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VAIO Digital Studio™
Computer User Guide
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Contents Welcome.......................................................5 Locating Controls And Connectors...........7 Front Panel Overview..................................................7 Back Panel Overview ................................................10 VAIO Action Setup ....................................13 Shortcut Keys ............................................................13 To Change the Sony Software Window Design........14 VAIO AV Applications ...............................1
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VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide Configuring Your VAIO Computer...........59 Hard Disk Drive Partition ......................................... 59 i.LINK (IEEE1394) Compatibility ........................... 60 System, Application, And Driver Recovery CD(s)......................63 To Use the System Recovery CD(s) ......................... 64 To Use the Application Recovery CD(s).................. 66 To Use the Driver Recovery CD...............................67 Troubleshooting............
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Welcome Thank you for purchasing your Sony VAIO® computer! Your new computer is a superb blend of high technology and easy-to-use functionality. The information provided here is designed to help you to become familiar with the hardware and software applications included with your system. 5
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Locating Controls And Connectors Front Panel Overview The front panel of your VAIO Computer allows access to the optical and floppy disk drives. It also includes Universal Serial Bus (USB) and i.LINK® ports to connect compatible peripheral devices. ✍ i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE1394 connection. The i.LINK connection may vary, depending on the software applications, operating system, and compatible i.LINK devices. All products with an
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VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide Front panel ✍ Your computer may not be supplied with all of the features listed, depending on the system configuration you purchased. 1 Optical drive 1 See Specifications sheet for optical drive information. 2 Optical drive 2 See Specifications sheet for optical drive information. 3 Floppy disk drive Reads and writes data from and to a 3.5-inch floppy disk. 8
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Locating Controls And Connectors 4 Floppy disk drive access indicator light Lights in green while reading and writing data from and to a floppy disk. 5 Optical drive access indicator light 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 indicator light Turns the computer on/off. The indicator light is blue while the power is on a
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VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide Back Panel Overview The back panel of your computer contains the ports for supplied and optional accessories. The icons on the back panel locate and identify the ports and jacks on your computer. ✍ Your computer may not be supplied with all of the features listed, depending on the system configuration you purchased. Back panel KEYBOARD MOUSE USB NETWORK ACT LINK PRINTER i.LINK S400 HEADPHONES SERIAL LINE IN MIC 4 MONITOR 3 2 1 LINE TELEPHONE 1Mouse por
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Locating Controls And Connectors 3 Ethernet port 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet interface. (The port marked with (Network) is for LAN connections only.) 4 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports (2) Connection for compatible USB devices. 5 Printer port Connection for a parallel device, such as a printer or scanner. 6 i.LINK 6-pin port (IEEE1394) Connection for a compatible digital device. 7Serial port Connection for a compatible serial device. 8 Headphones jack Connection for the supplied speakers
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VAIO Action Setup VAIO Action Setup manages the settings for your computer’s Shortcut keys (S Keys). Shortcut Keys The programmable S Keys are linked with the following applications as their default settings: ❑ S1 — Outlook® Express ❑ S2 — Internet Explorer ❑ S3 — SonicStage ❑ S4 — PictureGear™ ❑ S5 — MovieShaker™ ❑ S6 — Help/Demo You can reprogram the S keys to launch other applications. ✍ i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE1394 connection. Th
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VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide ✍ You can also double-click the VAIO Action Setup icon, located in the Windows taskbar, to launch VAIO Action Setup. 3 Click the S Key you want to change. 4 From the Select Application dialog box, click the option for the desired type of function. The corresponding applications appear in the list box on the right. ✍ You can drag an application to place it into the list box. 5 The Confirmation Application Name window appears. Click Next. 6 You can type
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VAIO AV Applications Your VAIO® computer has a preinstalled collection of audio and video (AV) applications that make it easy to use advanced multimedia technology. This section describes the VAIO AV applications. ✍ Your computer may not be supplied with all of the software applications listed, depending on the system configuration you purchased. Your computer’s visual presentation of the VAIO AV applications may not appear exactly as shown in this section, depending on the specific compute
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VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide Overview of Preinstalled Software DigitalPrint Sony Electronics Inc. This image management software makes it fun and easy to edit, import, and organize your digital pictures in a photo album for rich digital printing to any standard color laser or inkjet printer. DigitalPrint can also be used to make custom CD labels for your audio CDs. DVgate™ Sony Electronics Inc. Connect a digital video camera recorder to the i.LINK® port and capture your own video
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Overview of Preinstalled Software Smart Capture Sony Electronics Inc. Smart Capture is a fun new way to send multimedia messages via e-mail. Smart Capture manages the i.LINK® connection between your notebook and a Sony Digital Handycam® Camcorder that supports the i.LINK interface. It allows you to capture compressed video or still images and save them to your hard disk drive or share via e-mail. A smart solution for computer, digital audio/video and network convergence. SonicStage™ (On se
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DigitalPrint Software DigitalPrint Software DigitalPrint is designed to creatively manage your digital pictures. With its easy-to-use features, you can quickly load images from your digital camera or camcorder, print high-quality photos, and make personalized photo albums and labels to share with friends and family. DigitalPrint main window Using PhotoCapture Capture and import your digital pictures from your digital camera or camcorder into your computer. You can select your favorite pictur
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VAIO Digital Studio Computer User Guide PhotoCapture window 2 Click the camera icon to open the Enter Photo Folder Name dialog box. You can enter a name for a new folder or click Select Photo Folder to import your pictures to an existing folder. Click OK. Enter Photo Folder Name dialog box 20
