User manual SONY FH-B50CD

[. . . ] To Register your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To Set up your dial-up connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To Use the Stand by Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To Use the System Hibernate Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Get a free webmail account, customized news and local weather reports, comics, and more. VAIO Action Setup Sony Electronics Inc. VAIO Action Setup manages the settings for your computer's Shortcut keys. VisualFlowTM Sony Electronics Inc. VisualFlow software is a state-of-the-art Sony multimedia browser designed specifically for Memory Stick® media. It displays any still picture, movie or sound file stored in a Memory Stick media in a visually pleasing, artistic manner. VisualFlow software not only plays a selected movie or sound file, but also enables playback of files by other applications like PictureGearTM, Memory Stick Slideshow and Windows® Explorer. WordPerfect® (On selected models) Corel Corp. Create professional-looking documents, such as newsletters, reports and brochures with this outstanding word processor, adding graphics, charts and tables with ease. RealTime Preview lets you preview formatting before applying it to your documents and Reveal Codes increases the control you have over document structure. 27 VAIO Digital Studio Computer QuickStart 28 Troubleshooting This section describes how to solve common problems you may encounter when using your computer. Many problems have simple solutions, so try these suggestions before you call Sony Customer Support. Topics Topic: My computer does not start. Check that the computer is plugged into a power source and that it is turned on. Confirm that a disk is not in the floppy disk drive (unless you are using a bootable floppy disk). If you plugged the computer into a power strip or Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), make sure the power strip or UPS is turned on and working. Check that the brightness and contrast controls are adjusted correctly. 31 VAIO Digital Studio Computer QuickStart Topic: My optical drive tray does not open. Press the Eject button on the drive. Use the My Computer icon 1 2 3 Click Start in the Windows taskbar, then select My Computer. Select Eject from the shortcut menu. Avoid using adhesive labels to identify your CD media. Adhesive labels may come off while the CD media is in use in your optical drive(s) and may cause damage to the unit. Topic: I cannot play a DVD or CD. After inserting your optical disc, wait a few seconds for it to be detected before trying to access it. Install your CD or DVD software according to the manufacturer's instructions. If your drive reads some DVDs or CDs, but not others, check the shiny side of the disc for dirt or scratches. You may also need to clean the disc drive lens with an appropriate cleaner. To recover the CD or DVD software applications that are preinstalled on your Topic: I cannot play a DVD. computer, see "To Use the Application Recovery CD(s)" for more information. If a region code warning appears when you are using the DVD player application, it may be that the region code of the DVD you are trying to play is incompatible with the region code setting of your optical drive. Region code indicators such as "1" or "ALL" are labeled on some DVDs to indicate the type of player that can play the disc. Unless a "1" or "ALL" appears on the DVD or on its packaging, you cannot play the disc on this system. 32 Topics If you hear audio but cannot see video, your computer's video resolution may be set too high. To improve video resolution, verify that your screen area is set to 1024 x 768, using 32-bit color (preset factory default). [. . . ] A residual image may appear on the screen if the same image is displayed for a lengthy period of time. 43 VAIO Digital Studio Computer QuickStart Using the hard disk drive Do not place the computer in a location that is subject to vibration or shock. Do not turn off the power while the computer is accessing the hard disk drive. Handling floppy disks Do not open the shutter manually and touch the surface of the floppy disk. Keep floppy disks away from direct sunlight and other heat sources. Handling CD or DVD media Do not touch the surface of the disc. [. . . ]