Sony PCG-XG500 User Manual
Sony Notebooks
Table of contents
Document Outline
- Notice to Users
- Owner’s Record
- Safety Information
- Regulatory Information
- Disposal of Lithium Ion Battery
- Industry Canada Notice
- Contents
- Welcome 13
- Setting Up Your VAIO® Notebook 23
- Using Your VAIO® Notebook 39
- Connecting Peripheral Devices 81
- Adding Memory 107
- Software Information 113
- Troubleshooting 131
- Specifications 145
- Index 149
- Features
- Unpacking Your VAIO® Notebook
- Ergonomic Considerations
- Ergonomic Position
- Notes on setup
- Handling your notebook
- Handling the LCD screen
- Cleaning the display filter
- 1 Remove the clips on the top of the display before removing the optional display filter as illus...
- Display Filter Clips
- 2 Hold the display filter by its sides to avoid leaving fingerprints on the display filter.
- 3 Wipe off the fingerprints left on the display filter with the filter cleaner. You can use comme...
- 4 Insert the bottom of the display filter into the groove at the bottom of the display as illustr...
- 5 Turn 90˚ to lock it in place.
- Installing Display Filter
- Display Filter Clips
- 1 Remove the clips on the top of the display before removing the optional display filter as illus...
- Locating the Controls and Connectors
- Connecting a Power Source
- Using the AC Adapter
- Using Battery Power
- Starting Your Notebook
- Shutting Down Your Notebook
- 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. The power indicator (green) 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 by:
- Closing your computer
- 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar.
- Using the Keyboard
- Replacing a Keycap
- Using the Touchpad
- Using the Floppy Disk Drive
- To use as an external drive
- To use as an internal drive
- 1 If another device is in the multipurpose bay, remove the device. See “To remove the second batt...
- 1 Hold the diskette with the label side facing up.
- 1 Right-click the Power Management icon in the system task tray and choose “Remove multipurpose b...
- 1 Rotate the Jog Dial control to PowerPanel, and then press the Jog Dial control. The PowerPanel ...
- 1 Double-click the Power Management icon in the system task tray.
- 2 The “Unplug or Eject” dialog box appears.
- 3 In the Unplug or Eject Hardware dialog box, select the appropriate option, and then click Stop.
- 4 Confirm the device and click OK.
- 5 A message appears informing you that the device can now be safely removed from the system.
- 6 Slide the RELEASE lever on the bottom of the computer in the direction of the arrow, and then u...
- Using the DVD-ROM or CD-RW Drive
- Using PC cards
- To insert a PC Card
- To remove a PC card
- 1 Double-click in the system task tray.
- 2 The “Unplug or Eject hardware” dialog box appears.
- 3 In the Unplug or Eject Hardware dialog box, select the appropriate option, and then click Stop.
- 4 Confirm the device and click OK.
- 5 A message appears informing you that the device can now be safely removed from the system.
- 6 Press the PC card RELEASE button to remove the PC card.
- Removing the PC Card
- 1 Double-click in the system task tray.
- Using Infrared Communication Devices
- Using a Second Battery Pack
- Using the Weight Saver
- Removing the Optional Hard Drive (PCGAHDX10)
- Windows Me models
- 1 Right-click the Power Management icon in the system task tray and select “Remove multipurpose b...
- 1 Double-click in the system task tray. The Unplug or Eject Hardware dialog box appears.
- 2 In the Unplug or Eject Hardware dialog box, select the appropriate device, and then click Stop.
- 3 Confirm the device and click OK.
- 4 A message appears informing you that the device can now be safely removed from the system.
- 5 Slide the RELEASE lever on the bottom of the computer in the direction of the arrow and then un...
- Using Smart Connect
- Connecting an i.LINK®*-compatible Device
- VAIO® Action Setup
- Jog Dial™ Control
- Using the Jog Dial Control
- Internal Timer
- i.LINK®* Interface
- Using Power Saving Modes
- Connecting a Phone Line
- Using the Mini Docking Station
- Front
- Back
- Left/Right
- Connecting the Mini Docking Station
- Removing the Mini Docking Station from your notebook
- Connecting an external mouse or keyboard
- Connecting a printer to the Mini Docking Station
- Connecting a floppy disk drive to the Mini Docking Station
- Connecting audiovideo (AV) devices
- Connecting a CD player, an active speaker, or an amplifier
- Connecting a Dolby Digital™ Decoder integrated device
- Connecting a TV or a video deck
- Connecting a Printer to Your Computer
- Connecting an External Display
- Connecting External Speakers
- Connecting an External Microphone
- Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device (Mouse or Keyboard)
- USB Port
- To install a memory module
- 1 Shut down your computer and disconnect all peripheral devices, such as your printer.
- To remove a memory module
- To view the system memory
- About the Software on Your Notebook
- Adobe Acrobat Reader®
- Adobe PhotoDeluxe® Home Edition
- Adobe Premiere® LE
- America Online® (Windows Me only)
- ArcSoft PhotoPrinter™ 2000 Pro
- CompuServe® 2000 (Windows Me only)
- Direct CD™ (select models only)
- DVgate™
- EarthLink Network TotalAccess® (Windows Me only)
- Easy CD Creator™ (select models only)
- McAfee® VirusScan®
- Media Bar™
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer
- Microsoft® Word 2000
- MovieShaker™
- Netscape Communicator®
- PictureGear™
- Prodigy Internet® (Windows Me only)
- Quicken® 2000 Basic
- Smart Capture
- Smart Connect (Windows 2000 only)
- Sound Forge® XP
- VAIO Action Setup
- VAIO Support Agent
- MovieShaker™
- 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 OK.
- 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 where you want to save the Album.
- 7 Enter the Target Album name, select Thumbnails and click OK.
- 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
- For Answers to Your Software Questions
- Acrobat Reader®, Adobe PhotoDeluxe® Home Edition, Adobe Premiere® LE (Adobe Systems Incorporated)
- America Online® (America Online)
- CompuServe® 2000 (CompuServe)
- DirectCD, Easy CD Creator™ (Adaptec, Inc.)
- EarthLink Network TotalAccess® (EarthLink, Inc.)
- McAfee® VirusScan® (Network Associates, Inc.)
- Netscape Communicator® (Netscape Communications Corporation)
- PhotoPrinter™ 2000 Pro (ArcSoft, Inc.)
- Prodigy Internet® (Prodigy Communications Corporation)
- Quicken® 2000 Basic (Intuit, Inc.)
- Sony Applications (Sony Electronics, Inc.)
- Sound Forge® XP (Sonic Foundry, Inc.)
- Windows® Millennium Edition, Windows® 2000 Professional, Word 2000, Internet Explorer (Microsoft ...
- Sony Service Center
- About Your 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 DVD-ROM drive.
- 2 Shut down your computer as described in “Shutting Down Your Notebook” on page35.
- 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...
- Recovering Microsoft® Word 2000
- Using the Driver Recovery CD(s)
- 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 on the notebook.
- 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 models only)
- My system enters System Idle mode when System Suspend mode has been selected.
- The Power Management setting is not responding.
- The sound of my notebook’s fan is too loud.
- The TV screen was blank when I returned from a power saving mode.
- Troubleshooting the LCD screen
- Troubleshooting the mouse and touchpad
- Troubleshooting drives, PC cards and peripheral devices
- I inserted a compatible device into the multipurpose drive bay, but the icon does not appear in t...
- My floppy disk drive can not write to a diskette.
- My CD or DVD drive is not playing my CD or DVD properly.
- My CD, or DVD drive tray does not open.
- I cannot use digital video (DV) devices. The message “DV equipment seems to be disconnected or tu...
- The i.LINK*-compatible devices connected to the Mini Docking Station do notwork.
- My PC card is not working.
- Troubleshooting software
- My software program stops responding or crashes.
- When I click an application icon, the message “You must insert the application CD into your CD-RO...
- I hear background “noise” while using Windows Media Player to play my music CDs.
- I can not use the DVgate software.
- My voice-related software does not work properly.
- Troubleshooting the modem
- Troubleshooting audio
- Troubleshooting the printer
- Supplemental Information
- Getting Help