OvervUsingew the CD-ROM Manual

The supplied CD-ROM contains operating instructions for the CDP-D12 (in English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Chinese).

CD-ROM system requirements

The following are required to access the supplied CD- ROM disc.

•Computer: PC with MMX Pentium 166 MHz or faster CPU, or Macintosh computer with Power PC CPU

—Installed memory: 64 MB or more

—CD-ROM drive: ⋅ 8 or faster

•Monitor: Monitor supporting a resolution of 800 ⋅ 600 or higher

When these requirements are not met, access to the CD-ROM disc may be slow, or not possible at all.

Preparations

The following software must be installed on your computer in order to use the documents contained in the CD-ROM disc.

•Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 4.0 or higher or Netscape Navigator Version 4.0 or higher

•Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 4.0 or higher

Notes

•If Microsoft Internet Explorer is not installed, it may be downloaded from the following URL: http://www.microsoft.com/ie

•If Netscape Navigator is not installed, it may be downloaded from the following URL: http://home.netscape.com/

•If Adobe Acrobat Reader is not installed, it may be downloaded from the following URL: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/ readstep.html

Reading the CD-ROM manual

To read the operating instructions contained in the CD- ROM disc, do the following.

1 Insert the CD-ROM disc in your CD-ROM drive. A cover page appears automatically in your browser.

If it does not appear automatically in the browser, double-click the [index.htm] file on the CD-ROM disc.

2 Select and click the operating instructions that you want to read.

A PDF file of the operating instructions opens.

Note

If you lose the CD-ROM disc or become unable to read its content, for example, because of a hardware failure, contact a Sony service representative.

About trademarks

•MMX and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.

•Power PC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

•Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

•Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

•Netscape Navigator is a registered trademark of netscape Communications Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

•Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.

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