Sony VAIO VAIO PictureBook manual

1 Contents Using Your VAIO ® PictureBoo k™ ............. 7 Using the Keyboard ............ ............. ............. ............. .. 7 Combin at ions and Function s with the Wind ows Key ........ ............. ............. ....... ............. .. 9 Indicators ........ ............. ............. ....... ............. ............. ..9 Indic[...]

Change to Curren t Documen t Title 2 VisualFlow ........... ............. ............. ...... .............. .. 30 VAIO Action Setup ............... ............. ...... .............. .. 3 2 Conne cting Peripheral Devices ............... 33 Connect ing a Phone L ine .................... ............. ....... .. 3 4 Connect ing a USB Printer .....[...]

3 Conservi ng Battery Power .. ............. .............. ...... 5 9 Display ing Battery Inform ation ............ ....... ............. 6 1 Battery Icon Descript ions ................. ....... ............. 6 1 Display ing Detailed Battery In formation ....... ...... 6 2 Changing t he Window Desi gn of So ny Software 6 3 Select ing the Dis play [...]

Change to Curren t Documen t Title 4 Electr onic Music Dist ribution (EMD) Services .. 81 Starting O penMG Ju kebox 2.0 ............ ....... ......... 8 2 Reco rding a CD ................ ............. ...... .............. .. 8 4 Transferring Song s (Check-in/Check-out ) .......... 8 5 Check-out ............. ............. ............. ..........[...]

5 Troublesh ooting the m ouse and pointi ng device11 0 Troublesh ooting drives , PC Card s and periph eral devices ....... ............. ............. ............. .............. .... 11 1 Troublesh ooting software ........... ...... .............. .... 113 Troublesh ooting the m ode m ................... ........... 114 Troublesh ooting audio ...[...]

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VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Start 7 1 Using Y our V AIO ® Pictur eBook™ This sec tion d escr ibes h ow to use the ke yboard, M O TION EYE™ camera, P ointing Device, PC Cards, Jog Dial Co ntrol, Me mor y Sti ck media , and op tio nal fl opp y disk and o ptical dr iv es. Y ou wi ll al so fin d inf or m ation on how to co nnect your PictureB ook [...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Start 8 Key Descriptio n Num eric ke ypad ar ea Cont ains th e keys found on a typ ical ca lcul ator . Use the nume ric keyp ad are a to type numb ers or to per f orm m ath ema tical calcul ation s suc h as add ition and subtra ctio n. Num bers appe ar on the fr ont beve led edge of the numer ic key s. Note tha t you mus[...]

Combi nation s and Functi ons wit h the Wi ndo ws K e y 9 Combinations an d Function s with the Windows K e y Indicator s Combina tion Functio n + F1 Displa ys Win dow s Help. + T a b Swi tches th e se lected butto n on t he ta skbar . + E Disp lays Win dow s Expl orer . + F Dis plays the Wind ows Fi nd: All File s wind ow t o find a file or folder[...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 10 Indicator Lig hts Combination s and Functions with the Fn K ey Lig ht On Off Memory Stick Data is r ead from o r writt e n to the M emo ry Stick. (Do not ente r Standby mode or turn off the computer when thi s indicato r light is on.) The Mem or y St ick is no t being acces sed. Num Lock T urns on when the nu m[...]

Using the b uilt-in MO TION EYE™ c amera 11 Using the b u ilt-in MO TION EYE™ camera Y our computer includes a b uilt- in MO TION EYE camera. Y ou can use the camera to shoot st ill images and record video clips. Capturing a still image 1 Press the CAPTURE b utton to start Smart Capture. Fn+ / (F8 ) Sw itch to the TV T oggl es thro ug h LCD di [...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 12 2 Select Still V iewer/Long Mo v ie Player/Net Movie Player from the application lis t. 3 Choose Still by clicking the on-screen Capture Mode button. T o switch to Motion, click the on-sc r een Change Captu re Mode b utton. (Y ou can als o use Jog Dial to contr ol this function.) 4 The Finder wind o w appears .[...]

Using the b uilt-in MO TION EYE™ c amera 13 5 Adjust the focusing ring. 6 Half-press the CAPTUR E b u tton on the computer . The imag e remains still for a f e w second s. T o display another image, releas e the CAPTURE b utton and pr ess again. 7 Fully press the CAPTUR E b u tton. The still viewer windo w o pens and the captured still image appe[...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 14 Using the Self-t imer Y ou can take a still image 10 seconds after clicking the CAPTURE button b y using the self-tim er . 1 Click Still V iewer/Mov ie Player from the switch applications list. 2 Select S till mo de. 3 Click the Optio ns b u tton. The Still Image Options dialog box appears. 4 Click Self-timer c[...]

Using the b uilt-in MO TION EYE™ c amera 15 3 Click the I mage tab and drag the slider to the left or the right. T he lev el settings increase as the s lider is mo ved to the righ t and decreas e as it is mov ed to the left. 4 Click Mode tab and click the it em you want to set. 5 Click OK. ✍ Y ou can also act ivate t he Camera Co ntrol Uti lity[...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 16 Notes on MO TION EYE camera ❑ Do not touch the camera lens. ❑ Do not point the camer a tow ar d the sun. ❑ Y ou cannot detach the came ra. ❑ Smart Captu re is una v ailable while other so ftware that uses the b uilt-in camera is in use. Close all software that uses the built-in camera before you use Sma[...]

Using t he P ointing Dev ice 17 Using the P ointing Device The pointing de v ice on the ke y board allo ws you to point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on th e screen. Using th e P ointing De vice Action Descriptio n Poi nt Pre ss th e poin ting de vice in a dire ction to plac e the p oi nter on an ite m or object . Click Press th e left b utt[...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 18 T o replace t he poi nting de vice cover Y ou can take of f the pointin g de vi ce co ver an d replace it with the additional cover supplied with your computer . Using PC Car ds Y our computer includes a PC Card s lot. PC Cards allo w you to connect portable ex ternal de vices, such as a CD-R OM dri v e, or to [...]

Using PC Cards 19 1 Insert the PC Card into th e PC Card slot with the front label facing up. Gently push the Card in to the slot until it is fixed into the connector; the release b utton comes out. 2 Press the release button do wn and tow ar d the ventilation slot. Inserting PC Card Releas e Button Insert in the d irection of the arrow. Re le as e[...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 20 T o r emove a PC Ca rd 1 Double-click in the task tray . 2 The “Unplug or Eject Hardw are” dialog displays. 3 Select the hardw are de vice you wish to remo ve b y clicking it. 4 Cli ck S top . 5 Conf irm the correct de vice is selected in “Stop a hardw are de vice.” 6 The mes sage, “PC Card can no w b[...]

Connec ting w ith an other V AIO ® com puter 21 Connecting with anoth er V AIO ® computer Windo ws Me™ Y ou can co nnect your V AIO PictureBook to another V AIO computer that has the preinstalled W indows Me o p erating system or the Sony Smart Connect 3.0 software preinstalled. Y ou may use an optional i.LINK ®* cable to connect the two s yst[...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 22 Connecting an i. LINK ®* device The V AIO C1 Pi ctureBo ok includes an i.LINK S400 (IEEE1394) conn ector , which you can use to con nect to an i.LINK en abled digital camcor der . T o co nnec t a di git al ca mc ord er ❑ Plug one end o f an i.LINK cable in to the S400 connector o n the left side of the co mp[...]

Conn e cti ng an i.L IN K ® device 23 Notes on con n ecting an i.LINK d e vice ❑ i.LINK cables that are compatible with your V AIO ® C1 Pictur eBook Computer inclu de cables with the follo wing part numbers: ❑ The Son y digital camcorder is pictured; you r digital camcorder may need to be connected d if f erently . ❑ On Sony di git al c am [...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 24 ❑ The i.LINK con nector does n o t supply po wer to external de vices. If the ex ternal de vice requires po wer from the i.LINK connector , you cannot use the de vice with your comp uter . ❑ The C1 PictureBook suppo rts transfer rates up to 400 M bps; ho w e ver , the actual transfer rate is limited to the [...]

Th e Jog Di al™ Con tr ol 25 T o defr agment a partitio n ❑ Click the Start button in the W indows ® ta sk ba r . ❑ Click Prog rams, Accessori es, System T ools, and then click Disk Defragmen ter . The Disk Defragmen ter windo w appears. Select the dri ve you want to defragment from the list, and click the Defragment but to n . S e e Win dow[...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 26 Using the J og Dial™ Contr ol This sectio n explains how to use the Jog Dial control. For inform ation on ho w to change the Jo g Dial contr ol’ s s ettings, right- click the Jog Dial control icon in the task tray and click Help T opi cs. Launcher Mode The Jog Dial control window is in launcher mode until a[...]

Th e Jog Di al™ Con tr ol 27 Guide Mode The Jog Dial co ntrol windo w is in the guide mod e when softwar e is in use and the softwa re windo w i s acti ve. Depending on the softw are you are using, you can select items from the d isplayed list usin g the Jog Dial control. Som e Sony software applications hav e two modes in List V iew , Simp le Me[...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 28 Usi ng a Di alo g Box When a windo w such as Screen Properties is acti ve, the Dialog box is displayed in the Jog Dial window . Y ou can select an item in the win do w by rotating the Jog Dial control. Pressing the Jog Dial control is the equi valent of pressi ng Enter . Inte rna l Ti mer Y ou can use the inter[...]

Usi ng Memo r y St ick ® Medi a 29 For mus ic , whi c h re quir es c opyr ig ht prot ec tion , yo u c an o nly use MG M emo ry Stick media with your no tebook. Y ou can also use MagicGate-co mpatible de vices to record and playback music when the y are connected to your com puter . Y ou can store mix ed data on the Mem ory St ick m edia. F or e xa[...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 30 2 Carefully inser t the Memory Stick m edia until it clicks in place. T o view the contents of M emory Stick media Y ou can see the conten ts by click ing the Remo v able Disk (S:) icon. T o Remove a Me mor y Stick Med ia Make sur e the access light is of f. Push the media in t o ward the computer . W hen the m[...]

Usi ng Memo r y St ick ® Medi a 31 T o use Visu alFl ow 1 From the Start me nu, point to Programs , V isualFlow , and then V isualFlow . 2 Click on an icon in the V iew section on the main toolbar to select a d isplay layout. 3 Click on an icon in the Sort sectio n on the main toolbar to select a sorting method. 4 Resting yo ur cursor o n the left[...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 32 ❑ Y ou can enjoy vi deo clips that you ha ve recor d ed with Memor y Sti ck -compatible digital camcorder s. ❑ The media sl ot can accomm odate one media at a time. ❑ T o copy im age s fr om a d igi ta l vid eo cam er a vi a Memor y Stick media, see “Connecting an i.LINK® de vice” on page 2 2. ❑ On[...]

Connec ting P er ipher al De vices 33 Connecting P er ipher al De vices[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e to docu ment t itle as each documen t is c reated . 34 Y ou can add functionality to y o ur comp uter b y connectin g an y of these o ptional peripher als: ❑ Phone line (page 3 4) ❑ USB printer ( page 35) ❑ USB mouse (p age 36) ❑ Exter nal displ ay (pag e 37) ❑ USB flo ppy disk dr iv e (optiona l) (page 4 [...]

Connec ting a USB Pr inter 35 2 Plug one end of t he phon e cable into the jack on the in side of the phon e line jack co v er . Make sur e you insert the pho ne cable fro m the rear of the computer and that the modu l ar jack clicks into place. 3 Plug the oth er end into the wall jack. Connecting a USB Printer Y ou can connect a W in do ws Me/W in[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e to docu ment t itle as each documen t is c reated . 36 T o connect a printer Plug the optio nal USB printer cable into the USB po rt on you r computer and the USB por t on yo ur prin te r . Connecting a USB Mouse Y ou can connect an o ptional USB mouse PCGA-UMS1 series to y our computer . Connecti ng a Printe r ✍ [...]

Connect ing an Ext er nal Disp la y 37 T o connect a USB mouse Plug the mo use cable into the USB port. PCGA-UMS1 series dri vers ha ve already been ins talled. Connecting an External Displa y Y ou can connect an e xternal display to you r V AIO C1 PictureBook Co mputer . Fo r example, you can use the comp uter with an y of th e follo w ing: ❑ Co[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e to docu ment t itle as each documen t is c reated . 38 ❑ If necessar y , plug one end of the po wer cord into the dis p lay , and the other end into an A C outlet. T o connect a projector Y o u can us e a pr oje cto r a s an ex te rna l di spl ay , suc h as th e S ony LC D Pr ojec tor . Y ou can connect a pro ject[...]

Connect ing an Ext er nal Disp la y 39 1 Plug the supp li ed display a dapter into the mini VGA Out co nnector and then plug the RG B cable into the adapter . 2 Plug the audio cable into the H eadphone connector . T o connect a TV Use the supplied A V cab le to connect y our TV monitor to your co mputer . Co nne cti ng a Proj ect or ✍ See t he ma[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e to docu ment t itle as each documen t is c reated . 40 1 Plug the supplied A V cable into the compu ter’ s A V/TV Out jack. 2 Plug the other end s of the A V cable into the TV , as sho wn. Using the Floppy Disk Dri ve (optional) Y ou can connect the op tional floppy disk dri ve (FDD) to the (USB) port on your comp[...]

Using the Flopp y Disk Driv e (optiona l) 41 Plug the USB cable from the flopp y disk d ri ve into the (USB) port on the computer . The V AIO logo on the disk d ri ve should be facing up. T o in sert a disk 1 Hold the disk with the label side facing up. 2 Gently push the disk in to the dri ve until it clicks into place. Pl uggi ng i n U SB Cabl e I[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e to docu ment t itle as each documen t is c reated . 42 To r e m o v e a d i s k ❑ When you finish using the disk, wait until the LED indicator light turns o f f and then pres s the Eject b u tton to r emo ve the dis k. T o remov e the floppy disk driv e when the computer is on 1 Double-click the Rem o v e Hardware[...]

Connec ting an Opti cal D riv e (optional) 43 T o carry the floppy dis k driv e Fo l d the floppy disk cable into the comp artment on the right s ide. Notes on ha ndling disk s ❑ Do not open the shutter manually and touch the surface of the disk. ❑ K eep disks aw ay from magnets. ❑ K eep disks aw ay from direct s unlight and other heat source[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e to docu ment t itle as each documen t is c reated . 44 T o connect the optical Drive 1 Remov e the PC card slot protecto r from the PC Card slot. See “T o remov e the flopp y dis k dri ve when the comp uter is on” on page 42 for details. 2 Remov e the PC Card from th e bottom side of t he CD dri v e. 3 Insert th[...]

Connec ting an Opti cal D riv e (optional) 45 T o Ins ert a D isc 1 Press the Eject b utton. The disc tray slides ou t . 2 Place the disc in the tray with the label s ide facin g up. Push the disc onto th e hub until the disc click s into place. CD-R OM Drive Inserting Disc Eject b utton Disc[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e to docu ment t itle as each documen t is c reated . 46 3 Close the tray by pus hing it gently . The Busy indicator on the dri ve flash es while your computer is reading dat a from the disc. To R e m o v e t h e D r i v e Remov e the PC card fro m the compu ter . See “T o remo ve the flopp y disk dr ive when the co[...]

Connec ting Ex ternal Speak ers 47 ❑ If the disc is badly soiled , moisten a soft clo th with water , wring it out well, and use it to w ipe the surf ace of t he disc fro m the center o ut. W ipe of f any remaining moistu re with a dry soft cloth . Connecting External Speakers Y ou can enhance the sound quality of your computer by connecting ex t[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e to docu ment t itle as each documen t is c reated . 48 Recor ding fr om a Micr ophone or Aud io Equipment Y ou can record messag es, memos, o r other r ecordings in analog b y connecting a microphone o r other au dio equipmen t to the Microph one conn ector of y our notebook and then switching the connector function[...]

Connect ing an Ext ern al M icrop hone 49 click Properties, select Microphone from the Con trol panel, and then click OK. 2 From the Micropho ne panel, click Adv anced. Th e Adv anced Controls for Micropho nes dialog bo x displays. 3 Click Mic 20 dB in Other Con trols, and then cl ick Close. Adjusting volume Y ou can adjust the s ound de vice vo lu[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e to docu ment t itle as each documen t is c reated . 50 3 Y ou can also customize the settin g by choosing options such as Delay T ime and Feedback. 4 Click OK. T o e ffect t he M ID I so und : 1 From the Start menu, select S ettings, and then select Contro l Panel. 2 Click the Y AMAHA DS-XG Audio Conf ig ic on. (If [...]

Expand ing Y our Notebook Cap abilities 51 Expanding Y our Noteboo k Capabilities The follo wi ng p eripheral de vices can be co nnected to y our noteb ook, to e xpand the capabilities of your computer and enhance its versatility to meet your vari ous b usines s or personal needs : ❑ A Personal Digital Ass istant (PD A) ❑ The W i reless LAN Acc[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e to docu ment t itle as each documen t is c reated . 52 The Wireless LAN PC Card The W ireless LAN PC Card, which comes with the W ireless LAN Access Point, can be purchased separately and is design ed for b uilding a wireless LAN en vironment. The W ireless LAN PC Card can be used with or without the Access Point. W[...]

Displayi ng the Son y Notebook Setup Sc reen T o displ ay the S ony Notebo ok Setup sc reen: 1 Click the Start button on the W indows ® taskbar . 2 Point t o Prog rams and click S ony Not ebook Setup. 3 Select the tab for the item you wan t to change. See “Sony Noteboo k Setup T abs ” on pag e 5 4. 4 After you fi nish m aking your ch anges, cl[...]

Sony Not ebook Setup T abs T a b Descriptio n About This Comp uter Dis play syst em inf ormat ion, in clud ing me mor y capa city , seria l number , and BI OS vers ion. Initia l Setting Cha nge the vo lume of t he sounds that pl ay while the ope rating sy stem i s loa ding. Se lect the or der o f driv es and devices from which you want to loa d the[...]

Contro lling P ower M anageme nt The PowerPanel utility allows y ou to control the power management of your notebo ok computer and pr ovides key inf ormation about s ystem acti vity an d batter y life. T he follo wing sect ions b riefly d escrib e how t o conserve y our computer’ s battery power . Y ou can also refer to PowerPanel Help for more d[...]

Y ou can change the p ower management settings, su ch as the syst em timer and t he bright ness of t he screen. T o customiz e power mana gement settin gs 1 Click the Current Profile icon on the Power Manag ement toolbar . 2 Select Edit/Create Profiles from the menu. 3 Click a profile whose setting you want to change from the list in the left field[...]

3 Double-click the CPU information icon. The CPU Information dialog box open s up. Power Manag ement Pro files The PowerP anel utility provides s evera l predefined power managemen t profi les. Each p rofile consists of a group of p o wer manag ement settings that are des igned to meet specifi c power man agement goals — ranging from maximu m pow[...]

Icon Descr iptio n Maximum Performance Prov ides the be st syst em pe rfo rma nce whi le st ill co nser ving power . Maximum Battery Life Prov ides pow er saving fe atur es to give you m axi mum b atte ry lif e and go od perf orma nce. It slow s the com put er an d puts it into Stand by mo de after a specifie d time period. Ultimate Batter y Life E[...]

Power Manag ement Commands PowerPane l also provides power manag ement co mmands t hat you can use to activate specific power managemen t functions and to co ntrol power for a s pecific device. Y ou can us e these command s to over ride a prof ile setting or initiate an immediate action. Conser ving Bat tery Po wer When us i ng th e notebook with a[...]

For det ails, see “P ower Managem ent Profiles” on page 57.[...]

Displaying Batt ery Information Y ou can dis p lay in formation for th e battery on your com puter . The follow ing sections briefly de scribe how to di splay y our computer ’ s general bat tery information. Y ou can also refer to PowerPanel Help for more detailed information. T o activate the Bat tery Informa tion tool bar 1 Right-cl ick on the [...]

Di spla ying De tailed Ba tter y In for ma tion Double-click the battery icon on the task tray to display the Battery Information window . The screen appear s displaying th e Battery tab, which con tai ns information s uch as the estimated time-to-emp ty and char ging time. Cust omizin g the B atter y Informat i on t oolba r and a l arm system Y ou[...]

Changing the W indow Design of Sony So ftware T o change the window design 1 Click the Start button, point to Settin gs, and then point to Co ntrol Panel. 2 Click U I Desi gn Selector . 3 Click << or >> and select the desi red des ign. 4 Click Apply . 5 The “UI De sign Se lector” window d esign ch anges. The window design f o r your[...]

Sele cting the Displ ay Mo de This no teboo k uses t he A TI video control ler . Y ou can select which d isplay is used when the noteboo k is connected t o an external m onitor . When you connect an exter nal displ ay , you can switch the displ ay mode b etween you r notebook’ s LCD display and the extern al moni tor . 1 Click the Start button, p[...]

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Using the Dual Display function (W ind ows Me only) The dual disp l ay fu nction al lows y ou to distri bute p ortions of your deskt op across separate dis plays. For example, if you have a n external display attached to the monitor connecto r , your noteb ook’ s LCD display and the external d isplay can functi on as a single deskt op. Y ou can m[...]

Sett ing the colors and res olution f or each display Y ou can set the dis play colors and resolution fo r each display that is part of a virt ual desktop . Follow steps 1 to 4 above to display the Display Pro perties screen. Select the display you wish t o change (1 or 2) by cli cking the icon of the di splay . Y ou can change colors by s electing[...]

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69 About the Softw are on Y our Notebook Y our V AIO no tebook is ready to h elp you wo rk, play , learn, and communicate as soon as you turn it o n. This section giv es you the following: ❑ An o v ervie w of the v arious so ftware that co me with your computer and the acti v ities you can perf orm with your so ftware ❑ Software s upport inform[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guid e 70 Overvie w Adobe ® Acrobat Reader™ Adob e Sy ste ms I nc. Acrobat Reader software allows you to view , navigate, and print electro nic do cument s in Adobe Portable Do cument Format (PDF), an open f ile format that is intended to p reserv e the f idelity o f docume nts c reated on all major comp uter platfo rms. Ado[...]

Over vi ew 71 CompuServe ® 2000 CompuServe Interactive S ervices, Inc. CompuServe is the most co mprehen siv e so urce of organized business and edu cational informati on online tod ay . Compu Serve allo ws you to access the v astness o f the Internet, without wasting time wading thro ugh it. Maxim ize y our time online with Com p uServ e. DV g a [...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guid e 72 Micr osoft ® Inter net Explorer Micr osoft Corpor ation Intern et Ex plore r del i vers the web the w ay yo u want it. It is safe, ea sy to use, an d you can person alize how you access t he web . Outlook Express an d oth er tools in Int ernet E xplorer also help yo u have a great experience wh en you are on the web [...]

Over vi ew 73 Pictur eGear ™ Sony El ectr on ics Inc. This image mana geme nt soft ware disp la ys imag es from y our hard d ri ve, a Sony dig ita l still cam era, or a Sony Mavica ® camera. The image s appear in a conv en ient l ight-tab le format, so tha t you can easil y view the contents of an entire fol der . (See “Pi ctureGear™” belo[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guid e 74 RealPr oduce r ® G2 RealNetwork s Inc. RealP roduce r conv er ts yo ur aud io and vi deo files, or liv e feeds, int o RealAu dio an d RealV ideo for the Int ern et or yo ur int rane t. Real Prod ucer is easy t o use, g i ves yo u be tter control ov er your conte nt, and is pa cked with exclusiv e features. Featurin g[...]

MovieSh aker™ 75 Mo vieShaker™ This application can be u s ed to create fun and innov ativ e movies without an y kno wledge of f il m editing. In a fe w simple steps, mot ion pictures can be combined with s pecial eff ect s, still images (pictur es), and musi c f iles and then sa ved in a f ormat most compu ters can play . Importing Images and [...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guid e 76 1 Click the Shake tab . 2 Select a mood b y clicking a f ace in the Shaker tray . 3 Click . A 30-second scene is automatically generated and sav ed to the Product tr ay . 4 T o previe w , sw itch the scene from W ork Panel to Product tray mode and then press play . Editing Clips and Scenes Y ou can edit your mo vie by[...]

MovieSh aker™ 77 Adding ef fects to a scene or a clip: 1 Double-click the clip or scene to mov e it to the W orking Pan el. 2 Select the Ef f ects tab from the Editing tray . 3 Drag and drop the Ef fect you want to add from the Ef fects tray to th e Effects palette on the W or king Panel. 4 See Help for instru ctions on adjus ting ef fect duratio[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guid e 78 Sav ing a Movie 1 V erify that the clip(s) you want to sa v e is on the Product tray . See Help for more deta ils on sa ving mo vies. 2 Cli ck E xpo rt. 3 Select the format in which you w ant the clips to be sa ved. 4 Click Next. 5 Loc ate the fold er to whic h y ou wa n t th e f ile sa ve d. 6 Name the f ile. 7 Click[...]

Pi ctu reG ear ™ 79 PictureGea r™ PictureGear software is a digital image management application that allo w s you to see all the images stored in an y directory on y our computer . Thumbnail vie ws prov ide quick reminders o f your pictures . Brighten , contrast, enh ance, resize, crop, and color -correct your pictures . Create panor amic view[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guid e 80 Using P anorama Maker Pano rama Maker stitches a group o f still images into a 3 60 degree pan oramic picture. Th e source images should be th e same size and o verlap 20 per cent. How to s titch a panoramic picture: 1 Gather the sour ce images into the same folder o r collection. 2 Select the images y ou wan t to use[...]

Op e n MG ™ Ju ke b ox 2. 0 81 OpenMG™ J ukebo x 2.0 OpenMG Jukebox 2.0 is a software applicati on that utilizes Sony Corpor ation’ s copyright protection technology . OpenMG Jukebox 2.0 maintains the holder ’ s copyrights by prev entin g unauthorized distribution of digital audio files. OpenMG Juk ebox 2 .0 software enables you to play and[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guid e 82 Starting OpenMG J ukebox 2.0 1 Click the Start button on the W indows taskbar , select Program s, OpenMG Juke box, and th en OpenMG Juk ebox. T he CDDB Re gistr at ion di alog bo x appears. For more informati on re garding C DDB re gistratio n, click the Help button. 2 After re gistering with CDDB, the “Set OpenMG J[...]

Op e n MG ™ Ju ke b ox 2. 0 83 2 Screen T ab s Change the operatio nal sh eet vie w acco rd ing to fu ncti on . 4 File T ree vie w Disp lays the fo lder s o n your c omp uter . 5 File Lis t vie w Lists the item s u nder the sele cted fol der in the File Tr ee vie w . 7 Tu t o r i a l t a b Open s and clo ses the T uto rial scre en. 6 Dr op-d o wn[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guid e 84 Recor ding a CD Y ou can record song s from audio CDs and import them to playlis t s within Op enMG J uke bo x. 1 Insert an audio CD into th e CD/CD-R W/D VD- R OM driv e. 2 Click the CD tab . 3 Select the Bit Rate, CD dri v e, and Record to location fro m the drop-do wn lists. 4 T o select certain tracks fro m your C[...]

Op e n MG ™ Ju ke b ox 2. 0 85 T ransferring Songs (Chec k-in/Chec k-out) Y ou can transfer son gs between the play l ists of y our OpenMG Juk ebox and ex ternal de vices/media. For details o n using your e xternal d e vices/media, see the user guid e that came with you r produ ct. These inst ructions are fo r the Check-in/ Check-out 1 step mo de[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guid e 86 5 Click (Out ), or drag and drop the song to the desired position in the song list of the e x ternal de vice/media. Check-out b egins. Chec k-in 1 Connect the e xternal de vice/media to your computer 2 Click the Check-i n/Out tab to display the Check-in/Ou t screen. Y our computer recog n izes the connected extern al [...]

Op e n MG ™ Ju ke b ox 2. 0 87 Notes on using P ort abl e Pla yer s Y our V AIO comp uter ships with OpenMG Jukebox 2.0 installed. Portable players that are com patible with OpenMG Juke box softw are may con tai n an earlier version of the software (V er sion 1.0, 1.1, or 1.2). Do not install an earlier v ersion of OpenMG Jukebox on yo ur comput [...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guid e 88 Addi tional Feat ures ❑ OpenMG Jukebox T utoria l — In the T utorial screen, the a vailable operations o f OpenMG Juk ebox are briefly des cribed. By clicking items in the screen, yo u are guided directly to th e desired o perations of Op enMG Jukebo x . ❑ OpenMG Jukebox Backup T ool — Allo w s you t o back up[...]

Softw are Suppor t Inf ormation 89 Software Suppor t Inf o rmation Acr obat ® Rea der™, Adobe PhotoShop ® Elements (Adobe Sy stems Inc.) America Online ® (America Online, Inc.) A pple QuickTime (Apple Computer In c.) CompuServe ® 200 0 (CompuServe Interacti ve Services, Inc.) Netscape Commu nicator ® (N ets cap e Com mun ic ati ons C orp ora[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guid e 90 Prodigy I nt ernet ® (Prodigy Comm unicatio ns Corporati on) Quick en ® 2001 (Intuit , Inc.) RealPlay er , Real J u kebox, R eal Pro d ucer (Real Netw orks, Inc.) Sony Applications (Sony El ectronics Inc.) Win d ows ® Operating System, Inter net Explorer , W ord 2002 (Micr osoft Corporation) * Support fro m 1-888-4[...]

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93 2 Getting Hel p Sony p rovides sever al support optio ns for yo ur V AIO computer . When you have questions about your compu ter and the preins talled software, check these sources for answers , in the follow ing sequence: Suppor t Opti ons 1V A I O ® PictureBook User Guide and V A IO ® PictureBo ok Quick S tar t The online V AIO ® PictureB o[...]

Change to Curr ent Do cument T itle 94 6 Son y Fax- on-Demand This se rvice , which re quir es a fax mac hine or your fa x software, provi des answers to commonly as ked questions. Y ou can u se this auto mated servic e to request a list of avai lable t opic s, then sele ct the to pics that you wan t to re ceive. T o c onta ct the Son y fax- on-d e[...]

V AIO Suppor t Agent 95 V AIO Suppor t Ag ent V AIO Support Ag ent helps you repair your own software problems withou t the assistance o f a suppor t analyst. V AIO Suppor t Agent's adv anced diagn ostic technology identif ies and tracks character i stics of your software app lications and basic netw ork settings . These diagno s tics protect [...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 96 T o use the Quick Fix W izard, follo w these steps: 1 From the V AIO Su pport Agent main window , click the Quick F ix W i zard b utton. The W elcome window ap pears. 2 Click Next. T h e “Quick Fix W izard: Be gin V AIO Support Agent Diagno stics ” dialog box appears. 3 Select the “Diagnose and fix my sof[...]

Using Common Solutions 97 Using Co mmon Solutions Common Solutions o f fers automate d, One-Click Fixes to repa ir common software p r oblems. These solutions can integr at e information s uch as kno wledge base articles and Frequently Ask ed Questions (F A Qs). Y ou can run One-Click Fixes di rec tl y fr om V AIO Su ppor t Ag en t or f rom a W eb [...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 98 3 Click the resize arrows nex t to the SupportAct ion categories to e xpand or collapse the cate gories . 4 Select the appropriate SupportAction from the list. 5 Click Run or double-click the desired SupportAction. Th e a v ailable SupportActio ns are sho wn in bold type. About A utomatic Updates The V AIO Supp[...]

About A utomatic Updates 99 Y ou can choose from fou r respons e opt ions: ❑ Gi ve the Agent yo ur permis sion to contact the Son y Support Serv er for an y updates or f ixes that are av ail able specif ically for your com puter . The Agent conti nues to prompt you f or your permi ssion to retrie v e updat es. ❑ Gi ve the Agent yo ur permis sio[...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 100 V AIO Support Agent Pr oper ties T o control the V AIO Suppor t Agent automatic up date feature, follo w these steps: 1 In the V AIO Support Agent main s creen, select T ools, then select Properties. The V AIO Supp ort Agent Properties d ialog box appears. 2 Select one of th ree options to cu stomize the autom[...]

Using Suppor t Cent ral 101 Using Supp or t Central The Support Central feature us es Internet res ources to h elp you f ix your s oftwar e. Support Central searches the Internet for answers to your q uestions, additional information from knowledge base systems, an d the latest software updates for your pr otected software. Suppor t Central also le[...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 102 ✍ Support Cen tral retains your registration information, so you are only required to registe r once. If you log on to yo ur compu ter with a different user na me or have recovere d your system using the System R ecover y CDs, Suppo rt Centra l may requ ire you to regi ster agai n. Support Central: Regi stra[...]

Using Suppor t Cent ral 103 When you log on to S upport Central, the Cu rrent Issues page disp lays, enabling you to continu e work ing on your open is sues or t o close t hem if yo u are fi nished. Suppor t Central has a tracking feature that s tores your current issues, enabling you to return and work on them later . Support Central: Curren t Iss[...]

VA I O ® Notebo ok Qu ic k Star t 104 If you log on to S upport C entral with a new i ssue, or i f yo u do no t hav e any open issues, the Supp ort W izard appears. Y ou can be gin searching on the ne w issues. Support Central: Supp or t Wizar d pa ge ✍ Y o u must be co nnect ed to th e Interne t to use Supp ort Ce ntral.[...]

105 3 T roubleshooting This se ct ion des cribes how to solve comm on pr oblems you may encounter w h en using your notebook. Many pr oblems have simple solutio ns, so try these sugges tions bef or e you contact So ny PC Support (htt p://ww w . sony .com/ pcsupp ort).[...]

Change to Curr ent Do cument T itle 106 T roubl eshootin g your Not ebook My notebo ok does not s tar t. ❑ Check that the no tebook is plugged into a p o wer source an d that it is turned on. Check t hat the po wer indicator on the f ront panel of th e notebook indicates that the power is on. ❑ Check that the battery pack is inserted pr operly [...]

T r ouble shoot ing yo ur No tebo ok 107 4P r e s s to select Exit, then press to select Get Default V alu es. The message “Load default configuration n ow?” appears. 5 Select Y es and press Enter . 6 Select Exit (Save Changes), and th en press Enter . The message “Save Config uration changes and exit no w?” appears. 7 Select Y es, and then[...]

Change to Curr ent Do cument T itle 108 My notebo ok stops responding or does not s hut down. It is best to s h ut dow n you r note book u sing the Shut Down comman d on the W indows St art menu . Using other met hods, i ncludi ng thos e listed here, may result in lo ss of unsav ed data. ❑ T ry restart ing th e notebook . On the W indows taskbar [...]

T r ouble shoot ing yo ur No tebo ok 109 The Power Managem ent settin g is not respon ding. Y our notebook’ s operating system may become unstable if it is interrupted orif you attempt to make changes before the compuer completely enters a lower power mode, s uch as Hibern ate. ❑ T o restore the computer to i ts normal o perating stability: 1 C[...]

Change to Curr ent Do cument T itle 11 0 The image on my connected external display is not centered or sized p roperly . Use the controls on y our external display to adjus t the image. See the manual that came with your display for more information. I cannot simultaneo usly display movies, DVD video, or the Smar t Capture (Find er) wi ndow on the [...]

T r ouble shoot ing yo ur No tebo ok 111 1 Click St art, point to Control Panel, and then click on the Mouse icon. 2 Change the butt on ass ignment s in the Mo use Properties d i alog b ox. (One of the buttons i s assi gned to t he dou ble-clic k actio n.) ❑ Reinstall the mouse/to uchstick drivers. For details, see “Using the Application, Driv [...]

Change to Curr ent Do cument T itle 11 2 ❑ If the d isc requires s oftware, make sure the so ftware is installed accord ing to the manuf acturer ’ s instruction s. ❑ A dirty or damaged disc may cause the notebo ok to st op respondi ng whil e it tries to read the dis c. If necessary , restart the notebo ok, remov e the disc, and then check it [...]

T r ouble shoot ing yo ur No tebo ok 11 3 My PC Card is not working. ❑ Make sure the PC Card is inserted properly into the PC Card slot. ❑ Make sure the PC Card is compatible with Microsoft ® W ind ow s ® . ❑ Use the Sony Noteb ook Setup utility to di sable devices you are not currently usi ng. T roubleshooti ng software My sof tware pr ogr[...]

Change to Curr ent Do cument T itle 11 4 T roubles hooting the modem My modem d oes not w ork. ❑ Check that the ph one line is plugged in to the line jack. See “C onnecting a Phone Line” for detai ls. ❑ Check th at the ph one l ine is wo rking. Y ou can check the li ne by pluggi ng in an ord inary phone an d listen ing for a dial tone. ❑ [...]

T r ouble shoot ing yo ur No tebo ok 11 5 ❑ If the speaker volume is turned to the minimum, press Fn+F4, and then press or to increase the volume or yo u can use the Jog Dial control to control the volume. ❑ If no thing is displ ayed w hen yo u press Fn+F3 o r Fn+F4. 1 Double click S y stem i n Co ntrol Pa nel. 2 Set the sound device to enable [...]

Change to Curr ent Do cument T itle 11 6 Memory S tick media does not work. I cannot access the S: drive. ❑ If you cannot find the icon for “Removab le Disk (S:)” in “My C omputer” on the Desktop, tak e the following steps. 1 Double-click th e System icon i n the C ontrol Panel and Device Manager appears. If you cannot find the icon, clic[...]

117 A About This Computer tab 54 AC Profile power setting 58 adding hardware 34 peripherals 34 printers 35 adjusting brightness 10 Alt key 8 Applications key 8 Audio tab 54 B battery packs charge status icons 61 BatterySc ope utility 61 brightness adjusting 10 built-in speaker 10 volume 10 buttons Start (Windows 98) 53 C came ras digital video camc[...]

Change to Curren t Documen t Title 118 CD-ROM drive closing lid 46 connecting 18, 43 using 43 cleaning CD or DVD discs 46 coin-operated telephones 35 computer setup screen 53 troubleshooting 105, 113 connecting CD-ROM drive 18, 43 coin-operated telephones 35 digital video recorder 22 external keyboard 36 external mouse 36 floppy disk drive 40 monit[...]

119 customer assistance support options 93 D digital video camera 22 diskettes ejecting 42 handling 43 inserting into drive 41 display mode 64 drives 44 CD-ROM 43 floppy disk 40 optical 44 DV In/Out 22 DVD-ROM drive tray troubleshooting 112 E Eject button 42 ejec ting diskettes 42 elec tronic documentation 93 Escape key 8 external devices display S[...]

Change to Curren t Documen t Title 120 Fn key 8 combination co mmands 10 function keys 8 G Guide Mode 27 H handling CD or DVD discs 46 diskettes 43 Headphone connector 39 help 93 I i.LINK 22 IEEE-1394 22 indicator lights Caps Lock 10 Num Lock 10 Scroll Lock 10 Insert key 8 inserting diskettes into drive 41 install ing hardware 34 memory 18 peripher[...]

121 troubleshooting 109, 110 M MagicGate 28, 29 Maximum Battery Life power setting 58 Maximum Performance power setting 58 memory module installing 18 Memory Stick card slot 29 Memory St ick ca rds 28 Memory Stick media displaying cont ents 30 microphone troubleshooting 115 modem troubleshooting 114 monitor connecting 37 switching among 1 0 mouse c[...]

Change to Curren t Documen t Title 122 help 93 operator keys 8 output devices adding 35 P paralle l port 35 party phone lines 35 PBX 35 PC ca rd inserting 18 removing 20 slots 18 troubleshooting 113 Type II 18 phone connecting line 34 jack 35 Pict ureGea r 7 9 power manage ment settings 55 Power Management Off power setting 58 Power On Password tab[...]

123 Video Standby 59 PowerPanel activating 55 customizing toolbar 57, 59 Print Screen key 8 printer connecting 35 port 35 projector 38 R removing diskettes 42 floppy disk drive 20, 42 S Scroll Lock indicator light 10 setup screen About This Computer tab 54 Audio tab 54 displaying 53 Power On Password tab 54 setup tabs 54 Shift key 8 Software list 6[...]

Change to Curren t Documen t Title 124 System Hibernation mode 11 System Suspend mode 10, 59 T technical support support options 93 Template table do we need an indented table style? 65 troubleshooting 105 startup 105 U USB connector 40 Using the Jog Dial Control 27 V VAIO Support Agent 95 VAIO® Action Setup 25 video camera 22 Video Standby mode 1[...]