Sony VGX-XL3 manual

User Guide Digit al Living System™ VGX-XL3[...]

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VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 1 Chapter 1: Getting S t arted Introduction Welcome to the V AIO ® VGX-XL3 Digital Living System™ (DLS) User Guide. Y ou can download updated user guide info rmation by opening V AIO ® Help and Support and selecting Do cumentation. This guide cont ains the following informati on: • Chapter 1: Getting S tarte d ?[...]

2 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Product S pecifications VGX-XL3 Personal Computer For complete hardwa re sp ec ifications, go to V AIO ® Help and Support and select Product S pecifications. [ St art > All Programs > Help and Support ] Operating System Sof tware The operating system for the VGX-XL3 Digi t al Living System™ is Microsoft ® W[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 3 Microsof t ® Windows ® Media Center i n Windows Vi s ta ™ The following lis t contains a high-l evel ov erview of the features available to you in Media Center . For in-depth inform ation abo ut each feature, go to the specific topic in the Media Center User Guide for Windows V ista documen t located on your comp[...]

4 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Sony ® Original Sof tware and Other Applications Sony original software and ot he r pr og ra m s can be ac ce sse d by selec tin g Windows St art > All Programs > [application name] . For additional information ab out a specific application, st art the application and go to the Help file for each software appl[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 5 Wireless Keyboard Setting up the Keyboard Insert the Batteries On the back of the Keyboard, re move the battery compartment cover and insert four (4) Alkaline AA batteries ( supplied) in the battery compartment. Replace the battery compartme nt cover . Activate Wireless Keyboard Communication Before using the keyboar[...]

6 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System VA I O ® Remote Control For detaile d information on the V AIO Remo te Control, go to Chapter 1 in the Media Cent er User G uide for W indows Vista document lo cated on y our computer in V AIO ® Help and Support Setting Up the Remote Control 1 Use the ST ART button (large gree n button) to open Media Center . Press[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 7 Insert the Batteries On the back of the remote control, re move the battery co mpartment cove r and insert two (2) Sony ® Super Manga nese Alkaline batteries (supplied) in the battery comp artment. Replace the battery comp ar tment cover . Note : When using the V AIO ® remote control, remember to point the remote a[...]

8 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System VGX-XL3 Personal Computer Front Panel The VGX-XL3 Personal Co mputer Front Input s and Output s Power Bu tton Press to turn on th e power to this device. If you press this button during the operation of this device , it will enter a sleep state and the power lamp will change colors. Power L amp The power lamp turns g[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 9 Eject button Press when the disc is to be removed fro m the drive. SmartMedia™ (SM) & xD-Picture Card™ memor y card reader Reads and writes dat a from and to SmartMedia or xD-Picture Card media. Memory card acc ess Lamp It blinks or ange when you read o r write da ta from a "Memor y S tick ® ", xD-[...]

10 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Using Memory Cards and Memory Card Readers This section provides basic inform ation abo ut using your co mputer’s installe d memory card reader s and includes the following information: • About Y our Memory Card Readers • About Memory S tick ® Media • Inserting a Memory Card • Removing a Memory Card • S[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 11 Supported Memory Card Rea ders and Compatib le Media Smart Media™ xD-Picture Ca rd™ Secure Digital (SD) MultiMediaCard™ Compact Flash ® Microdrive™ Memory S tick Duo™ Memory S t ick ® Memory S tick Pro™[...]

12 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System About Memory Stick Media Memory S tick ® media are a comp act, portable, and versatile dat a storage media designed for exchanging an d sharing digital data with co mpatible devices. The following types of Memory S tick ® media are available, but compatibility wit h your computer can vary . • MagicGate™ Memory[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 13 Inserting a Memory Card The memory card re ader(s) are lo cated be hind a protective cover on the front of the computer . T o access the Memory Car d Read er s, flip the fr on t cov er down. T o insert Memor y Cards 1 From the front pane l, locate the appropriate reader( s) for the memory card(s) you want to use. 2 [...]

14 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System T o remove a Memory Stick ® media, Secure Digit al (SD), MultiMediaCard™, SmartMedia ™, or xD-Picture Card™ media 1 Firmly grasp the extended p art of the memory card. 2 Pull to remove it. T o remove a Comp actFlash ® media 1 Firmly grasp the extended p art of the memory card. 2 Pull to remove from the reade[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 15 Line IN (L/R ) Connection for an external audio device. Cable Card Slo t Connection for a cable card (suppli ed by your cable service provider ). A TSC Digit al TV Antenna (VHF / UHF) or Antenna/Cable Connection for over -the-air digital antenn a, co nn ec tion for cable pr ov ider , or external analog UHF/VHF anten[...]

16 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Infrared T ransm itter OUT (x 2) Controls VCR, Cable or Satellite Set-to p box, and other devices in MCE. One infrared transmitter is supplied. Component V ideo OUT (480i, 480p,720p,1080i) Connections for V ideo Out. Power Co rd Connection for supp lied power cord. 1. i.LINK is a tradema rk of Sony used on ly to des[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 17 Support Resources. VA I O ® Help and Support V AIO Help and Support provides you with a single location for all of yo ur support needs and al lows you to easily access valuable su pport and technical informati on from Sony ® and Microsoft ® . Keep your V AIO computer ’s system so ftware and operat ing system up[...]

18 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System T o access V AIO ® Help and Support 1 Using your wireless keyboard w/integra ted pointing device, select the Windows Start button. 2 From the S tart menu, select All Programs . 3 From the All Programs me nu , sele ct V AIO Help and Support . Note : T o access the most updated information available for the VGX-XL 3 [...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 19 Additional Notes The wireless LAN function The wireless LAN 1 that comes equ ipped in this de vice is cert ified to comply with the "Wi-Fi specificat ions" under the provisions of the WF A (Wi-Fi Alliance.) Security when using wireless LAN devices It is very important to set up security on the wireless LAN[...]

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VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 21 Chapter 2: Setting Up the VGX-XL3 System Before Y ou Begin Before setting up your VGX-XL3 Digit al Living System™ (DLS), consider the environment in whic h it will be placed. Lis ted below are som e gene ra l guidelines. • The maximum distan ce between VGX-XL3 computer and the keyboard can be up to 30 ft. • Pl[...]

22 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System S tep 1: Connecting the VGX-XL3 Computer and a CD/DVD Changer/Recorder If you have purcha sed a Sony ® VGP-XL1B3 changer , connecting the changer to the computer is a simple process requiring only a single cable. Using the supplied i.LINK ® 1 cable, connect the end without the node to an i.LINK ® connector on the[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 23 and on the back panel of th e VGX-XL3 co mputer . In this type of connection, there will be separate audio connections. Additional Notes: • If your TV has a HDMI™ connector and a DVI connector , Sony ® recommends using th e HDMI connector . • The HDMI cab le car rie s bo th video an d au d io si gn a ls. • [...]

24 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System • Antenna (air) for Digit al T elevision System (A TSC Signal S tandard). • S tandard antenna (air) system (NTSC Signal S t andard). Connecting to standard cable access (CA TV) Note to CA TV System Inst aller : Follow the 820-93 section of the Na tional Electric Code which prov ides guidelin es fo r pr op er gro[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 25 Connecting a CableCARD™ Y ou can connect a your VGX-XL3 to a c able subscription service requiring a CableCARD. The CableCARD inserts into the CableCARD slot located on the rear of your VGX-XL3. Note: Because a CableCARD™ is usually spec ific to a cable service provider , we recommend that your cable service pro[...]

26 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 3 Connect a third TV coaxial cable (optional) to the double-co nnection end of the splitter adap ter . Connect the other end to the VHF/UH F port on the back panel of your com puter . 4 Connect a fourth TV coaxial cable (option al) to the double-connection end of the splitter adapter . Connect the other end to the V[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 27 4 Connect the other ends of the stereo A/V du bbing cable into the Audio Input- L, Audio Input-R, an d Video Input jacks on the back panel of yo ur computer , matching the plug and jack colors. Connecting to an Antenna (air) for Digit al T elevisio n System (A TSC Signal St andard) Y ou can connect to receive over-t[...]

28 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Refer to Appendix C for setting up digita l TV functionality using Microsof t ® Media Center . Connecting to a St andard Antenna (air) System Y ou can connect your computer to an indoor/out door antenna system, using Option 1 or 2 from the previous section, “Conn ecting to s tandard cable access (CA TV).” The a[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 29 S tep 3:Connecting your Home Theater / Speakers T wo-channel sound system If your sound system has two chan nels, use the LINE OUT (L) (R) on the back panel of the DL S computer and the LINE IN composite audio connectors on your speak ers/receiver . More than two-channel sound system If your sound system has more th[...]

30 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System The S peaker Setup screen displays. 2 Select Next . Select the appropiate connection type. Y our selection depends on the type of cable used to connect your 5.1 surround soun d speakers. Select Single RCA (digit al) for coaxial S/PDIF or T oslink (digital) fo r o pti ca l S/PDIF and HDMI. Then select Next .[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 31 3 The Choose n umber of S peakers screen disp lays. 4 Select 5.1 surround speakers . The S peaker Connection T ype screen displays. 5 Select Next . 6 From the T est Y our S peakers screen, select the T est button. The system w ill test your speakers for sound.[...]

32 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Import ant : Then select I heard sound from all my speakers , even if you did not hear sound from a ll your speakers. The Y ou Are Done! screen displays. 7 Select Finish . T o complete S peaker Setup, you need to verify some Wi ndows ® settings. 1 Right-click the speaker icon in the Windows Notification Area and se[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 33 Wireless Network Connect the WLAN antenna (in cluded) to the connector on the back pane l of the VGX-XL3 comp u ter . For better rece ption, if needed, you may mount the wireless LAN antenna to a wall using the included screws. S tart Media Center and fro m T asks > Settings , go to General > Windows Media Cen[...]

34 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System S tep 5: T urning Power On Make sure all hardware is connecte d and that power cab les are plu gged into properly ground ed electrical outlets (three pronged outlets). T urn on the power to the computer , TV , and speakers. Activate Wireless Keyboard Communication 1 From the front of the keyboard, slide the Power sw[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 35 Sony encourages you to complete the "V AIO ® customer registration" in orde r for us to notify you with necessary in formation such as security information and provide full servic e/suppor t to the cus tomer who ow ns th e V A IO pr od u ct. Sof tware Setup Notes • If Media Cente r autom at ica lly ope [...]

36 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 4 From the resolution slider , choose a resolution that looks best for your TV or Monitor and click Apply . After selection, you will be prompted to click Ye s to approve the change. If you see a blan k screen after the selection, wait approximately 15 seconds until the old resolution is reset. For High Definition t[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 37 Power Saving Functions The VGX-XL3 personal co mputer offers two power-sa vin g function modes, S t andby and Hibern ation, which are used to reduce power consumption when not in use.The table below list the char acteristics of each function: St andby Mode Power Lamp Orange in color . Stat e Reduces power consumptio[...]

38 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Summary Chapter 2: Setting Up Y our VGX-XL3 Digital Living System™ provide d you with step by step instructions about se tting up the DLS system including the operating sof tware.[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 39 Appendix A: Wireless Local Area Network Overview The Wireless LAN removes all of the tr ouble of cable connections and helps to build a wireless LAN (Local Area Ne twork) environment. This device is equipped with a 2.4 GHz wireless LAN 1 controller (IEEE802.1 1b/g compliant). IEEE802.1 1g is capable of higher speed [...]

40 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System When Infrastructure mode is used, you can enjoy the Internet and E-mail communications where ever a wire less access point is setup. Ad hoc mode which connect s computers dire ctly without an access point. Communicate Using Infrastructure Mode Wireless LAN Access Point Note : Make sure you have connected the Wireles[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 41 4 Click Connect . An attempt to connect to the network is made. Y ou may see a warning telling you that th e network is unsecured . This messa ge is commo n for certain fre e wireless networks that don't require a p assword for connection. Click the Connect Anyway option to proceed . Communicate Using Ad Hoc Mo[...]

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VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 43 Appendix B: V AIO Media Sof tware: Local Area Networks V AIO Media™ software exp ands digital entertainm ent possibilities by delivering your music, video, and still image files to any computer on your home network, located anywhere in yo ur home! Set up one of the V AIO ® computers on your home network to act a [...]

44 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System V AIO Computer Network The V AIO ® computer that is designated as the med i a server can store and deliver: • Music files — Supporting music files in MP3, W A V , OpenMG™ (A TRAC3 ® ), and WMA format s . Use SonicS tage ® or SonicS tage ® Mastering S tudio™ software to create music p laylists to share on[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 45 About Microsof t ® Windows ® Media Center in Windows V ist a™ Y our new V AIO ® computer has the Microsoft Windows V ista Home Premium operating system installed that contains Media Center functionality . When you start the Media Center software pr ogr am for the first time, the Media Center setup proc ess star[...]

46 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Network requirement s The V AIO Media™ soft war e network must meet one of the following network requirement s: • Use the Ethernet capability that is built into the V AIO ® com puter (10BASET/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T). • Use a wireless LAN interface: - IEEE 802.1 1a (recommended for mu sic, image, and video file[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 47 3 Click Get Installer . A file download messag e box appears. 4 Click Save. Save the file, VM31Inst.exe , to a blank stor age me dia, suc h as a CD-R, CD-RW or Memory S tic k® media, to transfer and set up the inst aller program on each client c omputer . Note : The VM31Inst.exe is 23 MB in si ze. V erify your stor[...]

48 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Prep aring Y our Multimedia Content Y ou can use pre installed Son y ® s oftware programs to prepare your multimedia content for sharin g across the network using V AIO Media™ software. T o prep are your multimedia content V AIO Media Console™ sof tware can manage dif ferent media server features to deliver var[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 49 The V AIO Media Console™ allows you to: • Check the status of your servers. • T roubleshoot problems. • S tart and stop all media ser vers. • Identify devices registere d to the server . • Register folders. • Add passwor d protection. • Enable or disable access by other comp uters on the network thro[...]

50 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Using V AIO Media™ V AIO Media uses your network servers to vie w images and video or listen to music T o use V AIO Media 1 Click Star t in the Windows ® taskbar , and then point to All Pr ograms , VA I O Media , and then click V AIO Media . The V AIO Media Main Menu window appears. 2 Click the type of content yo[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 51 Using an Analog Device for Vi deo Playback Y ou can stream video content from an analog de vice , such as a VCR, using the V AIO Media™ TV server software, and watch video playba ck on your computer or across the network. T o set up an analog device 1 Connect one end of the A/V cable to the V ideo Out port on your[...]

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VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 53 Appendix C: Setting Up Digit al TV This appendix guides you through th e basic steps to use in Microsof t ® Media Center in Windows V ista™ for setting up the digit al TV tuner in your VGX-XL3 Digital Living System , and also takes you through the step s for setting up the required component s such as the interne[...]

54 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System • Appreciated by All - A HDTV set is not necessary to see the difference between an an alog br oadcast an d a HD br oa dc as t. • Converting HD Content to DVD- Video - Media Center can back up recorded TV HD content to DVD and make DVD-V ideo discs of your recorded TV shows. If the show was originally broad cast[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 55 2 From the Media Ce nter Setup screen, select Next . 3 From the Media Center Privacy Policy screen, select Next .[...]

56 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 4 From the Help Impr ove Media Ce nter screen, se lect whether or no t you would like to join the Customer Experience Improvement Program, then click Next . 5 From the Enhanced Playback screen, you have the option of selecting to connect to the internet and downloading additional media information. On the Enhanced P[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 57 The required compo nents section for setting up Media Center has been completed . 6 Click Next to continue. Optional Component s Y ou are now ready to begin the Optional Se tup sectio n for Media Center setup. If you wish to bypa ss this section, select I am finished.[...]

58 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 7 Select Configure tuners, TV signal, an d Guide , and then select Next . Import ant Information about your TV connection and signal The next few pages will guide you throu gh steps for setting up your cable tuner to receive a TV s ign al - dig ital and ana log . Bef or e con tin u ing , re ad the following informat[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 59 Using MCE to Set Up Digit al TV 1 On this screen, make sure the country you reside in displays as the cu rrent region. 2 Select Ye s if the Region is correct. Select No to select a different regio n . When complete, select Next to continue. 3 The Download TV Setp Options downloads the most up-to-date TV setup option[...]

60 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Automatic TV Signal Se tup for CableCARD Use The following steps allow Windows Media Center to automatically activate a TV signal for the first time, without a CableCARD. Follow these steps, and then see “ Activate a C ableCARD” sect ion later in this appendix if you plan to use a CableCARD . Note: Optionally , [...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 61 5 Confirm that Windows Media Center co rrec tly id entifies the signal as “Dig ital Cable” and list s the correct number of digital tune rs. Select Ye s to configure the TV signal using th e disp la yed results, and then select Next . Note: If Windows Media Center identifies t he Digit al Cable T un er as a set [...]

62 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Set Up the TV Program Guide After setting up your TV signal for the first time, Windows Media Center will start the Guide setu p wizard. Y ou can access the wizard at any time from the S tart screen. T o do th is, in Window s Media Ce nter , select T asks > Sett ings > TV , and then select Guide . Select Setup[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 63 9 Select I will manually configure my TV signal , and then select Next to continue. 10 On this screen, tell the wizard what type of TV signal you have. Also note that if you have a standa rd TV signal and yo u have installed a digit al A TSC tuner and antenna, the antenna sign al will be configured later in this pro[...]

64 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 11 Select Cable , and then select Next to continue. 12 From this screen, you tell the setup wizard if you are using a set-top box supplied by your provid er . 13 Select Ye s or No , and then s elect Next to continue 14 Before you continue, m ake sure yo ur A TSC ante nna is conn ected to th e A TSC Digital TV tuner [...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 65 15 Select Ye s or No , and then s elect Next to continue. 16 From this screen, yo u can access th e Guide pr ivacy st atement and indica te if you want to use the guid e. Select Ye s and th en sele ct Next to continue. 17 This screen below provides direct access for you to read the Guide T erms of Service. Read the [...]

66 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 18 Y our ZIP Code is used to determine the correct Guide listings for your area. 19 Enter your Z ip Code in the box as indicated by the example, and the n select Next to continue. 20 Information about your local TV provider is now needed . 21 The setup wizard will automatically connec t to the Internet and download [...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 67 22 The screen displays a list of local providers in your area. 23 Select your provider from the list, and then select Next to continue. Note : If you have installed a digit al antenna to the A TSC digital tuner in your VGX-XL3, you can download TV Guide pr ogram information for available digital high -definition cha[...]

68 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 24 Windows Media Center automatically connect s to the Internet to download the TV Program Guide. The screen displays a st atus bar showing the progress of the do wnload. 25 When all TV Program Guide listings have be en downloaded, a D ownload Complete message displays. 26 Select Next to continue.[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 69 27 If you previously indicated you installed an over-the-a ir digital antenna, the setup wizard will now test the signal strength . 28 Select Next to continue. 29 This screen shows available digit al TV channels and their associated signal strength . 30 Clear a check box to remove unwanted cha nnels, and then select[...]

70 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 31 The Optional Setup screen displays again allowing you to continue with customizing Windows Media Center . 32 Select Optimize how Windows Med ia Center looks on your display , and then select Next to continue. 33 Use this wizard to change settin gs that affect s the way Windows Media Center looks at your display .[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 71 35 When you are done, th e Optional Setup screen displays again. Select Set up your speak ers , and then select Next to continue. Note : The VGX-XL3 does no t support 7.1 Surround Sound sp eakers. 36 Complete the S peaker Setup wizard. When you are done the Optional Setu p screen displays again. Select Set Up Y our [...]

72 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 37 From Media Center , you ca n add folde rs to wat ch or stop w atching fo lders. 38 Complete the Library Setup wizard. Plea se follow the on-scr een instructions. Select Next to continue. 39 Select Finish to return to the Media Center Star t menu. This completes the Windows Media Setup Wizard. Once you have comple[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 73 40 From the Signal S trength screen, click Fini sh if you are satisfied with the selected channel signal strength and exit. Click Back to return to t he Windows Media Center sign al strength meter . Activating a CableCARD Installing and activating a CablCARD™ typi cally requires an on -site visit from a cable tech[...]

74 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System • Browse to select the media you wish to write to disc. • Review and edit your choices before writing to disc. • Write to disc. Create CD/DVD Notes • High definition content recorded thr ough the A TSC digital TV tuner card tends to be encoded in display resolu tions much higher than DVD-Video. • When burn[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 75 will not receive any digital cable or pr emium content, such as Home Box Office service or p ay-per-view . 5 I purchased an indoor o r outdoor HD antenna, bu t how do I know which direction to face t he an tenna to? Visit the website URL http://www .antennaweb. org to obtain directions on where your digital antenna [...]

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VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 77 Appendix D: Hard Disk Drive Recovery Overview The V AIO Recovery Center cont ains va rious types of tools or programs to help you manage and maint ain your Sony VGX-XL3 Digital Li ving System. The tools provide options to restore y our co mpu ter to the original factory settings, reinstall specific factory-installe [...]

78 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Before you begin IMPORT ANT NOTE Due to the resolution constraint s from using Component Vi deo on some standa rd definition TVs, if there is a need to recover your hard disk drive to its original out- of-the-box state, S ony recommends using the supplied HDMI cable and the HDMI-to- DVI adapter (if needed) with a di[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 79 Appendix E: RAID Configuration Overview RAID (Redundant Array of Independen t Disks) refers to the combining of two or more independent hard disks workin g in parallel to form a single logical array that stores dat a along with additional redundancy information. This appendix provides some gener al introductory-type[...]

80 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System downtime in the event o f a hard d isk failure by storing yo ur data on mu ltiple hard disks. Note : Sony recommends using ha rd disk dr ives that are identical in size and manufacture. Benefit s of RAID The degree that you realize the vari ous benefits listed belo w depends on the exact type or level of RAID that y[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 81 Appendix F: T roubleshooting This section provides you with answ ers and ad ditional information to questions and issues that may arise du ring the set up and operation of the VA I O ® VGX-XL3 Digital Living Syste m™. If the a nswers to y our questio ns are not contained in this appendix, go to Help and Support f[...]

82 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System DVD Playback Limit ations Event: What resolution does my DV D playback? Comment: • For HDMI™ or DVI connection - DVD playback works in all resolutions (480p/720p). Note: Outp ut of 1080i resolutions are not supported. • Component V ideo connection DVD play back ONL Y works in 480i/480p resolutions. • Y ou ca[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 83 If nothing is displayed on the screen af ter a time, please follow the procedures below . • Make sure the VGX- XL 3 com p ut er is conn e cte d to the T V pro per inp u t. • Hold the power button of this device for at least six seconds, make sure the power lamp turns of f and then turn the power on again. • If[...]

84 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System T o return t he BIOS to the or iginal configuratio n, perform the foll owing steps. 1 Press the power button, and when the V AIO ® logo is displayed on the screen, press the F2 key on the keyboar d. The BIOS setu p menu run s and th e "BIOS SETUP UTILITY" screen is displayed. 2 Press the F5 key . The mess[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 85 Password Event: Unable to log on to Microsoft ® Windows Vista ™ operating syste m. Comment: • The password is case-sensitive. Co nfirm the password and re-enter . • If there is an account that was crea ted by a user with administrative privileges, chang e the password from a "Computer Admini strator"[...]

86 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Event: The screen is frozen Comment: • V erify the key board is t urned on, t he battery level is sufficient, and the key - board is connected to the PC (antenna icon on the ke yb oard display). Rest art this device according to the following procedure. 1 Hold down the Ctrl key and the Alt key and press Delete . T[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 87 • When the TV is connected using a comp one nt cable, make sure to use a resolution that matches the compone nt input of the TV you are using. Event: When the TV or display is connected to the HDM I OUT ( HDMI output) connector , the imag e do es not displa y . Comment: • Re-connect the HDMI cabl e and make su r[...]

88 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 2 Re-connect the ke yboard/touchpad to th e VGX-XL3 compute r by pressing th e Connect buttons (on the back of the keyboard an d the front panel of VGX-XL3 at the sam e time and hold for a f ew seconds. Event: Don't know how to enter text us ing the V AIO ® Remote Control. Comment: Refer to the Media Center Us[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 89 Event: Check whether keys such as Caps Lock an d NumLk are enabled. Comment: Y ou can check with the various indicators on the upper righ t of the keyboard. Event: Cannot use the pointing device. Comment: Make sure your pointing device is no t disabled. Refer to the Setting up the Keyboard topic in Chap ter 1 of thi[...]

90 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Hard Disk Event: An error oc curred in th e init ialization of the hard disk. Comment: • The files on the hard disk cannot be reco vered. This device must be recovered by using the reco very function in the hard disk or your own recovery DVDs that you have previously created. Event: Cannot start-up fro m the hard [...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 91 Event: Some of my shortcuts in the st art menu are not visible. Comment: At 480i/480p resolution, the S tart Men u get s cut of f and so me of the shortcu ts are not visible. Y ou can switch the S t art Menu to Classic S tart Menu will help alleviate this but not comple te resolve the issue. For th e b est experie n[...]

92 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System Wireless LAN Event: Cannot use the wireless LAN. Comment: Make sure that the wireless LAN function set up correctly and is turned on. Refer to the Appendix A: Wireless Local Area Network in this guide. Event: This device can't communicate with the wireless LAN access point (can't access the Internet) Comme[...]

VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 93 The communication spe ed for the wireless LAN or the communication con - ditions vary de pending on the actu al dist ance between the commu nication devices, the surrounding en viro nment such as obstacles, the equipment configuration, the signal quality , the presence of walls, materials, and soft - ware used, etc.[...]