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Unpacking Your Computer, Computer and supplied accessories - recovery

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Unpacking Your Computer Your 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, see the online Specifications sheet. Your VAIO® computer is not supplied with System or Application Recovery CDs. Use the VAIO Recovery utility to recover your computer's operating system and preinstalled software. Com puter and supplied accessories Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder accessories (for selected m odels) Manuals  VAIO® Com puter Quick Start - 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  VAIO® Com puter User Guide - Contains information on the hardware and preinstalled software applications included with your system. To access the online manual: 1. Click Start in the Windows taskbar, then click Help and Support. Page 3

Section	Page
Welcome	1
Getting Started	2
Unpacking Your Computer	3
Planning an Ergonomic Work Space	5
Locating Controls And Ports	6
About the Front Panel	7
About the Back Panel	10
About the Remote Control	15
About the Keyboard	20
Setting Up Your Computer	22
Connecting a Display (Monitor)	23
Connecting the Speakers	24
Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse	25
Connecting the Telephone and Modem Cables	26
Connecting the Power Cords	27
Turning On your Computer	28
Registering your Computer	29
Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder	30
About Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder	31
Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder includes:	32
Setting Up Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder	33
To set up TV connections	34
To set up additional equipment	38
Setting Up Giga Pocket Software	40
To set up TV viewing	41
Giga Pocket	44
Starting Giga Pocket	45
Using the TV/Recording deck and Playback deck	46
Recording a Video Capsule	47
Using the TV Program Web site	49
Timer Recording Wizard	50
Using the Timer Recording Wizard	51
Timer Recording Manager	55
Using the Timer Recording Manager	56
Viewing your selected program recording schedule	57
Giga Pocket Explorer	58
Recording Video Capsules onto recordable DVD media	60
Exporting Video Capsules	61
Using Network Cabinets	62
CLIÉ Converter	63
Starting CLIÉ Converter	64
Converting Video Capsules	65
Transferring converted video files to a Memory Stick media	66
Glossary	67
Accessing the Giga Pocket Help	68
Internet Electronic Program Guide Service	69
To set up your Internet Electronic Program Guide service	70
Configuring Your VAIO Computer	71
About the Memory Stick Media Slot	72
About the SmartMedia Card Slot	74
About the CompactFlash/Microdrive Media Slot	76
About i.LINK Compatibility	78
Upgrading and Maintaining your VAIO Computer	79
Overview	80
About Opening the System Unit	81
About Add-on Card Installation	83
About Installing Memory	85
About the Lithium Battery	87
About Hard Disk Drive Installation	89
Troubleshooting	92
About VAIO Computer Functions	93
My computer does not start.	94
Why did my computer or software stop responding?	95
Why does the Windows operating system stop responding during shutdown?	96
Why is my system running slowly?	97
How do I change the video resolution of my display?	98
About Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder	99
Why can't I see an image or an image that is displayed properly when I am using a VCR?	100
Why does my Giga Pocket viewing window or the images played back from a Video Capsule, appear distorted or corrupted?	101
Why does my system seem to slow down when I play a Video Capsule?	102
Why did I get the error message, Event buffer of audio overflow?	103
Why did my on-screen display shift or split?	104
Why did Giga Pocket stop allowing me to create new Video Capsules?	105
About Using the Optical Disc Drive(s)	106
Why doesn't my optical drive tray open?	107
Why can't I play a DVD or CD media?	108
Why isn't my DVD playing properly?	109
About the Mouse and Keyboard	110
Why doesn't my mouse work properly?	111
How do I set up my mouse for left-hand use?	112
Why doesn't my keyboard work properly?	113
About the Modem	114
Why is my modem connection slow?	115
Why doesn't my modem work properly?	116
How do I change my modem to rotary or Touch-tone dialing?	117
About the Speakers	118
Why is there no sound in any application?	119
Why can't I hear sound when using the SP/DIF option for digital output?	120
About Using a Microphone	121
Why doesn't my microphone work properly?	122
Why is my microphone so sensitive to background noise?	123
About Using Peripheral Equipment	124
How do I install a printer?	125
The connected printer does not function properly when the computer resumes from a power saving mode.	126
Notes On Use	127
About the Power Source	128
About Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder	129
About Disposing of the Lithium Battery	130
About Handling the Computer System	131
About Handling a Monitor (Display)	132
About Recording and Data Storage Media	133
Support Options	134
Immediate Help and Support	135
Software Help and Support	136