Sony Vaio Series quick start About Your Vaio Digital Studio Computer, Vaio AV applications

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VAIO Digital Studio Computer Quick Start

About Your VAIO Digital Studio Computer

Your computer may not be equipped with all of the features listed in this section. To view the specific configuration for your system, see the online specifications sheet.

VAIO AV applications

This suite of Sony original applications includes Smart Capture, DVgate™, DigitalPrint, SonicStage™, and MovieShaker™. These software applications make it easy to use advanced multimedia techniques to develop your personal audio and video creations. Using the i.LINK ports, you can capture, view, and share both still and video images, then catalog your work for fast, easy storage and retrieval.

DVD-RW drive (not available on all models)

This optical storage technology provides increased storage capacity and a dynamic multimedia computing experience. Your state-of-the-art DVD-RW drive writes to DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-R, and CD-RW media, and plays your favorite DVDs and CDs. This drive also functions as the ideal solution for making backups and archiving data, with the ability to store up to 4.7 GB of data on a single DVD-R/DVD-RW media (You can store up to 650 MB of data on a single CD-RW media). Save movies, videos and still images to share with family and friends.

Your DVD-RW drive does not support high-speed writing to a CD-RW media. Verify that your CD-RW media supports writing speeds of 2X or lower.

DVD-ROM drive (not available on all models)

This optical storage technology provides increased storage capacity and a rich multimedia computing experience. Your DVD-ROM drive plays both DVDs and CDs.

CD-RW drive (not available on all models)

This drive is the ideal solution for making backups and archiving data, with the ability to store up to 650 MB of removable, rewritable storage on a single rewritable CD. Save your movies to CD-R or CD-RW media and share videos and images with family and friends.

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Contents Vaio Digital Studio Computer Quick Start Page Contents Frequently Asked Questions Welcome DVD-RW drive not available on all models About Your Vaio Digital Studio ComputerVaio AV applications DVD-ROM drive not available on all modelsLink Ieee 1394 interface Preinstalled softwareCD-ROM drive not available on all models Vaio Smart keyboardCommunications Exceptional performanceComputer and accessories To Unpack Your ComputerManuals Recovery CDs Software LibraryTo Choose an Ergonomic Location Planning your workspaceVaio Digital Studio Computer Quick Start Setting UP Your Vaio Digital Studio Computer To Set Up Your Computer Connecting a display monitorConnecting a display Connecting the speakers Connecting the speakersConnecting the keyboard and mouse Connecting the keyboard and mouseConnecting the modem cable Connecting the modem cableConnecting the power cords Connecting the power cordsTo Turn on Your Computer Turning on your computerTurning on your computer To Register Your Computer To Set Up Your Dial-up Connection Location Information windowPhone and Modem Options window New Connection Wizard window To Set Up Power Management Modes Setting up your system’s power managementStand by mode indicators Color ModeAbout the power switch To Shut Down Your ComputerTurning off your computer About the Software on Your Computer Adobe Photoshop Elements On selected models Overview Of Preinstalled Software ApplicationsAdobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Premiere LE On selected modelsClié Converter On selected models AT&T WorldNet ServiceAmerica Online DigitalPrintEarthLinkSM Total Access DVgateMicrosoft Office XP Professional On selected models MovieShaker PC-CillinPicoPlayer QuickTime PowerDVDQuicken 2002 New User Edition RealPlayerSonicStage On selected models Simple DVD Maker On selected modelsSmart Capture SonicStage Premium On selected modelsSony ScreenBlast Sound Forge Vaio Action SetupSony ScreenBlast Acid Sony on YahooFor Answers To Your Software Questions DVDit! for Vaio PCs Sonic SolutionsEarthLinkSM Total Access EarthLink, Inc Adobe Photoshop Elements Trial VersionRealPlayer RealNetworks, Inc PC-Cillin 2000 Trend Micro, IncQuicken 2002 New User Edition Intuit Inc RecordNow DX Veritas Software CorpSony Service Center Sony Applications Sony Electronics IncWordPerfect Office 2002 Standard Corel Corp Vaio Digital Studio Computer Quick Start Frequently Asked Questions About Vaio Digital Studio Computer Functions My computer does not startCannot find the Windows taskbar Why is my system running slowly? About Changing Your System’s Default Settings How do I change the video resolution of my display?About Your System Recovery CDs About Using The Optical Disc Drives Why doesn’t my optical drive tray open?Why can’t I play a DVD or CD media? Why isn’t my DVD playing properly? Why doesnt my optical drive CD-RW record to CD-RW media? Why is there no sound in any application? About The SpeakersWhy is my modem connection slow? About The ModemHow do I change my modem to rotary or Touch-Tone dialing? Why doesn’t my modem work properly? Why doesn’t my microphone work properly? Why is my microphone so sensitive to background noise?About The Microphone Why doesn’t my keyboard work properly? Why doesn’t my mouse work properly?How do I set up my mouse for left-hand use? About The Mouse And KeyboardAbout Using a Peripheral Device How do I install a printer?Vaio Digital Studio Computer Quick Start Page Vaio Digital Studio Computer Quick Start About The Power Source About Disposing Of The Lithium Battery About Handling The Computer System Moisture condensation Hard disk driveAbout Upgrading Your Computer System About Handling a Monitor Display Handling floppy disks Cleaning CD or DVD mediaAbout DVD, CD, And Floppy Disk Media Handling CD or DVD mediaAbout Support Resources About Support Resources Vaio Digital Studio Computer Quick Start Index DVD-RW Index Vaio Digital Studio Computer Quick Start Vaio Sony Electronics Inc