To return the system to the active state, press any key. + (F3): speaker switch Toggles the built-in speaker on and off. + (F4): speaker volume Adjusts the built-in speaker volume. To increase volume, press + and then or To decrease volume, press + and then or + (F5) : brightness control Adjusts the brightness of the LCD. To increase lightness intensity, press + and then or To decrease light intensity, press +< F5> and then or + / ( F7)*: switch to the external display Toggles between the LCD, external display (connected to the monitor connector) and both LCD and external display. + / (F8) * Toggles between the LCD and both LCD and TV. Fn + (F12): Hibernate Provides for the lowest level of power consumption. When you execute this command, the states of the system and of the peripheral devices are written to the hard disk and the system power is turned off. To return the system to its original state, use the power switch to turn on the power. + D: Video Standby (Windows ® Millennium only) Darkens the LCD in order to save power. To turn the LCD back on, press any key. . * First you need to connect your external display, then you turn on your notebook. When you connect your external display when the computer is already on, you cannot use the key combination + or + . Some functions are not available until Windows is launched. Using your notebook 35 nN Sony Notebook User Guide Using the touchpad The keyboard contains a cursor-pointing device, your touchpad ( 1) . You can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the built-in touchpad. Action Description point Slide one finger on the touchpad to place the pointer (2) on an item or object. click Press the left button (3) once. double- click Press the left button twice. right- click Press the right button (4) once. In many applications, this action displays a shortcut menu. drag Slide one finger while pressing the left button. scroll Move your finger along the right edge of the touchpad to scroll vertically. Move your finger along the bottom to scroll horizontally. (The scroll function is available only with applications that support a touchpad scroll feature.) Using your notebook nN 36 Using the DVD-ROM drive Your computer is equipped with a DVD-ROM drive. Sony Notebook User Guide To insert a disc, proceed as follows: 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press the eject button (1) to open the drive. The tray slides out. Using your notebook 37 nN 3 Place a CD-ROM/DVD-ROM in the middle of the tray with the label side facing up until the disc clicks into place. Sony Notebook User Guide 4 Close the tray by pushing it gently. . When the computer is in Standby or Hibernate mode, you cannot insert or remove a disc. Be sure to seat the disc firmly over the disc drive hub fingers. If you do not seat the disc firmly, you could damage your disc drive and you may not be able to open the tray. When you finish using a disc, wait until the LED indicator turns off and then press the eject button to remove the disc. If the disc does not come out when you press the eject button, go to Windows Explorer. Select the drive, click the right button of your mouse and select Eject. If it still doesn't work, turn off the computer and insert a thin, pointed object into the manual eject hole. Using your notebook 38 nN Sony Notebook User Guide To achieve optimum performance when playing DVD- ROM discs, do the following: . You can play DVDs using a DVD- ROM drive and the WinDVD software. See the help file on the WinDVD software for details. . Your computer should not be connected to the port replicator while playing DVD movies or using DVD applications. . Close any open application before playing a DVD-ROM movie. . When playing DVD movies on battery power, set the power management profile to DVD. With other profiles, the movies can be choppy. . Do not switch the power saving modes while playing DVD videos. . If the virus checker is active, you need to disable it. . Do not use resident disc utilities and resident utilities to speed up access of discs, because they may cause unstable operation. . Make sure that the screensaver is deactivated. . Depending on the display setup properties you selected, you may use the +< F> command to expand the screen to full screen size. . Region codes indicators are labeled on the DVD discs to indicate in which region and what type of player can play the disc. Unless a '2' or 'all' is labeled on your DVD or on the packaging, you cannot play the disc on this player. . Do not try to change the region code settings of the DVD- ROM drive. Any troubles caused by changing the region code settings of the DVD-ROM drive, are out of warranty. . When a DVD video disc is inserted in the DVD-ROM drive, you cannot toggle between LCD and TV by pressing + . . When a TV is connected, a part of the video screen will not appear with the factory settings. Adjust the display resolution to...
