User manual SONY PCV-E205

[. . . ] BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE, OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF. reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. The software described herein is governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement. This product contains software owned by Sony and licensed by third parties. [. . . ] Double-clicking an image shows an enlarged view. 7 The movie file starts playback when the view is enlarged. Click again on the movie files to restore the view to normal. While an image is enlarged, the Launch toolbar appears at the bottom of the window. Any associated application can be activated from this point. 49 VAIO Digital StudioTM Computer User Guide DVgateTM Connecting a digital video camera recorder Before connecting a digital video camera recorder to your computer, turn off the power to the camera. After connecting the camera, turn the power back on. You do not need to turn off the computer when connecting a camera. Using DVgate software with a digital video camera recorder Do not use DVgate software when the connected digital video device is in Timer Recording mode, as this could produce a malfunction in the device. Captures larger than 2 GB (9 minutes and 30 seconds) are automatically continued in a second file. You can record stereo audio (stereo 1) while capturing video or you can add audio on the stereo 2 track after capturing the video data. You cannot use different audio modes on the same tape. You should perform a separate capture for each audio mode you wish to use. DVgate software does not support hard disk compression. You should not use disk compression if you are planning to work with DVgate. Click Browse to navigate to your C: drive. Select Program Files, select Sony, select Dvgate, select Premiere Plug-in, and then select 6. 0. The installation wizard dialog box appears. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the plug-in. 52 Configuring your VAIO Digital StudioTM Computer Configuring your VAIO Digital StudioTM Computer Hard Disk Drive Partition In order to improve the performance of the DVgateTM software, the hard disk drive on your computer has been formatted with two partitions, C and D. The DVgateTM software saves files to the D partition. This prevents large video captures from consuming the available space on your C partition. To maintain optimum DVgateTM performance, you should defragment your D partition regularly. Defragmenting your Hard Disk Drive If you encounter frame dropping while recording digital video onto your hard disk drive, defragmentation may be necessary. To defragment your hard disk drive 1 2 3 Deactivate your screen saver, if applicable. From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click on Disk Defragmenter. Run Disk Defragmenter. It may take more than a couple of hours to complete defragmentation, depending on the data capacity and utilization of your computer's hard disk drive(s). 53 VAIO Digital StudioTM Computer User Guide i. LINK (IEEE1394) Compatibility Your VAIO computer includes a 4-pin i. LINK port on the front of the system and a 6-pin i. LINK port on the back of the system. i. LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE1394 connection. The i. LINK connection may vary, depending on the software applications, operating system and compatible i. LINK devices. [. . . ] 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. 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. Manuals and online help files that may accompany your preinstalled software VAIO Support Agent Knowledge Database 96 Resources Sony Fax-on-Demand Software Updates VAIO System Reference Manual This service provides you with answers to commonly asked questions. [. . . ]