Sony PCV-RZ40 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52

Go to page of

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Sony PCV-RZ40, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Sony PCV-RZ40 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Sony PCV-RZ40. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Sony PCV-RZ40 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Sony PCV-RZ40
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Sony PCV-RZ40 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Sony PCV-RZ40 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Sony PCV-RZ40 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Sony PCV-RZ40, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Sony service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Sony PCV-RZ40.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Sony PCV-RZ40 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    V AIO Digital Studio® AIO Digital Studio® IO Digital Studio® O Digital Studio® Digital Studio® Digital Studio® igital Studio® gital Studio® ital Studio® tal Studio® al Studio® l Studio® Studio® Studio® tudio® udio® dio® io® o® ® Computer Quic k Star t omputer Quic k Star t mputer Quic k Star t puter Quic k Star t uter Quic k Sta[...]

  • Page 2

    2 Notice © 2003 Sony Electr onics Inc. Reprod uction in whole or in part without writt en permission is prohi bited. All rights reserved. This manual and the so ftware described herein, in whol e or in part, may not b e reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior wri tten approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES N[...]

  • Page 3

    3 The International E NERGY S T A R® Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the use o f computers and other office equipment. The program b acks the development and dissemination of products w ith functions that effectively reduce energy consumption. It is an open sys tem in which business propriet[...]

  • Page 4

    4 Safety Inf ormation and Cautio n Y our computer’s installed optical drives may vary, depending on the system configuration you have purchased. See the online specifications sheet for detail s on your installed opti cal drives. For questions regardin g your product or for the Sony Service Cent er nearest you, visi t the Sony Com puting Support W[...]

  • Page 5

    5 ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’incen die ou d’électrocution, garder cet appareil à l’abri de la plui e et de l’humidité. ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’électrocution, ne pas ou vrir le châssis de cet appareil et ne confier son entretien qu’à une personne qualifiée. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l’installation de fil modem ou t?[...]

  • Page 6

    6 Regulato ry Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limi ts for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desig ned to provide reasonable prot ection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radi o frequency en[...]

  • Page 7

    7 FCC Part 68 This equipment compli es with Part 68 of the FCC rules and th e requirements adopted b y the ACT A. On the modem card is a label that contains, among other inform ation, a product identifier in the format US:AAAEQ# #TXXXX. If requested, this num ber must be provided to t he telephone company . This modem uses the USOC RJ -1 1 telephon[...]

  • Page 8

    8 T elephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (United States) The T elephone C onsumer Protection Act of 1991 makes i t unlawful for any person to use a com puter or other electronic device, including F AX m achines, to send any message unless s uch message clearly contains, in a margin at the top or bott om of each tran smitted page or on the first[...]

  • Page 9

    9 Industry Canada Notice This equipment meets the applicable Indu stry Canada technical specificat ions. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) is an i ndication of the maximum num ber of devices allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The terminat ion on an interface may co nsist of any combination o f devices subject only to the requirem e[...]

  • Page 10

    10[...]

  • Page 11

    11 Contents Getting Started ..........................................13 Unpacking your Computer ........................................14 Locating Controls And Ports ...................17 7 About the Front Panel ...............................................18 About the Back Panel ................................................21 About the Sub-[...]

  • Page 12

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 12 Using the Sound Blaster d Blaster Audigy ES Sound Card ............................. 39 9 Installing Sound Blaster Audigy Software ............... 40 About Creative Software Programs .......................... 42 Troubleshooting ........................................ 45 Support Options ..............[...]

  • Page 13

    13 Getting Star ted d Congratulations on your purchase of a Sony V A IO® computer! Y our new , high-performance, multimedia computer combines state-of-the-art computer functionality with the latest audio, video and information technology featur es.[...]

  • Page 14

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 14 Unpac king y our Computer Y our computer may not be supplied with all of the accessories shown, depending on the system configuration you purchased. For details on the accessories supplied with your computer , see the online specifications sheet. Manuals ❑ V AIO® Computer Quick S tart — Provides b[...]

  • Page 15

    Unpacking your Computer 15 Online Documentation ❑ V AIO® Computer User Guide — Contains features and specificati ons of your computer . It also includes information on the applications included with your system, how to contact software vendors, and solve common problems. T o access the online User Guide: 1 Click S tart in the W indows taskbar [...]

  • Page 16

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 16[...]

  • Page 17

    17 Locating Controls And P or ts And P or ts This section is intended to familiarize you with the contr ols, ports and jacks on your computer . Y our computer may not be equipped with all of these har dw ar e features, and the location of the contr ols, ports, and jacks may vary fr om the illustrations shown in this section. T o view the specific c[...]

  • Page 18

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 18 About the Fr ont P anel The front panel of your V AIO® Computer enables access to drives, media slots, ports and jacks. System con figuration may vary , depending on th e model purchased. See the online specifications sheet for details. Front panel 1 Optical drive 1 See the online specifications sheet[...]

  • Page 19

    About the F ront P anel 19 4 Floppy disk drive access indicator Light is green while reading and writing data from and to a floppy disk. 5 Power indicator Light is blue whi le the power is o n. 6 Power switch T urns the computer on and off. 7 S tand by indicator Light is red when the computer is placed in Stand by mode. 8 Optical drive access indic[...]

  • Page 20

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 20 16 SmartMedia™ media sl ot Reads and writes data from and to SmartMedia cards. 17 Memory S tick media slot and access indicator Reads and writes data from and to a Memory S tick® media. The access indicator is amber when reading or writing data to a Memory Stick media. 18 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2[...]

  • Page 21

    About the Back P anel 21 About the Bac k P anel The back panel of your co mputer contains th e ports for supplied and optional accessories. The icons on the back panel locate and identify the ports on your computer . Back panel 1 AC Input port Connection for the supplied power cord. 2M o u s e p o r t Connection for a PS/2® mouse. 3 Keyboard port [...]

  • Page 22

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 22 4 Printer port Connection for a parallel device, such as a printer or scanner . 5 i.LINK 6-pin S400 port (IEEE 1394 ) Connection and power for a compatible digit al device, such as a Sony Digital Handycam® camcorder . 6 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) ports (4) Connections for compatible hi gh/full/low[...]

  • Page 23

    About the Sub-Woof er 23 About the Sub-W oofer Wo o f e r Certain V AIO® computers are supplied wit h a sub-woofer unit to enhance the system’ s sound capability . Sub-woofer unit 1 Port The port extends the low frequency response to exten d the volume outpu t of the sub-w oofer uni t. 2 Power knob/volume control Rotate the knob clockwise to tur[...]

  • Page 24

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 24 About the Ke yboard Y our V AIO® keyboard uses a standard key arrangement with ad ditional keys that perform specific functions. V AIO Keyboa rd KEY DESCRIP TION Function The 12 function keys along the top of th e keyboard are used to perform certain tasks. The task associated with each function key m[...]

  • Page 25

    About the K eyboard 25 S tandby Press to place the computer in Standby mode. Press the Power button or any key briefly , to resume normal operation. Numeric keypad Use the numeric keypad area to type numbers or to perform basic math calculations. Press the Num Lock key to a ctivate the numeric keypad. (The Num Lock indicator lights.) Press the Num [...]

  • Page 26

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 26[...]

  • Page 27

    27 Setting Up Y our Computer g Up Y our Computer er Y our computer may not be equipped with all of the har dwar e featur es described in the section. The location of the contr ols, por ts, and jacks may vary fr om the illustrations shown. See the online specifications sheet for your system's har d war e configuration.[...]

  • Page 28

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 28 Connecting a Displa y (Monitor) Monitor) 1 Plug the display’ s cable into the mo nitor port. 2 If necessary , plu g the display’ s cable into the rear of the display . T o connect a display MONITOR[...]

  • Page 29

    Connecting a Display (Monitor) 29 T o connect a DVI display ✍ Install your equipment so that you can easily reach the power outlet in the event of an emergency .[...]

  • Page 30

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 30 Connecting the Speakers and Sub-w oofer Unit 1 Plug the cable attached to the back of the left speaker into the L Out jack on the back of the right speaker . 2 Insert the yellow plug of the speaker power cable into the DC In jack (yellow) on the back of the right speaker . 3 Insert the black plug of th[...]

  • Page 31

    Connecting the Speakers and Sub-woof er Unit 31 4 Insert the RCA plug of the cable that is attached to the right speaker into the speaker jack, located on the left side of the sub-woofer unit. T o connect the sub-woofer unit and speakers Sub-woofer unit Co n n e c t to D C -O u t jack on computer ’s b a c k p a n e l R- s p e a k e r L- s p e a k[...]

  • Page 32

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 32 5 Insert the RCA plug of the sub-woofer unit’ s cable into the Lin e Out jack, located on the back panel of your computer . 6 Plug the sub-woofer unit’ s pow er cord into a grounded AC wall outlet or power strip. T o connect the sub-woofer to the computer AC Po wer (wall outlet) Sys te m un i t Sub[...]

  • Page 33

    Connecting the Ke yboard and Mouse 33 Connecting the Ke yboard and Mouse yboar d and Mouse 1 Plug the keyboard cable into the keyboard port on the back of the computer . 2 Plug the mouse cable into the mouse port on the back of the computer . T o use an optical mouse An optical mouse requires an ideal surface texture in order to provide precision p[...]

  • Page 34

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 34 Connecting the T elephone and Modem cables 1 Unplug your telephone from the wall jack and plug it into the telephone jack, located on the back panel of your computer . 2 Plug the modem cable (supplied) into the Modem line jack, located on the back panel of your com puter . 3 Plug the other end of the m[...]

  • Page 35

    Connecting the Po wer Cords 35 Connecting the P o wer Cor ds 1 Plug the power cord into the back of the computer . 2 Plug both the display and com puter power cords into a grounded AC wall outlet or a power strip. T o connect the power cords KEYBOARD MOUSE PRINTER[...]

  • Page 36

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 36 T urning On your Computer When you start your system for the first ti me, your computer may detect new equipment and d isplay a dialog bo x that prompts you to restart your comp uter . Respond to this prompt immediat ely . 1 Press the power switch on the computer to turn on the power . 2 Press the powe[...]

  • Page 37

    T ur ning Off your Computer 37 T urning Off your Computer Follow these steps when you are ready to turn off your computer for an extended period of time. T o turn off y our computer 1 Click S tart in the W indows taskbar, then select T urn Off Computer . The T urn Off Computer dialog bo x appears. 2 Select the Tu r n O f f option. 3 W ait for you r[...]

  • Page 38

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 38[...]

  • Page 39

    39 Using the Sound Blaster d Blaster A udig y ES Sound Card y ES Sound Card Congratulations! Y o u’ve pur chased the Sound Blaster Aud igy ES sound car d that delivers Dolby® Digital 5.1 surround sound. Y o u can begin enjoying cinema-quali ty sound immediatel y , as your sound car d and drivers ar e pr einstalled in your new V AIO® computer .[...]

  • Page 40

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 40 Installing Sound Blaster A udigy Software ware Install the software program s provided on the suppli ed Sound Blaster Audigy CD before you begin using your new so und card, to experience fu lly enhanced digital or analog sound. Y ou can install any or all of these programs as desired. See the section, [...]

  • Page 41

    Installing Sound Blaster Audig y Software 41 Starting Creative software 1 Click S tart in the W indows taskbar, point to All Pr ograms , and then poin t to Creative . A drop-down list of software p rograms appears. 2 Point to the desired software and click to start th e software program. Creative software programs (partial list detail)[...]

  • Page 42

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 42 About Creative Software Pr ograms The Creative CD contains many software programs that m ake it easy for you to create, customize and listen to MP3/WMA files, set up properties for audio devices, and record sounds or music from various sources. The following programs are most important for the operatio[...]

  • Page 43

    About Creative Software Progr ams 43 ❑ Cr eative A udio HQ — V iew , audition, or set up th e audio propert ies for one or more audio devices, using this software control center . Creative Audio HQ contains these features: ❑ SoundFont Contro l — Configure audio files and instruments. ❑ Device Controls — Configure audio devices for m ult[...]

  • Page 44

    V AIO Dig ital Studio Computer Quick Star t 44[...]

  • Page 45

    45 T roub leshooting This section describes how to tr oubleshoot common pr oblems. Y ou can also find helpful information on how to use your computer's har dwar e featur es and pr einstalled softwar e. Y our computer may not be equipped with all of the featur es or software discussed in this section, depending on the system configuration pur c[...]

  • Page 46

    V AIO Digital Studio Compu t er Qui c k S t a r t 46 Why did m y computer or software stop responding? Y ou can try to locate and close the software application that has stopped responding. 1 Press the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys. T he Windows T ask Manager window appears. 2 From the Applications tab, locate the application that has the status message, ?[...]

  • Page 47

    T roub leshoot ing 47 Why c an ’ t I hear sound when using the SP/DIF option for P/DIF option for digital output? If your computer has a p reinstalled Sound Blaster Audigy ES soun d card * , the Play Control settings must be changed to su pport digital sound. Follow these steps to change the settings: 1 From the W i ndows taskbar notificatio n ar[...]

  • Page 48

    V AIO Digital Studio Compu t er Qui c k S t a r t 48[...]

  • Page 49

    49 Suppor t Options Sony pr ovides se veral options to help solve common problems or to locate support for your V AIO® computer . This section describes all available r esources and offers suggestions on how to access this information for maximum r esults. Immediate Help and Suppor t Y ou can locate help ful information immed iately by consulting [...]

  • Page 50

    V AIO Digital Studio Compu t er Qui c k S t a r t 50 ❑ Preinst alled softwa re Hel p files — Each preinstalled software application provides online Help within the software, that describes the soft ware’ s features. In these Help files, you can find tutorials that teach you to use the software and locate troubleshoo ting support, should p rob[...]

  • Page 51

    Resources for Additional Help and Suppor t 51 ❑ An automated tutorial library that contains interactive, easy-to-understand lessons on using your computer ’ s hardware and software features. ❑ Links that enable you to: ❑ quickly find the nearest Sony service center locations. ❑ arrange for repairs or check repair status. ❑ review warran[...]

  • Page 52

    4-679-259-01 © 2003 Sony Electronics Inc. Printed in USA[...]