Sony PCG-FX302K, Software Manual

Page 1: ...N About the software on your Sony notebook P C G F X 2 0 3 P C G F X 2 0 3 K P C G F X 2 0 5 K ...

Page 2: ...tion organized under Japanese Law the manufacturer of your Sony computer system the SONY HARDWARE Please read this EULA carefully before installing or using the software distributed together with this EULA the SONY SOFTWARE By installing or using the SONY SOFTWARE you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA You may use the SONY SOFTWARE only in connection with the use of the SONY HARDWARE SONY...

Page 3: ...lity to replace media damaged by accident abuse or misapplication The above limited warranty replaces all other representations conditions and warranties whether express or implied by statute or otherwise and Sony expressly disclaims all other warranties and all conditions including but not limited to the implied warranties and or conditions of satisfactory quality and fitness for a particular pur...

Page 4: ...he targeted products are office equipment such as computers displays printers facsimiles and copiers Their standards and logos are uniform among participating nations Energy Star is a U S registered mark Sony DVgate i LINKTM PictureGear PowerPanel MovieShaker Smart Capture Smart Connect Smart Connect Monitor Sony Notebook Setup UI Design Selector VAIO Action Setup VisualFlow OpenMG Jukebox Memory ...

Page 5: ...camera and the computer operates as an editing desk that can preview cut and assemble your selection and save the sequences in AVI format DVgate Still displays digital video images sent from a digital video cassette recorder or a digital video camera recorder and saves them as graphic files on your hard drive Memory Stick Formatter Sony Electronics Memory Stick Formatter is a special software for ...

Page 6: ...ed and recorded onto the hard disk OpenMG technology allows it to be played back on the PC but prevents unauthorized distribution to the network The purpose of OpenMG technology is to create an environment in which larger quantities of high quality music can be distributed without subsequent unauthorized distribution of the music files Open MG Jukebox is the software element within the OpenMG syst...

Page 7: ...nder displays images from the camera and allows you to adjust the settings or create effects Smart Capture enables you to capture images via i LINK compatible devices or create a panorama picture using the panorama assist function Smart Connect and Smart Connect Monitor Sony Electronics With Smart Connect and Smart Connect Monitor you can copy edit or delete files on another VAIO computer equipped...

Page 8: ...ively through the contents of your Memory Sticks optional VisualFlow can display Memory Stick files in a variety of ways and allows you to play display still images movies or sound files within VisualFlow or with other software Product Recovery CD ROMs Sony Corporation The Product Recovery CD ROMs allow you to reinstall the system the software shipped with your computer and the bundled device driv...

Page 9: ...rating system builds on the groundbreaking features introduced with Windows NT At the same time Windows 2000 SP1 maintains the best support for older Windows based applications and technologies For questions and technical assistance go online to http support microsoft com directory PCG FX203K and PCG FX205K have Microsoft Windows 2000 SP1 Windows Millennium Edition Microsoft Corporation Microsoft ...

Page 10: ...are just some of the components bundled with Internet Explorer 5 5 Internet Explorer 5 5 also includes 128 bit encryption the highest level of protection possible for all your Internet communications including credit card use and financial transactions A complete online tutorial helps new users become comfortable using the Internet For questions and technical assistance go online to http support m...

Page 11: ...nter Real Entertainment Center contains two software programs RealPlayer and RealJukebox RealNetworks RealPlayer RealPlayer is the RealNetworks video and audio player which lets you access 2 500 radio stations featuring music news and sports For further information see the website at http www real com RealNetworks RealJukebox RealJukebox is your personal music management system RealJukebox lets yo...

Page 12: ...the website at http www symantec com techsupp WinDVD InterVideo Inc InterVideo Inc s WinDVD is a simple to use DVD player WinDVD combines all the features you would expect to find on a standard consumer DVD player in addition to some very advanced functionalities such as full VCD 2 0 support full precision video decode a choice of user interfaces and video display options You can play DVD movies i...

Page 13: ...patible devices To capture still images proceed as follows 1 Launch Smart Capture from the Start menu in Programs Smart Capture Smart Capture The Finder window appears displaying the image of the subject 2 Adjust the focus on the subject you want to shoot 3 Click the Capture button in the Smart Capture window The Still Viewer window appears with the image you shot in the Still Image Display area 4...

Page 14: ...function You can create a panorama picture by using PictureGear 2 5SE or higher You can capture still images and video clips from a digital video camera using Smart Capture Sending still images via e mail To send still images via e mail proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to Programs and click Smart Capture 3 Click Still Viewer 4 Select the still image you wa...

Page 15: ...an shoot up to 60 seconds according to the settings you chose in the Recording options section 6 Click the Capture button when finished The Movie Player window opens and the captured video clip appears in the Movie Player window 7 Click to playback the images Click to pause to stop playback 8 To end Smart Capture click You can shoot video clips in the following formats Non compressed Video 160 x 1...

Page 16: ...via e mail proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to Programs and then Smart Capture 3 Click Movie Player 4 Click Mail The Compression Settings window opens 5 Choose the compression rate by moving the slider 6 Click Start Compression When compression is completed a window message asks you if you want to attach the file to your e mail 7 Accept and send the e mail...

Page 17: ...odem while travelling make sure that the country of the active location defined in the Phone and Modem Options dialog box matches the country you are dialing from To configure your modem proceed as follows 1 Click Start point to Settings and click Control Panel 2 Double click Phone and Modem Options The Phone and Modem Options Properties dialog box appears 3 Double click the currently selected loc...

Page 18: ...ars 3 In the General tab click the Dialing Properties button The Dialing Properties dialog box appears 4 Check the country region settings and make sure it matches the place you are dialing from 5 If you modified your location settings click Apply and then click OK On PCG FX203 Before applying new country settings please make sure your phone line is disconnected from your VAIO notebook Changing yo...

Page 19: ...set up your notebook with Sony Notebook Setup proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 In Programs select Sony Notebook Setup The Basic window appears you can then enhance the features by clicking the Basic Advanced tab 3 Select the tab for the item you want to change 4 Once finished click OK This dialog box contains the following tabs Tab Description About This Compute...

Page 20: ...rPanel has the following features Automatic Profile Selection APS based on the currently active application Ability to select special Power Profiles manually from the menu Ability to edit and create new profiles Ability to display detailed battery information It works in harmony with your Windows settings Touchpad When you connect an optional mouse to your computer you can disable your touchpad Yo...

Page 21: ...ttom of the screen 2 Select Toolbars from the shortcut menu then click Power Management The Power Management toolbar appears on the taskbar you can change it into a floating window by dragging and dropping it on your desktop 3 Click on the first item in the toolbar to open the Profile menu 4 Click the button corresponding to the profile 5 The appropriate power management command will be activated ...

Page 22: ... Main preset profiles Icon Description Maximum Battery Life Provides power saving features to give you maximum battery life and good performance It reduces the brightness of the display and puts it into Standby mode after a specified time period Maximum Performance Provides the best system performance while still conserving power AC Power The power management state when AC power is in use PowerPan...

Page 23: ...r is activated Presentation Keeps the display on at all times while it conserves power This option is ideal for slideshow presentations You can establish settings for LCD Video Standby Hard Disk Standby and Standby to optimize power management for your system Communications Extends battery life by initiating a quick display time out You can also establish settings for LCD Video Standby Hard Disk S...

Page 24: ...te that saves the state of the system and peripheral devices in memory RAM Power consumption reduces to a minimum and the system remains on To return the system to the active state press any key or the power button on your computer Hibernate Provides for the lowest level of power consumption The system writes the state of the system and peripheral devices to the hard disk and turns off the system ...

Page 25: ...bar 2 Select Profiles 3 Select Automatic Profile Selection Or 1 Right click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen 2 Select Toolbars from the shortcut menu 3 Select Power Management The Power Management toolbar appears in the taskbar You can change it into a floating window by dragging and dropping it on your dektop 4 Click the first icon on the Power Management toolbar 5 The PowerPanel icon disp...

Page 26: ...ay battery information proceed as follows 1 Double click the PowerPanel icon in the taskbar The Battery Information dialog box appears 2 Select the Battery tab This tab contains information such as the estimated time to empty and charging time Battery icon Battery status discharging the icon is completely blue fully charged the icon is completely blue with an AC power plug charging the icon is blu...

Page 27: ...ery then the CPU operates at low speed Starting your favorite software The VAIO Action Setup software enables you to start your favorite software by simply pressing a programmable power key This section briefly describes how to use programmable power keys You can also refer to the VAIO Action Setup Help for more detailed information 1 Double click the VAIO Action Setup icon on the system tray The ...

Page 28: ...lect which display is used when the computer is connected to an external display To select a display proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button select Settings and then click Control Panel The Control Panel appears 2 Double click Display The Display Properties dialog box appears 3 Click the Settings tab 4 Click the Advanced button The Multiple Monitors and Intel 82815 Graphics Controller Properti...

Page 29: ...en and an external display or a projector at the same time depending on the types of computer displays and projectors you are using If the display resolution of your notebook is more than 800 x 600 dots a part of the image cannot be displayed on your TV display You can see the hidden area on your TV display by moving the cursor on your computer If you want to display the full image you need to cha...

Page 30: ...appears 3 On the Tools menu click Create an Emergency Repair Disk 4 Follow the instructions that appear on your screen On PCG FX203K and PCG FX205K You will need a blank 1 44 MB floppy disk to create an Emergency Repair Disk It is recommended to recreate an Emergency Repair Disk each time your computer undergoes major changes new program installation The repair process relies on information that i...

Page 31: ...Point to Settings and click Control Panel The Control Panel window appears 3 Double click Add Remove Programs The Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box appears 4 Select the Startup Disk tab 5 Click Create Disk 6 Follow the instructions on your screen On PCG FX203 You will need a blank 1 44 MB floppy disk to create a Startup Disk It is recommended to recreate a Startup Disk each time your compu...

Page 32: ...dividual driver if a device is not functioning properly Reinstall an individual application in the case you have problems running it Performing a system recovery Use this option only when your system is seriously damaged e g if Windows does not work any longer or your PC behaves abnormally etc The system recovery will completely reinstall the originally configured system on your C drive Your D dri...

Page 33: ...will lose all your data stored on your C drive and your D drive if you modify partition settings Make sure that your computer is connected to AC not the batteries before you attempt a system recovery When the recovery is performed you must remove the recovery CD ROM from the drive before restarting the computer If the CD ROM is still in the drive you will restart a recovery process Performing a st...

Page 34: ...stem or network administrator Only for Windows 2000 Professional You can only convert from FAT32 to NTFS but not from NTFS to FAT32 Performing an advanced system recovery To perform an advanced system recovery proceed as follows 1 Take the system recovery CD ROM 2 Turn on your computer using AC power only and insert the system recovery CD ROM in the DVD ROM drive 3 Shut down your computer 4 Wait t...

Page 35: ...drive 6 Press any key to restart your notebook Only supported by Windows 2000 Professional Recovering the system with modified partition sizes To recover the system with modified partition sizes proceed as follows 1 Press P to modify partitions on your notebook Select this option only if you need to change the sizes of your partitions 2 On the next screen press Y to confirm the deletion of the cur...

Page 36: ...n application recovery The application recovery utility allows you to reinstall individual applications Reinstalling a program can fix the problems encountered if it does not run correctly anymore To perform an application recovery proceed as follows 1 Take the last product recovery CD ROM 2 Turn on your computer using AC power only and wait until Windows has booted up 3 Insert the product recover...

Page 37: ...s you can use the last product recovery CD ROM To reinstall a device driver proceed as follows 1 First check whether the driver you want to reinstall is on the last product recovery CD ROM Only device drivers that are not delivered with Windows can be found in the Drivers folder 2 Check all underlying sub directories for the appropriate driver 3 Next launch the Add Remove Hardware Wizard click Sta...

Page 38: ...iting applications like DVgate To optimize data storage use the C drive to install new applications and save all your documents to the D drive Moreover doing so will prevent the loss of your documents in the case you need to perform a system recovery Do not try to add delete or resize partitions unless you really need it Changing partition settings might delete all your files on the hard disk If y...