About Your Sony
Notebook Computer
PCG-705C/707C
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About Your Sony Notebook Computer
NOTIC E
This product contains software owned by Sony and licensed by third
parties. Use of such software is subject to the terms and conditions of
license agreements enclosed with this product. Some of the software may
not be transported or used outside the United States. Software
specifications are subject to change without notice and may not
necessarily be identical to current retail versions.
Updates and additions to software may require an additional charge.
Subscriptions to online service providers may require a fee and credit
card information. Financial services may require prior arrangements with
participating financial institutions.
Sony and VAIO are trademarks of Sony. The Intel Inside logo, MMX, and
Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft,
Windows, and the Windows 95 logo are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. All other trademarks are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.
© 1997 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
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About the Contents of Your Notebook Computer
About the Contents of Your
Notebook Computer
Your Sony notebook computer includes the following items:
Computer and Supplied Accessories
Rechargeable
Main unit Floppy disk drive
battery pack
Weight Saver
Floppy disk
drive cable
AC adapter
Video cable
Power cord
Headphones
Phone cable
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About Your Sony Notebook Computer
Manuals
❑ About Your Sony Notebook Computer provides descriptions of your
preinstalled software titles and the specifications for your Sony
notebook computer.
❑ The Sony Notebook Computer User Guide describes how to set up your
notebook computer, use and customize the Communication Center,
find help, upgrade your computer, and accomplish basic computer
tasks.
❑ Introducing Windows
®
95 explains how to use the basic features of the
Windows 95 operating system.
Recovery Jewel Case
❑ System Recovery CD
❑ Application Recovery CD
Other
❑ Setting up your Sony notebook computer (poster)
❑ Packet containing special product offers
Warranty information and the owner registration card are located with the Sony user
✍
manuals.
CD Album
The CD album contains the Microsoft software license agreement, Sony
end-user license agreement, and the following CDs:
❑ CD EXTRA (Sony Music Entertainment Inc.)
❑ Microsoft
❑ Microsoft
❑ Microsoft Windows
❑ Quicken
❑ Sony Video CD-ROM Sampler
❑ SWIV3D
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AutoMap® Streets Plus
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Golf
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95 Companion
®
Special Edition
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About the Software on Your Sony Notebook Computer
About the Software
on Your Sony Notebook Computer
Your Sony notebook computer is ready to help you work, play, learn, and
communicate as soon as you turn it on. This section gives you an
overview of the activities you can perform with your software titles.
For general information, call Sony Electronics at 888-4SONY-PC
(888-476-6972).
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Adobe
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Acrobat Reader software allows you to view, navigate, and print electronic
documents in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), an open file format that is
intended to preserve the fidelity of documents created on all major computer
platforms. Once Acrobat Reader is installed, you can open and view PDF files
from within your Web browser by clicking on a PDF file embedded in an HTML
file. You quickly see the first page while the rest of the document is being
downloaded. Use the Acrobat Reader to read the
Guide
and technical assistance, go online at http://www.adobe.com/, e-mail
techdocs@adobe.com (put “instructions” in the subject line to receive information
about the service), fax 206-628-5737, or for fee-based support in the US call 206628-2746 or 900- 555-2200, M-F, 6
Acrobat® Reader 3.0
Sony Notebook Computer User
online (located in the Reference Library in the Sony Folder). For questions
-5 PM PT.
AM
Application Recovery CD
Sony Electronics
The Application Recovery CD allows you to reinstall individual applications and
device drivers if they are corr upt ed or acci dent al ly era sed. Reinsta llin g an
individual device driver or software title may correct a problem you are
experiencing with your computer, and you may not need to recover the entire
contents of your hard drive. See your
details. For questions and technical assistance, call Sony Electronics at 8884SONY-PC (888-476-6972), 7 days a w ee k, 24 hours a day.
Sony Notebook Computer User Guide
for
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About Your Sony Notebook Computer
America Online
®
America Online
America Online is an online service with an intuitive interface. Use America
Online to stay on top of the news and track your personal finances. Find support
for computer products and download software and files. Read issues of your
favorite magazines, take online accredited courses, connect with homework
tutors, and chat with thousands of members. You also receive your own e-mail
account. For technical support, call America Online at 800-827-3338, 7 days a
– 2 PM ET.
week, 6
AM
CD EXTRA
Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
CD EXTRA is the latest breakthr ough in multimed ia tech nology. Put this disk in a
CD player and it will play like a regular compact disc. Put this disc in your CDROM drive and it becomes interactive with graphics, lyrics, discographies, and
video. CD EXTRA includes audio and video samples from recent Sony Music
releases. These samples include tracks from a wide variety of music styles,
including rock, jazz, and easy listening. Bob Dylan, Keb’ Mo’, and Wynton
Marsalis are featured with their biographies, interviews, video and music clips,
interviews, discographies with title samples, and photos. For questions and
technical ass istan ce, cal l So ny El ectronics at 888-4 SONY-PC (888-476-6972 ), 7 d ay s
a week, 24 hours a day.
Communication Cen te r
The Communication Center is a complete, powerful, flexible, yet simple-to-use
communication system. Use it as a speakerphone and as a full-featured answering
machine with multiple mailboxes and optional password protection. Speed dial
frequently used numbers via the Pho ne Book. Send and re ceive faxes, e -mail, da ta
files, and attach documents to your faxes. Additional features include voicemail,
pager notification, and message forwarding. For questions and technical
assistance, call Sony Electronics at 888-4SONY-PC (888-476-6972), 7 days a week,
24 hours a day.
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Community Place
™
Sony Electronics
Community Place is the first VRML-based (Virtual Reality Modeling Language)
Internet web browser. VRML is the 3-D equivalent of HTML (HyperText Markup
Language), converting the VRML language to a 3-D world of animated shapes,
sights, and sounds. Use your mouse to travel between hyperlinked 3-D space
objects. Share objects with multiple users. This version of Community Place is
automatically invoked by Netscape Navigator when viewing VRML data. For
questions and technical assistance, send e-mail to info@sm.sony.co.jp.
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About the Software on Your Sony Notebook Computer
CompuServe Interactive (CSi)
CompuServe, Inc.
CSi is the most comprehensive source of organized business and educational
information online today. CSi is the perfect choice for those who want access to
the vastness of the Internet, but don’t w ant to waste time wadin g through it. Let
CSi maximize your time online. For technical support, call CompuServe at
–1 PM ET, S–S, 10 AM–10 PM ET.
800-848-8990, M–F, 8
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Dr. Solomon’s FindVirus
Dr. Solomon’s Software Inc.
Dr. Solomon’s FindVirus for Win95 is the world’s leading scanner for the
detection and removal of viruses. When installed, FindVirus will run once a day
when you start Microsoft Windows 95. It will scan executables, documents, and
even inside compressed files for viruses using Dr. Solomon’s sophisticated
heuristic analysis. You can also run FindVirus any time you download data from
the Internet that you suspect might contain a virus. FindVirus is one piece of a
complete line of anti-virus products offered as part of Dr. Solomon’s Anti-Virus.
For questions and techn ic al as sist an c e, go online to http://www.drsolomon.com,
e-mail support@us.drsolomon.com, or call 888-377-6566, 7 days a week, 24 hours
a day.
EasyPhoto
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Storm Technology, Inc.
EasyPhoto software pr ovides a user- friendly, easy-to-install environment to input,
organize, store, enhance, and use photos on a PC. EasyPhoto software enables
users to build “galleries” of photos using a familiar film-strip metaphor for fast
and simple display and retrieval. Once photos are sorted in the EasyPhoto
Gallery, simply drag and drop them into any Windows-compliant application.
Photo adjustments and improvements can also be made with the EasyPhoto
software, such as removing red-eye, editing, dropping, and resizing. For
questions and technical assistance, go online to http://www.easyphoto.com, or
-5 PM PST.
call 415-969-9555, 7 days a week, 7
AM
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About Your Sony Notebook Computer
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First Aid
CyberMedia
First Aid helps to intercept crashes caused by Windows® 3.1x and Wi ndo w s® 95
applications, finds and fix e s sta rt up pr ob lems for S on y pre-installed applications ,
uses a knowledge base to find and fix additional problems, and automatically
backs up your computer’s critical configuration files. First Aid uses a three-step
process specifically created for Sony that makes sure the user has the latest help
information. First Aid is based on CyberMedia’s AutoFix technology, which has
solutions to over 10,000 known Windows software problems. For questions and
technical assistance, call Cybe rMedia at 310-5 81-4710, M-F, 7:30
Howdy!
97 (Sony SOS Edition)
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AM-5PM
PT
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Alta Vista Technology, Inc.
Send e-mail with an attitude — send ME-mail! Use Windows-based Howdy! to
create multimedia postcards complete with backgrounds, pictures, audio and
text. Send them through your regular e-mail to friends, family, and coworkers, or
simply click a button to send your postcard to the Web. ME-Mail someone today!
For additional product information, contact Alta Vista Technology, Inc. at
www.altavista.com or call 408-364-8777.
Internet Explorer for Windows® 95
Microsoft Corporation
Internet Explorer is the Internet browser included with Microsoft Plus! The
Setup Wizard configures your computer to connect automatically to the service
provider of your choice. A full e-mail package enables you to send and receive
mail—including attached files—across the Internet. If you do not c urr en tly ha ve a
service provider, Internet Explorer connects you to the Internet using MSN,
The Microsoft Network
comfortable using the Internet. For questions and technical assistance, go online
to http://www.microsoft.com/support/, or call Sony Electronics at 888-4SONYPC (888-476-697 2), 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
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. A complete online tutorial helps new users become
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About the Software on Your Sony Notebook Computer
LapLink® for Windows® 95
Traveling Software
LapLink for Windows 95 provides one-step remote access to your desktop PC.
The 32-bit application allows you to run databases and custom applications,
transfer files, synchronize data, read and send e-mail and remotely control your
desktop PC even over the Internet. You can link to computers with permanent IP
addresses across the Internet. Integrated with SpeedSync
features fast file tr ansfers . LapLin k supports mod ems, cables , wi re less, TCP/IP or
IPX networks and Windows® 95 Dial-Up networking. Your software license for
LapLink allows you to install the software on your office and home desktop
systems. Follow the instructions for using the System Recovery CD to install
additional copies. While inst a llin g, y ou are prompted for the seria l number (lw 7 0sonypc-us) and lot number (sony). For questions and technical assistance, call
Sony Electronics a t 888-4SONY-PC (888-476-6972), 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
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technology, LapLink
Microsoft® AutoMap® Streets Plus
Microsoft Corporation
Streets Plus can locate addres ses, street s, small towns, or major cities in the United
States, taking the guesswork out of getting where you need to go. You can zoom
in to a desired scale and adjust the level of detail to suit your needs. The Pushpin
feature allows you to import your address book from most popular spreadsheet
and database programs and plots the entries on the map. Streets Plus provides
links to inform ation on 425 ci ties a nd place s, an d yo u can buil d y our ow n In ter net
links. You can also add listings from the ABI American Yellow Pages to your
maps. Streets Plus includes more than 280,000 restaurants and 12,000 hotels, and
integrates with Microsoft Automap Trip Planner (available separately). For
questions and technical assistance, go online to http://www.microsoft.com/
automap/, or call Sony Electronics at 888-4SONY-PC (888-476-6972), 7 days a
week, 24 hours a day.
Microsoft® Golf
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Golf is now better than ever with a lightening-fast Windows® 95-based
game engine, superior graphics, and a realistic feel from the texture of the
fairways to the birds singing in the trees. High resolution graphics reproduce the
stunning scenery of courses such as Banff Springs in Alberta and Harbour Town
in South Carolina. You can decide to play against others via modem or network
connections, or create and edit “smart” computer opponents. Experiment with
clubs and shot types, and get playing tips from the Pr os. You can choose from four
different view s of each hol e: b ehi nd t he green, a bird’s eye view, from the tee, and
a side profile. For questions and technical assistance, go online to http://
www.microsoft.com/sports/golf/, or call Sony Electronics at 888-4SONY-PC
(888-476-6972), 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
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About Your Sony Notebook Computer
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Microsoft
Money 97
Microsoft Corporation
Display the status of your checking and savings accounts or check your loan
and credit card balances. The software reminds you when it’s time to pay a
monthly bill and offers you the option to print your own checks or, if you make
arrangements with your financial institution, pay the bills electronically. You can
also prepare bud gets and plan you r finan cial futu r e. Wizards help yo u set up new
accounts, and online banking enables you to bank from home. For questions and
technical assistance, go online to http://www.microsoft.com/support/, or call
Sony Electronics a t 888-4SONY-PC (888-476-6972), 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
Microsoft® Plus!
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Plus! is a companion to Windows 95. Plus! helps you access the
Internet and tune yo ur PC, performing tasks such as disk optimization and
error correction. In addition, Plus! provides 12 colorful desktop themes and
the 3-D Pinball game. For questions and technical assistance, go online to http://
www.microsoft.com/support/, or call Sony Electronics at 888-4SONY-PC (888476-6972), 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
Microsoft® Works
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Works is a suite of productivity tools that includes a word processor,
spreadsheet, database, and drawing and communications software. You can use
these tools to create professional documents quickly and easily. For questions and
technical assistance, go online to http://www.microsoft.com/support/, or call
Sony Electronics a t 888-4SONY-PC (888-476-6972), 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
Music/Movie Player
The Music/Movie Player allows you to play audio and video CDs in the CDROM drive or play audio or video files in various for mats on your har d driv e. For
questions and technical assistance, call Sony Electronics at 888-4SONY-PC (888476-6972), 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
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Netscape Navigator
Personal Edition
Netscape Communications
Netscape Navigator gives you easy access to all major Internet resources.
Browse ever-gr owing sour ces of infor mation on commerce, current events, travel,
entertainment, and more. Netscape Navigator is the most widely used World
Wide Web browser in the world. For questions and technical assistance, call Sony
Electronics at 888-4SONY-PC (888-476-6972), 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
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About the Software on Your Sony Notebook Computer
Oil Change™ (Sony SOS Edition)
CyberMedia
Oil Change software is a useful companion to Sony Online S u pport (SOS). Using
the Internet, it provides the latest device drivers, software fixes and updates
provided by Sony for the software titles included with your Sony notebook
computer. Oil Change scans your computer to identify software applications and
their versions. It then logs on to the Internet, compares your software
configuration against the Sony database, and notifies you of the software fixes
and updates available for your computer. For each fix and update, it provides an
explanation. After selecting the software fixes and updates you require, Oil
Change downloads, uncompresses, and installs the selected items. For questions
and technical as sistance, call So ny Electronics at 888-4SONY-PC (888-476-6972),
7 days a week, 24hours a day.
Quicken
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Special Edition
Intuit, Inc.
Quicken Special Edition helps you manage your personal and small business
finances. The software resembles your checkbook, so it’s easy to learn and
easy to use. Y ou can print checks, reconcile your bank account, and complete bank
transactions from home. Quicken Special Edition ’s chart s and graph s show you
account balances and where your money goes. For questions and technical
–6 PM MT.
assistance, c all Quicken at 505-896-7222, M–F, 6
AM
Sidekick® 97
Starfish Software
The number one personal org anizer t hat kee ps y ou on t op of your schedul e, client
contacts, expenses, receipts, correspondence, telephone calls, and world time.
Sidekick prints pages that fit into popular organizers from companies such as
Day-Timer
assistance, call Starfish Software at 900-555-1010 (charges appear on your phone
bill) or 800-953-9995 (char ges appear on your cr ed it ca rd), M–F, 6AM–5 PM PT.
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, Day Runner®, Franklin®, and Filof ax®. For questions and technical
Sony PC Help Library
Sony Electronics
Sony PC Help Library gives you access to online user guides and help files
for the software on your Sony PC. For questions and technical assistance, call
Sony Electronics a t 888-4SONY-PC (888-476-6972), 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
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SWIV3D
™
SCi Ltd.
SWIV stands for Special Weapons Interdiction Vehicle. This is a “shoot‘em up”
action and arcade game that lets you control six unique vehicles. The vehicles of
destruction include a helicopter gunship, four wheel drive armored buggy, a
skidoo, a hover craft, and more. The game features unrelenting action with the
ability to animate over 100 objects simultaneously. Everything on the screen can
be shot with ultra-destructive weapons such as smart bombs, multifire missiles,
and napalm rockets. SWIV3D supports Intel’s MMX chipset. For questions and
technical assistance, go online to http://www.interplay.com, ftp to
ftp.interplay.com, email support@interplay.com, or call 714-553-6678, 7 days a
week, 24 hours a day.
System Recovery CD
Sony Electronics
The System Recovery CD allows you to restore the software titles that shipped
with your computer if they become corrupted or are erased accidentally. It can be
used only to restore the hard disk of the Sony notebook computer you
purchased. See your
and technical as sistance, call So ny Electronics at 888-4SONY-PC (888-476-6972), 7
days a week, 24 hours a day.
Sony Notebook Computer User Guide
for details. For questions
Video CD-ROM Sam pler
Sony Pictures Entertainment
The Video CD Sampler presents trailers from recent movies now available on
home videos and distributed by Columbia Tristar Home Video
trailers from current popular television programs distributed by Columbia
Tristar Television Distributi on™. This software features “Sony Tuned” MPEG1
Digital Video. For questions and technical assistance, call Sony Electronics at
888-4SONY-PC (888-476-6972), 7 days a week, 24 hours a d ay.
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Specifications
Specificati on s
Model Number PCG-705C PCG-707C
Processor
Hard Disk Drive
Standard RAM
LCD Screen
L2 Cache Memory
MPEG
Graphics
Sound Capabilities
Diskette Drive
CD-ROM Drive
Modem
Infrared
Drive Bay
Expansion Capabilities
Built-In Capabilities
Telecommunication
Capabilities
150 MHz Pentium
with MMX™ technology
16 MB SDRAM,
expandable to128 MB
12.1” SVGA Active
Matrix (800x600)
256 KB Pipeline Burst SRAM
“Sony Tuned” MPEG1 Digital Video
supports full-screen playback
128-bit accelerator with 2 MB Video RAM
16-bit CD-quality stereo sound
Internal and External Operation (cable included)
Removable 14.5X (max. performance)*
headphones with remote control (included)
Supports 4 mbps and 115 kpbs IrDA Standard
Supports CD-ROM drive (included)
Supports floppy disk drive (included)
Supports second rechargeable battery (optional)
Two PCMIA type II Cards
Zoomed Video and Card Bus support
Full duplex speakerphone
Answering machine functionality with personal
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2.1 GB (removable)
Removable 3.5” 1.44 MB
Playback control by
Built-in 33.6 kbps data/
14.4 kbps fax
One Type 3 Card
Microphone
Stereo speakers
Digital touch pad
mailboxes
Fax send/receive
166 MHz Pentium
with MMX™ technology
32 MB SDRAM,
expandable to128 MB
12.1” XGA Active
Matrix (1024x768)
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About Your Sony Notebook Comput er
Model Number PCG-705C PCG-707C
Connection Capabilities Serial COM1
Keyboard/mouse (PS/2-style)
Parallel (printer)/floppy disk drive
Headphone with remote control
Supplied Accessories CD-ROM drive
AC adapter and power cord
Headphones with remote control
Service One-year limited express service‡
Limited Warranty One-year parts/labor standard‡
Power Requirements 65 watts maximum (19.5V DC/AC120-240V)
Power Management Energy Star compliant
Advanced power managem ent (APM) version 1.2
Battery Lithium ion, supports dual battery operation
Dimensions 11.8” (w) x 1.5” (h) x 9.46” (d) (297 x 37.6 x 236 mm)
Weight 5.3 lbs. (2.4kg) (with battery and weight saver)
5.5 lbs. (2.5kg) (with floppy disk drive and battery
5.75 lbs. (2.7 kg) (with CD -ROM drive and battery)
Operating Temperature 40 F to 95 F (+5 C to 35 C)
* Data on a CD-ROM is read at a variable transfe r rate, ranging from 7.5x at the
innermost track to 14.5x at the outermost track (the data transfer standard 1x rate
is 150 kbytes/s). The average data transfer rate is 12x or 1800 kbytes/s.
† USB ports are included to provide state-of-the-art technology. You may need to
install software (device drivers) supplied with your USB device before using the
USB device.
‡ Certain restrictions apply.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
USB port†
VGA monitor
Docking station
Video out (NTSC/PAL)
Phone line (RJ-11)
Microphone
Audio line in
Floppy disk drive
Floppy disk drive cable
Rechargeable battery
Phone cable
Video cable
Weight saver
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