Sony Laptop 707C User Manual

About Your Sony  
Notebook Computer  
PCG-705C/ 707C  
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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  
battery pack  
Main unit  
Floppy disk drive  
Floppy disk  
drive cable  
Weight Saver  
AC adapter  
Power cord  
Headphones  
Video cable  
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® AutoMap® Streets Plus  
Microsoft® Golf  
Microsoft Windows® 95 Companion  
Quicken® Special Edition  
Sony Video CD-ROM Sampler  
SWIV3D™  
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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).  
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 3.0  
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 Sony Notebook Computer User  
Guide online (located in the Reference Library in the Sony Folder). For questions  
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 206-  
628-2746 or 900-555-2200, M-F, 6 AM-5 PM PT.  
Application Recovery CD  
Sony Electronics  
The Application Recovery CD allows you to reinstall individual applications and  
device drivers if they are corrupted or accidentally erased. Reinstalling 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 Sony Notebook Computer User Guide for  
details. 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 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  
week, 6 AM – 2 PM ET.  
CD EXTRA  
Sony Music Entertainment Inc.  
CD EXTRA is the latest breakthrough in multimedia technology. Put this disk in a  
CD player and it will play like a regular compact disc. Put this disc in your CD-  
ROM 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 assistance, call Sony Electronics at 888-4SONY-PC (888-476-6972), 7 days  
a week, 24 hours a day.  
Communication Center™  
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 Phone Book. Send and receive faxes, e-mail, data  
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.  
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 dont want to waste time wading through it. Let  
CSi maximize your time online. For technical support, call CompuServe at  
800-848-8990, M–F, 8 AM–1 PM ET, S–S, 10 AM–10 PM ET.  
Dr. Solomons FindVirus  
Dr. Solomons Software Inc.  
Dr. Solomons FindVirus for Win95 is the worlds 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. Solomons 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. Solomons Anti-Virus.  
e-mail support@us.drsolomon.com, or call 888-377-6566, 7 days a week, 24 hours  
a day.  
EasyPhoto™  
Storm Technology, Inc.  
EasyPhoto software provides 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  
call 415-969-9555, 7 days a week, 7 AM-5 PM PST.  
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About Your Sony Notebook Computer  
First Aid® 97 (Sony SOS Edition)  
CyberMedia®  
First Aid helps to intercept crashes caused by Windows® 3.1x and Windows® 95  
applications, finds and fixes startup problems for Sony pre-installed applications,  
uses a knowledge base to find and fix additional problems, and automatically  
backs up your computers 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 CyberMedias AutoFix technology, which has  
solutions to over 10,000 known Windows software problems. For questions and  
technical assistance, call CyberMedia at 310-581-4710, M-F, 7:30AM-5PM PT.  
Howdy!™  
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 currently have a  
service provider, Internet Explorer connects you to the Internet using MSN,  
The Microsoft Network. A complete online tutorial helps new users become  
comfortable using the Internet. For questions and technical assistance, go online  
PC (888-476-6972), 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.  
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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® technology, LapLink  
features fast file transfers. LapLink supports modems, cables, wireless, 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 installing, you are prompted for the serial number (lw70-  
sonypc-us) and lot number (sony). For questions and technical assistance, call  
Sony Electronics at 888-4SONY-PC (888-476-6972), 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.  
Microsoft® AutoMap® Streets Plus  
Microsoft Corporation  
Streets Plus can locate addresses, streets, 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 information on 425 cities and places, and you can build your own Internet  
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  
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 Pros. You can choose from four  
different views of each hole: behind the green, a birds 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  
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 its 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 budgets and plan your financial future. Wizards help you set up new  
accounts, and online banking enables you to bank from home. For questions and  
Sony Electronics at 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 your 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 (888-  
476-6972), 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  
Sony Electronics at 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 CD-  
ROM drive or play audio or video files in various formats on your hard drive. For  
questions and technical assistance, call Sony Electronics at 888-4SONY-PC (888-  
476-6972), 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.  
Netscape Navigator® Personal Edition  
Netscape Communications  
Netscape Navigator gives you easy access to all major Internet resources.  
Browse ever-growing sources of information 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 Support (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 assistance, call Sony Electronics at 888-4SONY-PC (888-476-6972),  
7 days a week, 24 hours a day.  
Quicken® Special Edition  
Intuit, Inc.  
Quicken Special Edition helps you manage your personal and small business  
finances. The software resembles your checkbook, so its easy to learn and  
easy to use. You can print checks, reconcile your bank account, and complete bank  
transactions from home. Quicken Special Editions charts and graphs show you  
account balances and where your money goes. For questions and technical  
assistance, call Quicken at 505-896-7222, M–F, 6 AM–6 PM MT.  
Sidekick® 97  
Starfish Software  
The number one personal organizer that keeps you on top of your schedule, client  
contacts, expenses, receipts, correspondence, telephone calls, and world time.  
Sidekick prints pages that fit into popular organizers from companies such as  
Day-Timer, Day Runner®, Franklin®, and Filofax®. For questions and technical  
assistance, call Starfish Software at 900-555-1010 (charges appear on your phone  
bill) or 800-953-9995 (charges appear on your credit card), M–F, 6 AM–5 PM PT.  
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 at 888-4SONY-PC (888-476-6972), 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.  
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About Your Sony Notebook Computer  
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 Intels MMX chipset. For questions and  
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 Sony Notebook Computer User Guide for details. For questions  
and technical assistance, call Sony Electronics at 888-4SONY-PC (888-476-6972), 7  
days a week, 24 hours a day.  
Video CD-ROM Sampler  
Sony Pictures Entertainment  
The Video CD Sampler presents trailers from recent movies now available on  
home videos and distributed by Columbia Tristar Home Video®. Also includes  
trailers from current popular television programs distributed by Columbia  
Tristar Television Distribution. 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 day.  
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Specifications  
Specifications  
Model Number  
Processor  
PCG-705C  
150 MHz Pentium®  
PCG-707C  
166 MHz Pentium®  
with MMXtechnology with MMXtechnology  
2.1 GB (removable)  
Hard Disk Drive  
Standard RAM  
16 MB SDRAM,  
32 MB SDRAM,  
expandable to128 MB  
expandable to128 MB  
LCD Screen  
12.1” SVGA Active  
Matrix (800x600)  
12.1” XGA Active  
Matrix (1024x768)  
L2 Cache Memory  
MPEG  
256 KB Pipeline Burst SRAM  
“Sony Tuned” MPEG1 Digital Video  
supports full-screen playback  
Graphics  
128-bit accelerator with 2 MB Video RAM  
16-bit CD-quality stereo sound  
Sound Capabilities  
Diskette Drive  
Removable 3.5” 1.44 MB  
Internal and External Operation (cable included)  
CD-ROM Drive  
Modem  
Removable 14.5X (max. performance)*  
Playback control by  
headphones with remote control (included)  
Built-in 33.6 kbps data/  
14.4 kbps fax  
Infrared  
Supports 4 mbps and 115 kpbs IrDA Standard  
Drive Bay  
Supports CD-ROM drive (included)  
Supports floppy disk drive (included)  
Supports second rechargeable battery (optional)  
Expansion Capabilities  
Built-In Capabilities  
Two PCMIA type II Cards  
One Type 3 Card  
Zoomed Video and Card Bus support  
Microphone  
Stereo speakers  
Digital touch pad  
Telecommunication  
Capabilities  
Full duplex speakerphone  
Answering machine functionality with personal  
mailboxes  
Fax send/ receive  
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About Your Sony Notebook Computer  
Model Number  
PCG-705C  
PCG-707C  
Connection Capabilities  
Serial COM1  
USB port†  
Keyboard/ mouse (PS/ 2-style)  
VGA monitor  
Docking station  
Parallel (printer)/ floppy disk drive  
Video out (NTSC/ PAL)  
Phone line (RJ-11)  
Headphone with remote control  
Microphone  
Audio line in  
Supplied Accessories  
CD-ROM drive  
Floppy disk drive  
Floppy disk drive cable  
Rechargeable battery  
AC adapter and power cord  
Phone cable  
Headphones with remote control  
Video cable  
Weight saver  
Service  
One-year limited express service‡  
One-year parts/ labor standard‡  
Limited Warranty  
Power Requirements  
Power Management  
65 watts maximum (19.5V DC/ AC120-240V)  
Energy Star compliant  
Advanced power management (APM) version 1.2  
Battery  
Lithium ion, supports dual battery operation  
Dimensions  
Weight  
11.8” (w) x 1.5” (h) x 9.46” (d) (297 x 37.6 x 236 mm)  
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 transfer 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.  
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