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2. Go to the Sony online support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. 3. Click the Documentation button and follow the on-screen instructions to locate your model's specifications sheet. Creating CDs or DVDs with Sony software  Create picture & video with: DVDs with Click to DVD software - Make picture or personal video DVDs. Use JPEG, BMP, of TIFF files for slide shows; import MPEG, AVI, or Microsoft® DVR-MS files for video, or capture footage from an i.LINK / IEEE 1394 camera or analog source.  Create music CDs with: SonicStage software - Burn music CDs from MP3, WMA, WAV, and OpenMG files; create ATRAC CDs for your Sony ATRAC CD Walkman; or make backup copies of your CDs. SonicStage Mastering Studio software - Burn music CDs of your collection of vinyl records or cassette tapes. Sonic RecordNow!® software - Burn music CDs from MP3, WMA, WAV, and CDA files, or make backup copies of your CDs.  Back up your data with: Sonic RecordNow!® software - Drag-and-drop to make custom data CDs or DVDs, or make backup copies of your CDs and DVDs. For more information about using the Sony software programs preinstalled on your computer, visit VAIO Life. To access this software information: 1. Click Start in the Windows® taskbar. 2. Click Welcome to VAIO life. Hard Disk Drive Recovery Your computer is equipped with the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility program that recovers your computer's operating system and preinstalled software. For online information about hard disk drive recovery: 1. Click Start in the Windows® taskbar, then click Help and Support. 2. From the VAIO Help And Support Center, click VAIO Recovery Options. You can create a VAIO Recovery Media Kit using CD-R, single layer DVD+R, or single layer DVD-R media on VAIO computers equipped with the appropriate optical drive (a CD-RW, DVD-RW, or DVD±RW drive). DVD+RW, DVD-RW, double layer DVD+R, and double layer DVD-R media (when it becomes available) cannot be used to create a VAIO Recovery Media Kit. Other A software library, containing the Microsoft® software and Sony® end-user license agreements. 1 Y our c omputer may not be equipped with M ic ros oft® Windows ® XP M edia C enter E dition operating s ys tem or M edia C enter hardware features . See your c omputer's online s pec ific ations s heet for more information. Page 4

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
About the i.LINK Port	19
Setting Up Your Computer	20
Connecting a Display (Monitor)	21
Connecting the Speakers	22
Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse	23
Connecting the Telephone and Modem	24
Connecting the Power Cords	25
Turning On Your Computer	26
Setting Up Media Center	27
Setting Up TV Connections	28
Connecting to standard cable access (CATV)	29
Connecting to a standard antenna (air) system	30
Connecting a Cable or Satellite Set-top Box	31
Connecting the Remote Sensor and Remote Sensor Controls	33
To connect the remote sensor	34
To connect the remote sensor control	35
Connecting Other Devices	36
Connecting a TV monitor (display)	37
Turning Off Your Computer	38
To turn off your computer	39
About the power button	40
Registering Your Computer	41
About the benefits of registering with Sony	42
Using Memory Cards and Memory Card Readers	43
About Your Memory Card Readers	44
Inserting a Memory Card	45
Removing a Memory Card	46
About Memory Stick Media	47
Sharing Memory Cards	48
Upgrading and Maintaining your VAIO Computer	49
Overview	50
About Opening the Computer	51
About Add-on Card Installation	53
About Installing Memory	55
About the Lithium Battery	57
About Hard Disk Drive Installation	58
Troubleshooting	61
About VAIO Computer Functions	62
My computer does not start.	63
What can I do if my computer or software stop responding?	64
Why does the Windows operating system stop responding during shutdown?	65
Why is my computer running slowly?	66
How do I change the video resolution of my display?	67
Why doesn't my computer resume normal operation from Stand by mode?	68
About System Security	69
How can I protect my computer against security threats, such as viruses?	70
How do I keep my preinstalled antivirus software updated?	71
About Media Center	72
Why doesn't the REW button on the remote control work when I use My Music?	73
Why aren't my song information edits visible in My Music?	74
Why do my song information edits revert to the original content when I use My Music?	75
Why do my optimized music files take so long to appear in My Music?	76
Why do I get the error message, The input media is invalid when I try to play an MP3 file in My Music?	77
Why won't My Music show the albums (playlists) I recorded with SonicStage software?	78
Why did my Click to DVD software recording session capture television instead of video?	79
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?	80
Why can't I fast forward or rewind a video?	81
How do I use the Media Center software or remote control to adjust my monitor when viewing TV programs?	82
What can I do if my computer freezes and restarts while I'm watching a DVD or live TV?	83
About the Mouse and Keyboard	84
Why doesn't my mouse work properly?	85
How do I set up my mouse for left-hand use?	86
Why doesn't my keyboard work properly?	87
About the Modem	88
Why is my modem connection slow?	89
Why doesn't my modem work properly?	90
How do I change my modem to rotary or touch-tone dialing?	91
How do I set up a dial-up connection?	92
About the Speakers	93
Why is there no sound in any software program?	94
Why is the S/PDIF option disabled in the Microsoft<sup	95
Why can't I hear dialogue during DVD movie playback, using my 5.1 channel speaker system?	96
About Using a Microphone	97
Why doesn't my microphone work properly?	98
Why is my microphone so sensitive to background noise?	99
About Using Peripheral Equipment	100
How do I install a printer?	101
The connected printer does not function properly when the computer resumes from a power saving mode.	102
Notes On Use	103
About the Power Source	104
About Handling the Computer	105
About Using a Monitor (Display)	107
About Disposing of the Lithium Battery	108
About Recording and Data Storage Media	109
Support Options	110
Immediate Help and Support	111
Software Help and Support	112

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Go to the Sony online support Web site at

http://www.sony.com/pcsupport

Click the

Documentation

button and follow the on-screen instructions to locate your model's

specifications sheet.

Creating CDs or DVDs with Sony software



Create picture & video with:

DVDs with Click to DVD

software

—

Make picture or personal video DVDs. Use JPEG, BMP, of TIFF files for slide

shows; import MPEG, AVI, or Microsoft

DVR-MS files for video, or capture footage from an i.LINK / IEEE 1394 camera

or analog source.



Create music CDs with:

SonicStage

software

—

Burn music CDs from MP3, WMA, WAV, and OpenMG files; create ATRAC CDs for your Sony

ATRAC CD Walkman; or make backup copies of your CDs.

SonicStage

Mastering Studio software

—

Burn music CDs of your collection of vinyl records or cassette tapes.

Sonic RecordNow

oftware

—

Burn music CDs from MP3, WMA, WAV, and CDA files, or make backup copies of your

CDs.



Back up your data with:

Sonic RecordNow!

software

—

Drag-and-drop to make custom data CDs or DVDs, or make backup copies of your

CDs and DVDs.

For more information about using the Sony software programs preinstalled on your computer, visit

VAIO Life

To access this software information:

Click

Start

in the Windows

taskbar.

Click

Welcome to VAIO life

Hard Disk Drive Recovery

Your computer is equipped with the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility program that recovers your computer's operating system

and preinstalled software.

For online information about hard disk drive recovery:

Click

Start

in the Windows

taskbar, then click

Help and Support

From the

VAIO Help And Support Center

, click

VAIO Recovery Options

You can create a VAIO Recovery Media Kit using CD-R, single layer DVD+R, or single layer DVD-R media on VAIO

computers equipped with the appropriate optical drive (a CD-RW, DVD-RW, or DVD±RW drive).

DVD+RW, DVD-RW, double layer DVD+R, and double layer DVD-R media (when it becomes available) cannot be used to

create a VAIO Recovery Media Kit.

Other

A software library, containing the Microsoft

software and Sony

end-user license agreements.

Your computer may not be equipped with Microsoft

Windows

XP Media Center Edition operating system or Media Center hardware features. See your

computer's online specifications sheet for more information.

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