User manual SONY VAIO VPC-F11KFX

[. . . ] 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 authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized 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. [. . . ] To complete this process, follow the instructions included with your software. Do not use discs with any other shape (star, heart, card, etc. ), as this may damage the CD-RW drive. For optimal writing speed, deactivate the screensaver before writing data to a disc. Memory-resident disc utilities may cause unstable operation or data loss. For best results, use CD-Rs that are compatible with 4x speed, as the software pre-installed on your computer is preset to that speed. When using a software application to burn CDs, be sure to exit and close all other applications. Fingerprints and dust on the surface of a disc may cause writing errors. Do not put your VAIO notebook into a power saving mode while using the pre-installed software. To achieve optimum performance when writing data on a CD-RW disc, follow these recommendations : Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 64 Always use the AC adapter as the power source for your computer when you write data to a CD-RW or CD-R. It is not possible to burn CDs when the CD-RW/DVD-ROM docking station is not connected to AC power. Using the floppy disk drive on the docking station The docking station is equipped with an internal floppy disk drive. You can also use an external USB floppy disk drive on the undocked main unit. It is not possible to use any USB floppy disk drive when the notebook is docked. Plug the printer power cord into an AC outlet. Before using the printer, you may need to change the Printer settings in the Sony Notebook Setup software. Turn off your computer and the printer, unplug the AC adapter and the power cord before connecting the printer. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 73 Connecting a printer using the printer connector The docking station (optional) is equipped with a printer connector. To connect a printer using the printer connector, proceed as follows: 1 2 Plug the printer cable (1) supplied with the printer into the docking station printer connector (2) identified by the symbol. Plug the printer power cord (3) into an AC outlet. Before using the printer, you may need to change the Printer settings in the Sony Notebook Setup software. Connecting peripheral devices Sony Notebook User Guide nN 74 Connecting an i. LINKTM device Your computer includes an i. LINKTM (IEEE1394) connector, which you can use to connect to an i. LINKTM device such as a digital video camera recorder or to connect two VAIO notebooks in order to copy, delete or edit files. The i. LINKTM connector of your notebook does not supply power to external devices generally powered by i. LINKTM connectors. The i. LINKTM connector supports transfer rates up to 400 Mbps; however, the actual transfer rate depends on the transfer rate of the external device. The i. LINKTM features available may vary depending on the software applications you use. Refer to the documentation that came with your software for more information. i. LINKTM cables compatible with your VAIO notebook include cables with the following part numbers: VMC-IL4415A (a 1. 5 meter cable with a 4-pin connector at each end), VMC-IL4408Series (a 0. 8 meter cable with a 4-pin connector at each end). An i. LINKTM connection with other compatible devices is not fully guaranteed. The i. LINKTM connection varies depending on the software applications, operating system and i. LINKTM compatible devices you use. Refer to the documentation that came with your software for more information. [. . . ] The users can still share a number of outside lines for making calls external to the PBX. maximum RAM Motherboard MPEG Operating system Partition PBX Glossary Sony Notebook User Guide nN 122 Term PC Card PCMCIA Definition A PCMCIA card. 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. [. . . ]