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Sony PCV-RX460 Resources, QuickStart, VAIO Computer, accompany your, Safety Information, Manuals and online, VAIO Support Agent, Knowledge Database, help files that may

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VAIO® Computer User Guide

Resources

Sony provides several support options for your Sony computer. When you have questions about your computer and the preinstalled software, check these sources for answers, in the following sequence:

QuickStart	Contains information on how to set up your computer quickly
	and easily.
VAIO Computer	Contains safety and legal information about your computer.
Safety Information

Online (Electronic) Documentation

The User Guide is available electronically on your computer’s hard drive. Two additional guides, Upgrading and Maintaining Your VAIO® Computer (PCV-RX450/PCV-RX460)and the Troubleshooting Help are also available online. To access online documentation, click the Start button, point to Help Center, and then point to the desired document.

Manuals and online	Most manuals for preinstalled software are located on your
help files that may	hard disk drive as online help files. You can access online help
accompany your	files from the Help menu in a specific application. A printed
preinstalled software	manual is available for some applications.
preinstalled software

VAIO Support Agent	VAIO Support Agent can be accessed from the Windows
	desktop. Using advanced diagnostic technology, Sony's VAIO
	Support Agent runs scheduled protections of your applications,
	network settings, and other important software settings. When
	your software is protected, you can use VAIO Support Agent to
	repair software problems by restoring your software to any of
	the previously protected states.

Knowledge Database	Provides instant access to information on commonly
	encountered problems. Enter a description of your problem and
	the Knowledge Database searches for the corresponding
	solutions online. You can access the Sony Knowledge Database
	at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport

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Contents

VAIO® Computer User Guide NOTICE Safety Information and Caution Page Regulatory Information FCC Part Telephone Consumer Guidelines (Canada) DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM BATTERY INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE AVIS DE L’INDUSTRIE CANADA Page Page Welcome Lighting — Front Panel Overview 1 DVD-ROMdrive 2 CD-RWdrive 3 Floppy disk drive 4 Floppy disk drive access indicator light 5 DVD-ROM/CD-RWdrive access indicator light 6 Hard disk drive access indicator light 7 Power switch and indicator light 8 DVD-ROMdrive eject button 9 CD-RWdrive eject button Back Panel Overview 4 Ethernet port 5 Monitor port 6 Printer port 7 i.LINK 6-pinport (IEEE1394) 8 Serial port Page VAIO Action Setup Presetting i.LINK® devices Changing the Window Design of Sony Software Changing Designs of VAIO Wallpaper VAIO® AV Applications Smart Capture VisualFlow™ MovieShaker™ Importing Images and Sound Clips Create a Movie using Shaker Editing Clips and Scenes Saving a Movie PictureGear™ Managing Your Pictures Creating a Photo Album Using Panorama Maker Making Still Images and Panoramic from MPEG OpenMG™ Jukebox Electronic Music Distribution (EMD) Services Starting OpenMG Jukebox 1 Feature tabs 5 Internet address drop-downlist 2 Player control buttons 6 File list view 3 Playlist drop-downlist Recording a CD Transferring Songs (Check-in/Check-out) Check-in Additional Features Smart Capture Using Still mode Capturing Mode: — Image Size: — Image Quality: — Destination: — Page Capturing a picture in Still mode Managing pictures in Still mode Delete — Using Net Movie mode Format: — Capture Button: — Capturing a movie in Net Movie mode Using ImageStation™ Uploading with Still Viewer Page VisualFlow™ DVgate™ Connecting a digital video camera recorder DVgate plug-infor Adobe Premiere® software Page Configuring your VAIO® Computer Hard Disk Drive Partition Defragmenting your Hard Disk Drive i.LINK (IEEE1394) Compatibility To connect an i.LINK (IEEE1394) device Enabling Ethernet Using the System Recovery CD(s) Using the Application Recovery CD(s) Using the Driver Recovery CD To repair software applications using VAIO Support Agent VAIO Support Agent Using the Quick Fix Wizard Using Common Solutions Automatic Updates Page Using Support Central Page Page Page Software Applications protected by VAIO Support Agent Troubleshooting Topics Topic: My computer or software program stopped responding Topic: Why does Windows® operating system stop responding during shutdown Topic: How do I change the parallel port type to ECP, EPP, or bi-directional Topic: My DVD-ROMor CD-RWdrive tray does not open Topic: I cannot play a CD Topic: I cannot play a DVD Topic: Why doesn't my CD-RWdrive record at the highest speed 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: How do I change my modem to rotary or Touch-Tonedialing Topic: My microphone does not work Topic: My microphone is too sensitive to background noise Topic: My mouse does not work Topic: My mouse needs to be set up for left-handuse Topic: My keyboard does not work Topic: I cannot find the Windows® taskbar Topic: Why is my system running slowly Topic: My i.LINK® device does not appear on the desktop Topic: How do I enable my Ethernet interface Topic: How do I install a printer To Reach Sony Notes on Use On the Power Source On Disposal of the Lithium Battery On Handling the Computer System Page On Moisture Condensation On Upgrading the Computer System On Handling a CRT Display On Using the Hard Disk Drive On Handling Diskettes On Handling CD or DVD Media On Cleaning CD or DVD Media For Answers to Your Software Questions Sony Service Center Netscape Communicator® (Netscape Communications Corp.) Norton AntiVirus™ (Symantec Corp.) PhotoPrinter™ 2000 Pro (ArcSoft, Inc.) Quicken® 2001 Basic (Intuit, Inc.) RealPlayer®, RealJukebox (RealNetworks, Inc.) Tomb Raider® Chronicles (Eidos Interactive) WordPerfect® (Corel Corporation) Resources Sony Fax-on-Demand Software Updates VAIO System Reference Manual Page Specifications PCV-RX460 Capabilities (Rear) Supplied Accessories Service