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VAIO Notebook
User Guide
PCG-XG18/PCG-XG19
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fee and credit card information. Financial Notice to Users services may require prior arrangements © 2000 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights with participating financial institutions. reserved. This manual and the software As an ENERGY STAR described herein, in whole or in part, may Partner, Sony Corporation not be reproduced, translated, or reduced has determined that this to any machine-readable form without product meets the ENERGY prior written approval. STAR guidelines for energy
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Safety Information AVERTISSEMENT ❏ Pour prévenir tout risque d’incendie Owners Record ou d’électrocution, garder cet appareil The model number and serial number are à l’abri de la pluie et de l’humidité. located on the bottom of your Sony VAIO ❏ Pour prévenir tout risque Notebook. Record the serial number in the d’électrocution, ne pas ouvir le châssis space provided here. Refer to the model de cet appareil et ne confier son and serial number when you call your entretien qu’à une pers
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This equipment has been tested and found FCC Part 68 to comply with the limits for a Class B This equipment complies with Part 68 of digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the the FCC rules. On the bottom of this Rules. These limits are designed to provide equipment is a label that contains, among reasonable protection against harmful other information, the FCC equivalence interference in a residential installation. number (REN) for this equipment. If This equipment generates, uses, a
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One Sony Drive, Park Ridge, NJ 07656 for Service.’ For more detailed information repair and/or warranty information. If the please contact: trouble is causing harm to the telephone network, the telephone company may CRTC request that you remove the equipment Terrasses de la Chaudiére, Tour centrale from the network until the problem is 1 promenade du Portage, 5 étage Hull PQ resolved. K1A 0N2. Repair of this equipment should be made This Class B digital apparatus complies only by a Sony Ser
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telecommunications company. The ! Danger of explosion if battery is equipment must also be installed using an incorrectly replaced. Replace only acceptable method of connection. with the same or equivalent type recommended by the The customer should be aware that manufacturer. Discard used compliance with the above conditions may batteries according to the not prevent degradation of service in some manufacturer’s instructions. situations. ! Une batterie non conforme présente un dange
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télécommunications, comme le prescrivent les documents concernant les exigences techniques relatives au matériel terminal. Le Ministère n’assure toutefois pas que le matériel fonctionnera à la satisfaction de l’utilisateur.
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Avant d’installer ce matériel, l’utilisateur doit s’assurer qu’il est permis de le raccorder aux installations de l’entreprise locale de télécommunication. Le matériel doit également être installé en suivant une méthode acceptée de raccordement. L’abonné ne doit pas oublier qu’il est possible que la conformité aux conditions énoncées ci-dessus n’empêche pas la dégradation du service dans certaines situations. Les réparations de matériel homologué doivent être coordonnées par un repré
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Contents Welcome...............................................................................1 Features ............................................................................................. 1 Unpacking Your VAIO® Notebook.............................................. 2 Manuals .................................................................................................3 Software CDs ........................................................................................3 Recovery C
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® x VAIO Notebook User Guide Using the Keyboard .......................................................................23 Combinations and Functions with the Windows Key .................25 Indicators.............................................................................................26 Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key ..............................27 Using the Touchpad.......................................................................29 Using the Floppy Disk Drive........
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Contents xi Connecting an External Display .................................................. 62 Connecting External Speakers ..................................................... 64 Connecting an External Microphone .......................................... 65 Connecting an i.LINK-compatible Device ................................. 66 Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device...................... 67 Getting Help.......................................................................69 Tro
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Welcome ® Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony VAIO notebook. Sony has combined leading-edge technology in audio, video, computing, and communications to provide you with state-of-the-art personal computing. Features ® ✍ For a complete description of the specifications of your VAIO notebook, see page 88. ® ❑ Exceptional performance: Your computer includes a fast Intel processor. ❑ Portability: The rechargeable battery pack provides hours of use without AC power. ❑ Sony audio and vid
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® 2 VAIO Notebook User Guide ® Unpacking Your VAIO Notebook Remove the following hardware items from the box: Main unit Floppy disk drive DVD-ROM drive Power cord Accessory case AC adapter FDD drive cable Weight saver AC adapter cables Battery pack FDD drive battery pack and weight saver FDD drive cable INSIDE ACCESSORY CASE (1) INSIDE ACCESSORY CASE (2)
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Unpacking Your VAIO® Notebook 3 Manuals ® ❑ The VAIO Notebook User Guide (this manual) contains information on how to get the most from your computer, find help, and solve common problems. It also includes product specifications. ❑ Read Me First contains Frequently Asked Questions, the most up-to- date information on using your computer, and software information. ❑ The Consumer Information Guide contains ergonomic considerations and your computer’s limited warranty statement. ® ❑ The Microsof
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® Using Your VAIO Notebook This section describes how to start using your computer and how to use your computer’s internal and external devices, such as the touchpad, floppy disk drive, and DVD-ROM drive. Locating the Controls and Connectors Front Power indicator (pages 14, 43) LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen (pages 16, 27) 1 7 Battery 1 and 2 indicators (pages 11, 26) Keyboard (page 23) 2 8 Hard disk drive indicator (page 26) Speakers (pages 27, 74, 75) 3 9 Num Lock indicator (page 26) In
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® 6 VAIO Notebook User Guide Left (PCG-XG19) (PCG-XG18) PC card slots (page 36) Battery bay (page 10) 1 3 ® Phone line jack PCG-XG18 (page 48) S400 i.LINK connector (page 66) 2 4
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Locating the Controls and Connectors 7 Right Power button (page 24) 1 4 Microphone connector (page 71) Multipurpose bay (pages 32, 47) 2 5 Headphone connector (page 70) Jog Dial control (page 18) Intercooler flap 3 6 Back Infrared port connector (page 40) 1 4 USB connector (page 73) Docking /Floppy disk drive connector 2 5 DC In connector (page 8) 3 Monitor connector (page 66)
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® 8 VAIO Notebook User Guide Bottom Intercooler flap lever 1 Multipurpose bay RELEASE lever 2
