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About the Software on
your Sony Notebook
Computer

PCG-F807K / PCG-F808K / PCG-F809K

Summary of Contents for VAIO PCG-F807K

Page 1: ...n N About the Software on your Sony Notebook Computer PCG F807K PCG F808K PCG F809K 2000 by Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...ser Software License Agreement the EULA is a legal agreement between you and Sony Corporation hereinafter referred to as SONY a corporation 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 ...

Page 3: ...ility 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 pu...

Page 4: ...ent Program is an international program that 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 print...

Page 5: ...eral information and technical assistance please refer to your Customer Service Guide Sony software PictureGear Sony Electronics Create your own environment with the Digital Image Library photos backgrounds wallpapers slide shows etc PictureGear is your assistant for creating and implementing personal screen savers panoramas combined images You can even animate your preferred gifs with Gif Animati...

Page 6: ...e Media Bar DVD Player MD Player Sony Electronics The Media Bar is a command and control center designed to assist you in organizing and playing your entire collection of audio and video files The Media Bar allows you to play audio CDs video CDs and DVDs in the DVD ROM drive or play audio or video files in various formats on your hard drive Video images are displayed in a separate Movie window whi...

Page 7: ...t 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 settings or create effects Smart Capture enables you to capture images via i LINK compatible devices or create a panorama picture using the panorama assist function See t...

Page 8: ...ariety of ways and allows you to play display still images movies or sound files within VisualFlow or with other software For details please read the VisualFlow Help file BatteryScope Sony Electronics BatteryScope is a flexible battery management system that gathers critical information from the battery in your notebook computer processes it and displays the information on the screen in a way that...

Page 9: ...Design Selector Sony Electronics You can change the window design of the Sony Software compatible with UI Design selector Product Recovery CD ROMs Sony ITE The Product Recovery CD ROMs allow you to reinstall the system or individual device drivers if they are corrupted or accidentally erased Reinstalling an individual device driver may correct a problem you are experiencing with your computer and ...

Page 10: ...rating system builds on the groundbreaking features introduced with Windows NT At the same time Windows 2000 maintains the best support for older Windows based applications and technologies For questions and technical assistance go online to http support microsoft com directory Internet Explorer 5 0 Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer is the Internet browser of Microsoft The Setup Wizard confi...

Page 11: ...e while the rest of the document is being downloaded For questions and technical assistance go online at http www adobe com Premiere LE Adobe Systems Incorporated Synchronized with DVgate Motion Microsoft video and Quicktime software Adobe Premiere lets you capture record create and play movies with video sound animations photographs drawings text and other material by using nothing more than your...

Page 12: ... For further information see the web site at http www apple com quicktime RealPlayer 7 0 RealNetworks RealPlayer is the RealNetworks video and audio player which lets you access 2 500 radio stations featuring music news and sports For further information see the web site at http www real com RealProducer 6 1 RealNetworks RealProducer is the streaming media authoring tool of RealNetworks It lets yo...

Page 13: ...e of the subject 3 Adjust the focus on the subject you want to shoot 4 Click the Capture button in the Smart Capture window The Still Viewer window appears with the image you shot in the Still Image Display area 5 To end Smart Capture click the button in the top right corner of the window You can capture still images from i LINK compatible devices For connecting the device refer to Connecting a Di...

Page 14: ...ation and use You can capture the following still images sizes 640 x 480 320 x 240 160 x 120 80 x 60 and 40 x 30 pixels When capturing a small resolution image i e 80 x 60 or 40 x 30 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 using PictureGear 2 5 ...

Page 15: ...nd click Smart Capture 3 Click Still Viewer 4 Select the still image you want to send via e mail using or 5 Click Mail Your e mail window appears with the selected file attached to your message 6 Send the e mail You need to set up MAPI when using the e mail software See the manual supplied with the e mail software for more information on sending e mails Still image selected ...

Page 16: ...u can shoot up to 60 seconds according to the settings you chose in the Recording options section 5 Click the Capture button when finished The Movie Player window opens and the captured video clip appears in the Movie Player window You can shoot video clips in the following formats Non compressed Video 160 x 120 24 bits max 10 frames sec Audio PCM 11 025 kHz 16 bits monophonic Compressed Video MPE...

Page 17: ...Using Smart Capture About the Software on your Notebook Computer 17 n N 6 Click B to playback the images Click X to pause x to stop playback 7 To end Smart Capture click Captured video clip ...

Page 18: ...ware 2 Click B to playback the images Click X to pause x to stop playback 3 To end Movie Player click To send a video clip via e mail If you shoot a video clip in a low resolution format you can send it by e mail 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to Program and then Smart Capture 3 Click Movie Player 4 Click Mail ...

Page 19: ... opens 6 Choose the compression rate by moving the slider 7 Click Start Compression When compression is completed a window message will ask you if you want to attach the file to your e mail 8 Accept and send the e mail See the manual supplied with the e mail software for more information on sending e mails ...

Page 20: ...change the main settings of your notebook computer Among other things you will learn how to prepare your modem for use how to use and customize the look of your Sony software and utilities and you will be introduced to the different display modes available through ATI Rage Mobility AGP For more detailed information you can also refer to the Help systems of the software ...

Page 21: ...untry of the active location defined in Phone and Modem Options matches the country you are dialing from 1 Click Start point to Settings and click Control Panel 2 Double click Phone and Modem Options 3 Double click the currently selected location on the Dialing Rules tab If more than one location is available double click the location that is highlighted Before applying new country settings please...

Page 22: ...ut the Software on your Notebook Computer 22 n N 4 The Edit Location dialog appears Check the country region settings and make sure it matches the place you are dialing from 5 If you modified your location settings click Apply on the Dialing Rules tab and then click OK ...

Page 23: ...th UI Design Selector 1 Click Start point Settings then click Control Panel 2 Open UI Design Selector 3 Click on or and select the design you like 4 Click Apply 5 The UI Design Selector window design changes to give you a preview of the design you chose for the Sony Software 6 To try another design click on or 7 Once you are satisfied with your choice click OK 8 UI Design Selector closes and chang...

Page 24: ...otebook Setup To display the Sony Notebook Setup screen 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 In Programs select Sony Notebook Setup The Basic window appears you can then enhance the features by clicking the Basic Advanced tab 3 Select the tab for the item you want to change 4 After you finish click OK ...

Page 25: ... heard when the operating system is loading Touchpad You can disable your touchpad by connecting an optional mouse to your computer s mouse port PS 2 or USB You can also customize the settings of your mouse using the mouse utility Power On Password Set the password to secure your computer Enable Ports Disabling ports releases resources to the system To change the serial view Resources infrared set...

Page 26: ...ial Power Profiles manually from the menu Ability to edit and create new profiles A toolbar shared with BatteryScope Works in harmony with Windows settings To activate PowerPanel When you start the computer the PowerPanel icon appears in the task tray by default When pointing on the PowerPanel icon you will see a tooltip with the active Power Management profile You can select a power profile from ...

Page 27: ... group of specific power management settings that are designed to meet specific power management goals ranging from maximum power management to no power management Main preset profiles Icon Description Maximum Battery Life Provides power saving features to give you maximum battery life and good performance It reduces the brightness of the display and puts it into System Suspend mode after a specif...

Page 28: ...eep timer is activated Presentation Keeps the display on at all times while it conserves power This option is ideal for slide show presentations You can establish settings for LCD Video Standby Hard Disk Standby and System Suspend 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 Sta...

Page 29: ...hort period The hard disk and the video display enter a low power state and the CPU clock and processor stop To return the system to the active state press any key or the power switch on your computer System Suspend Puts the system into System Suspend mode a power management state that saves the state of the system and peripheral devices in memory RAM Power consumption reduces to a minimum and the...

Page 30: ...ges profiles as you switch between applications The Power Management lets your system enter energy saving modes by levelling some energy consuming parameters such as LCD brightness or hard disk activity Choosing Automatic Profiles By right clicking the PowerPanel icon on the task tray you can choose Automatic Profile Selection this automatically enables PowerPanel set the power management settings...

Page 31: ...mize the PowerPanel toolbar to suit your portable computing needs You can edit the pre defined Power Management settings or create new profiles Please refer to PowerPanel Help for more information Saving Battery Power When using the notebook computer with a battery the CPU can be set to Maximum Battery Life mode to save battery power ...

Page 32: ...n displayed in the task tray indicates the level of performance of the CPU Displayed icons and meanings For details please refer to the Specifications chapter PowerPanel icon CPU performance Battery Optimized Performance Used with a battery The CPU operates at Low Speed Maximum Performance Used with the AC adapter The CPU operates at High Speed ...

Page 33: ...rs in the task tray by default When pointing on the BatteryScope icon you will see a ToolTip indicating the total capacity remaining in the battery and the estimated time until the battery fully discharges You can display a detailed battery information window by double clicking the icon You can use the BatteryScope toolbar as well 1 Right click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen 2 Select Tool...

Page 34: ...the Software on your Notebook Computer 34 n N Displays estimated time hours minutes remaining before the battery fully drains also referred to as the time to empty Battery Icon Descriptions Battery icon Battery status Discharging Fully charged Charging Not in use No battery ...

Page 35: ... the battery icon on the task tray to display the BatteryScope window The screen appears displaying the General tab which contains information such as the estimated time to empty and charging time To display information on individual batteries 1 Click the Primary tab to display information for the battery in the bay on the left side 2 Click the Secondary tab to display information for the battery ...

Page 36: ...ay the information about each battery such as estimated time to empty or product information To customize the BatteryScope application bar and alarm system You can customize the BatteryScope toolbar to suit your portable computing needs as well as to modify the alarm settings Please refer to the BatteryScope Help for more information ...

Page 37: ...p The VAIO Action Setup software enables you to start your favorite software by simply pressing a programmable power key This section briefly describes how to use programmable power keys You can also refer to the VAIO Action Setup Help for more detailed information Using the VAIO Action Setup screen 1 Double click the VAIO Action Setup icon on the task tray The VAIO Action Setup screen appears ...

Page 38: ...ct the application you need by using the browse options to the left Click Next 4 Confirm the name and path of the selected application and click Next 5 Select the configuration name for the selected application and enter a description if needed 6 Click Finish Using the internal timer You can use the internal timer to start software at a specific time The timer can start applications even when the ...

Page 39: ... appears 8 If you cannot see the movie on the external display click the Displays tab in order to set the external display to the primary display 9 Go to the Panel section 10 Set the external display to the primary display by clicking on the Secondary check mark 11 The primary display is set 12 Consult the Online Help files of the ATI video controller for detailed information on its features and p...

Page 40: ... properly Applying a system recovery means that you will lose all your data stored on your C drive and your D drive if you modify partition settings Therefore before applying a system recovery copy your data to an external disk CAUTION make sure that your computer is connected to AC not the battery before you attempt a system recovery CAUTION when the recovery is performed you must remove the reco...

Page 41: ... sizes untouched When choosing an Advanced Recovery you can adapt the partition sizes Procedure for starting a Standard System Recovery 1 Take the System Recovery CD ROM vol 1 of 2 2 Turn on your computer using AC power only and insert the System Recovery CD ROM in the CD ROM drive 3 Shut down your computer Start Shut Down Shut Down 4 Wait ten seconds and turn your computer back on 5 On the first ...

Page 42: ...tions This is the recommended option if you do not need to modify the partition sizes and if you want to restore your C drive while keeping the data on your D drive untouched 2 Press G to proceed with the system recovery 3 Select the file system you want to use FAT32 or NTFS 4 Follow the instructions on the screen 5 When the recovery process is finished remove the Recovery CD ROM from the drive an...

Page 43: ...t the recovery process will create 1 or 2 partitions on the hard disk For more details on partitions see the chapter About the Partitions of your Hard Disk Drive 4 Confirm your selection on the next screen and wait until the new partitions are created and the notebook computer reboots 5 Then follow the steps described in the previous section Recovering the system without changing partitions Aborti...

Page 44: ...ed by your pre installed applications you can use the System Recovery CD ROM vol 2 of 2 1 First check whether the driver you plan to reinstall is on the System Recovery CD ROM Only device drivers that are not delivered with Windows can be found in the Drivers directory 2 Check all underlying sub directories for the appropriate driver 3 Next launch the Add Remove Hardware wizard click Start point t...

Page 45: ...sical hard disks Default disk space allocation When you start using your notebook computer your C drive contains all the files required by Windows and other pre installed software while the D drive comes empty The D drive is the ideal storage space for all your documents especially big ones like digital motion pictures captured with DVgate While you can perform a system recovery and change the par...

Page 46: ... your files on the hard disk If you need to perform a system recovery but do not want to loose all the data stored on your hard disk copy all the files you want to keep on the D drive During the system recovery process choose to keep the current partition information Doing so will keep your D drive unchanged after the recovery process For more information on the recovery process see the Using the ...

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