Sony PCV-V200G manual

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2 Notice © 2004 Sony Electr onics Inc. Reprod uction 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 N[...]

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 propri[...]

4 Safety Inf ormation and Caution Y our computer’s installed optical drives may vary, depending on the system configuration you have purchased. See the online sp ecifications sheet for deta ils on your installed o ptical drive s. Keyboard Prop erties (PCV A-KB6) Mouse Properties (PCV A-MS2) ❑ T o preven t fire or shock hazard, do no t expose yo[...]

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 Regulatory Information If you have questions about this p roduct, write to Sony Custom er Information Service Center at 12 451 Gateway Blvd., Ft. Myers, FL 33913, USA, or vi sit Sony Customer Servi ce on the Sony Online Support W eb sit e at http://www .s ony .com/pcsupport. Model No.: PCV A-IMB5A (For models equipped with Gi ga Pocket features) [...]

7 If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi sion reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user i s encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or m ore of the following measures: ❑ Reorient or relocate t he receiving antenna. ❑ Increase the sepa ration between the equipment [...]

8 T elephone Consumer Pr otection Act of 1991 (United States) hone Consumer Protection Act of 1 991 (United States) The T elephone C onsumer Protection Act of 1991 makes i t unlawful for any person to use a com puter or other electronic device, including F AX m achines, to send any message unless s uch message clearly contains, in a margin at the t[...]

9 Disposal of Lithium Battery Y ou can return your unwanted lit hium batteries to your nearest Sony Serv ice Center or Factory Service Center. For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-88 8-476-6972 in the Unit ed States or 1-800-961-7669 in C anada. ✍ In some areas the disposal of lithium batteries in household or business trash may be pro[...]

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11 Contents Getting Started ..........................................13 Unpacking your Computer ........................................14 Locating Controls and Ports ....................17 About the Front Panel ...............................................18 About the Side Panels ...............................................20 About the Back [...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 12 Upgrading Your VAIO Computer AIO Computer ............. 45 Installing Memory ..................................................... 46 Troubleshooting g ........................................ 53 Support Options ........................................ 55 Immediate Help and Support .................................... [...]

13 Getting Star ted d Congratulations on you r pur cha se of the Sony V AIO® 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 AIO Computer Quick Start 14 Unpac king y our Computer Y our computer may not be supplied with all of the accessories shown, depending on the system configuration you purchased. For details on the accessories supplied with your computer , see the online Specifications sheet. ✍ Y our V AIO® computer is not supplied with System or Application Rec[...]

Unpacking your Computer 15 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 Documentation ❑ V AIO® Computer User Guide — Contains inform ation on the hardwa[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 16 Hard Dis k Drive Reco very Y our computer is equipped with the V AIO Recovery Wizard, a utility program that recovers your computer ’ s operating system and preinstalled software. For more information about hard disk recovery 1 Click S tart in the W indows® taskbar , then click Help and Support . 2 From the V AIO He[...]

17 Locating Controls and P or ts Po r t s This section is intended to familiarize you with the contr ols, ports, and jacks that are available on your computer . Y our compute r may not be equipped with all of the har dwar e featur es described, and the location of the contr ols, ports, and jacks, may vary fr om the illustrations shown in this secti[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 18 About the Fr ont Panel The front panel of your V AIO® computer is equipped with indicator lig hts and built-in speakers. Front panel 1 S tereo speakers (built-in) The stereo speakers provide sound for software, aud io, and video media. 2 Infrared r eceiver Enables communication with the remote control that is supplied[...]

About the F ront P anel 19 About the attached LCD monitor bout the attached LCD monitor Y o ur V AIO® computer has an attached LCD monitor . Handle the monitor carefully when adjusting the viewing angle. 1 Grasp both sides of t he monitor firm ly . 2 T ilt the monitor backwards, to the desired viewing angle. For more information about hand ling th[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 20 About the Side P anels s The side panels of your computer provide the connectio ns for supplied and optional accessories. The icons on the side panel help you locate and identify the appropriate jack or port. Right panel 1 Optical drive eject button Ejects a disc from the optical drive. 2 Optical drive See the online s[...]

About the Side Panels 21 Left panel 1 Composite audio L In jack * Connection for an audio cable (optio nal). Composite audio R In jack * Connection for an audio cable (optio nal). 2 Composite video In jack * Connection for a video cable (optional). S-video In jack * Connection for an S-video cable (optional). 3 VHF/UHF port * Connection for a TV co[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 22 6 Microphone jack Connection for an ex ternal microphone (o ptional). 7 Connect button Enables the system unit to communicate wit h the wireless keyboard and wireless optical mouse. 8 Modem line jack † Connection for a modem cable (supplied ) to the telephone wall jack. 9 i.LINK® 4-pin, S400 port Connection for comp[...]

About the Back P anel 23 About the Bac k P anel The back panel of your computer contains the AC power and USB ports. Back panel 1A C I n p u t p o r t Connection for the AC power cord (supplied). 2 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) ports (2) Connections for compatible high/fu ll/low-speed USB devices.[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 24 About the Ke yboard Y our V AIO® comp uter is supplied with a wireless keyboard that has a standard key arrangement and additional keys that perform sp ecific functions. Before attempting to use the wireless keyboard with your computer, see the section, “Connecting the Wi reless Keyboard” on page 38. W ireless key[...]

About the K eyboard 25 Mute Press to turn off speaker sound. Press again to restore sound. Vo l u m e C o n t r o l Press to increase (+) or decrease (-) the speakers’ volume. Function The 12 function keys are used to perform certain tasks. The task associated with each function key varies between software programs. Numeric keypad Use the numeric[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 26 W ireless keyboard (bottom) 1 Battery compartment Compartment fo r the supplie d AA batteries. 2 Keyboard feet Extend to adjust th e keyboard height. 3 CONNECT button Press to enable the wireless keyboard to communicate with the system unit.[...]

About the K eyboard 27 T o set up the wireless ke yboard Insert two AA b atteries (supplied) into the wireless keyboard as show n. Y ou can check your keyboard ’ s battery power level by clicking (wireless keyboard icon), located in the W indows® taskbar notification area. Inserting batteries into the wireless keyboard ✍ If your wireless keybo[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 28 About the Mouse Y our V AIO® computer is sup plied with a wireless o ptical mouse. Before attempting to use the wireless optical mouse with your computer , see the section, “Connecting the W ireless Mouse” on page 40. W ireless mouse (top) 1 Left mouse button Press to perform specific mouse functions. 2 Wheel butt[...]

About the Mouse 29 T o set up the wireless mouse Insert two AA b atteries (supplied) into the wireless mouse as shown. Y ou can check your mouse’ s battery power level by clicking (wireless mouse icon), located in the W indows® taskbar notification area. W ireless mouse (bottom) 1 Power switch Slide power sw itch to turn the mouse o n or off. 2 [...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 30 About the Remote Cont r ol The remote control is supplied wit h V A IO® computers that are equipped wi th 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 describ es the basic functi ons of[...]

About the Remote Control 31 1 MUTE button Press to turn off the sound. Press again to restore the sound. 2 Channel num ber buttons (0-9) Press to select specific channels. (Press the ENT 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 activat[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 32 7 BACK button Press to return to the previous screen. (Note: This function is not available for the Giga Pocket software program.) 8 APPLICA TION ST ART button Press to launch the Giga Pocket software program. 9 VOLUME button Press to raise or lower the volume. 10 ST ANDBY button Press to place the system into S tand b[...]

About the Remote Control 33 13 REW and FF buttons Press to rewind or fast-forward. PREV and NEXT buttons Press to move back to the previous screen or forward to the next screen. STOP button Press to stop playback. PLA Y button Press to begin playback. P AUSE button Press to pause playback. 14 MENU button Press to view a shortcut menu of available s[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 34 T o set up the remote contr ol Insert two AA batteries (supplied) in to the remote control, as shown. Inserting bat teries into the remo te control ✍ If your remote control does no t operate properly , the batteries may need to be replaced. When your remote control is not being used for extended periods of time, remo[...]

35 Setting Up Y our Computer p Y our Computer Y ou can set up your system quickly and easily with the instructions pr ovided in this section. For details on your system’ s har dwar e configuration, see the online specifications sheet.[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 36 Connecting the P o wer Cor d g the P ower Cor d The computer ’ s power cord must be plugged into an AC power source, such as an AC wall outlet, surge protector , or Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), before you can establi sh communicatio n with your w ireless keyboard an d wireless mouse. 1 Remove the adhesive back[...]

Connecting th e P ower Cord 37 4 Use a coin to open the clamp, and then insert the power cord. 5 Plug the power cord into a grounded AC wall outlet, surge protector, or UPS. Inserting the power cord into the clamp Connecting the power cord AC wall outlet[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 38 Connecting the Wireless K eyboar d Y our V A IO® computer is sup plied with a wireless k eyboard. Before attempting to use the wireless keyb oard, you must enable commun ication between the computer and the keyboard. T o connect the wireless ke yboar d 1 T urn on yo ur computer . 2 Press the CONNECT button on the left[...]

Connecting the Wireless K eyboard 39 Additional inf ormation about the wireless keybo ard The wireless keyboard requires unobstructed commu nication with the system unit for proper operation. ❑ Do not exceed a maximum distance of 2 feet between your V AIO® computer and your wireless keyboard. ❑ Confirm that the supplied AA batteries are proper[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 40 Connecting the Wireless Mouse Y our V AIO® comp uter is supplied with a wireless mouse. Before attempting to use the wireless mouse, you must enable communication between the computer and the mouse. T o connect the wireless optical mouse 1 T urn on yo ur computer . 2 Press the CONNECT button on the left panel of the c[...]

Connecting the Wirel ess Mouse 41 Additional inf ormation ab out the wireless op tical mouse The wireless optical mouse requires an ideal surface texture in order to provide precision pointing and tracking. ❑ Use surfaces such as plain paper , card stock, or fabric that have minimal repetitive patterns. ❑ A void su rfaces such as mirrors, smoot[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 42 Connecting the Modem Cable Y our computer is equipped with a single modem line jack to connect the supplied modem cable to your telephon e wall jack. T o use your wall jack for your telephone and modem lines, pu rchase a “1-to-2” jack adapter device (splitter). T o connect the modem cab le 1 Unplug your telephone c[...]

T ur ning on Y our Computer 43 T urning on Y our Computer Yo u r C o m p u t e r Press the power button in from the right side, to turn the comput er on and off. When you start y our computer, it may detect new hardw are and prompt you to restart your computer . Respond to th is prompt immediately . Registering Y our Computer T ake advantage of Son[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 44 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[...]

45 Upgr ading Y our V AIO Computer gr ading Y our V AIO Computer IO Computer In the futur e, you may want to incr e ase or upgrade the memory in your V AIO® computer . This section pr ovides information about installing memory .[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 46 Installing Memory The amount of preinstalled memory can vary , depending on the system configuration purchased. See the online Specifications sheet for details about the type and amount of memory installed in yo ur computer . Removing th e bac k co ver 1 Shut down your computer and turn of f all peripheral devices, suc[...]

Installing Memo r y 47 Removin g the memory co ver 1 Gently place the system unit on a stable surface with the LCD screen facing down. 2 Lift the lower edge of the memory cover and disengage the memory cover tabs from the notches on the chassis. 3 Remove the memory cover to access the memory module slots. Use caution when placing the LCD screen fac[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 48 Removing a memory module 1 Locate the memory module(s) you wish to remove. 2 Push down on t he latches, lo cated on both sides of the module slot , to gentl y eject the module from the slot. 3 Grasp the memory module by the sides and remove from the system unit. Store the module in a static-free bag. Removing a memo ry[...]

Installing Memo r y 49 Installing a memory module 1 Remove the memory module from its anti -static package, handling it by the edges. 2 Locate the center notch on the bottom edge of the memory module and align it to the center notch in the open mo dule slot. 3 Firmly insert the botto m edge of the module into the slot by pressing down evenly agains[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 50 Replacing the memory co ver 1 Align the memory cover tabs to the notches on the chassis. 2 Gently press down on the memory cover until the cover snaps into place. Replacing the memory cover Memory cover tabs[...]

Installing Memo r y 51 Replacing the bac k cover Gently slide the back cover in, until the cover release latches lock the cover into place. Replacing the back cover Back cover Cover release latches[...]

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53 T roub leshooting b leshooting This section describes how to tr oubleshoot common pr oblems. For information on other tr oubleshooting topics, see the online V AIO® Computer User Guide. My computer does not start. ❑ V erify that the computer is plugged into a power source and that it is turned on. Check that the power indicator is lit on th e[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 54 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. T he Windows T ask Manager window appears. 2 From the Applications tab, locate the s oftware program that has the status message, “ Not respon[...]

55 Suppor t Options ppor t Options Sony pr ovides se veral options to help solve common pr oblems or to locate technical support for your V AIO® com puter . This section describes available r esources and offers suggestions on how to access this information for maximum r esults. Immediate Help and Suppor t Suppor t Y o u can locate helpful informa[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 56 ❑ 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 teach you to use the software and locate troubleshoo ting support, should p roblems occur . T o access sof[...]

Resources for Additional Help and Suppor t 57 ❑ 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: ❑ find the nearest Sony service center locations. ❑ arrange for repairs or check repair status. ❑ review warranty info[...]

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