Sony PCG-C1VN Primary manual

V AIO C1 Pictur eBook Notebook PCG-C1VN www .sony .com ® User Guide Printed in USA 4-650-626-11 © 2000 Sony Electronics Inc. V AIO C1 Pictur eBook Notebook Use r G ui de[...]

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V AIO® C1 PictureBook™ No tebook User Guide 2 Notice to User s © 2000 Son y Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Th is manual and the software described herein, in whole o r in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approv al. SONY ELECTR ONICS I NC. PR O VIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH R[...]

3 Owner ’ s Record The model number and serial number a re located on the bottom of your Sony Digital Studio. Refer to the model and serial number when you call your Son y Service Center . Model Number: PCG-141A Serial Number:____ ___________ _________ Safety Inf ormation WA R N I N G ❑ T o prev ent f ire or shock hazard, do not expose your not[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 4 ❑ É vitez d ’ utiliser le m odem durant un orage é lectrique. ❑ N ’ utilisez pas le modem ni le t é l é phone pour pr é venir d ’ une fuite de gas si v ous ê tes pr è s de la fuite. ❑ L ’ appareil doit ê tre le plus pr è s possible d ’ une prise murale pour en faciliter l[...]

5 FCC P ar t 68 This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules. On the bottom of this equipment is a label that contains, among other inf ormation, the FCC equi valence number (REN) for this equipment. If requested, this information must be provided to the telephone company . This modem uses the USOC RJ-11 telephone jack. The REN is used to [...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 6 T elephone Consumer Guidelines (Ca nada) Please refer to your telep hone directory under ‘ Priv acy Issues ’ and/or ‘ T erms of Service. ’ For more detailed information, please contact: CR TC T errasses de la Chaudi é r e, T our centr ale 1 promenade du Portage, 5 é tage Hull PQ K1A 0N2[...]

7 INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE NO TI CE: The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications netw ork protecti ve, operational and safety re quirements as prescribed in the appropriate T erminal Equipment T echnical Requirements document( s). The Departme nt does not gu[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 8 avoi r re c ou rs à un service d ’ inspection des installations é lectriques, ou à un é lectricien, selon le cas. AV I S : L ’ indice d ’é qui valence de la sonner ie (IES) assign é à chaque dispositif terminal indique le nombre maxima l de terminaux qui peuvent ê tre raccord é s ?[...]

9 Contents Welcome .................................................... 13 Features .................................................................... 13 Unpacking Your Notebook ...................................... 14 Ergonomic Considerations .......................................16 Setting Up Your VAIO C1 PictureBook ™ Notebook ............[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 10 Connecting Peripheral Devices .............. 61 Connecting a Phone Line ......................................... 62 Connecting a USB Printer ........................................ 64 Connecting a USB Mouse ........................................ 65 Connecting an External Display ............[...]

11 Specifications ......................................... 115 Index ........................................................ 119[...]

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13 We l c o m e Congratulations on yo ur purchase of the Sony V AIO ® Notebook. Sony has combined leadin g-edge technology in audio, video, computi ng, and communications to provide you with state-of-the-art personal com puting. Features Here ar e just some of the features y our V AIO notebook computer has to offer (read the details in the Specif [...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 14 Unpac king Y our Notebook Remove the following hardwar e items from the box: Main Unit P ower cord AC a d a p t e r A V C abl e Re cha rg ea ble bat te r y pack Display adaptor Spare pointing device co ver s[...]

Unpacking Y our Notebook 15 Manuals ❑ V AIO® User Guide — Con tains information on sett ing up your n otebook, supplementary updat es and software information. This manual describes the features and specifications of your notebook, the app lications included with your system, ho w to co ntract software vendors, and solve common problems. ❑ M[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 16 Er gonomic Considerations Y ou will be using you r notebook computer as a portable device in a v ari ety of en vironment s. Whene ver possible, you should apply the following er gonomic considerations to both stat ionary and po rtable en vi ronments. ❑ Po sition of y our computer — Place the[...]

Ergonomic Considerations 17 ❑ V iewing angle of the computer ’ s display — Use the display ’ s ti lting feature to f ind the best position. Y ou can reduce e ye strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the display to the proper po sition. Y ou can adjust the bright ness setting of the display also. ❑ Lighting — Choose a locati[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 18 ❑ Do not use cut or damaged connection cables. ❑ If the telephone company makes a service call to your home or of fice and determines that your computer is responsible for a problem, t he telephone company may bill you for the service call. Also, if you do not di sconnect your computer when [...]

Ergonomic Considerations 19 ❑ The screen becomes warm during operation. This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction. ❑ The LCD is manufactured using high-precision technology . Y o u may , ho we ver , see tiny black points and/or bright points (red, blue, or green) that continuously app ear on the LCD. This is a normal result of the manu[...]

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21 Setting Up Y our V AIO C1 PictureBook ™ Notebook This section describes ho w to start using your notebook and the internal and external de vices, such as the pointing de vice and optio nal floppy disk driv e. Locating the Contr ols and Connector s Front 1 MOTION EYE camera 2 Microphone 3 LCD screen 4 Keyboard 5 Pointing device 6 Speakers 7 Lef[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 22 t 9 Num Lock indicator 10 Caps Lock indicator 11 Scroll Lock indicator 12 Power button 13 CAPTURE button 14 Power indicator 15 Batter y indicator 16 Hard disk drive indicator Left 1 i.LINK® (IEEE1394) S400 connector 2 Memory stick media slot 3P C c a r d s l o t 4 V entilation duct ✍ There is[...]

Locating the Controls and Connectors 23 Right 1 ID label 2 A V Out connector 3 Headphone connector 4 Microphone connector 5 USB connector 6 DC In (page 25) 7 Mini VGA/TV Out Conn ector (page 66 ) 8 Jog Dial Control (page 51) 9 Phone line jack (page 62)[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 24 Bottom 1 Reset switch 2 Memory Stick media slot window 3 Batter y lock/unlock lever (page 26) 4 Batter y release lever (page 29) 5 Batter y connector (page 25)[...]

Connecting a P ower Source 25 Connecting a P ower Sour ce Y ou can use either A C power or a rechar geable battery pack as a po wer source. Using the A C Adapter 1 Plug the cable attached to the A C adapter into the DC In connector on the computer . 2 Plug one end of the po wer cord into the A C adapter . 3 Plug the other end of the po wer cord int[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 26 ❑ Do not place heavy objects on the po wer cord. ❑ T o discon nect the cord, pull it out by the plug. Ne ver pull the cord itself. ❑ Unplug your computer from the wall outlet if you wi ll not be using the computer for a long time. ❑ When the A C adapter is not in use, unplug it from the [...]

Connecting a P ower Source 27 T o charge the batter y pack 1 Connect the A C adapter to the computer . 2 Insert the battery pack. The computer automatically charges the battery (the battery indicator light flashes in a double-blink pattern as the battery char ges). When the battery is 85% full, the battery indicato r light turns of f. This process [...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 28 Batter y Indicato r Light Battery Indicator Light Status Meaning On The computer is using battery power . Single-blink The battery is running out of power . Double-blink The battery is char ging. Of f The computer is using A C power . ✍ Both the batter y and power indicators blink when the bat[...]

Connecting a P ower Source 29 T o remove the batter y pack 1 T urn of f the computer . 2 Slide the release lev ers to the UNLOCK posi tion and slide the ba ttery aw ay from the computer . Additional Notes On Batteries ❑ Ne ver lea v e the battery pack in temperatures abo ve 140 ° F (60 ° C), such as under direct sunlight or in a car parked in t[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 30 ❑ If, after fully charging the battery pack, the battery po wer is still lo w , the battery pack may be reaching the end of its life and should be replaced. ❑ Y ou do not need to discharge the battery before recharging. ❑ If you ha ve not used the battery pack for a considerable amount of [...]

Star ting Y o ur V A IO C1 PictureBook Computer 31 Star ting Y our V AIO C1 PictureBook Computer 1 Lift the cov er while holdin g the bottom of the com puter firmly . D o not grasp the camera lens when opening the co ver as this may damage the unit. 2 Press the power b utton until the green power indicator light turns on. Opening Y our C1 PictureBo[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 32 3 If necessary , adjust the brightness controls for the LCD display . T o decrease the brightness, press Fn+F5 and then the do wn or left arrow k ey . T o increase the brightness, press Fn+F5 and then the up or right arrow k ey . Shutting Do wn Y our Computer 1 Click the Start button on the W in[...]

Using the K e yboard 33 Using the K eyboar d Y our keyboard is v ery si milar to a typewriter ’ s, but your notebook keyboard has additional keys that perform specif ic computer-related tasks. Keyb oa rd Key Description Numeric ke ypad area Contains the k eys found on a typical calculator . Use the numeric ke ypad area to type numbers or to perfo[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 34 Combinations and Functions with the Window s Ke y Function ke ys The twelve function ke ys along the to p of the ke yboard are used to perform designated tasks. For e xample, in many applications, F 1 is the Help ke y . The task associated with each function k ey may vary from one application to[...]

Using the K e yboard 35 Indicator s + Ctrl + F Displays the W indows Find: Computer windo w where you can locate other computers. This is the equi valent of selecting Find and then Comp uter from the Start menu. + M Minimizes all displayed windo ws (with Num Lock off). Shift + + M Returns all minimized windo ws to their pre vious size. + R Displays[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 36 Combinations and Functions with the Fn K ey Light On Off Memory Stick Data is read from or writte n to the Memory Stick. (Do not enter System Suspend mode or turn of f the computer when this indicator light is on.) The Memory Stick is not being accessed. Num Lock T urns on when the number ke ys [...]

Using the K e yboard 37 Fn+ (F7) Switch to the exte rnal display T oggles through the LCD, external display (connected to the Monitor connector), and both LCD and ext e rn a l d i sp l ay . Fn+ / (F8) Switch to the TV T oggles through LCD disp lay and dual LCD/TV . Fn+ (F12) System Hibernation Provides for the lo west lev el of power co nsumption. [...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 38 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 still images and record video clips. Capturing a still image 1 Press the CAPTURE b utton to start Smart Capture. 2 Select Still V ie wer/Long Movie Player/Net Mo v[...]

Using the built-in MO TION EYE ™ camera 39 3 Choose Still by clicking the on-screen Cap ture Mode button. T o switch to Motion, click the on-screen Change Capture Mode button. (Y ou can also use Jog Dial to control this fun ction.) 4 The Finder windo w appears. T urn the MO TION EYE camera lens tow ards the subject you want to photograph. 5 Adjus[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 40 6 Half-press the CAPTURE button on the computer . The image remains still for a fe w seconds. T o disp lay another image, release the CAPTURE b utton and press again. 7 Fully press the CAPTURE b utton. The still viewer windo w opens and th e captured still image appears in the still viewer windo[...]

Using the built-in MO TION EYE ™ camera 41 T o create a panorami c image Y ou can create panoramic images by connecting still images captured with the MO TION EYE camera. 1 Capture the still images. Usin g the panoramic-assist function of Smart Capture, capture still images to be used to create your panoramic image. For details, see Smart Capture[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 42 3 Click the Image tab and drag the slider to the left or the right. The le vel settings increase as the slider is mo ved to the right and decrease as it is mov ed to the le ft. 4 Click Mode tab and click the item you want to set. 5 Click OK. Features Description Brightness Adjust the brightness [...]

Using the P oin ting Device 43 Using the P ointing Device The pointing device on the k eyboard allo ws you to point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen. T o replace the pointi ng device cover Y ou can take of f the pointing device co ver and replace it with the additional cov er supplied with your com puter . Using the P ointing Devi[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 44 Replacing the P ointing Device Cover ✍ Make sure the cover is tightly secured to preve nt damage to the scree n when you close the computer . Point ing device cov er (supplied)[...]

Using PC Cards 45 Using PC Car ds Y our computer includes a PC card slot. PC cards allow you to connect portable external devices, such as a CD-R OM driv e, or to connect to a network. T o inser t car d 1 Insert the PC card i nto the PC card slot with th e front label facing up. Gentl y push the card into the slot until it is fix ed into the connec[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 46 2 Pull the release b utton, then push it do wn tow ard the slot. T o remove a PC card 1 Double-click in the task tray . 2 The “ Unplug or Eject Har dware ” dial og displa ys. 3 Select the hardware de vice you wish to remove by clicking it. 4 Click Stop. 5 Conf irm the correct de vice is sele[...]

Connecting with another V AIO ® computer 47 Connecting with another V AIO ® computer Y ou can connect your V A IO ® notebook to another V A IO computer that has the preinstalled W indows Me operating system or the Sony Smart Connect 3.0 software preinstalled. Y ou may use an i.LINK ® cable (optional) to connect the two systems and then use one [...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 48 Har d Drive P ar tition In order to improv e the performance of your com puter ’ s D V gate ™ Motion software, the hard disk dri ve on your computer has been formatted with two partiti ons, C (4 0%) and D ( 60%). * D Vgate Motion sa ves f iles t o the D partit ion. This pre v ents lar ge vid[...]

Connecting an i.LINK device 49 Connecting Digital Camcor der ✍ The Sony di gital camcorder is pi ctured; your digital camc order may need to be connected differently . On Sony digital camcorders, connectors labeled DV In/Out or i.LINK are compatible. See the manual that came with your digital camcorder for more information on installa[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 50 DV g a t e ™ Digital Video Captu res If your system displays the message, “ F ailed to record to D V deck, please check deck ’ s po wer status, cable connection … , ” while you are recording images to a digital video device using D Vgate software, close all open application s, and rest[...]

V AIO Action Setup 51 V AIO Action Setup V AIO Acti on Setup manages t he settings for your com puter's Jog Dial ™ control, Memory Stick ® media, and i.LINK ® interface. An o vervie w of some of the functions controlled by V AIO Action Set up is provided belo w . For more information on chan ging the settings using V AIO Action Setup, righ[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 52 Using the Jog Dial ™ Contr ol This section explains ho w to use the Jog Dial co ntrol. For information on ho w to change the Jog Dial control ’ s set tings, right- click the Jog Dial control icon i n the task tray and click Help T o pics. Launch er Mode The Jog Dial control window is in laun[...]

The Jog Dial ™ Co ntrol 53 Guide Mode The Jog Dial control windo w is in the guide mode when software is in use and the software windo w is activ e. Dependin g on the software you are using, you can select items fro m the disp layed list using t he Jog Dial cont rol. Some Sony software applications hav e two modes in List V ie w , Simple Menu, an[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 54 Using a Dialog Box When a windo w such as Screen Properties is acti ve, the Dialog box is displayed in the Jog Di al window . Y ou can select an item in the window b y rotati ng the Jog Dial control. Pressing the Jog Dial control is the equi v alent of pressing Enter . Internal Timer Y ou can us[...]

Using Memor y Stick ® Media 55 Using Memory Stick ® Media This new compact, portable, and v ersatile recording medium has a data capacity exce eding that of a floppy disk. The media is specially designed for e xchanging and sharing digital data wit h compatible products. Because it is remov able, the media can be used for ex ternal data storage. [...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 56 1 Insert with the arro w facing to ward the Memory Stick media slot and the label facing do wn. 2 Carefully slide the Memory Stick in until it clicks in place. T o view the contents o f Memor y Stick media Y ou can see the contents b y clicking the Remo vable Disk (S:) icon. If you cannot see th[...]

Using Memor y Stick ® Media 57 T o Remove a Memor y Stick Media Make sure the access light is of f. Push the media in to ward the computer . When the media ejects, pull it out. When remo ving the Memory Stick media, be careful as it may eject completely from the slot. VisualFlow V isualFlow is a state-of-the-art Sony multimedia bro wser designed s[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 58 Notes on using Memory Stic k media: ❑ When the media's write-protect tab is set to LOCK, data cannot be recorded or erased. ❑ Before using Memory Stick media, you should back up important data. ❑ W ait a minimum of 10 seconds after the media f inishes reading or writing data before re[...]

Using P ower Sa vin g Modes 59 Using P ower Sa ving Modes When you use a battery as the source of po wer for your computer , you can tak e adv antage of power management settings to conserve battery life. In addition to the normal operating mod e, which allo ws you to turn off specif ic de vices, your computer has t wo distinct po wer saving modes:[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 60 System Hibernation Mode The state of the system is sa ved on the hard dri ve and po wer is turned off. The po wer indicator light is of f in this mode. T o activate System Hibernati on mode Press Fn+F12. Y ou can also right-click on the bat tery icon in the task bar and select System Hibernation[...]

61 Connecting P er ipheral De vices Y ou can add functional ity to your computer by connecting any of these optional peripherals: ❑ Phone line (page 62) ❑ USB printer (page 64) ❑ USB mouse (page 65) ❑ External display (page 66) ❑ Microphone (page 75) ❑ USB flopp y dri ve (page 69) ❑ CD/D VD -R OM driv e (page 71)[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 62 Connecting a Phone Line Y ou need to connect a phone line (not supplied) to take adv antage of online services and the Internet. 1 Open the phone line jack cover . The cov er opens only to a 45-degree angle. 2 Plug one end of the phone cable into the jack on the inside of the phone line jack co [...]

Connecting a Pho ne Line 63 3 Plug the ot her end into the wall j ack. Plugging in Phone Cable ✍ Y our computer does not work with party lines, cannot be connected to a coin-operated telephone, and may not work with multiple phone lines or a private branch exchange (PBX). Some of these connections may result in excess electrical current and could[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 64 Connecting a USB Pri nter Y ou can connect a printer that is compatible with W indo ws Me ™ to your computer . T o connect a printer Plug the optional USB printer cable int o the USB connector on your computer and the parallel port on your printer . T o use a pr inter T o use a printer , first[...]

Connecting a USB Mouse 65 Connecting a USB Mouse Y ou can connect an optional USB mouse PCGA-UMS1 series to your computer . T o connect a USB mouse Plug the mouse cable into the USB connector . PCGA-UMS1 series dri ver has already been installed. Connecting a USB Mouse ✍ A serial mouse or PS/2 mouse is n ot compatible with the V AIO ® C1 Picture[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 66 Connecting an External Displa y Y ou can connect an e xternal display to your V AIO C1 PictureBook Computer . For e xample, you can us e the computer with either of the follo wing: ❑ Computer display (monitor) (page 66) ❑ Projector (page 67) ❑ TV (page 68) T o connect a computer displa y ?[...]

Connecting an Exter nal Display 67 T o connect a projector Y ou can use a projector as an e xternal display , such as the Son y LCD Projector . Y ou can connect a projector using the supplied Display adapter . 1 Plug the display adapter into the computer's Out connector and the display ’ s RGB signal cable to the “ V GA Out ” connector o[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 68 T o connect a TV Use the supplied A V cable to connect your TV monitor to your notebook. 1 Plug the supplied A V cable into the notebook ’ s A V Out connector . 2 Plug the other ends of the A V cable into the TV , as sho wn. ✍ See the manual that c ame with y our projector for more informati[...]

Using the Floppy Disk Dr ive (optional) 69 Using the Flopp y Disk Drive (optional) Y ou can connect the opt ional floppy disk driv e (FDD) to the (USB) connector on your computer . T o connect the floppy disk dri ve Plug the USB cable from the flopp y disk dri ve into the (USB) connector on the computer . The V AIO logo on the disk dri ve should be[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 70 1 Hold the di skette with the label side facing up. 2 Gently push the diskette into the driv e until it clicks into place. T o remove a diskette ❑ When you finish using the diskette, w ait until the LED indicator light turns of f and then press the Eject button to remov e the diskette. T o rem[...]

Connecting an Optical Dri v e (optional) 71 6 The message, “ Floppy Disk Dri ve can no w be safely remov ed from the system ” appears. Click OK. 7 Slide the unlock le ver on the bottom of the computer in the direction of the arro w , and then unplug the fl oppy disk dri ve from the computer . T o carr y the floppy di sk drive Fold the floppy di[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 72 T o Connect the CD Drive 1 Remov e the PC card slot protector from the PC card slot. See “ Using PC Cards ” on page 45 for details. 2 Remov e the PC card from the bottom side of the CD dri ve. 3 Insert the PC card into the PC card slot with the SONY logo facing up. See “ Using PC Cards ”[...]

Connecting an Optical Dri v e (optional) 73 T o Inse rt a Disc 1 Press the Eject b utton. The disc tray slides out. 2 Place the disc in the tray with the label side facing up. Push the disc onto the hub until the disc clicks into place. 3 Close the tray by pushing it gently . The BUSY indicator on the dri ve flashes while your computer is reading d[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 74 Notes on CD and D VD Media T o Remove th e Drive Remov e the PC card from the computer . See “ Using PC Cards ” on page 45 for details. Handling CD or DVD Media ❑ Do not touch the surface of the disc. ❑ Do not drop or bend the disc. Cleaning CD or DVD Media ❑ Fingerprints and dust on t[...]

Connecting Exter nal Speakers 75 Connecting External Speaker s Y ou can enhance the sound quality of your computer by connecting external speakers. T o connect external speakers ❑ Use the symbol to locate the Headphone connector . Plug the speaker cable into this connector . Connecting an External Micr ophone Y ou can enhance the quality of sound[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 76 Recor ding fr om a Microphone or A udio Equipment Y ou can record messages, memos, or other recordings in analog by connecting a microphone or other audio equi pment to the Microp hone connector of your notebook and then sw itching the connecto r functionality . The Microphone connector is for M[...]

Recording from a Microphone or Audio Equipment 77 T o increase the sound of the micr ophone: 1 Double-click on the task tray located in the lower right corner of the Desktop window . If Microphon e is not displayed, from the Options menu click Properties, select Microphone from the Control panel, and then click OK. 2 From the Microphone panel, clic[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 78 T o make the microphone echo 1 From the Start menu, select Setting s, and click Control Panel. In the Control panel, double-click Y AMAHA DS-XG . 2 Select the Echo tab . 3 Click Ef fecti ve, you can also customize the setting by choosing options such as T ime. 4 Click OK. T o effect t he MIDI so[...]

About the Software on Y our Computer 79 About the Software on Y our Computer Y our V AIO ® noteb ook is ready to help you work, play , learn, and co mmunicate as soon as you turn it on. This section giv es you an overvie w of the activities you can perform with your software titles. For support info rmation, see “ Fo r A n sw e r s to Y our Soft[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 80 Media Bar ™ Sony Electr onics Inc. Media Bar software is your all-in-one solution for audio/video playback. Media Bar software handles all common computer multimedia formats and controls selected Son y de vices. In addition to audio/video library cataloging and playlist management, Media Bar s[...]

About the Software on Y our Computer 81 PictureGear ™ Sony Electr onics Inc. This image management software displays images from your hard dri ve, a Son y Digital Still Camera, or a Sony Ma vica ® Camera. The im ages appear in a con venient light-table format, so that you can easily view the contents of an entire folder . Quicken ® 2000 Ba sic [...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 82 OpenMG ™ J ukebo x Software Instructions OpenMG Jukebox is a s oftware application that utilizes Son y Corporation ’ s copyright protection technology . OpenMG Jukebox maintains the holder ’ s copyrights by pre venting unauthorized distri b ution. OpenMG Jukebox software enables you to imp[...]

OpenMG ™ Juk ebo x Software Instructions 83 Star ting OpenMG J ukebo x From the W indows Start menu, point to Programs. Point to OpenM G Jukebox, and then OpenMG Jukebox. OpenMG Jukebox displays. OpenMG J ukebo x Basic Controls 1 Recorder Starts OpenMG CD Recorder which enable s you to record audio files of CDs. 2 Internet Accesses a Web site for[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 84 6 Portable Player Opens the Portable Player window . The Portable Player window also opens when a portable device is connected to the computer . 7 Album titles column window Displays the Original album, My Select album, or V arious Search. 8 Songs column window Displays the songs in the selected[...]

OpenMG ™ Juk ebo x Software Instructions 85 Recor ding a CD 1 Insert an audi o CD into t he optional CD /D VD-R OM dri ve. 2 Click Recorder . The OpenMG CD Recorder displays. 3 T o select certain tracks from your CD, uncheck all unwanted tracks. Y ou may also cli ck Clear All, and then select the desir ed tracks. 4 Click ● (r ecor d). Recor din[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 86 T ransferri ng Songs to the MG Memory Stick ® This section e xplains ho w to transfer CD tracks to the optional MG Memory Stick . See “ T o Insert a Memory Stick Media ” on p age 5 5 for details on using the MG Memory Stick media. T ransferring Song s (Check-out) 1 Click the Portable Player[...]

OpenMG ™ Juk ebo x Software Instructions 87 Returning songs (Ch eck-in) Y ou can return songs recorded on the MG Memory Stick to the hard dri ve of your computer (check -in). Y ou can return them only to the same comput er from which the songs were checked out. 1 Start the OpenMG Jukebox software. 2 Select the song you want to return in the Porta[...]

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89 Softw are Inf or mation Mo vieShaker ™ This application can be us ed to create fun and inno v ati ve movies without an y kno wledge of film editing. In a fe w simple steps, motion pictures can be combined with special effects, still images (pictures), and music f iles, and then sa ved in a format most computers can play . Impor ting Images and[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 90 Create a Mo vie Using Shaker After adding clip(s) to the Clip tray , you can create a short movie using the Shaker feature. Shak er randomly selects clips from the Clip tray to create a 30-second scene. 1 Click the Shaker tab . 2 Select a mood b y clicking a face in the Shak er tray . 3 Click . [...]

MovieShak er ™ 91 Editing Clips and Scenes Y ou can edit your mo vie by adding ef fects and text, adjusting the color and contrast, and modifying the length of clips. Adding ef fects to a scene or a clip: 1 Double-click th e clip or scene to mov e it t o the W orking Panel. 2 Select the Ef fects tab from the Editing tray . 3 Drag and drop the Ef [...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 92 4 Click Next. 5 Locate the folder to which you want the f ile sav ed. 6 Name the f ile. 7 Click Sav e. PictureGear ™ PictureGear is a digital image management application that allo ws you to see all the images stored in any directory on your computer . Thumbnail views pro vide quick reminders [...]

PictureGear ™ 93 Creating a Photo Alb um 1 Select the pictures you want to use to make an album. 2 From the Utilities menu, sel ect Albu m Maker . 3 Choose the type of Album you want and click OK. 4 No w add more pictures, frames, text, and ef fects. 5 When you are f inished, select Create Alb um in File menu or click the Create Album icon on the[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 94 For Ans wer s to Y our Software Questions Acrobat ® Reader (Adob e Systems Incorporated) McAfee ® VirusScan ® (Network Associates, Inc.) Netscape Communicat or® (Netscape Communicatio ns Corp.) PhotoPrinter  2000 Pro (ArcSoft, Inc.) W eb site http://www .adobe.com/ phone 206-628-2746 (fee[...]

F or Ans wers to Y our Software Questions 95 Quicken ® 2000 (Intuit Inc. ) Windows® Millennium Edition Operating System, Internet Explorer , W ord 2000 (Microsoft Corpor ation) Sony Ser vice Center For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-4SONYPC (1-888-476-697 2) or f ind Sony Customer Service on the W eb at http://www .sony .com/pcsu[...]

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97 Using the System and Application Reco v er y CDs The follo wing sections describe ho w to use the System Recovery and Application Recov ery utilities. Y ou need to connect the optional CD -R OM driv e (PCGA- CD51/A) or the D VD d ri ve (PCGA-D VD51/A) dri ve, to use the System and Application Recov ery CDs. About Y our Reco very CDs A pplication[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 98 The System Recov ery utility giv es you two options: ❑ Full Restore without F ormat — Restores all the software titles that originally came with you r computer without formatt ing the hard disk. ❑ Full Restore with F ormat — Formats the hard disk dri ve and then restore s all the or igin[...]

Using the System and Application Recovery CDs 99 4 Click OK to signify you ha ve read and accept the Microsoft End-User License Agreement. 5 When the System Recov ery menu appears, follow the on-screen instruc tions to complete the reco very process. If your computer does not star t from the Recover y CD 1 Press and hold the po wer switch for more [...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 100 If you do need to reinstall all t he software titles that sh ipped with yo ur computer , use the System Reco very CD. See “ Using the System and Application Reco very CDs ” on page 97. T o use the Application Recover y CD(s) 1 T urn on your computer . If your computer is already on, close a[...]

101 T roub leshooting This section describes how to solve common problems you may encount er when using your noteb ook. Many problems hav e simple soluti ons, so try these suggestions before you contact Sony PC Support (http://www .sony .com /pcsupport). T r oubleshooting y our notebook When starting you r notebook for t he fi rst time, the V AIO I[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 102 My notebook starts, b ut my system doesnt start properly ❑ When the internal backup bat tery is lo w on po wer , it may not start your system properly . The message “ Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup ” appears at the bottom of the screen. F ollo w these steps: 1 Press F2[...]

T roub leshooting 103 7 Select Y es, then press Enter . 8 Use the directional arrow ke ys to select “ Exit ” (Sav e Changes), and then press Enter . The message “ Sa v e configuration changes and exit no w? ” appears. 9 Select Y es, then press Enter . The notebook restarts. If your notebook continues to disp lay the message “ Operating sy[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 104 ❑ Click the Advanced b utt on on the General tab, and Confirm the following inform ation: 1 The message “ Standby function is enab led ” is displayed. If th e message reads “ Standb y function is disabled , ” click the Enable button. 2 The message “ Hibernation feature is enabled ?[...]

T roub leshooting 105 T ro ubleshooting the LCD scree n My LCD screen is blank ❑ Check that the notebook is plugged into a po wer source and that it is turned on. ❑ Check that the po wer indicator on the notebook is on. ❑ Check that the battery pack is inserted properly and that the y are char ged. ❑ The notebook may be in LCD (V ideo) Stan[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 106 ❑ If you are using an optional Son y USB mouse PCGA-UMS1 series, check that the mouse is plugged into the USB connector . My pointi ng device does not work prop erly ❑ Y ou may hav e disabled the poin ting device without a mouse being connected to the notebook . Y ou must restart the notebo[...]

T roub leshooting 107 ❑ Double click Disk Driv e and conf irm that GENER IC NEC FLOPPY DISK is shown. My CD or DVD drive is not playing m y CD or DVD pro perly ❑ Make sure the optical dri ve is inserted correctly into the PC card slot. ❑ Make sure the label of the disc is facing up. ❑ If the disc requires softw are, make sure the softw are [...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 108 I cannot use d igital video (DV) devi ces. The message DV equi pment seems to be disconnecte d or turned off a ppears. ❑ Check that the D V de vice is turned on and that the cables are properly connected. ❑ Disconnect the i.LINK cable and connect it again. My PC card is not working ?[...]

T roub leshooting 109 My voice-related software does n ot work properl y Disable echo function of the micro phone by taking the following steps: 1 Click Start, point to Settin gs, and then point to Contr ol Panel. 2 Click Y amaha D S-XG. 3 Click the Echo tab and remo ve the checkmark. Click OK. ❑ Contact the software publisher or designated provi[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 110 T r oubleshooting audio My speakers have no so und ❑ If the b uilt-in speakers are turned of f, press Fn+F3 to turn on the speak ers. Y ou can also turn on the speakers using the Jog Dial control. ❑ If the speaker volume is turn ed to the m inimum, press Fn+F4, and t hen press or to increas[...]

T roub leshooting 111 ❑ If V isualFlow is acti ve and the image f iles in Memory Stick are not displayed, the format type of the Memory Stick can be dif ferent. ❑ Copy the data from the Memory Stick onto the hard dri ve and format the Memory Stic k using Memory Stic k For matter soft ware prei nstalled on thi s notebook. Memory Stick does not w[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 112 Resour ces Sony pro v ides se veral support options for your Sony computer . When you hav e questions about your computer and th e preinstalled software, check these sources for answers, in the follo wing sequence: 1V A I O ® C1 PictureBook Notebook User Guide The User Guide (this manual) c[...]

Resources 113 6 Sony Fax-on-Demand This service prov ides you with answers to commonly asked questions. Y ou can use this aut omated service to request a list of a vaila ble topics and then select the topics that you w a nt to recei ve. T o contact the Son y fax-on-demand service, call 1-888-4SONYPC (1-888-476-6972). (Requires a fax machine or your[...]

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Specifications 115 Specifications Model PCG-C1VN Processor Crusoe ™ Processor TM5600 600 MHz * Hard Disk Drive 12 GB † Integrated Camera 350,000 pixels (square pixels) Image Device 1/6 inch progressi ve scan 350,000 pixel CCD Lens f = 2.8 mm, F = 2.8 White Balance Auto/Indoor/Outdoor/Hold Shutter Speed Auto/ /Hold Video Capture Format/Size YUY2[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 116 Built-in Capabilities Microphone Stereo Speaker MO TION EYE camera Pointing de vice Jog Dial control MG Memory St ick Special Buttons Jog Dial control and capture T elecommunications Capabilities Fax send/recei ve Connection Capabilities Phone line (RJ- 11) USB port Stereo headphone (MEGA B ASS[...]

Specifications 117 Specifications are subject to change without notice. This product meets the stand ards of the International En ergy Star Program for energy ef ficiency. Weight 2.16 lbs. (980 kg) (with supplied battery) Operating T emperature 41 º F to 95 º F (+5 º C to 35 º C) (T emperature gradient less than 18 º F/10 º C/hour) Operating [...]

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119 Inde x A AC adapter 25 AC power 25 adding hardware 61 peripherals 61 printers 64 adjusting brightness 36 air circulation 17 Alt key 34 Application Recovery CDs 99 Applications key 34 B batteries 29 using 29 battery pack 26 charging 27 indicator light status 28 indicator lights 27 inserting 26 loading 26 power status 27 rechargeable 25 removing [...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 120 coin-operated telephones 63 computer condensation 19 lithium-ion battery 6 setting up 21 starting 31 troubleshooting 101, 108 connecting CD-ROM drive 45, 71 coin-operated telephones 63 digital video recorder 48 external keyboard 65 external mouse 65 floppy disk drive 69 monitor 66 multiple phon[...]

Inde x 121 F faxes laws governing 5 floppy disk drive connecting 69 disconnecting 46, 70 Fn key 34 combination commands 36 function keys 34 G Guide Mode 53 H handling CD or DVD Media 74 diskettes 71 Headphone connector 67 help 112 I i.LINK 48 IEEE-1394 48 indicator lights battery 27 Caps Lock 36 charge status 27 Num Lock 36 Scroll Lock 22, 36 input[...]

VA I O ® C1 Pictur eBook ™ Noteboo k User Guide 122 modem laws governing 5 troubleshooting 109 moisture condensation 19 monitor connecting 66 switching among 37 mouse connecting 65 troubleshooting 105 MovieShaker instructions 89 multiple phone lines 63 N navigation keys 33 network connecting 45 Num Lock indicator light 36 numeric keypad area 33 [...]

Inde x 123 S Scroll Lock 22 indicator light 36 selectin g power source 26 Shift key 34 Shut Down Windows dialog box 32 Sony Fax-on-Demand service 113 speakers connectors 23 troubleshooting 110 Start button 32 starting computer 31 startup problems 32 switching display 37 monitor 37 System Hibernation mode 37, 60 System Recovery CD(s) 97 System Suspe[...]

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