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Sony PCG-GRX560 Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 1 VAIO® Notebook Quick Start PCG-GRX500 Series...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Welcome...5 Features ...5 Unpacking Your Notebook ...7 Registering Your Notebook ...9 Accessing the User Guide ...9 About Adding Memory ...9 Setting Up Your Dial-Up Connection ...10 Setting Up Your VAIO® Notebook ...15 Locating Controls and Ports ...16 Connecting a Power Source ...21 Starting Your Notebook ...27 Shutting Down Your Notebook...28 Software and Support Information ...31...
  • Page 4 VAIO® Computer Quick Start Troubleshooting...45 Getting Help...51 Support Options ... 51 Index...53...

  • Page 5: Welcome

    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 the Specifications flyer supplied with your notebook.
  • Page 6 VAIO® Computer Quick Start ❑ Microsoft® Windows® operating system — Your system includes Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition, or Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional. ❑ Communications — Access popular online services, send e-mail, browse the Internet, and use fax features. ❑...

  • Page 7: Unpacking Your Notebook

    Unpacking Your Notebook Remove the following hardware items from the box: Main unit Rechargeable battery pack * The removable optical disc drive is preinstalled in your notebook. Documents ❑ VAIO® Notebook User Guide — A searchable online help file that contains detailed information on how to use your new notebook.

  • Page 8: Software Cds

    VAIO® Computer Quick Start ❑ VAIO® Notebook Specifications — Details the hardware specifications for your notebook. Depending on the specific model you purchased, the Specifications are either printed or an electronic file accessible via the User Guide. Software CDs ❑ Microsoft®...

  • Page 9: Registering Your Notebook

    Registering Your Notebook Take advantage of Sony’s commitment to quality customer support and receive these benefits by registering your notebook: ❑ Sony Customer Support — Talk to a Support Representative to troubleshoot problems you may be having with your notebook.

  • Page 10: Setting Up Your Dial-Up Connection

    VAIO® Computer Quick Start Setting Up Your Dial-Up Connection This section describes the basic steps for setting up your dial-up connection for the first time. The Connection Wizard guides you through the process of connecting to the Internet and then choosing an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or setting up an existing account.
  • Page 11 Phone and Modem Options window Select the location from where you are dialing and then click OK. The New Connection Wizard appears. Setting Up Your Dial-Up Connection...
  • Page 12 VAIO® Computer Quick Start New Connection Wizard Follow the on-screen instructions to finish setting up your dial-up connection.
  • Page 13 (Windows® 2000 Professional) Double-click the Connect to the Internet icon on the Windows desktop. The Internet Connection Wizard appears. Internet Connection Wizard Follow the on-screen instructions to finish setting up your dial-up connection and to choose your ISP. Setting Up Your Dial-Up Connection...
  • Page 14 VAIO® Computer Quick Start...

  • Page 15: Setting Up Your Vaio® Notebook

    Setting Up Your VAIO® Notebook This section describes all the controls and ports on your notebook, how to connect your notebook to a power source, and how to start and shut down your notebook. ❑ Locating Controls and Ports ❑ Connecting a Power Source ❑...

  • Page 16: Locating Controls And Ports

    VAIO® Computer Quick Start Locating Controls and Ports Front Memory Stick® media indicator Num Lock indicator Caps Lock indicator Scroll Lock indicator Power indicator Battery 1 indicator Battery 2 indicator Hard disk drive indicator LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen Keyboard Speakers Left and right buttons Touchpad...
  • Page 17 Left PC Card slots Back button for center Jog Dial™ control Center Jog Dial™ control CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive or DVD-R/RW drive in multipurpose bay Eject button * This multipurpose bay can house either an optical disc drive or an optional second battery. Manual eject button Memory Stick®...

  • Page 18: Microphone Jack

    VAIO® Computer Quick Start Right Drive bay with hard disk drive Battery bay Headphone jack Microphone jack USB port * There is a protruding dot above the Microphone jack to further distinguish it from other jacks and ports. Do not connect a microphone to the Headphone jack.

  • Page 19: Vga Port

    Back Air vent DC In port Ethernet port VGA port Only connect 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX cables to the Ethernet port. Do not connect any other type of network cable or any telephone line. 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.
  • Page 20 VAIO® Computer Quick Start Bottom Tilt stands Multipurpose bay RELEASE lever Reset button Port replicator connector...

  • Page 21: Connecting A Power Source

    Connecting a Power Source You can use either AC power or a rechargeable battery pack as a power source. Using the AC adapter Plug the cable attached to the AC adapter into the DC In port on the notebook. Plug one end of the power cord into the AC adapter. Plug the other end of the power cord into an AC outlet.

  • Page 22: Using Battery Power

    VAIO® Computer Quick Start ❑ Unplug your notebook from the wall outlet if you will not be using the notebook for a long time. ❑ The LED indicator on the AC adapter may be turned on until the AC adapter is unplugged from your notebook.
  • Page 23 Inserting battery pack Lift the battery bay cover up until it clicks. ✍ If the port replicator is attached to your notebook, do not attempt to insert or remove the battery pack. Lifting and turning the notebook with a port replicator attached could cause a temporary loss of power.
  • Page 24 VAIO® Computer Quick Start Battery indicators Battery Indicator Description Indicates the status of the battery pack in the battery bay on the right side of the notebook. Indicates the status of the battery pack in the multipurpose bay on the left side of the notebook. Battery Indicator Light Status Description...
  • Page 25 Removing the battery pack Push in and lift up the battery bay cover until it clicks. You will lose data if you remove the battery pack while the notebook is on and not connected to the AC adapter, or if you remove the battery while the notebook is in a power saving mode.
  • Page 26 VAIO® Computer Quick Start ❑ The battery pack supplied with your notebook is a lithium-ion battery and can be recharged at any time. Charging a partially discharged battery does not affect battery life. ❑ For some software applications and some peripheral devices, your notebook may not enter Hibernate mode when the battery life is low.

  • Page 27: Starting Your Notebook

    Starting Your Notebook Slide the LCD lock lever in the direction of the arrow, and lift the cover. Opening the notebook L C D l o c k l e v e r Press the power button on top of the notebook until the green power indicator turns on.

  • Page 28: Shutting Down Your Notebook

    VAIO® Computer Quick Start Shutting Down Your Notebook To avoid potential loss of data, follow these steps to shut down your notebook. (For Windows® 2000) Click the Start button on the Windows® taskbar. Click Shut Down at the bottom of the Start menu to display the Shut Down Windows dialog box.
  • Page 29 ✍ During a period of inactivity, you can conserve battery life by using Standby mode. See “Controlling Power Management” in the online User Guide for more information. If you are unable to shut down your notebook. Close or end all operations as follows: ❑...
  • Page 30 VAIO® Computer Quick Start...

  • Page 31: Software And Support Information

    Software and Support Information Your VAIO® notebook is ready to help you work, play, learn, and communicate as soon as you turn it on. This section provides the following: ❑ Software Overview ❑ Software Support Information...

  • Page 32: Software Overview

    ❑ Microsoft® Office XP Professional ❑ Microsoft® Word ❑ MovieShaker™ — Sony Electronics Inc. ❑ OpenMG™ Jukebox — Sony Electronics Inc. ❑ PC-Cillin® 2000 — Trend Micro, Inc. ❑ PicoPlayer™ — Sony Electronics Inc. ❑ PictureGear™ — Sony Electronics Inc.
  • Page 33 Sony ScreenBlast™ ACID ❑ Sony ScreenBlast™ Sound Forge ❑ Sony on Yahoo! — Yahoo! Inc. ❑ VAIO Support Agent — Sony Electronics Inc. ❑ VisualFlow™ — Sony Electronics Inc. ❑ WinDVD® — InterVideo, Inc. — Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment — Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment...

  • Page 34: Software Support Information

    510-440-9901 510-440-1270 hours M-F, 8:30 AM-5:30 PM (PST) Drag’n Drop CD (DigiOn, Inc., and Easy Systems Japan Ltd.) Web site http://www.easy.co.jp/dde/sony/tosupportne.html EarthLink Network Total Access® (EarthLink, Inc.) Web site http://support.earthlink.net/ e-mail support@earthlink.net phone 800-890-5128 or 800-890-6356 hours...
  • Page 35 Sony Applications (Sony Electronics Inc.) Web site http://www.sony.com/pcsupport phone 888-4-SONY-PC (888-476-6972) hours 7 days a week, 24 hours a day * Support from 1-888-4-SONY-PC is free of charge for 90 days after the original date of purchase. Software Support Information...

  • Page 36: Sony Service Center

    Web site http://www.sony.com/pcsupport phone 888-4SONYPC (888-476-6972) hours 7 days a week, 24 hours a day * Support from 1-888-4-SONY-PC is free of charge for 90 days after the original date of purchase. WinDVD® (InterVideo, Inc.) Web site http://www.intervideo.com phone 510-651-0888...

  • Page 37: Using The Recovery Cds

    Using the Recovery CDs This section provides you with details on your Sony Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs. ❑ Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs ❑ Using Your Recovery CDs...

  • Page 38: Application, Driver, And System Recovery Cds

    (supplied with selected models) to use these recovery CDs. If your computer does not come with an optical disc drive, use an external optical disc drive. Application Recovery CD(s) Sony Electronics Inc. This CD enables you to reinstall individual applications and device drivers if they become corrupted or are erased.

  • Page 39: Using Your Recovery Cds

    Reinstalling software applications with the Application Recovery CD(s) Turn on your computer. If your computer is already on, close all open applications. When the Windows desktop appears, insert Sony Application Recovery CD No. 1 into your computer’s optical disc drive. The Application Recovery utility loads automatically.
  • Page 40 CD(s), depending on the software application or driver you wish to restore. If you have any questions about using the Application Recovery CD(s), visit http://www.sony.com/pcsupport, or contact Sony Customer Support at 1-888-4- SONY-PC. To use the Driver Recovery CD(s) The Driver Recovery CD utility enables you to reinstall individual drivers if they become corrupted or are erased.
  • Page 41 Reinstalling specific drivers with the Driver Recovery CD Turn on your computer. If your computer is already on, close all applications. When the Windows desktop appears, insert the Driver Recovery CD into the optical disc drive. Click Start on the Windows taskbar, and click Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears.
  • Page 42 Your system may take a few minutes to load necessary files. A blue screen appears during the downloading process. Insert the Sony System Recovery CD in the optical disc drive. The System Recovery utility starts from the optical disc drive. The first CD must be in the drive when your turn on the computer.
  • Page 43 Press the power button and hold it for more than four seconds to turn off the computer. Turn on the computer. When the Sony logo is displayed, press the F2 key. The BIOS setup menu screen appears. Press the arrow keys to select the Exit menu.
  • Page 44 VAIO® Computer Quick Start...

  • Page 45: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting This section describes how to solve common problems you may encounter when using your notebook. Many problems have simple solutions, so try these suggestions before you visit the Sony Computing Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. ❑ Troubleshooting Your Notebook ❑...
  • Page 46 Turn off the notebook. Remove any peripheral devices connected to the notebook. Turn the notebook back on. Press the F2 key when the Sony logo appears. The BIOS setup menu screen appears. Press the directional arrow keys to select the Exit menu.
  • Page 47 Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default Values” and then press Enter. The message “Load default configuration now?” appears. Select Yes, then press Enter. Use the directional arrow keys to select Save and Exit, and then press Enter. The message “Save configuration changes and exit now?” appears.

  • Page 48: Troubleshooting The Lcd Screen

    See “Connecting a PS/2® External Mouse or Keyboard” in the online User Guide for more information. ❑ If you are using an optional Sony USB mouse PCGA-UMS1 series, check that the mouse is plugged into the USB port. ❑...
  • Page 49 Select the Touchpad tab using the arrow keys. Select Enable Touchpad, and then press the Enter key. ❑ You must restart the notebook to make the touchpad work again. ❑ If your touchpad is interpreting a single tap as a double-click, you must adjust the button assignments.
  • Page 50 VAIO® Computer Quick Start ❑ You may need to use your supplied Driver Recovery CD to reinstall the touchpad or mouse drivers. See “To use the Driver Recovery CD(s)” on page 40 for more information.

  • Page 51: Getting Help

    Getting Help Sony provides you with several support resources to answer questions about your VAIO® computer or the preinstalled software. Refer to these resources in the order they are listed. Support Options If you have questions about your computer or the preinstalled software, refer to the following sources for answers in the sequence listed below.
  • Page 52 1-888-4-SONY-PC (1-888-476-6972). Sony Customer Support Sony and Microsoft software support is available free of charge for 90 days after the original date of purchase. You can call and speak with a Sony Customer Support Representative without using your computer by calling: 1-888-4-SONY-PC (1-888-476-6972).

  • Page 53: Index

    Index 7, 21 AC adapter connection notes using AC power Application Recovery CD battery pack notes 7, 22 battery packs charging indicator light status indicator lights inserting inserting into battery bay rechargeable removing using brightness adjusting buttons Start (Windows) cables power cord 6, 17 CD-ROM...
  • Page 54 Setting up your dial-up connection Shut Down Windows dialog box shutting down shutting down software support information Software list Sony Fax-on-Demand Sony Service Center starting Notebook startup problems support software System Recovery CD technical support touchpad troubleshooting...
  • Page 55 unpacking the computer ventilation slot Windows Start button 28, 47 taskbar Index...
  • Page 56 Printed in USA © 2002 Sony Electronics Inc. 4-664-802-01...

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