User manual SONY VAIO VGX-XL1

[. . . ] User Guide Digital Living SystemTM VGX-XL1 VAIO® VGX-XL1 Disclaimers, Notes, Warnings NOTICE © 2005 Sony Electronics Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. This manual and the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machinereadable form without prior written approval. PROVIDES NO WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE, OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE, OR SUCH OTHER INFORMATION. [. . . ] See the VGX-XL1 Digital Living SystemTM Entertainment Guide, included with the packaging materials, and from this user guide, Chapter 1: Getting Started, the section titled Media Center Edition 2005 for additional information about setting up Media Center and its features. Important Note: VAIO Media Center computers can share recorded television program files with other VAIO® computers on your network, using VAIO Media software. Live TV viewing over a network is not supported by the Media Center. VAIO MediaTM Software System Requirements You can open VAIO MediaTM software on the server computer(s), register client computers to the server(s), and then share multimedia content between the network computers. Server requirements · The VAIO MediaTM server requires VAIO® computers running Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition, Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Edition, and Microsoft® Windows® Media Center Edition operating systems. VAIO MediaTM software is not supported by other computers or environments. Connect the server and client computers through a wired network with ethernet cables or a wireless local area network (WLAN). · Client requirements · All client computers must be VAIO® computers running Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition, and Microsoft® Windows® Media Center Edition operating systems. VAIO MediaTM software is not supported by other computers or environments. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 97 · All client computers must be connected to the same network with a server using a router, ethernet cables, or a wireless LAN. Configure each client to use a router or an access point on the network. All client computers must have VAIO MediaTM software, version 2. 0 or later, installed before attempting to register. · Network requirements The VAIO MediaTM software network must meet one of the following network requirements: · · Use the Ethernet capability that is built into the VAIO® computer (10BASET/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TX). Use a wireless LAN interface: - IEEE 802. 11a (recommended for music, image, and video files) - IEEE 802. 11g (recommended for music, image, and video files) - IEEE 802. 11b (recommended for music and images files) Note: IEEE 802. 11b is not recommended for video files due to bandwidth constraints. Setting Up a Client Computer From the server, copy and distribute the VAIO MediaTM installer file to the client computers. To copy and distribute the installer file 1 Click Start on the Windows taskbar, and point to All Programs. 2 Point to VAIO Media, and click Install VAIO Media to other VAIO PCs. The Enjoying Music, Photos, and Video on Other VAIO computers window appears. 98 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 3 Click Get Installer. Save the file, VM31Inst. exe, to a blank storage media, such as a CD-R, CDRW or Memory Stick® media, to transfer and set up the installer program on each client computer. Note: The VM31Inst. exe is 23 MB in size. Verify your storage media's capacity before attempting to save the program. Register a client computer Your server computer must be turned on during client registration to enable the registration of each client computer. You can register only one client at a time. If more than one client computer is actively seeking registration, the server computer recognizes all registration requests. (A message appears to notify of multiple registration requests. ) You must restart the registration process for each client. Begin the client computer registration process after you have installed the VM31Inst. exe file to the client. To register a client computer 1 Save the installer program to the client computer, and then double-click to open and install it. Follow the on-screen instructions on each screen. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 99 2 Restart the client computer after installing the file. VAIO MediaTM software appears in the Start menu. 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