Sony PCG-FX290K User Manual
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- VAIO® Notebook User Guide
- Notice to Users
- Owner’s Record
- Safety Information
- Regulatory Information
- FCC Part 68
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (UnitedStates)
- Telephone Consumer Guidelines (Canada)
- DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY
- INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE
- AVIS DE L’INDUSTRIE CANADA
- Welcome 13
- Setting Up Your VAIO® Notebook 21
- Using Your VAIO® Notebook 35
- Connecting Peripheral Devices 65
- Connecting the Port Replicator 66
- Connecting an External Mouse or Keyboard 70
- Connecting a Printer 71
- Connecting an External Display 71
- Connecting a TV Display 75
- Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device 76
- Connecting an i.LINK® Device 77
- Connecting External Speakers 80
- Connecting an External Microphone 81
- Customizing Your VAIO® Notebook 83
- Adding Memory 95
- About the Software on Your Notebook 99
- Troubleshooting 117
- Specifications 129
- Welcome
- Setting Up Your VAIO® Notebook
- This section describes all the controls and connectors on your computer, how to connect your comp...
- Locating Controls and Connectors
- Connecting a Power Source
- Starting Your Computer
- Shutting Down Your Computer
- 1 Click the Start button on the Windows® taskbar.
- 2 Click Shut Down at the bottom of the Start menu to display the Shut Down Windows dialog box.
- 3 Select Shut Down.
- 4 Click OK.
- 5 Wait for your computer to turn off automatically—power indicator turns off.
- 6 Turn off any peripherals connected to your computer.
- If you are unable to shut down your computer.
- 1 Close or end all operations as follows:
- 1 Click the Start button on the Windows® taskbar.
- This section describes all the controls and connectors on your computer, how to connect your comp...
- Using Your VAIO® Notebook
- Using the Keyboard
- Using the Touchpad
- Using the Floppy Disk Drive
- Using the Optical Drive
- Using PC Cards
- To insert a PC card
- To remove a PC card
- 1 Double-click in the taskbar. The “Unplug or Eject Hardware” dialog box appears.
- 2 Select the hardware device you wish to remove.
- 3 Click Stop. In the “Stop a Hardware device” dialog box, confirm that the device can be safely r...
- 4 Click OK. The message, “PC Card can now be safely removed from the system” appears.
- 5 Click OK again and click Close.
- 6 Push the Release button. The Release button pops out.
- 7 Push the Release button a second time. The PC card pops out. Gently grasp the card and pull it ...
- 8 Insert the PC card slot protector into the empty slot.
- Notes on using PC cards
- 1 Double-click in the taskbar. The “Unplug or Eject Hardware” dialog box appears.
- Using a Second Battery Pack
- Using the Weight Saver
- Using Smart Connect
- Power Saving Modes
- Connecting a Phone Line
- Connecting to the Local Area Network (LAN)
- Connecting to LAN
- Setting Up Your Ethernet Connection
- Windows Me™ models
- 1 Right-click Network Neighborhood and select Properties.
- 2 Click Add to add a client, adapter, protocol, or service.
- 3 Click File and Print Sharing to enable these functions.
- 4 Select a Primary Network Logon.
- 5 Click the Identification tab to set the computer name, workgroup, and computer description.
- 6 Click the Access Control tab to set the share level or user level access control.
- Windows 2000 models
- 1 Right-click My Network Places and select Properties.
- 1 Right-click My Network Places and select Properties
- Connecting Peripheral Devices
- You can add functionality to your computer by connecting a variety of peripherals, as discussed i...
- Connecting the Port Replicator
- Port replicator
- To attach your computer to the port replicator
- 1 Turn off your computer and disconnect all peripheral devices.
- 1 Turn off your computer and the connected peripherals.
- Connecting an External Mouse or Keyboard
- Connecting a Printer
- Connecting an External Display
- Connecting a TV Display
- Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device
- Connecting an i.LINK® Device
- Connecting External Speakers
- Connecting an External Microphone
- Connecting the Port Replicator
- Customizing Your VAIO® Notebook
- Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen
- Controlling Power Management
- Viewing the Power Management status icons
- To activate the Power Management Toolbar
- 1 Right-click on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
- 1 Click the Current Profile icon on the Power Management toolbar.
- 2 Select Edit/Create Profiles from the menu.
- 3 Click a profile whose setting you want to change from the list in the left field.
- 4 Double-click an item whose setting you want to change from the list in the right field.
- 5 Click the desired setting.
- 6 Click the File menu, and then click Save.
- 7 Click the File menu, and then click Exit.
- Power Management Profiles
- Power Management Commands
- Conserving Battery Power
- Viewing the Power Management status icons
- Displaying Battery Information
- Selecting the Display Mode
- 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, then point to Control Panel.
- Changing the Window Design of Sony Software
- To change the window design
- 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, then point to Control Panel.
- 2 Click UI Design Selector.
- 3 Click << or >> and select the desired design.
- 4 Click Apply.
- 5 The “UI Design Selector” window design changes. The window design for your Sony software will m...
- 6 To try another selection, click << or >> then click OK.
- 7 The UI Design Selector closes and the Sony software window design displays.
- You can add functionality to your computer by connecting a variety of peripherals, as discussed i...
- Adding Memory
- In the future you may want to install memory modules to expand the functionality of your computer...
- Before you start
- Typical expansion memory configuration
- To remove a memory module
- 1 Shut down your computer and disconnect all peripheral devices, such as your printer.
- 1 Follow steps 1 to 4 of “To remove a memory module.”
- 1 Restart the computer.
- In the future you may want to install memory modules to expand the functionality of your computer...
- About the Software on Your Notebook
- Your VAIO notebook is ready to help you work, play, learn, and communicate as soon as you turn it...
- Overview
- Adaptec Easy CD Creator® and DirectCD™
- Adobe Acrobat Reader®
- Adobe PhotoDeluxe® Home Edition
- Adobe Premiere® LE
- America Online® (Windows Me only)
- ArcSoft® PhotoPrinter™ 2000 Pro
- CompuServe® 2000 (Windows Me only)
- DVgate™
- EarthLink Network TotalAccess® (Windows Me only)
- McAfee® VirusScan®
- Media Bar™
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer
- Microsoft® Word 2000
- MovieShaker™
- Netscape Communicator®
- PictureGear™
- Prodigy Internet® (Windows Me only)
- Quicken® 2001
- Smart Capture
- Smart Connect (Windows 2000 only)
- Sound Forge® XP
- WinDVD®
- MovieShaker™
- Overview
- Create a Movie using Shaker
- 1 Click the Shake tab.
- Editing Clips and Scenes
- Saving a Movie
- PictureGear™
- Managing Your Pictures
- Creating a Photo Album
- 1 Select the pictures you want to use to make an album.
- 2 From the Utilities menu, select Album Maker.
- 3 Choose the type of Album you want and click Okay.
- 4 Now add more pictures, frames, text, and effects.
- 5 When you are finished, select Create Album in File menu or click the Create Album icon on the t...
- 6 Designate the folder you where want to save the Album.
- 7 Enter the Target Album name, select Thumbnails and click Okay.
- 8 The new album can be viewed using most internet browsers.
- 1 Select the pictures you want to use to make an album.
- Using Panorama Maker
- Making Still Images and Panoramic from MPEG
- Software Support Information
- Adaptec, Inc.
- Acrobat® Reader, Adobe PhotoDeluxe® Business Edition, Adobe Premiere® LE (Adobe Systems Incorpora...
- America Online® (America Online)
- CompuServe® 2000 (CompuServe, Inc.)
- EarthLink Network TotalAccess® (EarthLink Network, Inc.)
- McAfee® VirusScan® (Network Associates, Inc.)
- Netscape Communicator® (Netscape Communications Corporation)
- PhotoPrinter™ 2000 Pro (ArcSoft, Inc.)
- Prodigy Internet® (Prodigy Communications Corporation)
- Quicken® 2001 (Intuit Inc.)
- Windows® Operating System, Internet Explorer (Microsoft Corporation)
- WinDVD®
- Sony Service Center
- Application, System, and Driver Recovery CDs
- Using Your Recovery CDs
- Using the Application Recovery CD(s)
- Using the System Recovery CD(s)
- To use the System Recovery CD(s)
- 1 Insert the Sony System Recovery CD in the optical drive.
- 2 Shut down your computer as described in “Shutting Down Your Computer” .
- 3 Wait four seconds and turn on your computer.
- 4 Click OK to signify you have read and accept the Microsoft End-User License Agreement.
- 5 When the System Recovery menu appears, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recove...
- If your computer does not start from the Recovery CD
- 1 Press the power button and hold it for more than four seconds to turn off the computer.
- 2 Turn on the computer. When the Sony logo is displayed, press the F2 key. The BIOS setup menu sc...
- 3 Press the arrow keys to select the Exit menu.
- 4 Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default Values” and then press the Enter key. The message “...
- 5 Check that “Yes” is selected, then press the Enter key.
- 6 Press the arrow keys to select “Exit” (Save Changes) and then press the Enter key. The message ...
- 7 Check that “Yes” is selected, then press the Enter key. The computer restarts from the Recovery...
- Using the Driver Recovery CD(s)
- Your VAIO notebook is ready to help you work, play, learn, and communicate as soon as you turn it...
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting your notebook
- My notebook does not start
- My notebook starts, but my system doesn’t start properly
- 1 Press F2. The BIOS Setup menu appears.
- 2 Set the date (month/day/year). Press Enter.
- 3 Press to select System Time, then set the time (hour: minute: second). Press Enter.
- 4 Press to select Exit, then press to select Get Default Values. The message “Load default config...
- 5 Select Yes and press Enter.
- 6 Select Exit (Save Changes), and then press Enter. The message “Save Configuration changes and e...
- 7 Select Yes, and then press Enter. The notebook restarts.
- My notebook starts, but the message “Operating system not found” appears and Windows does not start
- 1 Turn off the notebook, and then remove the diskette.
- 2 Restart the notebook and confirm that Windows starts properly.
- 1 Remove any diskette from the floppy disk drive.
- 2 Turn off the notebook.
- 3 Remove any peripheral devices connected to the notebook.
- 4 Turn the notebook back on.
- 5 Press the F2 key when the Sony logo appears. The BIOS setup menu screen appears.
- 6 Press the directional arrow keys to select the Exit menu.
- 7 Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default Values” and then press Enter. The message “Load def...
- 8 Select Yes, then press Enter.
- 9 Use the directional arrow keys to select “Exit” (Save Changes), and then press Enter. The messa...
- 10 Select Yes, then press Enter. The notebook restarts.
- My notebook stops responding or does not shut down
- My notebook does not enter the power saving mode I selected. (Windows Me only)
- The Power Management setting is not responding
- The sound of my notebook’s fan is too loud
- Troubleshooting the LCD screen
- Troubleshooting the mouse and touchpad
- My mouse does not work
- My touchpad does not work properly
- 1 Click Start, point to Programs, and click Sony Notebook Setup.
- 2 Click Touchpad tab.
- 3 Click Use touchpad, and then click OK.
- 1 Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click on the Mouse icon.
- 2 Change the button assignments in the Mouse Properties dialog box. (One of the buttons is assign...
- The pointer does not move (while using the Touchpad or Mouse)
- Troubleshooting drives, PC cards and peripheral devices
- Troubleshooting software
- Troubleshooting the modem
- Troubleshooting audio
- Troubleshooting the printer
- Troubleshooting your notebook
- Specifications
- Mobile® Intel® Pentium® III 1 GHz featuring Intel® SpeedStep™ Technology
- 256 KB (CPU Integrated)
- 30 GB
- 40% and 60%
- 256 MB SDRAM (Expandable to 512 MB)
- 15.0” SXGA+ TFT
- Available
- Intel® 815 EM Chipset integrated Graphic
- Windows® sound system compatible, 3D surround Analog devices AD1881A
- Removable 3.5" 1.44 MB
- CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive:
- up to 24x max. CD-ROM reading speed.
- up to 8x max. CD-R writing speed.
- up to 8x max. DVD-ROM reading speed.
- Laser Output: 485 µW
- V.90/K56flex data/fax compatible modem
- • Supports floppy disk drive (included)
- • Supports second rechargeable battery (optional)
- Type I/II PC cards and Type III PC card with CardBus support
- • 2 USB ports
- • i.LINK
- • Serial
- • VGA monitor
- • Parallel (printer)
- • Phone line (RJ-11)
- • Microphone
- • Headphone
- • TV out
- • Port replicator
- • Ethernet
- • Floppy disk drive
- • Rechargeable battery
- • AC adapter and power cord
- • Weight saver
- • Video cable
- 19.5V DC/AC 100-240V
- • Energy Star compliant
- • Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
- • Lithium-ion
- • Supports dual battery operation
- 12.8" (w) x 2.2" (h) x 10.5" (d) (324 x 54.1 x 265.5 mm)
- • 7.3 lbs. (3.3 kg) (with battery and weight saver)
- • 7.7 lbs. (3.5 kg) (with battery and floppy disk drive)
- 40º F to 95º F (+5º C to 35º C) temperature gradient less than 50º F (10ºC) per hour
- 20% to 80% (not condensed), provided that humidity is less than 65% at 95º F (35º C), hygrometer ...
- -4º F to 140º F (-20º C to 60º C), temperature gradient less than 18º F (- 10ºC) per hour
- 10% to 90% (not condensed) provided that humidity is less than20% at 140º F (60º C), hygrometer ...