Sony PCV-RZ40 Bedienungsanleitung

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2 Notice © 2003 Sony Electr onics Inc. Reprod uction in whole or in part without writt en permission is prohi bited. All rights reserved. This manual and the so ftware described herein, in whol e or in part, may not b e reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior wri tten approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES N[...]

3 The International E NERGY S T A R® Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the use o f computers and other office equipment. The program b acks the development and dissemination of products w ith functions that effectively reduce energy consumption. It is an open sys tem in which business propriet[...]

4 Safety Inf ormation and Cautio n Y our computer’s installed optical drives may vary, depending on the system configuration you have purchased. See the online specifications sheet for detail s on your installed opti cal drives. For questions regardin g your product or for the Sony Service Cent er nearest you, visi t the Sony Com puting Support W[...]

5 ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’incen die ou d’électrocution, garder cet appareil à l’abri de la plui e et de l’humidité. ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’électrocution, ne pas ou vrir le châssis de cet appareil et ne confier son entretien qu’à une personne qualifiée. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l’installation de fil modem ou t?[...]

6 Regulato ry Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limi ts for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desig ned to provide reasonable prot ection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radi o frequency en[...]

7 FCC Part 68 This equipment compli es with Part 68 of the FCC rules and th e requirements adopted b y the ACT A. On the modem card is a label that contains, among other inform ation, a product identifier in the format US:AAAEQ# #TXXXX. If requested, this num ber must be provided to t he telephone company . This modem uses the USOC RJ -1 1 telephon[...]

8 T elephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (United States) The T elephone C onsumer Protection Act of 1991 makes i t unlawful for any person to use a com puter or other electronic device, including F AX m achines, to send any message unless s uch message clearly contains, in a margin at the top or bott om of each tran smitted page or on the first[...]

9 Industry Canada Notice This equipment meets the applicable Indu stry Canada technical specificat ions. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) is an i ndication of the maximum num ber of devices allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The terminat ion on an interface may co nsist of any combination o f devices subject only to the requirem e[...]

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11 Contents Getting Started ..........................................13 Unpacking your Computer ........................................14 Locating Controls And Ports ...................17 7 About the Front Panel ...............................................18 About the Back Panel ................................................21 About the Sub-[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 12 Using the Sound Blaster d Blaster Audigy ES Sound Card ............................. 39 9 Installing Sound Blaster Audigy Software ............... 40 About Creative Software Programs .......................... 42 Troubleshooting ........................................ 45 Support Options ..............[...]

13 Getting Star ted d Congratulations on your purchase of a Sony V A IO® computer! Y our new , high-performance, multimedia computer combines state-of-the-art computer functionality with the latest audio, video and information technology featur es.[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 14 Unpac king y our Computer Y our computer may not be supplied with all of the accessories shown, depending on the system configuration you purchased. For details on the accessories supplied with your computer , see the online specifications sheet. Manuals ❑ V AIO® Computer Quick S tart — Provides b[...]

Unpacking your Computer 15 Online Documentation ❑ V AIO® Computer User Guide — Contains features and specificati ons of your computer . It also includes information on the applications included with your system, how to contact software vendors, and solve common problems. T o access the online User Guide: 1 Click S tart in the W indows taskbar [...]

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17 Locating Controls And P or ts And P or ts This section is intended to familiarize you with the contr ols, ports and jacks on your computer . Y our computer may not be equipped with all of these har dw ar e features, and the location of the contr ols, ports, and jacks may vary fr om the illustrations shown in this section. T o view the specific c[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 18 About the Fr ont P anel The front panel of your V AIO® Computer enables access to drives, media slots, ports and jacks. System con figuration may vary , depending on th e model purchased. See the online specifications sheet for details. Front panel 1 Optical drive 1 See the online specifications sheet[...]

About the F ront P anel 19 4 Floppy disk drive access indicator Light is green while reading and writing data from and to a floppy disk. 5 Power indicator Light is blue whi le the power is o n. 6 Power switch T urns the computer on and off. 7 S tand by indicator Light is red when the computer is placed in Stand by mode. 8 Optical drive access indic[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 20 16 SmartMedia™ media sl ot Reads and writes data from and to SmartMedia cards. 17 Memory S tick media slot and access indicator Reads and writes data from and to a Memory S tick® media. The access indicator is amber when reading or writing data to a Memory Stick media. 18 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2[...]

About the Back P anel 21 About the Bac k P anel The back panel of your co mputer contains th e ports for supplied and optional accessories. The icons on the back panel locate and identify the ports on your computer . Back panel 1 AC Input port Connection for the supplied power cord. 2M o u s e p o r t Connection for a PS/2® mouse. 3 Keyboard port [...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 22 4 Printer port Connection for a parallel device, such as a printer or scanner . 5 i.LINK 6-pin S400 port (IEEE 1394 ) Connection and power for a compatible digit al device, such as a Sony Digital Handycam® camcorder . 6 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) ports (4) Connections for compatible hi gh/full/low[...]

About the Sub-Woof er 23 About the Sub-W oofer Wo o f e r Certain V AIO® computers are supplied wit h a sub-woofer unit to enhance the system’ s sound capability . Sub-woofer unit 1 Port The port extends the low frequency response to exten d the volume outpu t of the sub-w oofer uni t. 2 Power knob/volume control Rotate the knob clockwise to tur[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 24 About the Ke yboard Y our V AIO® keyboard uses a standard key arrangement with ad ditional keys that perform specific functions. V AIO Keyboa rd KEY DESCRIP TION Function The 12 function keys along the top of th e keyboard are used to perform certain tasks. The task associated with each function key m[...]

About the K eyboard 25 S tandby Press to place the computer in Standby mode. Press the Power button or any key briefly , to resume normal operation. Numeric keypad Use the numeric keypad area to type numbers or to perform basic math calculations. Press the Num Lock key to a ctivate the numeric keypad. (The Num Lock indicator lights.) Press the Num [...]

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27 Setting Up Y our Computer g Up Y our Computer er Y our computer may not be equipped with all of the har dwar e featur es described in the section. The location of the contr ols, por ts, and jacks may vary fr om the illustrations shown. See the online specifications sheet for your system's har d war e configuration.[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 28 Connecting a Displa y (Monitor) Monitor) 1 Plug the display’ s cable into the mo nitor port. 2 If necessary , plu g the display’ s cable into the rear of the display . T o connect a display MONITOR[...]

Connecting a Display (Monitor) 29 T o connect a DVI display ✍ Install your equipment so that you can easily reach the power outlet in the event of an emergency .[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 30 Connecting the Speakers and Sub-w oofer Unit 1 Plug the cable attached to the back of the left speaker into the L Out jack on the back of the right speaker . 2 Insert the yellow plug of the speaker power cable into the DC In jack (yellow) on the back of the right speaker . 3 Insert the black plug of th[...]

Connecting the Speakers and Sub-woof er Unit 31 4 Insert the RCA plug of the cable that is attached to the right speaker into the speaker jack, located on the left side of the sub-woofer unit. T o connect the sub-woofer unit and speakers Sub-woofer unit Co n n e c t to D C -O u t jack on computer ’s b a c k p a n e l R- s p e a k e r L- s p e a k[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 32 5 Insert the RCA plug of the sub-woofer unit’ s cable into the Lin e Out jack, located on the back panel of your computer . 6 Plug the sub-woofer unit’ s pow er cord into a grounded AC wall outlet or power strip. T o connect the sub-woofer to the computer AC Po wer (wall outlet) Sys te m un i t Sub[...]

Connecting the Ke yboard and Mouse 33 Connecting the Ke yboard and Mouse yboar d and Mouse 1 Plug the keyboard cable into the keyboard port on the back of the computer . 2 Plug the mouse cable into the mouse port on the back of the computer . T o use an optical mouse An optical mouse requires an ideal surface texture in order to provide precision p[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 34 Connecting the T elephone and Modem cables 1 Unplug your telephone from the wall jack and plug it into the telephone jack, located on the back panel of your computer . 2 Plug the modem cable (supplied) into the Modem line jack, located on the back panel of your com puter . 3 Plug the other end of the m[...]

Connecting the Po wer Cords 35 Connecting the P o wer Cor ds 1 Plug the power cord into the back of the computer . 2 Plug both the display and com puter power cords into a grounded AC wall outlet or a power strip. T o connect the power cords KEYBOARD MOUSE PRINTER[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 36 T urning On your Computer When you start your system for the first ti me, your computer may detect new equipment and d isplay a dialog bo x that prompts you to restart your comp uter . Respond to this prompt immediat ely . 1 Press the power switch on the computer to turn on the power . 2 Press the powe[...]

T ur ning Off your Computer 37 T urning Off your Computer Follow these steps when you are ready to turn off your computer for an extended period of time. T o turn off y our computer 1 Click S tart in the W indows taskbar, then select T urn Off Computer . The T urn Off Computer dialog bo x appears. 2 Select the Tu r n O f f option. 3 W ait for you r[...]

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39 Using the Sound Blaster d Blaster A udig y ES Sound Card y ES Sound Card Congratulations! Y o u’ve pur chased the Sound Blaster Aud igy ES sound car d that delivers Dolby® Digital 5.1 surround sound. Y o u can begin enjoying cinema-quali ty sound immediatel y , as your sound car d and drivers ar e pr einstalled in your new V AIO® computer .[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 40 Installing Sound Blaster A udigy Software ware Install the software program s provided on the suppli ed Sound Blaster Audigy CD before you begin using your new so und card, to experience fu lly enhanced digital or analog sound. Y ou can install any or all of these programs as desired. See the section, [...]

Installing Sound Blaster Audig y Software 41 Starting Creative software 1 Click S tart in the W indows taskbar, point to All Pr ograms , and then poin t to Creative . A drop-down list of software p rograms appears. 2 Point to the desired software and click to start th e software program. Creative software programs (partial list detail)[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 42 About Creative Software Pr ograms The Creative CD contains many software programs that m ake it easy for you to create, customize and listen to MP3/WMA files, set up properties for audio devices, and record sounds or music from various sources. The following programs are most important for the operatio[...]

About Creative Software Progr ams 43 ❑ Cr eative A udio HQ — V iew , audition, or set up th e audio propert ies for one or more audio devices, using this software control center . Creative Audio HQ contains these features: ❑ SoundFont Contro l — Configure audio files and instruments. ❑ Device Controls — Configure audio devices for m ult[...]

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45 T roub leshooting This section describes how to tr oubleshoot common pr oblems. Y ou can also find helpful information on how to use your computer's har dwar e featur es and pr einstalled softwar e. Y our computer may not be equipped with all of the featur es or software discussed in this section, depending on the system configuration pur c[...]

V AIO Digital Studio Compu t er Qui c k S t a r t 46 Why did m y computer or software stop responding? Y ou can try to locate and close the software application that has stopped responding. 1 Press the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys. T he Windows T ask Manager window appears. 2 From the Applications tab, locate the application that has the status message, ?[...]

T roub leshoot ing 47 Why c an ’ t I hear sound when using the SP/DIF option for P/DIF option for digital output? If your computer has a p reinstalled Sound Blaster Audigy ES soun d card * , the Play Control settings must be changed to su pport digital sound. Follow these steps to change the settings: 1 From the W i ndows taskbar notificatio n ar[...]

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49 Suppor t Options Sony pr ovides se veral options to help solve common problems or to locate support for your V AIO® computer . This section describes all available r esources and offers suggestions on how to access this information for maximum r esults. Immediate Help and Suppor t Y ou can locate help ful information immed iately by consulting [...]

V AIO Digital Studio Compu t er Qui c k S t a r t 50 ❑ Preinst alled softwa re Hel p files — Each preinstalled software application provides online Help within the software, that describes the soft ware’ s features. In these Help files, you can find tutorials that teach you to use the software and locate troubleshoo ting support, should p rob[...]

Resources for Additional Help and Suppor t 51 ❑ An automated tutorial library that contains interactive, easy-to-understand lessons on using your computer ’ s hardware and software features. ❑ Links that enable you to: ❑ quickly find the nearest Sony service center locations. ❑ arrange for repairs or check repair status. ❑ review warran[...]

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