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Sony VAIO PCG-F400 Software Manual

Sony VAIO PCG-F400 Software Manual

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  • Page 1 About the Software on your Sony Notebook Computer PCG-F400 / PCG-F403 / PCG-F409...
  • Page 2 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...
  • Page 3 Microsoft Corporation, shall be covered by the Third Party EULA. If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA, please return the SONY SOFTWARE together with the SONY HARDWARE to the place where you obtained it.
  • Page 4 Sony, DVgate, i.LINK , Mavica, PictureGear, Memory Stick and the Memory Stick logo, VAIO and the VAIO logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation. Windows and the Windows 98 logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel, MMX, Celeron and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
  • Page 5 As an E Partner, Sony has determined that this product meets the E guidelines for NERGY NERGY energy efficiency. The International E Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes NERGY energy 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.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Operating System and other pre-installed software ... 12 Using Smart Capture ... 14 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Changing the window design with UI Design Selector ... 21 Sony Notebook Setup ... 22 PowerPanel ... 24 Saving Battery Power... 29 Displaying Battery Information ... 31 Starting Your Favorite Software With PPK Setup ...

  • Page 7: About The Software On Your Notebook Computer Sony Software

    About the Software on Your Notebook Computer Your Sony notebook computer is ready to help you work, play, learn, and communicate as soon as you turn it on. This section gives you an overview of the activities you can perform with your software titles.

  • Page 8: Sony Software

    In addition to the normal MD playback operations, you can edit MiniDiscs® while viewing the computer's display and input disc names and track names using the computer's keyboard. If you connect a Sony CD Player that includes a CONTROL A1 or Control A1 II jack to the MD...
  • Page 9 About the Software on Your Notebook Computer Sony software deck, you can also operate the CD player (playback) from the computer and carry out drag- and-drop recording from a CD to an MD. For details, please read the Media Bar Help file.
  • Page 10 About the Software on Your Notebook Computer Sony software Smart Publisher Sony Electronics With Smart Publisher, you can send memos to the Internet by e-mail and upload files to your Web pages. For details, please read the Smart Publisher Help file.
  • Page 11 You can only use this Recovery CD-ROM on the Sony notebook you purchased and not on any other Sony PC or other manufacturer's PC.

  • Page 12: Operating System And Other Pre-Installed Software

    About the Software on Your Notebook Computer Operating System and other pre-installed software Operating System and other pre-installed software ® Windows 98 Second Edition Microsoft Corporation ® ® Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition makes your computer work better by integrating tightly with the Internet and providing better system performance and easier system diagnostics and maintenance.
  • Page 13 About the Software on Your Notebook Computer Operating System and other pre-installed software installed, you can open and view PDF files from within your Web browser by clicking on a PDF file embedded in a HTML file. You quickly see the first page while the rest of the document is being downloaded.

  • Page 14: Using Smart Capture

    Using Smart Capture You can capture still images from i.LINK™ compatible devices. Refer to "Connecting a Digital You can use Smart Capture to shoot still images and record video clips from a digital Video Camera Recorder" in your camera connected to your computer. Notebook Computer user guide for connecting the device.

  • Page 15: Using Smart Capture

    To end Smart Capture click the See the Smart Capture software on-line help for more information on installation and use. Displaying the captured images in Still Viewer You can capture the following still From the Start menu, select Programs, Smart Capture and click Still Viewer. You can images sizes : 640 x 480, 320 x display, save or delete your images or send them by e-mail.
  • Page 16 Click Still Viewer. You need to set up MAPI when Select the still image you want to send via e-mail, using using the e-mail software. See the manual supplied with the e- Click MAIL. Your e-mail window will appear with the selected file attached to mail software for more your message.
  • Page 17 Shooting a video clip You can use Smart Capture to shoot (capture) video clips with a Video Camera connected to your computer, as well as play them or send them via e-mail. Launch Smart Capture. Select MOVIE using the Switch Capture Mode Button. The image will appear in the finder.
  • Page 18 You can shoot video clips in the following formats : Non-compressed : Video 160 x 120, 24 bits, max. 10 frames/sec. Audio PCM, 11.025 kHz, 16 bits, monophonic Compressed : Video MPEG1 160 x 112, maximum of 30 frames/sec (effective maximum equivalent to 10 frames/sec).
  • Page 19 Click B to playback the images. Click X to pause, x to stop playback. To end Movie Player click To send a video clip via e-mail See the manual supplied with the e-mail software for more If you shoot a video clip in a low resolution format, you can send it by e-mail. information on sending e-mails.
  • Page 20 Click Start Compression. When compression is completed, a window message will ask you if you want to attach the file to your e-mail. Accept and send the e-mail.

  • Page 21: Customizing Your Notebook Computer

    In addition, you can select the display modes via NeoMagic® and enjoy the benefits of displaying your desktop on two screens. Changing the window design with UI Design Selector You can change the window design of Sony software compatible with UI Design Selector. Click Start, point Settings, then click Control Panel.

  • Page 22: Sony Notebook Setup

    To display the Sony Notebook Setup screen: Click the Start button on the Windows In Programs, select Sony Notebook Setup. The “Basic” window will appear; you can then enhance the features by clicking the “Basic / Advanced” tab. Select the tab for the item you want to change.

  • Page 23: Sony Notebook Setup

    Customizing Your Notebook Computer Sony Notebook Setup For more information about each option, click Help on the Notebook Setup screen to display the help file. Notebook Setup Tabs Description About This Computer Display system information, including memory capacity, serial number, and BIOS version.

  • Page 24: Powerpanel

    Customizing Your Notebook Computer PowerPanel When you use the battery pack as power source, your system selects the Maximum Battery Life power management profile by default. If you select a different power management profile while using battery power, the same profile will be automatically selected the next time you use the battery pack to power your computer.
  • Page 25 Customizing Your Notebook Computer PowerPanel Right click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. Select Toolbars from the pop-up menu, then click PowerPanel. The PowerPanel will appear on the task bar ( you can change it into a floating window by dragging and dropping it on your desktop).
  • Page 26 Customizing Your Notebook Computer PowerPanel Other preset profiles Icon Description Word Processing – Optimizes power management with longer timeouts on the hard disk and display screen. You can also establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and System Suspend to optimize power management for your system.
  • Page 27 Customizing Your Notebook Computer PowerPanel Power Management Commands PowerPanel provides power management commands that you can use to activate specific power management functions and to control power for a specific device. You might use these commands when you want to override a profile setting or initiate an immediate action, such as putting the system into Video Standby mode before the Video Standby timer expires.
  • Page 28 Customizing Your Notebook Computer PowerPanel Automatic Profiles Selection (APS) A Power Profile is a set of timer values for a variety of system devices. PowerPanel automatically selects the profile associated with the application you’re using and changes profiles as you switch between applications. The Power Management lets your system enter energy saving modes by levelling some energy consuming parameters, such as LCD brightness, or hard disk activity.

  • Page 29: Saving Battery Power

    Customizing Your Notebook Computer PowerPanel Customizing PowerPanel You can customize the PowerPanel toolbar to suit your portable computing needs. You can edit the pre-defined Power Management settings or create new profiles. Please refer to PowerPanel Help for more information. Only for PCG-F409 Saving Battery Power When using the notebook computer with a battery, the CPU can be set to Battery Optimized Performance mode to save battery power.
  • Page 30 Customizing Your Notebook Computer PowerPanel Viewing the PowerPanel icon The PowerPanel icon (displayed in the toolbar) indicates the level of performance of the CPU. Displayed icons and meanings : PowerPanel icon CPU performance Battery Optimized Performance- Used with a battery. The CPU operates at "Low Speed".* Maximum Performance- Used with the AC adapter.

  • Page 31: Displaying Battery Information

    Customizing Your Notebook Computer Displaying Battery Information Displaying Battery Information You can display detailed information for the batteries used in your computer. The following sections briefly describe how to display your computer’s general battery information. You can also refer to the BatteryScope Help for more detailed information.
  • Page 32 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Displaying Battery Information Time indicator Displays estimated time (hours/minutes) remaining before the battery fully drains, also referred to as the time-to-empty. Battery Icon Descriptions Battery icon Battery status Discharging Fully charged Charging Not in use No battery...
  • Page 33 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Displaying Battery Information Displaying Detailed Battery Information You can obtain detailed information about the batteries. Double-click the battery icon on the task tray to display the BatteryScope window. The screen appears displaying the General tab, which contains information such as the estimated time-to-empty and charging time.
  • Page 34 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Displaying Battery Information You can display the information about each battery, such as estimated time-to- empty or product information. To customize the BatteryScope application bar and alarm system You can customize the BatteryScope toolbar to suit your portable computing needs as well as to modify the alarm settings.

  • Page 35: Starting Your Favorite Software With Ppk Setup

    Customizing Your Notebook Computer Starting Your Favorite Software With PPK Setup Starting Your Favorite Software With PPK Setup The PPK 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 PPK Setup Help for more detailed information.

  • Page 36: Selecting The Display Mode

    Customizing Your Notebook Computer Starting Your Favorite Software With PPK Setup Click Set as PPK launch file. The Click OK. Using a Programmable Power Key With Other Keys You can also choose to start other applications by pressing a programmable power key in combination with the Alt, Ctrl, or Shift keys.
  • Page 37 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Starting Your Favorite Software With PPK Setup You can turn off the notebook’s LCD display checking the External Display box in CRT/Projector and removing the check from the LCD box in Internal Display. With this setting, you can adjust the vertical frequency of the display with the refresh rate slider, but the resolution slider will not...
  • Page 38 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Starting Your Favorite Software With PPK Setup Important It is not possible to display screens simultaneously on both an external computer display connected to the Monitor connector and a TV connected to the VIDEO connector. Depending on the type of computer projector being used, it may not be possible to display screens simultaneously on the...
  • Page 39 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Starting Your Favorite Software With PPK Setup External display device: Setting Function Connection to an external computer display. Projector Connection to a projector. Set the refresh rate/resolution (for Independent display/Timing) When Independent display/Timing is selected in Monitor settings, you can set separate values for the refresh rate and resolution of the internal and external displays.
  • Page 40 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Starting Your Favorite Software With PPK Setup You cannot select Independent Display Timing when the display is set to True Color (24 bit). Set the resolution Select the resolution for the projector that you are going to use. Click OK Television Display If you selected TV in step 6 of "Selecting a Display", you can change settings such as...
  • Page 41 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Starting Your Favorite Software With PPK Setup Standard TV output: Setting Function Connection to a PAL TV or video monitor. NTSC Connection to a standard US/Japanese TV or video monitor. Output Selection: Setting Function Composite Standard video output. Image Enhancement: Setting Function...
  • Page 42 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Starting Your Favorite Software With PPK Setup To adjust the window position Press the arrow to move the window in the direction of the arrow or press the centre button to position the window in the centre of the screen. Output Option: Setting Contrast...

  • Page 43: Selecting The Display Mode

    Customizing Your Notebook Computer Starting Your Favorite Software With PPK Setup Only for PCG-F400 and PCG-F403 Selecting the Display Mode When you connect an external display, you can toggle the display mode between the computer LCD and external displays. Click the Start button on the Windows Point to Settings and click Control Panel.
  • Page 44 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Starting Your Favorite Software With PPK Setup If you select CRT/Projector and turn off the LCD, you can use the Refresh Rate slider to change the display's horizontal frequency. This setting can be made only for CRT display.
  • Page 45 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Starting Your Favorite Software With PPK Setup Click OK. If you have made changes the System settings change dialog box appears. Select Yes to restart Windows. If you have not made changes, click OK to close the Display properties screen. TV Display To change the TV display mode or adjust the window position, check "TV"...
  • Page 46 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Starting Your Favorite Software With PPK Setup Image enhancement Mode Function Flickering prevention Improves the TV flickering To adjust the window position Press the arrow to move the window in the direction of the arrow or press the centre button to position the window in the centre of the screen.
  • Page 47 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Starting Your Favorite Software With PPK Setup You cannot select Independent Display Timing when the display is set to True Color (24 bit). System Country Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand...
  • Page 48 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Starting Your Favorite Software With PPK Setup External Display Mode(1) Resolution Number of colors 1280 x 1024 256 for F400 and F403 65,536 (16 bits) for F409 1024 x 768 65,536 (16 bits) for F400 16,777,216 (24 bits) for F403 and 409* 800 x 600 16,777,216 (24 bits) 640 x 480...

  • Page 49: Using The Dual Display Function

    Customizing Your Notebook Computer Using the Dual Display Function Some software are not compatible with the Dual Display setting. Colors and resolution of Dual Display: The colors and resolution of your LCD and the external display are limited by the amount of the video RAM available on your notebook.

  • Page 50: Using The Dual Display Function

    Customizing Your Notebook Computer Using the Dual Display Function Selecting dual display mode You must restart Windows to use dual display mode. Save your work and close any open applications before changing to dual display mode, then follow these steps: Click the Start button on the Windows®...
  • Page 51 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Using the Dual Display Function Follow steps 1 to 4 above to display the Display Properties screen. Select the display you wish to change (1 or 2) by clicking on the icon of the display. You can change colors by selecting an option from the Colors list.

  • Page 52: About The Partitions Of Your Hard Disk Drive

    About the Partitions of your Hard Disk Drive About the Partitions of your Hard Disk Drive In the "My Computer" window, you may have noticed the availability of two drives: C and D (depending on the model). Due to the high capacity of your hard disk drive, it may have been partitioned at the factory to allow your system to reach some data more efficiently and quickly, increasing the speed of the operations.

  • Page 53: About The Partitions Of Your Hard Disk Drive

    About the Partitions of your Hard Disk Drive How to use your partitioned drives. In order to avoid mishandling or malfunction of your software and files, please take the following precautions: Don't try to resize your partition, the parameters have been set at the factory for an optimal operability of the hardware and software.

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