[. . . ] This manual and the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval. PROVIDES NO WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE, OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE, OR SUCH OTHER INFORMATION. BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE, OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF. reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. [. . . ] Furniture and posture -- Sit in a chair with good back support and armrests. Sit in a relaxed, upright posture and avoid slouching forward or leaning far backward. Viewing angle of the computer's display -- Use the display's tilting feature to find the best viewing angle. Lighting -- Choose a location where windows and lights do not create glare and reflection on the display. You can also purchase accessories for your display that help reduce glare. Placement of an external display -- When using an external display, set the display at a comfortable viewing distance. Make sure the display screen is at eye level or slightly lower when you are sitting in front of the monitor. 18 Applying Ergonomics Locating Controls and Ports Front 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Computer screen (LCD) Speakers Keyboard Touch pad Power indicator Battery indicator Hard disk drive indicator 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Memory Stick® media indicator Wireless LAN indicator Left and right buttons Power button Num lock indicator Caps lock indicator Scroll lock indicator 19 VAIO® Computer Quick Start Back 1 2 3 DC IN port USB ports Serial port 4 5 6 Printer (parallel) port Monitor (VGA) port Air vent* * Do not cover this vent when your computer is on. 20 Applying Ergonomics Left 1 2 3 4 PC Card slot Microphone jack* Headphone jack Volume control dial 5 6 7 8 A/V OUT jack Ethernet port Telephone line jack i. LINK® (IEEE 1394) S400 port * There is a protruding dot next to the Microphone jack to distinguish it from other jacks and ports. Do not connect a microphone to the Headphone jack. Only connect 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX cables to the Ethernet port. Connecting cables other than those listed above may result in an electric current overload and could cause a malfunction, excessive heat, or fire in the port. To connect the unit to the network, contact your network administrator. 21 VAIO® Computer Quick Start Right 1 2 3 4 WIRELESS ON switch* HELP button Power button Optical drive 5 6 7 8 OPEN button (optical drive) Multipurpose bay Battery bay Jog DialTM control and BACK button * Wireless LAN functionality is available on selected models only. The multipurpose bay can house either the removable Floppy Disk Drive Bay unit, Compact Woofer Bay unit, or the internal Ten-Key Bay unit. To set up a dial-up connection 1 Connect a telephone cable to your computer. See "To connect a telephone cable" in the Internet and Network Connections chapter of your online VAIO® Computer User Guide. Click Start, point to All Programs, Accessories, Communications, and then click New Connection Wizard. The New Connection Wizard appears. 2 32 Turning On Your Computer New Connection Wizard 3 4 5 6 Click Next. Follow the on-screen instructions. Turning Off Your Computer Using the power button to turn off your computer may result in loss of data. Follow the steps below to properly turn off your computer and avoid losing data. To turn off your computer 1 Close or end all operations. Close all programs. Disconnect USB devices. 2 3 Click Start on the Windows® taskbar. The Turn off computer window appears. 33 VAIO® Computer Quick Start Click Turn Off. Respond to any prompts warning you to save documents. 4 Wait for your computer to turn off automatically. The computer is off when the power indicator turns off. During a period of inactivity, you can conserve battery life by using the power saving modes. See "Controlling Power Management" in the online VAIO® Computer User Guide for more information. 5 If you are unable to turn off your computer, then restart the computer. Press the key combination Ctrl+Alt+Delete. [. . . ] When your program is protected, you can use VAIO Support Agent to repair program problems by restoring the program to any of the previously protected states. Sony Computing Support This service provides instant access to information on commonly encountered problems. Type a description of the problem and the Knowledge Database searches for the corresponding solutions online. You can visit Sony Computing Support at: http://www. sony. com/pcsupport. 2 3 4 5 51 VAIO® Computer Quick Start Program Support Information Sony Service Center Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®, Photoshop® Elements, Premiere® LE (Adobe Systems Inc. ) Web site e-mail telephone fax hours http://www. adobe. com/ techdocs@adobe. com 206-675-6126 (fee-based support) 206-628-5737 M-F, 6 A. M. -5 P. M. [. . . ]