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About

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your Sony

notebook

Using DigitalPrint

Select a design from the

Select Design

window by clicking it.

The

Select Layout

window appears.

Select a photo layout by clicking it.
The album is created and the

album

menu appears.

Use the album menu to decorate the existing albums or to print them.
You can either preview the album or change the layout, or design.

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For more information on the use of PhotoAlbum, refer to the online help.

Содержание Vaio PCG-GRX415MK

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

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: ...tage Sony Notebook Setup UI Design Selector VisualFlow Memory Stick the Memory Stick logo Memory Stick Formatter VAIO and the VAIO logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation The Windows and Windows 2000 Professional 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: ...ck the VAIO Link website for a possible 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 90 2 Double click the VAIO Online Registrati...

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

Страница 8: ...y Sticks Use this software whenever you reformat Memory Sticks Moreover you may be able to reformat Memory Sticks that can not be identified on Windows by using this software Memory Stick Formatter supports Memory Sticks with the following capacities 4 8 16 32 64 and 128 MB When you format Memory Sticks with this software all data on the Memory Stick will be lost If necessary take a backup of your...

Страница 9: ...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 10: ...poration 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 quantities of high quality music can be distributed without su...

Страница 11: ...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 12: ...xciting operating system is built on the groundbreaking features introduced with Windows NT At the same time Windows 2000 SP2 maintains the best support for older Windows based applications and technologies For questions and technical assistance go online to http support microsoft com directory Internet Explorer 5 5 Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer is the Microsoft Internet browser allowing...

Страница 13: ...s installed you can open and view PDF files from within your Web browser by clicking 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 Drag n Drop CD DigiOn Easy Systems Japan Drag n Drop CD is designed to be the most simple software to make your own CDs Users ...

Страница 14: ...r information see the website at http www real com Important notice about RealJukebox and OpenMG Jukebox Please do not use OpenMG Jukebox and RealJukebox at the same time Music files saved on the hard disk on external devices linked to your VAIO or on a MagicGate Memory Stick may become damaged and unable to playback Please read the End User Licensing Agreement before using RealJukebox To view the...

Страница 15: ... 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 16: ...re on your Sony notebook Using Video software 15 n N Using Video software The following video software applications are installed on your VAIO Using DVgate page 16 Using MovieShaker page 31 Using Smart Capture page 37 ...

Страница 17: ...edited material for recording on a DV device With DVgate you can easily perform image editing with your computer and a DV device DVgate consists of 3 applications DVgate Motion DVgate Still DVgate Assemble Depending on the computer settings frames may be lost during video capture and frame duplication when recording edited video Please make sure you configure your computer according to the recomme...

Страница 18: ... 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 Programs DVgate DVgate Motion DVgate Motion and the Monitor windows appear The...

Страница 19: ...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 20: ...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 21: ... all serial numbered files with the same name if you select Add all divided files saved with the same name Serial numbered files are created when you specify to save files as multiple files in DVgate Motion and DVgate Assemble All newly added files are appended to the end of the list You can drag multiple files at one time however the order in which they are added is unpredictable You can record A...

Страница 22: ...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 23: ...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 24: ...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 25: ...frame 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 ...

Страница 26: ... 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 27: ...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 28: ...an Assemble List with files you want to splice together Afterwards you can always edit the Assemble List by changing the order of the files and adding or deleting files To add files to an Assemble List proceed as follows 1 Launch DVgate Assemble 2 Click the Add button The Add dialog box appears 3 Choose AVI file in the Files of type drop down box If you select Add all divided files saved with the ...

Страница 29: ...exact scene is only enabled when one AVI file is selected from the Assemble List However this command is disabled when more than one file are selected To edit the AVI files in the Assemble List for the exact scenes you want to use proceed as follows 1 Launch DVgate Assemble 2 Select the AVI file you want to edit in the Assemble List 3 Choose Edit a clip from the Edit menu The DVgate Assemble Clip ...

Страница 30: ...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 31: ... 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 32: ...es 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 Programs and then MovieShaker 3 Click MovieShaker ...

Страница 33: ...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 34: ...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 35: ...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 36: ...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 37: ...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 38: ...llows 1 Connect an i LINK compatible device to your computer 2 Launch Smart Capture from the Start menu in 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 area ...

Страница 39: ...pid moving object is displayed 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 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 the still image you want to send ...

Страница 40: ...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 41: ...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 42: ...mputer 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 Programs SonicStage and then click SonicStage 3 The Please confirm setup dialog box appears You can se...

Страница 43: ...verse 3 Playlist drop down list Displays available playlists and audio files of the current feature tab 4 File tree view Displays the folders available on your computer 5 Internet address drop down list Displays Internet addresses if available You can click the Go to URL link button to immediately connect to web sites 6 File list view Displays the contents of the folder selected in the file tree v...

Страница 44: ...ing CDDB registration click the Help button Sony recommends the use of SonicStage version 1 1 when backing up or creating music CDs Sony offers no guarantee for creating CDs an option provided by RealJukebox2 Basic for Sony There are some CD ROM drives or drives that may encounter problems when using this feature Please visit the RealNetworks website to get more detailed informationregarding thisi...

Страница 45: ...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 46: ...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 47: ... 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 48: ...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 49: ...e on your Sony notebook Using Imaging software 48 n N Using Imaging software The following Sony imaging software are installed on your computer Using PictureGear page 49 Using PictureToy page 54 Using VisualFlow page 60 ...

Страница 50: ...d as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to Programs and then PictureGear 3 Click PictureGear When youstart PictureGear for the first time the Let s tryPictureGear window appears It givesyou a quick overview on how to view and edit still images print various images make a home page and make stitches from a movie When you start PictureGear for the first time the sample s...

Страница 51: ...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 52: ...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 53: ... 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 54: ...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 55: ...of the Operation Panel refer to the online help of PictureToy Starting and quitting To start PictureToy proceed as follows 1 Click Start and select 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 PictureToy ...

Страница 56: ...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 57: ...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 58: ... 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 59: ...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 60: ...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 61: ...at contains still images movies or audio clips It also allows you to select files for display or playback by other applications You can use the mouse touchpad game control or Jog Dial where applicable to control the display To open VisualFlow proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to Programs and then VisualFlow 3 Click VisualFlow VisualFlow starts and the follo...

Страница 62: ...k the MEMSTICK IND file should be locatedonthe Memory Stick itself If youhave deletedthe fileor formatted the Memory Stick with Windows Formatter VisualFlow will not be able to find the Memory Stick device In that case please copy the MEMSTICK IND file from C Program Files Sony VisualFlow to the Memory Stick Note that this file will not appear unless the option Show hidden files and folders is sel...

Страница 63: ... and its functions Click To do this Sound Click to turn the sound on or off Show folders Click to show or hide the folder configuration in Memory Stick view Blur Click to enable or disable ghost trails for the moving slides Full screen Click to maximise the screen Background Click to see background effects Help Click to display the online help Exit Click to quit VisualFlow ...

Страница 64: ...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 65: ...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 66: ...r your favourite storage media DigitalPrint includes the following five tools All these tools can be launched from the DigitalPrint Launcher PhotoCapture Load photos from a digital camera or a Memory Stick onto your computer PhotoCollection View and print photos that you have loaded onto your computer PhotoDecor Draw on and add pictures and stamps to photos that you have loaded into your computer ...

Страница 67: ... as follows 1 In the Start menu select Programs DigitalPrint and then DigitalPrint DigitalPrint Launcher appears 2 Click Import to launch PhotoCapture or click Photo to launch PhotoCollection or click Edit to launch PhotoDecor or click Album to launch PhotoAlbum or click Label to launch LabelMaker ...

Страница 68: ...labels with PhotoAlbum and LabelMaker You can also print photos with PhotoCollection PhotoCapture can load photos from the following digital cameras and storage devices USB storage class compatible digital cameras TWAIN compatible digital cameras Memory Stick To import photos proceed as follows 1 Connect a digital camera or a Memory Stick that contains the images you want to transfer to your compu...

Страница 69: ...oto folder icon or a camera icon 4 In either case click the icon to load all the photos of the devices Enter a name for your photo folder in the Enter Photo Name dialog box and click OK The images are loaded into your computer and appear in the Imported Photos window You can now use the pictures for editing printing creating CD labels etc ...

Страница 70: ...lot of people To print photos proceed as follows 1 Click the Photo icon in the DigitalPrint Launcher PhotoCollection can also be launched directly from the Start menu by selecting Programs DigitalPrint Tool PhotoCollection The PhotoCollection window appears 2 Click Register Folder to register a photo folder load the photos into the computer and follow the onscreen instructions or select a folder i...

Страница 71: ... photos proceed as follows 1 Open PhotoDecor from the DigitalPrint Launcher by clicking the Edit icon You can also launch PhotoDecor directly from the Start menu by selecting Programs DigitalPrint Tool PhotoDecor The PhotoDecor window appears 2 Select a photo folder that contains the images you wish to decorate and select one photo 3 Use the Pen Auto Shape Text Clip Art or Stamp Tool Palette to ed...

Страница 72: ...imension of enjoyment to digital camera photography To create an album proceed as follows 1 Open PhotoAlbum from the DigitalPrint Launcher by clicking the Album icon You can also launch PhotoAlbum directly from the Start menu by selecting Programs DigitalPrint Tool and PhotoAlbum The PhotoAlbum Initial window appears 2 Click the Create New Album button and register a photo folder or select an exis...

Страница 73: ... it The Select Layout window appears 5 Select a photo layout by clicking it The album is created and the album menu appears 6 Use the album menu to decorate the existing albums or to print them You can either preview the album or change the layout or design For more information on the use of PhotoAlbum refer to the online help ...

Страница 74: ...tware Use the design templates to make beautifully designed labels To create labels proceed as follows 1 Open LabelMaker from the DigitalPrint Launcher by clicking the Label icon It is also possible to launch LabelMaker directly from the Start menu by selecting Programs DigitalPrint Tool LabelMaker The LabelMaker window appears ...

Страница 75: ...ic medium like CD or MD or the Edit window appears Edit the album and track names in the Song List window Create a track name list when you are creating a label for a music medium such as a CD Then click the Input to the label button 5 In the Edit window edit the label by using the Pen Auto Shape Text Clip Art or Image Tool Palette 6 Save or print your label by clicking the Save or Print button Fo...

Страница 76: ...r modem for use how to use and customize the look of your Sony software and utilities etc Setting up your language page 76 Setting up your notebook with Sony Notebook Setup page 78 Managing power with PowerPanel page 80 Starting your favorite software with Jog Dial page 86 Selecting display modes page 89 Configuring your modem page 90 Changing your windows design with the UI Design Selector progra...

Страница 77: ...ab click the Add button in the Installed input locales text box 5 Select your keyboard settings from the Input Locale drop down list in the window that appears 6 Click OK 7 In the Regional Options window click the Set as Default button 8 Click Apply to apply the changes then click OK 9 Continue your Windows setup until it is finished To change the country and language settings into your language a...

Страница 78: ...e effect Click Yes if the new language must be changed for all users Click OK in the Regional Options window 6 Click Start and select Log Off Administrator 7 Click Yes in the Log Off Windows window The Log On to Windows window appears 8 Enter your password and click OK to log on again All the menus help files and icons are then displayed in your selected language However some parts may remain in E...

Страница 79: ...tility 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 Programs select Sony Notebook Setup and then click Sony Notebook Setup The Sony Notebook Setup window appears ...

Страница 80: ...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 81: ...o edit and create new profiles Ability to display detailed battery information 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 To see the CPU state and the current power profile simply point to the icon To change profiles proceed as follows 1 Right click the PowerPanel icon in the taskbar and...

Страница 82: ...eset 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 performance while still conserving power AC Power The power management state when AC power is in use PowerPan...

Страница 83: ...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 84: ... 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 85: ...lick the PowerPanel icon in the taskbar The Battery Information window appears 2 Select the Battery tab This tab contains information such as the estimated battery life remaining and charging time Battery icon Battery status discharging the icon is blue fully charged the icon is completely blue with an AC power plug charging the icon is blue with a red clip attached to the terminal no battery the ...

Страница 86: ... 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 Creating a power profile To create a power profile proceed as follows 1 Right click the CPU icon in the taskbar and select Edit Create Profiles from the menu The Profile Editor window appears 2 Select New from the File menu 3 Double...

Страница 87: ...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 88: ...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 89: ...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 90: ...4 Click the Advanced button The Multiple Monitors and Mobility Radeon 7500 Properties dialog box appears 5 Click the Displays tab Select the Monitor Panel or TV icon 6 Click Apply and then OK You cannot have a display on TV and on another display at the same time You may not be able to display the notebook LCD screen and an external display or a projector at the same time depending onthe types of ...

Страница 91: ...o Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click Phone and Modem Options The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears 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 ...

Страница 92: ...llows 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 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 click or 6 Click OK once you are satisfied with your choice The ...

Страница 93: ... list of Windows and VAIO wallpapers is displayed 4 Select a wallpaper You can see a preview of this wallpaper in the monitor above the Background list 5 Adjust the position of the wallpaper with the Picture Display drop down list and the Pattern option 6 Click Apply when you have found the appropriate wallpaper 7 Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box The wallpaper is applied to your...

Страница 94: ...g and updating applications This section explains how to install run or uninstall a software Furthermore you will learn how to download the latest updates from our website Installing software page 94 Changing or removing software page 95 Uninstalling software page 96 Downloading software page 97 ...

Страница 95: ...OM and click Next The Run Installation Program appears 5 Click Browse to find the installation program The Browse window appears 6 Select the installation program and click Open The path of the installation program appears in Open text box 7 Click Finish A License Agreement dialog box might appear 8 Read the agreement and click Yes to accept You are asked to define the location where you want to i...

Страница 96: ...rograms 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 programs may be removed without any further warning You can sort programs by selecting different options in Sort by Add Remove Programs will only remove programs that were written for Windows operating sy...

Страница 97: ...ove Programs icon The Add Remove Programs dialog box appears 3 Select the software you wish to uninstall from the list of currently installed programs then click Change Remove The Confirm File Deletion dialog box appears 4 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 the Shar...

Страница 98: ...ollowing link to access it www vaio link com To download the latest upgrades proceed as follows 1 Go to www vaio link com and choose your language 2 Fill in the two codes and click Enter Site 3 Select Downloads and follow the procedure A list of available downloads appears 4 Choose the appropriate upgrade and follow the online instructions to download it To install your application see the Install...

Страница 99: ...t first install its driver Many drivers such as the mouse driver come with the operating system This section explains how to install check update or uninstall a driver Finally you will learn how to download the latest drivers from our VAIO Link site Installing a driver page 99 Checking the driver s installation page 100 Updating a driver page 101 Uninstalling a driver page 102 Downloading drivers ...

Страница 100: ...ROM or disk drive connected to the computer select the Drivers folder on the CD ROM or disk 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 begin the search procedure 7 Click N...

Страница 101: ...k 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 99 Double clicking the category of your device in the device manager list does not display your devic...

Страница 102: ...tall to remove the driver Click Yes to restart the computer When the computer restarts repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 99 Updating a driver To update the driver proceed as follows 1 Click Start on the taskbar and point to Settings 2 Click Control Panel 3 Double click the System icon The System Properties dialog box appears 4 On the Hardware tab click Device Manager The Device Manage...

Страница 103: ...nt to Settings 2 Click Control Panel 3 Double click the System icon The System Properties dialog box appears 4 On the Hardware tab click Device Manager The Device Manager screen appears 5 Right click the hardware and select Properties The Properties dialog box appears 6 On the Driver tab click Uninstall 7 Follow the instructions that appear on your screen You can have Windows search for the driver...

Страница 104: ...nload the latest drivers proceed as follows 1 Go to www vaio link com and choose your language When you access the VAIO Link for the first time the Web Disclaimer appears 2 Fill in the two codes and click Enter Site 3 Select Downloads and follow the procedure A list of available downloads appears 4 Choose the appropriate driver and follow the online instructions to download it To install your driv...

Страница 105: ...ate an Emergency Repair Disk 4 Follow the instructions that appear on your screen You will need a blank 1 44 MB floppy disk to create an Emergency Repair Disk It is recommended to recreate an Emergency Repair Disk each time your computer undergoes major changes new program installation The repair process relies on information that is saved in the system root repair folder You may not change or del...

Страница 106: ...ese 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 page 105 Performing a system recovery page 107 Aborting the system recovery process page 112 Performing an application recovery The final CD in the set of product recovery CD ROMs contains most of the applications that were preinstalled on your...

Страница 107: ...rating system The final CD in the set of product recovery CD ROMs contains the drivers you need for the preinstalled hardware devices Reinstalling a 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 Managing drivers page 98 To reinstall update a device driver proceed as follows 1 Turn on your compute...

Страница 108: ...r partitions the existing data on both C drive and D drive will be deleted see Using partitioned drives page 108 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 c...

Страница 109: ...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 the files you want to keep on the D ...

Страница 110: ...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 111: ...ur 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 sizes page 109 Change Partition Size and Recover Recovery To Originally Shipped State Manually changing partition siz...

Страница 112: ...ick Next in the window that appears 10 Remove the CD from the drive and click Finish Your system s settings are changed 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 partiti...

Страница 113: ...ess begins the VAIO System Recovery Utility 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 w...

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