SonyメーカーVAIOの使用説明書/サービス説明書
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V AIO® User Guide.
V AIO® User Guide 2 Notice to Users © 2000 Sony E lectronics In c. Re production in whole or in part wit hou t written permi ssion is prohibit ed. All rights reserv ed.
Notice to Users 3 ❑ Never ins tall modem or telephone wiring d uring a ligh tn ing st or m. ❑ Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations. ❑ Never t ouch uni nsulated telephone wir e or terminals unless the telepho ne line has been disconnected at the network interface.
V AIO® User Guide 4 ❑ N'utilisez pas le modem ni le télépho ne pour pré venir d'une fuite de gaz vous êtes p rès de la fuite. ❑ L ’appareil doit être le plus près possibl e d’un e prise mural e pour en faciliter l’accès.
Notice to Users 5 ❑ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ❑ Increase the separ ation between the equipment an d the receiver . ❑ Connect the equipmen t into an outlet on a circuit dif ferent fr om that to which the receiver is connected. ❑ Consult the dealer or an experienced rad io/TV technician for help.
V AIO® User Guide 6 T elephone Consumer Pr otection Act of 1991 (United St ates) The T e lephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or other electronic.
Notice to Users 7 INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE NOTICE: The Industry Canada label identifies certified eq uipment. This certif ication mea ns that the equipment meets c ertain telecommunications network protective, operational and sa fety requirements as prescribed in the appropriate T er- minal Equipment T echnic al Requirements docu- ment(s).
V AIO® User Guide 8 installat i ons él ec triques, ou à un él ectricie n, selon le cas . A VIS: L ’indic e d ’éq uivale nce de la sonnerie (IES) ass igné à chaqu e di sposi tif termin al indique le nom bre maximal de term inaux qui peuvent êt re ra ccordés à une interface.
9 Contents Notice to Users 2 Contents 9 Welcome 1 1 Choosin g an Ergonomi c Location 1 1 Front Pan el Overview 12 Back Panel Overvi ew 14 VAIO® Action Setup 17 Presetting i.
V AIO® User Guide 10 System and Application Recovery CD(s) 33 Using th e System Recover y CD(s) 33 Using the Applic ation R ecover y CD(s) 3 5 Troubleshooting 37 Topics 37 Notes on Use 47 For Answers.
11 We l c o m e Thank you for purchasin g your So ny V AIO® computer! Y our new computer is a superb b lend of hig h technolog y and easy- to-use funct ionality . This User Guid e contains information about the applications included with your system, contact informatio n for soft ware vend ors, and the specif ications for your co mputer .
V AIO® User Guide 12 ❑ Light ing — Choose a location where windows and lights do n ot create glare and r efle c tion o n the di spla y . Use i ndi re ct li ghtin g to av oid br i ght sp ots on the display . Y ou can also purch ase accessories fo r your display that help reduce glare.
Fr ont Panel Overview 13 1 Floppy disk drive Reads and writes d ata from and to a 3. 5 -inch floppy disk. 2 Floppy di sk drive access ind icator ligh t Lights in green whi le readin g/writing d ata from/t o a flop py disk. 3 Power s witch a nd indica tor light T urns t he c o mput er on /o f f.
V AIO® User Guide 14 Back Panel Overview The back panel of y our comput er contains the connecto rs for su pplied and optional accessories. The icons on the back pan el help locate and identify the connectors on y our computer .
Back Pa nel Over view 15 1 PS/2® mous e conn ector Connects a PS/2 mouse. 2 PS/2 Ke yboar d conn ector Connects a k eyboard. 3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors (2) Connects a USB dev ic e. 4 Serial conn ector Connects a compa tible serial device, such as a di gital still cam era.
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17 V AIO® Action Setup V AIO Action Setup manages the settin gs for you r compu ter ’ s Shortcut key s (S Keys) and i.LINK® interface. The programmable S Keys come with the following applications .
V AIO® User Guide 18 Pres etti ng i. LINK® devi ces Y ou can preset your i.LINK-equipped devices to perform des ired functions, such as automatically starting DVgate™ applications or conn ecting t wo V AIO computers.
Pr esetting i .LI NK® devi ce s 19 Changing the W indow Design of Sony So ftware T o change the wi ndow desi gn 1 Click the Start button > Settin gs > Control Pan e l. 2 Click UI D esign Sel ector . 3 Click << or >> and select th e desired des ign.
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21 Sony Digital Medi a Park Applications Y our V AIO® computer comes with a collection of applications that make it easy to use advanced multimedia formats. This section describes the Digital Media Park applications and the digital video capabili ties.
V AIO® User Guide 22 Movie Shaker This application can be u sed to create fun and innov ative movies without any knowledge of film editing. In a few simple steps , motion pictures can be combined with special effects, still images (pictures), and music files and then saved in a fo rmat most compu ters can play .
Movie Sh aker 23 1 Click the Shake tab. 2 Select a mood by clicking a f ace in the Shaker tr ay . 3 Click . A thirty second scene is automatically generated and save d t o th e Produc t tra y . 4 T o preview , switch the W ork Panel to Product tray mode and pres s play .
V AIO® User Guide 24 Adding e ffects to a scene or a cl ip 1 Double-click the clip or scene to move it to the W orking Panel. 2 Select the Effects tab from the Editing tray . 3 Drag and drop the Ef fect yo u want to add from the Ef fects tray to the Ef fects palette on the W orking Panel.
Pict ur eGea r™ 25 PictureGear™ PictureGear is a digital image m anagement application that allows you to see all the images sto red in any director y on your computer . Thumbnail views provide quick r eminders of y our pict ures. Brigh ten, contras t, enhance, r esize, crop, and color-correct y our pictures.
V AIO® User Guide 26 1 Gather the sour ce images into the s ame folder or collection. 2 Select the images you wan t to use. 3 From the Utilities men u sel ect Panoram a Maker . 4 Select the correct lens and click Okay . (If 35mm lens is selected the prompt, does not appear; to select a diff erent lens, click the lens icon.
Using a Digi tal V ide o Camera Reco rder 27 ❑ Y ou cannot use dif ferent audio modes on the same tape. Y ou should perform a separate captur e for each au dio mode you wish to use. ❑ DVgate does not su pport har d disk co mpressi on. Y ou should not us e disk comp ressi on if yo u are pl ann i ng to w ork w i th DV ga te.
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29 Configur ing your V AIO® Comp uter Hard Drive Part iti on In order t o improve t he perform ance of the DV gate softwar e, the hard disk dr ive on your computer has been formatted with two partitions, C and D. The DVgate software saves files to the D partition.
V AIO® User Guide 30 The following Sony i.LINK 400 Mbps cables are available and recommended fo r use with your compu t er: VMC -IL4 615 , VMC-IL4 63 5, VM C-I L661 5, and VMC - IL6635.
Enabli ng Et hern et 31 T o connect a n i.LIN K (IEEE139 4) device 1 Use the symbol to locate the i.LINK co nnector . 2 Plug the i.LINK cable into this connector . Enabl ing Ether net Y our computer comes with a prein stalled Ethernet interface. T o enable faster start u p, you r comp uter sh ips wi t h thi s f uncti on dis able d.
V AIO® User Guide 32 3 Select “Realt ek R TL8139 (A/B/C/8130 ) PCI Fast Ethernet NIC ” under the Network Adapters category . 4 Click Prope rti es. 5 Click Enable Device and then click OK. 6 Click Close. ! Warning: Y o ur compu ter ha s a protect ive stick er coveri ng the Ethe rnet port locat ed on the re ar pane l.
33 System and Application Rec overy CD(s) System Recovery CD(s) Sony Elect r onics The Syste m Recovery CD p rogram a llows you to re store the software title s that ship ped with your com pu ter if they become co rrupted or are erased. It can b e used only to rest ore the har d di sk of th e So ny comp ut er you p ur c h ased.
V AIO® User Guide 34 the computer will of fer you the option to reformat the drive into a s ingle partition. T o use the S ystem Recove ry CD(s) 1 Insert the Sony System Recovery CD in the CD-R W drive. 2 Shut dow n your com puter . 3 W ait 30 second s and tur n on your computer .
Using the Ap plication Recovery CD(s) 35 Using the Appli cation Recovery CD(s) The Application Recovery CDs allow you to reinstall individua l applications and device drivers if they become cor rupted or are accid entally erased.
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37 T r oubleshooting This sectio n des c ribes how t o so lve commo n pro blems you may encou nt er w hen using yo ur comput er . Many problems have simp le sol utions, s o try thes e suggestio ns before yo u call Sony C ustomer Suppo rt.
V AIO® User Guide 38 3 Select this application and click End T ask. W indows attempts to close the application. If the attemp t is unsuccessful, a s econd dialog bo x appears. 4 Select End T ask again. ❑ If you are u nable to “unlock” th e application, repeat the ab ove steps bu t select Shut Down when the Close Program dialog box appear s.
To p i c s 39 1 From the Start menu, select Shut Dow n. From the drop-down list, select Restart. 2 When the S ony screen d isplays, press th e F2 key on yo ur keyb oard. 3 Select the Advanced tab from the Setup Utility screen. 4 Select “I/O D evice Conf iguration” an d use the arrow keys to h ighlight Parallel Port Mode.
V AIO® User Guide 40 T opic: I want to pl ay a CD wi th Microsoft W indo ws Media Pla yer When you inser t a music CD, the Media B ar™ software automatically launch es to play y our CD. When the Media Bar i s running , the W indows Media Pl ayer does not have acces s to the CD.
To p i c s 41 T opic: Why is there no soun d in any application? There are indep endent cont rols for your sys tem volume. ❑ Check that the speakers are plugged into the HEADPHONES connector . ❑ If the speakers have a mute button, make sure it is off.
V AIO® User Guide 42 T opic: My mo dem does no t work ❑ Check that the phone line is plugg ed into the LINE jack. ❑ Check th at the phone line is working. Y ou can check t he line by plugging in an ordin ary phone an d listen ing for a di al tone.
To p i c s 43 T opic: My microphone is to o se nsit ive to background noise If you fi nd there i s too much b ackgroun d noise when y ou recor d sound, y ou should adjust the micro phone gain by following these st eps: 1 Right-cli ck the s peaker icon (V olume) in the lower -right W indows ® task tray .
V AIO® User Guide 44 T opic: My mouse needs to b e set up for left-hand use 1 Clic k the M y Co mp ute r icon on you r d eskto p. 2 Click Co ntrol P anel, and then click Mouse. The Mouse P roperti es dialog box app ears. 3 In the Quick Setup tab, click Device Setup.
To p i c s 45 T opic: My connected pr inter do esn't function after the co mputer resumes from a power sa ving mode When this occurs, f ollow the procedures b elow to reset the printer connection: 1 Right-cli ck the My C omputer ico n on the desk top, and then sel ect Properties.
V AIO® User Guide 46 5 Select the appropriate manu facturer and mo del and click Next. 6 Select LP T1 and click Next. 7 Click Y es to have W indows-based programs use this as the default printer . 8 Click Next. 9 Click No and then click Finish. T o Reach Sony For further assistance, call 1-888-4SONYPC (1-888-476-6972).
Notes on Use 47 Notes on Use On the Power S ource ❑ Y our computer operat es on 100 V–120V AC 50/60 Hz only . If you are operating this comp uter outside of North Ame rica or Japan, p lease verify that the local AC specifications match before plug ging in the comp uter .
V AIO® User Guide 48 ❑ Unplug your computer f rom t he wall outlet if you will not be using th e computer for a long time. ❑ Before touching anything inside the computer , turn the system of f and let it cool for ten minutes. This w ill ensure that the processor heat sink will not be hot.
Notes on Use 49 materials (such as curtains or draperies) that may block its ventilation slots. Leave a space of at leas t 8 inches from the back panel of your computer . ❑ Clean the cabinet with a soft, dr y cloth or a s of t cloth lightly moistened with a mild dete rgen t solut ion.
V AIO® User Guide 50 On Upgrading t he System ❑ The procedures described i n the onlin e manual, Upgrading and Maintaining Y ou r V AIO® Co mput er (P C V- J 120), assume familiarity with the gene.
Notes on Use 51 On Using the Hard Disk Drive ❑ Do not place the co mputer in a location that is subject to vibration or shock. ❑ Do not m ove the comp uter durin g operation . ❑ Do not sub ject the computer to sudden ch anges in temperatur e. ❑ Do not turn o ff the p ower while the computer is acces sing the hard disk driv e.
V AIO® User Guide 52 For Answ ers t o Y our Soft ware Que stions Sony Servi ce Center For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-4SONYPC (1-888-476- 6972).
For Answers to Y our Softwar e Questions 53 McAfee V iru sScan ® (Net work Associates, Inc.) PhotoPrin ter ™ 2000 Pr o (ArcSoft , Inc.) Quicke n ® 2000 Bas ic (Int uit, In c.) Sony Appli cat ions (Sony Electronics, Inc.) StarOffice™ (Sun Micro systems, Inc.
V AIO® User Guide 54 Resources Sony pr ovides s everal support options for yo ur Sony co mputer . When yo u have questions about yo ur computer and the preins talled software, check these sources for answers , in the follo wing sequence: Quick Start Contai ns informat ion on how to set up your co mputer quickl y and easi ly.
Resour ces 55 Sony Fax-o n-Deman d This servic e provides you with answers to commonly asked q uestions. Y ou can use this au tomated service to request a list of av ailable top i cs and then select the topics that yo u want to rec eive. T o contac t the Sony fax-on- demand service , call 1-888-4S ONYP C (1-888-476-6972 ).
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Specifi cations 57 Specifications Mode l PCV -J120 Proc esso r 700 MHz In tel® Pentiu m® III Hard Disk Drive C/D Partitio n (Approximate) 20 GB * C = 8G / D = 12G Stan dard SDR AM 128 MB † PC-100 .
V AIO Digital Studio™ Comp uter User Gu ide 58 Spec if ic atio ns ar e s u bjec t to change with out no ti ce. Supplied A ccessories V AIO Sma rt™ Keyboa rd PS/2® Wheel Mous e Speakers Power cord Modem cabl e Service 90-day limited service. See W arranty Card.
59 Index A AC input connector 15 adding additio nal hardware precaution 48 adjusting voltage settings 47 air circulation 48 Application Recovery CD 33, 35 applications launching problems with 40 B bat.
V AIO® User Guide 60 European power settings 47 F floppy disk drive 13 Front Panel 12 G games/MIDI connector 15 glare 12 H handling diskettes 51 hard disk 50, 51 hardware adding additional precaution 48 troubleshooting 37, 44 headphones connector 15 help 54 I i.
Inde x 61 power indicator on system unit 13 power source, precautions 47– 48 power switch 13 printer connector 15 problem solving 37 R radio interference 49 reducing glare 12 removing computer cover.
V AIO® User Guide 62 Windows taskbar problems viewing 44 work surfaces 11.
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