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Preparing your Multimedia Content Use preinstalled Sony® software programs to prepare your multimedia content for sharing across the network with VAIO Media software. To prepare your multimedia content VAIO Media Console software has different server features to deliver various file formats.  VAIO Media Music Server software delivers music files - Use SonicStage or SonicStage Mastering Studio software to create playlists of music files. The VAIO Media Music Server software automatically makes SonicStage software playlists available to Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center and the client computers on your network.  VAIO Media Photo Server software delivers image files - Use the Photo Server Content Manager to store and deliver your pictures for Media Center and the client computers on your network. VAIO Media Photo Server software recognizes .JPEG, .BMP, .GIF, and .TIFF file formats.  VAIO Media Video Server software delivers video files - Media Center records TV programs and VAIO Media Video Server software delivers the recorded contents to the client computers on your network. You can also use a VAIO® computer with Giga Pocket® software1, ver. 5.0 or later, to create Video Capsules. The VAIO Media Video Server software automatically makes your recorded TV content or Video Capsules available to the client computers on your network. Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder software creates video content called Video Capsules, which are stored in locations known as cabinets.  VAIO Media TV Server software delivers an analog stream - You can connect analog devices, such as a VCR, to a computer equipped with Media Center and stream video to other VAIO computers in your network. VAIO Media software does not support live TV viewing across the network on your computer equipped with Media Center,. Only VAIO computers equipped with Giga Pocket software support live TV viewing across the network through the TV server. 1 Giga P oc ket® P ers onal V ideo Rec order hardware and s oftware features are not ins talled on V A I O ® c omputers running under the M ic ros oft® Windows ® XP M edia C enter operating s ys tem Page 139

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 Sub-woofer	13
About the Keyboard	14
About the Remote Control	16
Setting Up Your Computer	20
Connecting a Display (Monitor)	21
Connecting the Speakers and Sub-woofer Unit	22
Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse	24
Connecting the Telephone and Modem cables	25
Connecting the Power Cords	26
Turning On your Computer	27
Registering your Computer	28
Turning Off your Computer	29
About Media Center	30
Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition	31
Your VAIO Digital Studio Computer and Media Center	32
Setting Up Media Center	33
Setting Up TV Connections	34
Connecting to standard cable access (CATV)	35
Connecting to a standard antenna (air) system	36
Connecting a Cable or Satellite Set-top Box	37
Connecting the Remote Sensor	39
Setting Up Additional Equipment	41
Media Center Getting Started	43
Getting Started with Media Center	44
Using Media Center	45
Starting Media Center using the remote control	46
Starting Media Center using your keyboard and mouse	47
Exploring Media Center	49
Starting the Media Center Setup Wizard	51
Using the setup wizard	52
Media Center My Videos	55
About My Videos	56
Storing video files	57
Viewing Videos	58
About DVgate Plus Software	59
Accessing DVgate Plus software Help	60
Capturing digital video from a connected digital video device	61
Transcoding/editing video content	62
Editing recorded TV programs	63
Selecting Save Formats For Video Files	64
Media Center My Pictures	65
About My Pictures	66
About supported images	67
Using the remote control	68
Organizing your pictures	69
Viewing Pictures with Media Center	71
Displaying Pictures	72
Setting up a slide show	73
Changing picture and slide show settings	74
About PictureGear Studio Software	75
Using PictureGear Studio software	76
Importing images	77
Accessing PictureGear Studio software's Help	79
Media Center My TV	80
About My TV	81
Setting up your computer for My TV	82
Using the remote control to view TV programs	83
Changing the View Window	84
Watching Live TV	85
About the time shift feature	86
Changing Channels	87
About the TV Program Guide	88
Viewing the TV program guide	89
Setting TV program guide preferences	90
To search for a specific TV program	91
Recording TV Programs	92
Recording and watching a TV program	93
Scheduling a TV recording (single or series)	94
Setting recording preferences	96
Recorded TV library	97
Media Center My Music	98
About My Music	99
Using My Music	100
Viewing your albums (playlists)	101
Organizing playlists for Media Center	102
About SonicStage Software	103
Starting SonicStage software	104
Recording music (from a CD)	105
Selecting Compatible CD Media	107
Compatible CD media for music recording	108
Incompatible CDs	109
Media Center Create DVD	110
Copying Recorded TV Programs to DVDs	111
Copying a recorded TV program to DVD media	112
Selecting Appropriate DVD Media	116
Media Center Play DVDs	117
About Playing a DVD	118
Changing the View Window	119
Using the Remote Control for DVD Playback	120
Using the keyboard for DVD playback	121
Media Center Settings	122
About Configuring Media Center	123
Changing General Settings	124
Changing TV Recording Settings	126
Changing TV Program Guide Settings	128
Setting Parental Controls For TV Viewing	129
Changing the Language For DVD Movies	131
Selecting Closed Captioning	132
To select closed captioning	133
VAIO Media Software	134
VAIO Media Software Overview	135
VAIO Media Software System Requirements	136
Setting Up a Client Computer	137
Preparing your Multimedia Content	139
Starting VAIO Media Console	140
Using VAIO Media	141
Using an Analog Device for Video Playback	143
Configuring Your VAIO Computer	145
About the Memory Stick Media Slot	146
Additional information about Memory Stick media	148
About the SmartMedia Card Slot	149
About the CompactFlash/Microdrive Media Slot	151
About i.LINK Compatibility	153
Upgrading and Maintaining your VAIO Computer	154
Overview	155
About Opening the System Unit	156
Removing the side panel	157
Replacing the side panel	158
About Add-on Card Installation	159
Installing an add-on card	160
Installing Memory	162
Removing a memory module	163
Installing a memory module	164
About the Lithium Battery	165
Resetting the computer's date and time	166
About Hard Disk Drive Installation	167
Replacing the original hard disk drive	168
Installing an additional hard disk drive	169
Identifying the additional hard disk space	171
Troubleshooting	172
About VAIO Computer Functions	173
My computer does not start.	174
Why did my computer or software stop responding?	175
Why does the Windows operating system stop responding during shutdown?	176
Why is my system running slowly?	177
How do I change the video resolution of my display?	178
About Using the Optical Disc Drive(s)	179
Why doesn't my optical drive tray open?	180
Why can't I play a DVD or CD media?	181
Why isn't my DVD playing properly?	182
About Media Center	183
Why doesn't the REW button on the remote control work when I use My Music?	184
Why aren't the song information edits I made using SonicStage software shown in My Music?	185
Why do my song information edits revert to the original content when I use My Music?	186
Why do my optimized music files take so long to appear in My Music?	187
Why do I get the error message, The input media is invalid when I try to play an MP3 file in My Music?	188
Why won't My Music show the albums (playlists) I recorded with SonicStage software?	189
Why did my Click to DVD software recording session capture television instead of video?	190
Why can't I view or record a movie when my computer is connected to my VCR or DVD player?	191
Why can't I fast forward or rewind a video?	192
My computer freezes and restarts while I'm watching a DVD or live TV. What do I do?	193
About the Mouse and Keyboard	194
Why doesn't my mouse work properly?	195
How do I set up my mouse for left-hand use?	196
Why doesn't my keyboard work properly?	197
About the Modem	198
Why is my modem connection slow?	199
Why doesn't my modem work properly?	200
How do I change my modem to rotary or Touch-tone dialing?	201
About the Speakers	202
Why is there no sound in any software program?	203
Why can't I hear sound when using the SP/DIF option for digital output?	204
About Using a Microphone	205
Why doesn't my microphone work properly?	206
Why is my microphone so sensitive to background noise?	207
About Using Peripheral Equipment	208
How do I install a printer?	209
The connected printer does not function properly when the computer resumes from a power saving mode.	210
Notes On Use	211
About the Power Source	212
About Disposing of the Lithium Battery	213
About Handling the Computer System	214
About Handling a Monitor (Display)	215
About Recording and Data Storage Media	216
Support Options	217
Immediate Help and Support	218
Software Help and Support	219

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Preparing your Multimedia Content

Use preinstalled Sony

software programs to prepare your multimedia content for sharing across the network with VAIO

Media

software.

To prepare your multimedia content

VAIO Media Console

software has different server features to deliver various file formats.



VAIO Media Music Server

software delivers music files

— Use SonicStage

or SonicStage

Mastering Studio

software to create playlists of music files. The VAIO Media Music Server software automatically makes SonicStage

software playlists available to Microsoft

Windows

XP Media Center and the client computers on your network.



VAIO Media Photo Server

software delivers image files

— Use the Photo Server Content Manager to store and

deliver your pictures for Media Center and the client computers on your network. VAIO Media Photo Server software

recognizes .JPEG, .BMP, .GIF, and .TIFF file formats.



VAIO Media Video Server

software delivers video files

— Media Center records TV programs and VAIO Media

Video Server software delivers the recorded contents to the client computers on your network. You can also use a

VAIO

computer with Giga Pocket

software

, ver. 5.0 or later, to create Video Capsules. The VAIO Media Video

Server software automatically makes your recorded TV content or Video Capsules available to the client computers

on your network.

Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder software creates video content called Video Capsules, which are stored in

locations known as cabinets.



VAIO Media TV Server software delivers an analog stream

— You can connect analog devices, such as a VCR, to

a computer equipped with Media Center and stream video to other VAIO computers in your network.

VAIO Media software does not support live TV viewing across the network on your computer equipped with Media

Center,. Only VAIO computers equipped with Giga Pocket software support live TV viewing across the network through the

TV server.

Giga Pocket

Personal V ideo Recorder hardware and software features are not installed on V A IO

computers running under the Microsoft

Windows

Media Center operating system

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