User manual SONY EVC100

[. . . ] 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. SONY CANNOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS GUIDE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. SONY ALSO ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY, AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO, OR VIRUSES THAT MAY INFECT, YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, OR OTHER PROPERTY ON ACCOUNT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR BROWSING IN ANY DESCRIBED WEB SITE, OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIALS, DATA, TEXT, IMAGES, VIDEO, OR AUDIO FROM ANY DESCRIBED WEB SITE. WEB SITE INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES AND MAY BE INACCURATE. [. . . ] Use the VAIO Recovery utility to recover your computer's operating system and preinstalled software. Computer and supplied accessories System unit Speakers Mouse Modem cable Keyboard SD/MMC adapter* Power cord Video adapter* * These items are not available with all VAIO® computer models. For details about your computer's supplied accessories, go to the Sony Online Support Web site and view your computer's specifications sheet. 14 Unpacking Your Computer Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder accessories (For models equipped with Giga Pocket features) Remote control TV coaxial cable AA batteries (2) Infrared receiver Manuals VAIO® Computer Quick Start -- Provides basic information on setting up and registering your computer. The Quick Start also provides resources for technical support, safety guidelines, and owner's information. Online documentation VAIO® Computer User Guide -- Contains information on the hardware and preinstalled software programs included with your system. To access the online manual: 1 2 Click Start in the Windows taskbar, then click Help and Support. From the VAIO Help And Support Center menu, click VAIO User Guide. Specifications -- This online specifications sheet describes the hardware and software configuration of your VAIO computer. Go to the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www. sony. com/pcsupport to view the specifications sheet. 15 VAIO Computer Quick Start VAIO® Software -- Provides specific information on the preinstalled software on your computer. To access this online software information: 1 2 Click Start in the Windows® taskbar. Click Welcome to VAIO life. Hard disk drive recovery Your computer is equipped with the VAIO Recovery Wizard, a utility program that recovers your computer's operating system and preinstalled software. For more information about hard disk recovery: 1 2 Click Start in the Windows® taskbar, then click Help and Support. From the VAIO Help And Support Center menu, click VAIO Recovery Options. Other A software library, containing the Microsoft® software and Sony® end-user license agreements. 16 Locating Controls And Ports This section is intended to familiarize you with the controls, ports and jacks on your computer. Your computer may not be equipped with all of these hardware features, and the location of the controls, ports, and jacks may vary from the illustrations shown in this section. Keyboard port Connection for a PS/2® keyboard. 21 VAIO Computer Quick Start 4 5 6 7 8 Printer port Connection for a parallel device, such as a printer or scanner. i. LINK 6-pin S400 port (IEEE 1394) Connection for a compatible digital device. Universal Serial Bus (USB 2. 0) ports (4) Connections for compatible high/full/low-speed USB devices. Headphones jack Connection for the supplied speakers or headphones (optional). Modem line jack Connection for the modem cable (supplied) to the telephone wall jack. S/PDIF Optical Out port Connection for a digital audio or optical device. 9 10 11 12 22 About the Back Panel 13 Ethernet port Connection for a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet interface. (The port marked with (Network) is for LAN connections only. ) Monitor (DVI) port* Connection for a DVI monitor. TV Out (S-Video/video) jack Connection for an S-video cable (optional). VHF/UHF port Connection for a TV coaxial cable (supplied). 14 15 16 * This monitor port is not available on all models, and monitor port locations may vary. For details about your computer's hardware configuration, see the online specifications sheet. For details about your computer's hardware configuration, see the online specifications sheet. i. LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connection. [. . . ] Restart your computer. If your computer still does not respond and you cannot restart, shut down your computer by pressing and holding the power button for more than six seconds. If the software program continues to stop responding or causes your computer to stop responding, contact the software publisher or designated technical support provider. Pressing and holding the power button for more than six seconds may result in the loss of data from files that are currently open. * The window text may vary, depending on the Microsoft Windows XP operating system installed on your computer. 42 Support Options Sony provides several options to help solve common problems or to locate support for your VAIO® computer. This section describes all available resources and offers suggestions on how to access this information for maximum results. Immediate Help and Support You can locate helpful information immediately by consulting your hard copy guides and supplements, or by accessing the online Computer User Guide and the individual software Help files. Your computer is supplied with these support options: VAIO® Computer Quick Start -- The Quick Start contains information on how to set up your computer quickly and easily. [. . . ]