Sony PCV-RS400 manual

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2 NO TIC E © 2003 Sony Electr onics Inc. Reproductio n in whole or in part without writt en permission is prohi bited. All rights reserved. This manual and the so ftware described herein, in whol e or in part, may not b e reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior wri tten approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES[...]

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

4 SAFETY INFORMA TION AND CA UTION Y our computer’s installed optical drives may vary, depending on the system configuration you have purchased. See the online specification sheet for details o n your installed optical dri ves. For questions regarding yo ur product or for the Sony Service Center nearest you, v isit the Sony On line Support W eb s[...]

5 ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’incen die ou d’électrocution, garder cet appareil à l’abri de la pluie et de l’humidité. ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’électrocution, ne pas ou vrir le châssis de cet appareil et ne confier son entretien qu’à une personne qualifiée. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l’installation de fil modem ou té[...]

6 REGULA TOR Y INFORMA TION Model No.: P C V A -IMB5A (For models equipped with Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder features) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, inc lud[...]

7 A telephone plug and jack used t o connect this equipment to the premises wiring and telephone network must comply with the applicab le FCC Part 68 rules and requirements adopted by the ACT A. The REN is used to determine the quantity of devices which may be connected to the telepho ne line. Excessive RENs on the telep hone line may result in the[...]

8 DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM BA TTERY Y ou can return your unwanted lithium batteries to yo ur nearest Sony Service Center or Factory Service Center . For the location of the Sony Service Center neares t you, visit the Sony Online Support W e b site at http://www .s ony .com/pcsupport. INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE This equipment meets the a pplicable Industr[...]

9 Contents Getting Started ..........................................11 Unpacking Your Computer .......................................12 Locating Controls And Ports ...................15 About the Front Panel ...............................................16 About the Back Panel ................................................19 About the Remote C[...]

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11 Getting Star ted Congratulations on you r pur cha se of the Sony V A IO® computer! Y our new , high-performance, multimedia computer combines state-of-the-art computer functionality with the latest audio, video and information technology featur es.[...]

V A IO Comp u t e r Qui c k St a r t 12 Unpac king Y o ur Computer Y our computer may not be supplied with all of the accessories shown, depending on the system configuration purchased. For details on the accesso ries supplied with your computer, see the online Specifications sheet. ✍ Y our V AIO® computer is not supplied with System or Applicat[...]

Unpacking Y our Computer 13 Manuals ❑ V AIO ® Computer Quick S tart — Provides basic information on setting up and registering your computer . The Quick Start also provides resources for technical support, safety guidelines, and owner ’ s information. Online Documentatio n ❑ V AIO® Computer User Guide — Contains inform ation on the hard[...]

V A IO Comp u t e r Qui c k St a r t 14 Hard Dis k Drive Reco very Y our computer is equipped with a utility pro gram that recovers your computer ’ s operating system and preinstalled software. For more information about hard disk drive recovery 1 Click S tart in the W indows® taskbar , then click Help and Support . 2 From the V AIO Help And Sup[...]

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

V AIO Computer Quick Start 16 About the Fr ont Pa nel The front panel of your V AIO® computer enables access to the optical and floppy disk drives. On certain models, the front panel also provides acces s to a Memory Stick® media slot, Giga Pocket™ Personal V ideo Recorder features, SmartMedia™, CompactFlash®/Microdrive media card slot, Univ[...]

About the F ront P anel 17 3 Floppy disk drive Reads and writes data from and to a 3.5-inch floppy disk. 4 Floppy disk drive access indicator Light is green while reading and writing data from and to a floppy disk . 5 Power button The power button turns the computer on/off. 6 S tandby indicator Light is amber when the computer is in Stand by mode. [...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 18 Additional inf ormation Y our computer is equippe d with two optical disc drives that have a drive eject button on the drive door . ❑ After pushing the eject button, wait for the drive to stop reading the CD. It may take a few moments for the drive tray to eject. ❑ Gently push the drive tray in, when closing the op[...]

About the Back P anel 19 About the Bac k P anel The back panel of your co mputer contains th e ports for supplied and optional accessories. The icons on the back panel locate and identify the ports and jacks on your computer . ✍ Y our configuration may var y based on the system you purchased. Back panel 1 AC Input port Connection for the supplied[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 20 3 Keyboard port Connection for a PS/2® keyboard. 4 Printer port Connection for a parallel device, such as a printer or scanner . 5 i.LINK 6-pin S400 port (IEEE 1394 ) Connection for a compatible digital device. 6 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) ports (4) Connections for compatible hi gh/full/low-speed USB devices. 7 Mi[...]

About the Back P anel 21 13 S/P DIF Optical Out port Connection for a digital audio or optical device. 14 Ethernet port Connection for a 10BA SE-T/100BASE-TX Ethern et interface. (The port marked with (Network) is for LAN connections only .) 15 Monitor (DVI) port Connection for a DVI monitor . 16 TV Out (S-Video/video) jack Connection for an S-vide[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 22 Back panel (PCV -RS410 series model) 1 AC Input port Connection for the supplied pow er cord. 2M o u s e p o r t Connection for a PS/2® mouse. 3 Keyboard port Connection for a PS/2® keyboard. 4 Ethernet port Connection for a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet interface. (The port marked with (Network) is for LAN connection[...]

About the Back P anel 23 5 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) ports (2) Connections for compatible high/full/low-speed USB devices. 6M o n i t o r p o r t Connection for a display . 7 Printer port Connection for a parallel device, such as a printer or scanner . 8 i.LINK 6-pin S400 port (IEEE 1394) Connection for a compatible digi tal device. 9 Serial p[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 24 About the Remote Cont r ol Giga Pocket™ Personal V ideo Recorder features are controlled with the remote control. The remote control can start and stop video recording and playback, select channels, and set viewing preferences. This section describes the basic functions of your remote control. Remote control (for mod[...]

About the Remote Control 25 3 REC STOP bu tton Press to stop recording. (Note: The REC STOP function is available for Giga Pocket software only .) 4R E C b u t t o n Press to begin recor ding. (Note: The REC function is available for Giga Pocket software only .) 5 TV button Press to change from the on-s creen image to the TV/Recording deck. VIDEO b[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 26 11 cont. DISPLA Y button During DVD playback in ful l screen mode, press to show the settings window . When using Giga Pocket software, press to display the TV/Recording deck and playback deck screens. Press again to hide these views. SIZE button Press to view the current software in full-screen size. Pres s again to r[...]

About the Remote Control 27 T o set up the remote control Insert two AA b atteries (supplied) into the remote contro l as shown. Inserting batteries into the remote control ✍ If your remote control does not operate properly , the batteries may need to be replaced. When your remote control is not being used for extended periods of time, remove the[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 28 About the Ke yboard Keyb o a rd Y our V AIO® keyboard uses a standard key arrangement with additional keys that perform specific functions. V AIO Keyboa rd KEY DESCRIP TION Function The 12 function keys along the top of th e keyboard are used to perform certain tasks. The task associated with each function key may var[...]

About the K eyboard 29 S tandby Press the button to place the computer in Standby mode. Press the Power button or any key briefly , to resume normal operation. Numeric keypad Use the numeric keypad area to type numbers or to perform basic math calculations. Press the Num Lock key to a ctivate the numeric keypad. (The Num Lock indicator lights.) Pre[...]

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

V AIO Computer Quick Start 32 Connecting a Displa y (Monitor) Plug the display’ s cable into the appropriate monitor port. If necessary , plug the display’ s cable into the back of the display . T o connect a display T o connect a DVI display ✍ Install your eq uipment so that you can e asily reach the power outlet in the event of an emergency[...]

Connecting the Speakers 33 Connecting the Speaker s The right and left speakers are attached. The right speaker has a speaker wire with a jack connector and an AC power cord that supplies power to both speakers. 1 From the right speaker , plug the jack connector into the Headphones jack located on the back panel of your comput er . 2 From the right[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 34 Connecting the Ke yboard and Mouse use 1 Plug the keyboard cable into the keyboard port on th e back of the computer . 2 Plug the mouse cable into the mous e port on the back of the computer . T o use an optical mouse An optical mouse requires an ideal surface in order to provide proper pointing and tracking. ❑ Use s[...]

Connecting the T elephone and Modem Cables 35 Connecting the T elephone and Modem Cables 1 Unplug your telephone from the wall jack and plug its cable in to the telephone jack located on the back panel of your computer . 2 Plug the modem cable (sup plied) into the modem line jack locat ed on the back panel of your computer 3 Plug the other end of t[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 36 Connecting the P ower Cor ds 1 Plug the power cord into the AC Input 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 your Computer 37 T u rning On y o ur 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 yo ur computer . Respond to this prompt immediately . 1 Press the power button on the computer to turn on the power . 2 Press the power button on the d[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 38 T urning Off y our Computer Follow these steps when you are ready to turn off your c omputer for an extended period of ti me. T o turn off y our computer 1 Click S tart in the W indows taskbar , then select T urn Off Computer . The T urn Off Computer dialog box appears. 2 Select the Tu r n O f f op tion. 3 W ait for yo[...]

39 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 Computer Quick Start 40 Why did m y computer or software stop respond ing? g? Y ou can try to locate and close the s oftware application that has stopped responding. 1 Press the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys. T he Windows T ask Manager window appears. 2 From the Applications tab, locate the application that has the status message, “ Not resp onding [...]

41 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 descr ibes all available r esour ces and offers suggestions on how to access this information for maximum r esults. Immediate Help and Suppor t Y o u can locate helpful information im mediately by consult [...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 42 ❑ Preinst alled softwa re Hel p files — Each preinstalled software application provides online Help within the software, that describes the soft ware’ s features. In these Help files, you can find tutorials that teach you to use the software and locate troubleshoo ting support, should p roblems occur . T o access[...]

Resources for Additional Help and Suppor t 43 ❑ An automated tutorial library that contains interactive, easy-to-understand lessons on using your computer ’ s hard ware and software features. ❑ Links that enable you to: ❑ quickly find the nearest Sony service center locations. ❑ arrange for repairs or check repair status. ❑ review warra[...]

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