Sony PCV-RZ30 manual

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2 Notice © 2003 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 Important information for Canadian customers: Y our new V AIO compu ter includes certain software versions or upgrades, and Internet services or offers that are available to U.S. cust omers only . Sony , V AIO, the V AIO log o, V AIO Digital Studio, Giga Pocket, Movi eShaker , DVgate, Handycam, MagicG ate, Memory Stick, the Memory Stick logo, Ope[...]

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 specifications sheet for detail s on your installed opti cal drives. For questions regardin g your product or for the Sony Service Cent er nearest you, visi t the Sony Com puting Support W [...]

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 Model No.: PCV A-IMB5A This device compl ies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject t o the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that m ay cause undesired operation. This equipment has been[...]

7 FCC P art 68 This equipment compli es with Part 68 o f the FCC rules and th e requirements adopted b y the ACT A. On the modem card is a label that contains, among other inform ation, a product identifier in the format US:AAAEQ# #TXXXX. If requested, this num ber must be provided to t he telephone company . This modem uses the USOC RJ -1 1 teleph[...]

8 T elephone Consumer Pr otection Act of 1991 (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 top or bott om of each tran smitted page or on the firs[...]

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[...]

10 Industry Canada Not ice This equipment meets the applicable Industry Canada technical specifications. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) is an indicati on of the maxi mum numb er of devices allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement [...]

11 Contents Getting Started ..........................................13 Unpacking your Computer ........................................14 Locating Controls And Ports ...................17 About the Front Panel ...............................................18 About the Back Panel ................................................21 About the Remote[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 12 Troubleshooting ........................................ 41 VAIO Recovery Options ............................ 43 About Recovery Options .......................................... 44 About the Recovery Media Kit ................................. 46 Using the VAIO Recovery Wizard .......................[...]

13 Getting Star ted 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 Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 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. Computer and supplied accessories Giga Pocket Personal V[...]

Unpacking your Computer 15 Manuals ❑ V AIO ® Computer Quick S tart — Provides basic informati on on setting up and registering your computer . The Quick Start also provides resources for technical support, safety guidel ines and owner ’ s information. ❑ Microsoft® W indows® XP guide — Explains how to use the basic features of the lates[...]

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17 Locating Controls And P or ts This section is intended to familiarize you with the contr ols, ports and jacks on your compute r .Y our computer may not be equip ped with all of these har dware featur es and the location of the contr ols, ports, and jacks may vary fr om the illustrations shown in this section. T o view the specific connection cap[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 18 About the Fr ont P anel The front panel of your V AIO Computer enables access to the optical and floppy disk drives. On certain models, the front panel also provides access to Giga Pocket Personal V ideo Recorder jacks and ports, a Memory S tick media slot and the Universal Serial Bus (USB), and i.LINK[...]

About the F ront P anel 19 4 Floppy disk drive access indicator Light is green while reading and writing data from and to a floppy disk. 5 Power indicator Light is blue whi le the power is o n. 6 Power switch T urns the computer on and off. 7 S tand by indicator Light is red when the computer is placed in Stand by mode. 8 Optical drive access indic[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 20 14 Floppy disk eject button Ejects a floppy disk from th e floppy disk drive. 15 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) ports (4) Connections for compatib le high/full/low-speed USB devices. 16 i.LINK (4-pin) S400 port (IEEE 1394) Connection for a compatibl e digital device. ✍ i.LINK is a trademark of Sony u[...]

About the Back P anel 21 About the Bac k P anel The back panel of your co mputer contains th e ports for supplied and optional accessories. The icons on the back panel locate and identify the ports on your computer . Back panel 1 AC Input port Connection for the supplied power cord. 2M o u s e p o r t Connection for a PS/2® mouse. 3 Keyboard port [...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 22 4 Printer port Connection for a parallel device, such as a printer or scanner . 5 Monitor port * Connection for a standard display . 6 i.LINK 6-pin S400 port (IEEE 1394 ) Connection and power for a compatible digit al device, such as a Sony Digital Handycam ® camcorder . 7 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.[...]

About the Back P anel 23 16 Monitor (DVI) port Connection for a DVI monitor . 17 VHF/UHF port Connection for a coaxial cable (supplied). 18 Modem line jack Connection for the modem (supp lied) cable to the wall jack. * This monitor port may have a cover , indicating that it is not available for use. On some models, the monitor port location may be [...]

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

About the Remote Control 25 1M U T E b u t t o n Press to turn off the sound. Press again to restore the sound. 2 Channel number buttons (1-9 ) 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. ENT button Press to ac[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 26 7 TITLE button The function of this button may vary bet ween DVDs. See the DVD player software instructions for details. 8 CANCEL button When using Giga Pocket software, press to close an error message dialog box. The window returns to its original size when displayed in full-screen mode. (Note: This f[...]

About the Remote Control 27 14 REC button Press to begin recor ding. REC MODE button Press to select the recording mode. REC STOP button Press to stop recording. (Note: The REC, REC MODE, and REC ST OP functions are available for Giga Pocket software only .) 15 PLA Y ST OP button Press to stop playback. PLA Y button Press to begin playback. PA U S [...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 28 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 ✍ Under normal use, the AA batteries may last up to six months. If your remote control does not operate properly , the batteries may need to be replaced. [...]

About the K eyboard 29 About the Ke yboard Y our V AIO® keyboard uses a standard key arrangem ent with additional keys that perform specific functions. V AIO Keyboard KEY DESCRIPTION Function The 12 function keys along the top of the keyboard are used to perform certain tasks. The task associated with each function key may vary from one appl icati[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 30 St a n d b y Press the button to place the computer in Standby mode. Press the Power button or any key briefly , to resume normal operation. Numeric keypad Use the numeric keypad area to type numbers or to perform basic math calculations. Press the Num Lock key to activate the numeric keypad. (The Num [...]

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

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 32 Connecting a Displa y (Monitor) Monitor) 1 Plug the display’ s cable into the mo nitor port. 2 If necessary , plu g the display’ s cable into the rear of the display . T o connect a display[...]

Connecting a Display (Monitor) 33 T o connect a DVI display ✍ Install your equipment so that you can easily reach the power outlet in the event of an emergency .[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 34 Connecting the Speakers 1 Plug the cable attached to the back of the left speaker into the L Out jack on the back of the right speaker . 2 Plug the cable attached to the back of the right speaker into the Headphones jack, located on the back panel of your computer . 3 Plug the jack end (yellow) of the [...]

Connecting the Ke yboard and Mouse 35 Connecting the Ke yboard and Mouse 1 Plug the keyboard cable into the keyboard port on the back of the computer . 2 Plug the mouse cable into the mouse port on the back of the computer . T o use an optica l mouse An optical mouse requires an ideal surface texture in order to provide precision pointing and track[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 36 Connecting the T elephone and Modem cables 1 Unplug your telephone from the wall jack. 2 Plug the modem cable (supplied) into the Modem line jack, located on the back panel of your com puter 3 Plug the other end of the cable into the wall jack. T o connect the telephone and modem cables Y our computer [...]

Connecting the Po wer Cords 37 Connecting the P o wer Cor ds 1 Plug the power cord into the back of the computer . 2 Plug both the display and po wer cords into a grounded AC wall outlet or a power strip. T o connect the power cords KEYBOARD MOUSE PRINTER[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 38 T urning On Y our Computer Yo u r C o m p u t e r When you start your system for the first ti me, your computer may detect new equipment and d isplay a dialog bo x that prompts you to restart your comp uter . Respond to this prompt immediat ely . 1 Press the power switch on the computer to turn on the [...]

T urning Off your Computer 39 T urning Off y our Computer Follow these steps when you are ready to turn off your computer for an extended period of time. 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 bo x appears. 2 Select the Tu r n O f f option. 3 W ait for you r[...]

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41 T roub leshooting This section describes how to troubleshoot common pr o blems.Y our computer may not be equipped with all of the featur es in this section, depending on the sys tem configuration purchased. 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 indi[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 42 Why did m y computer or software stop responding? Y ou can try to locate and close the s oftware application that has stopped responding. 1 Press the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys. The W in dows T ask Manager window appears. 2 From the Applications tab, locate the application that has the status message, “ No[...]

43 V AIO Reco v er y Options The V AIO® Recovery W izar d enables you to r ecover preinstalled softwar e pr ograms and the operating syste m on your computer . Y ou can also use this utility to cr eate a Recovery Media Kit. The Recovery Media Kit enables you to r eclaim har d drive space and r eturn your computer to normal operation. ✍ This prog[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 44 About Reco very Options Y ou have several options when recoveri ng software or your computer ’ s operating system. Accessing the V AIO Reco very Wizard Y ou can start the V AIO Recovery W izard utility from the Microsoft® Windows® XP Start menu, from the Recovery Media Kit, or from using th e F10 k[...]

About Recovery Op tions 45 ❑ Recover drives C and D Return drives C and D to their original factory-installed settings. With this option, you lose all data and settings on both dri ves. T o recov er drives C and D, start the V AIO Recovery W izard from the W indows XP S tart menu, the Recovery Media Kit, or by using the F10 key on notebook comp u[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 46 About the Reco very Media Kit The Recovery Media Kit is created using your own CDs and/or DVDs. Y ou can create the Recovery Media Kit, or purchase it from Sony . Recovery Media Kit o verview Confirm that you have sufficient CD and/or DVD recordable media available before you begin creati ng the Recove[...]

About the Recov er y Media Kit 47 Creating the Reco very Media Kit The Recovery Media Kit can be used to start the V AIO Recovery W izard, in the event your system is unable to start normally . Y ou can reclaim the portion of your hard drive that is allocated to system recovery using the Recovery Media Kit. T o create th e Recovery Medi a Kit 1 Cli[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 48 3 Select Create Recovery Media Kit (S tr ongly Recommended) , and click Next . 4 Select the Recovery Media Kit that you want to create. Y ou can create your kit using a single type of media or by combining media types, as follows: ❑ One recordable CD (CD-R) and up to two recordable DVDs (DVD-R or DVD[...]

About the Recov er y Media Kit 49 7 When prompted, eject the disc. Label the top of the disc with a permanent marker according to the on-screen instructions. 8 Repeat step 6 through step 7 for each CD or DVD. 9 When the text, The Recovery Media Kit is complete appears, click OK . 10 Click Fini sh. Store the Recovery Media Kit in a safe location. T [...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 50 Using the V AIO Recovery Wizard The V AIO® Recovery Wizard provides recovery options for your computer . Y ou can access this tool from W indows® XP Start menu, your Recovery Media Kit, or by pressing the F10 key * on your notebook computer . Starting the V AIO Recovery Wizar d T o access the V AIO R[...]

Using the V AIO Recov er y Wizard 51 T o start the VAIO Recovery Wizard using the F10 Key (fo r notebook computers only) 1 T urn o ff your notebook computer . 2 Press the power switch on the computer to turn on the power . 3 When you see the V AIO logo appear on the computer ’ s screen, briefly press the F10 key . 4 Click Next . 5 Choose one of t[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 52 T o recover drive C 1 Start the V AIO Recovery W izard, and click Next. 2 Select Proceed with System Recovery , and click Nex t . The Recovery Options window appears. (If using the Recovery Media Kit, skip step 2.) 3 Select C Drive Recovery , and click Next . 4 Read the on-screen information. Click Nex[...]

Using the V AIO Recov er y Wizard 53 If you are using the Recovery Media Kit, you have two choices for this recovery optio n: ❑ Keep the Recovery Drive (Recommended) ❑ Remove the Recovery Drive . 5 Choose the size of drive C. Any remaining disk space is allocated to drive D (minus the space allocated for the recovery drive). Click Next . 6 The [...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 54 T o recover so ftware applications 1 Start the V AIO® Recovery W izard, and click Next. 2 Select Proceed with System Recovery , and click Nex t . The Recovery Options window appears. (If you are using the Recovery Media Kit, skip step 2.) 3 Select Custom Recovery (for Advanced Users), and click Next .[...]

Using the V AIO Recov er y Wizard 55 6 As your computer prepares to install each app lication, a status indicator appears. Y ou may see installation wizards, messages, and prompts. Follow the instructions provided in each wizard, and respond to each prompt or message. When the selected software has been recovered, the Application Recovery Complete [...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 56 Additional Inf ormation ❑ Certain software, such as DVgate™ Plus software, automatically saves data to drive D. If you choose not to have a drive D partition, you must change the software settings to enable f ile saving to drive C. ❑ Resizing your hard disk drive partitions can result in the loss[...]

57 Suppor t Options Sony pr ovides se veral options to help solve common problems or to locate support for your V AIO® computer . This section describes all available r esources and offers suggestions on how to access this information for maximum r esults. Immediate Help and Suppor t Y ou can locate helpful information immed iately by consulting y[...]

V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 58 ❑ Preinst alled softwa re Help fi les — Each preinstalled software provides online Help within the software. In these Help files, you can find tutorials that teach you to use the software and locate troubleshooting support. T o access software Help files: 1 Click S tart in the W indows taskbar and [...]

Help and Suppor t Resources 59 ❑ An automated tutorial library that contains interactive, easy-to-understand lessons on using your computer ’ s hardware and software features. ❑ Links that enable you to: ❑ quickly find the nearest Sony service center locations. ❑ arrange for repairs or check repair status. ❑ review warranty inform ation[...]

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