Sony VAIO VGN-FW280JH User manual

VG N-FW 280J/H VAIO® FW Series Notebook PC
Inspired by theatersc reens.Born from Sony ® HD technology.
PO W ERFUL PC PERFO RM A N C E
Intel
® Core™ 2 Duo P8400 pro c e sso r (2 .26G Hz ) with Intel ® Centrino ® 2
pro c e sso r technology –the latestchipsetfrom Intel ® .
Th e VAIO
® FW notebook com es pre - installed with Genuine Microsoft ®
Window s Vista ® Hom e Prem ium 64 - bit.
Built
- in Wireless - N technology offers a boostin wirele ss connection speed
and range .
INSPIRED BY TH EA TER SC REEN S.BO RN FRO M SO N Y
® HD TEC H N O LO G Y .
Fa llin love with yo u r favorite movies alloveragain with an extra
- wide,
theaterinspired 16.4” disp lay (1600x900 resolution) using the energy
-
efficientXBRITE - EC O ™ LC D technology.
Th e 16:9 aspectratio ensures thatyo u won’tmiss an inch ofthe original
picture from yo u r favorite movie while also providing va luable extra
workspace.C om pare two docum ents orwebsites side
- by - side w ithoutthe
h a ssle ofhaving to tab back and forth.
With integrated Blu
- ray Disc ™ technology and opticaldrive,yo u can
archive orrecord
25 - 50G B ofhom e movies,music and digitalphotos to a
single Blu
- ray Disc ™ m e d ia (so ld separately).
A
n HDM I ™outputdelivers video and audio to externalso u rces via a single
cable so yo u can enjoy HD entertainm enton yo u r com patible big sc reen
TV withouta myriad ofextra cables (H D M I™cable so ld separately) .
EN D LESS FEA TU RES
Store yo u favorite multimedia,importantdocum ents,
and cherish e d fam ily
photos on the room y 320G B SerialATA hard drive .
Th e VAIO
® FW notebook,designed with dedicated AV Controls,makes
navigating through yo u r favorite multimedia quick and easy.
Whetherit’s forYouTube™ ,a cla ss projectorforsh a ring with friends and
fam ily, editing digitalvideo captured by yo u r Sony Handycam
® is q u ick
and easy with VAIO
® Movie Story so ftware.You choose the supplied
tem plate and profe ssional
- looking cutaways,cross - fades and soundtrack
syn c ing are autom atically done foryo u .
Stay connected to colleagues,friends and fam ily with real
- timevideo
conferencing using the integrated MOTION EYE
® cam era and
microphone.
Broaden yo u r entertainm enthorizo n s with the VAIO
® FW n o tebook
featuring an extra
- wide 16.4 ” XBRITE - EC O ™ LC D disp lay.Greatfor
watching and recording w idescreen Blu
- ray Disc ™ m o vies orview ing two
web sites side
- by - side,this entertainm entpow erhouse is inspired by theate
r
sc re e n s, born fro m So ny
® HD expertise and pow ered by Intel ® Centrino ® 2
pro c e sso r technology.
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Sony ElectronicsInc. • 16530 Via Esp rillo • Sa n Diego,CA 92127 • 1.800.222.7669 • www.so n y.com LastUpdated:10/23/2008
VG N-FW 280J/H VAIO® FW Series Notebook PC
Sp ecifications
General
Com puterTyp e : Notebook
Typ e o f Use:Portable
A
ction Buttons:S1, DVD Play,A/V Mode,Volum e -/ +,
Play / Pa use / Stop,WLAN / Bluetooth® on / off
Pointing Device: Electro-static touch pad
Hardw are
Keyboard:Q W ERTY,86 ke ys with 2.0mm stroke and
19.05mm pitch
Cam era: Built -in 1.3 m egapixe lMOTION EYE® c a m e ra
and microphone
Pro c e sso r
Typ e : Intel®Core™ 2 Duo Pro c e sso r P8400
Speed: 2.26G Hz
FrontSide Bus Speed: 1066M Hz
L2 C a c h e : 3M B
Technology:Intel®Centrino® 2 pro c e sso r technology
Memory
Type:DDR2 SD RA M
Installed:
4G B PC 2 - 6400 (2G Bx2)
Maximum: 8G B
Speed: 800M Hz
Hard Drive
Capacity: 320G B
Speed: 7200rpm
Interface: SerialATA
OpticalDrive #1
DVD+R DLW rite:2.4x max.
DVD+R W rite:8x max.
DVD+RW W rite:4x max.
DVD -R W rite:8x max.
DVD -RW W rite:4x max.
CD -R W rite:8x max.
CD -RW W rite:8x max.
CD Read:24x max.
DVD Read:8x max.
DVD -RA M W rite:5x max.
DVD -R D L W rite:2x max.
BD -R Rea d:2x max.
BD -R W rite:2x max.
BD -RE W rite:2x max.
BD -RO M Read:2x max.
BD -RE Rea d:2x max.
BD -R D L Read:1.6x max.
BD -R D L W rite:1x max.
DVD -RA M Read:5x max.
Blu-
ray Disc ™ Support:Yes (read / write)(B D -R/-RE/-
RO M / DVD±RW /±R DL/RAM Drive)
BD -RE D L Read:1.6x max.
BD -RE D L W rite:1x max.
Exp a nsion Slots
Multimedia C ard Reader:One Memory Stick PRO ™
(STD / Duo)media slotwith MagicG ate® functionality
One Exp re ssC a rd®
/ 34 media slot
One Secure Digital(SD™ memory card)media slot
A
udio
Sound System :Dolby So und Room ® Audio
Disp lay
Screen Size : 16.4"
Resolution: 1600 x 900
XBRITE-EC O ™ Technology:Yes
Graphics
Pro c e sso r:M obile Intel®Graphics M edia Accelerator
4500M HD with Intel ®ClearVideo Te c h n o logy
To talAvailable Graphics Memory:1750M B (m a x.)
Chipset:M obile Intel® G M 45 Exp re ss Chipset
Interface:HDM I™andVG A outwith Sm a rtDisp lay
Senso r
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Inputs and Outputs
Modem Jack: 1
Microphone Input: 1
USB Port(s): 3 (2 .0 com pliant)
VG A O utput(s):
1
DC -In: 1
i.LIN K® C onnection:1 (4 p in) i.LINK® connector(IEEE
1394)
Headphone O utput(s): 1
EthernetC onnectio n (s): 1
HDM I™Output: 1
Networking/M odem
EthernetProtocol: 10Base - T/100Base - TX/1000Base -T
(G igabit)
EthernetSpeed:Fa st Ethernet(R J- 45)
Modem Type:Integrated V.92/V.90 Modem (R J- 11)
Wirele ss LA N : Intel® WiFiLink 5100A G N (802.11a /b /g /n )
Bluetooth® Technology:Integrated Stereo A2DP
Bluetooth® Technology (2 .1 + ED R)
Pow er
Battery Typ e :Standard C apacity Lithium -ion Battery
(V G P -
BPS13/S)
Estimated Battery Life:2.5 to 5.5 hoursStandard
Capacity Ba ttery
3.5 to 8.0 hoursLarge C apacity Ba ttery
Pow er Requirem ents: 86W + 10%
Software
Operating System :Genuine Microsoft®Window s Vista®
Hom e Prem ium 64-
bit
InternetServices:AO L® 90 -Day Risk Free Trial-N ew User
s
Only
A
nti -Virus and Recovery Software:Microsoft®Window s
Live ™ O n e C a re™ TrialVersion
Supplied Software:Microsoft® Works SE 9.0 w/ 60 - Day
TrialVersion ofMicrosoft®Office Hom e and Student
2007
Th e VAIO® Software Experience: VAIO ®Startup A ssistan
t
Click to Disc Ed itor-Import,Ed it,Burn
VAIO ®Movie Story -Simple Movie Creation
VAIO ®MusicBox -M usic by M ood
VAIO ®Media plus-M ultimedia Stream ing Software
*Please access VAIO® Help and Supportfrom yo u r
PC fora com plete list ofso ftware applications and
trials.
Service and Warranty Information
Te lephone Support: 1 ye a r toll -free technicaltelephone
a ssistance,available 24/7
Online and Em ailSupport: Supportavailable from
http://www.esupport.so n y.com /EN /VAIO
Limited W arranty Term:1 ye a r limited warranty.See
actualwarranty fordetails.
Environm entalInformation
RoHS® :C om pliant
Fo r more information:www.so n y.com /vaioeco
Regulation and Standard Com pliance
Energy Star®Compliant: 4.0
Dimensions
Weight: 6.7 lbs (w ith standard battery)
M easurem ents: 15.1 "(W ) x 1.14 - 1.4 6 "(H ) x 10.3"(D )
Supplied Accessories
Standard Lithium -ion battery (V G P- BPS13/S)
A
C Adapter
Pow erCable
OptionalA ccessories
La rge C apacity Battery (V G P- BPL13)
Standard C apacity Ba ttery (V G P - BPS13A /B)
Stick AC Adapter(V G P - A C 19V21)
A
C Adapter(V G P - A C 19V25)
USB PortRep licator(V G P -UPR1)
Neoprene Case (V G P -AM C7)
Ladies Le a therTo te (V G P-AM L4)
Sp o rtM e sse n g e r Ba g (V G P -
A M B10)
Bluetooth La se r Mouse (VGP- BM S33/S)
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Color:Titanium Gray
UPC Code:
27242751675
1.GHzdenotesmicropro c e sso rinternalclockspeed;otherfactors may
affectapplication performance.CPUspeed willbe reduced under
certain operating conditions.
2.GBmeansone billion byteswhenreferring to hard drive capacity.
Accessible capacity mayva ry.A portion ofhard disk space is
reserve d asa recovery partition.
3.Req uires802.11n com patible accesspoint.So m e functionality may
require Internetse rvices,which mayrequire a fee.
4.Broadband Internetse rvice required along with third party se rvices
which mayrequire a su b sc ription orotherse rvice fee.
5.Microsoft® Window sLive ™ OneCare ™ TrialVersion - Th is trialso ftware
willwork forninety (90)daysafteryo u firstuse it.You willnotbe able to
use the so ftware ifyo u do notactiva te itasdescribed the firsttimeyo u
use the so ftware.You can activa te the so ftware byInternet:Internet
se rvice chargesmayapply.Ifyo u wantto keep using the so ftware
afterthe 90 - daytrialperiod,yo u mustbuya su b sc ription.You can
su b sc ribe online byfollow ing the conversion instructionspresented
during se tup and paying the required feeds.
6.View able area measured diagonally.
7.Non - metric weights and measuresare approximate and mayva ry.
8.Measured atthe narrow estpoint
9.i.LINKis a tradem ark ofSo ny used only to designate thata product
containsan IEEE 1394 connector.Allproducts with an i.LINK
connectormaynotcommunicate with each other.
10.To talAvailable GraphicsMemory refers to the new Window sVista
cla ssification ofgraphicsmemory,which va riesdepending on the
operating condition,version ofdevice drive rand system memory size .
11.Actualbattery life mayva ry based on productse ttings,usage
patternsand environm entalconditions.
12.See actuallimited warranty fordetails.Fo ra copyofSon y's warranty,
please visitwww.so n y.com /pcsupport,calltoll - free 888 - 476 - 6972
(888 - 4SO N YPC )orwrite to Sony Electronics,12451 Gatew ay
Boulevard,Fo rtMyers,FL 33913.
13.Fo rcertain third party so ftware applications,So ny providesfirstlevel
phone support.Additionaltelephone supportmaybe available from
the applicable 3rd party ve n d o r.Availability and sc h e d u le forany
su c h supportis determined bythe aplicable so ftware ve n d o r.
14.60 - DayTrialVersion ofMicrosoft ® Office 2007 - Th is trialso ftware will
work only for60 daysafteryo u firstuse it.You willnotbe able to use
the so ftware ifyo u dontactiva te itasdescribed the firsttimeyo u use
the so ftware.You can activa te the so ftware byInternet:Internet
se rvice chargesmayapply.Ifyo u wantto keep using the so ftware
afterthe 60 - daytrialperiod,yo u mustconvertto the perpetual
version.You can convertonline byfollow ing the conversion
instgructionspresented during se tup and paying the required fees.
15.C om patibility and performancein a 64 - bitenvironm entmayva ry.
Checkwith the manufacturerofyo u rso ftware oraccessory to ensure
yo u have the latestupdates.
16.Certain circum stancesmaylimit/p reventBlu - rayDisc ™ media
playback.Fo roptimalperformance,download allupdatesfrom
http://esu p p ort.so n y.com /EN /DRIVERS.
17.Video recording to Blu - rayDisc ™ media is done in MPEG2and AVC
formats only.
18.Interoperability and com patibility am ong Bluetooth ®devicesva ry.
19.AV InstantModenotavailable whenplaying Blu - rayDisc ™ media.
20.Requireshigh definition - capable disp laywith HDM I ™ connector.
Imagequality willva ry.
Com puterInterface:Fo rthis product,there are a multitude ofva rying
so ftware packagesand add - on hardware options.Th is productis not
manufactured to work with anysp e c ific so ftware,and Son y doesnotand
cannotmakeanywarranty orrepresentation with respectto the
performanceofthis productwith anyparticularso ftware packages
and/ornon - Sony add - on hardware optionsexceptthose mentioned here.
Sony herebydisc laimsanyrepresentationsorwarrantiesthatthis
productis com patible with anycom bination ofnon - So n y products yo u
maychoose to connectto it.While Son y representative s orSo ny
authorize d dealers maybe able to a ssistyo u and maymake
recommendations,theyare NO Tauthorize d to va ry orwaive this
disc laimer.Purchasers mustdetermine forthem selve s the su itability and
com patibility ofthe hardw are and so ftware in each and every particular
instance.So ftware titlespre - installed on the So ny com puterare su b ject
to change withoutnotice.Preinstalled so ftware maynotbe identicalto
retailve rsionsorhave alldocum entation.Fe a turesand sp e c ificationsare
su b jectto change withoutnotice.Th is productm eets the standardsofthe
InternationalEne rgyStarProgram forenergyefficiency.
La m p in this productcontainsmercury.Disp o sa lofthese materials may
be regulated due to environm entalconsiderations.Fo rdisp o sa lor
recycling information,please contactyo u rlocalauthoritiesorthe
Electronic IndustriesAlliance (www.eiae.org).
© 2008 So ny ElectronicsInc.Allrights reserve d .Reproduction in whole or
in partwithoutwritten permission is prohibited.Sony,VAIO,XBRITE - EC O ,
MOTIONEYE,Handycam ,Memory StickDuo,MagicG ate,i.LINKand
Clickto Disc are tradem arks ofSo ny in the U.S.and in othercountries.
Microsoft,Window s,Window sLive,OneCare and Window sVista are
tradem arks ofthe MicrosoftCorporation in the U.S.and in other
countries.Inteland Centrino are registered tradem arks and Core is a
tradem ark ofthe IntelCorporation in the U.S.and in othercountries.
Bluetooth and the Bluetooth logo are registered tradem arks ofSIG,Inc.
Blu - rayDisc is a tradem ark.Dolbyis a registered tradem ark ofDolby
La b o ratories.EN ERG Y STA R is a registered U.S.mark.Allother
tradem arks are tradem arks oftheirrespective ow ners.
Printed in U.S.A.09/08.