Sony PCG-GRV616G, Software Manual

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Page 2: ...d 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 SOFTWARE is ...

Page 3: ...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 purpose The terms o...

Page 4: ...gy saving through the use of computers and their office equipment The program backs the development and dissemination of products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption It is an open system in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily The targeted products are office equipment such as computers displays printers facsimiles and copiers Their standards and logos are u...

Page 5: ...demarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated WinDVD for VAIO is a trademark or registered trademark of InterVideo Inc QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under licence QuickTime is registered in the U S and other countries RealOne Player is a trademark or registered trademark of RealNetworks Inc in the U S and other countries PowerPanel is a trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd Symantec...

Page 6: ...re information To register your Sony VAIO computer proceed as follows 1 Set up an Internet connection see also Configuring your modem page 107 2 Double click the VAIO Online Registration icon on the desktop You can also find the link on the Start menu 3 Change your language if necessary and click Next 4 Click Register Now and then click Next This brings you to the website https registration sonyst...

Page 7: ...e mouse click away from creating a Hollywood style DVD masterpiece By simply connecting a Sony Digital Handycam to this Sony computer via an i LINK cable you can turn your family memories into a DVD for all to share Click to DVD will even guide you through a simple 4 step procedure so you can create DVD menus packed with actively moving chapter icons Click to DVD is provided on a separate CD Depen...

Page 8: ...tronics With the ISP Selector you can easily install the Internet Service Provider you want to use Just choose your country and your language in the drop down lists and the available providers appear Click the Install button next to the ISP and the installation begins Once you have selected your country you can only set up ISPs for that country MovieShaker Sony Electronics MovieShaker creates pers...

Page 9: ...ra With the PictureGear Studio software you can easily load photos into your computer create photo albums and make prints See Using PictureGear Studio page 81 SonicStage Sony Electronics SonicStage is a software application that uses OpenMG technology a copyright protection technology developed by Sony Corporation and designed to allow recording and playback of digital music data on a personal com...

Page 10: ...g up your notebook with Sony Notebook Setup page 98 Sony Style Imaging shortcut on the desktop Sony Electronics Sony Style Imaging is an easy way to share your digital pictures and videos with family and friends Use Sony Style Imaging with Network Smart Capture and MovieShaker to make the most of your images and movies When you sign up as a Sony Style Imaging member you can store your pictures and...

Page 11: ...ur computer without you having to recover the entire system The final product recovery CD ROM is also referred to as the Application CD You can only use the Recovery CD ROMs on the Sony computer you purchased and not on any other Sony PC or other manufacturer s PC See Using the product recovery CD ROMs page 126 Operating system and other software Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 1 Microso...

Page 12: ...rnet Explorer 6 0 also includes 128 bit encryption the highest possible level of protection 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 microsoft com directory Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 1 Adobe Systems Incorpora...

Page 13: ...l assistance go online to http www adobe com Adobe Premiere 6 0LE Adobe Systems Incorporated Complementary with DVgate Motion Adobe Premiere lets you capture record create and edit movies with video sound animations photographs drawings text and other material This stunningly simple and powerful professional video editing tool comfortably closes the DV to Web gap Different tools including various ...

Page 14: ...the DVD Create button For questions and technical assistance go online to http www easy co jp dde sony Depending on your model PowerPanel Phoenix Technologies The PowerPanel utility controls the power management of your computer and provides key information about system activity and battery life Automatic power management selects the most appropriate profile depending on the application you are wo...

Page 15: ... and quarantine infected files for submission to the Symantec AntiVirus Research Centre SARC Files submitted to SARC are analysed and the results are reported automatically within seven days When you configure Norton AntiVirus adequately your computer is safe Norton AntiVirus can automatically check boot records for viruses at system startup check programs for viruses at the time you use them scan...

Page 16: ...the website at http www callserve com EN help index asp WinDVD for VAIO InterVideo Inc InterVideo Inc s WinDVD for VAIO is a simple to use DVD player WinDVD for VAIO combines all the features you would expect to find on a standard consumer DVD player in addition to some very advanced functionalities full precision video decoding a choice of user interfaces and video display options You can play DV...

Page 17: ...tware applications are delivered with your VAIO Check the printed Specifications sheet to see whether they are preinstalled Then read the printed Application CD Guide for installation details if applicable Using DVgate page 17 Using MovieShaker page 34 Using Network Smart Capture page 40 ...

Page 18: ...al for recording on a DV device With DVgate you can easily perform image editing with your computer and a DV device DVgate consists of 3 applications DVgate Motion DVgate Still DVgate Assemble Depending on the computer settings frames may be lost during video capture and frame duplication when recording edited videos Please make sure you configure your computer according to the recommended setting...

Page 19: ... device such as a digital video camera recorder connected to the computer With DVgate you are not limited to recording single clips but you can record a series of clips on the DV device at one time To launch DVgate Motion proceed as follows 1 Connect the camera to the computer with the i LINK cable and turn on the camera 2 Click Start All Programs DVgate DVgate Motion DVgate Motion and the Monitor...

Page 20: ... window 5 Click Mark to mark the beginning of the first segment The first frame of the segment to be captured is displayed in the In Out list window Click Mark again to mark the end of the segment to be captured The last frame of the segment to be captured is displayed in the In Out list window Continue to mark as many segments as you want 6 Click Capture to import the selected video segment or cl...

Page 21: ...m or to a tape If you want to manually import video onto your computer refer to the DVgate online help file Recording edited videos on a DV device To record edited videos on a DV device proceed as follows 1 Adjust the recording correction values 2 Add files to the Record List 3 Record remotely or manually the video on the DV device Adjusting the recording correction values To ensure accuracy in th...

Page 22: ...lly adjust the recording correction values refer to the DVgate online help file Adding files to the Record List To add files to the Record List proceed as follows 1 Launch DVgate Motion 2 Click Add in the DVgate Motion AVI file list The Add dialog box appears 3 Select a file and click Open The specified file is added and the serial number first and last images time code file length and file name a...

Page 23: ...files with different sound modes on a DV device but about one second of no sound depending on the DV device may occur at the point where the sound modes change You can only add AVI files using DV Codec as video compression MPEG files are not supported When recording a video sequence make sure that all images are saved in the same mode Recording in different modes might cause sound or image distort...

Page 24: ...iple files they are all moved together You can undo changes by choosing Undo from the Edit menu immediately after inserting moving or deleting a file s You can save a Record List for future use Record List files can only be used in DVgate Motion To preview a clip proceed as follows 1 Select the file you want to preview in the DVgate Motion AVI file list window 2 Click Preview The Monitor window an...

Page 25: ... option button You can add blank frame s during recording if you select the Append option button in the Output dialog box Blank frame s can be placed in the following locations Head A blank image is placed before the start of the video sequence during recording Tail A blank image is placed after the end of the video sequence during recording Both Blank images are placed before the start and after ...

Page 26: ...en if you specify not to add blank frames several blank frames are always placed at the end of the recorded segment regardless of the settings This is to prevent image noise from being recorded when recording stops If you want to export manually videos from your computer to a DV device refer to the DVgate online help file Using DVgate Still DVgate Still is an application that displays digital vide...

Page 27: ...during Play or Pause mode Capturing 30 frames in Continuous Capture mode replaces all 30 frames Capturing only one frame overwrites the first frame of the still picture capturing the next frame overwrites the second frame and so on To toggle between Continuous Capture mode and Single Frame Capture mode proceed as follows 1 Click Settings in the DVgate Still window 2 Choose Capture The Capture Sett...

Page 28: ...ing captured Dragging the slider in the Capture window to the left or right lets you display the still picture before or after the current one If you exit DVgate Still without saving the captured still picture it is cleared Even if you attempt to capture continuous pictures you may not be able to capture some frames In this case exit all applications other than DVgate Still and then retry to captu...

Page 29: ...PG GIF or DVF To save the captured pictures proceed as follows 1 Launch DVgate Still and capture images 2 In the DVgate Still Still window select a still picture you want to save 3 Click the Save button The Save As dialog box appears Use the Location to Save drop down list to select a folder Select a file format from the File Format drop down list 4 Click Save The captured picture is saved ...

Page 30: ... with DVgate Motion and DVgate Still Afterwards you can splice them together to form one single file You can save the resulting spliced video sequences as AVI MPEG1 or MPEG2 format files To launch DVgate Assemble proceed as follows 1 Click Start 2 Point to All Programs DVgate and then to DVgate Assemble The DVgate Assemble main window appears ...

Page 31: ...gate Assemble will add all serial numbered files with the same name to the list Serial numbered files are files that are created when DVgate Motion saves files that are split and applies consecutive numbers to them The numbers of the split files have 4 digits and increase one unit at a time starting with 0001 5 Select a file and click Open The AVI file is added to the list Imported files are added...

Page 32: ...scenes you want to use proceed as follows 1 Launch DVgate Assemble 2 Select the AVI file you want to edit from the Assemble List 3 Choose Edit a clip from the Edit menu The DVgate Assemble Clip dialog box appears 4 Click the Preview button The video sequence of the selected file is played back You can move the playback position to the Begin point or the End point by clicking the Begin or End point...

Page 33: ...e TV mode on or off 8 Select the screen size 9 Adjust the height and width of still images when they are output Full size Enlarges the screen size to the full monitor size The aspect ratio may change with this selection Original Size Retains the original size of the image without reduction or enlargement Full size using aspect ratio as saved Enlarges the screen size to the maximum without changing...

Page 34: ...dialog box appears and splicing begins 5 The DVassemble window appears and displays the Exporting Save to an AVI file complete message The set time and the size that the file is split into are displayed when outputting an AVI file 6 Click OK The edited video is saved When you click the Output button only the files on the Assemble List that have been selected are connected and output as a file Clic...

Page 35: ...d with special effects still images pictures and music files and then saved in a format most computers can play To open MovieShaker proceed as follows 1 Make sure you have installed MovieShaker from the application CD if applicable see the printed Specifications sheet and Application CD Guide 2 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 3 Point to All Programs and then MovieShaker 4 Click Movie...

Page 36: ... tray at random The Capture tray is provided for capturing images directly from the DV device or MICROMV device connected to your computer and importing them into the Clip tray The monitor displays the images recorded on the videotapes of the DV device or MICROMV device The Edit tray is for processing scenes Click a scene on the Product tray then it is displayed on the Edit tray You can add an eff...

Page 37: ...ied to a scene The Text tray provides a tool for creating a text effect to be applied to a scene The Transition tray contains various transition effects to be inserted between scenes The Narration tray provides a tool for recording narration to be inserted into a movie The Index tray provides a tool for capturing images from a MICROMV device and imports them into the Clip tray 4 Clip tray The Clip...

Page 38: ...e using the Shaker feature Shaker randomly selects clips from the Clip tray to create a 30 second scene To create a movie proceed as follows 1 Click the Shake tab 2 Select a mood by clicking a face in the Shaker tray 3 Click the Shake button A thirty second scene is automatically generated To preview the created movie proceed as follows Press Play Scenes created with Shaker begin with a black fram...

Page 39: ...d contrast and modifying the length of the clip 1 Shake tab 2 Capture tab 3 Edit tab 4 Speed control slider 5 Volume control slider 6 Effect palette 7 Fade in fade out 8 Trash 9 Full screen preview button 10 Play trimming range 11 Repeat play 12 Play control buttons 13 Trimming range 14 Save as still image button 15 Time adjustment 16 Monitor ...

Page 40: ... can preview and check them before saving them Your final movie products can be saved as files exported to a DV device MICROMV device To save your movie proceed as follows 1 Click the Export button The Export dialog box appears 2 Select the format in which you want the document to be saved 3 Click Next 4 Select the folder in which you want to save the file 5 Name the file 6 Click Save Your movie i...

Page 41: ...disk drive make sure they are compatible with your computer s Microsoft Windows operating system and check the required operating conditions of the devices Launching Network Smart Capture To launch Network Smart Capture proceed as follows 1 Make sure you have installed the software from the application CD if necessary see the printed Application CD Guide 2 In the Start menu select All Programs Net...

Page 42: ...3 Data list Displays thumbnails of captured images 4 Display Image Opens captured images in the Finder Window 5 Task bar See Managing your images and movies page 51 for details 6 Select Capture Menu Enables you to customise an image and add effects 7 Change Setting Enables you to set preferences 8 Capture button Records the image in the Finder window This button changes to Record in Movie mode and...

Page 43: ...t on The viewfinder image appears in the main window 3 Click Still near the top left hand corner of the screen Making settings for Still mode Before you capture a still image you can set your own preferences To make your settings for Still mode proceed as follows 1 Click the Select Capture Menu icon near the bottom of the screen to view capture options for your still image capture For more on the ...

Page 44: ... tabs Basic Select a folder destination for your images Capturing Format Select the image size in pixels and adjust the image quality Common Enable or disable the shutter and animation sound effects 3 Click each tab to view the options and set preferences 4 Click OK when you have finished If using a web cam a further tab allowing Camera Adjustment is available ...

Page 45: ...capture 2 When you see the image you want in the Finder window click Capture You can capture a single image or several images at once 3 Your captured images are stored as thumbnail images in the Display List to the right of the Finder window 4 Click the thumbnail images or arrows to the right of the Finder window to view your captured images As each image is captured it appears in the Finder windo...

Page 46: ...iewfinder image appears in the main window 3 Click Movie to activate Movie mode Making settings for Movie mode Before you capture a moving image you can set your own preferences To make your settings for Movie mode proceed as follows 1 Click the Select Capture Menu icon near the bottom of the screen to view setting options for your moving image capture For more on the Effect option see Applying ef...

Page 47: ...folder destination for your movies when recording video clips Capturing Format Adjust the image quality reduce noise and set the maximum recording time for your movie capture Common Enable or disable the shutter and animation sound effects 3 Click each tab to view the options and set preferences and click OK when you have finished If using a web cam a further tab allowing Camera Adjustment is avai...

Page 48: ...ing to the recording time you set in the Movie Clip Setting window 3 You can preview your movie in the Finder window by double clicking the movie thumbnail in the data list Using Web camera mode With the Web camera function you can set up the camera and software to take still images automatically without you being there according to conditions you specify The function allows you to set a time inte...

Page 49: ...Web camera mode proceed as follows 1 Click the Select Capture Menu icon near the bottom of the screen to view setting options for your image capture For more on the Effect option see Applying effects to your images and movies page 50 2 Click the Change Setting icon to view the available options for your image capture The Web Camera Setting window appears containing five tabs ...

Page 50: ...t intervals or whenever there is movement Send Set your upload options You can make FTP and Web page settings here too Capturing Format Select the image size in pixels and adjust the image quality Common Enable or disable the shutter and animation sound effects 3 Click each tab to view options and set preferences and click OK when you have finished If using a web cam a further tab allowing Camera ...

Page 51: ...een The automatic function is set up and the pictures are taken according to your settings Applying effects to your images and movies You can add effects to real time images or movies displayed in the Finder window You can use a different effect for each picture To add effects proceed as follows 1 Click the Select Capture Menu icon at the bottom of the screen 2 Select the Effect option from the li...

Page 52: ...etwork Smart Capture see the application s online Help files To view the online help proceed as follows From the Start menu click All Programs Network Smart Capture and click Help from the submenu Alternatively Click the Help icon in Network Smart Capture s main window Save As Saves still images in JPEG format and movie images in MPEG format to your required location Send attached Image by E mail ...

Page 53: ...l Recommended settings To use Click to DVD and Click to DVD automatic mode you should define some settings on your computer To do so you must log on to your computer as a user with Administrator rights Here are some recommended settings to prevent frame dropout occurring Please see the online Help files for more details Disconnect USB peripheral devices Some USB peripheral devices and their driver...

Page 54: ...ual memory settings Optimise the system s performance settings Power supply and processor performance settings Keep your notebook plugged into an AC outlet while using Click to DVD Also set the processor to operate at its maximum clock speed Notes on creating DVDs Use the Click to DVD Project Administration Tool to help you manage your files see Managing project files with Click to DVD Project Adm...

Page 55: ... processing speed of your computer DVD writing speed of your DVD RW drive number of chapter thumbnails that must be created for the DVD menu type of media used When loading images from a device loading is automatically cancelled under the following conditions when a blank segment of tape of 10 seconds or longer is reached when the timestamp information recorded on the tape for a particular segment...

Page 56: ...ws you to handle the process with one or just a few mouse clicks Click to DVD also allows you to change different settings have more control over the process and perform raw editing of the video In this mode you can also create photo albums and slideshows Click to DVD and Click to DVD Automatic Mode cannot be open at the same time Click to DVD Automatic Mode Click to DVD Automatic Mode is the less...

Page 57: ...u can choose any available predesigned theme by clicking the Select a theme button 3 If you do not want to hear any background music select the Muting check box If you do not check the Muting check box you will hear a musical theme matching the image of the DVD s menu background Please note that this is to mute the music while preparing the project music will be played on the DVD anyway 4 Confirm ...

Page 58: ...mode is a more advanced option It allows you to capture video content from a digital video DV device to create your own DVDs complete with chapter menus and backgrounds You can also create DVDs from video files stored on your computer and collect scanned pictures or pictures from a digital still camera into a DVD photo album or slide show You can edit videos as well as create a menu screen You can...

Page 59: ...itle appears on the menu screen of the DVD you are creating 5 Select a theme for the DVD s menu background You can choose any available predesigned theme in the Select a theme menu 6 If you do not want to hear any background music select the Muting check box If you do not select the Muting check box you will hear a musical theme to match the DVD s menu background 7 Select the type of content video...

Page 60: ...nce a video has been captured you cannot change the video quality settings Recording videos When capturing video from a digital video device you can either Automatically capture all the video on the tape from the beginning of the tape automatic capture or Select and download a portion of the video manual control Recording videos automatically automatic capture To record videos automatically procee...

Page 61: ...ice to VCR VTR or CAMERA mode 2 Click Capture Video in the step guide The Capture Video screen appears 3 Select Manual Control in the Capture Selection box Use the on screen digital video device control button to fast forward or rewind the tape to the segment of video you want to capture Make sure that an image from the start of the segment appears in the preview monitor 4 Click Capture Click to D...

Page 62: ...rted file clip appears in the clip tray Any unwanted clips can be deleted before the DVD is created You cannot write both MPEG1 files and other file formats to the same DVD When loading MPEG files select either MPEG1 files or files in a format other than MPEG1 Editing videos The Clip Editing screen enables you to edit videos You can divide videos into clips delete unnecessary scenes and change the...

Page 63: ...s to be moved to the position where you want the clips to appear To delete clips from your DVD project Select the clip to be deleted and then click the Send this clip to the Recycle Bin task Alternatively drag the clip to be deleted to the Recycle Bin To restore a clip click the Recover clips from Recycle Bin task and then select the clip to be restored to the clip tray in the dialog box that appe...

Page 64: ...isplayed as thumbnails in the display area 2 To import a photo from a different folder Click Browse for Folder The Open Folder dialog box appears Select a folder The pictures saved in the selected folder as well as pictures saved in all subfolders are displayed as thumbnails Up to four thumbnails can be displayed at once To display all of the pictures in a folder click the Open Folder button 3 Cli...

Page 65: ... to import 6 Click the Open Folder button 7 Click Import The images are imported and displayed in the clip tray Creating an album You can create a photo album from your imported picture files before putting them onto DVD You can change the sequence in which pictures are displayed during playback rotate the images change your content setup or make slide show settings To create an album proceed as f...

Page 66: ...background music ends Add music to your photo album by selecting the Attach Background Music check box Click Browse and then select the file to be used as the background music You can use WAV and MP3 format audio files If the background music does not allow the Match slide show length with the length of the Background Music setting to display the pictures for more than 3 seconds the background mus...

Page 67: ...t to a DVD disc You can write your project to a blank DVD R or DVD RW disc The time required to create a DVD differs depending on the type of computer you are using and the amount of data included in your project but it usually takes about three hours to create a one hour long DVD To create a DVD proceed as follows 1 Click Write DVD in the step guide The DVD writing window appears 2 Place a blank ...

Page 68: ...k To DVD 67 n N You cannot use a DVD R disc on which data has already been written The amount of time needed to create a DVD depends on the length of the video that you are recording and on the processing speed of your computer ...

Page 69: ...k to DVD Project Administration Tool The Click to DVD Project Administration Tool has the following functions to help you manage your temporary files Searches for video files that are not used by any existing Click to DVD projects and asks for your confirmation to delete them Searches for video files that are still used by existing Click to DVD projects and asks you to confirm if you want to delet...

Page 70: ...ck to DVD on most home DVD players or on computers that have a DVD drive and DVD playing software For more details on how to play DVDs refer to the operation manual or Help Function for your DVD player or DVD playing software Troubleshooting I cannot transfer video clips from an external device Use an i LINK cable not supplied to connect the DV device to the computer and make sure the device is co...

Page 71: ...is temporarily overriding your desktop settings and preventing Click to DVD from launching Close the relevant application and relaunch Click to DVD This does not apply to Click to DVD Automatic mode Click to DVD will not erase the contents of my DVD RW media To be able to reuse your DVD RW media please erase the DVD RW data using RecordNow I cannot turn the computer off or use a power saving mode ...

Page 72: ...can be played on your computer or transferred to external devices or media SonicStage converts your existing MP3 WMA and WAV format audio files into the default ATRAC3 format To open SonicStage proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to All Programs SonicStage and then click SonicStage 3 The Please confirm setup dialog box appears You can set SonicStage as the de...

Page 73: ...Software Guide Managing audio files with SonicStage 72 n N ...

Page 74: ...ort window You can use this window to import audio files stored on the computer into the Music Drive and register them to a Playlist 4 Simple Mode button Switches the Main window to Simple Mode You can also switch to Simple Mode by clicking the shortcut key F11 5 Close button Closes SonicStage 6 Help button Displays the help file 7 Operation area The Playback area Content area or Edit area are dis...

Page 75: ...ding CDDB2 registration click the Help button Only possible when you have this slot built in on your machine 11 Sound Effect button You have the choice between Vocal Canceller the Vocal Canceller cannot be applied to songs on a MiniDisc Sounds Effects Off 12 Visualizer button The Visualizer window shows various visual effects while playing an audio file 13 Internet button Opens or closes the Inter...

Page 76: ...for example record songs from audio CDs and import them to playlists in SonicStage To record a CD proceed as follows 1 Insert an audio CD into your system s optical disc drive 2 Click the Recording button 1 3 Click the CD icon as your source 2 4 Click the Music Drive icon as your target 3 ...

Page 77: ...can select specific tracks on your CD by deselecting the check boxes from the tracks you do not want to record You can clear all selected tracks by selecting the empty Select All check box and then selecting the tracks you want to record For each song you can determine the song title the artist and the genre 9 Click the Rec Selection button to begin recording When you want to record all the songs ...

Page 78: ...your optical disc drive for the first time the CD Drive Optimization dialog box appears Click Start to verify your optical disc drive Once the verification is performed recording begins You can display the name of the CD and its songs by clicking the CD Info button and after registering with CDDB ...

Page 79: ...your computer Your computer automatically recognises the connected external device or media and the Check In Out window appears 2 Click the Show List button to see which songs you have in the Music Drive 3 In the Tree view on the left select the playlist containing the song s to check out 4 In the List view on the left select the track to check out To check out more than one song at a time hold do...

Page 80: ...the external device Your computer automatically recognises the connected external device or media and the Check In Out window appears 2 Click the Show List button to see which songs you have on your device 3 Select on the right hand side the track to check in To check in more than one song at a time hold down the Ctrl key and select additional songs 4 If necessary select the transfer mode for chec...

Page 81: ...ster your imported songs through the Playlist feature of SonicStage You can manage your music by creating your own list of songs categorised by genre or artist displaying your song list in the Playlist feature and arranging your songs in a customised order using the Playlist folders Edit your music by combining multiples songs into a single one or divide one song into two by using the Combine and ...

Page 82: ...d family To share a PictureGear Studio creation over the Internet or by using another computer use the Export feature See Using the Export feature page 92 Launching PictureGear Studio To launch PictureGear Studio proceed as follows 1 Make sure you have installed the software from the application CD ROM if necessary see the printed Application CD Guide 2 In the Start menu select All Programs Pictur...

Page 83: ...cognisethe device or media In this case an identification window appears in which you have to select the device Using the Import feature with a USB device To use the Import feature with a USB device proceed as follows 1 Connect your digital camera camcorder to your computer or insert the Memory Stick you are using 2 In the PictureGear Studio main window click Import Photo The PhotoCollection Impor...

Page 84: ...xample proceed as follows 1 Make sure the photo capture software delivered with the device is installed on your computer and connect your scanner or other TWAIN device to your computer 2 In the PictureGear Studio main window click Import Photo The PhotoCollection Import window appears and your connected device is displayed in the Select window 3 Click the Camera icon and select a folder option 4 I...

Page 85: ...dio 84 n N Click Rotate to change the picture s position Click Trim to crop the picture or capture a specific area 7 Click Finish Importing to save the imported pictures in a photo collection see Using the PhotoCollection feature page 85 ...

Page 86: ...PhotoCollection feature proceed as follows 1 In the PictureGear Studio main window click PhotoCollection Alternatively go to Start All Programs PictureGear Studio Tool and then click PhotoCollection The PhotoCollection window appears with a list of available photo sources displayed on the left and the selected source s contents displayed as thumbnail pictures on the right ...

Page 87: ...h these additional tools and features Click Rotate to change the picture s position Click View to enlarge a thumbnail view Click Slideshow to place the selected pictures into an organised slideshow Click Print to set up your photos and select paper to make prints Click Create to create an album binder postcard or label for example Click Export to send your collection by e mail or to convert the si...

Page 88: ...ove or change your designs to create your own unique photo art To use the Binder feature proceed as follows 1 In the PictureGear Studio main window click Binder Alternatively go to Start All Programs PictureGear Studio Tool and then click Binder The Binder window appears A list of binder styles is displayed on the left When you add your pictures to a binder they are displayed as thumbnails on the ...

Page 89: ...it An information form appears 4 Fill in your information and click OK An art palette window appears 5 To create an original page with art or stamps use the decoration features on the right by clicking on the required feature and applying it to your photo 6 Click Save to add the new page to your binder 7 You can create your own custom binder styles by clicking Create Title ...

Page 90: ...ctronic photo album to share with friends and family To use the PhotoAlbum feature proceed as follows 1 In the PictureGear Studio main window click PhotoAlbum Alternatively go to Start All Programs PictureGear Studio Tool and then click PhotoAlbum The PhotoAlbum window appears 2 Click New Album The Select Photo area appears ...

Page 91: ...um with the selected photo s after selecting your photos The Select Design window appears 5 Click to select a design layout for your album Use the scroll bar to view all available album designs The Select Layout window appears 6 Click to select a page layout for your album Use the scroll bar to view all available layout designs A preview of your selected design and page layout is displayed ...

Page 92: ...with your own drawings stamps or other decorations 11 Click Save The Save Album dialog box appears 12 Enter a name for your album and click OK If you want to work ona previously created album do not click Create New Album Instead select the requiredalbum fromthe AlbumCollection view on the right hand side of the window Photo albums canonly be viewed or edited using the PictureGear Studiosoftware T...

Page 93: ...xplorer Export as a Light Package to create a compressed file that can be viewed on a computer Export as a Full Package to create an uncompressed file to be saved to recordable media such as a CD R CD RW or a Memory Stick Only Albums exported as Flash Files can be viewed on another computer on which PictureGear Studio is not installed To export a photo album proceed as follows 1 Create a photo alb...

Page 94: ...elect Folder window appears 4 Click Browse and navigate to the destination folder 5 Enter a file name if necessary 6 Click Export A progress window appears briefly An export completion message window appears displaying the file name and file size 7 Click OK 8 Click Return to Edit Album Page ...

Page 95: ...n and print original postcards calendars art and labels using your favourite pictures To use PrintStudio proceed as follows 1 In the PictureGear Studio main window click PrintStudio Alternatively go to Start All Programs PictureGear Studio Tool and then click PrintStudio The PrintStudio window appears ...

Page 96: ...which varies depending on the item you are creating 3 Make selections for the picture s design layout and custom decoration for the item you want to create 4 Set the number of copies to be printed and select a connected printer 5 Click Print 6 Make sure you use the appropriate paper when creating items such as postcards labels or business cards ...

Page 97: ...6 n N Viewing the online Help For more information about PictureGear Studio see the application s online Help files To view the online help proceed as follows Click Help in PictureGear Studio s main window or in each PictureGear Studio element ...

Page 98: ... prepare your modem for use how to use and customise the look of your Sony software and utilities etc Setting up your notebook with Sony Notebook Setup page 98 Managing power with PowerPanel page 99 Selecting display modes page 106 Configuring your modem page 107 Changing your windows design with the UI Design Selector program page 109 Setting a Sony wallpaper page 110 Selecting a screen saver pag...

Page 99: ...s system information including memory capacity serial number and BIOS version Initial Setting Selects the drive and device order you wish to use for loading the operating system You can specify the hard drive as well as other drives inserted intoyour computer You can change the volume of the sounds played while the operating system is loading Power On Password Sets the password to secure your comp...

Page 100: ...nd battery life The automatic power management selects the most advantageous profiles or lets you customise the profiles you choose according to your own needs with the goal of extended battery life PowerPanel has the following features Automatic Profile Selection APS based on the currently active application Ability to select specific Power Profiles manually from the menu Ability to edit and crea...

Page 101: ...les proceed as follows 1 Right click the PowerPanel icon in the taskbar and select Profiles 2 In the Profiles menu select a profile The appropriate power settings are activated When youuse the battery pack as power source your system selects the Maximum Battery Lifepower management profile by default If you select a different power management profile while using battery power the same profile will...

Page 102: ...le unless you disable this feature Power Management Off Plugged in Turns off all power management features such as Standby and Hibernate modes 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 the system into Standby mode after a specified time period Maximum Performance Provi...

Page 103: ...battery life by initiating a quick display time out You can also establish settings for LCD Video Standby Hard Disk Standby and Standby to optimise power management for your system Games Disables the display and the Hard Disk timer DVD Optimises performance and power requirements for DVD usage Camera Optimises performance and power requirements for camera usage Power Management Off Running on batt...

Page 104: ...d changes profiles as you switch between applications Power management lets your system enter energy saving modes by levelling some energy consuming parameters such as LCD brightness or hard disk activity To select automatic profiles proceed as follows 1 Right click the PowerPanel icon in the taskbar and select Profiles 2 Select Automatic Profile Selection The Automatic Profile Selection feature d...

Page 105: ...ation such as the estimated battery life remaining and charging time Display the Battery Information toolbar on the screen which shows the battery status icon the percentage of remaining capacity and the amount of running time left in the battery To display the Battery Information toolbar right click the PowerPanel icon in the taskbar and select Toolbars then Battery Information from the menu Batt...

Page 106: ...file Editor window appears 2 Click the profile you want to edit on the left of the screen 3 Double click the power profile property Hibernate Standby you want to modify on the right of the screen An option list or a dialog box will appear Add or define the setting you want to select 4 Click the File menu and then click Save Creating a power profile To create a power profile proceed as follows 1 Ri...

Page 107: ...k the Settings tab 4 Click the Advanced button The Sony Notebook LCD and Mobility Radeon 9000 Properties dialog box appears 5 Click the Displays tab Select the Monitor Panel or TV icon 6 Click Apply and then OK You may not be able to display the notebook LCD screen and an external display or a projector at the same time depending onthe types of computer displays and projectors you are using If the...

Page 108: ...em Options The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears If you do not see the Phone and Modem Options dialog box click Switch to Classic View on the left side 3 Select your location on the Dialing Rules tab 4 Click the Edit button to change the current configuration The Edit Location dialog box appears Or Click the New button to configure your modem The New Location dialog box appears 5 Check th...

Page 109: ...Printers and Other Hardware window appears 3 Click the Phone and Modem Options icon The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears 4 Click the Modems tab and then click Properties to view the properties of your modem The Modem Properties dialog box appears 5 On the Driver tab click Update driver The Hardware Update Wizard window appears Follow the instructions that appear on your screen You can pe...

Page 110: ...ch to Classic View on the left side OR If you do not see UI Design Selector click Other Control Panel Options on the right hand side 2 Double click UI Design Selector The UI Design Selector dialog box appears 3 Click or and select the design you like 4 Click Apply The UI Design Selector window design changes to give you a preview of the design you chose for the Sony software 5 To try another desig...

Page 111: ...ktop tab A list of Windows and VAIO wallpapers is displayed 3 Select a wallpaper from the Background list You can see a preview of this wallpaper in the monitor above the Background list 4 Adjust the position of the wallpaper with the Position drop down list 5 Click Apply when you have found the appropriate wallpaper 6 Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box The wallpaper is applied to...

Page 112: ...tube after hours of the same image being rescanned In fact today s CRT display technology makes burn in unlikely except under extreme conditions Your computer comes with built in screen savers that you can select To change the built in screen saver proceed as follows 1 Right click on the desktop 2 Select Properties The Display Properties dialog box appears 3 Select the Screen Saver tab 4 In the Sc...

Page 113: ...ng and updating applications This section explains how to install run or uninstall a software Furthermore you will learn how to download the latest updates from our website Installing software page 113 Changing or removing software page 114 Downloading software page 117 ...

Page 114: ...trol Panel 2 Double click Add or Remove Programs The Add or Remove Programs dialog box appears 3 Click Add New Programs and then click CD or Floppy The Install Program From Floppy Disk or CD ROM window appears 4 Insert the first installation floppy disk or CD ROM and click Next The Run Installation Program appears 5 Click Browse to find the installation program The Browse window appears 6 Select t...

Page 115: ...ng close the application you want to change remove To change or remove software proceed as follows 1 From the Start menu click Control Panel The Control Panel window appears 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon The Add Remove Programs dialog box appears 3 Select the software you want to change or remove To change a program click Change Remove or Change and follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 116: ...urther warning Make sure you are certain you want to remove it beforehand You can sort programs by selecting different options in Sort by Add or Remove Programs will only remove programs that were written for Windows operating systems For other programs check the documentation to see if other files such as ini files should be removed ...

Page 117: ... Setup program Windows File Protection detects attempts by other programs to replace or move a protected system file It also checks the file s digital signature This is an operating system feature that allows executable routines generally serving a specific function or set of functions to be stored separately as files with DLL extensions These routines are loaded only when needed by the program th...

Page 118: ... www vaio link com To download the latest upgrades proceed as follows 1 Go to www vaio link com and choose your language 2 Click the VAIO User button 3 Fill in the two codes and enter the site 4 Select Downloads and follow the procedure A list of available downloads appears 5 Choose the appropriate upgrade and follow the online instructions to download it To install your application see the Instal...

Page 119: ... the mouse driver come with the operating system This section explains how to install check update or uninstall a driver The Windows XP Rollback feature is also explained Finally you will learn how to download the latest drivers from our site Installing a driver page 119 Checking the driver s installation page 120 Updating a driver page 121 Uninstalling a driver page 122 Restoring a driver page 12...

Page 120: ...om the provided CD ROM or disk by using a CD ROM or disk drive connected to the computer select the Drivers folder on the disc drive 5 When installing a driver after having copied the contents of the provided CD ROM or disk to your hard disk browse to the appropriate subdirectory containing the driver The subdirectory should be found in the folder you copied from the CD ROM or disk 6 Click OK to b...

Page 121: ... Click OK Close all the opened windows your device is ready for use The device is not working properly in the following cases Your device is shown in Device Manager with a yellow question or exclamation mark Right click your device and click Uninstall Then repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 119 Double clicking the category of your device in the device manager list does not display your...

Page 122: ...restart the computer When the computer restarts repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 119 Updating a driver To update the driver proceed as follows 1 Click Start on the taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click the Printers and Other Hardware icon And then click the device you want to revert 4 On the Hardware tab click Properties 5 On the Driver tab click Update driver 6 Follow the instructio...

Page 123: ...le uninstalling the driver To uninstall the driver proceed as follows 1 Click Start on the taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click the Printers and Other Hardware icon And then click the device you want to revert 4 On the Hardware tab click Properties 5 On the Driver tab click Uninstall 6 If you are prompted to restart your computer click Yes The Uninstall button is unavailable if removing the drive...

Page 124: ...iles System Restore monitors changes to the system and it automatically creates easily identified restore points These restore points allow you to revert the system to a previous time They are created daily and at the time of significant system events such as when an application or driver is installed To revert to your previous driver proceed as follows 1 Open the device that is not working correc...

Page 125: ...ng to the device you installed then double click your device The Properties dialog box appears 6 Click the Driver tab 7 On the Driver tab click Roll Back Driver You have your previous driver back You must be logged on to your computer with administrator rights in order to complete this procedure Restoring your computer does not affect or change your personal data files For more information about S...

Page 126: ...he latest drivers proceed as follows 1 Go to www vaio link com and choose your language 2 Click the VAIO User button 3 Fill in the two codes and enter the site 4 Select Downloads and follow the procedure A list of available downloads appears 5 Choose the appropriate driver and follow the online instructions to download it To install your driver follow the instructions you received with the device ...

Page 127: ...driver if a device is not functioning properly Reinstall an individual application if you have problems running it Perform a System Recovery in the following cases In the event of a serious system crash If you want to modify the size of the hard drive partitions You can only use these product recovery CD ROMs on the Sony computer they came with and not on any other Sony PC or other manufacturer s ...

Page 128: ...ling bundled applications Performing a system recovery The system recovery process allows you to 1 Reinstall an image of the hard disk as it was before you started using your computer In the event that your system is seriously damaged for example if Windows does not work as it should or your PC behaves abnormally the system recovery will completely reinstall the originally configured system on you...

Page 129: ...emove the recovery CD ROM from the drive before restarting the computer To perform a system recovery the notebook should not be docked you must disconnect the docking station unless your CD ROM drive is on the docking station Depending on your model Using partitioned drives In My Computer you may have noticed the availability of two drive partitions C and D Your hard disk drive comes from the fact...

Page 130: ...process If you do need to change the size of your partitions you can do so by choosing Option Recovery in the system recovery set up process In this case it is important to be aware that all data on your hard disk will be deleted If you need to keep existing files make sure you back them up before performing the system recovery Starting the system recovery procedure To start the system recovery pr...

Page 131: ... Next You are asked if you are sure you want to recover the system 3 To start the procedure click Next 4 Click Yes to confirm The recovery process starts 5 When asked to do so remove the CD and insert the next one 6 When the process is finished click OK 7 Click Next in the window that appears 8 Remove the CD from the drive and click Finish Your system is restored to its initial settings and reboot...

Page 132: ...he D drive Meanwhile all current partition sizes are deleted the hard disk is reformatted and all the original software is restored as with a standard system recovery You should allow one hour for this process To manually change the partition sizes and perform a system recovery proceed as follows 1 Select the button next to Change Partition Size and Recover 2 Click Next 3 In the following screen s...

Page 133: ... hard disk is reformatted and all the original software is restored as with a standard system recovery You should allow one hour for the recovery process To restore the default size of the hard drive proceed as follows 1 Select the button next to Recovery To Originally Shipped State 2 Click Next 3 Read the summary of the recovery process about to be performed and click Next to start the process 4 ...

Page 134: ...incur and you can either to go back to the previous screen press Back or abort the recovery setup altogether To abort remove the recovery CD press Cancel and click Yes to confirm However once the recovery process has started cancelling the job will delete all the current data on your C drive If you have made changes to the partition settings you will lose all data on both hard drive partitions If ...