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Customizing your computer

The following sections briefly describe how to change the main settings of your 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, etc.

Setting up your language*

It is important that you select the correct keyboard settings during the Windows Setup.

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Control Panel

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 5: ... 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 Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Страница 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 84 2 Double click the VAIO Online Registration icon on the desktop 3 Select your...

Страница 7: ...mote Control screen but cannot use it to launch other software applications Overview Here are the features of the VAIO Remote Control You will need to configure your Internet connection to access the websites 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 lan...

Страница 8: ... Move the cursor over the application you want to use or the link you want to see The info box displays a description of the item 2 Click 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 ...

Страница 9: ...ou can easily load photos into your 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 comp...

Страница 10: ...u can select the Sony applications or others that you want the Jog Dial to pilot you can also configure the Jog Dial to start any application establish a dial up connection or read an e mail simply by turning and pressing the Jog Dial Finally the Jog Dial utility allows you to configure your i LINK connections and to set a timer that can launch any application at a specific time MovieShaker Sony E...

Страница 11: ...o create albums from your favourite images and upload them 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 PowerPanel Sony Electronics The PowerPanel utility controls the power managem...

Страница 12: ...y a copyright protection technology developed by Sony Corporation and designed to allow recording and playback of digital music data on a personal computer Once the data is encrypted and recorded onto the hard disk SonicStage technology allows it to be played back on the PC but prevents unauthorized distribution The purpose of SonicStage technology is to create an environment in which larger quant...

Страница 13: ...e files in a variety of ways and allows you to play display still 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 ma...

Страница 14: ...ndows XP Professional also keeps your data secure and maintains your privacy For questions and technical assistance go online to http support microsoft com directory Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition allows you to enjoy a new level of reliability that helps your computer stay up and running If anything does go wrong you can quickly roll back to the sta...

Страница 15: ...our 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 Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 0 Adobe Systems Incorporated Acrobat Reader software allows you to view navigate and print electronic documents in Adobe Porta...

Страница 16: ...to http www adobe com Adobe Premiere 6 1 LE Adobe Systems Incorporated Complementary with DVgate Motion Adobe Premiere lets you capture record create and edit movies with video sound animations photographs drawings text and other material This stunningly simple and powerful professional video editing tool comfortably closes the DV to Web gap Different tools including various effects and transition...

Страница 17: ...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 the Apple technology that makes video sound music 3D and virtual reality come alive for your Internet browser and ...

Страница 18: ...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...

Страница 19: ... 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...

Страница 20: ...re on your Sony notebook Using Video software 19 n N Using Video software The following video software application s are installed on your VAIO Using DVgate page 20 Using MovieShaker page 36 Using Smart Capture page 42 ...

Страница 21: ...dited 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 recommen...

Страница 22: ... 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...

Страница 23: ...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...

Страница 24: ...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...

Страница 25: ...s 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 ...

Страница 26: ...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...

Страница 27: ...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...

Страница 28: ...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...

Страница 29: ...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 ...

Страница 30: ... 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...

Страница 31: ...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 ...

Страница 32: ...s as AVI MPEG1 or MPEG2 format files To launch DVgate Assemble proceed as follows 1 Click Start 2 Point to All Programs DVgate and then to DVgate Assemble The DVgate Assemble main window appears Depending on the hardware of your model Creating an Assemble List You can create an Assemble List with files you want to splice together Afterwards you can always edit the Assemble List by changing the ord...

Страница 33: ...n saves files that are split and applies consecutive numbers to them The numbers of the split files have 4 digits and increase one unit at a time starting with 0001 4 Select a file and click Open Imported files are added to the end of the Assemble List You can only add video files of the AVI DV CODEC format and still image files of the BMP JPEG and GIF formats When you add a still image file BMP J...

Страница 34: ...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 dialog box appears 4 Click the Preview button The video sequence of the selected file is played back You can move the playback position to the Begin point or the End point by clicking the Begin ...

Страница 35: ...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...

Страница 36: ... 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...

Страница 37: ... 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 ...

Страница 38: ...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...

Страница 39: ...onding 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 create a movie proceed as follows 1 Cl...

Страница 40: ...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 ...

Страница 41: ...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 ...

Страница 42: ...roducts You can preview and check them before saving them Your final movie products can be saved as files exported to a DV device MICROMV device or uploaded to ImageStation 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 ...

Страница 43: ...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...

Страница 44: ...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...

Страница 45: ...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 ...

Страница 46: ...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 ...

Страница 47: ...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 ...

Страница 48: ...ny notebook Managing audio files with SonicStage 47 n N 1 Feature tabs Changes the screen view according to the selected feature 2 Player control buttons Controls playback functions such as play pause stop fast forward and reverse ...

Страница 49: ...ere are some CD ROM drives or drives that may encounter problems when using this feature Please visit the RealNetworks website to get more detailed information regarding this issue For general support information regarding all RealNetwork products go to http service real com 3 Playlist drop down list Displays available playlists and audio files of the current feature tab 4 File tree view Displays ...

Страница 50: ...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 ...

Страница 51: ...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...

Страница 52: ... 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...

Страница 53: ...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...

Страница 54: ...on your Sony notebook Using Imaging software 53 n N Using Imaging software The following Sony imaging software is are installed on your computer Using PictureGear page 54 Using PictureToy page 59 Using VisualFlow page 65 ...

Страница 55: ...follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to All Programs and then PictureGear 3 Click PictureGear When you start PictureGear for the first time the Let s try PictureGear window appears It gives you 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...

Страница 56: ...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...

Страница 57: ...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...

Страница 58: ... 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 ...

Страница 59: ...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...

Страница 60: ...f 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 PictureT...

Страница 61: ...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 ...

Страница 62: ...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...

Страница 63: ... 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...

Страница 64: ...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...

Страница 65: ...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...

Страница 66: ...on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to All Programs and then VisualFlow 3 Click VisualFlow VisualFlow starts and the following screen appears 1 Path name of the displayed directory 2 Exit button Press to exit VisualFlow 3 Click a slide to bring it to the front Click again to open it Use the right mouse button or click to move to the previous directory 4 Sub toolbar Move the mouse across the right end o...

Страница 67: ...k which is connected to your VAIO computer In order to find the Memory Stick the MEMSTICK IND file should be located on the Memory Stick itself If you have deleted the file or 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 Using the ...

Страница 68: ...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...

Страница 69: ...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 ...

Страница 70: ...t click 2x Next in the Windows XP Setup Wizard window The Select Your System Settings dialog box appears 2 Fill in these three questions I live the closest to this region I type mostly in this language I use this type of keyboard 3 In the End User License Agreement accept the License Agreement and click Next 4 Continue your Windows setup until it is finished You can also change the country and lan...

Страница 71: ... Options window 5 Select Deutsch français or italiano from the drop down list 6 Click Apply to apply the changes You are prompted to log 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...

Страница 72: ...ty 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 dialog box appears ...

Страница 73: ...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...

Страница 74: ...lly from the menu Ability to edit and create new profiles Ability to display detailed battery information CPU performance monitoring tool It works in harmony 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 ...

Страница 75: ...et 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 the system into Standby mode after a specified time period Maximum Performance Provides the best system perfor...

Страница 76: ...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...

Страница 77: ... 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...

Страница 78: ...ck the PowerPanel icon in the taskbar The Battery Information dialog box 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 th...

Страница 79: ...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...

Страница 80: ...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 ...

Страница 81: ...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 ...

Страница 82: ...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...

Страница 83: ...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 ...

Страница 84: ...ngs 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 on the ...

Страница 85: ...log 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 Click the New button to configure your modem The New Location dialog box appears 5 Check the country region settings and make sure it matches the place you are dialing from 6 If you modified your lo...

Страница 86: ...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...

Страница 87: ...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 is...

Страница 88: ...nd 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 windo...

Страница 89: ... 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...

Страница 90: ...ove 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 t...

Страница 91: ... 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 th...

Страница 92: ... 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 GO 3 Select your VAIO series from the drop down list 4 Select Downloads and follow the procedure A list of Sony applications is displayed 5 Choose the appropriate upgrade and follow the online instructions to download it To install your appli...

Страница 93: ... 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 di...

Страница 94: ...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...

Страница 95: ...r as follows Right click Uninstall When the Confirm Device Removal dialog box appears click OK Click Yes and restart the computer When the computer restarts repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 92 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 ...

Страница 96: ...ding to the device you installed then double click your device The Properties dialog box appears 6 Click the Driver tab 7 Click Update driver The 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...

Страница 97: ...The driver is uninstalled To uninstall your device driver you must be logged on to your computer with an owner account Restoring your system System 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 restor...

Страница 98: ...nu 3 Click View system information on the left of the window 4 Click the 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 ac...

Страница 99: ...link com To download 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 GO 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 yo...

Страница 100: ...se product recovery CD ROMs on the Sony computer they came with and not on any other Sony PC or other manufacturer s PC Performing an application recovery The final CD in the set of product recovery CD ROMs contains all the applications that were preinstalled on your computer Reinstalling a program from this application CD can fix the problems encountered if it does not run correctly anymore or if...

Страница 101: ...driver from this CD can fix the problems encountered if Windows is having a problem running a device For more details on managing drivers 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 M...

Страница 102: ...eleted see Using partitioned drives page 102 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...

Страница 103: ...rive 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 you need to perform a system recovery but do not want to lose all the data stored on your hard disk copy all the files you want to keep on the D dri...

Страница 104: ...ing partition sizes To completely restore the original software drivers and settings on your computer without changing the partition sizes choose the first option and apply a Default System Drive Recovery Performing this recovery means that you will lose all the data stored on your C drive but data on your D drive will remain You should allow one hour for the recovery process To perform the Defaul...

Страница 105: ...ess To perform an Option Recovery proceed as follows 1 Select the button next to Option Recovery 2 Click Next You now have three options Default System Drive Recovery see Using partitioned drives page 102 Change Partition Size and Recover Recovery To Originally Shipped State Manually changing partition sizes Choosing Change Partition Size and Recover allows you to manually select the size of your ...

Страница 106: ...ed and your computer reboots automatically Resetting the default partition sizes If you changed the partition sizes since you bought your Sony computer choosing Recovery To Originally Shipped State allows you to reset the hard drive to its original size Meanwhile the current partitions are deleted the hard disk is reformatted and all the original software is restored as with a standard system reco...

Страница 107: ...y makes it easy to cancel any settings you may have made Most screens remind you about the loss of data that will incur and you can either to go back to the previous screen press Back or abort the recovery setup altogether To abort remove the recovery CD press Cancel and click Yes to confirm However once the recovery process has started canceling the job will delete all the current data on your C ...

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