User manual SONY PCG-FX401

[. . . ] Setting up your Sony Mini Notebook computer (poster) Introducing Windows® 98 explains how to use the basic features of the Windows 98 operating system. u u u u Supplied Recovery CD u Product Recovery CD-ROM Guarantee information and the owner registration card are located with the Sony user manuals and in the Sony Service Pack. 4 VAIO About your MiniNotebook Computer About the Software on Your Sony Notebook Computer Your Sony notebook computer is ready to help you work, play, learn, and communicate as soon as you turn it on. This section gives you an overview of the activities you can perform with your software titles. For general information, please refer to your Customer Service Guide. Sony software Picture Gear Sony Electronics Create your own environment with the Digital Image Library (photos, backgrounds, wallpapers, slide shows etc). Picture Gear is your companion to imagine and realise your personal screen savers. . . [. . . ] You can even animate your preferred gifs with Gif Animation Tools. For questions and technical assistance, please read your Customer Service Guide. DV Gate Sony Electronics Connect a digital video camera recorder to the i. LINK connector on your network docking station and you can transfer the images you have captured to your hard drive. DV Gate makes it easy to place your images into electronic albums and libraries. With the drop-and-drag interface, you can quickly move and copy your images between albums. You can also name each image and add a comment to help you find it later. For questions and technical assistance, please read your Customer Service Guide. Media Bar Sony Electronics The Media Bar allows you to play audio and video CDs in the CD-ROM drive or play audio or video files in various formats on your hard drive. Video images display in a separate Movie window, which you can move and resize (to full screen). For questions and technical assistance, please read your Customer Service Guide. About the Software on Your Sony Notebook Computer 5 PPK Setup Sony Electronics PPK Setup sets the programmable Power Key (on the right side of your Notebook Computer). The settings enable you to start any application you want, to establish a dialup connection or read an e-mail by simply pressing the programmable Power Key. See your User Guide for details. Voice Memo Sony Electronics Voice Memo allows to record the voice and play it back easily and at any time for reminder; for example, recording phone numbers or appointment times. NetMeeting, Outlook Express and Microsoft Chat are just some of the components bundled with Internet Explorer 4. 01. A complete online tutorial helps new users become comfortable using the Internet. For questions and technical assistance, go online to http://www. microsoft. com/ support/. About the Software on Your Sony Notebook Computer 7 Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 3. 01 Adobe Systems Incorporated Acrobat Reader software allows you to view, navigate, and print electronic documents in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), an open file format that is intended to preserve the fidelity of documents created on all major computer platforms. Once Acrobat Reader is installed, you can open and view PDF files from within your Web browser by clicking on a PDF file embedded in an HTML file. You quickly see the first page while the rest of the document is being downloaded. Use the Acrobat Reader to read the Sony Notebook Computer User Guide online. For questions and technical assistance, go online at http://www/ adobe. com. Communication software Phone Tools BVRP Software PhoneTools is a powerful communication tool which provides a full range of features: fax, dialer, telephone directory through an user-friendly interface. In addition, PhoneTools allows complete management of GSM cellular phone: phone directories and short messages. Online manual and contextual help are provided with PhoneTools. COM One Platinium Card Loader COM One Company The Platinium Card loader allows users to upgrade or change the functionnalities of the PC card modem (firmware of the card is changed). [. . . ] Online manual and contextual help are provided with PhoneTools. COM One Platinium Card Loader COM One Company The Platinium Card loader allows users to upgrade or change the functionnalities of the PC card modem (firmware of the card is changed). The Platinium Card is delivered with PSTN56k, ISDN* and GSM Sony CMD-Z1* functionnalities. The upgrade or change can be made by selecting a new firmware (card programming) in the list provided with the Loader software or by accessing COM-ONE Web site (http://www. com1. fr). See the online Platinum Card Manual. *See your retailer for GSM and ISDN kits. 8 VAIO About your MiniNotebook Computer Features offered by PhoneTools with your Platinium PC card: Fax transmission: Via PSTN: Your notebook is delivered with PhoneTools and the PC card configured for fax transmission. Via GSM: If you own a Sony GSM CMD-Z1 or CMD-Z1 Plus, you can purchase a cable to connect your phone to the PC card: without modifying the settings, PhoneTools will allow you to send and receive faxes through your mobile phone. [. . . ]