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Summary of Contents for PCG-GRX415MP

Page 1: ...N About the software on your Sony notebook P C G G R X 4 1 5 M P ...

Page 2: ...tion organized under Japanese Law the manufacturer of your Sony computer system the SONY HARDWARE Please read this EULA carefully before installing or using the software distributed together with this EULA the SONY SOFTWARE By installing or using the SONY SOFTWARE you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA You may use the SONY SOFTWARE only in connection with the use of the SONY HARDWARE SONY...

Page 3: ...y to replace media damaged by accident abuse or misapplication The above limited warranty replaces all other representations conditions and warranties whether express or implied by statute or otherwise and Sony expressly disclaims all other warranties and all conditions including but not limited to the implied warranties and or conditions of satisfactory quality and fitness for a particular purpos...

Page 4: ...promotes energy saving through the use of computers and their office equipment The program backs the development and dissemination of products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption It is an open system in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily The targeted products are office equipment such as computers displays printers facsimiles and copiers Their standards an...

Page 5: ...rt Capture SonicStage Sony Notebook Setup UI Design Selector VisualFlow Memory Stick the Memory Stick logo VAIO and the VAIO logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation The Windows and the Windows XP Professional logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 6: ...ble solution http www vaio link com Guarantee Protect your investment See the Guarantee sheet for the terms and conditions and refer to your Customer Guide for more information To register your Sony VAIO computer proceed as follows 1 Connect your phone line and set up a modem connection see Configuring your modem page 94 2 Double click the VAIO Online Registration icon on the desktop 3 Select your...

Page 7: ...ur computer create photo albums labels and make prints DVgate Sony Electronics DVgate is a kit of 3 complementary applications DVgate Motion DVgate Still and DVgate Assemble This collection makes it easy to select and edit digital video clips then bring them together into a professional looking home video Use i LINK to connect your digital video camera and the computer operates as an editing desk ...

Page 8: ...plete with transitions special effects background music and text All you do is import your clips pick the tune you want and MovieShaker does the rest You can also choose to take control and produce your very own movie You choose the exact clips order special effects and transitions You can also import your own music and MovieShaker will automatically match the length of the song to the length of y...

Page 9: ...ctivity and battery life Automatic power management selects the most appropriate profile depending on the application you are working with and the conditions of use Smart Capture Sony Electronics Connect a digital camera to your computer to shoot still images and video clips which you can view or send by e mail The Smart Capture Finder displays images from the camera and allows you to adjust the s...

Page 10: ...urpose of SonicStage technology is to create an environment in which larger quantities of high quality music can be distributed without subsequent unauthorized distribution of 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 Sony Notebook Setup Sony Elec...

Page 11: ...ll images movies or sound files within VisualFlow or with other software Product Recovery CD ROMs Sony Corporation The Product Recovery CD ROMs allow you to reinstall the system the software shipped with your computer and the bundled device drivers if they are corrupted or accidentally erased Reinstalling an individual device driver may correct a problem you are experiencing with your computer wit...

Page 12: ...ional also keeps your data secure and maintains your privacy For questions and technical assistance go online to http support microsoft com directory Internet Explorer 6 0 Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer is the Microsoft Internet browser allowing you to surf the World Wide Web The Setup Wizard configures your computer to connect automatically to your service provider A full e mail package ...

Page 13: ...shop Elements Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe Photoshop Elements software introduces the next generation of image editing with powerful new features that offer something for every user Delivering the broadest and most productive toolset available Photoshop helps you explore your creativity work at peak efficiency and achieve the highest quality results across all image media For questions and tec...

Page 14: ... entertainment program that seamlessly stitches multiple photos into a single panoramic picture It enables you to create eye catching large format panoramas with point and click simplicity You can also view your panoramas from different perspectives For questions and technical assistance go online to http www arcsoft com products software en panoramamaker2000 html QuickTime 5 0 Apple QuickTime is ...

Page 15: ...unable to playback Please read the End User Licensing Agreement before using RealJukebox To view the End User Licensing Agreement go to Start All Programs Real RealJukebox RealJukebox License Agreement RealJukebox does not support the Digital Rights Management DRM compliant online music distribution services that are supported by OpenMG DRM compliant music files downloaded from online music distri...

Page 16: ... It can also scan files you download from the Internet and check floppy disks for boot viruses when you use them You must launch the Norton AntiVirus installation and you will then be prompted to update the virus definitions This is normal as new viruses have come out since your VAIO left the factory For more information see the online help files and the website at http www symantec com techsupp W...

Page 17: ...re on your Sony notebook Using Video software 16 n N Using Video software The following video software application s are installed on your VAIO Using DVgate page 17 Using MovieShaker page 32 Using Smart Capture page 38 ...

Page 18: ...edited material for recording on a DV device With DVgate you can easily perform image editing with your computer and a DV device DVgate consists of 3 applications DVgate Motion DVgate Still DVgate Assemble Depending on the computer settings frames may be lost during video capture and frame duplication when recording edited video Please make sure you configure your computer according to the recomme...

Page 19: ... digital video camera recorder connected to the computer With DVgate you are not limited to recording single clips but you can record a series of clips on the DV device at one time To launch DVgate Motion proceed as follows 1 Connect the camera to the computer with the i LINK cable and turn on the camera 2 Click Start All Programs DVgate DVgate Motion DVgate Motion and the Monitor windows appear T...

Page 20: ...n Out list window Click Mark again to mark the end of the segment to capture The last frame of the segment to be captured is displayed in the In Out list window Continue to mark as many segments as you want 5 Click Capture to import the selected video segment or click Capture All to import them all at once The Save as a file window appears 6 Select the location to save the file 7 Click the Save bu...

Page 21: ...ited videos on a DV device To record edited videos on a DV device proceed as follows 1 Adjust the recording correction values 2 Add files to the Record List 3 Record remotely or manually the video on the DV device Adjusting the recording correction values To ensure accuracy in the recording you can specify recording correction values Adjustment of the recording correction values is especially impo...

Page 22: ... all serial numbered files with the same name if you select Add all divided files saved with the same name Serial numbered files are created when you specify to save files as multiple files in DVgate Motion and DVgate Assemble All newly added files are appended to the end of the list You can drag multiple files at one time however the order in which they are added is unpredictable You can record A...

Page 23: ...you move multiple files they are all moved together You can undo changes by choosing Undo from the Edit menu immediately after inserting moving or deleting a file s You can save a Record List for future use Record List files can only be used in DVgate Motion To preview a clip proceed as follows 1 Select the file you want to preview in the DVgate Motion AVI file list window 2 Click Preview The Moni...

Page 24: ...g recording if you select the Append option button in the Output dialog box Blank frame s can be placed in the following locations Head A blank image is placed before the start of the video sequence during recording Tail A blank image is placed after the end of the video sequence during recording Both Blank images are placed before the start and after the end of the video sequence during recording...

Page 25: ...rder as this might prevent recording If you want to export manually videos from your computer to a DV device refer to the DVgate online help file Using DVgate Still DVgate Still is an application that displays digital video images sent from DV devices such as a digital videocassette recorder or a digital video camera recorder and that captures them as still pictures The following functions are fea...

Page 26: ...ame of a still picture The captured result is the same even if you capture during Play or Pause mode Capturing 30 frames in Continuous Capture mode replaces all 30 frames Capturing only one frame overwrites the first frame of the still picture capturing the next frame overwrites the second frame and so on To toggle between Continuous Capture mode and Single Frame Capture mode proceed as follows 1 ...

Page 27: ... window is being captured Dragging the slider in the Capture window to the left or right lets you display the still picture before or after the current one If you exit DVgate Still without saving the captured still picture it is cleared Even if you attempt to capture continuous pictures you may not be able to capture some frames In this case exit all applications other than DVgate Still and then r...

Page 28: ...formats BMP JPG GIF or DVF To save the captured pictures proceed as follows 1 Launch DVgate Still and capture images 2 In the DVgate Still Still window select a still picture you want to save 3 Click the Save button The Save As dialog box appears Use the Location to Save drop down list to select a folder Select a file format from the File Format drop down list 4 Click Save The captured picture is ...

Page 29: ...e an Assemble List with files you want to splice together Afterwards you can always edit the Assemble List by changing the order of the files and adding or deleting files To add files to an Assemble List proceed as follows 1 Launch DVgate Assemble 2 Click the Add button The Add dialog box appears 3 Choose AVI file in the Files of type drop down box If you select Add all divided files saved with th...

Page 30: ...exact scene is only enabled when one AVI file is selected from the Assemble List However this command is disabled when more than one file are selected To edit the AVI files in the Assemble List for the exact scenes you want to use proceed as follows 1 Launch DVgate Assemble 2 Select the AVI file you want to edit in the Assemble List 3 Choose Edit a clip from the Edit menu The DVgate Assemble Clip ...

Page 31: ...dialog box appears 4 Enter the insertion time in seconds or frames 5 Turn the Wide TV mode on or off 6 Select the screen size 7 Adjust the height and width of still images when they are output Full size Enlarges the screen size to the full monitor size The aspect ratio may change with this selection Original Size Retains the original size of the image without reduction or enlargement Full size usi...

Page 32: ... an AVI file dialog box appears and splicing begins 5 The DVassemble window appears and displays the Exporting Save to an AVI file complete message The set time and the size that the file is split into are displayed when outputting an AVI file 6 Click OK The edited video is saved When you click the Output button only the files on the Assemble List that have been selected are connected and output a...

Page 33: ... without any knowledge of film editing In a few steps motion pictures can be combined with special effects still images pictures and music files and then saved in a format most computers can play To open MovieShaker proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to All Programs and then MovieShaker 3 Click MovieShaker ...

Page 34: ...ion button Only when a MICROMV device has been connected to your computer and MICROMV Device has been selected from the Device menu the Index tray appears while the Capture tray is displayed on the monitor panel The Effect tray contains various effects to be applied to a scene The Text tray provides a tool for creating a text effect to be applied to a scene The Transition tray contains various tra...

Page 35: ...gth may cause MovieShaker to stop responding To remove a clip from the Clip tray drag it from the Clip tray and drop it on the trash icon This only removes the clip from the tray the original file is not deleted Creating a movie After adding clip s to the Clip tray you can create a short movie using the Shaker feature Shaker randomly selects clips from the Clip tray to create a 30 second scene To ...

Page 36: ...cenes created with Shaker begin with a black frame After processing they are placed in the first available slot on the Product tray Limit the number of scenes in the Product tray to 5 or less MovieShaker may stop responding if there are too many scenes in the Product tray ...

Page 37: ...the color and contrast and modifying the length of the clip 1 Shake tab 2 Capture tab 3 Edit tab 4 Speed control slider 5 Volume control slider 6 Effect palette 7 Fade in fade out 8 Trash 9 Full screen preview button 10 Play trimming range 11 Repeat play 12 Play control buttons 13 Trimming range 14 Save as still image button 15 Time adjustment 16 Monitor ...

Page 38: ...rt your final movie products You can preview and check them before saving them Your final movie products can be saved as files exported to a DV device To save your movie proceed as follows 1 Click the Export button The Export dialog box appears 2 Select the format in which you want the document to be saved 3 Click Next 4 Select the folder in which you want to save the file 5 Name the file 6 Click ...

Page 39: ...ows 1 Connect an i LINK compatible device to your computer 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 appears The image you have captured is displayed in the Still Image Display are...

Page 40: ...This is not a malfunction If you start Smart Capture while no camera is plugged the Smart Capture Finder screen will appear blue You can create a panorama picture by using ArcSoft PanoramaMaker You can capture still images and video clips from a digital video camera using Smart Capture Sending still images via e mail To send still images via e mail proceed as follows 1 Launch Still Viewer 2 Select...

Page 41: ...econds according to the settings you chose in the Recording options section 6 Click the Capture button when finished The Movie Player window appears it contains the captured video clip 7 Click to playback the images Click to pause to stop playback 8 To end Smart Capture click Make sure a camera is plugged to the i LINK connector and turned on You can shoot video clips in the following formats Non ...

Page 42: ...llowing you to send the video clip by e mail To send video clips via e mail proceed as follows 1 Launch Smart Capture 2 Click Movie Player 3 Click Mail The Compression Settings window appears 4 Choose the compression rate by moving the slider 5 Click Start Compression When compression is completed you will be asked to attach the file to your e mail 6 Accept and send the e mail ...

Page 43: ...uter s hard drive The imported data can be played on your computer or transferred to external devices or media SonicStage converts your existing MP3 WMA and WAV format audio files into ATRAC3 format To open SonicStage proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to All Programs SonicStage and then click SonicStage 3 The Please confirm setup dialog box appears You can ...

Page 44: ...verse 3 Playlist drop down list Displays available playlists and audio files of the current feature tab 4 File tree view Displays the folders available on your computer 5 Internet address drop down list Displays Internet addresses if available You can click the Go to URL link button to immediately connect to web sites 6 File list view Displays the contents of the folder selected in the file tree v...

Page 45: ...ing CDDB registration click the Help button Sony recommends the use of SonicStage version 1 1 when backing up or creating music CDs Sony offers no guarantee for creating CDs an option provided by RealJukebox2 Basic for Sony There are some CD ROM drives or drives that may encounter problems when using this feature Please visit the RealNetworks website to get more detailed informationregarding thisi...

Page 46: ...clear all selected tracks by selecting the empty Select All check box and then selecting the tracks you want to record 5 Click the Rec to Jukebox button to begin recording When the recording is finished the new playlist appears in the File tree view of the Playlist window You can move to this feature view by clicking the Playlist tab When you record from an audio CD on your optical disc drive for ...

Page 47: ...for example a MagicGate Memory Stick into your computer 2 Click the Transfer tab to display the Transfer window Your computer automatically recognizes the connected external device or media and lists the content information in a new panel on the right side of the Transfer window 3 Select the playlist containing the song to check out The songs in the playlist are shown in the Playlist view panel lo...

Page 48: ... computer 2 Click the Transfer tab to display the Transfer window Your computer automatically recognizes the connected external device or media and lists the content information in a new panel on the right side of the Transfer window 3 Select the song to be checked in from the song list of the external device or media To check in more than one song at a time hold down the Ctrl key and click the ad...

Page 49: ...age Manage imported songs on the Playlist Additional features are available when you register your imported songs through the Playlist feature of SonicStage You can manage your music by creating your own list of songs categorized by genre or artist displaying your song list in the Playlist feature and arranging your songs in a customized order using the Playlist folders Edit your music by combinin...

Page 50: ...on your Sony notebook Using Imaging software 49 n N Using Imaging software The following Sony imaging software is are installed on your computer Using PictureGear page 50 Using PictureToy page 55 Using VisualFlow page 61 ...

Page 51: ...as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to All Programs and then PictureGear 3 Click PictureGear When youstart PictureGear for the first time the Let s tryPictureGear window appears It givesyou a quick overview on how to view and edit still images print various images make a home page and make stitches from a movie When you start PictureGear for the first time the sample...

Page 52: ...l pictures at the same time If you hold down the Shift key all the images located between the two images you have clicked are selected If you press the Ctrl and the A key at the same time all the images in the folder are selected 4 From the Collection menu choose Create New Collection The Create New Collection dialog box appears 5 Enter a name for your collection then click OK 6 Click Collection i...

Page 53: ...lows 1 Click the Slideshow settings button The Slideshow effect dialog box appears There are 3 parts Effect here you can add sound or special effects to your slide show Display change you have 4 options If Mouse click is selected the next slide is displayed when you click the left mouse button When Automatic is selected images are displayed one after another at the interval specified in Display ti...

Page 54: ... images in the order you want them displayed To do this click an image from the Slide list and click the Up and Down buttons If you select the Random Playing check box the order for slides set in the Slide list is ignored and the slides are displayed at random You can also select effects and sound for the screen saver 4 Click OK The screen saver is set Creating a HTML Photo Album You can create a ...

Page 55: ...e location where you want to save your album Click Check to display your photo album in a browser Click Send to upload the album to the server Click Back to create the album again 7 Click Save The Select the folder to save album dialog box appears 8 Select the folder to save the created album 9 Click OK PictureGear asks if you are sure you want to create a folder 10 Click Yes You get the message t...

Page 56: ... the Operation Panel refer to the online help of PictureToy Starting and quitting To start PictureToy proceed as follows 1 Click Start and select All Programs PictureToy PictureToy PictureToy starts and the startup screen is displayed 2 To select an underlaying image open the image file you wish to use as the underlay image with another software Then drag the icon from the main window of PictureTo...

Page 57: ...ilter menu of the PictureGear s Editor window PictureToy starts and you can draw on the image PictureGear Ver 5 0 or later must be installed to use this function Refer to the PictureGear Operation Manual Online Manual and Help for details To start PictureToy from VisualFlow proceed as follows 1 Launch VisualFlow 2 Enlarge the image which you want to use as an underlay using VisualFlow 3 Click the ...

Page 58: ...n Panel The display of the Details Panel changes 2 Set the pen on the Details Panel as follows Click the pen type you wish to use You can click the arrows to display more pen types Click the pen size you wish to use You can click the arrows to display more pen types When you click the Arrow icon an arrow is added at the end of the line you have drawn 3 To select the color of a line set the color a...

Page 59: ... is pasted where you clicked You can resize move or rotate stamps and balloons simply by dragging their frames The indicator direction of a balloon is also variable Writing text You can use your keyboard to write text or any message on the image To write text on an image proceed as follows 1 Make sure the image to which you want to add text is opened in PictureToy 2 Click the Text Input button 3 T...

Page 60: ...opened 2 Click the Save icon You can also click the Menu icon and click the Save button in the menu displayed in the Details Panel 3 Select the destination folder in the Save in list 4 Select the file type in the Save as type list You can select the following types of extensions Windows Bitmap Mix Extension BMP Windows Bitmap Mask Extension BMP JPEG Mix Extension JPG JPEG Mask Extension JPG Mix co...

Page 61: ...the picture to an e mail either click the e mail button or click the Menu icon and then select Mail from the Details Panel The e mail software starts with the PictureToy image attached PictureToy images are attached as JPEG extension JPG format files To attach a PictureToy image to e mail and send it it is necessary to set MAPI with the e mail software program Refer to your e mail software operati...

Page 62: ... contains still images movies or audio clips It also allows you to select files for display or playback by other applications You can use the mouse touchpad game control or Jog Dial where applicable to control the display To open VisualFlow proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to All Programs and then VisualFlow 3 Click VisualFlow VisualFlow starts and the fol...

Page 63: ... locatedonthe Memory Stick itself If youhave deletedthe fileor formatted the Memory Stick with Windows Formatter VisualFlow will not be able to find the Memory Stick device In that case please copy the MEMSTICK IND file from C Program Files Sony VisualFlow to the Memory Stick Note that this file will not appear unless the option Show hidden files and folders is selected in Windows Explorer 1 Path ...

Page 64: ... and its functions Click To do this Sound Click to turn the sound on or off Show folders Click to show or hide the folder configuration in Memory Stick view Blur Click to enable or disable ghost trails for the moving slides Full screen Click to maximise the screen Background Click to see background effects Help Click to display the online help Exit Click to quit VisualFlow ...

Page 65: ...Checkerboard Spiral Linear Sort button Selects the order in which slides are sorted Choose between file name type size and time of creation Displaying slide information For the slide at the centre of the display you can view its file information Simply click the slide you want to move to the center A red frame appears around the box and the file information is displayed including name size creatio...

Page 66: ...aunch VisualFlow 2 Select the slide you want and click to enlarge it 3 Click the Application icon at the bottom of the screen 4 Click the relevant software icon for example PictureToy or PictureGear The selected application is launched and you can start editing your image This option is only for image or video files not folders or other formats For more information on VisualFlow such as shortcuts ...

Page 67: ...r your favourite storage media DigitalPrint includes the following five tools All these tools can be launched from the DigitalPrint Launcher PhotoCapture Load photos from a digital camera or a Memory Stick onto your computer PhotoCollection View and print photos that you have loaded onto your computer PhotoDecor Draw on and add pictures and stamps to photos that you have loaded into your computer ...

Page 68: ...s follows 1 In the Start menu select All Programs DigitalPrint and then DigitalPrint DigitalPrint Launcher appears 2 Click Import to launch PhotoCapture or click Photo to launch PhotoCollection or click Edit to launch PhotoDecor or click Album to launch PhotoAlbum or click Label to launch LabelMaker ...

Page 69: ...bels with PhotoAlbum and LabelMaker You can also print photos with PhotoCollection PhotoCapture can load photos from the following digital cameras and storage devices USB storage class compatible digital cameras TWAIN compatible digital cameras Memory Stick To import photos proceed as follows 1 Connect a digital camera or a Memory Stick that contains the images you want to transfer to your compute...

Page 70: ...oto folder icon or a camera icon 4 In either case click the icon to load all the photos of the devices Enter a name for your photo folder in the Enter Photo Name dialog box and click OK The images are loaded into your computer and appear in the Imported Photos window You can now use the pictures for editing printing creating CD labels etc ...

Page 71: ...p Since you can also specify the number of prints to be made of each photo you only need to run one printing job instead of printing each photo separately one at a time even if you want to give copies to a lot of people To print photos proceed as follows 1 Click the Photo icon in the DigitalPrint Launcher PhotoCollection can also be launched directly from the Start menu by selecting All Programs D...

Page 72: ...he computer and follow the onscreen instructions or select a folder in which photos are stored and click the OK button 3 To print photos from the folder simply click the PhotoPrint button You can specify the number of prints and select the paper For more information about the functionalities of PhotoCollection refer to the online help files ...

Page 73: ...n use stamps and a variety of pen patterns to decorate digital photos and create colourful and original works of art through simple operations To decorate photos proceed as follows 1 Open PhotoDecor from the DigitalPrint Launcher by clicking the Edit icon You can also launch PhotoDecor directly from the Start menu by selecting All Programs DigitalPrint Tool PhotoDecor The PhotoDecor window appears...

Page 74: ...r that contains the images you wish to decorate and select one photo 3 Use the Pen Auto Shape Text Clip Art or Stamp Tool Palette to edit your image 4 Print or save your edited picture by clicking the Print or Save icon For more information on the use of PhotoDecor refer to the online help ...

Page 75: ...se templates to easily create an attractive album even if you have little design experience You can also print your album to create wonderful photo collections adding a whole new dimension of enjoyment to digital camera photography To create an album proceed as follows 1 Open PhotoAlbum from the DigitalPrint Launcher by clicking the Album icon You can also launch PhotoAlbum directly from the Start...

Page 76: ...he Photo List dialog box Then click the Create the album with the selected photo s button The Select Design window appears 4 Select a design from the Select Design window by clicking it The Select Layout window appears 5 Select a photo layout by clicking it The album is created and the album menu appears 6 Use the album menu to decorate the existing albums or to print them You can either preview t...

Page 77: ...are Use the design templates to make beautifully designed labels To create labels proceed as follows 1 Open LabelMaker from the DigitalPrint Launcher by clicking the Label icon It is also possible to launch LabelMaker directly from the Start menu by selecting All Programs DigitalPrint Tool LabelMaker The LabelMaker window appears ...

Page 78: ...ed a music medium like CD or MD or the Edit window appears Edit the album and track names in the Song List window Create a track name list when you are creating a label for a music medium such as a CD Then click the Input to the label button 5 In the Edit window edit the label by using the Pen Auto Shape Text Clip Art or Image Tool Palette 6 Save or print your label by clicking the Save or Print b...

Page 79: ...r modem for use how to use and customize the look of your Sony software and utilities etc Setting up your language page 79 Setting up your notebook with Sony Notebook Setup page 81 Managing power with PowerPanel page 83 Starting your favorite software with Jog Dial page 90 Selecting display modes page 93 Configuring your modem page 94 Changing your windows design with the UI Design Selector progra...

Page 80: ...tinue your Windows setup until it is finished You can also change the country and language settings into German French or Italian as soon as Windows has been restarted To change the country and language settings proceed as follows 1 Click Start and then Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel window double click the Regional and Language Options icon If you do not see this icon click Switch to Classi...

Page 81: ...g off and log on again Only then the changes to the new language will take effect 7 Click Start and select Log Off 8 Click Log Off in the Log Off Windows window If necessary enter your password to log on again 9 All the menus help files and icons are then displayed in your selected language However some parts may remain in English ...

Page 82: ...lity allows you to consult system information specify preferences for system behavior and set up password protection for your VAIO notebook To use Sony Notebook Setup proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 In All Programs select Sony Notebook Setup and then click Sony Notebook Setup The Sony Notebook Setup window appears ...

Page 83: ...ed into your computer You can change the volume of the sounds while the operating system is loading Touchpad When you connect an optional mouse to your computer you can disable your touchpad You can also customize your mouse settings by means of the mouse utility in this tab Power On Password Sets the password to secure your computer If you use this option remember the password at all times If you...

Page 84: ... with your Windows settings Activating PowerPanel When you start the computer the PowerPanel icon appears in the system tray by default If the computer is running on AC power you see PowerPanel s Performance icon If the computer is running on battery power the Battery Life icon is displayed To see the CPU state and the current power profile simply point to the icon The CPU state and current power ...

Page 85: ...ovides power saving features to give you maximum battery life and good performance It reduces the brightness of the display and puts the system into Standby mode after a specified time period Ultimate Battery Life Provides power saving features to give you maximum battery life and good performance Maximum Performance Provides the best system performance while still conserving power AC Power The po...

Page 86: ...t conserves power This option is ideal for slideshow presentations You can establish settings for LCD Video Standby Hard Disk Standby and Standby to optimize power management for your system Communications Extends battery life by initiating a quick display time out You can also establish settings for LCD Video Standby Hard Disk Standby and Standby to optimize power management for your system Games...

Page 87: ... profile associated with the application you are using and changes profiles as you switch between applications Power management lets your system enter energy saving modes by levelling some energy consuming parameters such as LCD brightness or hard disk activity To select automatic profiles proceed as follows 1 Right click the PowerPanel icon in the taskbar 2 Select Profiles 3 Select Automatic Prof...

Page 88: ...lick the PowerPanel icon in the taskbar The Battery Information window appears 2 Select the Battery tab This tab contains information such as the estimated battery life remaining and charging time Battery icon Battery status discharging the icon is blue fully charged the icon is completely blue with an AC power plug charging the icon is blue with a red clip attached to the terminal no battery the ...

Page 89: ...dow appears 2 Click the profile you want to edit on the left of the screen 3 Double click the power profile property CPU Control Hibernate Standby you want to modify on the right of the screen An option list or a dialog box will appear Add or define the setting you want to select 4 Click the File menu and then click Save Icon Description Performance This control helps to maximize the CPU clock spe...

Page 90: ...n the taskbar and select Edit Create Profiles from the menu The Profile Editor window appears 2 Select New from the File menu 3 Double click the power management setting you want to select to display the Power Management Setting menu on the right of the window 4 Select the new power management setting you would like for the device 5 Click the File menu and then click Save ...

Page 91: ...tarting your favorite software with Jog Dial The VAIO Action Setup software enables you to start your favorite software with the Jog Dial This section briefly describes how to use VAIO Action Setup You can also refer to the VAIO Action Setup Help for more detailed information ...

Page 92: ...ow Jog Dial only when in use option button if the window should be shown only while using the Jog Dial and enter the display time in the box underneath Do not select the check box to see the window at all times 5 In the Sound Setting tab define the sound effect associated with the Jog Dial functionality Select the Use sound when turning check box to hear a sound when turning the Jog Dial and enter...

Page 93: ...n the Application List For more information on how to add modify or delete elements in the Jog Dial List read the VAIO Action Setup online help Using the internal timer Click Timer T in the left part of the dialog box and then select the application you want to link to the Timer You can use the Internal timer to start software at a specific time It can start applications even when the computer is ...

Page 94: ...tings tab 4 Click the Advanced button The Sony Notebook LCD and Mobility Radeon 7500 Properties dialog box appears 5 Click the Displays tab Select the Monitor Panel or TV icon 6 Click Apply and then OK You cannot have a display on TV and on another display at the same time You may not be able to display the notebook LCD screen and an external display or a projector at the same time depending onthe...

Page 95: ...ngs proceed as follows 1 Click Start and then Control Panel 2 Double click Phone and Modem Options The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears If you do not see the Phone and Modem Options dialog box click Switch to Classic View on the left side 3 Select your location on the Dialing Rules tab 4 Click the Edit button to change the current configuration The Edit Location dialog box appears Or Cli...

Page 96: ...Panel The Control Panel window appears 2 Click the Printers and Other Hardware icon The Printers and Other Hardware window appears 3 Click the Phone and Modem Options icon The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears 4 Click the Modems tab and then click Properties to view the properties of your modem The Modem Properties dialog box appears 5 On the Driver tab click Update driver The Hardware Up...

Page 97: ...ctor click Switch to Classic View on the left side OR If you do not see UI Design Selector click Other Control Panel Options on the right side 2 Double click UI Design Selector The UI Design Selector dialog box appears 3 Click or and select the design you like 4 Click Apply The UI Design Selector window design changes to give you a preview of the design you chose for the Sony software 5 To try ano...

Page 98: ... Click the Desktop tab A list of Windows and VAIO wallpapers is displayed 3 Select a wallpaper in the Background list You can see a preview of this wallpaper in the monitor above the Background list 4 Adjust the position of the wallpaper with the Position drop down list 5 Click Apply when you have found the appropriate wallpaper 6 Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box The wallpaper i...

Page 99: ...and then Control Panel 2 Open Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel The Add or Remove Programs dialog box appears 3 Click Add New Programs and then click CD or Floppy The Install Program From Floppy Disk or CD ROM window appears 4 Insert the first installation floppy disk or CD ROM and click Next The Run Installation Program appears 5 Click Browse to find the installation program The Browse wind...

Page 100: ... or removing software You can at all times remove or change a software application To change or remove a software proceed as follows 1 Click Start click Control Panel and then click Add or Remove Programs 2 Select the software you want to change or remove To change a program click Change Remove or Change To remove a program click Change Remove or Remove When you click Change or Remove some program...

Page 101: ...move Programs dialog box appears 3 Select the software you wish to uninstall from the list of currently installed programs then click Change Remove 4 Select Remove and then click Next The Confirm File Deletion dialog box appears 5 Click OK If the Locked file detected dialog box appears click Reboot The computer restarts once uninstallation is completed and all previously used files are deleted If ...

Page 102: ...y the Windows Setup program Windows File Protection detects attempts by other programs to replace or move a protected system file It also checks the file s digital signature This is an operating system feature that allows executable routines generally serving a specific function or set of functions to be stored separately as files with DLL extensions These routines are loaded only when needed by t...

Page 103: ...ollowing link to access it www vaio link com To download the latest upgrades proceed as follows 1 Go to www vaio link com and choose your language 2 Fill in the two codes and click Enter Site 3 Select Downloads and follow the procedure A list of available downloads appears 4 Choose the appropriate upgrade and follow the online instructions to download it To install your application see the Install...

Page 104: ...o the CD ROM drive or the disk or the CD ROM accompanying the device you want to configure 2 Connect the device that needs a driver to your computer The Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears 3 Select Specify a location then click Next 4 When installing a driver from the provided CD ROM or disk by using a CD ROM or disk drive connected to the computer select the Drivers folder on the CD ROM or d...

Page 105: ...he System icon The System dialog box appears If you do not see the System icon click Switch to Classic View on the left side 3 Click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager 4 Double click the option corresponding to the device you installed then double click your device The Properties dialog box appears 5 Make sure that the This device is working properly message is displayed under Device statu...

Page 106: ...alog box appears click OK Click Yes and restart the computer When the computer restarts repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 103 If your device is not displayed in the Properties dialog box the device is not working properly Repeat steps 1 through 4 in the previous sections to verify the driver s installation Click your device then click Uninstall to remove the driver Click Yes to restar...

Page 107: ... driver is updated To update your device driver you must be logged on to your computer with an administrator account Uninstalling a driver Leave the device connected to your computer while uninstalling the driver To uninstall the driver proceed as follows 1 Click Start on the taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click the Printers and Other Hardware icon And then click the device you want to revert 4 O...

Page 108: ...em Restore is a feature of Microsoft Windows XP that restores your computer to a previous state if a problem occurs without losing your personal data files System Restore monitors changes to the system and it automatically creates easily identified restore points These restore points allow you to revert the system to a previous time They are created daily and at the time of significant system even...

Page 109: ...he Hardware tab then click Device Manager 5 Double click the option corresponding to the device you installed then double click your device The Properties dialog box appears 6 Click the Driver tab 7 On the Driver tab click Roll Back Driver You have your previous driver back You must be logged on to your computer with an owner account in order to complete this procedure Restoring your computer does...

Page 110: ...nload the latest drivers proceed as follows 1 Go to www vaio link com and choose your language When you access the VAIO Link for the first time the Web Disclaimer appears 2 Fill in the two codes and click Enter Site 3 Select Downloads and follow the procedure A list of available downloads appears 4 Choose the appropriate driver and follow the online instructions to download it To install your driv...

Page 111: ...n individual driver if a device is not functioning properly Reinstall an individual application if you have problems running it Perform a System Recovery in the following cases In the event of a serious system crash If you want to modify the size of the hard drive partitions You can only use these product recovery CD ROMs on the Sony computer they came with and not on any other Sony PC or other ma...

Page 112: ... recovery proceed as follows 1 Turn on your computer using AC power only and wait until Windows has booted up 2 Insert the final product recovery CD ROM into the disc drive 3 Open the drive through My Computer and open the Apps folder 4 Open the folder of the application you want to reinstall 5 Double click the Setup file 6 Follow the instructions in the Installer You must run the final product re...

Page 113: ...s please see the online Software Guide To reinstall update a device driver proceed as follows 1 Turn on your computer using AC power only and wait until Windows has booted up 2 Insert the final product recovery CD ROM into the disc drive 3 Open the drive through My Computer and open the Drivers folder 4 Check that the driver you require appears in the folder 5 Click Start on the taskbar 6 Click Co...

Page 114: ...eleted see Using partitioned drives page 114 Notes on performing a system recovery The recovery process can last up to sixty minutes and in this time you will be prompted to change CDs You can recover only the software bundled to your computer It does not work for the software you have installed subsequently or the data you have created This procedure recovers the entire system which means you can...

Page 115: ...ting applications like DVgate To optimise 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 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 y...

Page 116: ...nd you can no longer access Windows you will have to turn off the computer by pressing the power button for longer than four seconds Wait for ten seconds before pressing the button again to turn the power on Recovering the system without changing partition sizes To completely restore the original software drivers and settings on your computer without changing the partition sizes choose the first o...

Page 117: ...partition sizes To have the option of changing the partition sizes before completely restoring the original software drivers and settings on your computer choose Option Recovery Changing the partition sizes of the two hard drives means that you will lose all the data stored on both your C drive and your D drive You should allow one hour for the recovery process To perform an Option Recovery procee...

Page 118: ...hange the partition sizes and perform a system recovery proceed as follows 1 Select the button next to Change Partition Size and Recover 2 Click Next 3 In the following screen set the size of your C drive in gigabytes or choose to restore the default size by pressing Default 4 Click Next 5 Read the summary of the recovery process about to be performed and click Next to start the process 6 Click Ye...

Page 119: ...When asked to do so remove the CD and insert the next one 6 When the process is finished click OK 7 Click Next in the window that appears 8 Remove the CD from the drive and click Finish Your system is restored to its initial settings and reboots automatically Aborting the system recovery process Before the actual recovery process begins the VAIO System Recovery Utility makes it easy to cancel any ...

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