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Appendix F: Troubleshooting This section provides you with answers and additional information to questions and issues that may arise during the set up and operation of the VAIO® VGX-XL3 Digital Living System™. If the answers to your questions are not contained in this appendix, go to Help and Support for additional help. The Troubleshooting appendix is divided into the following sections: Section Title... DVD Playback Limitations Power/Start Password Screen/Display Wireless Keyboard/Touchpad Optical Drive Hard Disk Software Limitations MCE Starting Up MCE Live TV Issues Sound Issues Wireless LAN Page No. 82 82 85 85 87 89 90 90 91 91 91 92 VGX-XL3 Digital Living System 81

Section	Page
VGX-XL3 Digital Living System™ User Guide	1
Chapter 1: Getting Started	4
Introduction	4
What is the VGX-XL3 Digital Living System?	4
Product Specifications	5
Operating System Software	5
Microsoft® Windows® Media Center in Windows Vista™	6
Sony® Original Software and Other Applications	7
Getting to know the VGX-XL3 DLS System	7
Unpacking the VAIO VGX-XL3 Personal Computer	7
Wireless Keyboard	8
Setting up the Keyboard	8
Insert the Batteries	8
Activate Wireless Keyboard Communication	8
VAIO® Remote Control	9
Setting Up the Remote Control	9
Insert the Batteries	10
About the Keyboard and Remote Control Batteries	10
VGX-XL3 Personal Computer Front Panel	11
Using Memory Cards and Memory Card Readers	13
About Your Memory Card Reader	13
About Memory Stick Media	15
Inserting a Memory Card	16
Removing a Memory Card	16
Sharing Memory Cards	17
VGX-XL3 Personal Computer Back Panel	17
Support Resources.	20
VAIO® Help and Support	20
To access VAIO® Help and Support	21
Documentation	21
Safety Information	21
Additional Notes	22
The wireless LAN function	22
Copy protection	22
Summary	22
Chapter 2: Setting Up the VGX-XL3 System	24
Before You Begin	24
Step 1: Connecting the VGX-XL3 Computer and a CD/DVD Changer/Recorder	25
Step 2: Connecting your TV	25
HDMI™ Connector	25
DVI-D Connector	25
Component Connectors (Y, Pb, Pr)	25
VHF/UHF Connector (for Receiving Digital TV Transmission)	26
Additional TV Connections	26
TV Signal Sources	26
Connecting to standard cable access (CATV)	27
Connecting a CableCARD™	28
Connecting a Cable or Satellite Set-top Box	28
Connecting to an Antenna (air) for Digital Television System (ATSC Signal Standard)	30
Connecting to a Standard Antenna (air) System	31
Step 3:Connecting your Home Theater / Speakers	32
Two-channel sound system	32
More than two-channel sound system	32
Configuring software for your speaker system	32
Step 4: Connecting to the Internet and Existing Wireless Network	35
Wired Network	35
Wireless Network	36
Step 5: Turning Power On	37
Activate Wireless Keyboard Communication	37
Step 6: Software Setup	37
Microsoft Windows operating system setup	37
Sony Registration	37
Software Setup Notes	38
Step 7: Resolution Setup	38
Turning the Power Off	39
Power Saving Functions	40
Summary	41
Appendix A: Wireless Local Area Network	42
Overview	42
Communicate Using Infrastructure Mode	43
Wireless LAN Access Point	43
Communicate Using Ad Hoc Mode	44
Wireless Ad Hoc Connection	44
To create an Ad Hoc network	44
About network keys	44
Appendix B: VAIO Media Software: Local Area Networks	46
Overview	46
About Microsoft® Windows® Media Center in Windows Vista™	48
VAIO Media™ Software System Requirements	48
Server requirements	48
Client requirements	48
Network requirements	49
Setting Up a Client Computer	49
Register a client computer	50
Preparing Your Multimedia Content	51
Starting VAIO Media Console™	51
To make additional content available to the network	52
Using VAIO Media™	53
Accessing VAIO Media Help	53
Using an Analog Device for Video Playback	54
Summary	54
Appendix C: Setting Up Digital TV	56
Advantages of Digital TV with Media Center	56
Disadvantages of Digital TV with Media Center	57
Using MCE to Set Up Required Components	57
Optional Components	60
Using MCE to Set Up Digital TV	62
Automatic TV Signal Setup for CableCARD Use	63
Set Up the TV Program Guide	65
Manual TV Signal Setup	65
Activating a CableCARD	76
Creating DVD-Video from HD Recorded Content	76
Create CD/DVD Notes	77
Frequently Asked Questions	77
Appendix D: Hard Disk Recovery	80
Overview	80
Before you begin	81
Appendix E: RAID Configuration	82
Overview	82
Why Use RAID?	82
Benefits of RAID	83
Higher Data Security	83
Fault Tolerance	83
Improved Availability	83
Increased and Intergrated Capacity	83
Improved Performance	83
Appendix F: Troubleshooting	84
DVD Playback Limitations	85
Power/Start	85
Password	88
Screen/Display	88
Wireless Keyboard/Touchpad Issues	90
Optical Drive	92
Hard Disk	93
Software Limitations	93
MCE Starting Up	94
MCE Live TV Issues	94
Sound Issues	94