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operating system installed on your computer. To view the online specifications sheet: 1. Connect to the Internet. 2. Go to the Sony online support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. 3. Click the Manuals/Specs/Warranty 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, and WAV; 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 DigitalMedia!® software - Burn music CDs from MP3, WMA, WAV, and CDA files, or make backup copies of your CDs.  Back up your data with: Sonic DigitalMedia!® 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 Central. To access this software information: 1. Click Start in the Windows® taskbar, click All Programs, then click VAIO Central. 2. From the VAIO Central menu, click the System Information tab, then click the System Information folder. 3. Double-click Software Information. Hard Disk Drive Recovery Your computer is equipped with the VAIO Recovery 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, click All Programs, then click VAIO Support Central. 2. From the VAIO Support Central menu, click VAIO Documentation. 3. Click Recovery Guide. 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 cannot be used to create a VAIO Recovery Media Kit. Other A software library, containing the Microsoft® software and Sony® end-user license agreements. Page 4 1Your computer may not be equipped with Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition operating system or Media Center

Section	Page
Welcome	1
Getting Started	2
Unpacking Your Computer	3
Planning an Ergonomic Work Space	6
Locating Controls And Ports	7
About the Front Panel	8
About the Back Panel	11
About the Keyboard	14
About the wireless keyboard	15
About the Keyboard (wired)	18
About the Wireless Mouse	20
To set up the wireless mouse	22
About the Remote Control	24
About the i.LINK Port	28
Setting Up Your Computer	29
Connecting a Display (Monitor)	30
Connecting the Radio Frequency Receiver	31
To connect the Radio frequency receiver	32
Connecting a Wireless Keyboard	33
To connect the wireless keyboard	34
Connecting the Wireless Optical Mouse	35
Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse	36
Connecting 5.1 (6-Channel) Speaker Systems	37
Configuring Software for Your Speaker System	38
Connecting the Telephone and Modem	40
Connecting the Power Cords	41
Turning On Your Computer	42
Setting Up Media Center	43
Setting Up TV Connections	44
Connecting to standard cable access (CATV)	45
Connecting to a standard antenna (air) system	46
Connecting a Cable or Satellite Set-top Box	47
Connecting the Remote Sensor and Remote Sensor Controls	49
To connect the remote sensor	50
To connect the remote sensor control	51
Connecting Other Devices	52
Connecting a TV monitor (display)	53
Turning Off Your Computer	54
Registering Your Computer	55
Using Memory Cards and Memory Card Readers	56
About Your Memory Card Readers	57
Inserting a Memory Card	58
Removing a Memory Card	59
About Memory Stick Media	60
Sharing Memory Cards	61
Upgrading and Maintaining your VAIO Computer	62
Overview	63
About Opening the Computer	64
About Add-on Card Installation	66
About Installing Memory	68
About the Lithium Battery	70
About Hard Disk Drive Installation	71
Troubleshooting	74
About VAIO Computer Functions	75
My computer does not start.	76
What can I do if my computer or software stop responding?	77
Why does the Windows operating system stop responding during shutdown?	78
Why is my computer running slowly?	79
How do I change the video resolution of my display?	80
Why doesn't my computer resume normal operation from Stand by mode?	81
About System Security	82
How can I protect my computer against security threats, such as viruses?	83
How do I keep my preinstalled antivirus software updated?	84
About Media Center	85
Why doesn't the REW button on the remote control work when I use My Music?	86
Why aren't my song information edits visible in My Music?	87
Why do my song information edits revert to the original content when I use My Music?	88
Why do my optimized music files take so long to appear in My Music?	89
Why do I get the error message, The input media is invalid when I try to play an MP3 file in My Music?	90
Why won't My Music show the albums (playlists) I recorded with SonicStage software?	91
Why did my Click to DVD software recording session capture television instead of video?	92
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?	93
Why can't I fast forward or rewind a video?	94
How do I use the Media Center software or remote control to adjust my monitor when viewing TV programs?	95
What can I do if my computer freezes and restarts while I'm watching a DVD or live TV?	96
About the Mouse and Keyboard	97
Why doesn't my mouse work properly?	99
How do I set up my mouse for left-hand use?	101
Why doesn't my keyboard work properly?	102
About the Modem	103
Why is my modem connection slow?	104
Why doesn't my modem work properly?	105
How do I change my modem to rotary or touch-tone dialing?	106
How do I set up a dial-up connection?	107
About the Speakers	108
Why is there no sound in any software program?	109
Why is the S/PDIF option disabled in the Microsoft<sup	110
Why can't I hear dialogue during DVD movie playback, using my 5.1 channel speaker system?	111
About Using a Microphone	112
Why doesn't my microphone work properly?	113
Why is my microphone so sensitive to background noise?	114
About Using Peripheral Equipment	115
How do I install a printer?	116
The connected printer does not function properly when the computer resumes from a power saving mode.	117
Notes On Use	118
About the Power Source	119
About Handling the Computer	120
About Using a Monitor (Display)	122
About Disposing of the Lithium Battery	123
About Recording and Data Storage Media	124
Support Options	125
Immediate Help and Support	126
Software Help and Support	127

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operating system installed on your computer.

To view the online specifications sheet:

Connect to the Internet.

Go to the Sony online support Web site at

http://www.sony.com/pcsupport

Click the

Manuals/Specs/Warranty

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, and WAV; 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 DigitalMedia

oftware

—

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

your CDs.



Back up your data with:

Sonic DigitalMedia!

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 Central

To access this software information:

Click

Start

in the Windows

taskbar, click

All Programs

, then click

VAIO Central

From the

VAIO Central

menu, click the

System Information

tab, then click the

System Information

folder.

Double-click

Software Information

Hard Disk Drive Recovery

Your computer is equipped with the VAIO Recovery 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, click

All Programs

, then click

VAIO Support Central

From the

VAIO Support Central

menu, click

VAIO Documentation

Click

Recovery Guide

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 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

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