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VAIO Digital Studio™ User Guide

Using Support Central

Support Central uses Internet resources to help you self-service your software. Support Central searches the Internet for answers to your questions, additional information from knowledge-based systems, and the latest software updates for your protected software. Support Central also lets you contact live support agents for additional information and interaction.

1Connect to the Internet.

2Click Support Central. The Support Central Welcome page appears.

3The Welcome page displays the available security levels for your current Support Central session. Select the desired security option, and then click Enter Portal.

✍You must have Internet access to use Support Central.

Support Central: Welcome

4First-time users will be asked to register with Support Central. Follow the onscreen registration instructions.

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Contents

Vaio Digital Studio User Guide Owner’s Record Vaio Digital Studio User Guide Safety Information and Caution Vaio Digital Studio User Guide Regulatory Information FCC Part Telephone Consumer Guidelines Canada Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 United States Disposal of Lithium Battery Industry Canada Notice Page Page Contents Troubleshooting System, Application, Driver Recovery CDsUsing the Vaio Support Agent Specifications Welcome Choosing an Ergonomic Location for Your Computer Vaio Digital Studio User Guide Front Panel Overview CD-RW drive Floppy disk drive access indicator lightDVD drive Floppy disk drive Power switch and indicator light DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive access indicator lightHard disk drive access indicator light DVD eject button Back Panel Overview Mouse port Monitor port Headphones jackEthernet port Printer port Vaio Digital Studio User Guide Vaio Action Setup To change the settings of the S Keys Presetting i.LINK devices To preset your i.LINK device to perform a desired function Changing the Window Design of Sony Software To change the window design Vaio Digital Studio User Guide Vaio AV Applications PictureGear MovieShaker Importing Images and Sound Clips Create a Movie using Shaker Editing Clips and Scenes Adding effects to a scene or a clip Saving a Movie PictureGear Managing Your PicturesCreating a Photo Album Using Panorama Maker Making Still Images and Panoramic from Mpeg Electronic Music Distribution EMD Services OpenMG Jukebox Starting OpenMG Jukebox Playlist drop-down list Tutorial tab Feature tabsPlayer control buttons File list view File tree view Recording a CD Transferring Songs Check-in/Check-out Check-out Check-in Additional Features Smart Capture Mode dial Capture button Using Still modeMode indicator Help button Options button Still Image Options window Effect Setting window Capturing a picture in Still mode Managing pictures in Still mode Using Net Movie mode Recording Options window Capturing a movie in Net Movie mode Using ImageStation Managing your movie in Net Movie modeUploading with Movie Player Uploading with Still Viewer Image Uploader window VisualFlow To use VisualFlow When capturing clips Connecting a digital video camera recorderUsing DVgate software with a digital video camera recorder DVGate When recording AVI files to tape Vaio Digital Studio User Guide Hard Disk Drive Partition Defragmenting your Hard Disk DriveTo defragment your hard disk drive Link IEEE1394 Compatibility Pin i.LINK port can Connecting an i.LINK device To connect an i.LINK IEEE1394 device To enable the Ethernet connection Enabling Ethernet Using the System Recovery CDs Full Restore with Format Using the Application Recovery CDs To use the System Recovery CDs Using the Driver Recovery CD To use the Application Recovery CDs To repair software applications using Vaio Support Agent To reinstall drivers with the Driver Recovery CD Using the Vaio Support Agent Using the Quick Fix Wizard Using Common Solutions Using Support Central Support Central Registration Support Central Current Issues Support Central Support Wizard Software Applications protected by Vaio Support Agent UtilitiesApplications Troubleshooting Topics Topic My computer or software program stopped responding Topic My DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive tray does not open Topic I cannot play a CD Topic Why doesnt my CD-RW drive record at the highest speed? Topic How do I change the video resolution of my display? Topic My modem does not work Topic My microphone does not work Topic My keyboard does not work Topic My i.LINK device does not appear on the desktop To Reach Sony On the Power Source On Disposal of the Lithium Battery On Handling the Computer System On Moisture Condensation On Upgrading the Computer System On Using the Hard Disk Drive On Handling a CRT DisplayOn Handling Diskettes On Cleaning CD or DVD Media On Handling CD or DVD Media Sony Service Center For Answers to Your Software Questions McAfee VirusScan Network Associates, Inc Tomb Raider 5 Eidos Interactive Your Vaio Digital Studio Computer and the Troubleshooting Resources Available topics and then select the topics that you want to Hard Disk Drive ModelProcessor Partition Approximate Limited Warranty Supplied AccessoriesService Power Requirements Specifications Vaio Digital Studio User Guide Index DVD-ROM Page 100