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Guide

Customising your computer

Customising 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 customise the look of your Sony
software and utilities, etc.

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Configuring your modem

(page 98)

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Changing your windows design with the UI Design Selector program

(page 100)

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Selecting wallpaper

(page 101)

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Selecting a screen saver

(page 102)

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Starting your favourite software

(page 103)

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Страница 1: ...N Software Guide P C V R Z s e r i e s P C V 1 1 1 6 ...

Страница 2: ...d 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 SOFTWARE is ...

Страница 3: ...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 purpose The terms o...

Страница 4: ...gy 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 and logos are u...

Страница 5: ...e United States and in other countries Adobe Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Premiere and Adobe Photoshop Elements are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under licence QuickTime is registered in the U S and other countries RealOne Player is a trademark or registered trademark of RealNetworks Inc in the U S and other countries Symantec Norton An...

Страница 6: ...re information To register your Sony VAIO computer proceed as follows 1 Set up an Internet connection see also Configuring your modem page 98 2 Double click the VAIO Online Registration icon on the desktop You can also find the link on the Start menu 3 Change your language if necessary and click Next 4 Click Register Now and then click Next This brings you to the website https registration sonysty...

Страница 7: ... are only a single mouse click away from creating a Hollywood style DVD masterpiece By simply connecting a Sony Digital Handycam to this Sony computer via an i LINK cable you can turn your family memories into a DVD for all to share Click to DVD will even guide you through a simple 4 step procedure so you can create DVD menus packed with actively moving chapter icons See Using Click to DVD page 77...

Страница 8: ... EverQuest website where you can find out more http everquest station sony com Giga Pocket Sony Electronics Giga Pocket allows you to watch TV and record your favourite programs on your deesktop Launch the Giga Pocket Demo from the shortcut on your desktop to learn more Please see the separate online Giga Pocket Guide for details on the software and the Hardware Guide for details on using the supp...

Страница 9: ...d moving pictures using a digital camera or a USB camcorder connected to your computer This software allows you to view the photos you capture and send them to various destinations It includes a web camera feature which you can set up to capture images at timed intervals without you even being in the room See Using Network Smart Capture page 39 PicoPlayer Sony Electronics PicoPlayer allows you to ...

Страница 10: ...rotection 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 OpenMG technology allows it to be played back on the PC but prevents unauthorised distribution The purpose of OpenMG technology is to create an environment in which larger quantities of high quality m...

Страница 11: ...n order prints Go to the following website to join http www sonystyle imaging com UI Design Selector Sony Electronics You can change the window design of the Sony software compatible with UI Design Selector See Changing your windows design with the UI Design Selector program page 100 VAIO Action Setup Sony Electronics VAIO Action Setup helps you manage application settings that control hardware ev...

Страница 12: ...oduct information model name serial number BIOS version OS version and OS serial number and the system information CPU clock frequency system memory and cache memory of your computer at all times 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 acc...

Страница 13: ...unauthorised access when you are on the Internet 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 enables you ...

Страница 14: ...ng a PDF file embedded in an HTML file You quickly see the first page while the rest of the document is being downloaded For questions and technical assistance go online to http www adobe com Adobe Photoshop Elements Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe Photoshop Elements introduces the next generation of image editing with powerful new features that offer something for every user Delivering the broad...

Страница 15: ...ape or CD ROM Adobe Premiere combines professional video editing capabilities and high quality output in a product that is easy to use and versatile For questions and technical assistance go online to http www adobe com PowerDVD for VAIO CyberLink Corporation Create define and save DVD video profiles of your own with this CyberLink software designed for the VAIO Based on PowerDVD XP Standard Power...

Страница 16: ...tations with music news and sports play and save audio files and create your own audio CDs and organise your audio and video clips locally before transferring them to portable storage devices For further information see the website at http www real com RecordNow VERITAS RecordNow provides high performance CD or DVD recording for enthusiasts and professionals wanting control in their CD or DVD writ...

Страница 17: ...eek and monitor your computer for any activity that might indicate the work of a virus in action 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 will have come out since your VAIO left the facto...

Страница 18: ...video software applications are delivered with your VAIO Check the printed Specifications sheet to see whether they are preinstalled Then read the printed Application CD Guide for installation details if applicable DVgate page 18 MovieShaker page 34 Network Smart Capture page 39 ...

Страница 19: ...l 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 videos Please make sure you configure your computer according to the recommended settings...

Страница 20: ...V device such as a 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 Monito...

Страница 21: ... window 5 Click Mark to mark the beginning of the first segment The first frame of the segment to be captured is displayed in the In Out list window Click Mark again to mark the end of the segment to be captured 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 6 Click Capture to import the selected video segment or cl...

Страница 22: ...eo onto your computer refer to the DVgate online help file Recording edited 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 ...

Страница 23: ...nd last images time code file length and file name are displayed DVgate Motion adds 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 o...

Страница 24: ...iple 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 Monitor window an...

Страница 25: ... option button You can add blank frame s during 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 ...

Страница 26: ...en if you specify not to add blank frames several blank frames are always placed at the end of the recorded segment regardless of the settings This is to prevent image noise from being recorded when recording stops 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 vide...

Страница 27: ... 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 Click Settings in the DVgate Still window 2 Choose Capture The Capture Set...

Страница 28: ...ing 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 retry to captu...

Страница 29: ...PG 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 saved ...

Страница 30: ...together to form one single file You can save the resulting spliced video sequences as AVI MPEG1 or MPEG2 format files To launch DVgate Assemble proceed as follows 1 Make sure you have installed DVgate from the application CD if necessary see the printed Specifications sheet and Application CD Guide 2 Click Start 3 Point to All Programs DVgate and then to DVgate Assemble The DVgate Assemble main w...

Страница 31: ...o the list Serial numbered files are files that are created when DVgate Motion 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 The AVI file is added to the list Imported files are added at the end of the Assemble List You can only add video files in AVI ...

Страница 32: ...scenes you want to use proceed as follows 1 Launch DVgate Assemble 2 Select the AVI file you want to edit from 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 or End point...

Страница 33: ...s 6 Enter the insertion time in seconds or frames 7 Turn the Wide TV mode on or off 8 Select the screen size 9 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 using aspect ratio a...

Страница 34: ...File name text box 3 Click Save 4 The Outputting as 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...

Страница 35: ...d 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 Make sure you have installed MovieShaker from the application CD if necessary see the printed Specifications sheet and Application CD Guide 2 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 3 Point to All Programs and then MovieShaker 4 Click MovieS...

Страница 36: ...ly 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 transition effec...

Страница 37: ...moves 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 Click the Shake tab 2 Select a mood by clicking a face in the Shaker tray 3 Click the Shake button A thirty second...

Страница 38: ...d 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 39: ... can preview and check them before saving them Your final movie products can be saved as files exported to a DV device MICROMV 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 Save Your movie i...

Страница 40: ...disk drive make sure they are compatible with your computer s Microsoft Windows operating system and check the required operating conditions of the devices Launching Network Smart Capture To launch Network Smart Capture proceed as follows 1 Make sure you have installed the software from the application CD if necessary see the printed Application CD Guide 2 In the Start menu select All Programs Net...

Страница 41: ...3 Data list Displays thumbnails of captured images 4 Display Image Opens captured images in the Finder Window 5 Task bar See Managing your images and movies page 50 for details 6 Select Capture Menu Enables you to customise an image and add effects 7 Change Setting Enables you to set preferences 8 Capture button Records the image in the Finder window This button changes to Record in Movie mode and...

Страница 42: ...t on The viewfinder image appears in the main window 3 Click Still near the top left hand corner of the screen Making settings for Still mode Before you capture a still image you can set your own preferences To make your settings for Still mode proceed as follows 1 Click the Select Capture Menu icon near the bottom of the screen to view capture options for your still image capture For more on the ...

Страница 43: ... tabs Basic Select a folder destination for your images Capturing Format Select the image size in pixels and adjust the image quality Common Enable or disable the shutter and animation sound effects 3 Click each tab to view the options and set preferences 4 Click OK when you have finished If using a web cam a further tab allowing Camera Adjustment is available ...

Страница 44: ...capture 2 When you see the image you want in the Finder window click Capture You can capture a single image or several images at once 3 Your captured images are stored as thumbnail images in the Display List to the right of the Finder window 4 Click the thumbnail images or arrows to the right of the Finder window to view your captured images As each image is captured it appears in the Finder windo...

Страница 45: ...iewfinder image appears in the main window 3 Click Movie to activate Movie mode Making settings for Movie mode Before you capture a moving image you can set your own preferences To make your settings for Movie mode proceed as follows 1 Click the Select Capture Menu icon near the bottom of the screen to view setting options for your moving image capture For more on the Effect option see Applying ef...

Страница 46: ...folder destination for your movies when recording video clips Capturing Format Adjust the image quality reduce noise and set the maximum recording time for your movie capture Common Enable or disable the shutter and animation sound effects 3 Click each tab to view the options and set preferences and click OK when you have finished If using a web cam a further tab allowing Camera Adjustment is avai...

Страница 47: ...ing to the recording time you set in the Movie Clip Setting window 3 You can preview your movie in the Finder window by double clicking the movie thumbnail in the data list Using Web camera mode With the Web camera function you can set up the camera and software to take still images automatically without you being there according to conditions you specify The function allows you to set a time inte...

Страница 48: ...camera image you can set your own preferences To make your settings for Web camera mode proceed as follows 1 Click the Select Capture Menu icon near the bottom of the screen to view setting options for your image capture For more on the Effect option see Applying effects to your images and movies page 49 ...

Страница 49: ...al up setting Capturing Interval Set your Web camera to capture images at intervals or whenever there is movement Send Set your upload options You can make FTP and Web page settings here too Capturing Format Select the image size in pixels and adjust the image quality Common Enable or disable the shutter and animation sound effects 3 Click each tab to view options and set preferences and click OK ...

Страница 50: ...een The automatic function is set up and the pictures are taken according to your settings Applying effects to your images and movies You can add effects to real time images or movies displayed in the Finder window You can use a different effect for each picture To add effects proceed as follows 1 Click the Select Capture Menu icon at the bottom of the screen 2 Select the Effect option from the li...

Страница 51: ...etwork Smart Capture see the application s online Help files To view the online help proceed as follows From the Start menu click All Programs Network Smart Capture and click Help from the submenu Alternatively Click the Help icon in Network Smart Capture s main window Save As Saves still images in JPEG format and movie images in MPEG format to your required location Send attached Image by E mail ...

Страница 52: ...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 the default 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 set SonicStage as the de...

Страница 53: ...Software Guide Managing audio files with SonicStage 52 n N ...

Страница 54: ...evice 3 Import button Displays the Import window You can use this window to import audio files stored on the computer into the Music Drive and register them to a Playlist 4 Simple Mode button Switches the Main window to Simple Mode You can also switch to Simple Mode by clicking the shortcut key F11 5 Close button Closes SonicStage 6 Help button Displays the help file 7 Operation area The Playback ...

Страница 55: ...ding CDDB2 registration click the Help button Only possible when you have this slot built in on your machine 11 Sound Effect button You have the choice between Vocal Canceller the Vocal Canceller cannot be applied to songs on a MiniDisc Sounds Effects Off 12 Visualizer button The Visualizer window shows various visual effects while playing an audio file 13 Internet button Opens or closes the Inter...

Страница 56: ...ding from a CD You can for example record songs from audio CDs and import them to playlists in SonicStage To record a CD proceed as follows 1 Insert an audio CD into your system s optical disc drive 2 Click the Recording button 1 3 Click the CD icon as your source 2 ...

Страница 57: ...ng Format button 8 You can select specific tracks on your CD by deselecting the check boxes from the tracks you do not want to record You can clear all selected tracks by selecting the empty Select All check box and then selecting the tracks you want to record For each song you can determine the song title the artist and the genre 9 Click the Rec Selection button to begin recording When you want t...

Страница 58: ...your optical disc drive for the first time the CD Drive Optimization dialog box appears Click Start to verify your optical disc drive Once the verification is performed recording begins You can display the name of the CD and its songs by clicking the CD Info button and after registering with CDDB ...

Страница 59: ...omputer automatically recognises the connected external device or media and the Check In Out window appears 2 Click the Show List button to see which songs you have in the Music Drive 3 In the Tree view on the left select the playlist containing the song s to check out 4 In the List view on the left select the track to check out To check out more than one song at a time hold down the Ctrl key and ...

Страница 60: ...he MagicGate Memory Stick into your computer Your computer automatically recognises the connected external device or media and the Check In Out window appears 2 Click the Show List button to see which songs you have on your Memory Stick 3 Select on the right hand side the track to check in To check in more than one song at a time hold down the Ctrl key and select additional songs 4 If necessary se...

Страница 61: ...ster your imported songs through the Playlist feature of SonicStage You can manage your music by creating your own list of songs categorised by genre or artist displaying your song list in the Playlist feature and arranging your songs in a customised order using the Playlist folders Edit your music by combining multiples songs into a single one or divide one song into two by using the Combine and ...

Страница 62: ...d family To share a PictureGear Studio creation over the Internet or by using another computer use the Export feature See Using the Export feature page 72 Launching PictureGear Studio To launch PictureGear Studio proceed as follows 1 Make sure you have installed the software from the application CD ROM if necessary see the printed Application CD Guide 2 In the Start menu select All Programs Pictur...

Страница 63: ...ecognise the device or media In this case an identification window appears in which you have to select the device Using the Import feature with a USB device To use the Import feature with a USB device proceed as follows 1 Connect your digital camera camcorder to your computer or insert the Memory Stick you are using 2 In the PictureGear Studio main window click Import Photo The PhotoCollection Imp...

Страница 64: ...porting devices a scanner for example proceed as follows 1 Make sure the photo capture software delivered with the device is installed on your computer and connect your scanner or other TWAIN device to your computer 2 In the PictureGear Studio main window click Import Photo The PhotoCollection Import window appears and your connected device is displayed in the Select window 3 Click the Camera icon...

Страница 65: ...ove the picture from the photo collection Click Rotate to change the picture s position Click Trim to crop the picture or capture a specific area 7 Click Finish Importing to save the imported pictures in a photo collection see Using the PhotoCollection feature page 65 ...

Страница 66: ...PhotoCollection feature proceed as follows 1 In the PictureGear Studio main window click PhotoCollection Alternatively go to Start All Programs PictureGear Studio Tool and then click PhotoCollection The PhotoCollection window appears with a list of available photo sources displayed on the left and the selected source s contents displayed as thumbnail pictures on the right ...

Страница 67: ...h these additional tools and features Click Rotate to change the picture s position Click View to enlarge a thumbnail view Click Slideshow to place the selected pictures into an organised slideshow Click Print to set up your photos and select paper to make prints Click Create to create an album binder postcard or label for example Click Export to send your collection by e mail or to convert the si...

Страница 68: ...ove or change your designs to create your own unique photo art To use the Binder feature proceed as follows 1 In the PictureGear Studio main window click Binder Alternatively go to Start All Programs PictureGear Studio Tool and then click Binder The Binder window appears A list of binder styles is displayed on the left When you add your pictures to a binder they are displayed as thumbnails on the ...

Страница 69: ...it An information form appears 4 Fill in your information and click OK An art palette window appears 5 To create an original page with art or stamps use the decoration features on the right by clicking on the required feature and applying it to your photo 6 Click Save to add the new page to your binder 7 You can create your own custom binder styles by clicking Create Title ...

Страница 70: ...ctronic photo album to share with friends and family To use the PhotoAlbum feature proceed as follows 1 In the PictureGear Studio main window click PhotoAlbum Alternatively go to Start All Programs PictureGear Studio Tool and then click PhotoAlbum The PhotoAlbum window appears 2 Click New Album The Select Photo area appears ...

Страница 71: ...um with the selected photo s after selecting your photos The Select Design window appears 5 Click to select a design layout for your album Use the scroll bar to view all available album designs The Select Layout window appears 6 Click to select a page layout for your album Use the scroll bar to view all available layout designs A preview of your selected design and page layout is displayed ...

Страница 72: ...h your own drawings stamps or other decorations 11 Click Save The Save Album dialog box appears 12 Enter a name for your album and click OK If you want to work on a previously created album do not click Create New Album Instead select the required album from the AlbumCollection view on the right hand side of the window Photo albums can only be viewed or edited using the PictureGear Studio software...

Страница 73: ... Explorer Export as a Light Package to create a compressed file that can be viewed on a computer Export as a Full Package to create an uncompressed file to be saved to recordable media such as a CD DVD or a Memory Stick Only Albums exported as Flash Files can be viewed on another computer on which PictureGear Studio is not installed To export a photo album proceed as follows 1 Create a photo album...

Страница 74: ...elect Folder window appears 4 Click Browse and navigate to the destination folder 5 Enter a file name if necessary 6 Click Export A progress window appears briefly An export completion message window appears displaying the file name and file size 7 Click OK 8 Click Return to Edit Album Page ...

Страница 75: ...n and print original postcards calendars art and labels using your favourite pictures To use PrintStudio proceed as follows 1 In the PictureGear Studio main window click PrintStudio Alternatively go to Start All Programs PictureGear Studio Tool and then click PrintStudio The PrintStudio window appears ...

Страница 76: ...which varies depending on the item you are creating 3 Make selections for the picture s design layout and custom decoration for the item you want to create 4 Set the number of copies to be printed and select a connected printer 5 Click Print 6 Make sure you use the appropriate paper when creating items such as postcards labels or business cards ...

Страница 77: ...6 n N Viewing the online Help For more information about PictureGear Studio see the application s online Help files To view the online help proceed as follows Click Help in PictureGear Studio s main window or in each PictureGear Studio element ...

Страница 78: ...d settings To use Click to DVD and Click to DVD automatic mode you should define some settings on your computer To do so you must log on to your computer as a user with administrator rights Here are some recommended settings to prevent frame dropout occurring Please see the online Help files for more details Disconnect USB peripheral devices Some USB peripheral devices and their drivers make great...

Страница 79: ...e system s performance settings Notes on creating DVDs Use the Click to DVD Project Administration Tool to help you manage your files see Managing project files with Click to DVD Project Administration Tool page 94 See the Click to DVD Readme file for devices that support Click to DVD and Click to DVD Automatic Mode To transfer a specific video segment or to edit your video use the full Click to D...

Страница 80: ...ter than recording to a DVD RW media When loading images from a device loading is automatically cancelled under the following conditions when a blank segment of tape of 10 seconds or longer is reached when the timestamp information recorded on the tape for a particular segment precedes the timestamp information for a video segment transferred from an earlier part of the tape indicating that video ...

Страница 81: ... raw editing of the video In this mode you can also create photo albums and slideshows Click to DVD and Click to DVD Automatic Mode cannot be open at the same time Click to DVD Automatic Mode Click to DVD Automatic Mode is the less advanced and quickest mode It enables you to create DVDs with menus of videos recorded onto digital videotape By clicking a few buttons the software automatically trans...

Страница 82: ...a musical theme matching the image of the DVD s menu background Please note that this is to mute the music while preparing the project music will be played on the DVD anyway 4 Confirm by clicking OK 5 If you want the software to rewind the tape in your camera recorder and start capturing from the beginning of the tape check the Capture from start of tape check box Otherwise the software will start...

Страница 83: ... chapter menus and backgrounds You can also create DVDs from video files stored on your computer and collect scanned pictures or pictures from a digital still camera into a DVD photo album or slide show You can edit videos as well as create a menu screen You can save your DVD projects and edit them later To launch Click to DVD proceed as follows 1 Make sure Click to DVD has been installed from the...

Страница 84: ...4 Type a title for the DVD You can choose any title you like and enter it in the DVD Title text box The title appears on the menu screen of the DVD you are creating 5 Select a theme for the DVD s menu background You can choose any available predesigned theme in the Select a theme menu 6 If you do not want to hear any background music select the Muting check box If you do not select the Muting chec...

Страница 85: ...aved project to continue working click M Menu click Open Project and select the saved project Recording videos When capturing video from a digital video device you can either Automatically capture all the video on the tape from the beginning of the tape automatic capture or Select and download a portion of the video manual control Recording videos automatically automatic capture To record videos a...

Страница 86: ...VCR VTR or CAMERA mode 2 Click Capture Video in the step guide The Capture Video screen appears 3 Select Manual Control in the Capture Selection box Use the on screen digital video device control button to fast forward or rewind the tape to the segment of video you want to capture Make sure that an image from the start of the segment appears in the preview monitor 4 Click Capture Click to DVD begi...

Страница 87: ...a Pocket into the clip tray of your DVD project To do this drag the video capsules from the Giga Pocket Explorer window making sure you close the Giga Pocket main window before launching Click to DVD You cannot write both MPEG1 files and other file formats to the same DVD When loading MPEG files select either MPEG1 files or files in a format other than MPEG1 Editing videos The Edit Video screen en...

Страница 88: ...s to be moved to the position where you want the clips to appear To delete clips from your DVD project Select the clip to be deleted and then click the Send this clip to the Recycle Bin task Alternatively drag the clip to be deleted to the Recycle Bin To restore a clip click the Recover clips from Recycle Bin task and then select the clip to be restored to the clip tray in the dialog box that appe...

Страница 89: ...isplayed as thumbnails in the display area 2 To import a photo from a different folder Click Browse for Folder The Open Folder dialog box appears Select a folder The pictures saved in the selected folder as well as pictures saved in all subfolders are displayed as thumbnails Up to four thumbnails can be displayed at once To display all of the pictures in a folder click the Open Folder button 3 Cli...

Страница 90: ... to import 6 Click the Open Folder button 7 Click Import The images are imported and displayed in the clip tray Creating an album You can create a photo album from your imported picture files before putting them onto DVD You can change the sequence in which pictures are displayed during playback rotate the images change your content setup or make slide show settings To create an album proceed as f...

Страница 91: ...ackground Music is selected the playback time is set automatically so that the display of all pictures ends when the background music ends Add music to your photo album by selecting the Attach Background Music check box Click Browse and then select the file to be used as the background music You can use WAV and MP3 format audio files If the background music does not allow the Match slide show leng...

Страница 92: ...To end the preview click the End button or the window s Close button As files first have to be converted to MPEG format previewing the DVD may take some time Creating DVDs Once you have completed the design of your DVD project you can now write the project to a DVD disc You can write your project to a blank DVD R or DVD RW disc The time required to create a DVD differs depending on the type of com...

Страница 93: ... and the DVD RW drive tray opens 5 If you think you may want to use this project later save your project file You cannot use a DVD R disc on which data has already been written The amount of time needed to create a DVD depends on the length of the video that you are recording and on the processing speed of your computer ...

Страница 94: ...d project file You can also save your project information while your work is in progress If you exit Click to DVD before completing all the necessary work for a project the project file is used to resume work later from where you left off To save the project file click M menu button and select either Save Project As or Save Project In the future you can open this project file to create copies of y...

Страница 95: ... longer want to keep The Click to DVD Project Administration Tool relies on the settings specified by the options Save captured video file in and Save temp file in when you save the project If any of the files are moved to other folders after saving the project this tool may not find all unused files or the files associated with the project you wish to delete Re editing project files You can retur...

Страница 96: ...n of the temporary files to a folder on a drive with enough free space available or delete unnecessary files from the current destination to create enough free space Use the Project Administration Tool to help you delete the unused temporary files I cannot write to DVD Videos cannot be written to a DVD R disc if data was already written to that disc Use either a blank DVD R disc or else use a DVD ...

Страница 97: ... Click to DVD before turning off the computer or using power saving modes When I connect an analogue device to the Video In port I cannot capture video content using Click to DVD as described in the help file The version of Giga Pocket that is bundled does not allow direct capture from analogue devices with Click to DVD Please capture the analogue content first using Giga Pocket then export the cr...

Страница 98: ...mputer Among other things you will learn how to prepare your modem for use how to use and customise the look of your Sony software and utilities etc Configuring your modem page 98 Changing your windows design with the UI Design Selector program page 100 Selecting wallpaper page 101 Selecting a screen saver page 102 Starting your favourite software page 103 ...

Страница 99: ...l 2 Click on the Printers and Other Hardware icon 3 Click Phone and Modem Options The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears 4 Select your location on the Dialing Rules tab 5 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 6 Check the country region settings and ma...

Страница 100: ...er Hardware window appears 3 Click the Phone and Modem Options icon The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears 4 Click the Modems tab click your modem from the list 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 Update Wizard window appears Follow the instructions that appear on your sc...

Страница 101: ...itch 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 another design c...

Страница 102: ...rties dialog box appears 4 Click the Desktop tab A list of Windows and VAIO wallpapers is displayed 5 Select a wallpaper in the Background list You can see a preview of this wallpaper in the monitor above the Background list 6 Adjust the position of the wallpaper with the Position drop down list 7 Click Apply when you have found the appropriate wallpaper 8 Click OK to close the Display Properties ...

Страница 103: ...tube after hours of the same image being rescanned In fact today s CRT display technology makes burn in unlikely except under extreme conditions Your computer comes with built in screen savers that you can select To change the built in screen saver proceed as follows 1 Right click on the desktop 2 Select Properties The Display Properties dialog box appears 3 Select the Screen Saver tab 4 In the Sc...

Страница 104: ...e key combination you want to use to launch automatically your application The Select Application dialog box appears 3 Select the application you need by clicking the correct class to the left and by browsing and selecting in the corresponding right pane 4 Click Next 5 Confirm if the path in the Application Name field is correct Use the Browse buttons if the path is incorrect 6 If necessary browse...

Страница 105: ... updating applications This section explains how to install run or uninstall a software application Furthermore you will learn how to download the latest updates from our website Installing software page 105 Changing or removing software page 107 Downloading software page 109 ...

Страница 106: ...trol Panel 2 Double click Add or Remove Programs 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 window appears 6 Select t...

Страница 107: ... type of installation you wish and click Next The software installation begins Make sure to select Yes I want to restart my computer now if you are asked to 10 Click Finish Installation is complete and your computer restarts When using Add or Remove Programs you can only install programs that were written for Windows operating systems ...

Страница 108: ...l a program click Change Remove or Remove then click Next followed by 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 the Shared file detected dialog box appears it is recommended that you click No to keep shared files Click Close The software is uninstalled When you click Change or R...

Страница 109: ... 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 the program th...

Страница 110: ... www vaio link com To download the latest upgrades proceed as follows 1 Go to www vaio link com and choose your language 2 Click the VAIO User button 3 Fill in the two codes and enter the site 4 Select Downloads and follow the procedure A list of available downloads appears 5 Choose the appropriate upgrade and follow the online instructions to download it To install your application see the Instal...

Страница 111: ...the mouse driver come with the operating system This section explains how to install check update or uninstall a driver The Windows XP Rollback feature is also explained Finally you will learn how to download the latest drivers from our site Installing a driver page 111 Checking the driver s installation page 112 Updating a driver page 114 Uninstalling a driver page 115 Restoring a driver page 116...

Страница 112: ...om the provided CD ROM or disk by using a CD ROM or disk drive connected to the computer select the Drivers folder on the disc drive 5 When installing a driver after having copied the contents of the provided CD ROM or disk to your hard disk browse to the appropriate subdirectory containing the driver The subdirectory should be found in the folder you copied from the CD ROM or disk 6 Click OK to b...

Страница 113: ... Click OK Close all the opened windows your device is ready for use The device is not working properly in the following cases Your device is shown in Device Manager with a yellow question or exclamation mark Right click your device and click Uninstall Then repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 111 Double clicking the category of your device in the device manager list does not display your...

Страница 114: ...om step 2 in Installing a driver page 111 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 check the driver s installation Click your device then click Uninstall to remove the driver Click Yes to restart the computer When the computer restarts repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 111 ...

Страница 115: ... screen You can have Windows search for the driver or point to the driver s location yourself Or 1 Click Start on the taskbar 2 Click My computer from the menu 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...

Страница 116: ...e prompted to restart your computer click Yes The Uninstall button is unavailable if removing the driver would make your device unusable Or 1 Click Start on the taskbar 2 Click My computer from the menu 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 yo...

Страница 117: ... To revert to your previous driver proceed as follows 1 Open the device that is not working correctly in Control Panel To open the device Click Start on the taskbar Click Control Panel The Control Panel window appears Click the Printers and Other Hardware icon And then click the device you want to revert 2 On the Hardware tab click Properties 3 Click the Driver tab 4 On the Driver tab click Roll B...

Страница 118: ... Driver You have your previous driver back You must be logged on to your computer with administrator rights in order to complete this procedure Restoring your computer does not affect or change your personal data files For more information about System Restore see the Windows Help and Support Centre ...

Страница 119: ...he latest drivers proceed as follows 1 Go to www vaio link com and choose your language 2 Click the VAIO User button 3 Fill in the two codes and enter the site 4 Select Downloads and follow the procedure A list of available downloads appears 5 Choose the appropriate driver and follow the online instructions to download it To install your driver follow the instructions you received with the device ...

Страница 120: ...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 manufacturer s ...

Страница 121: ...system recovery will completely reinstall the originally configured system on your C drive 2 Change the sizes of the two available hard drive partitions or delete the partitions altogether If you decide to modify the size of your partitions the existing data on both C drive and D drive will be deleted see Using partitioned drives page 121 Notes on performing a system recovery The recovery process ...

Страница 122: ...ll 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 you need to perform a system recovery but do not want to lose all the data stored on your hard disk copy all t...

Страница 123: ...art Turn Off Computer Turn off 3 Wait 10 seconds then turn the computer back on 4 The system starts to read the CD automatically and you are asked to wait 5 Click Next in the window that appears 6 Read the introduction and click Next You can now choose the nature of the recovery If your system is severely damaged and you can no longer access Windows you will have to turn off the computer by pressi...

Страница 124: ... remain You should allow one hour for the recovery process To perform the Default System Drive Recovery proceed as follows 1 Select the button next to Default System Drive Recovery Recommended 2 Click Next You are asked if you are sure you want to recover the system 3 To start the procedure click Next 4 Click Yes to confirm The recovery process starts 5 When asked to do so remove the CD and insert...

Страница 125: ...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 a recovery with options proceed as follows 1 Select the button next to Option Recovery 2 Click Next You now have three options Default System Drive Recovery see Recovering the system without changing partition si...

Страница 126: ...tition 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 Yes to confirm ...

Страница 127: ...dard system recovery You should allow one hour for the recovery process To restore the default size of the hard drive proceed as follows 1 Select the button next to Recovery To Originally Shipped State 2 Click Next 3 Read the summary of the recovery process about to be performed and click Next to start the process 4 Click Yes to confirm 5 When asked to do so remove the CD and insert the next one 6...

Страница 128: ...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 cancelling the job will delete all the current data on your C drive If you have made changes to the partition settings you will lose all data on both hard drive partitions If ...

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