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Setting Up Media Center, Connecting the Remote Sensor and Remote Sensor Controls

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Setting Up Media Center Certain VAIO computer models have the Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition1 operating system installed, enhancing your music, TV, and video enjoyment. Media Center provides many options for TV, DVD, and music viewing, personal video recording, and music playback. This section describes how to set up your TV, set-top box, and other equipment.  Setting Up TV Connections  Connecting the Remote Sensor and Remote Sensor Controls  Connecting Other Devices  Registering Your Computer  Turning Off Your Computer 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 26

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	14
About the i.LINK Port	18
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	23
Connecting the Power Cords	24
Turning On Your Computer	25
Setting Up Media Center	26
Setting Up TV Connections	27
Connecting to standard cable access (CATV)	28
Connecting to a standard antenna (air) system	29
Connecting a Cable or Satellite Set-top Box	30
Connecting the Remote Sensor and Remote Sensor Controls	32
To connect the remote sensor	33
To connect the remote sensor control	34
Connecting Other Devices	35
Connecting a TV monitor (display)	36
Registering Your Computer	37
Turning Off Your Computer	38
Using Memory Cards and Memory Card Readers	39
About Your Memory Card Readers	40
Inserting a Memory Card	41
Removing a Memory Card	42
About Memory Stick Media	43
Sharing Memory Cards	44
Upgrading and Maintaining your VAIO Computer	45
Overview	46
About Opening the Computer	47
About Add-on Card Installation	49
About Installing Memory	51
About the Lithium Battery	53
About Hard Disk Drive Installation	54
About Media Center	57
Bringing Excitement to Home Entertainment	58
Getting Started with Media Center	59
Starting Media Center software	60
About the Media Center Start menu	61
Using the Media Center Setup Wizard	64
Starting the setup wizard	65
Changing Views	66
Enlarging the view to full screen	67
Shrinking the view	68
Switching from full screen mode to inset view	69
Switching from inset view to full screen mode	70
Media Center Play DVD	71
Playing a DVD	72
Playing a DVD	73
Stopping DVD playback	74
Controlling DVD Playback	75
Remote control commands	76
Keyboard commands	77
Media Center My Pictures	78
About My Pictures	79
Organizing picture files for use in My Pictures	80
About supported images	81
Viewing Pictures	82
Sorting pictures	83
Adding pictures	84
Playing Pictures in a Slide Show	86
Adding music to a slide show	87
Changing picture and slide show settings	88
About PictureGear Studio Software	89
Starting PictureGear Studio software	90
Importing images	91
Media Center My Videos	94
About My Videos	95
Organizing video files (My Videos)	96
Playing Videos	97
About DVgate Plus Software	98
Accessing DVgate Plus software Help	99
Capturing digital video from a connected digital video device	100
Transcoding/editing video content	101
Editing recorded TV programs	102
Changing the recording format	103
Selecting a Format for Saving Video Files	104
Media Center My TV	105
About My TV	106
Setting up your computer for My TV	107
Starting My TV	108
Using the remote control	109
Watching Live TV	110
About the time shift feature	111
Searching for a specific TV program	112
About the TV Program Guide	114
Viewing the TV Program Guide	115
Setting TV Program Guide preferences	116
Recording TV Programs	117
Recording while watching a TV program	118
Verifying a recording session	119
Stopping or interrupting a recording session	120
Scheduling a TV Recording (Single Or Series)	121
Scheduling a single TV program recording	122
Scheduling a TV program series recording	123
Cancelling a scheduled recording	124
Resolving a recording conflict	125
Setting Up Recording Preferences	126
Playing Previously Recorded TV Programs	127
Options for Recorded TV programs	128
Media Center My Music	129
About My Music	130
Using My Music	131
Playing Albums	132
Adding new music	134
Organizing playlists for Media Center	135
About SonicStage Software	137
Starting SonicStage software	138
Recording music (from a CD)	139
Selecting Compatible CD Media	140
Compatible CD media for music recording	141
Incompatible media	142
Media Center Create DVD	143
About Create DVD	144
Copying a recorded TV program	145
Selecting Appropriate DVD Media	147
About recordable DVD media	148
Incompatible DVD media	149
Media Center More Programs	150
About More Programs	151
Create CD/DVD	152
Create DVD	155
InterVideo	156
Messenger	158
Movielink	159
Sync to Device	160
Media Center Settings	161
About Windows User Accounts	162
About General Settings	163
Viewing the general settings	164
Changing General Settings	165
Changing TV Recorder Settings	172
Managing storage space for recorded TV programs	173
Locating Help and Support Options	174
VAIO Media Software	175
VAIO Media Software Overview	176
VAIO Media Software System Requirements	177
Setting Up a Client Computer	178
Preparing Your Multimedia Content	180
Starting VAIO Media Console	181
Using VAIO Media	183
Using an Analog Device for Video Playback	184
Troubleshooting	186
About VAIO Computer Functions	187
My computer does not start.	188
What can I do if my computer or software stop responding?	189
Why does the Windows operating system stop responding during shutdown?	190
Why is my computer running slowly?	191
How do I change the video resolution of my display?	192
Why doesn't my computer resume normal operation from Stand by mode?	193
About System Security	194
How can I protect my computer against security threats, such as viruses?	195
How do I keep my preinstalled antivirus software updated?	196
About Media Center	197
Why doesn't the REW button on the remote control work when I use My Music?	198
Why aren't my song information edits visible in My Music?	199
Why do my song information edits revert to the original content when I use My Music?	200
Why do my optimized music files take so long to appear in My Music?	201
Why do I get the error message, The input media is invalid when I try to play an MP3 file in My Music?	202
Why won't My Music show the albums (playlists) I recorded with SonicStage software?	203
Why did my Click to DVD software recording session capture television instead of video?	204
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?	205
Why can't I fast forward or rewind a video?	206
How do I use the Media Center software or remote control to adjust my monitor when viewing TV programs?	207
What can I do if my computer freezes and restarts while I'm watching a DVD or live TV?	208
About the Mouse and Keyboard	209
Why doesn't my mouse work properly?	211
How do I set up my mouse for left-hand use?	213
Why doesn't my keyboard work properly?	214
About the Modem	215
Why is my modem connection slow?	216
Why doesn't my modem work properly?	217
How do I change my modem to rotary or touch-tone dialing?	218
How do I set up a dial-up connection?	219
About the Speakers	220
Why is there no sound in any software program?	221
Why is the S/PDIF option disabled in the Microsoft Windows XP Media Center software program?	222
Why can't I hear dialogue during DVD movie playback, using my 5.1 channel speaker system?	223
About Using a Microphone	224
Why doesn't my microphone work properly?	225
Why is my microphone so sensitive to background noise?	226
About Using Peripheral Equipment	227
How do I install a printer?	228
The connected printer does not function properly when the computer resumes from a power saving mode.	229
Notes On Use	230
About the Power Source	231
About Handling the Computer	232
About Using a Monitor (Display)	234
About Disposing of the Lithium Battery	235
About Recording and Data Storage Media	236
Support Options	237
Immediate Help and Support	238
Software Help and Support	239