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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
Front panel	8
About the Back Panel	12
Back panel	13
About the Keyboard	16
About the wireless keyboard	17
About the keyboard (wired)	19
About the Wireless Mouse	20
To set up the wireless mouse	21
About the Remote Control	22
Remote control	23
Setting up the remote control	27
About the i.LINK Port	28
Connecting an i.LINK (IEEE 1394) device	29
Setting Up Your Computer	30
Connecting a Display (Monitor)	31
Connecting the Radio Frequency Receiver	32
To connect the Radio frequency receiver	33
Connecting a Wireless Keyboard	34
To connect the wireless keyboard	35
Connecting the Wireless Optical Mouse	36
Connecting a Keyboard and Mouse	37
Connecting 5.1 (6-Channel) Speaker Systems	38
Configuring Software for Your Speaker System	39
Connecting the Telephone and Modem	41
Connecting the Power Cords	42
Turning On Your Computer	43
Setting Up Media Center	44
Setting Up TV Connections	45
Connecting to standard cable access (CATV)	46
Connecting to a standard antenna (air) system	47
Connecting a Cable or Satellite Set-top Box	48
Connecting the Remote Sensor and Remote Sensor Control	50
To connect the remote sensor	51
To connect the remote sensor control	52
Connecting Other Devices	53
Connecting a TV monitor (display)	54
Registering Your Computer	55
Turning Off Your Computer	56
Using Memory Cards and Memory Card Readers	57
About Your Memory Card Readers	58
Inserting a Memory Card	59
Removing a Memory Card	60
About Memory Stick Media	61
Sharing Memory Cards	62
Upgrading and Maintaining your VAIO Computer	63
Overview	64
About Opening the Computer	65
Removing the top cover	66
Removing the side panel	67
About Closing the Computer	68
Replacing the side panel	69
Replacing the top cover	70
About Add-on Card Installation	71
Installing an add-on card	72
Installing Memory	74
Removing a memory module	75
Installing a memory module	76
About the Lithium Battery	77
Replacing the lithium battery	78
Resetting the computer's date and time	79
About Hard Disk Drive Installation	80
Replacing the original hard disk drive	81
Installing an additional hard disk drive	82
Identifying the additional hard disk space	84
About Media Center	85
Bringing Excitement to Home Entertainment	86
Getting Started with Media Center	87
Starting Media Center software	88
About the Media Center Start menu	89
Using the Media Center Setup Wizard	92
Starting the setup wizard	93
Changing Views	94
Enlarging the view to full screen	95
Shrinking the view	96
Switching from full screen mode to inset view	97
Switching from inset view to full screen mode	98
Media Center Play DVD	99
Playing a DVD	100
Playing a DVD	101
Stopping DVD playback	102
Controlling DVD Playback	103
Remote control commands	104
Keyboard commands	105
Media Center My Pictures	106
About My Pictures	107
Organizing picture files for use in My Pictures	108
About supported images	109
Viewing Pictures	110
Sorting pictures	111
Adding pictures	112
Playing Pictures in a Slide Show	114
Adding music to a slide show	115
Changing picture and slide show settings	116
About PictureGear Studio Software	117
Starting PictureGear Studio software	118
Importing images	119
Media Center My Videos	122
About My Videos	123
Organizing video files (My Videos)	124
Playing Videos	125
About DVgate Plus Software	126
Accessing DVgate Plus software Help	127
Capturing digital video from a connected digital video device	128
Transcoding/editing video content	129
Editing recorded TV programs	130
Changing the recording format	131
Selecting a Format for Saving Video Files	132
Media Center My TV	133
About My TV	134
Setting up your computer for My TV	135
Starting My TV	136
Using the remote control	137
Watching Live TV	138
About the time shift feature	139
Searching for a specific TV program	140
About the TV Program Guide	142
Viewing the TV Program Guide	143
Setting TV Program Guide preferences	144
Recording TV Programs	145
Recording while watching a TV program	146
Verifying a recording session	147
Stopping or interrupting a recording session	148
Scheduling a TV Recording (Single Or Series)	149
Scheduling a single TV program recording	150
Scheduling a TV program series recording	151
Cancelling a scheduled recording	152
Resolving a recording conflict	153
Setting Up Recording Preferences	154
Playing Previously Recorded TV Programs	155
Options for Recorded TV programs	156
Media Center My Music	157
About My Music	158
Using My Music	159
Playing Albums	160
Adding new music	162
Organizing playlists for Media Center	163
About SonicStage Software	165
Starting SonicStage software	166
Recording music (from a CD)	167
Selecting Compatible CD Media	168
Compatible CD media for music recording	169
Incompatible media	170
Media Center Create DVD	171
About Create DVD	172
Copying a recorded TV program	173
Selecting Appropriate DVD Media	175
About recordable DVD media	176
Incompatible DVD media	177
Media Center More Programs	178
About More Programs	179
Create CD/DVD	180
Create DVD	183
InterVideo	184
Messenger	186
Movielink	187
Sync to Device	188
Media Center Settings	189
About Windows User Accounts	190
About General Settings	191
Viewing the general settings	192
Changing General Settings	193
Changing TV Recorder Settings	200
Managing storage space for recorded TV programs	201
Locating Help and Support Options	202
VAIO Media Software	203
VAIO Media Software Overview	204
VAIO Media Software System Requirements	205
Setting Up a Client Computer	206
Preparing Your Multimedia Content	208
Starting VAIO Media Console	209
Using VAIO Media	211
Using an Analog Device for Video Playback	212
Troubleshooting	214
About VAIO Computer Functions	215
My computer does not start.	216
What can I do if my computer or software stop responding?	217
Why does the Windows operating system stop responding during shutdown?	218
Why is my computer running slowly?	219
How do I change the video resolution of my display?	220
Why doesn't my computer resume normal operation from Stand by mode?	221
About System Security	222
How can I protect my computer against security threats, such as viruses?	223
How do I keep my preinstalled antivirus software updated?	224
About Media Center	225
Why doesn't the REW button on the remote control work when I use My Music?	226
Why aren't my song information edits visible in My Music?	227
Why do my song information edits revert to the original content when I use My Music?	228
Why do my optimized music files take so long to appear in My Music?	229
Why do I get the error message, The input media is invalid when I try to play an MP3 file in My Music?	230
Why won't My Music show the albums (playlists) I recorded with SonicStage software?	231
Why did my Click to DVD software recording session capture television instead of video?	232
Why can't I view or record a movie when my computer is connected to an external device, such as a VCR or DVD player, or when I am using an analog input connection?	233
Why can't I fast forward or rewind a video?	234
How do I use the Media Center software or remote control to adjust my monitor when viewing TV programs?	235
What can I do if my computer freezes and restarts while I'm watching a DVD or live TV?	236
About the Mouse and Keyboard	237
Why doesn't my mouse work properly?	239
How do I set up my mouse for left-hand use?	241
Why doesn't my keyboard work properly?	242
About the Modem	243
Why is my modem connection slow?	244
Why doesn't my modem work properly?	245
How do I change my modem to rotary or touch-tone dialing?	246
How do I set up a dial-up connection?	247
About the Speakers	248
Why is there no sound in any software program?	249
Why is the S/PDIF option disabled in the Microsoft<sup	250
Why can't I hear dialogue during DVD movie playback, using my 5.1 channel speaker system?	251
About Using a Microphone	252
Why doesn't my microphone work properly?	253
Why is my microphone so sensitive to background noise?	254
About Using Peripheral Equipment	255
How do I install a printer?	256
The connected printer does not function properly when the computer resumes from a power saving mode.	257
Notes On Use	258
About the Power Source	259
About Handling the Computer	260
About Using a Monitor (Display)	262
About Disposing of the Lithium Battery	263
About Recording and Data Storage Media	264
Support Options	265
Immediate Help and Support	266
Software Help and Support	267