User manual SONY PCG-812

[. . . ] Subscriptions to online service providers may require a fee and credit card information. Financial services may require prior arrangements with participating financial institutions. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. End user software licence agreement This End User Software Licence Agreement (the EULA) is a legal agreement between you and Sony Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Sony), a corporation organized under Japanese Law, the manufacturer of your Sony computer system (the SONY HARDWARE). Please read this EULA carefully before installing or using the software distributed together with this EULA (the SONY SOFTWARE). [. . . ] Opens and closes the Tutorial feature. The (Compact Disc Database) Music Recognition Service registration wizard enables you to register with CDDB. You need Internet access on your computer to register and use this service. For more information regarding CDDB registration, click the Help button. CDDB® Managing audio files with SonicStage About the software on your Sony notebook nN 44 Recording a CD You can record songs from audio CDs and import them to playlists in SonicStage. To record a CD, proceed as follows: 1 2 3 4 Insert an audio CD into your system's optical disc drive. Use the drop-down lists to select the file format. You can select specific tracks on your CD by deselecting the check boxes from the tracks you do not want to record. You can clear all selected tracks by selecting the empty Select All check box, and then selecting the tracks you want to record. Click the Rec to Jukebox button to begin recording. When the recording is finished, the new playlist appears in the File tree view of the Playlist window. You can move to this feature view by clicking the Playlist tab. When you record from an audio CD on your optical disc drive for the first time, the CD Drive Optimisation dialog box appears. Click Start to verify your optical disc drive. Click Check In, or drag the song(s) to the Playlist view panel. If you want to check in all the songs in the external device or media, click In All. Check In begins. To cancel Check In, click Stop, or click Cancel in the Processing dialog box that is displayed during the Check In process. 3 4 Managing audio files with SonicStage About the software on your Sony notebook nN 47 Additional features SonicStage Tutorial ­ The features of SonicStage are described in the Tutorial. The user-friendly interface guides you directly through the SonicStage features. SonicStage Backup Tool ­ You can back up and restore all the music, graphics and information data managed by SonicStage. You must be connected to the Internet to use the SonicStage Backup Tool. Import audio files in various formats ­ You can import audio files with various formats, such as MP3 or WAV standards. You can also import audio files that comply with the Microsoft® Windows MediaTM Technologies (WMT) standard, identified by ASF or WMA extensions. Manage your audio files through the Playlist feature of SonicStage. Manage imported songs on the Playlist ­ Additional features are available when you register your imported songs through the Playlist feature of SonicStage. You can manage your music by creating your own list of songs categorized by genre or artist, displaying your song list in the Playlist feature, and arranging your songs in a customized order using the Playlist folders. [. . . ] You are asked if you are sure you want to recover the system. When asked to do so, remove the CD and insert the next one. Remove the CD from the drive and click Finish. Your system is restored to its initial settings and reboots automatically. Recovering the system with modified partition sizes To have the option of changing the partition sizes before completely restoring the original software, drivers and settings on your computer, choose Option Recovery. [. . . ]