Sony PCV-LX910 manual

V AIO Slimtop ™ LCD Computer User Guide PCV -LX810/PCV -LX910[...]

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3 NO TICE © 2001 Sony Elec tronics Inc . Reprod uction in whole o r in part without written permission is pro hibit ed. Al l rig hts re served . Thi s man ual a nd the softw are de scri bed her ein, in whole or in part, may no t be reprodu ced, transl ated, or reduced to any machin e-reada ble form wi thout prior written appr ov al. SONY ELECTR ON[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 4 Safety Inform ation and Caution CD-R W/D VD Combo drive Laser Dio de Prop er ties (PCV -LX810/PCV -LX910) ❑ T o prevent f ir e or shock hazard , do not expose your desktop to rain or moist ure.T o av oid el ectrica l shock, do not open the cabinet. Refe r servicin g to qualified person nel only . ❑ Ne[...]

5 ❑ Ne jamai s effe ctuer l’inst allation d ’une prise tél éphoniqu e dans un endro it moui llé à mo ins que la p rise soit con çue à cet effet. ❑ Ne jama is toucher un fil téléphoni que à déco uvert ou un te rmin al à mo ins qu e la ligne téléph onique n’a it été débranc hé de l’in terface résea u. ❑ Soyez très pru[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 6 Regulator y Informatio n This equipm ent has been test ed and found to comply wi th the limi ts for a Class B digital device, pursua nt to Part 15 of t he Rul es. These limits are desi gned to provide reas onable protec tion agai nst harmfu l interfere nce in a residentia l installation. This equi pment g[...]

7 FCC Par t 68 This equi pmen t com plie s with Part 68 of the FCC ru les. The FCC Ringe r Equi vale nce Number (REN ) for this equipme nt is 0.79B. If request ed, this info r mati on must be prov ided to the te leph one co mpany . This mode m uses the USO C RJ-11 telephone jack. The REN i s used to determi ne the quant ity of devices which may be [...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 8 remove the e quipment from t he net work until the pr obl em is re solved . Repair o f this e quipment should be made only by a Sony S ervice Ce nter or So ny auth orized agent . For the Son y Service Cen ter nearest y ou, call 1-888-4SONYPC (1-888-476-6972). This equipm ent cannot be used on public coi n[...]

9 INDUSTR Y CANADA NOTICE NOTICE: T he I ndus try C anada la bel iden tifies cert ified equ ipmen t. Th is ce rtifica tion m eans that th e equipmen t meets certain telecom munica tions net work protective, operationa l and safety requi rements as presc ribed in the appro priate T erminal Equipm ent T echni cal Requ iremen ts document (s). The D ep[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 10 A vant d’install er ce matér iel, l’util isateur do it s’assurer qu’i l est permis de le raccorder aux instal lations de l’ent reprise locale d e téléco mmunicatio n. Le matériel d oit égalemen t être in stallé en suiv ant une méthod e ac ceptée de raccord ement. L ’a bonné ne doit [...]

11 Contents Welc ome ...... ..... ....... ..... ....... ..... ....... ..... ....... ..... .... 13 Choosing an Ergonomic Location for Your Computer .... 13 Front Panel Overview .......................................................14 Back Panel Overview ........................................................17 Sony Pen Tablet Overview (PCV-LX910) [...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 12 OpenMG™ Jukebox 2.0 .............................................. 57 Smart Capture ............................................ .................. 64 VisualFlow™ ............................................................... 75 DVgate™ .............................................................[...]

13 1 We l c o m e Thank yo u for purchasi ng your Son y V AIO Sl imtop™ LCD Comp uter! Y ou r new computer is a superb blend of high technology and easy-to-use functionality . This user guide contain s information about the applications included wi th your system, cont act information fo r software vend ors, and the specif ications for your compu[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 14 reduce e ye strain and muscle fatig ue by placing the display in the proper position. ❑ Light ing — Choose a location where windo ws and lights do not create glare and reflecti on on the display . Use indi rect lighting to av oid bright sp ots on the display . Y ou can also purchase accessories for y[...]

We l c o m e 15 Locating Controls an d Ports Fr ont P anel (PCV -LX810/PCV -LX910) 1 CD-RW/DV D Combo drive ej ect button Ejects a di sc from the CD-RW /DVD comb o drive. 2 CD-RW/DVD Comb o drive Reads dat a from a DV D or CD and writes dat a to a CD-R or CD-R W disc. 3 Memory St ick® access indicator li ght Lights in amber wh ile reading and writ[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 16 Fr ont Pa nel (PCV -LX810/PCV -LX910) (cont.) 8 PC Ca rd sl ot A PC card (als o called a PCMCIA ca rd) can be installed in this slot. PC card s enable you to ad d functio nalit y to your syst em. 9 MEMOR Y STICK® medi a slot Insert a Sony MEMORY STICK media in to this slot. 10 Universal Se rial Bus (USB[...]

We l c o m e 17 Back P anel O ver view The back pan el of your computer contains the ports fo r supplied and optional accessories. The i cons on the b ack panel help locate and identify the ports on your comp uter . Loca ting Po rts Bac k Panel (PCV -LX810/PCV -LX910) 1 AC Input port Connection for the supplied power cord. 2 T -Lever A handle that [...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 18 4 ETHERNET po rt 10Base- T/100B ase- TX Fast Ethe rnet inter face. (The po rt marked wi th (Networ k) is for LA N connecti ons only .) 5 Universal S erial Bus (USB) p orts (2) Connect ions for USB dev ices. T w o USB po rts are lo cated on the back panel an d one USB port is located on the mode m card (S[...]

We l c o m e 19 Son y P en T ablet Ov er vie w (PCV -LX910) Y o ur V AIO Slimtop™ Computer (PCV -LX910) is su pplied with a S ony Pen T ablet display (T A-15A), a V AIO P en, and accesso ries . The Sony Pen T ablet is a graphic interfa ce that provides a pressure-s ensi ti ve work area. The V AIO Pen is a co rdless input device t hat controls the[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 20 LCD Displa y/Son y P en T ablet Dis play Y ou r V AIO Slimtop™ Computer is su pplied with an LCD display (PCV - LX810) or a Pen T ablet display (PCV -LX910). This sect ion describes the functions and connections capabilities o f both display models. LCD displa y/Sony Pen T ablet displa y (Show n in an [...]

We l c o m e 21 Adjusting the LCD displa y/Sony P en T ablet displa y Follow the se st eps t o ad just your LCD dis play ( PCV -LX8 10), or your P en T a blet disp lay (PC V -LX 910) : 1 Holding b oth sides of the d i splay , push the d isplay panel out and up. ❑ For the LCD d isplay , set the display heigh t to an angle that allo ws you to view [...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 22 Using t he V AIO P e n (PCV -LX910) The V AIO Pen controls the cursor mov ements on the Son y Pen T ablet screen. Hold the pen in th e same manner as a pen or pen ci l, making s ure that t he rocker switch on the sid e is within reach of your thumb or foref inger , bu t canno t be accidentally pressed wh[...]

We l c o m e 23 Y o ur V AIO Pen, eraser , and the upper/lo wer switch positions are programmable. By defa ult, the basic functions performed by the V AIO Pen are: ❑ Poi n t in g — Place the tip of the pen an ywhere on the pen tablet s creen and the screen cursor will automatically correspond to that point. ❑ Clicking — T ap the pen tablet [...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 24 1 Clasp the worn pen tip with the pen tip r emoving tool and pull it s traight out of the V AIO Pen barrel. 2 Slide the flat end of a new p en tip straight into the barrel, push ing the tip firmly until it stops. Configuring the V AIO P en T o change th e pen tip, era ser and upper/l ower switch f unctio[...]

We l c o m e 25 3 From the T ool Buttons tab , click the drop-do wn list for the pen function you wish to change. Selec t the desired function for the pen tip, eras er , or the upper/lower switch positions. Son y T ablet Properties main w indow (PCV -LX910) Function Descriptio n Left-Cl ick Single click of the l eft mous e button. Left Double-C lic[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 26 T o calibrate your pen to your tablet screen 1 From the Sony T ablet Properties screen, click on the Calibration tab . 2 Click on the “Calib rate...” button. F ollow the on s creen instruction s to align your pen’ s cursor posi t ioning to the tablet scree n coordinates. ✍ The Le ft-Cli ck funct [...]

We l c o m e 27 3 Click Apply . The onscreen cursor location is adjusted to co rrespond to the pen tip. T o adjust th e pen tip pre ssure and feel 1 From the Son y T ablet Properties screen, click on t he T ip Feel tab . 2 T es t the pen tip feel b y dra wing lines in the “Draw here” T est area. The lines are dra wn with the current pen pres su[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 28 4 Adjust the pen tip pressure feel by sliding the measurement to a desired lev el. The pressure settings range from So ft, which requires light p ressure, to Firm, which requires mor e forceful pressure. 5 Click on the More Options button if you wish to make a more in-depth adjustment to the p en tip pre[...]

We l c o m e 29 T o adjust th e pen’ s double-click speed and distance 1 From the Son y T ablet Properties screen, click on t he Double-Click tab . 2 T o allow the Sony T ablet software to automatically adjust th e double-click s peed and distance, place a c h eck mark in the box located ne xt to Doubl e-Click Assist. 3 Automatically set both the[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 30 6 Click Apply . The ne w double-click speed and distance settings ar e applied to the pen. T o adjust the er aser pressure an d feel 1 From the Son y T able Properties screen, click on t he Eraser Feel tab . 2 T o check the current erase pressure feel, er as e the phrase “Erase this te xt” in the T e[...]

We l c o m e 31 Configuring t he P op-up m en u The Son y T ablet Properties win dow has a Pop-up Menu tab that can be used to conf igure onscreen p op-up menus. ( The Pop-up Menu func t ion can be as signed to the V AIO Pen.) If you pres s a pen switch position that is assigned to the Pop- up Menu fu nction, a small pop-up menu appears at the onsc[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 32 Customizing t he pen settings f or specific software applicati ons Y ou can customize your pen settings for a specific sof t ware application. When you use diffe ren t software, the associated pen settings are applied automatically , enabling you to tak e full advantage of each software application’ s [...]

We l c o m e 33 Using M emor y St ic k® Media Y o ur V AIO Slimtop™ Computer is de signed to supp ort the ne w MemoryStick storage media. The MemoryStick media is a compact, portable, and versatile device des igne d fo r exchan ging and sh arin g digi tal da ta wi th co mpati ble product s. Y o u can use V AIO Action Setup to preset you r comput[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 34 T o change th e way the computer responds when a MemoryStick media i s inserted Y ou can change the way your system responds b y changing the option s on the MemoryStick tab in the PPK S etup utility . Loc king the MemoryStic k Media LOCK LOCK LOCK To u n l o c k To l o c k[...]

We l c o m e 35 Using PC Cards Y o ur computer has a car d bus PC card slot that supports T ype I or T ype II P C cards. T o insert a PC card 1 Slide front panel co ver in the directio n of arrow as shown in picture, to open the fro nt panel. ✍ Y ou do not need to sh ut down yo ur compute r when insertin g a PC card. Opening the f ront panel (P C[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 36 2 Insert the PC card into the PC card slo t until it clicks into position . T o eject a PC car d 1 From the St art menu, point to Settings, poi nt to Control Panel, and then click on the PC card icon. 2 Click the name of the card that you want to eject, and then cli ck Stop. 3 When the message “Y ou ma[...]

We l c o m e 37 4 Push the PC card eject b utton on the front panel of the system unit. Y ou ma y need to e xtend the eject button out from the computer befor e you can eject the card. 5 When the PC card ejects from the PC card slot, remo ve it by holding the edges and pulling it out carefully . Ejecting a PC card (PCV -LX810/PCV -LX910)[...]

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V AIO® Action Setu p 39 V AIO® Action Setup V AIO Action Setup manages the settings for your computer's Programmable Po w er K eys (PPK), internal timer , i.LINK® interface, and Me mory St ick ® media. For more information on changing these settings using V AIO Action Setup, see the online V AIO A ction Se tup Help. T o access V AI O Actio[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 40 T o chan ge the settings of the PPKs 1 From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to V AIO Action Setup , and then click V AI O Actio n Setup. 2 Click t he PPK you want t o change. 3 From the S elect Application dialog box, click t he option for the d esired function. The correspondin g applicatio ns [...]

V AIO® Action Setu p 41 Presetti n g i.LINK® dev ices Y o u can preset your i.LI NK-equipped de vices to p erform desired functi ons, such as automatically starting D Vgate™ software or connecting t wo V AIO® computers. T o preset you r i.LINK device to pe rform a desired f unction 1 From the Start menu, point to Programs , point to V AIO Acti[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 42 12 Click Next to conf i rm the application name. The Input Application Name dialo g box appears. Y ou may change t he name and descri ption of the appli cat ion y ou want to laun ch. 13 Click Finish to complete this step. The ne xt t ime the de vice is connected and turned on, the assigned application wi[...]

V AIO® Action Setu p 43 ❑ 1900 The V AIO wallpaper d esign sets also change at seasonal in t erv als: ❑ March 1st (S pring) ❑ June 1s t (Summer) ❑ Septe mber 1s t (Fall) ❑ December 1st (W inter) A utoAler t™ E-mail Notification System The V AIO® Ac tion Setup ut ility enables y ou to program yo ur computer to notify you when ne w mail[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 44 allows the computer to disconnect the pho ne line if the computer does not disconnect the line normally . If you are using the ti mer to download e-mai l automatically ❑ Set up your e-m ail software to redial auto matically if it d oes not connect the first time. ❑ Set up your e-mail software to disc[...]

Configu r ing y our V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer 45 Configuring y our V A IO Slimtop™ LCD Computer Har d Disk Drive P ar tition In order t o improv e the performance of the D Vgate™ softw are, the hard disk dri ve on your computer has been formatted with two partitions, C and D. The D Vgate™ sof tware sa ves files to the D partition. This p [...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 46 i.LIN K® (IEEE1394) Compatibility Y ou r V A IO computer includes a 4-pin i.LIN K port on the front of the system and a 6-pin i.LINK po rt on the back of the syst em. A 4-pin i .LINK port canno t supply po wer to a con nected device. A 6-pin i .LINK port can: ❑ supply po wer from the com puter to the [...]

Configu r ing y our V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer 47 T o connect an i.LINK (IEEE1394 ) device ❑ Use the symbol to locate the i.LINK port. Plug the i.LINK cable into this port . Connecting a n i.LINK (IEEE1394) de vice (PCV -LX810/PCV -LX910) ✍ The i.LIN K commun icatio n standard that is avail able in the Windows Me™ o perating system i s not[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 48 Enabling Ethernet Y our computer comes with a pr einstalled Ethernet interface. Y our computer may ship with the Ethernet fu nction disabled. Y ou can enable Ethernet connecti vity by following the instructions below . T o enable the Ethernet conn ection 1 Right-cl ick My Computer on the desktop an d sel[...]

V AIO® A V Applications 49 V AIO® A V Applications Y o ur V AIO computer comes with a collection of audio and video (A V) applications that mak e it easy to use advan ced multi media formats . This section describes these V AIO A V applications. D Vgate™ Sony El ectr oni cs, Inc . D V gate softwa re makes it easy to edit digi tal video s. Y ou [...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 50 Smart Capt ure Sony Electronics, I nc. Smart Cap ture software is a fun ne w way to send mu ltimedia messages via e -mail. Smart Capture man ages the i.LINK® co nnection between you r computer an d a Sony Digital Handycam Camcor der , or ot her ca meras t hat su pport t he i.L INK inte rface. Smart Ca p[...]

V AIO® A V Applications 51 Mo vieShaker™ This application can be u s ed to create fun and innov ativ e movies without an y kno wledge of film editing. In a few simple steps, motion pictures can be combined with special effects, still images, and music files, and then sa ved in a format compatible with m o st computers . Importing Images and Soun[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 52 1 Click the Shaker tab . 2 Select a mood b y clicking a face in the Shaker tray . 3 Click . A 30-second scene is automatically generated and sav ed to the Produ ct tray . 4 T o pre view , switch th e W ork Panel to Product tray mode and press play . Shaker tra y ✍ Scenes crea ted with Sha ker begin wit[...]

V AIO® A V Applications 53 Editing Clip s and Scenes Y o u can edit your mo vie by adding ef fects and tex t, adjusting the color and contrast, and modifying the length of clips. Addi ng eff ects to a sce ne or a clip 1 Double-click the clip or scene to move it to the W orking Panel. 2 Select the Ef f ects tab from the Editing tray . 3 Drag the Ef[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 54 Saving a Mo vie 1 V erify that the clip(s) you want to sa ve is on the Product tray . See Help for more detai ls on sa ving movies . 2 Clic k Expo rt. 3 Select the format in w hich you w ant the document to be saved. 4 Click Next. 5 Loc ate th e fold er to which you w ant th e f ile s av ed. 6 Name the f[...]

V AIO® A V Applications 55 PictureGea r™ PictureGear is a digital image m anagement application that allo w s you to see al l the images stored in an y directory on you r computer . Thumbnail vi ews pro vide quick r eminders of your pi ctures. Brighten, co ntrast, enhance, resi ze, crop, and color -correct your pictures. Create pan oramic views,[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 56 Using P anorama Maker Panorama Maker stitches a group of still images into a 360 degree panoramic picture. The source images should be the same size an d have a 20 percent over l ap . Ho w to stitch a panoramic p icture: 1 Gather the sour ce images into the same folder or collection . 2 Select the images[...]

V AIO® A V Applications 57 OpenMG™ J ukebo x 2.0 OpenMG Jukebox is a software application that utili zes Sony Corporation’ s copyri ght protection t echnolo gy . OpenMG Juke box maintains t he ho lder’ s copyri ghts by pr ev enting unaut horized distrib ution of digital audio f iles. OpenMG Ju kebox softw are lets you p lay and record audio [...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 58 Starting OpenMG J ukebox 2.0 1 From the Start button on the W indows taskbar , point to Prog rams, point to OpenMG Juk ebox, and then cli ck on OpenMG Juke box. The CDDB® Music Recogn it ion Service Re gistration wizard appears. Follo w the onscreen instructions to complete registration. 2 When you ha v[...]

V AIO® A V Applications 59 OpenMG Jukeb ox m ain window 1 Featur e tabs Chang es the sc reen vie w acco rding to the sel ected feat ure. 5 Interne t address drop-do wn list Dis plays Int ernet a ddresse s, if av ailabl e. Y o u can click on the “Go to URL link” button to im mediat ely c onne ct to Web sites . 2 Player control button s Contro l[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 60 Recor ding a CD Y ou can record songs from audio CDs and import them to playlists in OpenMG Jukebo x. 1 Insert an aud io CD into your system’ s CD-R W/D VD-R O M dri ve. 2 Click the CD ta b . 3 Use the drop-down lists to select the Bit Rate, CD driv e, and Record T o destination . 4 Y ou can select spe[...]

V AIO® A V Applications 61 T ransfer ring Songs (Chec k-in/Chec k-out) Y o u can transfer songs between the play lists of your OpenMG Juk ebox and e xternal dev ices or media. F or more informati on on using y our external devices or media, see the do cumentation that came with the product. These instructions are for using the Check-in/Check- out [...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 62 3 Select the playlist th at has the so ng that you want to check o ut. The songs in the playlist are sho wn in the Playlist vie w panel located in the center of the Check-In/Out tab window . 4 From the Playlist vie w panel, select the s ong to be checked out. T o check out more than on e s ong at a ti me[...]

V AIO® A V Applications 63 For more information about using OpenMG Jukebox 2.0 software, go to the online OpenMG Juke box Help. Y ou can acce ss the online help file us ing either of the following instructions: ❑ Click the Start button on the W indows taskbar , point to Pr ograms, point to OpenMG Ju kebox, and then cl ick on OpenMG Juk ebox Help[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 64 Smar t Capture Smar t Captu re is a Sony-d esign ed appl ica tion th at man age s the i. LINK connection between your computer and a compatible i .LINK digital camera or camcorder . Y ou can capture an d enhance video or s ti ll images to shar e with your family and friends ov er the Internet or throug h[...]

V AIO® A V Applications 65 Using Still mode 1 From the Start button, point to Programs, point to Smart Cap ture, and then click on Smart Capture. Th e Smart Capture main windo w appears. 2 Connect your co mpatible i.LINK digital camera or camcord er to your computer with an i.L INK cable. An image appears in the Smart Capture main wi ndow . 3 Chec[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 66 4 Click on the Options button to vie w the a vailable options for your sti ll image capture. The Still Image Options window appears. The Still Image Options window has four tabs: ❑ Capturin g Mode — Y ou can cho ose between Normal, Self-timer or Panora ma C aptur e m odes. ❑ Image Size — Select t[...]

V AIO® A V Applications 67 Effect Se tting window ✍ Y ou ca n use a diff erent spec ial effect for each pict ure, or you ca n remove all sp ecial effects by clicking on the No Effect s button.[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 68 Capturing a picture in Still mode 1 Use your digi t al camera or camco rder to locate the image you wan t to capture. When you see the desired i mage in the Smart Capture windo w , click on the Capture button. The Still V ie w er window app ear s. Y o u can capture one picture or sever al pictures at a t[...]

V AIO® A V Applications 69 ❑ Mail — E-mail your still images to your family and friends. Click on the Mail bu t ton and yo ur e-mail application launches with a ne w message window containing the still image. ❑ Sa ve — Cl ick on the Sav e button to save y our still image in a variety of formats, to a location of your choice. Using Net Mo v[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 70 4 Click on the Options button to vie w the av ailab le options for your movie capture. The Recordin g Options windo w appears. The Reco rding Options wind ow has three tabs: ❑ Fo r m a t — Y ou can adjust the compression rate for yo ur movies in MPEG1 format o r choose the A VI op tion for no compr e[...]

V AIO® A V Applications 71 Capturi n g a m ovie in Net Movie mo de 1 Use your di gital camcorder to locate the view(s) yo u want to capture. W h en you see the desired vie w in either the Smart Capture windo w or your camcorder’ s vie wfinder , press the Capture b utton to begin rec ording your mov i e. The Mo vie Player windo w appears. 2 Click[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 72 Managin g your movie in Net Movie mode From the Mo vie Play er window , you can perform v arious functi o ns usin g the task but t on s: ❑ Delete — Discard any frame or the entire mo vie by clicking on t he Delete bu t ton. The fr ame or movie is remo ved from the Movie Player windo w . ❑ Upload ?[...]

V AIO® A V Applications 73 2 Select the compression r ate and press the Start Compression b utton. The ImageStation Login wind ow appear s . See steps 2 - 4 in the next s ection, “Uploading with Still V i e wer,” for further uploading information. Upload i ng wi th Still View er 1 Click on t he Upload button in Still V iewer . The ImageStatio [...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 74 2 For first time us ers, the ImageS tation regi stration wizard gui d es you thr ough the initial registration process. Follow the onscreen instructions. If you are already a re gistered member , provide you r login name and passw ord. The Image Uploader wind ow appears. 3 From the Still V iew er or Movi[...]

V AIO® A V Applications 75 VisualFlo w™ V isualFlow softwar e is a Sony state-of- t he-art multimedia bro wser designed specifically for Memory Stick media. It displays any still picture, movie or sound files stored in a Memory Stick media in a visually pleasing, artistic manner . V isualFlow softwar e plays a selected movie or sound file, and e[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 76 DV g a t e ™ Connecting a digital video camera recorder Before conn ecti ng a digital video camera recorder to your co mputer , turn of f the po wer to the camera. After connecting the camera, turn the po wer back on. Y o u do not need to turn of f the computer when connecting a camer a. Using DVgat e [...]

V AIO® A V Applications 77 Using DVgate to record A VI files to tape ❑ Do not u s e D Vgate softw are when the connected di gital video de vice is in T imer Recording mo de, as this could produce a m al function in th e device. ❑ T o av oid recording problems , such as a single frame appearing in multiple frames, close oth er applications on y[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 78 1 Clic k Sta rt in th e W i ndows task bar an d sel ect Ru n. 2 Click Browse to na vigate to your C: dr i ve. 3 Select Program Files, select Son y , select Dvgate, select Premiere Plug-in, and then select 6.0. 4 Select Setup.e xe and click OK. The installation wizard dialog box appears. Follo w the on-sc[...]

System, Ap plication a nd Dr iv er Reco very CD(s) 79 System, Applicat ion and Driver Reco ver y CD(s) System Recov ery CD(s) Sony El ectr oni cs, Inc . The System Recovery CD program enables you to restore the software t itles that shipped with your com puter if they become corrupted or are erased. It can be used only to restor e the har d disk of[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 80 T o use the System Recovery CD(s) 1 Insert the Son y System Recov ery CD in the CD-R W/D VD Combo dri ve. 2 Shut do wn your co mputer . 3 W ait 30 seco nds and turn on yo ur computer . 4 T ype the letter “O” to signify y ou hav e read and accepted the Micro soft End- User License Agreement. 5 When th[...]

System, Ap plication a nd Dr iv er Reco very CD(s) 81 Y ou must be in W i ndo ws to run the Application Recovery CD utility . If you have any questions on us ing the Application Recov ery CD(s), contact S ony Customer Suppor t. T o use the App l icatio n Recovery CD(s) 1 T urn on your computer . If your com puter is already on, close all applicatio[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 82 T o reinstall drive rs with the Driver Recovery CD 1 T urn on your computer . If your computer is already on, close all applications. 2 When the W indows des k top appe ars , insert the Dri ver Recov ery CD in the CD-R W/D VD Combo driv e. Use My Compu t er or W indo ws Explorer to vie w the contents of [...]

Using the V AIO Suppor t Agent 83 Using the V AIO Suppor t Ag ent V AIO Support Agent helps you repair y our own software prob l ems witho ut the assistance of a s upport analyst. V AIO Support Agen t's advanced d iagnostic technology iden t if ies and tracks characteristics of your software applications and basic netwo rk settings. These diag[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 84 Using the Quic k F ix Wizar d The Quic k Fix W izard records an d maintains a hi story of the V AIO Support Agent protected app l ications by taking a “snapshot” of the application at r egular , timed intervals and storing it fo r future use. If you de velop a prob lem with one of the protected appli[...]

Using the V AIO Suppor t Agent 85 5 Click Next to continue. Follo w the inst ructions on the screen. Quic k Fix Wizar d: Begin V AIO Support Agent Diagnostics dialog bo x[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 86 Using C ommon Solu tions Common Solutio ns of fers auto mated, One-Click Fixes to repair common software p r oblems. These solutions can integrate information such as knowledge base articles and Fr equently Asked Questions (F A Qs). Y ou can run One-Click Fixes directly from V AIO Suppo rt Agent or from [...]

Using the V AIO Suppor t Agent 87 3 Click the resize arrows ne x t to the SupportAction categories to expand or collapse the categ ories. 4 Select the appropriate Suppor tAction from the list. 5 Click Ru n or double-click t he desired Supp ortAction. The av ailable SupportActions are sho w n in bold type. About A utomatic Updates The V AIO Support [...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 88 Y ou can choos e fro m four respon se opt ion s: ❑ Give the Agen t you r per miss ion to cont act th e Sony Su ppor t Server for any updates or fixes that are av ailable specifically fo r your computer . The Agent continues to prompt you fo r your permiss i on to retriev e updates. ❑ Give the Agen t [...]

Using the V AIO Suppor t Agent 89 Y o u can control the V AIO Support Agent automatic upd ate feature. 1 From the V AIO Support Agent main screen, select T ools and then select Properti es. The V AIO Support Agent Properties di alog box appears. 2 Select one of three o ptions to customize the automatic update feature. 3 Click OK. Event Notifi catio[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 90 Using Suppor t Central The Supp ort Central feat ure uses Internet reso urces to help you fix your software. Support Central sear ches the Internet for answers to your questio ns, additional information from knowledge base systems, and the latest software updates for your pro tected softwa re. Support Ce[...]

Using the V AIO Suppor t Agent 91 ✍ Suppor t Cent ral re tains you r regi strati on info rmatio n, so you ar e only r equire d to register once. If you log on to your comput er with a differen t user name or have recovered you r system usi ng the Syste m Recover y CDs, Su pport Cent ral may require you to regist er again. Support Central: Regis t[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 92 When you log on to Suppo rt Central, the C u rrent Is sues page displ ays, enabling you to continue worki ng on your o pen issues or to close them if you are fini shed. Support Central h as a tracking featur e that stores your curren t issues, enabling you to return and work on them later . Support Centr[...]

Using the V AIO Suppor t Agent 93 If you l og on to Supp ort Central wit h a new is sue, or if yo u do not ha ve an y open issues, the Supp ort W i zard appears . Y ou can be gin searching on the ne w issues. Support Central: Suppo r t Wizar d page ✍ Y ou mu st have In ternet access to use Support Central.[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 94 Software Appli cations pr otected b y V AIO Suppor t Ag ent In addition to the software listed below , y our system’ s dri vers, basic network settin gs and modem settings are protected b y t he V AIO Suppo rt Agent utility . Utilities ❑ VA I O A c t i o n S e t u p Applications ❑ Adobe® Premiere?[...]

95 2 T r oubleshooting This sect ion describes ho w to sol ve common p roblems you may en counter when using yo ur computer . Many pro blems hav e simple sol utions, so try thes e suggestio ns before you call Son y Customer Support. T opi cs T opic: My computer does not st art. ❑ Check that the compu t er is plugg ed into a power s o urce and tha[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 96 T opic: My co mputer or so ftware progr am stops respon ding. 1 Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to close the app li cation that has stop ped responding 2 In the Cl ose Program dialog box, scroll do wn until y ou locate the messa ge “Not resp onding” next to an applicati on. 3 Select this application and click [...]

T roubleshoo ting 97 3 When you find the app r opriate information , close the Help and Support. T opic: My CD-RW/D VD Combo dri ve tray does n ot open. ❑ Use the eject bu tt on 1 Make sure the co mputer is turned on. 2 Press the Eject b utton on the dri ve. ❑ Use the My Computer icon 1 Click the My Computer icon on the W indo ws® desktop. 2 R[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 98 If you mus t use other media an d are having diff iculty for matting non-4x C D-R W media, change the w rite spe ed from 4x to a lo wer setting. Follo w these st eps to switch the write speed to a lower setting. 1 From the Start menu, select Progr ams, select Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4, and then click Cre[...]

T roubleshoo ting 99 T opic: I cannot d r aw or erase on the Sony P en T ablet display with my V AIO pen . (PCV -LX91 0) This may occur when you mov e to diff erent applications or windo ws where the Sony T ablet Set Up progr am is not loaded. The application or window will return to its normal s tate when the pen tip is remo ved from the tablet s [...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 100 ❑ If you con nected headphones to the compu t er , you will not h ear sound from the speakers . T opic: My modem conn ection is slo w . The computer’ s modem uses Lucent techn o logy/V .90. Many f actors influence modem connect ion speed, includ i ng tele phone line noise o r compatibility with tele[...]

T roubleshoo ting 101 ❑ If your m odem is not functi oning properly , you can perfo rm a simple diagnostic test to try and determine the cause. 1 Click the My Computer icon on your desktop. 2 Click Co ntrol Panel . 3C l i c k M o d e m s . 4 Click the Diagnostics tab . 5 Select COM3. 6 Click More Inf o. If your modem is functioning, a More Info d[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 102 3 In the Options menu, select Proper ties. The Proper t ies screen appears. 4 Change the setting for “ Adjust volume for” from Playback to Recording, then click OK. 5 Decrease the microphon e lev el. 6 If a vailable, click the Adv anced b utton under Microphon e Balance. The Adv anced Controls for M[...]

T roubleshoo ting 103 3 From the Buttons tab, s elect Left-handed under the Button Configuration opti ons. 4 Clic k App ly and t hen clic k OK T opic: My keyboa rd does not w ork. ❑ Check that the k eyboard is plugg ed into the KEYBO ARD port. ❑ Close all applications and turn of f your computer . Restart your computer . T opic: I ca n not find[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 104 3 T urn on y our de vice. T opic: My connected printer doesn't funct ion after the computer resumes from a po wer sa ving mode. When this occurs , follow the procedures below to reset the printer connection: 1 Right-click the My Computer icon o n the desktop, and then select Properties. 2 Click the[...]

T roubleshoo ting 105 4 Select Local Printer and click Nex t . 5 Select the appropriate manuf acturer and model and click Ne xt. 6 Select the appropriate port, an d then click Next. 7 Click Y es to hav e W i ndo ws-base d programs use t his as the defau lt printer . 8 Clic k Next. 9 Click No an d then click Finis h . T o Reach Sony Fo r Sony PC Sup[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 106 Notes on Use On the P ower Sou rce ❑ Y ou r computer operates on 100–120 V A C 50/60 Hz on l y . ❑ Plug all t he pow er cords for your computer and its peripheral equip ment into the same A C supply line. A C deri ved from dif ferent supply lin es may result in v oltage differences that can cause [...]

T roubleshoo ting 107 refer the repair or replacement of the power supply to q ualified personn el only . On Disposal of the Lithi um Battery Dispose of the lithium batter y properly . In some areas, the disposal of lith ium batteries in household o r busin ess trash may be proh ibited. Y ou can return your unwanted lithium batteries to your neares[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 108 ❑ Clean your compu ter’ s cabinet with a soft, d r y cloth or a s oft cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of abrasi ve pad, scour ing powder , or solvent such as alcoh ol or benzine, as it may damage the finish of your Son y compu ter . ❑ Should any solid ob[...]

T roubleshoo ting 109 On Moisture Condensation If your computer is brought directly from a co ld location to a w arm one, moisture may condense ins ide your computer . In this case, allo w at least an hour befor e turning on your computer . If any pr oblem occurs, unp l ug y our computer , and contact your Son y Service Center . On Upgrading the Sy[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 110 ❑ Using the computer in low temperature conditions may produce a re s idual image on th e screen. This is not a ma lfunction. When th e computer returns to normal temperature, the screen returns to no rmal. ❑ A residual image may appear on the screen if the s ame image is dis played for a lengthy pe[...]

T roubleshoo ting 111 On Handling D VD/CD Media ❑ Do not touch th e s urface o f the disc. ❑ Do not d rop or bend the d isc. ❑ Do not use adhesive labels to identify the disc. The lab el may come off while the disc is in use in the optical driv e. On Cleaning D VD/CD M edia ❑ Fingerprints and du st on the surface of a d is c may cause r ead[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 112 America Online® (America Online, Inc.) CompuServe® 2000 (Compu Serve Interactive Services , Inc.) DirectCD, Ea s y CD Crea to r™ (Roxio, Inc.) EarthLink T otalAccess™(EarthLink Network, Inc.) Norton Ant i V irus™ (Symantec Co rporation) Netscape Communicator® (Netscape Communications Corpora ti[...]

T roubleshoo ting 113 PhotoPrin ter™ 2000 Pr o (ArcSo ft, Inc.) Quicken® 2001 Basic (Intuit , Inc.) QuickTime™ (A pple Co mputer , Inc.) RealJukebox ® , Real Playe r ® (RealNetworks, Inc.) Sony Applications (Sony E lectronics, Inc.) Web s ite http://www .ar c soft.co m http://www .photoisland.com phone 510 -440-99 01 e-ma il techsu pport@ar [...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 114 Sound Forg e® XP (Sonic Fo u ndry , Inc.) Windows® Millenniu m Edition Op erating Syst em, W ord (Mic rosof t Corp ora tio n) Web site http://www.sonicfound ry. c om/supp ort phon e 608-256 -5555 fax 608-2 56-7 300 e-ma il support@ sonicf oundr y .com hours M - F , 8 AM - 7 PM CT Web site http://www.s[...]

T roubleshoo ting 115 Resour ces Son y provid es sev eral support options for you r Sony compu ter . When you ha ve questions about yo ur computer and the preinstalled software, check these s ources for answers, in the following sequence: Quick Start Cont ains in formati on on ho w to set up your computer quickly and easi ly . V A IO Com puter User[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 116 Sony Fax-on- Demand This ser vi ce provi des you wi th answe rs to com monl y asked questi ons. Y ou ca n use this au tomat ed ser vice to request a list of availa ble top ics and the n select the topic s that you want to receiv e. T o co ntact the Sony f ax-on-d emand ser vice, ca ll 1- 888-4SO NYP C ([...]

117 Specifications PCV -LX810/PCV -LX910 Model PC V-LX810 PCV -LX910 Processor 1B GHz * Intel® Pentium® III 1.1 3 GHz † Intel® Pentium® III Hard Disk Drive C / D Partition 40 G B A T A-66 C = 16GB / D = 24 GB 60 G B A T A-66 C = 16GB/D = 44GB Standard SDRAM 128 ‡ MB PC-133 SDRA M, expan dable to 512 MB Video RA M Shared with sy stem memor y[...]

V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User G uide 118 Connecti on Capabiliti es (Dis play ) PS/2® mous e po rt PS/2® key board port USB port Suppl i ed Accessories LCD Display Wheel Mo use V A IO Conver tible Key board an d palm rest Power co rd Modem cable Sony P en T a blet display (T A-1 5A) V AIO Pen an d pen stan d Pen tip replac ement s (5) Pen tip[...]

Specific ations PCV -LX810/PCV -LX910 119 Specifica tions are sub ject to chan ge without notice. ** Th e CD-RW/ CD-R/CD -ROM data transfer standa rd 1X rate is 150 kb ytes/s. Data on a CD-R W is re ad at a variab le tran sfer ra te, ran ging from 10X a t the inn ermost t rack to 24X at the outer most trac k. The avera ge data tran sfer rate is 17 [...]

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121 Inde x A AC input port 17 adding additional ha rdware precaution 106 adjusting voltage settings 106 air circulation 107 Application Recovery CD 79, 80 applications launching problems with 97 AutoAlert™ 43 B battery disposing 107 brightness control, on LCD 20 C cables 108 CD tr ay opening problems with 97 CD-RW dri ve 15 CD-RW drive, troublesh[...]

Change to Current Document Ti tle 122 problems with 95 setting up 13 disposal of lithium battery 8 Driver Recovery CD 81 DVgate software 49 using 76 E electronic documentation 115 equipment 107 Eraser, on VAIO Pen 23 ETHERNET port 18 G glare 14 H handling diskettes 110 hard disk 110 defragmenting 45 partition 45 hardware adding additional precautio[...]

123 MovieShaker 49 O online help 115 support options 115 opening applications problems with 97 CD tr ay problems with 97 OpenMG Jukebox 49 P palmrest 13 PC (PCMCIA) card, using 35 PC card slot 16 pen tip on VAIO pen 23 removing tool 19 replacements 19 phones service precautions 108 PictureGea r 49 port AC input 17 ETHERNET 18 i.LINK 16, 18 LCD 18 m[...]

Change to Current Document Ti tle 124 problems with 95 Sony Online Support options 115 speakers precaution 107 starting your computer problems with 95 surge protectors 106 system troubleshooting 95 System Recovery CD 79 T taskbar problems viewing 103 technical support support options 115 telephone cable jack 18 telephone jack 18 troubleshooting 95 [...]