Sony PCV-RS710 manual

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2 Notice © 2004 Sony El ectronics Inc. Rep roduction in whole or in part without written permiss ion is prohibited. All rights reserved. Th is manual and the software describe d herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable fo rm without prior written approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO [...]

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4 Safety Inf ormation and Caution Y our computer’ s installe d optical drives may vary , depending on the system config uration you have purchased. See the online specification sheet for deta ils on your installed opti cal drives. For questions regarding your product or for the Sony Service Center nearest you, visit the Sony online supp ort W eb [...]

5 ❑ Pour prévenir tout r isque d’incendie ou d ’électrocutio n, garder cet appareil à l’abri de la pluie et de l’humidité. ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’électr ocution, ne pa s ouvrir le châssis de cet appareil et ne conf ier son entretien qu’à une personne qualif iée. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l’installation de fil mo dem [...]

6 Regulatory Information If you have questions about this product, write to So ny Customer Info rmation Service Center at 12451 Gateway Blvd., Ft. Myers, FL 339 13, USA, or g o to http://www .sony .com/pcsupport . Model No.: PCV A-IMB 5A (For models equipped with Giga Pocket featur es) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rule s. Operation [...]

7 ❑ Reorient or relocate the rece iving antenna. ❑ Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver . ❑ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circ uit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ❑ Consult the dealer or an experien ce d radio/TV technician for help. Y ou are cautioned that any changes or modific[...]

8 If trouble is experienced with this equip ment, for repair or warran ty information, please contact the Sony Customer Information Servic e Center at 1-888-4-SONY -PC (1-888-476-6972), or write to the Sony Customer Information Center , 12451 Gateway Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 339 13, or find Sony Customer Service on the W eb at http://www .sony .com/pc[...]

9 Disposal of Lithium Battery Y ou ca n return your unwanted lithium batteries to your nearest Sony Service Center or Factory Service Center . For the location of the Sony Service Center near est you, go to http://www .sony .com/pcsupport. ✍ In some areas the disposal of lithium batteries in household or business trash may be prohibited. Do not h[...]

10 Industry Canada Notice This equipment meets the applicable Indu stry Canada technical specifications. The Ringer Equiv alence Nu mber (REN) is an in di cation of the max imum number of devices allowed to be connected to a telephone interfa ce. The te rmination on an interfa ce may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the require[...]

11 11 Contents Getting Started ..........................................13 Unpacking Your Computer . ....................... ............... 13 Locating Controls And Ports ...................17 About the Front Panel ......... ....................... ............... 17 About the Back Panel .......... ....................... ............... 20 About[...]

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13 Getting Star ted Unpac king Y our Computer Y our computer may not be supplied with all of the acces sories shown, depending on the system configuration purchased. For details on the accessories supplied with your computer , go to http://www .sony .com/p csupport , to view the online specifications sheet. . * This item is not supplied with all V [...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 14 Manuals ❑ V AIO® Computer Quick S tart — Provides basic information on setting up and registering your co mputer . The Quic k Start also provides resources for technical support, safety guidelines, and owner ’ s info rmation. ❑ V AIO® Recovery Options Guide — Provides information about restoring individu[...]

Unpacking Y our Computer 15 ❑ Specifications — The online specifications sheet describes the hardware and software configuration of your V AIO comput er . T o view the online s pecifications sheet: 1 Connect to the Internet. 2 Go to the Sony online support W eb site at http://www .sony .com/pcsupport . 3 Click the Documentation button and follo[...]

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17 Locating Controls And P or ts About the Fr ont P anel The front panel of your V A IO® Computer enables access to drives, memory card readers, ports and jacks th at enable you to connec t compatible peripheral devices.Y our computer m ay not be equipped with all of these hardware features or accessories. The location of the controls , ports, and[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 18 3 Floppy di sk drive Reads and writes data from and to a 3.5-inch floppy disk. 4 Floppy disk drive access indicator Light is green wh ile reading and writing d ata from and to a flopp y disk. 5P o w e r b u t t o n The power button turns the computer on/of f. 6 S tand by indicator Light is amber when the comp uter i[...]

About the F ront P anel 19 Additional inf ormation Y o ur computer i s equipped with one or more optical disc drives that have a drive eject button on the drive door . ❑ After pushing the eject button, wait for th e drive to stop reading the CD or DVD. It may take a few moments for the drive tray to eject. ❑ Gently push the drive tray in, when [...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 20 About the Bac k P anel The back panel of your computer contains the ports for suppli ed and optional accessories. The icons on the back panel lo cate and identify the ports and jacks on your computer . ✍ Y our hardware configuration may var y based on the comput er model pur chased. Back panel 1 AC Input port Conn[...]

About the Back P anel 21 4 Printer port Connection for a parallel device, such as a printer or scanner . 5M o n i t o r p o r t * Connection for a standard display . 6 i.LINK 6-pin S400 port (IEEE 1394) Connection for a compatible digi tal device. 7 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) ports (4) Connections for compatible hi gh/full/low-speed USB devi ce[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 22 14 Monitor (DVI-D) port * Connection for a DVI monitor . 15 TV Out (S-V ideo/video) jack † Connection for an S-v ideo cable (optional). 16 VHF/UHF port † Connection for a TV coaxial cable (supplied). * This monitor port is not ava ilable on all mo dels, and monitor port locations may vary . For details about you[...]

About the K eyboard 23 About the Ke yboard Y our V AIO® keyboard uses a standard key arrangement with additional keys that perform specific functions. V AIO Keyboard KEY DESCRIPTION Function The 12 function keys along the top of the keyboard are used to perform certain ta sks. Th e task associated with each function key may vary from one appl icat[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 24 St a n d b y Press the button to place the computer in S tandby 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 activate the numeric keypad. (The Num Lock indicato[...]

About the Remote Control 25 About the Remote Contr ol The remote control is supp lied with V A IO® computers that are equipped with Giga Pocket® Personal V ideo Recorder features * . The remote control can start and stop video recording and playback , select channels, and set viewing preferences. This section describes the basic functions of you [...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 26 1 MUTE button Press to turn off the sound. Press again to restore the sound. 2 Channel number buttons (0-9) Press to select specific channels. (Press the ENTER button to activate channel selection.) JUMP button Press to go to the previous channel. Press again to return to the current channel. ENTER button Press to a[...]

About the Remote Control 27 9 VOLUME button Press to raise or lower the volume. 10 ST ANDBY button Press to place the system into S tand by mode. (Note: Y ou cannot place the computer into Stand by mode when certain Giga Pocket functions are running.) 1 1 AUDIO button Press to view available sound mode optio ns on the monitor/display . TV/VIDEO but[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 28 T o set up the remote control Insert two AA batteries (supplied) in to the remote control as shown. 15 TOOLS button The function of this button may vary bet ween DVD media. See the DVD player software instructions for details. 16 APPLICA TION CLOSE button Press to view a shortcut menu of software programs to close. [...]

29 Setting Up Y our Computer Connecting a Displa y (Monitor) The location and availability of the monit or ports may vary , depending on the model purchased. 1 Plug the display’ s cable into the ap propriate monitor port. 2 If necessary , plug the display’ s cab le into the back of the display . T o connect a display ✍ Install your comp uter [...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 30 Connecting the Speakers The right and left speakers are attached . The right speaker has a speaker wire with a jack connector and an AC powe r cord that supplies power to both speakers. 1 From the right speaker , plug the jack connector into t he Headphones jack located on the back pa nel of y our computer . 2 From [...]

Connecting the Ke yboard and Mouse 31 Connecting the Ke yboard 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 connect the keyboard and mouse Key bo ar d Mouse[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 32 Connecting the T elephone and Modem Y our computer is equipped with a single modem line jack to connect your installed modem with your telephone wall jack. T o use your wall jack for both your telephone and modem lines, purchase an addit ional RJ-1 1 telephone cable and a “1-to-2” jack adapter device (splitter).[...]

Connecting th e T elephone and Mo dem 33 T o connect the telephone and modem Y our computer has a protective stic ker covering the Ethernet port located on the rear panel. Connect only 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX cables to the Ethernet port. Using other cables or a telephone cable may re sult in an electric current overload that can caus e a malfunctio[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 34 Connecting the P ower Cor ds 1 Plug the power cord into the AC In put port, located on the back panel of the computer . 2 Plug both the display and computer power cords into a grounded AC wall outlet or a power st rip. T o connect the power cords[...]

T ur ning On Y our Computer 35 T urning On Y our Computer When you start your system for the first time, your computer may detect new equipment and disp lay a dialog box that prompts you to restart your computer . Respond to this prompt immediately . 1 Press the power button on the comp uter to turn on the power . 2 Press the power button on the di[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 36 T urning Off Y our Computer Follow these steps when you are ready to turn off your computer for an extended period of ti me. T o turn off your computer 1 Click S tart in the W i ndows® taskbar , then select T urn Off Computer . The T urn Off Computer dialog box appears. 2 Select the Tu r n O f f option. 3 W ait for[...]

37 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 Comput er Quick St ar t 38 What can I do if m y computer or software stop responding? Y ou can try to locate and close the software program that has stopped responding. 1 Press the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys. The W indows T ask Manager window appears. 2 From the Applications tab, locat e the s oftware program that has the status message, “ Not r [...]

39 Suppor t Options Sony pr ovides se veral options to help solve common pr oblems or to locate support for your V AIO® computer . This section describes all available r esour ces and offers sugg estions on how to access this information for maximum r esults. Immediate Help and Suppor t Y ou can locate helpful informati on immediately by consultin[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 40 ❑ Preinst alled softwa re Hel p files — Each preinstalled software program provides online Help within the software, that describes the soft ware’ s features. In these Help files, you can find tutorials that t each you to use the software and locate troubleshoo ting support, should problems occur . T o access [...]

Resources for Additional Help and Suppor t 41 ❑ An automated tuto rial library that c ontains interactive, easy-to-understand lessons on using your computer ’ s ha rdware and software features. ❑ Links that enable you to: ❑ quickly find the nearest So ny service center locations. ❑ arrange for repairs or check repair status. ❑ review wa[...]

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