User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EC4AFX/BJ

[. . . ] 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 authorised by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorised by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. [. . . ] Connected external displays are used as second screens. 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 60 Connecting a computer display You can connect a computer display (monitor) either directly to your notebook. 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. If necessary, plug one end of the display's power cord (3) into the display, and the other end into an AC outlet. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 61 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. 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 62 Connecting a TV You can connect a TV to the notebook. 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. 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). The VAIO logo on the disk drive should be facing up. Your USB floppy disk drive is now ready for use. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 68 To remove a USB floppy disk drive, proceed as follows: If your computer is on, wait until the floppy drive LED indicator turns off and then unplug the USB cable. If the floppy disk drive is not removed properly, your system may crash and you may lose any unsaved data. If your computer is off, you can directly unplug the USB cable from the computer. Inserting a floppy disk To insert a floppy disk, proceed as follows: 1 2 Hold the disk (1) with the label side facing up. Gently push the disk into the drive (2) until it clicks into place. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 69 Removing a floppy disk To remove a floppy disk, proceed as follows: When you have finished using the floppy disk, wait until the LED indicator (1) turns off and then press the eject button (2) to remove the disk. Before pressing the eject button, make sure that the LED indicator is turned off. If the disk does not come out by pressing the eject button, disconnect the floppy disk drive from the computer. !Do not press the eject button while the LED indicator is on. It may damage the floppy disk. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 70 Connecting a printer You can connect a Windows® -compatible printer to your computer to print documents. Connecting a printer using the USB connector You can connect a USB printer compatible with your version of Windows® to your computer. To connect a printer using the USB connector, proceed as follows: 1 Plug an optional USB printer cable into one of the USB connectors on your notebook. [. . . ] 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. PC Card PCMCIA Pixel Port replicator Processor Product recovery CD-ROM PS/2 Glossary Sony Notebook User Guide nN 106 Term PSTN Definition 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. [. . . ]