User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EC3CFX/WI

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] On Windows® systems only, you can also use an external display to set up a virtual desktop. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 65 Connecting a computer display You can connect a computer display (monitor) either directly to your notebook or via the (optional) port replicator. To connect a computer display, proceed as follows: 1 2 Plug the display cable (1) (not supplied) into the monitor/VGA connector (2) on the notebook or the port replicator. If necessary, plug one end of the display's power cord (3) into the display, and the other end into an AC outlet. You cannot use the monitor connector on your notebook when the port replicator is connected to the notebook. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 66 Connecting a multimedia computer display You can connect the notebook to a multimedia computer display that includes built-in speakers and a microphone. To connect a multimedia computer display, proceed as follows: 1 Plug the display cable (1) into the monitor/VGA connector (2) on the computer or on the port replicator. 2 Plug the speaker cable (3) into the headphone connector (4) on the computer. 3 Plug the microphone cable (5) into the microphone connector (6) on the computer. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 67 Connecting a TV You can connect a TV to the notebook or to the optional port replicator. To connect a TV to the notebook, proceed as follows: 1 2 3 4 Plug one end of the audio/video cable (1) (optional) into the AV Out connector (2) (yellow) and the other end into the TV. Plug the power cord of the TV (3) into an AC outlet. Switch the input channel of the TV to external input. Set up the TV configuration system. See the manual supplied with your peripheral for more information on installation and use. If you insert a DVD in your DVD-ROM drive to watch a video on your TV, the <Fn>+<F8> key combination might not activate the function to toggle between your LCD and TV. Once the DVD is ejected, toggle between your LCD and your TV with the combination <Fn>+<F8>. See Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device (page 73). Before you connect or disconnect the mouse or the keyboard, turn off the computer. To connect an external mouse or keyboard, proceed as follows: 1 Plug the mouse cable (1) or the keyboard cable (2) with the keyboard connector (3) identified by MOUSE/KEYBOARD. symbol facing up into the PS/2 mouse/ See the manual supplied with your mouse or keyboard for more information on installation and use. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 73 Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device You can connect a USB device (for example, a mouse, floppy disk drive, keyboard, printer) to your computer. Before connecting or disconnecting a USB peripheral, you do not need to shut down the computer. You may need to install software (device drivers) supplied with your USB device before using the USB device. There are 3 USB ports on your notebook (at the back, at the left, at the right) and 2 USB ports at the back of the optional port replicator. Connecting a USB mouse To connect a USB mouse, proceed as follows: 1 Choose the USB connector you prefer to use (at the back, left or right of the notebook (1) or the optional port replicator). Plug the USB mouse cable (2) into the USB connector. You can use your USB mouse (3). The VAIO USB mouse software driver is preinstalled on your notebook, therefore, you only need to plug the USB mouse into the USB connector and you can start working. 2 Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 74 Connecting a USB floppy disk drive As an optional extra, you can purchase a USB floppy disk drive and connect it to your computer. To connect a USB floppy disk drive, proceed as follows: 1 2 Choose the USB connector you prefer to use. Plug the USB floppy disk drive cable (1) into the USB connector (2). [. . . ] PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) refers to the plain old telephone service, the national telecommunication networks implementing voice transmission by using analog signals. 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. [. . . ]