Sony VAIO Digital Studio manual

V AIO Dig ita l Stu dio ™ Computer User Guide[...]

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3 Contents Wel come .. ..... .... .. .... .... .. ..... .... .. .... .... ..... .. .... ..5 Loc a t ing Controls An d Conne c t ors ..... .. .. .. 7 Fron t P anel O vervi ew .... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... . 7 Bac k Pa ne l Overv i ew .... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ..10 VAIO Ac ti on Setu [...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 4 Co nf ig u rin g Yo ur V A IO C om pu t e r .. .. .. ... .. 59 Hard Disk Driv e Partiti on ............ ............ ............. . ... 59 i.LINK ( IEEE139 4) Compa tibility ... . ............. .......... 60 System, Application , And Dri ver Re covery CD( s) .... .... .... .. ..... ... 63 To Use the Sy[...]

5 We l c o m e Thank y ou for pur chasing y our Sony V AIO® comput er! Y our n ew computer is a supe rb blend of high technol ogy and e asy -to-use funct ionality . T he i nformation pr ov ided he r e is design e d to help you to become fami liar with the har d war e and softwar e appli cations include d with your sys tem.[...]

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7 Locati ng Control s And Connector s F r ont P ane l Over vi e w The front panel of you r V AIO Co mputer a llows access to t he opt ical a nd flo ppy dis k drive s. It also i nclude s Univer sal S erial B us (USB) an d i.LI NK® ports to conne ct compatibl e periphe ral device s. ✍ i. LIN K is a t radem ar k of S ony used on ly to de signa te t[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 8 Fro nt panel ✍ Y our co m put er ma y not be supp li ed wit h al l of the f eatu res list ed , dep endin g on the syst em con figur at ion you pur c has ed. 1 Optical drive 1 See Spec ifi catio ns she et f or op tical d rive info rma tion. 2 Optical drive 2 See Spec ifi catio ns she et f or op tical d[...]

Locat ing Contr ol s And Connector s 9 4 Floppy disk drive access indicator light Ligh ts in green whil e reading and writ ing data fr om and to a flop py dis k. 5 Optical drive a c cess indicator light Ligh ts in amber while readi ng an d writing dat a from and to th e optical dr ives. 6 Hard di sk drive ac cess indic a tor light Ligh ts in amber [...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 10 Back P ane l Over view The back pa nel of your comput er contains the ports for suppli ed and opti onal acc ess ories. The ic ons on the back panel loc ate and ident ify the ports and jacks on your compute r . ✍ Y our co m put er ma y not be supp li ed wit h al l of the f eatu res list ed , dep endin[...]

Locat ing Contr ol s And Connector s 11 3 Ethernet port 1 0BAS E-T / 1 00BAS E- TX Fas t Et h e r net i n te r fa ce . (The port marke d with (Network) is for LAN connecti ons only .) 4 Uni versal Ser ial Bus (USB) ports (2) Conne ction for co mpa ti ble USB devic es. 5 P rin ter por t Conne ction for a paral le l device, such as a print er or scan[...]

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13 V AIO A c ti on Se tu p V AI O Action Se tup manages the sett ings for y our computer ’ s Shortcut keys (S Keys). Sho r tcut K eys The pro gram m abl e S Ke ys are linke d wi th the foll owing appl ications as their defa ult set tings : ❑ S1 — Outl ook® E xpress ❑ S2 — Int ernet Explor er ❑ S3 — S onicS tage ❑ S4 — Pict ureG e[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 14 3 Clic k t he S Key you want to change . 4 From th e Selec t Appli cati on di alog box, cli ck the o pti on for the de si red type of fun c tion. The c orrespondi ng appl icat ions ap pear i n the list box on t he right. 5 The Con f irm at ion Applic ation Name window appe ar s. Cli ck Nex t. 6 Y ou ca[...]

15 V AIO A V Applicat ions Y our V AIO® computer has a pr einst alled colle ction of audio and vide o (A V) appli cations that make it easy t o use advanced multimedia technolo gy . This section des cribes the V AIO A V a pplicati ons. ✍ Y our com put er ma y not be suppl ied wit h al l of th e softwa re appli cati ons li ste d, depe nding on th[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 16 Over view o f Prein stal led S oftw are Digital Print Sony El ec tr onics Inc. This image managem ent soft ware ma kes it fun and easy t o edit, impor t, a nd or ganize your d igi tal pic tures in a photo albu m for rich digita l prin ting t o any standa rd color la ser or inkjet pr inter . Digi talPri[...]

Ov erview of Prei nstalle d Soft ware 17 Smart Capture Sony El ec tr onics Inc. Smart C apture i s a fun new way to send mult imedi a mes sa ge s via e-ma il. Smart Capt ure manages the i.LINK® conne ct ion between your not ebook and a Sony Digit al Handy cam® Camcorde r that supports t he i.LINK i nte rface. I t allo ws you to ca ptur e compress[...]

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Digi talPrint So ftware 19 Digi tal P ri nt So ftware Digit alPr int is designe d to cre ative ly m ana ge your digi ta l picture s. W i th its easy-t o-use feat ure s, you can quickly load images from your digi tal ca mera or camco rder , p rint high-q uality ph otos, a nd make pers onali zed photo album s and labe ls to sh ar e with fri ends a nd[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 20 2 Clic k the c amera i con to open the E nter Phot o Fold er Name di alog bo x. Y ou can ente r a name for a new folder or click Select Photo Fol der to im port your pict ures to an exist ing folder . Cl ick OK. PhotoCapt ure windo w Enter Phot o Folde r Name di alog bo x[...]

Digi talPrint So ftware 21 3 Clic k Capture t o capture st ill im age s . Y ou ca n prev iew a thumbnai l version of your p ictures in t he sel ection view wi ndow . 4 Sele ct th e desired pic tures , and click Get P ictu res. The PhotoCap ture pict ure edit or window appea r s . 5 Clic k V iew t o see a n enla rge d versio n of a se lecte d pic tu[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 22 Using Phot oCollection Y ou can selec t and print your fa vorite d igita l pic tures, using your c omput er and home print er . 1 Clic k (Pho to) to open the P hotoCo llectio n wi ndow . A list of fol ders is dis played on the le ft side of the wind ow , with the folder c ontents dis playe d as thumbna[...]

Digi talPrint So ftware 23 6 Clic k Print All to prin t all page s, or cl ick “Prin t the se lecte d pag e only ” to pr int a speci fic p age of photos . Using Phot oDecor Y ou can decorat e your favori te photos with cl ip art, sta mps, or your own dra wing tal ent. Add, remove, and change your desi gns to creat e you r own unique photo art . [...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 24 2 Sel ect th e desi r ed f o l der . From t he th umbn ai l view , cl ick t o sele ct t h e pict ures you want to de cora te. The Photo Decor editin g window appea rs . 3 Use the decorati on fea tures on the right side of t he wind ow by c licki ng on the de si red decorat ion ic on, and the n dra ggin[...]

Digi talPrint So ftware 25 2 Clic k Create New Album. Th e Sel ect Photo wind ow a ppears. 3 Sele ct th e phot os yo u want to i nclude in y our al bum fro m the ava ilabl e folde rs displa yed. Cli ck L is t to select ind ividual p icture s fro m each folder . The Selec t Desi gn window appears . 4 Se le ct a des ign te mpla te for yo ur alb um. U[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 26 2 Clic k a n icon to s el ect a media type . A n ew window opens. 3 Clic k the pape r layo ut ic on. The Selec t Desi gn window appea rs. 4 Selec t a design temp late. Use the de corat ion an d c usto mi za tion feature s on the right by clicking an i con a nd dra gging it onto yo ur templ ate. 5 Clic [...]

D Vgate So ftwar e 27 D Vgat e Soft ware Connecting a digital video camcorder T urn of f the powe r to your dig ital vi deo camcord er bef ore connect ing it to your com pute r . Aft er conne ct ing the dev ice, turn it s power back on. Y ou do not need to turn of f the compute r when conne ct ing the camc orde r . T o use DVgat e™ softw are wit [...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 28 T o us e D Vgate softwar e t o reco rd A VI files to t ape ❑ Do not use DVgate™ s oftware when t he conne cted digi tal vide o device i s in T imer R ecordi ng mode, as this c ould produce a mal functio n in the de vice . ❑ A vo id rec ordi ng problems , such as a single fra me appear ing in mult[...]

Mo vieShaker So ftware 29 MovieS hake r Soft wa r e Movie Shaker™ softwa re can be used to create fun and innova ti ve movies withou t any previo us knowle dge of fil m editing. In a few simple steps , video file s ca n be made fr om st ill im ages wit h ad ded speci al ef fect s and mus ic. Y ou can sa ve your pe rsonal vide o creation in a fo r[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 30 Cre at ing mov ies wi th M o vieS hak er sof twa re Using your importe d clips , you can cr e ate a sh ort m ovie usin g the S hak e feature . The Shak e f eat ure se lect s clips from t he Sto ry B oard tr ay , a dd s effec ts, an d combine s them ra ndomly in to a 3 0-sec ond movie . After yo u “ S[...]

Mo vieShaker So ftware 31 Usi ng the S hak e feature 1 Cli ck t he S hake tab . Th e Sh ake tray app ears 2 Se lect a mood by cl icking a face in the S hake pa ttern t ray . 3 Clic k the Sha ke! bu tton. A 30-s econd movie i s a utomatic ally gener ated. 4 Option al: Add text to your ne w m ovi e by click ing on th e Input butto n. 5 T o p review ,[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 32 Addi ng eff ects to a sc ene or a cl ip 1 Double -clic k or drag the desir ed clip or s ce ne to move it to the Sto ry Boar d tra y . 2 Clic k t he Ef fect button on the Effe ct tray . 3 Drag the Ef fect icon you want t o add from the Ef fec t tr a y to th e Effect pale tte on the Edit tra y . 4 Cl ic [...]

Mo vieShaker So ftware 33 Addi ng tex t ef fects to a scene or c lip 1 Dou ble -cl i c k or drag the clip or sc ene to mo ve it to the Stor y Board tray . 2 Clic k the T ext butt on on the Edit ing t ray . 3 Clic k the T ext Sett ing but ton to c reate custo mized t ext. The T ext Setti ng dial og box appear s . E n ter your tex t, and select t he [...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 34 Saving a mo vie 1 V e ri fy that the movi e or cl ips you want to save are lo cated on the S tory Bo ar d tr ay . 2 Clic k the Export butt on on the Stor y Board t ray . 3 Selec t th e format in wh ich yo u want th e movie to be save d. 4 Clic k Next . 5 Confirm that you want to con tinue. 6 Locate the[...]

Mo vieShaker So ftware 35 Using I mag eStation onl ine service with Mov ieShaker softw a re Imag eSta tio n SM is an online s er vice tha t allows you to s tor e your pictu res and movi es on the I nt erne t to s har e with f ami ly and fri end s. ImageS tati on requ ir es an Inter net connect ion and regi s tra tion for the W eb-based servi ce. Y [...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 36 6 When the ImageS t ation a pplica ti on on your compute r connects wit h Imag eSta tion o nline, your files are up loaded to t he W eb si te. The Image Upload er window appe ars and di splays t he Internet co nnection and up load statu s. 7 Go to http://www .imagesta tion.c om to v iew you r uploa ded[...]

PictureGear Soft ware 37 Pict ureG ear So ftwa re Pi ctu reGe ar ™ soft ware is a di gital i mage m anagement appli cation t hat allows you t o view a ll t he imag es st ored in a ny directory on your c omputer . T humbnail views provi de quick reminde rs of your picture s. Use Pict ureGear software to br ighten, add c ontrast, enhance , re size,[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 38 Creating a photo albu m 1 Clic k the Folder ta b in the main wind ow and browse to loca te your pictur es. 2 Selec t th e pic tures y ou want to i nclude in y our al bum. 3 From t he Ut ili ties menu, s elect Album Maker . 4 Choos e a De s i gn templat e for your album. 5 Clic k t he “ Make s oon ”[...]

PictureGear Soft ware 39 6 Clic k the “ Cu st om iz e th e d es ig n ” butto n to add pi ctures, f rames, t ext, and effe cts. 7 Clic k Save to design ate the loca ti on wher e you want to save your album. 8 Ente r a nam e for th e ta r get fo lder an d cl ic k OK. 9 Th e P ict u r eGear ™ Cus tom Albu m featu re creat es the n ew fold er in [...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 40 Smart Capt ure Smart Ca pture is a S ony ap plica tion that ma nage s the i.L I NK ® conn ectio n betwe en your compute r and a c omp ati ble i. LINK dig ital ca mera or camcorder . Y ou can capture a nd e nhanc e vide o or st ill image s to share with your fa mily and frien ds over the In ternet o r [...]

Smar t Ca pture 41 The Smart C apt ure main window ope ns with a blue s creen im ag e, ind icati ng t hat there is no d ata input from a di gital came ra or camcorder . Whe n you connec t your digi ta l camera or camcorde r to your syste m with an i.L INK cable a nd tu rn it on, a n image appear s in t he main wind ow . Some c ameras and camco rder[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 42 5 Clic k t he Options but ton to view the ava ilabl e opt ions for your sti ll image capt ure. The St ill Ima ge Opt ions windo w appea rs . The S till Im age Option s window has four ta bs: ❑ Capturing M ode — Y ou can choose betwe en Normal, Self-ti mer , or Panorama Capt ure modes . ❑ Imag e S[...]

Smar t Ca pture 43 T o c apture a p icture in Still m ode 1 Use you r digi tal camera or camcorde r to locat e the image you want to capt ure. Whe n you se e the d esired i mage in t he Smart Ca pture wind ow , clic k the Ca pture butt on. The S ti ll V iewer windo w appears. Y ou can captu re one pict ure or several pic tures at a t im e. 2 Cli ck[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 44 Using Ne t Mo vie Mode 1 From the S tart button in the Wi ndows taskb ar , s el ect All Prog rams, sele c t Smart Capture, and then clic k Smart Cap ture. Th e Sma r t Ca ptur e main window appe ars. 2 Connec t your compat ible i. LINK digita l ca mcorder to you r c omputer with an i.L INK ca ble ( opt[...]

Smar t Ca pture 45 ❑ Destinati on — Select a file desti natio n for y our movie s when rec ording vide o cli ps. ❑ Capture Button — Set the c harac ter is tics of the sof twar e ’ s on -screen Capt ure button. Y ou can st art a nd stop rec ording by cl icking the Captur e butto n (this is the d efault c haracte risti c). Y ou can se lect [...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 46 3 Y ou can revie w your m ovie from the Movie Playe r window by us ing th e play , p ause, an d st op butt ons. C lick the arro ws or drag the sc roll bar to view your movi e. E a ch frame is displa yed with an ident ifying num ber in t he queue . T o m anage y our movi e in N et Mov ie mod e From t he[...]

Smar t Ca pture 47 T o upload with Movi e Playe r 1 Clic k the Upload Bu tton i n Movie Playe r to begin transfe r of yo ur movi e to t h e I mage St at i o n W e b si te . Th e Imag e Uplo ader windo w a ppe ar s and dis plays the Int ernet conne ction and uploa d status . 2 Clic k to s ee thu mbnail previews of your pic tures or movi es . T o upl[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 48 3 From the S till V iewer window , c lick th e Upload button to tra nsfe r y our pi ctu r es or mo vie s to th e I mage St at io n W e b si te . Th e Image Upl o ad er window dis plays your Int ernet co nnec ti on and uploa d s t atus . Cli ck to see thumbna il pr eviews o f y our pic tures o r movi es[...]

So nic Stag e So ftwar e 49 Soni cS tage Sof twar e Soni cSta ge software is a ne w jukebox appli catio n th at adds a host of ne w featur es t o i t s pred ec es so r , Ope nMG ™ Juk ebox. Sonic S ta g e softwa re le ts you play and reco rd fr om aud io CDs and i mport digi tal audi o f iles while mai ntaini ng c opyr ight inform ation . Cont in[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 50 Soni cSt age feat ure ta bs (Main wi ndow) ❑ CD tab — The co nte nts of your inse rted audi o CD are di spla yed, en ab ling fu n ct ions su ch as r e cord ing to the co mpu t er ’ s hard disk driv e. ❑ Import tab — Import MP3, W A V or aud io file s on your comput er to a Pla y li s t . ❑ [...]

So nic Stag e So ftwar e 51 Recor ding fr om a CD Y ou can recor d song s from audio CDs and import t hem to playli sts in Soni cSta ge. 1 Inse rt a n a udio CD into your system ’ s opti ca l disc drive . 2 Clic k the CD tab. 3 Use the dro p-down l ist s to se le ct the A T RAC 3 bit ra te , CD dri ve, a nd Reco rd To d e s t i n a t i o n . 1F e[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 52 4 Y ou can ident ify s pecif ic tr acks on your C D by cleari ng the check marks from the tra cks you don ’ t wan t to r eco r d. Y ou c an cl ear all s e lect ed tr acks b y sel ecti ng the empt y chec kbox next t o Se lect All , and then s ele ct ing the t racks you want to re cord. If your Inter n[...]

So nic Stag e So ftwar e 53 Check- Out 1 Conne ct the ext ern al device or in sert th e media into your comput er . 2 Clic k the T rans fer t ab to di splay t he T ransfer win dow . Y our c omputer auto matic ally recogniz es the c onnected exte rnal device o r med ia a nd lis ts the co ntent in formation in a ne w pane l on the right s i de of the[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 54 Chec k In 1 Connec t the ext ern al device or ins e rt the media i nto your comput er . 2 Clic k the T r a nsfer t ab to disp la y the T rans fer win dow . Y our computer autom atical ly re cogniz es the conne cted external devi ce or media and l ist s the co ntent inf ormation in a ne w pane l on the [...]

So nic Stag e So ftwar e 55 Addit ional fe atures ❑ Soni cS tage T u torial — Son icS ta ge fe at u res ar e d es c r ib e d in th e T uto r i al . The use r-frie ndly inte rface ins truc ts you on how to use all S oni cSta ge feature s. ❑ SonicS tage Backup T oo l — Y ou can back up and restore m us ic, graphi cs, and i nformation d ata ma[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 56 Visu alFlow Sof tware Vi s u a l F l o w ™ soft ware is a Sony s tate-of-t he-art mult imedia bro wser desig ned spe cif ic ally f or Memory S tick ® medi a. It displ ays any still pi cture, mov ie or sound file s sto red in a Memor y Sti ck m edia in a vi sual ly ple asing, arti stic mann er . V is[...]

Vi s u al F l ow S of tw a r e 57 4 Clic k an icon in th e S o rt sec tio n on the main tool bar to selec t a sorting method. 5 Pl ac ing your curs or on the l eft end of the main tool bar act iva tes the cu rren t Me m ory Stic k pr op e r ti e s. 6 Pl ac ing your cursor on the ri ght end of the mai n toolbar a ctivate s a se cond ary toolba r wit[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 58 Additio nal Soft wa re Inf o rma tio n V AIO E dit Components VA I O ® Edi t Compone nts is a s of t war e plug-in for Adobe ® Premiere ® that provide s maximum compa ti bilit y and video qua li ty for captu ring video fro m your S ony d igital c amcorder . If your V AIO compute r does not have Adob[...]

59 Configu r ing Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion pr ovide s informat ion about maint ainin g your computer ’ s har d disk drive performanc e and c o nnecting a compati ble i.LINK ® device . Hard Disk Drive P a rtiti o n T o ma intai n opti mum syst em perfor mance, you s hould defragmen t your comp ut er ’ s D partit ion regul arly . T o im[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 60 i.LINK ( IEEE1394 ) Comp a tibil ity Y our V AIO compute r ma y i nclude ei ther 4-pi n or 6-pin, or both t ypes, of i .LINK por ts. A 6-pi n i.L INK port can: ❑ suppl y power from the comput er to the con nected devi ce if the devic e is equip ped with a 6-pi n conne ctor . ❑ suppl y 10V to 12V . [...]

i.LINK ( IEEE1394) Compati bility 61 Connecting an i.LINK (IEEE1394) de vice 1 Use th e symb ol to lo cate the i. LINK port o n your com p a tib le i.LINK devi ce and on yo ur comput er . Plug the i .LINK ca ble con nector i nto this port. 2 Pl ug the ot her end of the cabl e in to the corres ponding 4- or 6-pin i .LINK port on your co mputer . ✍[...]

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63 System, Appl icat ion, And Dr iv er Reco v er y CD(s) Sy stem Reco ve ry CD (s ) Sony El ec tr onics Inc. The Sy st em Recov ery CD utili ty ena ble s you t o restore the ope rat ing s ys tem and sof t ware tha t sh ip ped with y ou r co mpu ter if th ey b eco me corr u pte d or a re e ras e d. It c an be used only to r estore the h ard di sk of[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 64 T o Use th e Sy stem R ecover y CD( s) The Syste m Recovery ut ili ty forma ts your hard disk drive and rest ores all the origin al s oftware a pplic ations. Y o ur comput er is ret urned to the origi nal fa ctory se ttin gs. If you exper ience a probl em with your compute r , reinsta lling an in divid[...]

T o Use the System Recov e r y CD(s ) 65 Usin g the S ystem Rec ove r y C D (s ) Y our syst em may take a few minutes t o load nec essary fi les. A blue screen appe ars during t he do w nloa ding pr ocess. 1 Inse rt th e System Recove ry CD in your computer ’ s opt ic al drive. The Sys tem R eco ver y util ity start s fro m th e opt ical driv e. [...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 66 T o Use th e A pplicati on R ecover y CD( s) The Appl icati on Rec ove ry CD ut ili ty enabl es you t o rein stal l indi vid ual s oft ware app l ic atio n s if th ey be co m e co r rup t ed or are er a sed. Rein s ta l li ng an in d iv i dua l soft ware a pplic ati on may correc t a probl em that you [...]

T o Use the Driv er Re cov er y CD 67 T o Use th e Driv er Re co v ery C D The Dri ver Re covery CD uti li ty enabl es you to rei nstall i ndiv idua l drivers and re pair s oftwa re app lica tio ns i f t hey beco m e c orru pte d o r a re er ased . Y ou can reins t all an in dividua l driver to co rrec t a problem tha t you a re experienc ing with [...]

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69 T roub leshooti ng This sec tion desc ribes how to solv e common pr oble ms you may encounter when using your c ompute r . Many pr oblems have simple solutions, so try these sugge stions bef or e you c all Sony Custome r Support. To p i c s My compu te r does not star t. ❑ Chec k t hat the c omputer is p lugged int o a power source a nd tha t [...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 70 My driv ers ar e cor ru pted or de lete d. I want to r ecover dr ivers tha t came w ith my comput er . See “ T o Use the Driv er Recove ry CD ” in the on line User G uide, fo r m ore inform at ion. Y ou can acce ss the o nline User Guid e as follows : 1 Clic k S tart in t he W indows ta skbar , the[...]

T roubl eshooti ng 71 Why doe s t he W indows ® op erat ing syste m st op r espondin g dur ing s hutdown? The W indows ope rating sys te m m a y not shut down prope rly for many re asons, incl uding inc ompatibl e or conflic ti ng driv ers , damaged file s, or non-r es pons ive hardwa re. For troubl es hoo tin g inform a tion, you c an sea rch Wi [...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 72 My optical drive tr ay does not open. Ther e are t wo method s for openin g your opti ca l dri ve tray: ❑ Us e th e Ejec t b u t t on 1 Ma k e s ure t he com put er is tu rned on. 2 Pre ss the Eject butt on on the drive . ❑ Use th e My C omp u te r ico n 1 Clic k S tart in t he W indows task bar , [...]

T roubl eshooti ng 73 I cannot pl ay a DVD. If a regio n code warni ng appears when yo u ar e usi ng the DVD pla yer appl icati on, it may be that th e reg ion code of the DVD you are tryi ng to pl ay is inco mpatible wi th the regi on code sett ing of your opti cal driv e. A region co de is lis ted on the dis c packaging . Region c ode in dicat or[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 74 When I click an applica tion icon , a mess age such as “ Y ou mu st insert the appli cation CD int o your driv e ” appears and t he softwar e does not sta rt. ❑ Some softwa re appli ca ti ons requi re specif ic files th at are locat ed on the app lic atio n ’ s CD-ROM. Ins ert t he disc and try[...]

T roubl eshooti ng 75 Why is ther e no sound in a ny applicati on? ❑ Chec k tha t the speake rs are plugge d int o the Headph ones ja ck. ❑ If your speak ers have a mute button, verify that it is turned off . ❑ If your spe akers are powered b y bat teries, verify that the batte ries ar e i n s ert ed prop erly and th at they ar e char ged . ?[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 76 My modem connec ti on is slow . Many fac tors inf l ue nce modem conne ct ion speed: ❑ T el epho ne line noi s e ❑ Incom patibili ty wit h othe r tel ephone e quipment such as fax ma chines or other mode m s. ❑ Inter net Servic e Pr ovi ders (ISP) conn ectio n c ap abili ty may vary . If you thin[...]

T roubl eshooti ng 77 ❑ If it appe ar s that your mode m is not fun ctioni ng properly , che ck the device status . 1 Clic k S tart in t he W i ndows ta skbar , then cli ck Cont rol P anel. 2 Click Pr inters and Other Hardware and then sele ct Phone and Modem Option s. 3 From the Mod ems t ab, c lick to se lect your mode m. 4 Clic k Proper ties. [...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 78 3 From the Audio ta b, loc ate the Sound recording se ction and clic k t he V olume butto n. The Recordi ng Control dialog box app ears. 4 Selec t the Opti ons menu and clic k P ro pe rt ies . Th e P r oper tie s dialog box appe ars. 5 In th e sec tio n, “ Adjust vol ume for , ” select t he Record [...]

T roubl eshooti ng 79 My mouse ne eds to be set u p for left-ha nd use. 1 Clic k S tart in t he W i ndows ta skbar , then cli ck Cont rol P anel. 2 Clic k Print ers an d Ot her Hardware, t hen cli ck Mouse . The Mouse Pro pertie s dial og box appear s . 3 From the B utt ons tab, se lect “ S witch prima ry and seconda ry buttons ” under the But [...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 80 How do I inst all a prin ter ? ❑ If your pr int er has a USB, IEEE1394 , or infr ared conn ec tio n, conta ct the printe r manufa cturer for informat ion or updates that may be required for pro per in st alla ti on. ❑ Chec k t he printer manufa cturer ’ s W eb sit e for th e la test dr ivers fo r[...]

T roubl eshooti ng 81 T o contact Son y f or techn ical support For furthe r technical assistance , c all 1-888- 4-S ONY -PC (1-8 88-476 -6972) or acc ess t he Sony Co m putin g Supp ort W e b sit e a t: http: //www.sony. com/ pcsupport.[...]

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Notes on Use 83 Notes on Us e The informat ion in t his se ction provide s b asic p rocedures to f ollow whe n handl ing your compute r , co mponents, and a cc essori es. The po wer sour ce ❑ Y our computer ope rates on 100 – 12 0 V AC 50/6 0 Hz on ly . ❑ Pl ug all the p ower cords for your compute r and its periphe ral equipme nt into the sa[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 84 Disposal of the lithium battery Dispo se of t he l ith ium batt ery pr oper ly . In some areas, t he di spos al of lithi um batt eries in household or busines s tra sh may be p rohibite d. Y ou c an re turn yo ur unwant ed lithi um batteri es to your neare st Sony Servi ce Center or Fac tory Ser vic e [...]

Notes on Use 85 ❑ Shou ld any solid obj ect or liq uid fall in to the cabine t, keybo ard, or mouse , shut down y our com puter and t hen u nplug i t. Y ou may want to ha ve th e compute r checked by qual ified personne l before opera ting it any fu rther . ❑ The com pute r uses hig h-fre quency radio s i gnals and may c ause interfe rence to r[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 86 Upgrading the computer syste m ❑ The upg radi ng procedu res describe d in the onli ne manual, as s ume famili arity wi th the general ter mi nolo gy assoc iate d wi th pers ona l com pute rs and with the safety pra ct ices and regula tory compli ance requir ed for using and mod ifyi ng elec tron ic [...]

Notes on Use 87 Using the har d disk driv e ❑ Do not plac e th e computer in a l ocati on that is su bje ct to vibra ti on or shock. ❑ Do not move the compute r during op eration. ❑ Do not subj ec t the comput er to sudden cha nges in tempe rature. ❑ Do not turn of f the power whil e the comput er is ac ce ssing the hard di sk dr ive. Handl[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 88 Res ources Sony provide s several s upport opti ons for your Sony comput er . When you have ques tions abo ut you r computer a nd t he prein stalle d software, chec k thes e sources for answers, in t he fol lowing sequenc e: VA I O Q u i c k S t a r t The Qu ickSta rt contai ns i nformatio n on h ow to[...]

Resourc es 89 Sony Fax-on -De mand Thi s service provi des you with ans wers to c ommonly as ked questi ons . Y ou c an use this auto mated se rvic e to r equest a li st o f ava ilabl e topi cs . Se le ct the top ics that you w ant to v iew . T o contac t the Sony f a x-on-de m and se rvic e, call 1-8 88-4-SONY -PC ( 1-888-476-69 72). ( Require s a[...]

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91 Inde x A AC Input port 11 air circu lation 84 App licat ion Re co very CD( s) ARCDs 66 audi o file formats 55 audi o pr oblems 75 B Back Panel 10 Browse r secur ity 49 C cau tio n lith iu m ba tt ery 84 speak ers 84 CD play back probl ems 72, 74 tra y ej ect 72 CD- R W reco rding pr oblems 74 chan ging wi ndow desig n 1 4 Chec k-In/Che ck-o ut 5[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 92 E ele ctronic equi pment 84 Ele ct ronic Mus ic Distribu tio n servic e 49 ele ctros ta tic dis char ge 86 EMD serv i ce 49 encry ption 49 Eth ernet por t 11 F Flo ppy dis k drive 8 Front Pane l 7 Full mo d e 5 5 H handl ing your compute r 84 hard dis k dri ve defra gmenting 59 parti tionin g 5 9 usi n[...]

I ndex 93 op tical drive reco rding spe ed 74 tra y ej ect 72 P para llel port chan ging t ype 71 parti tioni ng your har d disk d rive 5 9 party line s 85 PBX ( P riv ate Br anch Ex change ) 85 PictureGear softwa re 37 crea ting a phot o alb um 38 man agi ng picture s 37 power bu tton 9 cor d 83 dis con necting power c ord 83 fluct uatio ns or los[...]

V AIO Di gital Studio Compu ter Us er Guide 94 CD/DVD pl ayback p roblem s 72 CD-R W recording 74 chan ging paralle l port type 71 comp uter st opped r espond ing 70 DVD playback probl ems 73 DVD-R W rec ordi ng 74 keyboa rd 79 micr opho ne 77 mode m 76 mode m spee d 76 mouse 78 opera ting s ystem l ocks up 71 op ti ca l driv e tr a y ejec t 7 2 pr[...]