[. . . ] Macrovision: This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U. S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorised by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorised by Macrovision Corporation. Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. [. . . ] For more information, see the Wireless LAN Regulations leaflet. Using your notebook Sony Notebook User Guide nN 62 Wireless LAN channel selection When using Wireless LAN, radio frequencies are used to transmit data from one computer to another. But in France, you have to use channels 10 or 11 (indoor and outdoor). Infrastructure network The channel is automatically set by the Access Point. In case you are trying to communicate with a user who has set the channel between 1 and 10, you will need to change the channel at your side. To change the channel, proceed as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Click Start, Settings and then Control Panel. Right-click LAN-Express IEEE 802. 11 PCI Adapter and select Properties. The LAN-Express IEEE 802. 11 PCI Adapter Properties dialog box appears. On the Advanced tab, select Channel. Using your notebook Sony Notebook User Guide nN 63 7 8 Set the Value to the correct channel (for France only 10 or 11 (whether used indoor and outdoor) can be selected). The correct channel has been set. When you change the channel number on one computer, you need to change the channel number manually on all other devices intended for wireless connection. If you use a non-Sony Access Point, read the manual of the Access Point to be sure which channel to use. For more information on Wireless LAN, read the Wireless LAN Regulations leaflet. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 64 Connecting peripheral devices You can add functionality to your computer by connecting or using any of these peripherals. Plug the microphone cable (5) into the microphone connector (6) on the computer. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 72 Connecting a TV You can connect a TV to the notebook or to the optional port replicator. To connect a TV to the notebook, proceed as follows: 1 Plug one end of the audio/video cable (1) (optional) into the AV Out connector (2) (yellow) and the other end into the TV. 4 Set up the TV configuration system. more information on installation and use. If you insert a DVD in your DVD-ROM drive to watch a video on your TV, the <Fn>+<F8> key combination might not activate the function to toggle between your LCD and TV. Once the DVD is ejected, toggle between your LCD and your TV with the combination <Fn>+<F8>. If the display resolution of your computer is more than 800 x 600 pixels, a part of the image cannot be displayed on your TV. The hidden area on your TV can be seen by moving the cursor on your computer. If you want to display the full image, change the display resolution of your computer to any resolution up to 1024 x 768 pixels. See the manual supplied with your peripheral for Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 73 To connect a TV to the port replicator, proceed as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 Attach the port replicator to your notebook. Plug one end of the audio/video cable (1) (optional) into the headphone connector (2) (green) and the other end into the Audio Left and Audio Right connectors on your TV. Plug one end of the S-video cable (3) (optional) into the S-Video out connector (4) and the other end into the S-video connector on your TV. Set up the TV configuration system. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 74 Connecting a projector You can connect a projector (such as the Sony LCD projector) directly to your notebook or via the port replicator. [. . . ] PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) is the name of the group that produced the specification for the credit card-sized plug-in boards for laptop computers. The cards used to be called PCMCIA cards, but as this was rather unpronounceable, these cards are now termed PC cards. Your screen is made up of thousands of pixels, enabling you to see colours and pictures on it. The more pixels, the higher the resolution and the better the image quality. Operating system Partition PBX PC Card PCMCIA Pixel Glossary Sony Notebook User Guide nN 117 Term Port replicator Definition An additional device that you can connect to your notebook. [. . . ]