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Contents Welcome 5 Locating Controls and Connectors 7 Front Panel Overview 7 Back Panel Overview 10 VAIO Action Setup 13 Shortcut Keys 13 To Change the Sony Software Window Design 15 VAIO AV Applications 17 Overview of Preinstalled Software 17 DigitalPrint Software 19 DVgate Software 27 MovieShaker Software 30 PictureGear Software 37 Smart Capture Software 40 SonicStage Software 49 VisualFlow Software 56 Configuring Your VAIO Computer 59 Hard Disk Drive Partition 59 i.LINK (IEEE1394) Compatibility 60 To Enable Ethernet Connectivity 61 3
Contents Welcome 5 Locating Controls and Connectors 7 Front Panel Overview 7 Back Panel Overview 10 VAIO Action Setup 13 Shortcut Keys 13 To Change the Sony Software Window Design 15 VAIO AV Applications 17 Overview of Preinstalled Software 17 DigitalPrint Software 19 DVgate Software 27 MovieShaker Software 30 PictureGear Software 37 Smart Capture Software 40 SonicStage Software 49 VisualFlow Software 56 Configuring Your VAIO Computer 59 Hard Disk Drive Partition 59 i.LINK (IEEE1394) Compatibility 60 To Enable Ethernet Connectivity 61 3
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... Connectors Front Panel Overview The front panel of Sony used only to designate that came with your ...compatible peripheral devices. ✍ i.LINK is a trademark of your system, such as an optical or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. 7 Before connecting compatible i.LINK PC peripherals to ...the documentation that a product contains an IEEE1394 connection. Please refer to your VAIO Computer allows access to the optical and floppy disk drives. All products with each other. The i.LINK connection may not communicate with...
... Connectors Front Panel Overview The front panel of Sony used only to designate that came with your ...compatible peripheral devices. ✍ i.LINK is a trademark of your system, such as an optical or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. 7 Before connecting compatible i.LINK PC peripherals to ...the documentation that a product contains an IEEE1394 connection. Please refer to your VAIO Computer allows access to the optical and floppy disk drives. All products with each other. The i.LINK connection may not communicate with...
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... indicator light Lights in green while reading and writing data from and to a floppy disk. 5 Optical drive access indicator light Lights in amber while reading and writing data from and to the optical drives. 6 Hard disk drive access indicator light Lights in Stand by mode. 8 i.LINK 4-pin port (IEEE1394) Connection for a ...is located on the front panel and the 6-pin i.LINK port is in amber while reading and writing data from and to the hard disk. 7 Power switch and indicator light Turns the computer on/off . The indicator light is blue while the power is on and amber when the...
... indicator light Lights in green while reading and writing data from and to a floppy disk. 5 Optical drive access indicator light Lights in amber while reading and writing data from and to the optical drives. 6 Hard disk drive access indicator light Lights in Stand by mode. 8 i.LINK 4-pin port (IEEE1394) Connection for a ...is located on the front panel and the 6-pin i.LINK port is in amber while reading and writing data from and to the hard disk. 7 Power switch and indicator light Turns the computer on/off . The indicator light is blue while the power is on and amber when the...
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... power cord. 14 Telephone jack Connection for a phone cable (optional) to the computer. ✍ i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that came with your compatible i.LINK device for a parallel device, such as an optical or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. 11 Before connecting compatible...
... power cord. 14 Telephone jack Connection for a phone cable (optional) to the computer. ✍ i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that came with your compatible i.LINK device for a parallel device, such as an optical or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. 11 Before connecting compatible...
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Please refer to your computer's Shortcut keys (S Keys). SonicStage ❑ S4 - Before connecting compatible i.LINK PC peripherals ... the S keys to designate that came with the following applications as an optical or hard disk drive, confirm their default settings: ❑ S1 - VAIO Action Setup VAIO Action Setup manages the settings for information on the software applications, operating system, and ...LINK connection may not communicate with each other applications. ✍ i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to launch other . Outlook® Express ❑ S2 -
Please refer to your computer's Shortcut keys (S Keys). SonicStage ❑ S4 - Before connecting compatible i.LINK PC peripherals ... the S keys to designate that came with the following applications as an optical or hard disk drive, confirm their default settings: ❑ S1 - VAIO Action Setup VAIO Action Setup manages the settings for information on the software applications, operating system, and ...LINK connection may not communicate with each other applications. ✍ i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to launch other . Outlook® Express ❑ S2 -
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... adds a host of new features to share with a click of an entire folder. VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide MovieShaker™ Sony Electronics Inc. Smart Capture manages the i.LINK® connection between your hard drive, a Sony digital still camera, or a Sony Mavica® camera. Sony's original MovieShaker software creates personal movies that you to capture compressed video or...
... adds a host of new features to share with a click of an entire folder. VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide MovieShaker™ Sony Electronics Inc. Smart Capture manages the i.LINK® connection between your hard drive, a Sony digital still camera, or a Sony Mavica® camera. Sony's original MovieShaker software creates personal movies that you to capture compressed video or...
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... Browse and navigate to your C: drive, using the Look in to ensure compatibility with AVI files that use different audio modes, they cannot be recorded at the same time, but must install a plug-in : drop-down list. 3 Double-click Program Files, double-click Sony, and then double-click DVgate. .... To install the DVgate plug-in Install the plug-in for Adobe Premiere software Your VAIO® computer may not have AVI files that are smaller than 4 MB. ❑ DVgate software does not support hard disk compression. ❑ Video and audio data are not available while you have Adobe®...
... Browse and navigate to your C: drive, using the Look in to ensure compatibility with AVI files that use different audio modes, they cannot be recorded at the same time, but must install a plug-in : drop-down list. 3 Double-click Program Files, double-click Sony, and then double-click DVgate. .... To install the DVgate plug-in Install the plug-in for Adobe Premiere software Your VAIO® computer may not have AVI files that are smaller than 4 MB. ❑ DVgate software does not support hard disk compression. ❑ Video and audio data are not available while you have Adobe®...
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... i.LINK® connection between your system, such as an optical disc drive or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. Smart Capture main window 1 2 3 4 5 6 40 VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide Smart Capture Software Smart Capture is a trademark of Sony used only to the documentation that came with each other. All...
... i.LINK® connection between your system, such as an optical disc drive or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. Smart Capture main window 1 2 3 4 5 6 40 VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide Smart Capture Software Smart Capture is a trademark of Sony used only to the documentation that came with each other. All...
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...the proxy server of digital audio files. SonicStage Software SonicStage Software SonicStage™ is encoded in ATRAC3 format onto your computer's hard drive. To use SSL due to the Internet from audio CDs and import digital audio files while maintaining copyright information. ... network administrator for communication between your computer. SonicStage maintains the holder's copyrights by preventing unauthorized distribution of the LAN. Downloading digital audio files from Sony Corporation. When you play and record from your browser and Sony's World Wide Web (WWW) server...
...the proxy server of digital audio files. SonicStage Software SonicStage Software SonicStage™ is encoded in ATRAC3 format onto your computer's hard drive. To use SSL due to the Internet from audio CDs and import digital audio files while maintaining copyright information. ... network administrator for communication between your computer. SonicStage maintains the holder's copyrights by preventing unauthorized distribution of the LAN. Downloading digital audio files from Sony Corporation. When you play and record from your browser and Sony's World Wide Web (WWW) server...
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...10065; Device/Media tab - View the available Playlists as recording to the computer's hard disk drive. ❑ Import tab a Playlist. - SonicStage feature tabs (Main window) ❑ CD tab - The contents of your computer to register with CDDB, the "Confirm the setup of SonicStage..." You ... and use EMD services. 50 Import MP3, WAV or audio files on your computer to locate audio files and use this service. View the available Playlists on your computer. VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide Starting SonicStage 1 Click Start in the Windows taskbar and then click...
...10065; Device/Media tab - View the available Playlists as recording to the computer's hard disk drive. ❑ Import tab a Playlist. - SonicStage feature tabs (Main window) ❑ CD tab - The contents of your computer to register with CDDB, the "Confirm the setup of SonicStage..." You ... and use EMD services. 50 Import MP3, WAV or audio files on your computer to locate audio files and use this service. View the available Playlists on your computer. VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide Starting SonicStage 1 Click Start in the Windows taskbar and then click...
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... right side of the Transfer window. 3 Select the song to be checked in to the hard drive of the same computer from the song list of the external device or media. You can only be checked in from... which the songs were checked out. 1 Connect the external device or insert the media into your computer. 2 Click the Transfer tab to display the Transfer window. For more than one song at a time... Check In The songs you want to check in all of the external device or media. VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide 5 Click (Out), or drag the song to the desired position in the song ...
... right side of the Transfer window. 3 Select the song to be checked in to the hard drive of the same computer from the song list of the external device or media. You can only be checked in from... which the songs were checked out. 1 Connect the external device or insert the media into your computer. 2 Click the Transfer tab to display the Transfer window. For more than one song at a time... Check In The songs you want to check in all of the external device or media. VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide 5 Click (Out), or drag the song to the desired position in the song ...
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... computer's D partition regularly. Configuring Your VAIO Computer This section provides information about maintaining your computer's hard disk drive(s). 59 To improve the performance of hours to System Tools, and then select Disk Defragmenter. The Disk Defragment dialog box appears. 4 Select Action from consuming the available space on your computer has been formatted with two partitions, C and D. Some Sony...
... computer's D partition regularly. Configuring Your VAIO Computer This section provides information about maintaining your computer's hard disk drive(s). 59 To improve the performance of hours to System Tools, and then select Disk Defragmenter. The Disk Defragment dialog box appears. 4 Select Action from consuming the available space on your computer has been formatted with two partitions, C and D. Some Sony...
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...Use the symbol to locate the i.LINK port on your compatible i.LINK device and on your system, such as an optical or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. All products with an i.LINK connection may include either 4-pin or 6-...toll free). Plug the i.LINK cable connector into this port. 2 Plug the other . VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide i.LINK (IEEE1394) Compatibility Your VAIO computer may not communicate with each other end of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE1394 connection. A 6-pin i.LINK port...
...Use the symbol to locate the i.LINK port on your compatible i.LINK device and on your system, such as an optical or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. All products with an i.LINK connection may include either 4-pin or 6-...toll free). Plug the i.LINK cable connector into this port. 2 Plug the other . VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide i.LINK (IEEE1394) Compatibility Your VAIO computer may not communicate with each other end of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE1394 connection. A 6-pin i.LINK port...
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.... 63 Driver Recovery CD Sony Electronics Inc. The System Recovery CD utility enables you are erased. It can reinstall the operating system and software applications that shipped with your computer if they become corrupted or are prompted to restore the operating system and software that shipped with your hard drive. ✍ Use the Application...
.... 63 Driver Recovery CD Sony Electronics Inc. The System Recovery CD utility enables you are erased. It can reinstall the operating system and software applications that shipped with your computer if they become corrupted or are prompted to restore the operating system and software that shipped with your hard drive. ✍ Use the Application...
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VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide Full restore with the computer when you purchased it. The System Recovery utility starts from the first CD has been installed. User License Agreement. 5 When the System Recovery menu appears, follow the on your computer. 4 Type the letter "O" to run the ... read and accepted the Microsoft End- You are prompted to insert your computer. After recovering your system using the System Recovery CD(s), you started to complete full restoration of your hard disk drive and then restores all the original software applications. If you have more ...
VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide Full restore with the computer when you purchased it. The System Recovery utility starts from the first CD has been installed. User License Agreement. 5 When the System Recovery menu appears, follow the on your computer. 4 Type the letter "O" to run the ... read and accepted the Microsoft End- You are prompted to insert your computer. After recovering your system using the System Recovery CD(s), you started to complete full restoration of your hard disk drive and then restores all the original software applications. If you have more ...
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... hard drive. ✍ If you need to reinstall all open applications. 2 When the Windows desktop appears, insert the Application Recovery CD into the upper optical drive. 3 When the Application Recovery menu appears, follow the on the software application you wish to run the Application Recovery utility. Using the Application Recovery CD(s) 1 Turn on your computer... your system is already on, save and close all of the software that you have any questions about using the Application Recovery CD(s), visit www.sony.com/ pcsupport, or contact Sony Customer Support at 1-888...
... hard drive. ✍ If you need to reinstall all open applications. 2 When the Windows desktop appears, insert the Application Recovery CD into the upper optical drive. 3 When the Application Recovery menu appears, follow the on the software application you wish to run the Application Recovery utility. Using the Application Recovery CD(s) 1 Turn on your computer... your system is already on, save and close all of the software that you have any questions about using the Application Recovery CD(s), visit www.sony.com/ pcsupport, or contact Sony Customer Support at 1-888...
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...or DVD media ❑ Fingerprints and dust on Use Using the hard disk drive ❑ Do not place the computer in a location that is subject to vibration or shock. ❑ Do not move the computer during operation. ❑ Do not subject the computer to wipe the surface of the disc from the center out. ... out. ❑ If the disc is badly soiled, moisten a soft cloth with a dry soft cloth. 83 Wipe off the power while the computer is accessing the hard disk drive. Proper care of the disc is essential to identify the disc. The label may cause read errors. Do not use it to sudden...
...or DVD media ❑ Fingerprints and dust on Use Using the hard disk drive ❑ Do not place the computer in a location that is subject to vibration or shock. ❑ Do not move the computer during operation. ❑ Do not subject the computer to wipe the surface of the disc from the center out. ... out. ❑ If the disc is badly soiled, moisten a soft cloth with a dry soft cloth. 83 Wipe off the power while the computer is accessing the hard disk drive. Proper care of the disc is essential to identify the disc. The label may cause read errors. Do not use it to sudden...
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... and software patches for your hard disk drive as online help , and solve common problems. (Note: The User Guide is not available in the following sequence: VAIO QuickStart VAIO Computer User Guide Online (Electronic) Documentation Software application manuals and online help files from the Sony Computing Support Web site at http:// www.sony.com/pcsupport. To contact the...
... and software patches for your hard disk drive as online help , and solve common problems. (Note: The User Guide is not available in the following sequence: VAIO QuickStart VAIO Computer User Guide Online (Electronic) Documentation Software application manuals and online help files from the Sony Computing Support Web site at http:// www.sony.com/pcsupport. To contact the...
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..., and solve common problems. (Note: The User Guide is not available in hard copy for your Sony computer. VAIO Computer User Guide The User Guide contains information on how to set up your hard drive. Two additional guides, Upgrading and Maintaining Your VAIO Digital Studio Computer and the Troubleshooting Help are also available online. To access online documentation: 1 Click...
..., and solve common problems. (Note: The User Guide is not available in hard copy for your Sony computer. VAIO Computer User Guide The User Guide contains information on how to set up your hard drive. Two additional guides, Upgrading and Maintaining Your VAIO Digital Studio Computer and the Troubleshooting Help are also available online. To access online documentation: 1 Click...
Marketing Specifications (PCVRX750 series)
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...XXX-XX © 2002 Sony Electronics Inc. Data on the speed selected. Accessible capacity may vary. ‡ The DVD-ROM data transfer standard 1X rate is 11X (14872 KBps). Data on the speed selected. Specifications are subject to hard drive capacity. other factors may... from 2X at the innermost track to 32X at the outermost track. VAIO Digital Studio Computer Specifications Model PCV-RX750 Supplied Accessories Service Limited Warranty Power Requirement Voltage Dimensions Weight Operating Temperature VAIO® Smart keyboard PS/2 wheel mouse Stereo speakers with AC adapter (...
...XXX-XX © 2002 Sony Electronics Inc. Data on the speed selected. Accessible capacity may vary. ‡ The DVD-ROM data transfer standard 1X rate is 11X (14872 KBps). Data on the speed selected. Specifications are subject to hard drive capacity. other factors may... from 2X at the innermost track to 32X at the outermost track. VAIO Digital Studio Computer Specifications Model PCV-RX750 Supplied Accessories Service Limited Warranty Power Requirement Voltage Dimensions Weight Operating Temperature VAIO® Smart keyboard PS/2 wheel mouse Stereo speakers with AC adapter (...