Sony PCG-R505TL - Manual (Page 3)

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4 Connecting Peripheral Devices ...................61
Connecting the Optional Docking Station .................................... 62
Connecting the Notebook to the Docking Station ................. 64
Disconnecting the Notebook from the Docking Station ........ 65
Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive ................................................. 69
Connecting an Optical Drive ......................................................... 71
Playing a DVD....................................................................... 73
Handling and Cleaning CD and DVD Media........................... 74
Writing Data to CD-R/RW Media........................................... 74
Connecting a Printer..................................................................... 76
To Connect a Printer ............................................................. 76
Connecting an i.LINK® Device ..................................................... 78
Hard Disk Drive Partition ...................................................... 80
Connecting an External Display .................................................... 81
To Connect a Monitor ........................................................... 81
To Connect a Projector ......................................................... 82
Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device .......................... 85
To Connect a USB Device ..................................................... 85
Connecting External Speakers ...................................................... 87
Connecting an External Microphone ............................................. 88
5 Customizing Your VAIO® Notebook ...........89
Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen................................ 90
Sony Notebook Setup Tabs .................................................. 91
Controlling Power Management ................................................... 92
Viewing the Power Management status icons ...................... 92
Activating the Power Management toolbar ........................... 92
Power Management Profiles................................................. 93
Power Management Commands........................................... 95
Conserving Battery Power .................................................... 95
Displaying Battery Information ..................................................... 96
To Activate the Battery Information Toolbar ......................... 96
Battery Icon Descriptions ..................................................... 96
Displaying Detailed Battery Information................................ 97
Selecting the Display Mode .......................................................... 98