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Sony VGN-A130 - page 1
Notebook Computer V GN-A130 & V G N-A170 Quic k Star t ...
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V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 2 Shor tcut Menu +F1 Displays the V AIO Help and S upport Center wi ndow . +T ab Switches the selected button on the taskbar . +D Displays the desktop. +E Displays the My Co mputer windo w . +F Displays the Search Results windo w , where yo u can find a file or folder . This is the eq uivalent of selecting Search fr ...
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3 Contents Notice to Users ............................................ 5 Setting Up ................................................ ..13 Unpacking Your Compu ter ............. ...... ....... ....... ...... 13 Locating Co ntrols and Ports .................. .................... 15 About the Ind icator Lights .............. .................... ... ...
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5 Notice to Users © 2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All r ights reserved. This manual and the software desc ribed herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO W ARRANT Y WITH REGARD T O THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTW ARE, OR OTHER INFORM ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 6
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 6 This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property r ights. Use of th is copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for hom e and other limited viewing u ses only unless otherwis e authorized by Macrovi ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 7
Notice to Users 7 . A VER TISSEMENT ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’incendie o u d’électrocution, garder cet appar eil à l’abri de la pluie et de l’humidité. ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’électrocution, ne pas ouvrir le châssis de cet appar eil et ne confier son entretien qu’à une personne qualifiée. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 8
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 8 Regulatory Information Declar ation of Conf ormity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the l imits for a C lass B digita l device, purs uant to Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a res idential installat ion. Th ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 9
Notice to Users 9 If this equipment causes harm to the telephone network, the t elephone company will notify y ou in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required. But if advance notice is not practical, the telephone company will notify the customer as soon as possible. Also, yo u will be advised of your ri ght to file a complai ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 10
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 10 T elepho ne Consumer Prot ection Act of 1991 (Uni ted Sta tes) The T ele phone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a com puter or other electronic device, including F AX machines, to send any mess age unless such message clear ly contains in a margin at the top or bottom of eac ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 11
Notice to Users 11 RECYCLA GE DES A CCUM ULA TEURS A UX IONS DE LITHIUM INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE NOTICE: This equipment meets the applicable Industry Canada T erminal Equipment T echni cal Specifications. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this terminal equipment is 0.2. The REN assigned to each terminal equ ipmen t pro vides an indication of ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 12
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13 13 Setting Up Congratul ations on your pur cha se of the Sony V AIO® computer . Sony has combined l eading -edge tec hnology in audio, v ideo, comput ing, and communicat ions t o pr ovide stat e-of- the-art persona l comput ing. Unpacking Y our Comp uter These hard ware compone nts are included. * Se e the d ocumen tati on th at ac compan ied t ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 14
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 14 For additional information about the A/V port replicator accessor ies and how to use them, ref er to the V AIO® Computer User Guide. V AIO Computer Documents ❑ V AIO® Compu ter User Guide — A searchab le on-screen help file that contains detailed inf ormation on how to use your new com puter . See “Locati ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 15
Locating Controls and P orts 15 Locating Controls and P or ts Fron t 1 LCD screen 10 Memory S tick® media indicator 2 Mute button 11 W ir e le ss switch * * W ireless LA N and Bluetooth fun ctio nality availab le on selected mode ls only . 3 V olume butt ons 12 Bluetoot h ® indicat or * 4 Brightness button 13 W ireless indicator * 5 Magn ify sc r ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 16
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 16 Do no t insert m ore tha n one M emory Stick media into the Memo ry Stick med ia slot as it may damage th e computer . Insert the Memory Sti ck me dia wit h the arrow f acing up an d tow ard th e slo t. Inser ting the medi a improp erly may da mage the c omputer . Front 1 Speakers 5 Bri ghtne ss se nsor 2 Num loc ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 17
Locating Controls and P orts 17 Back 1 DC In por t 4 A V Out jack 2 USB 2.0 ports * * Supports high-/full-/ low- speeds. 5 Monitor (VGA) port 3 Net work (E ther net) p or t 6 Air vent Only connect 10BA SE-T , 100BAS E-TX, 1000BA SE-TX c ables t o the Net work (Ether net) port . Do no t conn ect any oth er ty pe of n e tw ork cab le o r any tele pho ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 18
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 18 Left 1 Air ve nt 5 USB 2.0 port * * Supports hig h-/ ful l-/ l ow- spe eds. 2 Microphone jack 6 PC Card slo t 3 Headphone jack 7 PC Card eject button 4 i.LINK® (IEEE 1 394) S400 port ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 19
Locating Controls and P orts 19 Right 1 Drive eject button 4 Manual eject ho le 2 Optical drive 5 Modem jack 3 Drive eject button ✍ Y ou can use either dr ive eject but ton to eject the optic al drive tray. The drive eject butto n locate d next to th e optical dr ive funct ions only with Mic rosoft® Wi ndows® operating sy stem. ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 20
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 20 Bottom 1 Port replicator connector 4 RELEASE switch 2 Air vents 5 Battery bay 3 LOCK/UNLOCK switch 6 CONNECT button * * On sel ected mo dels with wirele ss mouse function ality . ✍ See “Connect ing a Wirele ss Mouse” in the Mice and Keybo ards chapter of your o n- screen VAIO® Computer User Guide f or more ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 21
Locating Controls and P orts 21 ✍ The p rinter port on th is port replicator is in tende d for p rinte r co nnecti ons on ly . A/V Po rt Re plicator 1 Compos ite Audio I n jacks 10 Speaker jacks (right and lef t ) 2 Composite V ideo In jack 11 Optica l Out por t Output f requency (48 kHz * /44 kH z) * Output freq uency is 48 kHz for a ll freq uen ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 22
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 22 ✍ The pri nter por t on this po rt repl icator is intende d for print er conn ections onl y . Busin e ss P ort Repl icator 1 Comp osite Audio In jack s 8 Comp osite Audi o Out ja cks 2 Air vent 9 Composite V ideo Out jack 3 USB 2.0 port s * * Supports hig h-/ ful l-/ l ow- spe eds. 10 S V ideo O ut por t 4 Moni ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 23
Abou t the Indic ator Li ghts 23 About the Indicator Lights Indicator Functi on Power T urns on when the pow er to the computer is on, blinks in Standb y mode, and turns of f when th e computer is in Hibernate mode or of f. Battery T u rns on when the computer is us ing battery power , blinks when the bat tery is runni ng out of pow er , doubl e-bl ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 24
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 24 Scroll Lock Press this key to change how you scr oll the display . Normal scrolling resumes when the Scroll Lock ind icato r is off. The Scroll Lock key functions dif ferently depending on the progr am you a re us i n g and d oes not w ork wi t h all p ro grams . Bluet ooth® * T u rns on when th e wireless switc ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 25
25 25 Getting Star ted This sec t ion helps you ge t your computer run ning and r egister ed, so you can tak e adva nta ge of Sony’ s many suppo rt opt ions. Y ou’ll also l earn ho w to locat e your on- scr een V AIO® Computer Use r Guide, whic h contains step- by-st ep ins truct ions f or oper ating your compu ter . T urni ng On Y ou r Comput ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 26
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 26 3 Slide the battery (with the logo facin g up) into the b attery bay cov er . The two hooks on each s ide of the batter y bay cover should click into the grooves on the battery . 4 W it h the battery securely inserted into th e battery bay cover , alig n the hooks on the bat tery bay cov er with th e grooves i ns ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 27
T ur ning On Y our Comput er 27 6 Slide the LOCK/UNL OCK switch to LOC K . 7 Connect the AC adapter to the computer . See “T o connect the AC adapter” on pa ge 2 8. Once you con nect the AC adapter to the co mp uter , the battery begins to charg e whether the compu ter is on or of f. Th e battery indicator shows the b attery status. The indicat ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 28
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 28 T o connect the AC adapter 1 Plug the AC adapter cable into the DC IN port. 2 Plug the power cord into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. . T o open and turn on the computer 1 Press the release button an d lift the cover while holding the bottom of the computer firmly . 2 Press the power bu tton until the gr een po ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 29
T ur ning On Y our Comput er 29 T urning on the Com puter ✍ If you conti nue to press the po wer button, th e computer turns off . Power but ton Powe r indi cato r ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 30
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 30 3 If necessary , adjust the brig htne ss of the LCD sc reen. Y our comput er comes with a brigh tness sensor that auto matically increases and decreases the LCD screen’ s brightness leve l depending on the amount of external light. T o override the automatic setting and manually adjust the brig htness , follow ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 31
Using th e T ouch P ad 31 Using the T ouch P ad The computer co ntains a pointing device called a touch pad . Y ou can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the built- in touch pad. Describing the touc h pad Locating the T ouch Pad Touc h pad Left button Right button ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 32
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 32 Registering Y our Comp uter T ake advantage of Sony’ s commitment to quality customer support and receive these bene fits by r egister ing your computer: ❑ Sony Cu stomer Sup port — T alk to a suppor t repr esentativ e to troubl eshoot problems you ma y have wit h your comp uter . ❑ Limited W arranty Exte ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 33
Locat ing Y our V AIO Compute r User Guide 33 Locating Y our V AIO Computer User Guide The on-screen V AIO® Compu ter User Guid e is a searchable help file that contains detailed inf ormation o n how to u se your new co mputer . T o open the user guide 1 Click St a r t on the W indows® task bar , and then click Help and Suppo rt . The Help and Su ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 34
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 34 V AIO User Guide W indow 1 User guide table of contents List of compu ter help topics 2 Link to Electronic Flyer List of upd ates and s upplement al information 3 Link to So ny Com puting Support W eb site Includes s upport i nformat ion and li st of your comput er’ s hardware specifications (Internet access re ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 35
Setting U p A Dial-Up Connectio n 35 Setting Up A Dial-Up Connection This section describes the ba sic steps for setting up your dial-up connection. The Connectio n W izard guides y ou thro ugh the pr ocess of ch oosing an Internet Service Provide r (ISP) or setting up an existing account, an d connecting to the Internet. T o set up a dial-up conn ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 36
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 36 T urn ing Off Y our Computer Using the power button to turn off your computer may result in lo ss of data. Follow the steps b elow to p roperly t urn of f you r computer and avoid losing d ata. T o turn off your computer 1 Close all operations. 2 Click St a r t on the W indows® t askbar . 3 Click T urn Off Compu ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 37
37 V AIO Reco v er y Wizard Utility System and Appl icat ion Recov ery CDs ar e not suppli ed with yo ur V AIO® computer . Y our V AIO computer is equip ped with th e V AIO Recov ery W izar d, a fast and easy-to-use s ystem r ecovery utilit y . This system and applica tion r ecove ry utili ty enable s you to r ecover pr einstal led soft war e pr o ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 38
V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 38 2 In the V AIO Help and Sup port Center window , cl ick V AIO Recovery Options . The V AIO Recovery Optio ns online gu ide appears. V isit the Sony Online Su pport W eb site for the latest information about u sing the V AIO Recovery W izard and Recovery Media Kit. Go to http://www .ita.sel.sony .com/su pport/news ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 39
39 39 T roub leshooting What do I do if my compute r w on’t start? ❑ Make sure the compu ter is securely pl ugged into a po wer source and turned on. Make su re the pow er indicat or show s the pow er is on. ❑ Make sure the battery is inserted properly and charged. ❑ Make sure the flopp y disk drive (if applicable) is empty . ❑ If the com ...
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V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 40 4 Press the Right Arro w key to select the Exit tab, and then press the Down Arrow key to select Get Default V alues . T he m essage Load factory d efault val ues. appears. 5 Press the Enter key . The L oad Opti mal Defa ults ? window appears. 6 Select Ok , and press Enter . 7 Select Exit (Save Change s) , and pr ...
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Sony VGN-A130 - page 41
T roub leshooting 41 8 Press the Enter key . The Load Opti mal Defaults ? window app ears. 9 Select Ok , and pr ess Enter . 10 Select Exi t (Save Chan ges) , and press Ente r . The Save configura tion changes an d exit set u p? window ap pears. 11 Select Ok , and pr ess Enter . Th e computer restar ts. What do I do if my compute r stops responding? ...
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V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 42 Suppor t Options If you hav e questi ons about your computer or th e preinsta lled prog rams, ref er to the following sources fo r answer s in th e sequence listed below . 1 V AIO® Computer User Guid e The on-screen V AIO® Computer User Guide provides detailed information on how to maximize your computer capabi ...
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V AIO Homepage http://www .vaio .net © 2004 Sony Electronics Inc. Printed in USA 2-055-913-01 F or customer support inf o rmation, g o to: http://www .sony . com/pcsuppor t ...
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