Sony PCG-FX403 Software Manual Download

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Summary of Contents for PCG-FX403

Page 1: ...N About the software on your Sony notebook P C G F X S e r i e s ...

Page 2: ...ware specifications are subject to change without notice and may not necessarily be identical to current retail versions Updates and additions to software may require an additional charge Subscriptions to online service providers may require a fee and credit card information Financial services may require prior arrangements with participating financial institutions 2001 Sony Corporation All rights...

Page 3: ...ons The SONY SOFTWARE contains copyrighted material and other proprietary material In order to protect them and except as permitted by applicable law you may not decompile reverse engineer or disassemble the SONY SOFTWARE in whole or in part Except for the transfer of the SONY SOFTWARE together with the SONY HARDWARE and prior agreement of the recipient to be bound by the terms and conditions of t...

Page 4: ...ill terminate immediately without notice from Sony if you fail to comply with any provision of this EULA Upon termination you must destroy the SONY SOFTWARE related documentation and all copies thereof 5 Governing Law This EULA shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan Should you have any questions concerning this EULA or this limited warranty please refer to the Cust...

Page 5: ...business proprietors can participate voluntarily The targeted products are office equipment such as computers displays printers facsimiles and copiers Their standards and logos are uniform among participating nations Energy Star is a U S registered mark Trademarks Sony DVgate i LINKTM PictureGear MovieShaker Smart Capture UI Design Selector VisualFlow VAIO and the VAIO logo are trademarks of Sony ...

Page 6: ...computer operates as an editing desk that can capture preview cut and assemble your selection and save the sequences in AVI and MPEG1 formats DVgate Still displays digital video images sent from a digital video cassette recorder or a digital video camera recorder only possible if you have DV Out on your camera and saves them as graphic files on your hard drive MovieShaker Sony Electronics MovieSha...

Page 7: ...m to a Web page PictureToy Sony Electronics PictureToy is Sony s drawing application using a highly accurate pen tool As well as drawing from scratch you can edit images using over 70 images Adding spectacles and flowers to pictures is just as much fun as it sounds Smart Capture Sony Electronics Connect a digital camera to your computer to shoot still images and video clips which you can view or s...

Page 8: ...f the music files The SonicStage software encrypts and manages music files either downloaded to a personal computer by using the EMD services or adopted or created from your own CD or the Internet The SonicStage CD R functionality is not pre installed on your notebook You can install the CD R module from the Application Recovery CD ROM supplied with your notebook UI Design Selector Sony Electronic...

Page 9: ...upted or accidentally erased Reinstalling an individual device driver may correct a problem you are experiencing with your computer without you having to recover the entire system You can only use the Recovery CD ROMs on the Sony notebook you purchased and not on any other Sony PC or other manufacturer s PC Operating system and other pre installed software Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Corpora...

Page 10: ...onents bundled with Internet Explorer 6 0 Internet Explorer 6 0 also includes 128 bit encryption the highest possible level of protection for all your Internet communications including credit card use and financial transactions A complete online tutorial helps new users become comfortable using the Internet For questions and technical assistance go online to http support microsoft com directory Ad...

Page 11: ...ission to the Symantec AntiVirus Research Center SARC Files submitted to SARC are analyzed and the results are reported automatically within seven days When you configure Norton AntiVirus adequately your computer is safe Norton AntiVirus can automatically check boot records for viruses at system startup check programs for viruses at the time you use them scan all local hard drives for viruses once...

Page 12: ...our digital music library on your personal computer For further information see the website at http www real com QuickTime Apple QuickTime is the Apple technology that makes video sound music 3D and virtual reality come alive for your Internet browser and Windows For further information see the website at http www apple com quicktime WinDVD InterVideo Inc InterVideo Inc s WinDVD is a simple to use...

Page 13: ...ook 12 n N can play DVD movies interactive DVD titles MPEG video content Video CDs and audio CDs WinDVD automatically determines the type of disk in the DVD drive and uses the correct playback method For questions and technical assistance go online to http www intervideo com ...

Page 14: ...Sony websites from here in an instant By default you can find VAIO Remote Control in the Start menu after which you can copy it to your desktop for easy access Overview 1 Info Box Contains a brief description of an item when you move the cursor over it 2 Language options Click to select your preferred language 3 Language display Click to display hide the language list 4 License Click here to view ...

Page 15: ... the sphere to start the launch sequence The sphere moves closer to the info box and the word GO appears 3 Click GO to launch For software applications the program is launched in full screen For links Internet Explorer is opened and the Sony website is launched 5 Links Reveals the links to useful Sony websites 6 Central Remote Control buttons Click an application area to reveal the software items ...

Page 16: ...ges from i LINK compatible devices To capture still images proceed as follows 1 Connect an i LINK compatible device to your notebook 2 Launch Smart Capture from the Start menu in All Programs Smart Capture Smart Capture The Finder window appears displaying the image of the subject 3 Adjust the focus on the subject 4 Click the Capture button in the Smart Capture window The Still Viewer window appea...

Page 17: ... by e mail To end Still Viewer click the button You can capture still images in the following sizes 640 x 480 320 x 240 160 x 120 and 80 x 60 pixels When capturing a small resolution image i e 80 x 60 pixels the displayed image on the Finder window may appear blurred A gap may appear when a rapid moving object is displayed However this is not a malfunction You can create a panorama picture by usin...

Page 18: ...he e mail software MAPI is a Microsoft Windows program interface that enables you to send e mails from within a Windows application and to attach the document you are working on to the e mail note Shooting video clips With a video camera connected to your computer you can use Smart Capture to capture video clips as well as play them or send them via e mail To capture video clips proceed as follows...

Page 19: ...ideo MPEG1 160 x 112 maximum of 30 frames sec Audio MPEG1 44 1 kHz effective maximum equivalent to 11 025 kHz monophonic A gap may appear when a rapid moving object is displayed However this is not a malfunction Sending video clips via e mail If you shoot a video clip in a low resolution format its size will be reasonable and can therefore be sent by e mail To send video clips via e mail proceed a...

Page 20: ...oftware on your Sony notebook Using Smart Capture 19 n N 6 Click Start Compression When compression is completed a window message asks you if you want to attach the file to your e mail 7 Accept and send the e mail ...

Page 21: ...Phone and Modem Options matches the country you are dialing from To configure your modem proceed as follows 1 Click Start and then again Control Panel 2 Click Switch to Classic View on the left side and double click Phone and Modem Options The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears 3 Make sure the Dialing Rules tab is selected 4 Click the New button if you wish to configure your modem or the E...

Page 22: ...esign changes to give you a preview of the design you chose for the Sony software 5 To try another design click on or 6 Click OK once you are satisfied with your choice UI Design Selector disappears and changes the window design of Sony software as you selected Managing power You can manage the power settings of your notebook via the power options properties in the Control Panel To manage the powe...

Page 23: ...ate support When your computer hibernates it stores whatever it has in memory on your hard disk and then shuts down When your computer comes out of Hibernate mode it returns to its previous state 3 Click Apply and OK Selecting display modes This notebook uses the ATI video controller You can select which display is used when the computer is connected to an external display To select a display proc...

Page 24: ...projector at the same time depending on the types of computer displays and projectors you are using Turn on the computer after you turned off the peripheral devices Using the Dual Display function The dual display function allows you to distribute portions of your desktop across separate displays For example if you have an external monitor attached to the monitor connector your LCD display and the...

Page 25: ...colours on each display do not divide one single window on two displays otherwise your software may not work properly Set fewer colours or a lower resolution for each display Selecting the Dual Display mode To select the Dual Display mode proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click Appearance and Themes 4 Click the Display icon 5 Click the Setti...

Page 26: ...k the Display icon 5 Click the Settings tab 6 Click on the display you wish to change 1 or 2 7 Select an option from the Color quality list when you want to change colors 8 Use the slider in the Screen resolution to adjust the resolution 9 Click Apply and then OK Customizing the virtual desktop You can customize dual display mode by changing the position of the two monitors comprising the virtual ...

Page 27: ...ivating the Dual display function To deactivate the Dual Display function proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click Appearance and Themes 4 Click the Display icon 5 Click the Settings tab 6 Click the display 2 7 Check the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor option 8 This will disable the Dual Display For switching from Primary to Secon...

Page 28: ...ndividual driver if a device is not functioning properly Reinstall an individual application in the case you have problems running it Performing a system recovery Use this option only when your system is seriously damaged e g if Windows does not work any longer or your PC behaves abnormally etc The system recovery will completely reinstall the originally configured system on your C drive Your D dr...

Page 29: ...is performed you must remove the recovery CD ROM from the drive before restarting the computer If the CD ROM is still in the drive you will restart a recovery process Performing a standard system recovery To perform a standard system recovery proceed as follows 1 Take the system recovery CD ROM 2 Turn on your computer using AC power only and insert the system recovery CD ROM in the CD ROM drive 3 ...

Page 30: ...f you want to change the partitions on your hard disk At this stage 3 options are available Recovering the system without changing partitions Recovering the system with modified partition sizes Aborting the recovery process Recovering the system without changing partitions To recover the system without changing partitions proceed as follows 1 Press C to keep your current partitions This is the rec...

Page 31: ...on you select the recovery process will create 1 or 2 partitions on the hard disk 3 Confirm your selection on the next screen 4 Wait until the new partitions are created and the notebook reboots 5 Press G to proceed with the system recovery 6 Select the file system you want to use FAT32 or NTFS 7 Follow the instructions on the screen 8 When the recovery process is finished remove the system recove...

Page 32: ...want to recover 6 Double click the Setup program 7 Follow the instructions in the Installer You must run the last product recovery CD ROM from Windows The application will not run from DOS When performing an application recovery you do not lose data on your hard disk In most cases it is advised to uninstall an application before reinstalling it Reinstalling a device driver Some applications or per...

Page 33: ...priate driver 3 Next launch the Add Hardware Wizard click Start Control Panel and then double click Add Hardware to install the appropriate device If you do not immediately see the Add Hardware icon click Switch to Classic View on the left side If a more recent driver is already installed a warning message appears which you can ignore ...

Page 34: ...tions like DVgate To optimize data storage use the C drive to install new applications and save all your documents and files to the D drive Moreover doing so will prevent the loss of your data in the case you need to perform a system recovery Do not try to add delete or resize partitions unless you really need to Changing partition settings might delete all your files on the hard disk If you need ...

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