Sony PCV-J100 manual

VA I O ® User Guide PCV -J100[...]

V AIO PCV -J10 0 Computer User Guide 2 NO TI CE © 2 000 So ny Electron ics In c. Re produc tion i n whole or in pa rt withou t written perm ission is prohibite d. All rights r eserved. Thi s manua l and the sof tw are des crib e d here in , in whol e or in part, m ay not be rep rod uced, tra nslated , or reduce d to any machi ne-read able form wit[...]

3 Saf ety In formation and Caution T o pre vent f ire or sho ck hazard, do no t e xpos e your d eskt op to rain or moisture.T o av oid electrical shock, d o not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qua lifie d pe rson ne l on ly . Ne ver i nstall modem or te lephone wiring during a li ghtnin g storm. Ne ver install telephone jack s in wet locations[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 4 Po ur pr é v e nir tou t risque d ’ in ce nd ie o u d ’é lec trocu ti on, gard er cet appar eil à l ’ abri de la pluie et de l ’ humi dit é . Po ur pr é v e nir tou t risque d ’é lectro cutio n , ne pas ou vrir le ch â ssis de cet a p pareil e t ne con fier son e ntret ien qu ’à une person [...]

5 Regulato ry Inf ormation This eq uipm ent has bee n tested and fou nd to com ply with the limi ts fo r a Cl ass B di git al device, p ursuant t o Part 15 o f the Rules. Th ese limits are d esigne d to provide reasona ble prot ecti o n ag ainst har mful interfer ence in a resident ial insta llation. This eq uipm ent generat es, uses, an d can ra d[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 6 telephone line. Excessiv e RENs on the teleph one line ma y result in the devices not ringing i n response to an incomi ng call. In most, bu t not all area s, th e sum of t he RENs should not exceed fi ve (5 .0). T o be certai n of the numbe r of devices that may be co nnected to the lin e , as dete rmined by [...]

7 DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM I ON B A TTER Y Y ou ca n return you r unwan ted lith ium ion batteri es to your ne arest Sony Ser vice Cente r or Factory Service Center . Fo r the Son y Ser vic e Ce nter ne arest y ou, cal l 1- 888-47 6-6972 in the United State s or 1-800- 961-76 69 in Canad a. INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE NO TICE: T h e In dustry C anada labe[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 8 Repa ir s to ce rtifie d eq uipm e nt sho uld be coord inated b y a repre senta ti ve designa ted by the supplie r . Equ ipment ma lfuncti ons or any repairs or altera tions made by the use r to this equip ment ma y giv e the tele communi cati ons compan y caus e to requ est th at t he user disco nnect the eq [...]

9 Contents Welcome ........ .......................................... ..11 Choosin g an Erg onomi c Locati on ........ .............. ...... 11 Front Panel Overview . ............. ............. .............. ...... 12 Back Panel Overview ........ ............. ............. ............. 1 4 VAIO Action Setup ................................. ..[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer User G u ide 10 10 10 10 System and Application Recovery C D(s) System and Application Recovery C D(s) System and Application Recovery C D(s) System and Application Recover y CD(s) .... .... .... .... 28 28 28 28 Using the System Reco very CD(s) ................. ......... 2 8 Using the Appl ication R ecovery C D(s) ... ...[...]

Choos ing an Ergo nomi c Loc ation 11 We l c o m e Thank you for purchasi ng you r Son y V AIO compu ter! Y our ne w computer is a super b bl en d of high tec hno lo gy and ea sy-t o-u se f unct iona li ty . This User G uide contains info rmation about the ap plicat ions includ ed with your system, contact informatio n for softw are v endors, an d [...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 12 Lig hting — Choose a location where windo ws and lights do not create glare and reflection on the disp lay . Use indi rect lighting to av o id bright spots on the display . Y ou ca n also purchase accessories for your d isp lay that help reduce glare. Prop er lighting adds to your comfort and work ef fecti [...]

F r ont P an el Over view 13 1 HD (drive) a ccess in dicat or ligh t Ligh ts in am ber while re ading/ writing d ata fro m/to the hard d isk. 2 P ow er switc h and in dicator light T urns on /off the computer . The in dicato r light is green wh ile the po we r is o n and amber when the compu ter is in st andb y mode. 3 Flopp y disk drive Reads/ wri[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 14 Bac k P anel Overvie w The back panel of your comp uter contains the co nnectors where y o u plug in supplied and optional accessories. The icons on the b ack panel serv e as a map t o help you locate th e connectors on your co mputer . PCV -J100 Bac k Contr ols and Con nector s 1 TELEPHONE jack Connec ts th [...]

Bac k Pa nel Ove r view 15 4 ETH E RNE T co nn ec tor 10Base-T/ 100Base -TX Fast Ethernet interface. ! The connec tor marked with (Network) is f or LAN. 5 EMPTY PCI SLO T F or a PCI Add-On Card (n ot supplied). 6 MI C (M icroph one) c onne ctor* Connect s a micro phone ( not suppl ied) . 7 LINE IN co nnector Connects an audio device. 8 PHONES (Head[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 16 V AIO Action Setup V AIO Action Setup m anages the setting s for your computer ’ s Sh ortcut k eys (S K eys) and i.LINK interf ace. The progr ammable S Ke ys come with the follo wing applications as their de fault settings: S1 — Outlo ok Express S2 — Internet Ex plorer S3 — Media Bar S4 — Picture Ge[...]

Pre-setti ng i.LI NK de vices 17 Pre-setti n g i.LINK devi ces Y ou can pre-set your i .LINK-equi pped de vices to launch des ired functio ns, such as automatically starting D Vgate applications or connec t ing two V AIO computer s. T o pre-s et your i.LINK device to launch a d esired function: 1 From the Start menu, select Programs > V AIO Acti[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 18 Changing the Window Design of Son y Software T o ch ang e the wi ndo w design of So ny so ftwar e: 1 Click the Start button, point to Settin gs, and then click Con trol Panel. 2 Click UI Design Selector . 3 Cli ck << or > > an d se lec t the d esi red des ign . 4 Click Apply . 5 The “ UI Desig n[...]

19 Son y Digital Media P ar k Applications Yo u r V A I O ® computer comes with a collection of applications that mak e it easy to use adv anced multimedia formats. This section highlights the Media Park applications and the digital video capabilities. Med ia Ba r ™ Medi a Bar sof tware is you r all-i n-o ne sol ution for aud io/ vide o playbac [...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 20 Mo vie Shaker This application can be used to create fun and i nno v ati ve mo vies without an y kno wledge of f ilm editing . In a fe w si mple steps, motio n pictures can be combined with special ef fects, still images (pictures), and music f il es and then sa ve d in a format mo st computer s can play . Im[...]

Movie S h aker 21 1 Click the Shak e tab. 2 Select a mood by clickin g a face in the Sh aker tray . 3 Click . A thirty second scene is automatically generated and sa ved to the Produc t tray . 4 T o pre vie w , switch the W ork Panel to Pro d uct tray mode and press play . Editing Cl ips and Scenes Y o u can edit your mo vie by adding ef fects and [...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 22 Adding ef fects to a scene or a clip: 1 Double-click the clip or scene to move it to the W orking Panel. 2 Select the Ef fects tab from the E d iting tray . 3 Drag and drop the Ef fect you want to add from the Ef fects tray to the Eff ects palette on the W orking Panel. 4 See help for inst ructions on adjusti[...]

Using Digi tal Video 23 Using Digital Video Connecting a Digita l Video Recorder Befor e connecting a digital vid eo camera recor der to yo ur comput er , turn of f the po wer on the camera. Afte r connecting the camer a, turn the po wer back o n. Y o u do not need to turn of f the computer whe n connecting a camera. Using D Vgate When capturing cl[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 24 When recording A VI files to tape: Do not use D Vgate when the connected digital vi deo peripheral is in T imer Recording mo de, as this cou ld prod uce a malfunction in the peripheral. T o av o id recording problems, such as a single frame appearing in multiple frames, clos e other app lications on your syst[...]

i.LINK (IEEE13 94 ) Compat ibi lit y 25 3 Run Disk Defragment er . i.LINK (IEE E1394) Compati bility Y o ur V AIO computer inclu des two 6- pin i.LINK conn ectors on the b ack of the system. A 6 -pin i.LINK con nector: can supply po wer from the computer to the connected de vice if the de vice is equipped with a 6 -pin connector , and supplies 10 V[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 26 T o connect an i.LINK (I EEE1394) device 1 Use the symbol to locate th e i. LINK connecto r . 2 Plug the i.LINK cable into this co nnector . Enabl ing Smar t Connect Y ou r computer comes with preinstalled Smart Connect softw are. T o enable faster startup, your comp uter ships with this software disabled. T [...]

En abli ng Ethe r net 27 2 Click the Syst em icon. The System Pr operties wind o w appears. 3 Cli ck th e D evice Man ag er t ab. 4 Cli ck Sony i. LI NK( 1394 ) Ada pte r . The Son y i.LINK(1394) Adapter windo w appears. 5 Click the Enable De vice b utton. 6 Click OK. The Son y i.LINK(1394) Adapter icon s hould no long er hav e an “ X ” on it. [...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 28 System and App lication Reco v er y CD(s) System Recov ery CD(s) Sony Elect r on ics The Sy stem Reco very CD progra m allo ws you to restore the softw are titles th at shipped with your co mput er if they become corrup ted or are erased acci dental ly . It can be used only t o restor e th e hard di sk of the[...]

Using t he System R eco v er y CD(s) 29 Operating System Only — for m ats the hard dis k dri ve and resto r es the W indo ws operatin g system and the d evice dri ver s that shipped with your computer . This option is recommended for adv anced users only . T o use the System Reco very CD(s): 1 Insert the Son y System Reco very C D in the CD- R W [...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 30 Using the Application Reco very CD (s) The Application Recovery CD program allo ws you to rein stall indiv idual applications and de vice dri vers if the y are corrupted or acciden tally erased. Reinstalling an individual device dri ver or softw ar e title may correct a problem you ar e exp eriencing with you[...]

31 T roub leshooting This section des cribes ho w to solv e common pr oblems you may encoun t er when using your computer . Many problems ha v e simple solu tions, so try these sugges tions befo re you call Son y Customer Su pport. T opic: My co mputer does not star t . Check that the co mputer is plugg ed into a po wer source and that it is turned[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 32 If the abo ve steps f ail to “ unlock ” y our computer , try the follo wing st eps: 1 Sav e any u n sa v ed wo rk, if po ssible. 2 Press Alt+F4. 3 Select Restart. 4 Click OK. If you cannot restart as des cribed in th e preceding steps , you ca n restart the computer by press ing Ctrl +Alt+Delete or by pr [...]

Troubleshooting 33 4 Select “ I /O D e v ice C o n f i g u r ati o n ” and u s e the a r r o w k e ys to h i ghlig h t Parallel Port Mode. 5 When the desired setting displays, press th e Escape ke y . T opic: My CD dr ive tray d o es not open. Use the eject b utton 1 Make sure the comput er is turned on . 2 Press the Eject b utton on the dri ve[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 34 T opic: I w ant to play a CD w ith my Microsoft CD Pla yer . When you insert a musi c CD, the Son y Media Bar ™ automati cally launches to pla y yo ur CD . W hen the Sony Me dia Bar is ru nn ing, the Mic ros oft CD Play er does not ha ve access to the CD. Close Media Bar to use the Microsoft CD Player . If [...]

35 T opic: Why is there no sound in any a pplication? There are independen t controls for your system v olume. Check that the s peakers are plu gged into the HEADPHONE S connector . If the speak ers ha ve a mute bu t ton, mak e sure it is of f. If the s peakers are po wered by batteries , check that the batteries are inserted properly an d that the[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 36 If you ha v e a second ph one line av ailable, try con necting the mod em to this line. T opic: My mo dem does not w ork. Check that the ph one line is plugged in to the LINE jack. Check that the ph one line is working. Y ou can check t he line by plu gging in an ord inary pho ne and listenin g for a di al to[...]

37 T opic: Ho w do I set up f axing capability in W indows ® 98 Se co nd Edit ion? W indo ws ® 98 Second Edition does not provide a b ui lt-in fax utility . Sony has included the Symantec W inFax ™ Basic Editio n software for your f axing needs. 1 From the Start menu, select Prog rams > Symant ec W inFax Basic Ed ition > Configure W inFax[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 38 T opic: My mo use does not w ork. Check that the mo use is plugg ed into the MOUSE connector . There may be dust or dirt inside the mous e mechanism. T o clean th e mouse, follo w these steps: 1 T urn of f your computer and turn the mouse upside do wn. 2 Remov e the mouse ball co ver on the back of the mouse [...]

39 T opic: Why is my s ystem running slow ly? The system responsi venes s v aries depending on the n u mber of applications that are op en and runnin g. Close an y applications that yo u are not cu rrently usi ng. Increasing th e system memor y may also help. The computer has two memory slots. F or memor y upgrade s, use only 3.3V 64- bit PC-10 0 S[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 40 5 Click Enable De vice and then click OK. 6 Click Close. T opic: How do I install a printer? 1 From the Start menu, select S ettings > Printers. 2 Click Add Pr inter . 3 Click Next. 4 Select Local Printer and click Next. 5 Select the appropriate manu facturer and mod el and click Ne xt. 6 Select LPT1 and c[...]

Notes on Use 41 T opic: Why is there un usual activity on m y floppy disk drive? If yo u notice that your system is s lo w to respond d ue to unusu al floppy d isk dri ve acti vity , it coul d be due t o Fi nd Fas t. Remov ing Fi nd F ast, if presen t , may help. 1 Right-click on the W indows taskbar and select Pr operties. The T askbar Properties [...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 42 Plug all the po wer cords for your computer a nd its peri pheral equip ment into the same A C su pply line. A C deri ved from dif f erent supply lines m ay result in v oltage dif ferences that can cause uns table operation or u nwanted weak currents at the time o f connection. Do not share the A C outlet with[...]

Notes on Use 43 On Disposal of the Lith i um Battery Dispose of the lithiu m battery properly . I n some areas, the disposal of lithium bat teri es in ho useho ld or busin ess t ras h ma y be pro hibi ted . Y ou ca n re tur n you r unwanted lithium batteries to you r nearest Sony Service Center or Factory Servi ce Cent er . For the Sony Ser vic e C[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 44 Provide adequate air circulation to prev ent internal heat b uild-up. Do n ot place your com puter on lo ose surf aces (such as rugs o r blankets) or near materials (such as curtains or draperies) that may block its ventilation slots. Lea ve a space of at least 8 inches from the back pan el of your comp uter [...]

Notes on Use 45 practices and r egu latory compliance required f or using and mod ifying electronic equi pment. Disconnect the system from its po wer source a n d from any tele co mmu nic atio ns links, net work s, or mod ems be fo re you op en t he syst em or follo w any of the proced ures described in the online document “ Upgrading and Main ta[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 46 On Handli ng CD Media Do not touch the s urface o f the disc. Do not d rop or bend the disc . On Cleaning CD M edia Fingerprints and dust on the surf ace of a disc may cause read errors. Prop er care of the disc is essential to maintain its r eliability . Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner , commerc[...]

Resourc es 47 Resour ces Sony pr ovide s several sup p ort o pt ions f or y our Sony co mp uter . W hen you have questions about your computer and the preinstalled software, check t hese sources for answers , in the follo wing sequence: 1 Qu ick Star t Conta ins in for mat ion o n how to set up your comp uter quic kly an d eas ily . 2 User Guide Co[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 48 For Answ ers to Y our Software Questions Son y Service Center For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-4SONYPC (1-888-476- 6972) . This service is fr ee of char ge for 90 da ys after the orig inal date of purchase . Acro bat ® Reader , Adobe PhotoDeluxe ® , ( Ad obe Systems Incorporated) America [...]

F or Ans wers t o Y our Softw are Questi ons 49 EarthLink T otalAcces s ™ (Ea rth Lin k Ne two rk, Inc.) McA fee ’ s V ir usSca n ® (Network Associates , Inc.) PhotoPrinter ™ 2000 Pr o (Ar cSoft, Inc.) Quick en ® Basic (Int uit, Inc.) Sony Applications (Sony Electronics, Inc.) W eb site http://help.e arthlink .net/tech support/ phon e 800 -[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 50 Win d ows ® 98 Second Edition Operating System, Inter net Explorer , Outloo k ® Exp res s (M ic rosof t Co rpo rat io n) Win Fax ™ Basic Edition (Symantec Corporation) W eb site http://www . son y .co m/pcsup port phon e 888-4SONYPC (8 88-47 6-6972) * * Support from 1- 888-4SONYPC is fre e of charge for 9[...]

Speci ficati ons 51 Specifi cations Mode l PC V -J 10 0 Processor 60 0 MHz * Intel Celeron ™ Hard Disk Drive 15 GB † St anda rd SD RAM 64 MB PC-1 00 SDRAM , e xpand able to 25 6 MB V i deo RAM Shared with system memo ry MPEG “ S ony T une d ” MPEG Digi tal V ideo supports f u ll-scre en vid eo pla yback Graphic s Intel 810 Soun d Capabilit [...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 52 Specifica tions are subj ect to chan ge with out not ice. Supplied Accesso ries V AIO S m art Ke yboard PS/2 Wh eel Mo use Speak e rs Po we r cord Modem cab le Servic e 90-day limited service. See W arranty Card. †† Limited W a rranty 90-day parts/labor standard. See W arran ty Card. ‡‡ P ower Re qu i[...]

53 Inde x A AC input co nnector 15 addi ng addit ional ha rdware prec aution 42 adju sting voltag e sett ings 4 1 air circ ulation 44 Applicat ion Recovery CD 28 , 30 appl ications lau nchin g problems wit h 34 B back p anel 1 4 batt ery disp osing 4 3 C cabl es 44 CD tray openi ng problems wit h 33 CD-ROM driv es tro ublesho oting 33 CD-RW driv e [...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 54 dispo sal of lithiu m ion b attery 6 E ejec t butt on, for flopp y disk 1 3 ejec t hole , for CD- R W 13 elec troni c document ation 47 equip m ent 43 Ether net connec tor 15 Europe an power settings 41 F flop py disk drive 13 fron t panel 12 G games/ MIDI conne ctor 15 glar e 12 H handl ing dis kett es 45 ha[...]

55 O onli ne help 47 suppor t option s 47 openi ng appl ications problems wit h 34 CD tray problems wit h 33 P palmr est 11 phones serv ice pr ecaut ions 44 Pict ureGear 19 power cor ds 41 disc onnect ing 42 power fluct uatio ns or l oss 42 power ind icator on sys tem uni t 13 power source , preca utions 41 – 42 power swit ch 13 pre- setting i.LI[...]

V AIO PCV -J100 Computer Us er Guide 56 U Univ ers al S eria l Bu s (U SB) connec tor 15 upgra ding you r computer 44 UPS (Unin terrupt ed Power Supply ) 42 V VAIO Acti on Setup 16 venti lation 1 1, 44 viewi ng the tas kbar problems wi th 38 volt age settings 41 W window de sign of Sony soft ware 18 Windows t askbar probl ems viewing 3 8 work su rf[...]