User manual SONY VAIO VPC-F11FGX

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] Do not remove the AC adapter from the port replicator or the AC outlet when using the port replicator; this may cause data damage or hardware malfunctions. When connecting video cables to S-Video out and Video out simultaneously, only the S-Video out connector can be used. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 64 Attaching your computer to the port replicator To attach your computer to the port replicator, proceed as follows: 1 Disconnect all peripherals from the computer. 2 Plug the cable attached to the AC adapter (1) into the DC In port (2) on the port replicator (3). 3 Plug the power cord (4) into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. The power indicator DC IN (5) of the port replicator turns green. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 65 4 5 Close the tilt stands before attaching the notebook to the port replicator. Align the bottom connector of the notebook with the connector on the port replicator (6) and push down until it clicks into place. 6 Turn on the notebook. When you use the port replicator for the first time, the installation of the network drivers starts automatically. When attaching your computer to the port replicator, do not attempt to insert or remove the battery pack. Lifting and turning the computer with the attached port replicator may cause a temporary loss of power. Use the AC adapter that comes with your notebook or the optional Sony adapter. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 66 Disconnecting your computer from the port replicator To disconnect your computer from the port replicator, proceed as follows: 1 Stop the connected peripherals. 2 Close the cover and pull the levers on each side of the port replicator to disconnect the computer from the port replicator. 3 4 Lift the notebook away from the port replicator. Close the port replicator connector cover on the bottom of your computer. It is extremely important to close the port replicator connector cover after removing your computer from the port replicator. Plug one end of the audio/video cable (1) (optional) into the headphone connector (2) (green) and the other end into the Audio Left and Audio Right connectors on your TV. Plug one end of the S-video cable (3) (optional) into the S-Video out connector (4) and the other end into the S-video connector on your TV. Switch the input channel of the TV to external input. Set up the TV configuration system. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 73 Connecting a projector You can connect a projector (such as the Sony LCD projector) directly to your notebook or via the port replicator. To connect a projector, proceed as follows: 1 2 3 4 Plug the RGB signal cable (1) into the monitor/VGA connector (2) identified by the symbol. Plug the audio cable (3) (not supplied) into the earphone connector (4) identified by the Plug the RGB signal cable and the audio cable into the connectors of the projector (5). Connect the power cord (6) of the projector into an AC outlet. You may not be able to display the computer's LCD and the external display together, depending on the types of computer display and projector used. You can toggle the output between the notebook LCD-screen and the external monitor by pressing the key combination <Fn>+<F7>. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 74 Connecting external speakers You can enhance the sound quality of your computer by connecting external speakers. To connect external speakers, proceed as follows: 1 2 3 Plug the speaker cable (1) into the headphone connector (2). Plug the other end of the speaker cable into the external speaker. Turn down the volume of the speakers before you turn them on. Make sure your speakers are designed for computer use. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]