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Страница 1: ...N About the software on your Sony notebook P C G G R X 5 1 6 M D ...

Страница 2: ...tion organised 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: ... is a trademark of Sony used to designate that a product contains an IEEE1394 connection Adobe Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Acrobat Reader 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 RealPlayer is a registered trademark of RealNetworks Inc in the U S and other countries ...

Страница 6: ...om Guarantee Protect your investment See the Guarantee sheet for the terms and conditions and refer to your Troubleshooting 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 96 2 Double click the VAIO Online Registration icon on the desktop 3 Select your language and click Next 4...

Страница 7: ...le below gives an overview Items marked YES are automatically installed with the specified OS Software Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 Professional DigitalPrint YES YES DVgate YES YES ISP Selector YES YES Jog Dial Utility NO YES Jog Dial Navigator YES NO MovieShaker YES YES PowerPanel YES YES Smart Capture YES YES Sonic Stage YES YES Sony Notebook Setup YES YES Sony Style Imaging YES YES UI D...

Страница 8: ...ony notebook About the software on your computer 7 n N OS dependent interface Drag n Drop CD NO YES Symantec Norton AntiVirus YES YES VAIO WebPhone YES YES WinDVD YES YES Software Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 Professional ...

Страница 9: ...2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional 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 that can capture...

Страница 10: ...ial utility allows you to configure the Jog Dial on your computer In this application you can select the Sony applications or others that you want the Jog Dial to pilot you can also configure the Jog Dial to start any application establish a dial up connection or read an e mail simply by turning and pressing the Jog Dial Finally the Jog Dial utility allows you to configure your i LINK connections ...

Страница 11: ...and Windows XP Professional Sony Electronics The PowerPanel utility controls the power management of your computer and provides key information about system activity and battery life Automatic power management selects the most appropriate profile depending on the application you are working with and the conditions of use The software interface is different for Windows XP Professional and Windows 2...

Страница 12: ...ution The purpose of SonicStage technology is to create an environment in which larger quantities of high quality music can be distributed without subsequent unauthorised distribution of the music files The SonicStage software encrypts and manages music files either downloaded to a personal computer by using the EMD services or adopted or created from your own CD or the Internet To use the CD R fu...

Страница 13: ...com UI Design Selector Available with Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional Sony Electronics You can change the window design of the Sony software compatible with UI Design Selector VAIO Edit Components not installed Available with Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional Designed as a plug in for Adobe Premiere VAIO Edit Components includes special features to support...

Страница 14: ...low you to reinstall the system the software shipped with your computer and the bundled device drivers if they are corrupted or accidentally erased Reinstalling an individual device driver may correct a problem you are experiencing with your computer without you having to recover the entire system You can only use the Recovery CD ROMs on the Sony computer you purchased and not on any other Sony PC...

Страница 15: ...l also keeps your data secure and maintains your privacy For questions and technical assistance go online to http support microsoft com directory The choice to install Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000 Professional as operating system on your notebook is offered when you first turn your computer on This is a one time irreversible operation Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Corporation Micr...

Страница 16: ...icrosoft 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 to send and receive mail including attached files across the Internet NetMeeting Outlook Express and Microsoft Chat are just some of the components bundled with ...

Страница 17: ...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 Adobe Photoshop Elements Available with Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe Photoshop Elements software introduces the next generation of image edit...

Страница 18: ... CD that you own The operation is simple select the files that you wish to write and drag and drop them into an appropriate box that corresponds to the CD format After dropping them simply press the CD Create button For questions and technical assistance go online to http www easy co jp dde sony QuickTime 5 0 Available with Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional Apple QuickTime is t...

Страница 19: ...bmission to the Symantec AntiVirus Research Centre SARC Files submitted to SARC are analysed and the results are reported automatically within seven days When you configure Norton AntiVirus adequately your computer is safe Norton AntiVirus can automatically check boot records for viruses at system startup check programs for viruses at the time you use them scan all local hard drives for viruses on...

Страница 20: ...he online help files and the website at http www callserve com EN help index asp WinDVD Available with Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional InterVideo Inc InterVideo Inc s WinDVD is a simple to use DVD player WinDVD combines all the features you would expect to find on a standard consumer DVD player in addition to some very advanced functionalities full precision video decoding a ...

Страница 21: ...otebook Using Video software 20 n N Using Video software DVgate MovieShaker and Smart Capture are on both Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional Using DVgate page 21 Using MovieShaker page 37 Using Smart Capture page 43 ...

Страница 22: ...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 23: ...onnected 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 Windows 2000 Professional or All Programs Windows XP Professional DVgate DVgate Motion DVgate Motion an...

Страница 24: ...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 25: ...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 26: ...s all serial numbered files with the same name if you select Add all divided files saved with the same name Serial numbered files are created when you specify to save files as multiple files in DVgate Motion and DVgate Assemble All newly added files are appended to the end of the list You can drag multiple files at one time however the order in which they are added is unpredictable You can record ...

Страница 27: ...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 28: ...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 29: ...Camera or turn it off while DVgate Motion is recording Never switch the input sources when recording on a digital videocassette recorder 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 digita...

Страница 30: ...red result is the same even if you capture during Play or Pause mode Capturing 30 frames in Continuous Capture mode replaces all 30 frames Capturing only one frame overwrites the first frame of the still picture capturing the next frame overwrites the second frame and so on To toggle between Continuous Capture mode and Single Frame Capture mode proceed as follows 1 Click Settings in the DVgate Sti...

Страница 31: ... 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 32: ...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 33: ... video sequences as AVI MPEG1 or MPEG2 format files To launch DVgate Assemble proceed as follows 1 Click Start 2 Point to Programs Windows 2000 Professional or All Programs Windows XP Professional DVgate and then to DVgate Assemble The DVgate Assemble main window appears Depending on your model Creating an Assemble List You can create an Assemble List with files you want to splice together Afterwa...

Страница 34: ... are added to the end of the Assemble List You can only add video files in AVI DV CODEC format and still image files in BMP JPEG and GIF formats Please see the help files for information on converting non compatible AVI files When you add a still image file BMP JPEG or GIF the number of frames converted size and size conversion mode are shown You can save an Assemble List for future use Assemble L...

Страница 35: ... button when you see the scene to be used as the Begin point The Begin point image and the time code appear in the lower part of the dialog box Click the End button when you see the scene to be used as the End point The End point image and the time code appear in the lower part of the dialog box 5 Click OK The AVI file is edited Combining still images with video images To combine still images with...

Страница 36: ...with this selection Original Size Retains the original size of the image without reduction or enlargement Full size using aspect ratio as saved Enlarges the screen size to the maximum without changing the aspect ratio 10 Click the Settings button The Settings window appears 11 Select the final format of the combined file choosing from AVI MPEG1 or MPEG2 if available 12 Click OK The Assemble List a...

Страница 37: ... 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 38: ...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 Windows 2000 Professional or All Programs Windows XP Professional and then MovieShaker 3 Click MovieShaker ...

Страница 39: ...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 40: ...gth may cause MovieShaker to stop responding To remove a clip from the Clip tray drag it from the Clip tray and drop it on the trash icon This only removes the clip from the tray the original file is not deleted Creating a movie After adding clip s to the Clip tray you can create a short movie using the Shaker feature Shaker randomly selects clips from the Clip tray to create a 30 second scene To ...

Страница 41: ...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 42: ...the colour 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 43: ... products 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 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...

Страница 44: ...ble device to your computer 2 Launch Smart Capture from the Start menu in Programs Windows 2000 Professional or All Programs Windows XP Professional 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...

Страница 45: ...lurred A gap may appear when a rapid 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 ...

Страница 46: ...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 47: ...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 48: ...AV WMA ATRAC3Plus 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 the default ATRAC3 format To open SonicStage proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to Programs Windows 2000 Professional or All Programs Windows XP Professional SonicStage and th...

Страница 49: ...About the software on your Sony notebook Managing audio files with SonicStage Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional 48 n N ...

Страница 50: ...twork Walkman or an external NetMD device 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...

Страница 51: ... this service For more information regarding 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 I...

Страница 52: ...onal 51 n N Recording 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 4 Click the Music Drive icon as your target 3 ...

Страница 53: ...Change CD Recording 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 recordin...

Страница 54: ...n N When you record from an audio CD on 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 55: ...e 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 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 so...

Страница 56: ... Connect the external device or insert the 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 s...

Страница 57: ...nal 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 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...

Страница 58: ...ecorate your photos print them and even make labels for 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 sta...

Страница 59: ...llows 1 In the Start menu select Programs Windows 2000 Professional or All Programs Windows XP Professional 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 60: ... 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 computer 2 ...

Страница 61: ...computer you can click a Photo 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 62: ...nce you can also specify the number of prints to be made of each photo you only need to run one printing job instead of printing each photo separately one at a time even if you want to give copies to a lot of people To print photos proceed as follows 1 Click the Photo icon in the DigitalPrint Launcher PhotoCollection can also be launched directly from the Start menu by selecting Programs Windows 2...

Страница 63: ...lder load the photos into the computer and follow the onscreen instructions or select a folder in which photos are stored and click the OK button 3 To print photos from the folder simply click the PhotoPrint button You can specify the number of prints and select the paper For more information about the functionalities of PhotoCollection refer to the online help files ...

Страница 64: ...e stamps and a variety of pen patterns to decorate digital photos and create colourful and original works of art through simple operations To decorate photos proceed as follows 1 Open PhotoDecor from the DigitalPrint Launcher by clicking the Edit icon You can also launch PhotoDecor directly from the Start menu by selecting Programs Windows 2000 Professional or All Programs Windows XP Professional ...

Страница 65: ... n N 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 edit your image 4 Print or save your edited picture by clicking the Print or Save icon For more information on the use of PhotoDecor refer to the online help ...

Страница 66: ...emplates to easily create an attractive album even if you have little design experience You can also print your album to create wonderful photo collections adding a whole new dimension of enjoyment to digital camera photography To create an album proceed as follows 1 Open PhotoAlbum from the DigitalPrint Launcher by clicking the Album icon You can also launch PhotoAlbum directly from the Start men...

Страница 67: ... and select the images in the Photo List dialog box Then click the Create the album with the selected photo s button The Select Design window appears 4 Select a design from the Select Design window by clicking it The Select Layout window appears 5 Select a photo layout by clicking it The album is created and the album menu appears 6 Use the album menu to decorate the existing albums or to print th...

Страница 68: ...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 Windows 2000 Professional or All Programs Windows XP Professional DigitalPrint Tool LabelMaker The LabelMaker window appears ...

Страница 69: ...The Song List if you selected a music medium like CD or MD or the Edit window appears Edit the album and track names in the Song List window Create a track name list when you are creating a label for a music medium such as a CD Then click the Input to the label button 5 In the Edit window edit the label by using the Pen Auto Shape Text Clip Art or Image Tool Palette 6 Save or print your label by c...

Страница 70: ...uage Windows XP Professional page 72 Managing power Windows 2000 Professional page 74 Managing power Windows XP Professional page 80 Starting your favourite software with Jog Dial Windows 2000 Professional page 87 Configuring Jog Dial Windows XP Professional page 90 Software applications on both Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional Setting up your notebook with Sony Notebook Setup...

Страница 71: ...n the Input Locales tab 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...

Страница 72: ...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 73: ...Licence Agreement and click Next 4 Continue your Windows Setup until it is finished You can also change the country and language settings into your language as soon as Windows has been restarted or you can use the Language Selector To change the country and language settings proceed as follows 1 Click Start and then Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel window double click the Regional and Language...

Страница 74: ...og off and log on again Only then the changes to the new language will take effect 7 Click Start and select Log Off 8 Click Log Off in the Log Off Windows window If necessary enter your password to log on again All the menus help files and icons are then displayed in your selected language However some parts may remain in English ...

Страница 75: ...y to 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 battery 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 task...

Страница 76: ...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 77: ...t conserves power This option is ideal for slideshow presentations You can establish settings for LCD Video Standby Hard Disk Standby and Standby to optimise 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 optimise power management for your system Games...

Страница 78: ...ameters 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 Profile Selection Displaying detailed battery information You can display detailed information of your computer s battery To display battery information proceed as follows 1 Double click the PowerPanel icon in the...

Страница 79: ...w appears 2 Click the profile you want to edit on the left of the screen 3 Double click the power profile property CPU Control Standby or Hibernate timer you want to modify on the right of the screen An option list or a dialog box will appear Select an option 4 Click the File menu and then click Save fully charged the icon is completely blue with an AC power plug charging the icon is blue with a r...

Страница 80: ... taskbar and select Edit Create Profiles from the menu The Profile Editor window appears 2 Select New from the File menu 3 A New Power Management Profile appears To rename the profile click right on New Power Management Profile and select Rename in the context menu 4 Select the new power management setting you would like for the device 5 Click the File menu and then click Save ...

Страница 81: ...from the menu Ability to edit and create new profiles Ability to display detailed battery information CPU performance monitoring tool It works in harmony with your Windows settings Support for Windows XP Theme ToolTips to signal Power Profile changes Ability to select specific Power Profiles directly from the Power Profile page Ability to prevent specific users from modifying profiles Activating P...

Страница 82: ...the same profile will automatically be selected the next time you use the battery pack to power your computer Activating power management profiles PowerPanel provides several predefined power management profiles Each profile consists of a group of power management settings that are designed to meet specific power management goals ranging from maximum power management to no power management Running...

Страница 83: ...display screen You can also establish settings for LCD Video Standby Hard Disk Standby and Standby to optimise power management for your system Spreadsheet Reduces the LCD brightness to medium as your software does not require higher performance Presentation Keeps the display on at all times while it conserves power This option is ideal for slideshow presentations You can establish settings for LC...

Страница 84: ... consuming parameters such as LCD brightness or hard disk activity To select automatic profiles proceed as follows 1 Right click the CPU icon in the taskbar and select Profiles 2 Select Automatic Profile Selection The Automatic Profile Selection feature deactivates when you manually select another Power Profile from the menu Camera Optimises performance and power requirements for camera usage Powe...

Страница 85: ...ntains information such as the estimated battery life remaining and charging time Display the Battery Information toolbar on the screen which shows the battery status icon the percentage of remaining capacity and the amount of running time left in the battery To display the Battery Information toolbar right click the CPU icon in the taskbar and select Toolbars then Battery Information from the men...

Страница 86: ... power profile To edit the power management settings of 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 Click the profile you want to edit on the left of the screen 3 Double click the power profile property CPU Control Hibernate Standby you want to modify on the right of the screen An opt...

Страница 87: ... and select Edit Create Profiles from the menu The Profile Editor window appears 2 Select New from the File menu 3 In the Create New Profile dialog box check the appropriate option button to specify the type of power management profile that you want to create and click OK 4 Select the new power management setting you would like for the device 5 Click the File menu and then click Save ...

Страница 88: ...avourite software with Jog Dial Windows 2000 Professional The VAIO Action Setup software enables you to start your favourite 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 89: ...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 90: ...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 91: ...ss to your favourite applications Jog Dial is the convenient rotating thumb wheel on your notebook that provides instant access to your favourite applications Jog Dial Navigator is used to configure the general working of the Jog Dial To configure the Jog Dial proceed as follow 1 Right click the Jog Dial Navigator icon in the taskbar 2 Select Jog Dial Setting from the menu The Jog Dial Setting win...

Страница 92: ...und effect associated with the Jog Dial functionality Select the Enable animation check box if you want to enable animation effects during Jog Dial window display Select the Enable sound when pressing Jog Dial check box if you want to hear a sound when pressing the Jog Dial and enter the path and file name of the sound in the text box underneath Select the Enable sound when spinning JogDial check ...

Страница 93: ...em information specify preferences for system behaviour 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 Windows 2000 Professional or All Programs Windows XP Professional select Sony Notebook Setup and then click Sony Notebook Setup The Sony Notebook Setup window appears ...

Страница 94: ...ory capacity serial number and BIOS version Initial Setting Selects the drive and device order you wish to use for loading the operating system You can specify the hard drive as well as other drives inserted into your computer You can change the volume of the sounds played while the operating system is loading Power On Password Sets the password to secure your computer If you use this option remem...

Страница 95: ...k proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button point to Settings and then click Control Panel The Control Panel appears 2 Double click Display The Display Properties dialog box appears 3 Click the Settings tab 4 Click the Advanced button The Sony Notebook LCD and Mobility Radeon 7500 Properties dialog box appears 5 Click the Displays tab Select the Monitor Panel or TV icon 6 Click Apply and then OK...

Страница 96: ...onthe types of computer displays and projectors you are using If the display resolution of your notebook is more than 800 x 600 dots a part of the image cannot be displayed on your TV display You can see the hidden area on your TV display by moving the cursor onyour computer If you want todisplay the full image youneed tochange the display resolution of your notebook to 640 x 480 dots Before turni...

Страница 97: ... Windows 2000 Professional notebook proceed as follows 1 Click Start point to 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 N...

Страница 98: ... Edit button to change the current configuration The Edit Location dialog box appears Or Click the New button to configure your modem The New Location dialog box appears 5 Check the country region settings and make sure it matches the place you are dialling from 6 If you modified your location settings click Apply and then OK The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears 7 Check that your modem i...

Страница 99: ...Other Hardware icon The Printers and Other Hardware window appears 3 Click the Phone and Modem Options icon The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears 4 Click the Modems tab and then click Properties to view the properties of your modem The Modem Properties dialog box appears 5 On the Driver tab click Update driver The Hardware Update Wizard window appears Follow the instructions that appear o...

Страница 100: ... 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 UI Design Selector dialog box disappears and changes the window design of Sony software as you selected To change the window design using UI Design Selector on a Windows XP Profes...

Страница 101: ...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 UI Design Selector dialog box disappears and changes the window design of Sony software as you selected ...

Страница 102: ...og box appears 3 Click the Background tab A 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 ...

Страница 103: ...op down list 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 computer A higher screen resolution reduces the size of items on your screen and increases the relative space on your desktop You may not be able to increase the screen resolutionabove a certain level Your monitor and video adapters for exa...

Страница 104: ...he 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 on a Windows 2000 Professional or a Windows XP Professional notebook proceed as follows 1 Right click on the desktop 2 Select Properties The Display Properties dialog box a...

Страница 105: ...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 105 Changing or removing software page 106 Uninstalling software page 107 Downloading software page 109 ...

Страница 106: ... 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 the installation program and click Open The path of the installation program appears in Open text box 7 Click Finish A Licence Agreement dial...

Страница 107: ... to Settings Windows 2000 Professional and click Control Panel The Control Panel window appears 2 Click Add or Remove Programs 3 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 selectin...

Страница 108: ...rams 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 4 Select Remove and then click Next The Confirm File Deletion dialog box appears 5 Click OK If the Locked file detected dialog box appears click Reboot The computer restarts once uninstallation is completed and all previously used f...

Страница 109: ... installed by the Windows Setup program Windows File Protection detects attempts by other programs to replace or move a protected system file It also checks the file s digital signature This is an operating system feature that allows executable routines generally serving a specific function or set of functions to be stored separately as files with DLL extensions These routines are loaded only when...

Страница 110: ...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 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 se...

Страница 111: ...stall a driver Separate repair recover procedures are also detailed for Windows XP Professional restore using the Roll Back Driver feature and for Windows 2000 Professional Emergency Repair Disk creation 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 pa...

Страница 112: ...vided CD ROM or disk by using a CD ROM or disk drive connected to the computer select the Drivers folder on the CD ROM or 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 b...

Страница 113: ...e The Properties dialog box appears 5 Make sure that the This device is working properly message is displayed under Device status 6 Click OK Close all the opened windows your device is ready for use To verify the driver s installation on a Windows XP Professional notebook proceed as follows 1 From the Start menu and click Control Panel The Control Panel window appears 2 Double click the System ico...

Страница 114: ...splays your device You have to right click your device then click Uninstall Repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 111 If the This device is working properly message is not displayed the device is not working properly Click OK to close the Properties dialog box then reinstall the driver as follows Right click Uninstall When the Confirm Device Removal dialog box appears click OK Click Yes a...

Страница 115: ...box appears 6 On the Driver tab click Update driver 7 Follow the instructions that appear on your screen You can have Windows search for the driver or point to the driver s location yourself To update the driver on a Windows XP Professional notebook proceed as follows 1 Click Start on the taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click the Printers and Other Hardware icon And then click the device you want ...

Страница 116: ...an administrator account Uninstalling a driver Leave the device connected to your computer while uninstalling the driver To uninstall the driver on a Windows 2000 Professional notebook 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 Devi...

Страница 117: ...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 your device The ...

Страница 118: ...on or driver is installed 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 th...

Страница 119: ...Driver tab click Roll Back Driver You have your previous driver back You must be logged on to your computer with an owner account in order to complete this procedure Restoring your computer does not affect or change your personal data files For more information about System Restore see Windows Help ...

Страница 120: ...Create 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 ...

Страница 121: ... www vaio link com To download the 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 instructio...

Страница 122: ...n individual driver if a device is not functioning properly Reinstall an individual application if you have problems running it Perform a System Recovery in the following cases In the event of a serious system crash If you want to modify the size of the hard drive partitions You can only use these product recovery CD ROMs on the Sony computer they came with and not on any other Sony PC or other ma...

Страница 123: ... Turn on your computer using AC power only and wait until Windows has booted up 2 Insert the final product recovery CD ROM into the disc drive 3 Open the drive through Windows Explorer Windows 2000 Professional or My Computer Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional and open the Apps folder 4 Open the folder of the application you want to reinstall 5 Double click the Setup file 6 Foll...

Страница 124: ... Turn on your computer using AC power only and wait until Windows has booted up 2 Insert the final product recovery CD ROM into the disc drive 3 Open the drive through Windows Explorer Windows 2000 Professional or My Computer Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional and open the Drivers folder 4 Check that the driver you require appears in the folder 5 Click Start on the taskbar and p...

Страница 125: ...t your system is seriously damaged for example if Windows does not work as it should or your PC behaves abnormally the 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 ...

Страница 126: ...ndled to your computer It does not work for the software you have installed subsequently or the data you have created This procedure recovers the entire system which means you cannot choose to only recover Windows Make sure that your computer is connected to the AC power supply not to the battery before you attempt a system recovery When the recovery is performed you are recommended to remove the ...

Страница 127: ...applications like DVgate To optimise data storage use the C drive to install new applications and save all your documents and files to the D drive Moreover doing so will prevent the loss of your data in case you need to perform a system recovery Do not try to add delete or resize partitions unless you really need to Changing partition settings might delete all your files on the hard disk If you ne...

Страница 128: ... your system is severely damaged and you can no longer access Windows you will have to turn off the computer by pressing the power button for longer than four seconds Wait for ten seconds before pressing the button again to turn the power on Recovering the system without changing partition sizes To completely restore the original software drivers and settings on your computer without changing the ...

Страница 129: ...firm The recovery process starts 5 When asked to do so remove the CD and insert the next one 6 When the process is finished click OK 7 Click Next in the window that appears 8 Remove the CD from the drive and click Finish Your system is restored to its initial settings and reboots automatically ...

Страница 130: ...s Default System Drive Recovery see Using partitioned drives page 126 Change Partition Size and Recover Recovery To Originally Shipped State Manually changing partition sizes Choosing Change Partition Size and Recover allows you to manually select the size of your C drive leaving the remaining gigabytes to the D drive Meanwhile all current partition sizes are deleted the hard disk is reformatted a...

Страница 131: ...iginally Shipped State allows you to reset the hard drive to its original size Meanwhile the current partitions are deleted the hard disk is reformatted and all the original software is restored as with a standard system 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 Shi...

Страница 132: ...at 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 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 partit...

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