAN communication will make use of the channel selected by the peer Wireless LAN equipment. nN 42 Using your VAIO computer Troubleshooting Wireless LAN I cannot use the Wireless LAN function Check if the Wireless switch is turned on. The Wireless LAN Access Point and your computer cannot communicate Check if the Wireless LAN switch is turned on. Check if the power of the Access Point is turned on. Check if the Access Point is displayed in the Available networks window. To check this, click Start and then Control Panel. Double-click the Network Connections icon. [. . . ] If, after fully charging the battery pack, the battery power is still low, the battery pack may be reaching the end of its life and should be replaced. You do not need to discharge the battery before recharging. If you have not used the battery pack for a considerable amount of time, recharge the battery. nN 87 Precautions On using headphones Road safety ­ Do not use headphones while driving, cycling, or operating any motorized vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in some areas. [. . . ]