User manual SONY SS-23 MICRO

[. . . ] · SonicStage and SonicStage logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. · OpenMG, Net MD, ATRAC, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus and their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation. · "WALKMAN" is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone Stereo products. · Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT and Windows Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and /or other countries. [. . . ] 15 When you want to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Other information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Uninstalling SonicStage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 On copyright protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 The software cannot be installed onto your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 · The displayed items in the illustrations that appear in this manual may differ from the actual items displayed by the software. · Explanations in this manual assume familiarity with basic Windows operations. For details on the use of your computer and the operating system, please refer to the respective manuals. 3 What you can do with SonicStage Using SonicStage, you can store music data imported from audio CDs or music files on your PC, and burn your own CDs (ATRAC CD or audio CD). Audio CDs Store Burn Music files (MP3, WAV, WMA* format) * WMA files protected by copyright cannot be transferred. Your own CD (ATRAC CD or audio CD) Basic operational flow using a CD player Providing the required system environment (page 5) Installing the software onto your computer (page 6) Importing audio data (page 8) Recording music data on a CD-R/CD-RW (page 10) Inserting the CD-R/CD-RW* you burnt into a device and listening to it. (See the Operating Instructions of the device. ) * You can listen to ATRAC CDs only on a device compatible with ATRAC CDs. 4 Installing Providing the required system environment System requirements The following system environment is required in order to use the SonicStage Ver. Computer IBM PC/AT or Compatible · CPU: Pentium II 400 MHz or higher (Pentium III 450 MHz or higher is recommended. ) · Hard disk drive space: 200 MB or more (1. 5 GB or more is recommended) (The amount space will vary according to Windows version and the number of music files stored on the hard disk. ) · RAM: 64 MB or more (128 MB or more is recommended) Others · CD drive (capable of digital playback by WDM) · Sound Board · USB port Operating System Factory installed: Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005/Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004/Windows XP Media Center Edition/Windows XP Professional/Windows XP Home Edition/Windows 2000 Professional/ Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition High Color (16 bit) or higher, 800 × 600 dots or better (1024 × 768 dots or better is recommended) · Internet access: for Web registration, EMD services and CDDB · Windows Media Player (version 7. 0 or higher) installed for playing WMA files Display Others This software is not supported by the following environments: · OSs other than the indicated above · Personally constructed PCs or operating systems · An environment that is an upgrade of the original manufacturer-installed operating system · Multi-boot environment · Multi-monitor environment · Macintosh Notes · We do not ensure trouble-free operation on all computers that satisfy the system requirements. · The NTFS format of Windows XP/Windows 2000 Professional can be used only with the standard (factory) settings. · We do not ensure trouble-free operation of the system suspend, sleep, or hibernation function on all computers. · For Windows 2000 Professional users, install Service Pack 3 or later before using the software. 5 Installing the software onto your computer Before installing the software · Make sure to close any virus-check software, as such software usually demands a large amount of system resources. · Make sure to install the software with the supplied CD-ROM. -- If OpenMG Jukebox or SonicStage is installed already, the previous software will be overwritten by the new version. The new version retains the functions of the older version, but with new functions added. -- If SonicStage Premium, SonicStage Simple Burner or Net MD Simple Burner is installed already, the previous software will co-exist with the new version. -- You will still be able to use music data registered by an older software version even after SonicStage has been installed. As a precaution, we recommend that you back up your music data. To back up the data, refer to [Backing Up My Library] ­ [Backing Up Data to a Disk] on SonicStage Help. 1 2 3 Turn on your computer and start up Windows. [. . . ] This is especially true for programs that require large amounts of system resources, such as virus-check software. There is not enough hard disk space on your hard disk. tYou need 200MB or more free space on your hard disk. The installation appears to have Check for the appearance of an error message beneath the installation window. t Press the [Tab] key while holding down the [Alt] key. [. . . ]