Sony VAIO Digital Studio VAIO Digital StudioTM manual

V AIO Dig ita l St u dio ™ C omputer User Guide[...]

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3 Contents Wel c ome .. ... .. .. .. .. .... .... ..... .. .. .... .... .... .. ... .... .... 5 L oc at ing Contro ls And Co nne c t ors ... .. .... .. 7 Fro nt P anel Ov ervi ew.... ..... .... ... .. ... .... ..... ..... .. .. ... .... ....7 Bac k Pa n e l Ov e rview .. .. ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .... ... .. ..... .. .. .. 10 VA IO Ac ti on[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 4 Co nf ig u ri n g Yo u r V A IO C om pu t e r .. .. .. . .. .. 5 9 Hard Dis k Driv e Par titi on ..... .... ... .... . ...... . .... ... .... ... ... 59 i.LI NK (IE EE139 4) Compa ti bilit y ... ........... ......... .... 60 System, Applic ation, And Dri ver Recov ery CD( s) .... .... .. .. .. .. ....[...]

5 We l c o m e Thank you for pur chasin g your Sony V AIO® comput er! Y our n e w compute r is a supe rb blend of high technol ogy and easy-to- use f unc tional ity . The i nformation pr ovided her e is design e d to help y ou to bec ome fami liar w i th the har dwar e and softwa re appli cations inc lude d with y our sys tem.[...]

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7 Loc ating Cont rols And Connec tor s F ron t P a nel O ve r vi e w The front panel of you r V A I O Computer allo ws acc e ss t o the optic a l and flo ppy di sk d rives. It al so inc ludes Uni ve r sal Serial B us (USB) a nd i .LINK® port s t o conne ct compat ibl e periphe ra l devices . ✍ i . LIN K is a t radem ar k of S ony u sed on ly to [...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 8 Fr o nt panel ✍ Y o ur com put er ma y not be sup plie d wit h al l of the fea tu res li st ed , dep endin g on the s yst em con f i gur ati on you pur chas ed. 1 Optical dr ive 1 See Sp ecif ica tio ns she et fo r op tical d rive info r m atio n. 2 Optical dr ive 2 See Sp ecif ica tio ns she et fo [...]

L ocat ing Contr ol s And Connectors 9 4 Floppy disk drive access ind icator light Ligh ts i n gree n while readin g and writ ing data from an d to a flop py di sk. 5 Optical dr ive access i ndicator light Ligh ts i n amber whi le readi ng and writi ng dat a from and to th e opt ica l dr ives. 6 Hard disk driv e access indic ator l ight Ligh ts i n[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 10 Back P a ne l O ver view The ba ck pa ne l of your comput er conta ins the po rts for s uppli ed and opti onal acc e ss ori es. The icons on the back panel l ocate and i dent ify t he port s and jac ks on you r com pute r . ✍ Y o ur com put er ma y not be sup plie d wit h al l of the fea tu res li [...]

L ocat ing Contr ol s And Connectors 11 3 Ether net port 1 0BAS E-T / 1 00 BASE- TX Fa st Et her net in t e rf a ce . (The port marked with (Network) is for LAN connec ti ons on ly .) 4 Uni versal S er ial Bus (USB) ports (2) C onne ction for co mpati ble USB devic e s. 5 P ri nt er por t C onne c t ion for a pa ral lel devic e , such as a print er[...]

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13 V AIO A c ti o n S e tu p V AIO Action Setup manage s the settings for y our c omp ute r ’ s S hortc ut key s (S Key s). Sho r tc ut Keys The pro gra mm abl e S Keys are li nke d with th e followin g appl ications as the ir defa ult s etti ngs: ❑ S1 — Outlook® Expre ss ❑ S2 — Interne t Explor er ❑ S3 — Sonic S tage ❑ S4 — Pi c[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 14 3 Cl ic k t he S Key you want to change . 4 From th e Selec t A ppli cati on di alog box, cli ck t he o ption for the de s ired type of functi on. T he c orres ponding a ppl icat ions appea r in the l ist box on t he ri ght. 5 The Con firmation Applic a t ion Name wi ndow appe a r s . Cli ck Ne x t. [...]

15 V AI O A V Applicat ions Y our V AIO® computer has a pr einst alled colle ct ion of audio and v i de o (A V) appli c ations that mak e it easy to us e adv anced mult imedia t echnolo gy . This se c tion des c ri bes the V AIO A V applic ati ons. ✍ Y o ur comput er may not be sup plie d with al l of th e softwa re appl icat ions liste d, d epe[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 16 Ov erv i e w o f P rein s tal l ed S o ftw ar e Dig italPrint Son y El ec tr onics Inc. This image ma na gem e nt s oftware m akes it fun and e asy t o e di t, i m por t, and or ganiz e you r d igi tal p icture s in a photo albu m for rich digi ta l prin ting t o any sta ndard color la s er or inkj e[...]

Ov er vie w of Preinst alle d So ftwar e 17 Smart Capture So ny El ec tr onics Inc. Smart Capt ure i s a fun new way to send m ult imedia mes sa ge s vi a e-ma il. Smar t Capt ure manages the i.LINK® conne ct ion between your not ebook and a Sony Di git al Handy ca m ® Camc orde r that s up port s t he i.LINK i nte rface. I t allo ws you t o capt[...]

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Digi talPrint So ftware 19 Di git alPri n t Soft ware Di git alPr int is desi gned t o cre a t ive ly manage your digi tal pic ture s. W i th its eas y-t o-use feat ure s , you ca n quic kly load ima ges from yo ur digi tal camera or cam cor der , p rint hi gh-qual ity ph otos, a nd ma ke pe rsonali zed ph oto a lbums a nd l abe ls to shar e with f[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 20 2 Cl ic k the c a mer a icon to open the Ente r P hot o Fold e r Na me di alog bo x. Y ou can e nter a na m e for a n ew folder or cl i ck Sele ct Photo F older t o import your pi ct ure s to a n exist ing folder . Clic k OK. PhotoCapt ure wi ndo w Enter Phot o Fol de r Name dial og bo x[...]

Digi talPrint So ftware 21 3 Cl ic k Capture to ca pture stil l images . Y ou ca n prev iew a thumbnai l version of your p ic ture s i n t he s e lec ti on view wi ndow . 4 Se lect th e desired pic tur es, and cli ck Ge t Pi ct u res. The Phot oCapture p icture edit or windo w appea rs . 5 Cl ic k V ie w to s ee an e nlar ged ve rsio n of a se lect[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 22 Using P hotoCollection Y ou can s e lec t and pri nt you r favori te d igita l pic t ures , using your c omput er and home print er . 1 Cl ick (Pho to) to open the Pho toCo ll ectio n window . A list of fol ders is di s played on the le ft side of the wind ow , with t he fol der conte nts displaye d [...]

Digi talPrint So ftware 23 6 Cl ic k P r int All to prin t al l pages, or cl ick “P r in t the se le cted pag e only ” to pr int a speci fic p age of photos . Using P hotoDecor Y o u can deco rate your favori te photos wit h c l ip art, sta mps, or your own dra wing t al e nt . Add, remove, and c hang e your designs to cre a t e you r own uniqu[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 24 2 Sel ect th e des i red f o l der . From th e th umb nail v i e w , click t o se lect th e pi ct ure s you wan t to decorate . The Photo Decor e di ting window app e a rs . 3 Use the de cora tion f eatures on t he rig ht side of the window by cli c ki ng on t he de si re d deco ra t ion ic on, and t[...]

Digi talPrint So ftware 25 2 Cl ic k Create New Album. Th e Sel ec t Ph oto wind ow appe ars. 3 Se lect th e phot os yo u want to i nc l ude i n your album from the ava ilabl e fo lde rs displa ye d . Cli ck L is t to s e l ec t ind ividual pic ture s fro m each folde r . The Sel ec t Desi gn window ap pe ar s . 4 Se lect a design te mpla te for yo[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 26 2 Cl ic k an ic on to s e l e ct a media type . A new windo w opens. 3 Cl ick t he pa per l a yout icon. The Sel ect Design wi ndow appea rs. 4 Sel ec t a des ign te m p la te. Use the deco rat ion a n d custo m i za tio n feat ures on t he rig ht by cl icking an i con a nd dra gging i t onto your t [...]

D Vgat e So ftwar e 27 D Vgat e So ft wa re Connecting a digital video c amcor der T ur n of f the powe r to your dig ital vi de o cam cord er be f ore conne cting it to y our com puter . After connect ing the dev ice , t urn it s power b a ck on. Y ou do not need t o turn of f the compute r when conne ct ing the camcorde r . T o use DVgat e™ s o[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 28 T o use DVgat e s oftwar e t o rec ord A VI files to t ape ❑ Do not use DVgate™ soft ware when t he c o nnected digi ta l video devi ce i s in T ime r Rec ording mode , a s th is c oul d produce a malf unctio n i n the devi ce. ❑ A vo i d recordi ng problems , such as a sin gle frame appea ring[...]

Mo vieShak er So ftwar e 29 Movie Sha ke r So ft wa re Mov ie S h ake r™ so ftwa re can be used to create fun and innova ti ve m o vie s wi thou t any previo us kn owle dge of film edit ing. In a few sim ple steps , vi deo fi les can be made fr om st ill im ages wit h ad ded speci al ef fe cts and m usic. Y ou can sa ve your pers onal vide o cre [...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 30 Cr e ati ng mov ies wi th Mo vi eS hak er sof t ware Using your impo rte d clips, you can cr e a t e a s h ort m ovi e usin g the Shake fe at ure. The Sh ake fe at ure s e l ect s cl ip s fro m t h e Sto ry B o ard tr ay , a d d s e ff ec ts, a n d comb ines them ra ndomly in to a 30-s econd movie . [...]

Mo vieShak er So ftwar e 31 Usi ng the Shake feat ure 1 C lick t h e Sh ak e ta b. Th e S hak e t ra y a pp e ars 2 Se lect a mood by cl icking a fa ce in the Shake patt e rn t ra y . 3 Cl ic k the Sha ke ! butto n. A 3 0-second m o vie i s a utomatic ally gener a ted. 4 Opt ion al: Add t e xt to your ne w movie by cli ck ing on the Input butto n. [...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 32 Addi ng effect s to a scene or a clip 1 Doub le -clic k or dr ag the des ir ed clip or s ce ne to move it to the S to ry Board tra y . 2 Cl ic k the Ef fe ct but ton on the Ef fect tray . 3 Drag the Ef fec t icon you want to add from the Ef fec t tr ay to the Ef fe ct pa le tte on the Edit tray . 4 C[...]

Mo vieShak er So ftwar e 33 Addi ng tex t ef fects t o a scene or cli p 1 Dou ble-cl ick or drag the clip or sc ene to mo ve it to the S tor y B oard tr ay . 2 Cl ic k the T ext b utton on the Edit ing tray . 3 Cl ic k the T ext Se tting button t o c reate cus to m ize d t e x t. T he T ext Set ti ng di al og box a p pe ar s . Enter your tex t, a n[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 34 Sav ing a mo v i e 1 V e ri fy tha t the movie or cl ips you wa n t to s ave are lo ca ted o n the S tory Bo ard tr ay . 2 Cl ic k t he E xport b utton on t he S tor y Board tray . 3 Sel ect the format i n which you wa nt th e movie to be save d. 4 Cl ic k Next . 5 Co nfirm that you want to con tinue[...]

Mo vieShak er So ftwar e 35 Using I mag eStation onl ine service w ith Mo vie S haker softw are Im ag eS tati on SM is an onli ne ser vic e that allows you to stor e your pi c tu re s and mo vi es on th e Int erne t to s har e with fa mily an d fri end s. Imag eS ta tio n requ ire s an In ter net connect ion and regis t ra ti on for the W eb-ba s e[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 36 6 When the Image S t ation appl ic ati on on your compute r conne ct s with Imag e S tatio n onli ne , y our fil es a re up loa ded t o the W eb s ite . The Image Upl oad er window appears a nd di sp la ys t he Int e rne t co nne cti on and uploa d stat us. 7 Go to ht tp://www .images tatio n.com t o[...]

Pictur eGear So ftwar e 37 Pict ur eG ea r S o ft wa re Pi ctu reGe ar ™ soft wa re i s a di gital image management appli cation t hat allows yo u to view a ll t he im a g es st ored i n any direc t ory on your c omputer . Thum bnail vi ews provi de quick reminde rs of your pict ures. Use Pi c tureGe a r soft ware to br ighten, add c ontrast, enh[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 38 Creating a photo a l bu m 1 Cl ic k the Folder ta b in the main wind ow and brows e to loca te your pic tures . 2 Sel ect the picture s y ou want to i nclude i n y our al bum. 3 From t he Ut ili ties m enu, selec t Albu m Mak er . 4 Ch oos e a Design templ ate for your album . 5 Cl ic k t he “ Make[...]

Pictur eGear So ftwar e 39 6 Cl ic k the “ C u s t om iz e th e d es ig n ” butto n t o add pi ctures , f rames, text , an d effe ct s. 7 Cl ic k S ave to design ate the loca ti on where you want to sa ve your alb um . 8 En te r a nam e for t h e ta r get fo lder an d cl ic k OK. 9 T h e P ict u r eGe ar ™ Cus t om Album fea tu re cre ates th[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 40 Smart Capt ur e Smart Capt ure is a Sony appli catio n that manage s the i. L INK ® connec tio n betwe en your compute r and a comp a tible i.LINK dig ital camera or camcor der . Y ou can capt ure a nd enhanc e video or stil l images to sha re with your fa m ily and fri ends over the In ternet o r t[...]

Smar t Ca pt ure 41 The Smart C apt ure main window ope ns with a blue screen image, indic ati ng tha t t here is n o data input from a di gital camera or ca m corde r . When y ou c onnec t yo ur digita l cam era o r camc order to your s ystem wi th an i.LINK ca ble and tu rn it on , an image appea rs in t he main wind ow . Som e cameras and camco [...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 42 5 Cl ic k the Options but ton to view the a va il able opt ions for your still image capt ure. The St ill Ima ge Opt ions windo w appea rs . The S till Im a ge Option s win dow has four ta bs: ❑ Capturing M ode — Y o u can choose betwe en Norm a l, Self-ti m er , or Pan orama Capt ure m odes. ❑[...]

Smar t Ca pt ure 43 T o c apt ure a p icture in Sti ll mode 1 Use you r digi tal came ra or camc orde r to locate the image y ou want to capt ure. Whe n you se e the d esired i mage i n the Sm art Ca pture wind ow , c lick t he Ca pture butt on. The S ti ll V iewer windo w appea rs . Y ou can captu re one pi ct ure or sev e ral pic tures at a t im [...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 44 Using Ne t Mo v ie Mode 1 From the S ta rt button in the W indows ta skb ar , selec t All Program s , sele c t Sm art Capt ure, and th en cl ick Smar t Cap ture. T he Sma r t Ca ptur e main win dow appe a r s . 2 Co nnec t your compat ible i. LINK dig ital ca m cord er to your compute r w ith a n i .[...]

Smar t Ca pt ure 45 ❑ Dest ination — Se lect a fi le destina tio n for y our movies when rec ording vi deo c lips . ❑ Capture Button — Se t the cha racte rist ics of the sof tware ’ s o n- scre en Capt ure button. Y ou c an st art a nd stop recordi ng by clic king the Ca ptur e bu tton ( this is the d efault cha racte risti c ). Y ou can [...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 46 3 Y ou can re view yo ur movi e from the Mov i e P laye r window by us ing th e pl ay , p aus e , a n d st op buttons. Clic k the arrows or dra g the scroll bar to view you r movi e. Each fra me is di sp layed with an ide nt ifying num ber in the queue . T o manage your m ovi e in N et Mov ie mode Fr[...]

Smar t Ca pt ure 47 T o upload with Movi e Pl ayer 1 Cl ic k the Upl oad Bu tton i n Movie Playe r to begin trans fe r of yo ur movi e to t he Im ag e St at i o n W eb si te. Th e Ima ge Upl oad er wind o w ap p e ars and di s plays the Int ern et connect ion a n d uploa d s tat us. 2 Cl ic k t o se e thu m bnail pr evi e ws of your pic tures or mo[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 48 3 From the S ti ll V i ewe r window , cli ck th e Upload butt on to transfe r your pi ct u r es or mo vie s to t h e I mage St ati o n W eb si te. Th e Ima ge Upl oad er win dow dis plays your Int ernet connec ti on and uploa d stat us. Click to see thumbna il pr eviews o f y our pic tures o r movies[...]

So nic Stag e So ft war e 49 So ni cS ta ge Sof twar e Soni cS tage softwa re is a ne w juk ebox ap plica tio n that adds a hos t of ne w featur es t o i ts pred ec es sor , Op e nMG ™ Juk e box . Sonic S tag e softwa re lets you play and reco rd fr om aud io CDs an d impo rt digi ta l audio f ile s whi le mai ntaini ng c opyr ight i nform a t io[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 50 Soni c St age feature ta bs (Main window) ❑ CD tab — The co ntents of your ins erted audi o CD are di s pla yed, e n ab lin g fu nct i o ns such a s re cord ing to t h e co mpu ter ’ s hard d is k driv e. ❑ Impo rt tab — Import MP 3, W A V or aud io file s on your comput e r t o a Pla y li [...]

So nic Stag e So ft war e 51 Recor ding fr om a CD Y o u can recor d song s from aud i o CDs and import them to pla ylis ts in Soni c S tage . 1 In se rt a n audi o CD into your syste m ’ s optica l disc drive . 2 Cl ic k the CD tab. 3 Use the dro p-down l ist s to s ele ct the A T RAC3 bi t ra te, CD dri ve, a nd Reco rd To d e s t i n a t i o n[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 52 4 Y ou can id entify specif ic tr acks on your C D by c learing the c he ck marks fro m the tra cks you don ’ t wa nt to re cor d . Y ou c an cl ea r all se le ct ed tr ac ks by sel ecti ng t he empt y c heckbox next t o Se le ct All , and the n se lect ing the t racks you want to re c or d. If you[...]

So nic Stag e So ft war e 53 Chec k - O ut 1 Co nne ct the extern al device or in s e rt th e m edia into your comput er . 2 Cl ic k the T rans fer t ab to dis play t he T rans fer win dow . Y our c ompute r auto matic ally recog nizes the conne cted exte rnal device or m ed ia a nd lis ts t he co ntent in form a ti on in a new p a nel on the r igh[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 54 Chec k In 1 Co nnec t the extern al device or ins e rt the media into your comput er . 2 Cl ic k the T ransf er tab to di s p la y the T ra nsfer win dow . Y our compu ter autom atic ally recog nizes the c onnected exte rna l d evice or m e dia and l ist s t he co ntent inf orm ati on in a ne w pane [...]

So nic Stag e So ft war e 55 Ad ditiona l feature s ❑ Soni c S tage T utorial — So n i cS ta ge fe at u re s are d es c r ib e d in th e T u to r i al . The use r-frie ndly inte rface instruc ts you on how to use all S oni cSta ge feat ures. ❑ SonicS tage Backup T ool — Y ou can bac k up and re s tore music, gra phics, and i nformat ion d a[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 56 Visu al Flow Sof twa r e Vi s u a l F l o w ™ soft wa re i s a Sony sta t e-of-t he-art m u ltimed i a bro ws er de sig ned spe cif ic al ly f or Memory S tic k ® m edi a . I t dis pl ays any still pict ure , mov ie or sound file s sto red in a Me m or y Sti ck m edia in a vis ua lly pleas i ng, a[...]

V is u al F low S of tw a r e 57 4 Cl ic k an icon in th e Sort s ec tion on the mai n tool ba r to selec t a sort ing met hod. 5 Pl a cing your curs or on the l eft end of the main tool bar act iva tes the curren t M em or y St ic k p r op e rti es. 6 Pl a cing your curs or on the ri ght end of the main tool ba r activa tes a se c ond ary to olbar[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 58 Additio n al Soft wa re Inf o rma tio n V AIO Edit Components VA I O ® Edit Com pone nts is a sof twar e plug -in for Adobe ® Premiere ® tha t pro vide s max imum compa ti bilit y and vid eo quali ty for ca ptu ring video from you r Son y digi ta l camcorde r . If you r V AIO com puter doe s not h[...]

59 Configu r ing Y our V AIO Computer This se ct ion pr ovides informat ion about maint ainin g your compute r ’ s har d dis k drive perf ormance and c onne c ti ng a compati ble i.L INK ® devi ce . Har d Disk Drive P a rt iti on T o maint ain op timum sys tem p erformance , you should defr agmen t your com pu t er ’ s D partit ion re gularl y[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 60 i. LINK (I EEE1394) Compatibil i ty Y ou r V AIO c omp ute r m ay i nclude e i the r 4-pin or 6 -pin, or b oth type s , of i .LINK por ts. A 6-pin i .LINK p ort ca n: ❑ suppl y power from the comput er to the con ne c te d devi c e if the devic e is equip ped with a 6-pi n connect or . ❑ suppl y [...]

i.LI NK ( IEEE1394) Compati bility 61 Connecting an i.LINK (IEEE1394) de vice 1 Use th e symb ol to loca te the i. LINK port on your com patib le i.L INK devi ce and on yo ur comput er . Plug the i.L INK cable connector i nto t his port . 2 Pl ug the other end of the cabl e in to the corres ponding 4- or 6-pin i.LINK po rt on your co m pu te r . ?[...]

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63 Sys tem, Appl icat ion, And Dr iv er Reco v er y CD( s) Sy st em Re cov e ry CD ( s ) So ny El ec tr onics Inc. The S yst e m Re cov ery CD uti lity e na bles you t o rest ore the ope rat ing s ys te m and so ft ware tha t s hi pped with yo ur co mpu ter if th ey be co me corr u pte d or a r e er ase d. It can be u s ed only t o r estor e the h [...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 64 T o U se th e Sy st em Re cover y CD (s) The Sys te m Recov e ry ut ili ty forma ts your hard dis k drive and rest ores all the ori gin al s oftware a pplic ations . Y o ur comput e r is returne d t o the or iginal fa ctory se tt in g s . If you exper ience a p roblem with your c om pute r, reinsta l[...]

T o Use the Syst em Recov er y CD(s) 65 Usi n g th e S yst em R ec ove r y C D (s ) Y o ur sys t em may take a few m inute s t o loa d necess a ry fi les. A blue screen appe ars duri ng the do w nloa ding pr ocess. 1 In se rt th e System Recove ry CD in your co m puter ’ s opt ic al dri ve. The S ys te m R ec o ve ry ut il i ty s tar t s f rom th[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 66 T o U se th e A pp lic ati on Re cover y CD ( s) The Applica ti on Rec ove ry CD ut ility enabl e s y ou to re inst al l indi vidual soft ware app l ic at io n s if th ey be co m e c o r rup t ed or ar e era s ed . Rei n s ta l li ng an in d ivi du a l soft wa re appl ication may cor rect a problem t[...]

T o Use t he Dri ver Reco ver y CD 67 T o U se th e Dr iv er R e co v er y CD The Dri ve r Re cov ery CD utili ty ena bl es y ou to rei nstall indiv idual dri ve rs and re pa ir sof twa re app li catio ns i f t hey be co m e c or rup te d o r a re eras ed . Y ou can reins tal l an in dividua l driver to co rrec t a prob le m that you a re e xp eri [...]

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69 T roub les hooting This se ction desc ribes how to solv e common pr oble ms you may encounter when using your computer . Many pr oblems hav e simpl e solut ions, so try t hese sugge stions bef or e you call Sony C us tomer Su pport. To p i c s My compu ter does not st art. ❑ Ch ec k tha t the com puter is plugge d into a power source a nd tha [...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 70 My dr iv ers ar e corru pted or de lete d. I want to r ecove r driver s that c ame w ith my comput er . See “ T o Use the Driv e r Recove ry CD ” in the on li n e U ser Gu id e, f or m ore i nform at ion. Y ou can ac c ess the onli ne User Guide as foll ows: 1 Cl ick S t a rt in t he W i ndows ta[...]

T roub leshoo t ing 71 Why doe s the W i ndows ® oper at ing sys tem st op r espo nding d uring shutd own? The W indows ope ra t ing s ystem m ay not shut down prope rly for m any re asons, i ncl uding inc om pati ble or conf lic ting driv ers, damage d file s, or non-res pons ive hardwa re. Fo r troubl e shoo ting inform a tion, you c an s ea r c[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 72 My optical drive tr ay doe s no t open . Ther e a re two method s for openin g your opti cal dri ve tra y: ❑ Us e the Ej ec t b u t t on 1 Ma ke sur e t h e co m put er i s tu rned on. 2 Pre s s the E jec t button on the dr ive . ❑ Us e th e My Co mp ute r i co n 1 Cl ic k S tart in t he W i ndow[...]

T roub leshoo t ing 73 I cannot play a DVD. If a regio n code warni ng appe ars when yo u are using t he DVD player appl icati on, i t may be th at th e region co de of the DVD you ar e tryi ng to play is i nco m pati ble with the regi on code sett ing of your opti cal driv e. A re g ion c o de is l is t e d on the dis c pac ka ging. Reg ion code i[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 74 When I cl ick an applica tio n i con , a me ss age such as “ Y ou mu st insert the app li cation CD int o your driv e ” appe ar s and the soft war e does not sta rt . ❑ Some s oftwa re a ppli cati ons requi re spe c if ic fi le s th at are locat ed on the ap pl ic at io n ’ s CD-ROM. Ins e rt[...]

T roub leshoo t ing 75 Why is ther e no sound in a ny appl icati on? ❑ Ch e ck t hat the spe a kers are pl ugge d int o the Headph ones jack. ❑ If your speak ers have a mute but ton, verify tha t it i s turne d off . ❑ If your spe a kers are po we red b y batter ies, verify that the b a tte ries ar e i nsert ed pr o p erl y a n d th at th ey [...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 76 My modem co nnec ti on is slow . Many fac tors inf lue nc e mode m conne c t ion s pe ed: ❑ T elepho ne li ne noise ❑ Incom pa tibi lity with o ther t e leph one e quip m ent such a s fa x machi nes or ot her mode m s. ❑ Int er net Servic e Pr ovi ders (ISP) conn e ctio n cap a bi li ty may var[...]

T roub leshoo t ing 77 ❑ If it appear s th at you r modem is not funct ioni ng properly , c he c k th e device stat us. 1 Cl ic k St art i n the Wi ndows taskbar , t hen c l i ck Cont rol Pa nel . 2 Clic k P rint e rs and Other Hard ware and then sele ct Phone and Modem Opt ion s. 3 From the Mod ems t ab, c l i ck to se le ct your m odem. 4 Cl ic[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 78 3 From t he A u dio tab, loc a t e the Sound recordi ng sect ion a nd c l ic k t he V ol ume but to n. The Recordi ng Control dial og box a pp ea rs. 4 Sel ec t the Opti ons men u and cl ick Pro pertie s. The Proper ties dial og box appe ars. 5 In th e sec tion, “ Ad just vol um e for , ” se lect[...]

T roub leshoo t ing 79 My mouse ne e ds to be set up for lef t-hand use. 1 Cl ic k St art i n the Wi ndows taskbar , t hen c l i ck Cont rol Pa nel . 2 Cl ick Print ers an d Ot her Hardwar e, t hen cli ck Mouse. The Mouse Pro pert ies di al og box a p pe ar s . 3 From the B utt ons tab, sele ct “ S w itc h primary and s ec ondary butt ons ” und[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 80 How do I inst all a prin te r? ❑ If you r pr int er ha s a USB, IEEE1394 , or infr ared conn ec tio n, conta ct the pri nte r manufa c ture r for informat ion or updat es tha t may be require d for pro per in s t al lati on. ❑ Ch ec k the printe r m anufa c t urer ’ s W eb sit e for th e la tes[...]

T roub leshoo t ing 81 T o cont act Son y f or techn ic al support For furt he r technic al assis ta nc e, call 1-888- 4-SONY -PC (1-8 88-476-6972) or acc e ss t he Sony Comput ing Supp ort W e b sit e a t: ht tp: // www.sony. com/ pcsup port.[...]

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Notes on Use 83 Notes o n Use The inform ation in t his section pr ovide s b asic p rocedure s t o f oll ow whe n handl ing your com pute r , component s, a nd access ori es. The po wer sour ce ❑ Y our c om pute r operat es on 100 – 12 0 V AC 50/6 0 Hz on ly . ❑ Pl ug all the power c ords for your c om p uter and i ts periphe ral equi pm ent [...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 84 Dispos al of t he lit hium b att ery Dispo s e of t he l ith ium b atter y proper ly . In some a reas , t he di spos al of lithi um batt eries in household or busi ness trash m a y be pr ohib ite d. Y o u can re turn yo ur unwant ed lithi um batt eries to your ne arest So ny Servi ce Center or F ac t[...]

Notes on Use 85 ❑ Shou ld any solid obj ect or liq uid fall in to the c a binet, keybo ard, or mouse , shut down y our comput er and t hen u nplug i t. Y o u may want to ha ve th e com pute r checked by qual i fi ed personne l before opera ting it any furthe r . ❑ The com put er us e s hig h-frequency ra dio si gnal s and may c a use inte rfe r[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 86 Upgrading t he computer s ystem ❑ The upg ra di ng procedur es des c ribed in the onli ne manua l, assume fami li arity wi th the general termi nology a ssoc iated wi th pers onal com puters and with the s afe ty pra ctices and re gula tory compli ance requir ed for using and mod ifying el ec troni[...]

Notes on Use 87 Using t he har d disk driv e ❑ Do not plac e th e c omput er in a locati on that is su bject to vibra tion or sh ock. ❑ Do not move the compute r during opera tion. ❑ Do not subj ec t the comput e r to sudde n changes in tempe ra t ure. ❑ Do not turn of f the power whil e the comput er is acce ssi ng the hard di sk dr ive. H[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 88 Res ou rces Sony provide s se vera l s upport opti ons for your Sony comput er . When you have ques tions about you r comput er and t he prein stalle d softwa re, ch eck thes e sources for answers, in t he fol l owi ng seque nce: VA I O Q u i c k S t a r t The Q u ic kSta r t c ontai ns i nfor m atio[...]

Res ources 89 Sony Fa x-on -De m and Thi s serv ic e provi des you with ans wers to c om monl y as ke d questi ons. Y ou can use thi s auto m ate d servic e to r eques t a li st of ava ilabl e topi cs . Sele ct t he top ic s tha t y ou want t o v ie w . T o cont act the S ony f ax-on-de m and se rvice, call 1-8 88-4-SONY -PC ( 1-888- 476-69 72). ( [...]

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91 Inde x A AC In put port 11 air ci rcu l atio n 84 App licat ion Re cover y CD(s ) ARCDs 66 audi o file formats 55 audi o pr oblems 75 B Back Pa nel 10 Browse r secur ity 49 C ca uti o n li th i u m ba tt er y 84 spea kers 84 CD pl ay back p r obl ems 72, 74 tra y ej ec t 7 2 CD- R W reco rding pr oblems 74 chan ging wi ndow desig n 1 4 Ch ec k-I[...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 92 E ele ctronic e qui pm e nt 84 Ele c t ronic Music Dis t ributio n se rvice 49 ele ctros tatic dis c h a r ge 86 EMD serv i ce 49 encry pti on 49 Eth er net por t 11 F Flo ppy disk dri ve 8 Front Pane l 7 Full m ode 55 H handl ing you r compute r 84 hard dis k drive defra gm enti ng 59 parti tionin g[...]

I n dex 93 op tical dr ive reco rding spe e d 74 tra y ej ec t 7 2 P par a llel port chan ging t ype 71 parti tioni ng your har d di sk d rive 5 9 party l ines 85 PBX (Pri v ate Br anch Ex cha nge ) 8 5 Pictu reGear softwa re 37 cr ea ting a phot o alb um 38 man a gi ng pic tures 37 po wer bu tton 9 cor d 8 3 di s con necting power c ord 83 fl uct [...]

V AIO Digi t al St udio Computer Us er Gui de 94 CD/DVD pl aybac k p roble ms 72 CD-R W recording 74 chan ging paral le l port type 71 comp uter st opped r espond ing 70 DVD playbac k probl ems 73 DVD-R W recordi ng 74 keyboa rd 79 mic r opho ne 77 mode m 76 mode m speed 76 mous e 78 opera ting s ystem l ocks up 71 op ti ca l dri v e tr a y ej ec t[...]