Sony VAIO PCGFX210 PCGFX215 User Guide

Connecting an External Display
71 To select a display
When you connect an external display to the monitor connector, you can toggle 
the output between the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), the external monitor, or 
both devices.
Use the 
Fn+F7 keys to select a display. See also “Selecting the Display Mode” for 
more information.
To P r e s s R e s u l t
Switch to an 
external displayFn+F7 Toggles between the LCD, the external display 
connected to the Monitor connector, or both the LCD 
and external...

Change to Current Document Title
72
Connecting a TV Display 
You can enjoy playing audio/video by connecting AV devices to your computer. 
See also the manuals supplied with your AV devices.
To Connect a TV
✍See the manual that came with your peripheral device for more information on 
installation and use.
✍If you insert a DVD in your DVD drive to watch a video on your TV, the Fn+F8 key 
combination might not activate the function to toggle between your LCD and TV. Take 
the following steps:
1. Connect...

Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device
73
Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device
You can connect USB devices such as an external mouse, keyboard, speaker, and 
microphone to your computer.
To connect a USB device
❑Locate the USB device identified by the  symbol. Plug one end of the USB 
cable into this port and the other end into the USB device.
You can use an optional Sony USB mouse PCGA-UMS1 series (not supplied) 
with this computer. Since the USB mouse software driver is preinstalled...

Change to Current Document Title
74
Connecting an i.LINK®* Device
You can connect an i.LINK enabled digital video camera recorder to 
the i.LINK® S400 (IEEE1394) connector.
To connect a digital video camera recorder
❑Plug one end of the i.LINK cable (not supplied) into the i.LINK connector 
on the left side of the computer and the other end into the DV In/Out 
connector on the digital video camera recorder.
* i.LINK is a Sony trademark used to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connec-
tor....

Connecting an i.LINK® Device
75
✍The Sony digital video camera recorder is pictured; you may need to connect your 
camera differently.
On Sony digital video cameras, connectors labeled “DV In/Out” or “i.LINK” are i.LINK-
compatible. 
See the manual that came with your digital video camera recorder for more 
information on installation and use.
Do not connect more than one digital video camera at a time. The software supplied 
with your computer will not recognize multiple cameras.
The i.LINK connector on...

Change to Current Document Title
76
Connecting External Speakers
You can enhance the sound quality of your computer by connecting external 
speakers. 
To connect external speakers
❑Locate the Headphone connector identified by the   symbol on the side of 
the computer. Plug the speaker cable into this connector.
✍Make sure your speakers are designed for computer use.
Turn down the volume of the speakers before you turn them on.
Do not place diskettes on the speakers; the speakers’ magnetic field may...

Connecting an External Microphone
77
Connecting an External Microphone
You can enhance the quality of sound input by using an external microphone. 
To connect an external microphone
❑Locate the Microphone connector identified by the   symbol on the side of 
the computer. Plug the microphone cable into this connector.
✍Make sure your microphone is designed for computer use. The microphone should be 
compliant with the plug-in power microphone.
Connecting microphone to microphone connector
✍See the manual...

Change to Current Document Title
78 

79
Customizing Your VAIO® 
Notebook
You can customize the settings of your notebook. The following sections briefly 
describe how to change your computer’s default settings. 
Selecting the Display Mode
This notebook uses the ATI video controller. You can select which display is used 
when the notebook is connected to an external monitor. When you connect an 
external display, you can switch the display mode between your notebook’s LCD 
display and the external monitor.
1Click the Start button, point to...

Change to Current Document Title
80
ATI RAGE MOBILITY-M1 Screen