Sony PCG-FX401 Manual

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Pages: 112 | Size: 1.8 MB

Table of Contents

  • Read this first
    • Notice
    • Energy Star
    • Safety information
      • Owner's record
      • Warnings
        • General
        • Audio/video
        • Connectivity
        • Optical disc drive
    • Regulatory information
    • Disposing of lithium ion batteries
  • Welcome
    • Documentation pack
      • Printed documentation
      • Online documentation
    • Your notebook and its accessories
    • Ergonomic considerations
  • Using your notebook
    • Locating controls and connectors
      • Right
      • Left
      • Front
      • Back
      • Bottom
    • Connecting a power source
      • Using the AC adapter
      • Using the battery pack
        • Inserting the battery pack
        • Charging the battery pack
        • Removing the battery pack
      • Using the second battery pack
        • Inserting the second battery pack
        • Charging the second battery pack
        • Removing the second battery pack
    • Starting your notebook
    • Shutting down your notebook
    • Registering your notebook
    • Using the keyboard
      • Combinations and functions with the Windows key
      • Indicators
      • Combinations and functions with the Fn key
    • Using the touchpad
    • Using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM
      • Using the CD-RW function
      • Using the DVD function
    • Using the weight saver
    • Using the floppy disk drive
      • Inserting the floppy disk drive
        • Inserting a diskette
        • Removing a diskette
      • Removing the floppy disk drive
    • Using PC Cards
      • Inserting a PC Card
      • Removing a PC Card
    • Using Memory Stick™
      • Why Memory Stick™?
        • The future of Memory Stick™
      • Generic Memory Stick™
      • MagicGate Memory Stick™
        • MagicGate
        • SonicStage
        • Copyright protection
      • Compatible devices
      • Inserting a Memory Stick™
      • Removing a Memory Stick™
      • Write-protecting a Memory Stick™
    • Using the modem
    • Using power saving modes
      • Using Normal mode
      • Using Standby mode
      • Using Hibernate mode
  • Connecting peripheral devices
    • Connecting a port replicator
      • Attaching your computer to the port replicator
      • Disconnecting your computer from the port replicator
    • Connecting an external display
      • Connecting a computer display
      • Connecting a multimedia computer display
      • Connecting a TV
      • Connecting a projector
    • Connecting external speakers
    • Connecting an external microphone
    • Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) mouse
    • Connecting a printer
      • Connecting a printer using the USB connector
      • Connecting a printer using the printer connector
    • Connecting an i.LINK™ device
      • Connecting a digital video camera recorder
    • Connecting to a network (LAN)
  • Getting help
    • Sony support options
      • Printed documentation supplied with your notebook
      • Online user guides on your Documentation CD-ROM
      • Other sources of information
    • Troubleshooting
      • About the computer and software
        • My computer does not start
        • The message Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup appears at startup
        • My computer does not shut down
        • My computer locks up
        • My software program locks up or crashes
        • My touchpad interprets a single tap as a double-click
        • My mouse does not work
      • About the display
        • My LCD does not display anything
        • The screen image on my external display is not centered or sized properly
      • About CDs and diskettes
        • My CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive tray or DVD-ROM drive tray does not open
        • I cannot play a CD-ROM
        • I cannot play a DVD-ROM
        • My floppy disk drive cannot write to a diskette
        • When I double-click an application icon a message such as You must insert the application CD into...
        • Why does my CD-RW drive not record at the highest speed?
        • The disc tray does not eject even when the Eject button is pressed
        • The disc tray ejects even when it has been locked into place
      • About sound
        • My speakers are not producing sound
        • My microphone does not work
      • About the modem
        • My internal modem does not work
        • My modem cannot establish a connection
        • My modem connection is slow
      • About peripherals
        • I cannot establish an i.LINK™ connection between two VAIO computers
        • I cannot use DV devices. The message DV equipment seems to be disconnected or turned off appears
        • My PC Card is not working
        • I cannot print
      • About digital video captures and DVgate
        • While I am recording images to a digital video device using DVgate, my system displays the messag...
      • About power management
        • The power management setting is not responding
  • Precautions
    • Changing the memory
      • Removing a memory module
      • Installing a memory module
    • Other precautions
      • On handling the hard disk
      • On handling the LCD screen
      • On using power source
      • On handling your notebook
      • On handling diskettes
      • On handling CDs
      • On using the battery pack
      • On using earphones
      • On handling Memory Stick™ (optional)
  • Specifications
  • Glossary