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About 

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your Sony 

notebook

Using DigitalPrint

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Select a photo folder that contains the images you wish to decorate and select one photo.

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Use the 

Pen

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Auto Shape

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Text

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Clip Art

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Stamp Tool Palette

 to edit your image.

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Print or save your edited picture by clicking the 

Print

 or 

Save

 icon.

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

Содержание VAIO PCG-GRX516SP

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

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: ...signate that a product contains an IEEE1394 connection Adobe Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere 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 PowerPanel is a tra...

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 75 2 Double click the VAIO Online Registration icon on the desktop 3 Select your language and click Next 4...

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

Страница 8: ...an select Sony applications or others that you want the Jog Dial to pilot you can also configure the Jog Dial Navigator to start any application establish a dial up connection or read an e mail simply by turning and pressing the Jog Dial MovieShaker Sony Electronics MovieShaker creates personal movies complete with transitions special effects background music and text All you do is import your cli...

Страница 9: ...er As the name suggests Simple DVD Maker makes it easy to create your own DVDs You can use images recorded with movie files MPEG files or DV codec AVI files created with MovieShaker or DVgate or images loaded from a DV device to make DVDs Files can then be written to a DVD R RW disc or CD R CD RW disc in DVD Video format Smart Capture Sony Electronics Connect a digital camera to your computer to s...

Страница 10: ...ronment 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 functions you will need to install the CD R module from the suppl...

Страница 11: ...d edit the movie and then export it back to the DV device 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 may correct a problem you are experiencing with your computer without you having...

Страница 12: ...ional also keeps your data secure and maintains your privacy For questions and technical assistance go online to http support microsoft com directory Internet Explorer 6 0 Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer is the Microsoft Internet browser allowing you to surf the World Wide Web The Setup Wizard configures your computer to connect automatically to your service provider A full e mail package ...

Страница 13: ...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 Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe Photoshop Elements software introduces the next generation of image editing with powerful new features that offer something for every user De...

Страница 14: ... combines professional video editing capabilities and high quality output in a product that s easy to use and versatile For questions and technical and technical assistance go online to http www adobe com Drag n Drop CD DVD DigiOn Easy Systems Japan Drag n Drop CD DVD is designed to be the most simple software to make your own DVDs or CDs Users can create their own audio CDs or DVDs that can be re...

Страница 15: ...tually any other interactive video content When you re finished DVDit automatically converts your video sources into the correct formats and records your content directly to DVD R or CD R For questions and technical assistance go online to http dvdit com Support index html QuickTime 5 0 Apple QuickTime is the Apple technology that makes video sound music 3D and virtual reality come alive for your ...

Страница 16: ...nce per week and monitor your computer for any activity that might indicate the work of a virus in action It can also scan files you download from the Internet and check floppy disks for boot viruses when you use them You must launch the Norton AntiVirus installation and you will then be prompted to update the virus definitions This is normal as new viruses have come out since your VAIO left the f...

Страница 17: ...tandard consumer DVD player in addition to some very advanced functionalities full precision video decoding a choice of user interfaces and video display options You can play DVD movies interactive DVD titles MPEG video content video and audio CDs WinDVD automatically determines the type of disc in the DVD drive and uses the correct playback method For questions and technical assistance go online ...

Страница 18: ...re on your Sony notebook Using Video software 17 n N Using Video software The following video software applications are installed on your VAIO Using DVgate page 18 Using MovieShaker page 34 Using Smart Capture page 40 ...

Страница 19: ...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 20: ... You can then choose to save the selected scenes as separate files or as one file Recording edited video on a DV device You can record the edited video on tape using a DV device such as a digital video camera recorder connected to the computer With DVgate you are not limited to recording single clips but you can record a series of clips on the DV device at one time To launch DVgate Motion proceed ...

Страница 21: ...Click Mark to mark the beginning of the first segment The first frame of the segment to be captured is displayed in the In Out list window Click Mark again to mark the end of the segment to 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 Al...

Страница 22: ...e recording correction values To ensure accuracy in the recording you can specify recording correction values Adjustment of the recording correction values is especially important when performing splice recording You can choose to specify the values yourself or to have them automatically adjusted by using the automatic calibration feature The values generated by the automatic calibration feature a...

Страница 23: ...s unpredictable You can record AVI files with different sound modes on a DV device but about one second of no sound depending on the DV device may occur at the point where the sound modes change You can only add AVI files using DV Codec as video compression MPEG files are not supported When recording a video sequence make sure that all images are saved in the same mode Recording in different modes...

Страница 24: ...cord List files can only be used in DVgate Motion To preview a clip proceed as follows 1 Select the file you want to preview in the DVgate Motion AVI file list window 2 Click Preview The Monitor window and the Preview window appear The Monitor window shows the first frame of the file Click on the Previous File button or on the Next File button to select the file you want to preview Click Preview A...

Страница 25: ...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 26: ...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 27: ...ous Capture mode the DV device pauses Single Frame Capture mode You can capture one 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 togg...

Страница 28: ...ppears in the Monitor window 4 Click the Capture button The video image in the Monitor 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 cap...

Страница 29: ...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 30: ...Assemble List You can create an Assemble List with files you want to splice together Afterwards you can always edit the Assemble List by changing the 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 ...

Страница 31: ...or example there is no need to recapture files even if you only want to use one particular scene from a longer video sequence originally captured with DVgate Motion Note that the process of removing the 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...

Страница 32: ...ct the image file type from the Files of type drop down list 4 Select your image file and click Open The image is added to the Assemble List 5 Choose Edit a clip from the Edit menu in the main window The DVgate Assemble Clip dialog box appears 6 Enter the insertion time in seconds or frames 7 Turn the Wide TV mode on or off 8 Select the screen size 9 Adjust the height and width of still images whe...

Страница 33: ...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 appears 13 Click OK The still and video images are combined Choosing MPEG1 as the format will reduce the size of the file considerably ...

Страница 34: ... 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 35: ... without any knowledge of film editing In a few steps motion pictures can be combined with special effects still images pictures and music files and then saved in a format most computers can play To open MovieShaker proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to All Programs and then MovieShaker 3 Click MovieShaker ...

Страница 36: ...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 37: ...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 38: ...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 39: ...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 40: ... 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 41: ...ows 1 Connect an i LINK compatible device to your computer 2 Launch Smart Capture from the Start menu in All Programs Smart Capture Smart Capture The Finder window appears displaying the image of the subject 3 Adjust the focus on the subject 4 Click the Capture button in the Smart Capture window The Still Viewer window appears The image you have captured is displayed in the Still Image Display are...

Страница 42: ...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 the still image you want to sen...

Страница 43: ...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 44: ...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 45: ...uter s hard drive The imported data can be played on your computer or transferred to external devices or media SonicStage converts your existing MP3 WMA and WAV format audio files into ATRAC3 format To open SonicStage proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to All Programs SonicStage and then click SonicStage 3 The Please confirm setup dialog box appears You can ...

Страница 46: ...cording to the selected feature 2 Player control buttons Controls playback functions such as play pause stop fast forward and reverse 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 ...

Страница 47: ...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 48: ...for example a MagicGate Memory Stick into your computer 2 Click the Transfer tab to display the Transfer window Your computer automatically recognises 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 49: ... computer 2 Click the Transfer tab to display the Transfer window Your computer automatically recognises 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 50: ...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 customised order using the Playlist folders Edit your music by combinin...

Страница 51: ...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 52: ...s follows 1 In the Start menu select All 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 53: ...bels 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 compute...

Страница 54: ...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 55: ...p Since 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 All Programs D...

Страница 56: ...he 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 57: ...n use 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 All Programs DigitalPrint Tool PhotoDecor The PhotoDecor window appears...

Страница 58: ...r 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 59: ...se templates 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...

Страница 60: ...he 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 them You can either preview t...

Страница 61: ...are 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 All Programs DigitalPrint Tool LabelMaker The LabelMaker window appears ...

Страница 62: ...ed 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 clicking the Save or Print b...

Страница 63: ...prepare your modem for use how to use and customise the look of your Sony software and utilities etc Setting up your language page 63 Setting up your notebook with Sony Notebook Setup page 65 Managing power with PowerPanel page 67 Selecting display modes page 74 Configuring your modem page 75 Changing your windows design with the UI Design Selector program page 77 Setting a Sony wallpaper page 78 ...

Страница 64: ...t 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 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 Options icon If you do ...

Страница 65: ...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 66: ...lity allows you to consult system 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 All Programs select Sony Notebook Setup and then click Sony Notebook Setup The Sony Notebook Setup window appears ...

Страница 67: ...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 customise 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 68: ...lly from the menu Ability to edit and create new profiles Ability to display detailed battery information CPU performance monitoring tool It works in harmony with your Windows settings Activating PowerPanel When you start the computer the PowerPanel icon appears in the system tray by default If the computer is running on AC power you see PowerPanel s Performance icon If the computer is running on ...

Страница 69: ...t specific power management goals ranging from maximum power management to no power management Main preset profiles Icon Description Maximum Battery Life Provides power saving features to give you maximum battery life and good performance It reduces the brightness of the display and puts the system into Standby mode after a specified time period Ultimate Battery Life Provides power saving features...

Страница 70: ...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 71: ... 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 72: ...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 73: ...dow appears 2 Click the profile you want to edit on the left of the screen 3 Double click the power profile property CPU Control Hibernate Standby you want to modify on the right of the screen An option list or a dialog box will appear Add or define the setting you want to select 4 Click the File menu and then click Save Icon Description Performance This control helps to maximize the CPU clock spe...

Страница 74: ...n the taskbar and select Edit Create Profiles from the menu The Profile Editor window appears 2 Select New from the File menu 3 Double click the power management setting you want to select to display the Power Management Setting menu on the right of the window 4 Select the new power management setting you would like for the device 5 Click the File menu and then click Save ...

Страница 75: ...tings tab 4 Click the Advanced button The Sony Notebook LCD and Mobility Radeon 7500 Properties dialog box appears 5 Click the Displays tab Select the Monitor Panel or TV icon 6 Click Apply and then OK You cannot have a display on TV and on another display at the same time You may not be able to display the notebook LCD screen and an external display or a projector at the same time depending onthe...

Страница 76: ...hone and Modem Options The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears If you do not see the Phone and Modem Options dialog box click Switch to Classic View on the left side 3 Select your location on the Dialing Rules tab 4 Click the Edit button to change the current configuration The Edit Location dialog box appears Or Click the New button to configure your modem The New Location dialog box appear...

Страница 77: ...re 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 on your scree...

Страница 78: ...ctor click Switch to Classic View on the left side OR If you do not see UI Design Selector click Other Control Panel Options on the right side 2 Double click UI Design Selector The UI Design Selector dialog box appears 3 Click or and select the design you like 4 Click Apply The UI Design Selector window design changes to give you a preview of the design you chose for the Sony software 5 To try ano...

Страница 79: ... Click the Desktop tab A list of Windows and VAIO wallpapers is displayed 3 Select a wallpaper in the Background list You can see a preview of this wallpaper in the monitor above the Background list 4 Adjust the position of the wallpaper with the Position drop down list 5 Click Apply when you have found the appropriate wallpaper 6 Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box The wallpaper i...

Страница 80: ... cathode ray tube after hours of the same image being rescanned In fact today s CRT display technology makes burn in unlikely except under extreme conditions Your computer comes with built in screen savers that you can select To change the built in screen saver proceed as follows 1 Right click on the desktop 2 Select Properties The Display Properties dialog box appears 3 Select the Screen Saver ta...

Страница 81: ...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 81 Changing or removing software page 82 Uninstalling software page 83 Downloading software page 85 ...

Страница 82: ...M 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 dialog box might appear 8 Read the agreement and click Yes to accept You are asked to define the location where you want to in...

Страница 83: ... 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 or Remove Programs will only remove programs that were written for Windows operating systems ...

Страница 84: ...ove Programs dialog box appears 3 Select the software you wish to uninstall from the list of currently installed programs then click Change Remove 4 Select Remove and then click Next The Confirm File Deletion dialog box appears 5 Click OK If the Locked file detected dialog box appears click Reboot The computer restarts once uninstallation is completed and all previously used files are deleted If t...

Страница 85: ... the Windows Setup program Windows File Protection detects attempts by other programs to replace or move a protected system file It also checks the file s digital signature This is an operating system feature that allows executable routines generally serving a specific function or set of functions to be stored separately as files with DLL extensions These routines are loaded only when needed by th...

Страница 86: ...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 87: ...drivers such as the mouse driver come with the operating system This section explains how to install check update or uninstall a driver The Windows XP Rollback feature is also explained Finally you will learn how to download the latest drivers from our site Installing a driver page 87 Checking the driver s installation page 88 Updating a driver page 89 Uninstalling a driver page 90 Restoring a dri...

Страница 88: ...ided 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 be...

Страница 89: ... Device status 6 Click OK Close all the opened windows your device is ready for use The device is not working properly in the following cases Your device is shown in Device Manager with a yellow question or exclamation mark Right click your device and click Uninstall Then repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 87 Double clicking the category of your device in the device manager list does n...

Страница 90: ...Click Yes to restart the computer When the computer restarts repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 87 Updating a driver To update the driver 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 to revert 4 On the Hardware tab click Properties 5 On the Driver tab click Update driver 6 Follow th...

Страница 91: ...computer while uninstalling the driver To uninstall the driver 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 to revert 4 On the Hardware tab click Properties 5 On the Driver tab click Uninstall 6 If you are prompted to restart your computer click Yes The Uninstall button is unavailable if removi...

Страница 92: ...nal data files System Restore monitors changes to the system and it automatically creates easily identified restore points These restore points allow you to revert the system to a previous time They are created daily and at the time of significant system events such as when an application or driver is installed To revert to your previous driver proceed as follows 1 Open the device that is not work...

Страница 93: ...ick the option corresponding to the device you installed then double click your device The Properties dialog box appears 6 Click the Driver tab 7 On the Driver tab click Roll Back Driver You have your previous driver back You must be logged on to your computer with an owner account in order to complete this procedure Restoring your computer does not affect or change your personal data files For mo...

Страница 94: ...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 instruction...

Страница 95: ...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 96: ...form an application recovery proceed as follows 1 Turn on your computer using AC power only and wait until Windows has booted up 2 Insert the final product recovery CD ROM into the disc drive 3 Open the drive through My Computer and open the Apps folder 4 Open the folder of the application you want to reinstall 5 Double click the Setup file 6 Follow the instructions in the Installer You must run t...

Страница 97: ...s please see the online Software Guide To reinstall update a device driver proceed as follows 1 Turn on your computer using AC power only and wait until Windows has booted up 2 Insert the final product recovery CD ROM into the disc drive 3 Open the drive through My Computer and open the Drivers folder 4 Check that the driver you require appears in the folder 5 Click Start on the taskbar 6 Click Co...

Страница 98: ...de to modify the size of your partitions the existing data on both C drive and D drive will be deleted see Using partitioned drives page 98 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 subseque...

Страница 99: ...ing 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 yo...

Страница 100: ...d 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 partition sizes choose the first op...

Страница 101: ...o confirm 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 102: ...ptions Default System Drive Recovery see Using partitioned drives page 98 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 reformatt...

Страница 103: ...To Originally Shipped State allows you to reset the hard drive to its original size Meanwhile the current partitions are deleted the hard disk is reformatted and all the original software is restored as with a standard system 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 Originall...

Страница 104: ...ta 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 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 p...

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