Sony PCV-RS600 manual

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2 Notice © 2004 Sony El ectronics Inc. Rep roduction in whole or in part without written permiss ion is prohibited. All rights reserved. Th is manual and the software describe d herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable fo rm without prior written approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO [...]

3 Important information for Canadian cust omers: Y our new V AIO® computer includes certain software versions or upgrades, and Internet services or offers that are available to U.S. customers only . Sony , V AIO, the V AIO lo go, V AIO Dig ital S tudio, V AIO Media, V AIO Media Music Serve r , V AIO Media Photo Server , V AIO Media V ideo Server, [...]

4 Safety Inf ormation and Caution Y our computer’ s installe d optical drives may vary , depending on the system config uration you have purchased. See the online specification sheet for deta ils on your installed opti cal drives. For questions regarding your product or for the Sony Service Center nearest you, visit the Sony Online Support W eb s[...]

5 ❑ Pour prévenir tout r isque d’incendie ou d ’électrocutio n, garder cet appareil à l’abri de la pluie et de l’humidité. ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’électr ocution, ne pa s ouvrir le châssis de cet appareil et ne conf ier son entretien qu’à une personne qualif iée. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l’installation de fil mo dem [...]

6 Regulatory Information If you have questions about this product, write to So ny Customer Info rmation Service Center at 12451 Gateway Blvd., Ft. Myers, FL 33913, USA, or v isit Sony Customer Ser vice on the Sony Online Support W eb site at http://www .sony .com/pcsupport. Model No.: PCV A-IMB 5A (For models equipped with Giga Pocket featur es) Th[...]

7 ❑ Reorient or relocate the rece iving antenna. ❑ Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver . ❑ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circ uit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ❑ Consult the dealer or an experien ce d radio/TV technician for help. Y ou are cautioned that any changes or modific[...]

8 If trouble is experienced with this equip ment, for repair or warran ty information, please contact the Sony Customer Information Servic e Center at 1-888-4-SONY -PC (1-888-476-6972), or write to the Sony Customer Information Center , 12451 Gateway Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 339 13, or find Sony Customer Service on the W eb at http://www .sony .com/pc[...]

9 Disposal of Lithium Battery Y ou ca n return your unwanted lithium batteries to your nearest Sony Service Center or Factory Service Center . For the location of the Sony Service Center nearest you, visit the Sony Online Support W eb site at http://www .sony .com/pcsupport. ✍ In some areas the disposal of lithium batteries in household or busine[...]

10 Industry Canada Notice This equipment meets the applicable Indu stry Canada technical specifications. The Ringer Equiv alence Nu mber (REN) is an in di cation of the max imum number of devices allowed to be connected to a telephone interfa ce. The te rmination on an interfa ce may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the require[...]

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

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 12 Troubleshooting ........................................ 41 Support Options ........................................ 43 Immediate Help and Support . .................... ............... 43 Resources for Additional Help and Support ............. 44[...]

13 Getting Star ted Congratulations on you r pur chase of the Sony V AIO® computer! Y our new , high-performance, multimedia co mputer combines state-of-the-art computer functionality with the late st audio, video and information technology featur es.[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar 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 purchased. For details on the accessories supplied with your computer, go to the Sony Online Support web site at http://www .sony .com/pcsupport to view the online specifications shee[...]

Unpacking Y our Computer 15 Manuals ❑ V AIO® Computer Quick S tart — Provides basic info rmation 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 information on the hardwa[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 16 ❑ V AIO® Sof t ware — Provides specific inform ation on the preinstalled software on your computer . T o access this online software information: 1 Click St a r t in the W i ndows® taskbar . 2 Click W elcome to V AIO life . Hard d isk drive reco ver y Y our computer is equipped with the V AIO Recovery Wizard, [...]

17 Locating Controls 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 featur es, and the locati on of the contr o ls, ports, and jacks may vary fr om the illustrations shown in this section. See the specifications sheet for[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 18 About the Fr ont P anel The front panel of your V AIO® comput er enables access to the optical and floppy disk drives. On certain models, th e front panel also provides access to a Memory Stick® media slot, Giga Pocket ® Personal V ideo Recorder features, SmartMedia™, CompactFlas h®/Microdrive™ media card sl[...]

About the F ront P anel 19 3 Floppy disk drive Reads and writes data from and to a 3.5-inch floppy disk. 4 Floppy disk drive access indicator Light is green while reading and writing data from and to a floppy disk. 5 Power button The power button turns the computer on/off. 6 S tandby indicator Light is amber when the computer is in Stand by mode. 7[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 20 Additional inf ormation Y our computer is equipped with one or mo re optical disc drives that have a drive eject button on the drive door . ❑ After pushing the eject button, wait fo r the drive to stop reading the CD. It may take a few moments for the drive tray to eject. ❑ Gently push the drive tray in, when cl[...]

About the Back P anel 21 About the Bac k P anel The back panel of your co mputer contains the ports for supp lied and optional accessories. The icons on the back panel locate and identify th e ports and jacks on your computer . ✍ Y our hardware configuration may vary based on the computer model purchased. Back panel 1 AC Input port Connection for[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 22 4 Printer port Connection for a parallel device, such as a printer or scanner . 5 Monitor port * Connection for a standard display . 6 i.LINK 6-pin S400 port (IEEE 1394) Connection for a compatible digital device. 7 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) ports (4) Connections for compatible hi gh/full/low-speed USB devices.[...]

About the Back P anel 23 13 Ethernet port Connection for a 10BA SE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet interface. (The port marked with (Network) is for LAN connections only .) 14 Monitor (DVI) port * Connection for a DVI monitor . 15 TV Out (S-Video/video) jack † Connection for an S-video cable (opti onal). 16 VHF/UHF port † Connection for a TV coax ial cab[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 24 About the K e yboar d Y our V AIO® keyboard uses a standard key arrangement with additional keys that perform specific functions. V AIO Keyboard 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 may vary from o[...]

About the K eyboard 25 S tandby Press the button 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 th e Num Lock key to a ctivate the numeric keypad. (The Num Lock indicator lights.) Pr[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 26 About the Remote Cont r ol The remote control is supplied wit h V AIO® computers that are equipped with Giga Pocket® Personal V ideo Recorder features * . The remote control can start and stop video recording and playback , select channels, and set viewing preferences. This section describes the ba sic functions o[...]

About the Remote Control 27 1M U T E b u t t o n Press to turn off the sound. Press again to restore the sound. 2 Channel number 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 t[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 28 10 ST ANDBY button Press to place the system into Stand by mode. (Note: Y ou cannot place the computer in to Stand by mode when certain Giga Pocket functions are running.) 1 1 AUDIO button Press to view available sound mode options on th e monitor/display . TV/VIDEO button Press to change the on-screen image fr om t[...]

About the Remote Control 29 T o set up the remote control Insert two AA b atteries (supplied) into the remote cont rol as shown. 15 TOOLS button The function of this button may vary betw een DVD media. See the DVD player software instruct ions for details. 16 APPLICA TION CLOSE button Press to view a shortcut menu of softwa re programs to close. If[...]

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31 Setting Up Y our Computer 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, ports, and jacks may vary fr om the illustrations shown. For details on your computer ’ s har dwar e configuration, see the specifications sheet on the Sony Online Support W eb site at http:[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 32 Connecting a Displa y (Monitor) The location and availability of the moni tor ports may vary , dependi ng on the model purchased. See the specifications sheet for you r computer on the Sony Online Support W eb site at http: //www .sony .co m/pcsupport, for details about your computer ’ s hardw are configuration 1 [...]

Connecting the Speakers 33 Connecting the Speaker s The right and left speakers are attached . The right speaker has a speaker wire with a jack connector and an AC powe r cord that supplies power to both speakers. 1 From the right speaker , plug the jack connector into the Headphones jack located on the back panel of your comput er . 2 From the rig[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 34 Connecting the Ke yboard and Mouse 1 Plug the keyboard cable into the keyboard port on th e back of the computer . 2 Plug the mouse cable into the mouse port on the back of the computer . T o connect the keyboard and mouse Ke yb o ar d Mouse[...]

Connecting the Ke yboard and Mouse 35 T o use an optical mouse An optical mouse requires an ideal su rface in order to provide proper pointing and tracking. ❑ Use surfaces such as plain paper , card stock, or fabric that have minimal repetitive patterning. ❑ A void surfaces such as mirrors, smooth glass, or magazines that have half- tone printi[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 36 Connecting the T elephone and Modem Cables Y our computer is equipped with a single modem line jack to co nnect the supplied modem cable to your telephon e wall jack. T o use your wall jack fo r your telephone and modem lines, pu rchase a “1-to-2” jack adapter device (splitter). T o connect the modem cable 1 Unp[...]

Connecting the T elephone and Modem Cables 37 4 Insert the plug end of the splitter dev ice into the wall jack. 5 Plug the modem cab le into the modem line jack located on the back panel of the computer . T o connect the telephone and modem cables Y our computer has a protective stic ker covering the Ethernet port located on the rear panel. Connect[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 38 Connecting the P ower Cor ds 1 Plug the power cord into the AC In put port, located on the back panel of the computer . 2 Plug both the display and computer power cords into a grounded AC wall outlet or a power st rip. T o connect the power cords[...]

T ur ning On Y our Computer 39 T urning On Y our Computer When you start your system for the first time, your computer may detect new equipment and disp lay a dialog box that prompts you to restart your computer . Respond to this prompt immediately . 1 Press the power button on the comp uter to turn on the power . 2 Press the power button on the di[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 40 T urning Off Y our Computer Follow these steps when you are ready to turn off your computer for an extended period of ti me. T o turn off your computer 1 Click S tart in the W i ndows® taskbar , then select T urn Off Computer . The T urn Off Computer dialog box appears. 2 Select the Tu r n O f f option. 3 W ait for[...]

41 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 Comput er Quick St ar t 42 What can I do if m y computer or software stop responding? Y ou can try to locate and close the software program that has stopped responding. 1 Press the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys. The W indows T ask Manager window appears. 2 From the Applications tab, locat e the s oftware program that has the status message, “ Not r [...]

43 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 describes all available r esour ces and offers sugg estions on how to access this information for maximum r esults. Immediate Help and Suppor t Y ou can locate helpful informati on immediately by consultin[...]

V AIO Comput er Quick St ar t 44 ❑ Preinst alled softwa re Hel p files — Each preinstalled software program provides online Help within the software, that describes the soft ware’ s features. In these Help files, you can find tutorials that t each you to use the software and locate troubleshoo ting support, should problems occur . T o access [...]

Resources for Additional Help and Suppor t 45 ❑ An automated tuto rial library that c ontains interactive, easy-to-understand lessons on using your computer ’ s ha rdware and software features. ❑ Links that enable you to: ❑ quickly find the nearest So ny service center locations. ❑ arrange for repairs or check repair status. ❑ review wa[...]

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