User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EB3MFX/BJ

[. . . ] 35 Notes on power saving modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Connecting a Phone Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Connecting to a LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Setting up your Ethernet connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] You are prompted to insert the next CD once the information from the previous CD has been installed. The recovery process takes from 30 to 60 minutes to complete. After recovering your system using the System Recovery CD(s), you may be prompted to insert your Application Recovery CD(s) after restarting Windows. Insert the Application Recovery CD to automatically complete recovery of your system. Updating the task tray In the event that a system recovery is necessary, do the following to optimize your notebook's performance: 116 Using Your Recovery CDs 1 2 3 Right-click the Adaptec Create CD icon in the task tray. A dialog box appears, prompting you to confirm the setting. Click Yes. Recovering Microsoft Word If you recover your operating system using the System Recovery CD, Microsoft® Word will not be recovered. Use the supplied Word CD-ROM to recover this application. 117 VAIO® R505 SuperSlim ProTM Notebook Quick Start 118 VAIO AV Applications Your VAIO® computer is preconfigured with a collection of audio and video (AV) applications that make it easy to use advanced multimedia technology. This section describes the VAIO® AV applications. Your computer may not be supplied with all of the software applications listed, depending on the system configuration you purchased. Your computer's visual presentation of the VAIO AV applications may not appear exactly as shown in this section, depending on the specific computer model you purchased. Overview of Preinstalled Software DigitalPrint Sony Electronics Inc. This image management software makes it fun and easy to edit, import, and organize your digital pictures in a photo album for rich digital printing to any standard color laser or inkjet printer. DigitalPrint can also be used to make custom CD labels for your audio CDs. SonicStage Premium includes several standard jukebox features, including a music visualizer, audio CD burning capability, and a parametric equalizer for fine-tuning audio playback. VisualFlow software is a state-of-the-art Sony multimedia browser designed specifically for Memory Stick® media. It displays any still picture, movie or sound file stored in a Memory Stick media in a visually pleasing, artistic manner. VisualFlow software not only plays a selected movie or sound file, but also enables playback of files by other applications like PictureGearTM software or Memory Stick Slideshow. 121 Change text in this variable definition to document title. 122 DigitalPrint Software DigitalPrint is designed to creatively manage your digital pictures. With its easyto-use features, you can quickly load images from your digital camera or camcorder, print high-quality photos, and make personalized photo albums and labels to share with friends and family. DigitalPrint main window Using PhotoCapture Capture and import your digital pictures from your digital camera or camcorder into your computer. You can select your favorite pictures and place them in handy folders for future use. 1 Click (Import) to open the PhotoCapture window. Your connected digital camera, camcorder, or Memory Stick® media is indicated in the window. Properly connect your digital camera, camcorder, or insert your Memory Stick media in your computer. 123 Change text in this variable definition to document title. PhotoCapture window 2 Click the camera icon to open the Enter Photo Folder Name dialog box. You can enter a name for a new folder or click Select Photo Folder to import your pictures to an existing folder. Click OK. Enter Photo Folder Name dialog box 124 3 Click Capture to capture still images. You can preview a thumbnail version of your pictures in the selection view window. Capture Pictures from Video window 4 5 Select the desired pictures, and click Get Pictures. [. . . ] If you cannot print, try changing the printer port mode. 1 2 Click Start on the Windows® taskbar, and then click Settings. Click Control Panel, then Sony Notebook Setup, and select the Printer tab. If the printer port mode is set to ECP, change it to bi-directional. [. . . ]