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- Page 1 About the software on your Sony notebook P C G - F X 1 0 1 / P C G - F X 1 0 3 / P C G - F X 1 0 5 K / P C G - F X 1 0 8 K / P C G - F X 1 0 9 K...
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Page 2: Read This First
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. - Page 3 Except for the transfer of the SONY SOFTWARE together with the SONY HARDWARE and prior agreement of the recipient to be bound by the terms and conditions of this EULA, you may not sell or rent the SONY SOFTWARE and its copy to any third party.
- Page 4 Read this first As an Energy Star Partner, SONY has determined that this product meets the Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency. The International Energy Star Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the use of computers and their office equipment.
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Page 5: About The Software On Your Notebook
About the software on your notebook Your SONY notebook 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 the software installed on your notebook. -
Page 6: Memory Stick Formatter
About the software on your notebook display and input disk names and track names using the computer keyboard. If you connect a SONY CD Player that includes a CONTROL A1 or CONTROL A1 II jack to the MD 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. - Page 7 About the software on your notebook PictureGear SONY Electronics Create your own environment with the Digital Image Library (photos, backgrounds, wallpapers, slide shows, etc). PictureGear is your assistant for creating and implementing personal screen savers, panoramas (combined images)... You can even animate your preferred gif files with Gif Animation Tools, create labels for all your medias with PictureGear Label Maker, or play back movies in a variety of formats.
- Page 8 SONY notebook. UI Design Selector SONY Electronics You can change the window design of the SONY software compatible with UI Design Selector. VAIO Action Setup SONY Electronics VAIO Action Setup* helps you manage application settings that control hardware events on your computer.
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Page 9: Operating System And Other Pre-Installed Software
You can only use the Recovery CD-ROMs on the SONY notebook you purchased, and not on any other SONY PC or other manufacturer's PC. Operating system and other pre-installed software ®... -
Page 10: Windows ® Millennium Edition
About the software on your notebook ® Windows Millennium Edition Microsoft Corporation ® ® Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition* makes your computer work better by integrating tightly with the Internet and networks and providing better system performance and easier system diagnostics and maintenance. -
Page 11: Adobe Acrobat Reader
About the software on your notebook ® Adobe Acrobat Adobe Systems Incorporated ® Acrobat Reader software allows you to view, navigate, and print electronic documents in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), an open file format that is intended to preserve the fidelity of documents created on all major computer platforms. -
Page 12: Easy Cd Creator
About the software on your notebook Easy CD Creator Roxio Using Easy CD Creator software, you can copy files from your computer to a Recordable compact disk (CD- R). Using a special write-once media, Easy CD Creator allows you to permanently store data in a format that is readable on virtually all CD-R and CD-ROM drives. - Page 13 About the software on your notebook RealPlayer 7.0 RealNetworks 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 web site at: http://www.real.com QuickTime 4.1.2 Apple QuickTime is the Apple technology that makes video, sound, music, 3D and virtual reality come alive for your Internet browser and Windows.
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Page 14: Using Smart Capture
Using Smart Capture Using Smart Capture You can use Smart Capture to shoot still images and record video clips from a digital camera connected to your computer. Capturing still images You can capture still images from i.LINK™ compatible devices. To capture still images, proceed as follows: Launch Smart Capture from the Start menu, in Programs / Smart Capture / Smart Capture. -
Page 15: Displaying Captured Images In Still Viewer
Using Smart Capture Displaying captured images in Still Viewer From the Start menu, select Programs / Smart Capture and click Still Viewer. You can display, save or delete your images or send them by e-mail. To end Still Viewer click the You can capture still images in the following sizes: 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 160 x 120, 80 x 60, and 40 x 30 pixels. -
Page 16: Shooting Video Clips
Using Smart Capture Shooting video clips You can use Smart Capture to capture video clips with a video camera connected to your computer, as well as play them or send them via e-mail. To capture video clips, proceed as follows: Launch Smart Capture. - Page 17 Using Smart Capture Sending video clips via e-mail If you shoot a video clip in a low resolution format, you can send it by e-mail. To send video clips via e-mail, proceed as follows: Click the Start button on the Windows Point to Programs and then Smart Capture.
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Page 18: Customizing Your Notebook
The following sections briefly describe how to change the main settings of your notebook. Among other things, you will learn how to prepare your modem for use, how to use and customize the look of your SONY software and utilities, etc. - Page 19 The UI Design Selector window design changes, to give you a preview of the design you chose for the SONY software. To try another design, click on << or >>. Click OK, once you are satisfied with your choice. UI Design Selector disappears and changes the window design of SONY software as you selected.
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Page 20: Setting Up Your Notebook
Customizing your notebook Setting up your notebook The Sony Notebook Setup utility allows you to confirm system information, specify preferences for system behavior, and change hardware settings for your VAIO notebook. To set up your notebook with Sony Notebook Setup, proceed as follows: Click the Start button on the Windows In Programs, select Sony Notebook Setup. -
Page 21: Managing Power
Customizing your notebook Managing power The PowerPanel utility controls the power management of your notebook and provides key information about system activity and battery life. The automatic power management selects the most advantageous profiles, or lets you customize the profiles you choose, according to your own needs, with the goal of extended battery life. - Page 22 Customizing your notebook Click the button corresponding to the profile. The appropriate power management command will be activated. 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 23 Customizing your notebook 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 Standby to optimize power management for your system.
- Page 24 Customizing your notebook Activating 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. Icon Description Standby –...
- Page 25 Customizing your notebook Selecting automatic profiles 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 are using and changes profiles as you switch between applications.
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Page 26: Displaying Detailed Battery Information
Customizing your notebook Displaying detailed battery information You can display detailed information for the battery used in your computer. The following section briefly describes how to display your computer's general battery information. To display battery information, proceed as follows: Double-click on the PowerPanel icon in the taskbar. The Battery Information dialog box appears. - Page 27 Customizing your notebook Displaying CPU information You can also view the level of performance of your notebook*. There, you just have to hoover your cursor over the CPU icon in your taksbar. You have two icons: Maximum Performance: this icon appears when you use your notebook with the AC adapter, then the CPU operates at high speed.
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Page 28: Selecting Display Modes
Customizing your notebook Confirm the name and path of the selected application. Click Next. Select the configuration name for the selected application, and enter a description if needed. Click Finish. You can use the internal timer to start software at a specific time. The timer can start applications even when the computer is in Hibernate mode. Selecting display modes This notebook uses the Intel connected to an external display. - Page 29 Customizing your notebook Select the Devices tab. Select the type of display you want. Click Apply. * If you only connect to a TV, go immediately to step 10. ** Only possible on PCG-FX105K / PCG-FX108K and PCG-FX109K You cannot display on TV and on another display at the same time (PCG-FX105K / PCG-FX108K / PCG-FX109K). You may not be able to display the notebook LCD screen and an external display or a projector at the same time, depending on the types of computer displays and projectors you are using.
- Page 30 Creating an Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) Creating an Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) You can only create an Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) when you have Windows notebook. The backup utility helps you create a copy of the data on your hard disk. In the event that the original data on your hard disk is accidentally erased or overwritten, or becomes inaccessible because of a hard disk malfunction, you can use the copy to restore your lost or damaged data.
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Page 31: Using The Product Recovery Cd-Roms
Advanced Recovery, you can adapt the partition sizes. You can only use these product recovery CD-ROMs on the SONY notebook you purchased and not on any other SONY PC or other manufacturer's PC! To perform a system recovery, your port replicator should be disconnected. - Page 32 Using the product recovery CD-ROMs The recovery process can last up to sixty minutes. Please note that only the Advanced Recovery allows you to select the size of the C: partition when starting a recovery. When recovering your system, you also need to choose between FAT32 and NTFS for the file management system you want to use. The default option is FAT32. The Standard Recovery always chooses FAT32.
- Page 33 Using the product recovery CD-ROMs By default, your notebook file management system is FAT32. Only the advanced recovery allows you to format your files using either FAT32 or NTFS. You can change your FAT32 file system to NTFS at any time. However, make sure you fully understand the concept of file management system ®...
- Page 34 Using the product recovery CD-ROMs Recovering the system without changing partitions To recover the system without changing partitions, proceed as follows: Press C to keep your current partitions. This is the recommended option if you do not need to modify the partition sizes and if you want to restore your C: drive while keeping the data on your D: drive untouched.
- Page 35 Using the product recovery CD-ROMs Press any key to restart your notebook. Please note that this option will delete all existing data both on the C: and D: drives before starting the recovery. Aborting the recovery process The recovery process always warns you when the decision you are asked to take, cannot be undone. Whenever possible, the recovery screens allow you either to go back to the previous screen, or to abort the recovery process.
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Page 36: Reinstalling A Device Driver
Using the product recovery CD-ROMs Reinstalling a device driver Some applications or peripherals require specific drivers which you will not find in the Windows folder. To help you find or restore typical drivers needed by your pre-installed applications, you can use the last product recovery CD-ROM. -
Page 37: Using Partitioned Drives
Using partitioned drives Using partitioned drives In My Computer or Windows Explorer, you may have noticed the availability of two drives (C: and D:): your hard disk drive comes from the factory with 2 logical partitions: this does not mean that your computer contains two physical hard disks.