User manual SONY VAIO VPC-F11KFX

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] Do not use discs with any other shape (star, heart, card, etc. ), as this may damage the CD-RW drive. Do not strike or shake the computer while writing data to a disc. For optimal writing speed, deactivate the screensaver before writing data to a disc. Memory-resident disc utilities may cause unstable operation or data loss. Deactivate these utilities before writing data to a disc. For best results, use CD-Rs that are compatible with 4x speed, as the software pre-installed on your computer is preset to that speed. Your VAIO notebook does not support 1x writing speed. When using a software application to burn CDs, be sure to exit and close all other applications. Exit anti-virus software before writing data to a disc. Fingerprints and dust on the surface of a disc may cause writing errors. Do not put your VAIO notebook into a power saving mode while using the pre-installed software. To achieve optimum performance when writing data on a CD-RW disc, follow these recommendations : Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 64 Always use the AC adapter as the power source for your computer when you write data to a CD-RW or CD-R. mouse, floppy disk drive, printer. . . ) to your notebook or to your docking station. If the main unit is docked, you can only use the USB connectors on the docking station. To connect a USB mouse to the notebook, proceed as follows: Plug the USB cable (1) into one of the notebook USB connectors (2) identified by the symbol. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 72 To connect a USB mouse to the docking station, proceed as follows: Plug the USB cable (1) into one of the docking station USB connectors (2) identified by the symbol. You do not need to shut down the computer before connecting or disconnecting a USB peripheral. You can connect the optional Sony USB mouse (PCGA-UMS1 series). As the driver for this mouse is preinstalled on your computer, you can use the mouse by just connecting it. Connecting a printer You can connect a Windows-compatible printer to your computer to print documents. Connecting a printer using the USB connector To connect a printer using the USB connector, proceed as follows 1 2 Plug an optional USB printer cable into one of the USB connectors on your computer or your docking station. A USB connector is identified by the symbol. Plug the printer power cord into an AC outlet. Before using the printer, you may need to change the Printer settings in the Sony Notebook Setup software. Turn off your computer and the printer, unplug the AC adapter and the power cord before connecting the printer. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 73 Connecting a printer using the printer connector The docking station (optional) is equipped with a printer connector. To connect a printer using the printer connector, proceed as follows: 1 2 Plug the printer cable (1) supplied with the printer into the docking station printer connector (2) identified by the symbol. Plug the printer power cord (3) into an AC outlet. Before using the printer, you may need to change the Printer settings in the Sony Notebook Setup software. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 74 Connecting an i. LINKTM device Your computer includes an i. LINKTM (IEEE1394) connector, which you can use to connect to an i. LINKTM device such as a digital video camera recorder or to connect two VAIO notebooks in order to copy, delete or edit files. The i. LINKTM connector of your notebook does not supply power to external devices generally powered by i. LINKTM connectors. [. . . ] 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 123 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. [. . . ]