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Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder

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Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder Giga Pocket® Personal Video Recorder is a suite of interactive Sony audio and video components that are designed to create, capture, and play back video files derived from television and your personal videos.1 Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder hardware and software applications are not available on all VAIO® computers. See your computer's online specifications sheet for details on your system configuration.  About Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder  Setting Up Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder  Setting Up Giga Pocket Software  Giga Pocket  Timer Recording Wizard  Timer Recording Manager  Giga Pocket Explorer  CLIÉ Converter  Glossary  Internet Electronic Program Guide Service 1 U nauthorized duplic ation of audio or video files is a violation of applic able laws . Page 29

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 Keyboard	13
About the Remote Control	15
Setting Up Your Computer	19
Connecting a Display (Monitor)	20
Connecting the Speakers	21
Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse	22
Connecting the Telephone and Modem Cables	23
Connecting the Power Cords	25
Turning On your Computer	26
Registering your Computer	27
Turning Off your Computer	28
Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder	29
About Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder	30
Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder includes:	31
Setting Up Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder	32
To set up TV connections	33
To set up additional equipment	37
Setting Up Giga Pocket Software	39
To set up TV viewing	40
Giga Pocket	43
Starting Giga Pocket	44
Using the TV/Recording deck and Playback deck	45
Recording a Video Capsule	46
Using the TV Program Web site	48
Timer Recording Wizard	49
Using the Timer Recording Wizard	50
Timer Recording Manager	54
Using the Timer Recording Manager	55
Viewing your selected program recording schedule	56
Giga Pocket Explorer	57
Recording Video Capsules onto recordable DVD media	59
Exporting Video Capsules	60
Using Network Cabinets	61
CLIÉ Converter	62
Starting CLIÉ Converter	63
Converting Video Capsules	64
Transferring converted video files to a Memory Stick media	65
Glossary	66
Accessing Giga Pocket Help	67
Internet Electronic Program Guide Service	68
Setting up your Internet Electronic Program Guide service	69
Configuring Your VAIO Computer	70
About the Memory Stick Media Slot	71
About the SmartMedia Card Slot	73
About the CompactFlash/Microdrive Media Slot	75
About i.LINK Compatibility	77
Upgrading and Maintaining your VAIO Computer	78
Overview	79
About Opening the System Unit	80
About Add-on Card Installation	82
About Installing Memory	84
About the Lithium Battery	86
About Hard Disk Drive Installation	88
Troubleshooting	91
About VAIO Computer Functions	92
My computer does not start.	93
What can I do if my computer or software stop responding?	94
Why does the Windows operating system stop responding during shutdown?	95
Why is my system running slowly?	96
How do I change the video resolution of my display?	97
Why doesn't my computer resume normal operation from Stand by mode?	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
How do I set up a dial-up connection?	118
About the Speakers	119
Why is there no sound in any software program?	120
Why can't I hear sound when using the SP/DIF option for digital output?	121
About Using a Microphone	122
Why doesn't my microphone work properly?	123
Why is my microphone so sensitive to background noise?	124
About Using Peripheral Equipment	125
How do I install a printer?	126
The connected printer does not function properly when the computer resumes from a power saving mode.	127
Notes On Use	128
About the Power Source	129
About Using Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder	130
About Disposing of the Lithium Battery	131
About Handling the Computer System	132
About Handling a Monitor (Display)	134
About Recording and Data Storage Media	135
Support Options	136
Immediate Help and Support	137
Software Help and Support	138