The green power indicator light is on in this mode. To save power while not working, you can turn off a specific device such as the LCD or the hard disk. Using Standby mode The computer saves the current state of the system in RAM and switches off power to the CPU. T he umber power light flashes in this mode. To activate Sta ndby mode, proceed as follows: Windows ® 2000: Go to the Start men u, click Shut Down.. . , and then choose Stand By from the drop- down menu. Or, Press the power button and release it immediately or press + . Windows ® XP: Go to the Start menu, click Turn Off Computer, and then Stand By or press + . To return to Normal mode, proceed as follows: Press any key. Using your notebook Sony Notebook User Guide Using Hibernate mode The state of the system is saved on the hard disk and power is turned off. The power indicator light is off in 54 nNthis mode. To activate Hibernate mode, proceed as follows: 1 Go to the Start menu and click Tur n Off Computer. 2 Windows ® XP: In the Turn off computer window, hold down the key and click Hibernate or press + keys or press the power button and release it immediately. The computer goes into Hibernate mo de. Windows ® 2000: Go to the Start menu, click Shut Down... , and then choose Hibernate from the drop- down menu or press + keys. To return to Normal mode, proceed as follows: Turn on the compute r by pressing the power button. The computer returns to its previous state. . When the computer is in Hibernate mo de, yo u canno t insert a disc. Hibernate mode requires more time than Standby mode to be activated. It takes more time to return to normal mode from Hibernate mo de than from Standby mode. Hibernate m ode u ses less power than Standby mode. Do not move the notebook until its power indicator turns off. Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 55 n N Using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive Your computer is equipped with a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. 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. 3 Place a disc in the middle of the tray with the label side facing up until the disc clicks into place. 4 Close the tray by pushing it gently. Using your notebook . When the computer is in Standby or Hibernate mo de, yo u cann ot ins ert or remo ve a disc. Sony Notebook User Guide Be s ure to seat the disc firmly over the disc d rive hu b fin gers. If you d o no t seat th e d is c firmlable to open the tray. 56 nNy, yo u could dam age yo ur disc drive an d you m ay n ot be 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 or My Computer. Select the drive, click the right button of your mouse and select Eject or press + keys to open the disk tray. If it still does not work, turn off the computer and insert a thin, pointed object ( e.g. a paper clip) into the manual eject hole. Using the DVD function To achieve optimum performance when playing DVD- ROM discs, you should follow these recommendations. . You can play DVDs using the 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 re plicator while playing DVD movies or using DVD applica tions. . Close all open applications before playing a DVD- ROM movie. . When playing DVD movies on battery power, se t the power management profile to DVD. With other profiles, the movies can be choppy. . Do not switch power saving modes while playing a DVD video. . Do not use resident disc utilities or resident utilities to speed up the access of discs, be cause they may cause the system to become unstable. . Make sure that the screensaver is deactivated. . Depending on the display setup properties you selected, you may use the + command to expand the screen to full screen size. Using your notebook Sony Notebook User Guide . Region codes indicators are la beled on the DVD discs to indicate in which region and on what type of 57 nNplayer you can play the disc. Unless a '2' ( Europe belongs to region ' 2' ) or ' all' ( this means that you can play this DVD e verywhere in the world) is labeled on your DVD disc 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 difficulties caused by changing the region code settings of DVD-ROM drive are out of warranty. . When a DVD video disc is inse rted 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 640x480. Using your notebook Sony Notebook User Guide Using the CD-RW function To burn CDs, you can use CD- RW and CD- R discs: . The CD-RW ( CD- ReWritable) disc is ...
