Getting Started

VGX-XL2uses the Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition operating system (MCE). This version has all of the features and capabilities of other XP operating systems, with one major difference—Media Center. This group of advanced features takes you into the world of digital home entertainment, bringing all of your entertainment sources together in a single location, easily managed by the VAIO® remote control or the VAIO® wireless keyboard.

This guide provides an overview of Media Center and additional advanced features unique to VGX-XL2 Digital Living System™.

This guide will focus on the “living room” experience, using Media Center and the remote control to perform all tasks. The next few pages provide examples of how to get around and perform tasks in Media Center. Then, you will be guided through setting up Media Center, and finally an overview of available features.

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