Sony QUICK START manual

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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[...]

3 . The International E NERGY S T AR® Office Equipment Program is an international program that p romotes 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 propri[...]

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[...]

5 ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’incen die ou d’électrocution, garder cet appareil à l’abri de la pluie 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 té[...]

6 Regulato ry Information Model No.: PCV A-IMB5A This device compl ies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject t o the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that m ay cause undesired operation. Model No.: PCV A-KB6 a[...]

7 ❑ Reorient or relocate t he receiving antenna. ❑ Increase the sepa ration between the equipment and the receiver . ❑ Connect the equipm ent into an outlet on a circu it different from that to which the receiv er is connected. ❑ Consult the dealer or an ex perienced radio/TV technici an for help. Y ou are cautioned that any changes or modi[...]

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[...]

9 Disposal of Lithium Battery Y ou can return your unwanted lit hium batteries to your nearest Sony Serv ice Center or Factory Service Center. For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-88 8-476-6972 in the Unit ed States or 1-800-961-7669 in C anada. ✍ In some areas the disposal of lithium batteries in household or business trash may be pro[...]

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11 Contents Getting Started ..........................................13 Unpacking your Computer ........................................14 Locating Controls And Ports ...................17 About the Front Panel ...............................................18 About the Side Panels ...............................................19 About the Back P[...]

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13 Getting Star ted Congratulations on you r pur cha se of the Sony V AIO® 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.[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 14 Unpac king your 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. ✍ Y our V AIO® computer is not supplied with System or Application Reco[...]

Unpacking your Computer 15 Manuals ❑ V AIO ® Computer Quick S tart — Provides basic information on setting up and registering your computer . The Quick Start also provides resources for technical support, safety guidelines, and owner ’ s information. Online Documentation ❑ V AIO® Computer User Guide — Contains inform ation on the hardwa[...]

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17 Locating Controls And P or ts This section is intended to familiarize you with the contr ols, ports, and jacks that ar e available on your computer . T o view the specific har dware configuration for your system, see the online Specifications sheet .[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 18 About the Fr ont P anel The front panel of y our V AIO® computer is equipped with bu ilt-in stereo speakers and indicator lights. Front panel 1 Infrared Receiver Communicates with the remote control (su pplied), to t urn on TV , change TV channels, an d raise or lower volum e. 2 Optical disc and hard disk drive access[...]

About the Side Panels 19 About the Side P anels The side panels of your computer contain the connections for suppl ied and optional accessories. The icons on the side panels help you locate and identify the connections on y our computer . Right panel 1 CD-R W/DVD-ROM combo drive eject button Ejects a disc from the combination optical drive. 2 CD-RW[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 20 Left panel 1 Composite audio L In jack Connection for an audio or stereo dubbin g cable (optional). Composite audio R In jack Connection for an audio or stereo dubbin g cable (optional). 2 Composite video In ja ck Connection for a digital video or stereo A/ V dubbing cable (optional). S-video In jack Connection for an [...]

About the Side Panels 21 8 Modem line jack * Connection for the modem cable (sup plied) to the wall jack. 9 i.LINK 4-pin S400 port Connection for i.LINK compatibl e digital devices (IEEE 1394). 10 Ethernet port Connection for a 10BASE-T/100B ASE-TX Ethernet. (The port marked with (Network) is for LAN connections only .) 1 1 Universal Serial Bus (US[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 22 About the Bac k P anel The back panel of your computer contains the AC pow er port and connections for your USB devices. Back panel 1 AC Input port Connection for the supplied pow er cord. 2 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) ports (2) Connections for compatible hi gh/full/low-speed USB devices.[...]

About the K eyboard 23 About the Ke yboard Y o ur V AIO® computer is supplied with a wireless keyb oard that has a standard key arrangement and ad ditional keys that perform specific functions. . W ireless keyboard (T op) KEY DESCRIPTION St a n d b y Press the button to place the computer in S tand by mode. Press the Power button or Stand by key b[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 24 Function The 12 function keys alo ng the top of the keyboard are used to perform certain tasks. The task associated with each function key may vary from one application to the next. Numeric Keypad Use the numeric keypad to type numbers or to perform basic math calculations. Press the Num Lock key to activate the numeri[...]

About the K eyboard 25 T o set up the wireless ke yboard Insert two AA b atteries (supplied) into the wireless keyboard as show n. Y ou can check your keyboard’ s battery pow er level by clicking (W irel ess Keyboard icon), located in the W indows® taskbar notification area. 1 Battery compartment Storage compartment for the supplied AA batteries[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 26 About the Mouse Y our V AIO® computer is sup plied with a wireless o ptical mouse. Before attempting to use the wireless optical mouse wit h your computer , see Connecting the W ireless Mouse. W ireless mouse (T op) 1 Left mouse button Press to perform specific mouse functions. 2 Wheel button Rotate the wheel to scrol[...]

About the Mouse 27 T o set up the wireless mouse Insert two AA b atteries (supplied) into the wireless mouse as shown. Y ou can check your mouse’ s battery power level by clicking (W ireless Mouse icon), located in the W indows® taskbar notification area. W ireless mouse (Bottom) 1 Power switch Slide switch to turn the mouse on and off. 2 Connec[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 28 About the Remote Cont r ol Giga Pocket™ Personal V ideo Recorder features are controlled with the remote control. The remote control can start and stop video recording and playback, select channels, and set viewing preferences. This section describes the basic functions of your remote control. Remote control MUTE ST [...]

About the Remote Control 29 1 MUTE button Press to turn off the sound. Press again to restore the sound. 2 Channel num ber buttons (0 - 9) Press to select specific channels. (Press the ENTER button to activate channel selection.) JUMP button Press to go to the previous channel. Press again to return to the current channel. ENTER button Press to act[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 30 10 ST ANDBY button Press to place the system into S tand by mode. (Note: Y ou cannot place the computer into S tand by mode when certain Giga Pocket functions are running. Y our computer may take 5-6 second s to enter Stand by mode.) 1 1 AUDIO button Press to view available sound mode optio ns on the monitor/displ ay .[...]

About the Remote Control 31 T o set up the remote control Insert two AA b atteries (supplied) into t he remote contro l as shown. 15 TOOLS button The function of this button may vary between DVD media. See the DVD player software instructions for details. 16 APPLICA TION CLOSE button Press to close the Giga Pocket software. 17 CHANNEL button Press [...]

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33 Setting Up Y our Computer Y ou can set up your system quickly and easily with the instructions pr ovided in this section. For details on your system’ s har dwar e configuration, see the online specifications sheet.[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 34 Connecting the P ower Cor d The computer ’ s power cord must be plugged into an AC power source, such as an AC wall outlet, surge protector , or Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), before you can establi sh communicatio n with your w ireless keyboard an d wireless mouse. 1 Remove the adhesive backing from the power c[...]

Connecting th e P ower Cord 35 4 Use a coin to open the clamp, and then insert the power cord. 5 Plug the power cord into a grounded AC wall outlet, surge protector, or UPS. Inserting the power cord into the clamp Connecting the power cord ✍ Install your c omputer so y ou can easily re ach the powe r outlet in the event of a n emergency . T o AC [...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 36 Connecting the Wireless K eyboar d Y our V AIO® computer is sup plied with a wireless k eyboard. Before attempting to use the wireless keyb oard, you must enable commun ication between the computer and the keyboard. T o connect the wireless ke yboar d 1 Press the CONNECT button on the left panel of the computer . 2 T [...]

Connecting the Wirel ess Mouse 37 Connecting the Wireless Mouse Y o ur V AIO® computer is supplied with a wireless mo use. Before attempting to use the wireless mouse, you must enable communication between the computer and the mouse. T o connect the wireless optical mous e 1 Press the CONNECT button on the left panel of th e computer . 2 T urn the[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 38 Additional inf ormation about the wireless optical mouse The wireless optical mouse requires an ideal surface texture in order to provide precision pointing and tracking . ❑ Use surfaces such as plain paper , card stock, or fabric that have minimal repetitive patterns. ❑ A void surfaces such as mirrors, smooth glas[...]

Connecting th e Modem Cable 39 Connecting the Modem Cable Y o ur computer is equipped with a single modem line jack to connect the supplied modem cable to your telephone wall j ack. T o use your wall jack for your telephone and modem lines, purchase a “1-to-2” jack adapter device (sp litter). T o connect the modem cab le 1 Unplug your telepho n[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 40 T urning on y our Computer Press the power button on the right side of the computer to turn it on and off. When you start your computer, it may detect new hardware and prompt you to restart your computer . Respond to this prompt immediately . Registering y our Computer T ake advantage of Sony’ s commitment to quality[...]

T ur ning Off your Computer 41 T urning Off y our 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 Comput er dialog box appears. 2 Select the Tu r n O f f option. 3 W ait for you [...]

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43 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[...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 44 Why did m y computer or software stop respond ing? Y ou can try to locate and close the s oftware 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, “ Not resp onding .?[...]

45 Suppor t Options Sony pr ovides se veral options to help solve common pr oblems or to locate support for your V AIO® computer . This section descr ibes all available r esour ces and offers suggestions on how to access this information for maximum r esults. Immediate Help and Suppor t Y o u can locate helpful informati on immediately by consult [...]

V AIO Computer Quick Start 46 ❑ 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 roblems occur . T o access[...]

Resources for Additional Help and Suppor t 47 ❑ An automated tutorial library that contains interactive, easy-to-understand lessons on using your computer ’ s hard ware and software features. ❑ Links that enable you to: ❑ quickly find the nearest Sony service center locations. ❑ arrange for repairs or check repair status. ❑ review warra[...]

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