Sony PCV-RX540 manuale d’uso

V AIO Digital Studio™ Computer User Guide PCV -RX540[...]

Change to Current Document Title 3 W elcome Thank y ou f or purchasin g yo ur Son y V AIO® computer! Y our ne w computer is a superb b lend of high technolog y an d easy-to-use functionality . The inf ormation provided here is desig ned to help y ou to become f amiliar with the hardw are and softw are applications included with your system.[...]

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Locating Controls and Connectors 5 Locating Contr ols and Connector s Fr ont P anel Overview The front panel of your V AIO Computer enables access to the optical and flopp y disk driv es. It also includes U ni versal Seria l Bus (USB) and i.LIN K® ports to connect compatible peripheral de vices. ✍ i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to desig[...]

Change to Current Document Title 6 Fr ont panel 1 Optical drive 1 See the Specifications sheet for more information. 2 Optical drive 2 See the Specifications sheet for more information. 3 Floppy disk drive Reads and writes data from and to a 3.5-inch floppy disk. 4 Floppy disk drive access indicator light Lights in green whi le reading and writi ng[...]

Locating Controls and Connectors 7 5 Optical drive access indicator li ght Lights in amber while reading and writing data from and to the optical drives. 6 Hard disk drive access indicator light Lights in amber while reading and writing data from and to the hard disk. 7 Power switch and indi cator light T urns the computer on/off. The indicator lig[...]

Change to Current Document Title 8 Bac k P anel Over view The back panel of your computer contains the ports for suppli ed and optional accessories. The icons on the back panel locate and identify the ports on your computer . Bac k panel 1 Mouse port Connection for a PS/2® mouse. 2 Keyboard port Connection for a PS/2® keyboard. 3 Universal Serial[...]

Locating Controls and Connectors 9 4 Ethernet port 10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet interface. (The port marked with (Network) is for LAN connections only .) 5 Monitor port Connection for a CRT display . 6 Printer port Connection for a parallel device, such as a printer or scanner . 7 i.LINK 6-pin port (IEEE139 4) Connection for a compatible digit[...]

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V AIO Action Setup 11 V AIO Action Setup V AIO Action Setup manages the set tings f or your computer ’ s Shor tcut ke ys (S K eys) and i.LINK ® interface. Shor tcut Ke ys The programmable S K eys are linked with the follo wing applications as their default settings: ❑ S1 — Outl ook ® Express ❑ S2 — Int ernet Explorer ❑ S3 — Son ic S[...]

V AIO Compute r User Guide 12 2 Click the S Ke y yo u want to change. 3 From the Select Application dialog bo x, click the option for the desired type of function. The corresponding appli cations appear in the list box on the right. 4 The Confirmation Application Name window appears. Click Ne xt. 5 Y ou may now type a ne w name and description, if [...]

V AIO Action Setup 13 6 T urn on the device. The V AIO Action Setu p dialog box app ears. 7 Click OK. 8 T o modify the device name, click the current de vice name in the list box and click Modify de vice name. 9 T ype the desired name, then click Ap ply . 10 T o assign an application, click Modi fy . The Select Application dialo g box appears. 11 S[...]

V AIO Compute r User Guide 14 7 T o try another selection, click << or >>, then click Ap ply . 8 When you hav e mad e your selection, click OK. The UI Design Selector closes and the Son y software window design displays . ✍ Y ou may only use this feature with compatible UI Design Selector software.[...]

15 Configuring Y our V AIO Computer Har d Disk Drive P ar tition T o maintain optimum system performance, you shoul d defragment your computer ’ s D partition regularly . In order to improv e the performance of Sony audio/video software applications, the hard disk dri ve on your computer has been formatted with two partitions, C and D. Some Sony [...]

Change to Current Document Title 16 A 6-pin i.LINK port can: ❑ supply po wer from the computer to the connected de vice if the de vice is equipped with a 6-pin connector , and ❑ supply 10V to 12V . A 4-pin i.LINK port cannot supply power to a connected de vi ce. The follo wing Sony i.LINK 400 Mbps cables are a vailable and recommended for use w[...]

Configuring Y o ur V AIO Computer 17 T o Enable Ethernet Co nnectivity Y our computer comes with a preinstalled Ethernet interface. T o enable faster start-up time, your com puter may ship with this functio n disabled. Y ou can enable Ethernet connecti vity by follo wing the instructions below . Enabling the Ethernet conn ection 1 Click Start in th[...]

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19 System, Application and Driver Reco ver y CD(s) System Recovery CD(s) Sony Electr onics Inc. The System Recov ery CD utility enables you to restore the operating system and software that shipped with your computer if they become corrupted or are erased. It can be used only to restore the hard disk of the Sony computer you purchased. A p plicatio[...]

Change to Current Document Title 20 Using the System Reco ver y CD(s) 1 Insert the System Reco very CD in your computer ’ s optical dri ve. The System Recov ery utility starts from the optical drive. The f irst CD must be in the driv e when you tu rn on your computer . 2 T urn off your computer . 3 W ait 30 seconds and turn on your computer . 4 T[...]

System, Application and Dr iver Recov er y CD(s) 21 T o Use the Application Recovery CD(s) The Application Recovery CD utility enable s you to reinstal l individual software applications if they become corrupted or are erased. Reinstalling an individual software application may correct a problem that you are experiencing with your computer or speci[...]

Change to Current Document Title 22 T o Use the Driver Recovery CD The Dri ver Recovery CD utility enables you to reinstall indi vidual drivers and repair software applications if they become corrupted or are erased. Y ou can reinstall an indi vidual driver to correct a problem that you are e xperiencing with your computer , peripheral hardware, or[...]

System, Application and Dr iver Recov er y CD(s) 23 7 From the Action menu, cl ick Uninstall. This removes the de vice dri ver from your system. Click OK. Repeat for each de vice dri ver as neces sary . 8 Restart your computer . Click Start in the W ind o ws taskbar , select T u rn Of f Computer , and th en click Restart. 9 When the desktop appears[...]

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25 For Answer s to Y our Software Questions Son y Service Center For the Son y Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-4-SONY -PC (1-888-476-6972), or vi sit the W eb site at http://w ww .son y . com/pcsupport. This service is free of char ge for 90 days after the original date of purchase. Adobe Acrobat Reader ™ , Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader , Ado[...]

Change to Current Document Title 26 PC-Cillin ® 2000 (T rend Micro, Inc.) PhotoPrinter ™ 2000 Pro (Ar cSoft Inc.) Quicken 2002 (Intuit Inc.) RealPlayer ® , RealJukebox(RealNetworks Inc.) Sony Applications (Sony Electr onics Inc.) Sony Style Connect (E-Sol utions) Web site http://www.antivirus.com/pc-cillin phone 949-387-7800 hours M - F 8:00 A.[...]

27 To m b R a i d e r ® Chronicles (Eidos Interactiv e) Win d ow s ® XP Operating System, Internet Explor er , Outlook ® Express, W ord (on selected models) (Microsoft Corporation) W ordPerfect ® (Cor el Corp.) (on selected models) W eb site http://www .eidosinteracti ve.com/support phone 415-547-1244 hours M - F , 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P .M. PST We[...]

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29 Resour ces Sony pro v ides sev eral support opt ions for your Sony computer . When you ha ve questions about your comput er and the preinstall ed software, check these sources for answers, in the following sequence: V AIO QuickStart The QuickStart contains information on how to set up your computer quickly and easily . V AIO Computer User Guide [...]

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