User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EE28FX

[. . . ] 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. Read this first About the software on your Sony notebook nN 2 End user software license agreement This End User Software License 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). [. . . ] Your e-mail window appears with the selected file attached to your message. Send the e-mail. You need to set up MAPI (Messaging Application Program Interface) when using the e-mail software. MAPI is a Microsoft® Windows program interface that enables you to send e-mails from within a Windows application and to attach the document you are working on to the e-mail note. Shooting video clips With a video camera connected to your computer you can use Smart Capture to capture video clips, as well as play them or send them via e-mail. To capture video clips, proceed as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 Launch Smart Capture. Select Movie using the Switch Capture Mode button. Click the Capture button to shoot a video clip (you can shoot up to 60 seconds, according to the settings you chose in the Recording options section). Using Smart Capture About the software on your Sony notebook nN 18 6 7 8 Click the Capture button when finished. The Movie Player window opens and the captured video clip appears. To end Smart Capture, click Non-compressed: - Video 160 x 120, 24 bits, max. - Audio PCM, 11. 025 kHz, 16 bits, monophonic Compressed: - Video MPEG1 160 x 112, maximum of 30 frames/sec. ). - Audio MPEG1, 44. 1 kHz (effective maximum equivalent to 11. 025 kHz), monophonic. A gap may appear when a rapid-moving object is displayed. UI Design Selector disappears and changes the window design of Sony software as you selected. 3 4 5 6 Managing power You can manage the power settings of your notebook via the power options properties in the Control Panel. To manage the power of the notebook, proceed as follows: 1 2 Click Start and then again Control Panel. If you do not immediately see the icon, click Switch to Classic View. The Power Options Properties dialog box opens, it contains 5 tabs. Power Schemes: here you can select the power scheme with the most appropriate settings for your computer. Customizing your notebook About the software on your Sony notebook nN 22 Alarms: you can set an alarm to warn you when you reach a certain power level. Power Meter: this window lets you see what the remaining battery power is. Advanced: here you can set some behaviors. E. g. , you can decide what happens when you close the lid of the portable computer: - nothing, - the computer enters Standby mode, - the computer enters Hibernate mode, - the power turns off. Hibernate: here you can decide whether you want to enable the Hibernate support. When your computer hibernates, it stores whatever it has in memory on your hard disk and then shuts down. When your computer comes out of Hibernate mode, it returns to its previous state. [. . . ] Whenever possible, the recovery screens allow you either to go back to the previous screen, or to abort the recovery process. Using the product recovery CD-ROMs About the software on your Sony notebook nN 31 Performing an application recovery The application recovery utility allows you to reinstall individual applications. Reinstalling a program can fix the problems encountered if it does not correctly run anymore. To perform an application recovery, proceed as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Take the last product recovery CD-ROM. Turn on your computer (using AC power only) and wait until Windows has booted up. [. . . ]