Using your notebook Sony Notebook User Guide Combinations/ Feature Functions 31 nN + (F4) : speaker volume Adjusts the built-in speaker volume. To increase volume, press + < F4> and then or To decrease volume, press +< F4> and then or + (F5): brightness control Adjusts the brightness of the LCD. To increase lightness intensity, press +< F5> and then or To decrease light intensity, press +< F5> and then or + external display / (F7) *: switch to the Toggles between the LCD, external display (connected to the monitor connector) and both LCD and external display. This function can only be used by the first user to log in. It will not work under a second user account. + / (F8) * Toggles between the LCD and both LCD and TV. This function can only be used by the first user to log in. It will not work under a second user account. + (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. * This function can only be used by the first us er to log in. It will not work if you have switched to another user acc ount. Using your notebook Indicators Indicator Functions 32 nN Sony Notebook User Guide Power Power on: lights green. Standby mode: flashes umber. Battery 1 Indicates the status of the battery inserted in the battery bay on the left side of the computer. Battery 2 Indicates the status of the battery insert ed in the battery bay on the right side of the computer. Memory Stick ™ Turns on when the Memory Stick ™ is in use. Turns off when the Memory Stick™ is no longer in use. Light On Off hard disk Data is read from or written to the hard drive. The hard drive is not being accessed. Num Lock Turns on when the number keys in the numeric keypad are active. Turns off when the alphanumeric character keys in the keypad area are active. Caps Lock Turns on when the characters appear in uppercase as you type. The key lowers the c ase of typed characters when Caps Lock is on. Turns off when the characters appear in lowercase as you type ( unless you hold down the key) . Scroll Lock Turns on when the screen scrolls differently ( depends on the application, no effect in many applications) . Turns off when the information moves across the display normally. Using your notebook Sony Notebook User Guide Using the touchpad The keyboard co ntains a cursor- pointing device, your touchpad ( 1) . You can point to, select, drag, and scroll 33 nNobjects 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 sc roll vertically. Move your finger along the bottom to scroll horizontally. ( The scroll function is available only with applications that support a touchpad scroll feature. ) Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 34 n N Using the Jog Dial™ Your computer is equipped with a Jog Dial™ (1) with Back button on your computer, near the touchpad. You can turn (2) and/or press (3) the Jog Dial™ to scroll the window, select software, adjust the internal speaker volume, etc. A Jog Dial Navigator folder was created on your notebook. It is located in the Start, All Programs menu and contains the following items: Folder Browser Opens the Jog Dial Folder Browser window, where you can rotate the Jog Dial™ and browse all the folders on your computer and open any drive, folder, application or document. Jog Dial Setting Opens the Jog Dial Setting window. See Changing Jog Dial Navigator settings (page 40). Window Switcher Select to display a window containing all your open applications. Rotate to the application you want to switch to and press the Jog Dial™ to select. Using your notebook Sony Notebook User Guide Starting Jog Dial Navigator To launch Jog Dial Navigator, proceed as follows: . Press the Jog Dial™ . OR . Double- click the Jog Dial Navigator icon in the taskbar. The Jog Dial Bar appears at the top of the screen . Right- clicking the Jog Dial Navigator icon in the taskbar will give you additional options. 35 nN Using your notebook Sony Notebook User Guide Using the Jog Dial Bar The Jog Dial bar is the initial state of Jog Dial Navigator and can be displayed on the desktop at all times. 36 nNYou can choose to display it on the taskbar or hide it altogether. 1 Launcher button Click this button to display the Jog Dial Launcher and to launch an application. 2 VAIO Setting Adjust your the hardware settings, including display mode, brightness...
