Vaio MX Computer User Guide | Sony PCV-MXS10 specs

VAIO MX Computer User Guide

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PC card ejecting 17 PCMCIA 17 slot 9 using 17

PictureGear software 43 creating a photo album 44 managing pictures 43

Play button 8 Power button 9 power cords 75

disconnecting 75 power fluctuations or loss 75 power source, precautions 75 Previous/Rewind button 9 printer

installation 73 Printer port 11 problems with 73

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radio interference 77 RealJukebox

CD-burning 68 recover applications 63 recover drivers 63 Remote Control

Overview 12 removing computer cover 75

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S keys 19

S/P DIF (IN/OUT) optical ports 11 Serial port 11

Shortcut keys 19

shutting down your computer 75

Software 68

stopped responding 64 Support listing 81

Sony

online service 41 speaker precaution 76 Stereo speaker terminals 11 Stop button 8

Support resources 84 surge protectors 75 S-video In port 11 S-video Out port 11 System Recovery CD(s)

SRCDs 59

System response 73

system stopped responding 64

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telephone

service precautions 77 Telephone cable jack 11 telephone interference 77 timer 20

Troubleshoot

audio problems 68 background noise 71 CD/DVD media problems 66 change parallel port type 65 DVD playback 67 microphone 72

modem operation 70 modem speed 69 mouse 72 operating system 65 optical drive tray eject 66 printer 73

recover applications 63 recover drivers 63

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Sony PCV-MXS10 manual Vaio MX Computer User Guide

Contents

Vaio MX Computer User Guide Page Contents System, Application TroubleshootingIndex Welcome Vaio MX Computer User Guide Locating Controls and Connectors Front Panel Overview DVD-RW drive MiniDisc driveLCD display screen Play button Power button and indicator light MagicGate Memory Stick media access indicator lightMuting button PC Card slot Back Panel Overview Mouse portKeyboard port Ethernet port Printer port Serial portMonitor port Audio Out jack Remote Control Overview Remote Control Power button Cancel buttonDVD button TV/VIDEO button Volume buttons Video Rec Mode buttonPlay Mode button Channel buttons Additional System Capabilities To Use Memory Stick Media SlotInserting a Memory Stick media Opening the lower front panel Removing a Memory Stick media Locking the Memory Stick Media To Use PC Card Slot Inserting a PC cardRemoving a PC card Inserting a PC card Vaio MX Computer User Guide Changing the Settings of the S Keys Shortcut Keys To select the timer’s launch application Setting the Internal TimerTo set up the timer start To Change the Sony Software Window Design Changing the window design Vaio MX Computer User Guide Overview of Preinstalled Software Vaio AV Applications MovieShaker DigitalPrint Software Using PhotoCaptureDigitalPrint main browser window PhotoCapture window Enter Photo Folder Name dialog box Capture Pictures from Video window PhotoCapture editing window Using PhotoCollection PhotoCollection window Printer and Paper selection window Using PhotoDecorPhotoDecor-New PhotoDecor window Using PhotoAlbum PhotoAlbum New Album window Using LabelMaker Label New Label window Design Edit window DVgate Software Connecting a digital video camcorderTo use DVgate software with a digital video camcorder To install the DVgate plug-in Installing the DVgate plug-in for Adobe Premiere softwareTo use DVgate software to record AVI files to tape DVgate Software Creating movies with MovieShaker software MovieShaker SoftwareMovieShaker main window To import images and sound clips To use the Shake featureShake tray window To add effects to a scene or a clip Effect tray window Effect button selected To add text effects to a scene or clip Effects Tray Text button selected To save a movie Export window ImageStation Login window Using ImageStation online service with MovieShaker softwareTo upload MovieShaker files Image Uploader window Managing your pictures PictureGear SoftwarePictureGear main window Creating a photo album PIctureGear Album Maker dialog box Custom Album dialog box Custom album Completed dialog box Smart Capture Software Smart Capture main window Using Still Mode Mode indicator Help buttonMode dial Capture button Options button Image window Effect Settings window Still Image Options window To manage pictures in Still mode To capture a picture in Still modeStill Viewer window Using Net Movie Mode Recording Options window To capture a movie in Net Movie mode Movie Player window Using ImageStation with Smart Capture software To manage your movie in Net Movie mode To upload with Movie Player To upload with Still Viewer Vaio MX Computer User Guide VisualFlow Software Using VisualFlow softwareVisualFlow main window Vaio MX Computer User Guide Hard Disk Drive Partition Defragmenting your hard disk drive Connecting an i.LINK IEEE1394 device Link IEEE1394 Compatibility System, Application and Driver Recovery CDs To Use the System Recovery CDs Full restore with format Using the System Recovery CDs To Use the Application Recovery CDs Using the Application Recovery CDs To Use the Driver Recovery CD Reinstalling device drivers with the Driver Recovery CD Topics Topic My computer does not start Topic My computer or software application stopped responding Topics Topic I cannot play a DVD or CD Topic My optical drive tray does not openTopic I cannot play a MiniDisc Topic I cannot play a DVD Topic How do I change the video resolution of my display? Topic Why is there no sound in any application? Topic My modem connection is slow Topic My modem does not work Topic My microphone is too sensitive to background noise Topic My microphone does not work Topic My mouse needs to be set up for left-hand useTopic My mouse does not work Topic Why is my system running slowly? Topic How do I install a printer?Topic My keyboard does not work Topic I cannot find the Windows taskbar To contact Sony for technical support Power source Disposal of the lithium battery Handling the computer system Moisture condensation Upgrading the computer system Handling a CRT display Handling an LCD display Handling floppy disks Using the hard disk driveHandling CD or DVD media Cleaning CD or DVD media Cleaning MiniDisc mediaProtecting MiniDisc media contents Handling MiniDisc media DVDit! for Vaio Sonic Solutions For Answers to Your Software Questions PC-Cillin 2000 Trend Micro, Inc Sony Service Center Web site Phone SONY-PC Hours Days a week, 24 hours a day Resources Index Drcd 62 DVD Index Vaio MX Computer User Guide Index Page