Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PCV-L640 Sony
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V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer User Guide PCV -L640.
V AIO Slim top™ LCD C omputer User Gu ide 2 NO TICE © 2000 Sony Elect ronics Inc. Reproduc tion in whole or in part without written perm ission is prohibite d.
3 Safety In f ormation and Caution T o pre v ent f ire or s hock ha zard, do not exp ose your d esktop to rain or moisture.T o av oid electrical shock, do not op en the cabinet. Refer servicing to qual ified pe rsonn el on ly . Ne ve r install modem or telephon e wiring during a lightnin g storm.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 4 Pour pr é venir tout risque d ’ incen die o u d ’é lec trocuti on, garder cet appar eil à l ’ abri de la pluie et de l ’ humi dit é .
5 Regulatory Inf ormation This equi pment has b een tested and fou nd to com ply with the li mits fo r a Class B digit al device, pursua nt to Part 15 of t he Rul es. These limits a re designe d to p rovide reas onable protec tion a gainst harmf ul in terfer ence in a resident ial installati on.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 6 telephone line . Excessiv e RENs on the telephone line may result in th e devices not ringing in resp onse to an incom ing call. In most, b ut not all areas, t he sum of the R ENs should not exc eed fi ve (5.
7 DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM I ON B A TTER Y Y ou can return you r unwante d lithium ion batterie s to your nearest Sony Ser vice Center or Factory Service Ce nter . Fo r the Son y S ervic e Ce nter near est y ou, c all 1- 888-476-69 72 in the United Sta tes or 1-800- 961-7669 in Canada.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 8 Repa irs to ce rtified e quip ment s hould be coordin ated by a represent ativ e desi gnated by the sup plier .
9 Contents Welcome ............................. .......................12 Choosin g an Ergonomi c Location .. .................... ......1 2 Front Panel Overview . .................... ............. .............1 4 Back Panel Overview ..............
V AIO Sl imtop™ LCD Compu ter User Gu ide 10 10 10 10 Sony Digital Media Park Applications Sony Digital Media Park Applications Sony Digital Media Park Applications Sony Digital Media Park Applications ........ ........ ........ ........ 30 30 30 30 Movie Sh aker .
11 11 11 11 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting ................... ....................... .......................................... .......................................... .......................................... 43 43 43 43 To Reach Sony .
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 12 We l c o m e Thank y ou for pur chasing y our Son y V AIO ® comp uter! Y our ne w computer is a superb blend of high technology and easy- to-use functionality .
Choos ing an Ergo nomi c Locatio n 13 Lightin g — Choose a location where windo ws and lights do not create glare and reflection on the display . Use indirect lighting to av oid bright spots on the display . Y ou can also purchase access ories for your display that help reduce gl are.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 14 Fr ont P anel Over view The front p anel of your V AIO Slimtop Computer allo w s for access to th e diskette and CD-R W dri ve. It also includ es USB and i.LINK ® ports to connect USB de vices, digital equi pment, or other co mponents.
F ront P anel Over view 15 Slimtop Fr ont P anel (cont ’ t) 7 FD (Floppy d isk drive ) access indica tor light Lights in green wh ile rea ding/wr iting dat a from/ to a floppy d isk. 8 Disc (CD-RW drive) access indicat or light Lights in amber while reading data from a CD-R W/ CD-R/CD-R OM.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 16 *S e e “ Using a H eadphone or Microphon e ” for importa nt informa tion abo ut conne cting a m icrophone and head phone. Bac k P anel Overview The back panel of your comp uter contains the co nnectors where you plug in supplied and op tional accessories.
Bac k P anel Ov erview 17 2 LINE jack Connects a p hone cable to th e wall jack. 3 ETH ERNE T conn ecto r 10Base-T/10 0Base-TX Fast Ethernet interfa ce. ! The connector ma rked with (Network) is for LAN. 4 TELEPHONE jack Connects the phone to the comp uter .
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 18 LCD Over view Y o ur V AIO Slimtop Computer comes with an LCD monito r , sa ving valuable desktop space. LCD 1 P o we r indicator light Light is green while the power is on. When the com puter enters t he standby mode, thi s indicator lig ht turns amber .
LCD Over view 19 T o adjust the height and viewing angle of the display 1 Holding both sid es of the display , push the display panel out and up. 2 Set the display height so that it does not touch the ke yboard, and adjust the vie wing angle app roximately 27 de grees from e ye le vel to the center of the screen.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 20 Using a Headphone or Micr ophon e When you conn ect a microphone or head phone to you r computer , attaching a ferrite core will reduce electrical interference. 1 Attach the (supplied) f errite core at the end of the head phone or micropho ne cable closest to the comp uter .
Pre-setting i.LI N K de vi ce s 21 V AIO Action Setup V AIO Action Setup manag es the settings for your computer 's Programmable Power Keys ( PP K), Memory Sti ck ® media , i.LINK interf ace, and internal timer . An ov ervie w of each of these functio ns is provided below .
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 22 12 Click Next to confirm the application name. The Input App lication Name dialog box appears. Y ou may cha nge the nam e and description of the application you wan t to launch. 13 Click Finish to complete this step.
Internal Timer 23 The six Programmable Power K e ys perform by default the f unctions listed in the table below . Intern al Tim er The V AIO Actio n Setup software allows you to set your computer ’ s internal timer to launch certain applications automatically .
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 24 A utoAlert E-mail Not ification Syst em Software Rest rictions If you use softwar e that uses a pho ne line: The computer may not be able to disc onnect the phone line due to communication and ser ver con ditions.
Using the Memo r y Sti ck Media an d Visua lFlow 25 T o set up the mouse for left-handed use: 1 Clic k My Com puter on you r desk top. 2 Click Control Panel, and then Click Mouse. The Mouse Properties dialog box appears . 3 In the Quick Setup tab, click Device Setup.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 26 T o protect da ta on Memory S tick med ia from accidental c hanges : Memory Stick media con tains a write-protect ta b . The write-protect tab pre vents accidental changes to information recorded on the Memory Stick media .
Using the Memo r y Sti ck Media an d Visua lFlow 27 VisualFlo w V isualFlow is a state-of-the-art Sony multimedia bro wser designed specif ically for Memory Stick. It displays in a visually pleasing artistic manner any still, movie o r sound f iles stored in a Memory Stick.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 28 Using PC Cards This computer has a card b us PC card slot that s upports a T ype I o r II PC card. T o insert a PC card : 1 Open the front panel. 2 Insert the PC card into the PC card slo t until it clicks into position .
Using PC Cards 29 T o eject a PC card: 1 From the Start menu, select Sett ings > Control Panel. 2 Click the PC Card ico n. 3 Click the name of the card that you want to eject, and then click Stop. 4 When the message “ Y ou may safely rem ov e this de vice ” appears, click OK.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 30 Son y Digital Media P ar k Applications Yo u r VA I O ® computer comes with a collection of applications that make it easy to use adv anced multimedia fo rmats. This section highligh ts the Media Park applications and the digital video capabiliti es.
Movie Sh aker 31 Mo vie Shaker This application can be u sed to create fun and innov ati v e movies without an y knowledge of film editing. In a fe w simple steps, motion pictures can be combined with special ef fects, still images (pictur es), and music f iles and then sa ved in a format most compu ters can pla y .
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 32 1 Click the Shake tab . 2 Select a mood by clicking a f ace in the Shak er tray . 3 Click . A thirty seco nd scene is automatically gen erated and sav ed to the Product tr ay . 4 T o pre view , sw itch the W o rk Panel to Product tray mode and press play .
Movie Sh aker 33 Adding ef fects to a s cene or a clip: 1 Click the clip or scene to move it to the W orkin g P anel. 2 Select the Ef fects tab from the Editing tray . 3 Drag and drop the Effec t you want to ad d from th e Ef fects tray to th e Ef fects palette on the W orking Panel.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 34 Using D igital Video Connecting a Digital Video Recorder Before connecting a d igital video camera recorder to your co mputer , tur n of f the po wer on the camera. After connecting the camera, turn the po wer back o n.
Hard Dri ve P ar tition 35 When recording A VI files to tape: Do not use D Vgate when the connected digital video p eripheral is in T imer Recording m ode, as this could prod uce a malfunction in the peripheral.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 36 Defragmenting y our Hard Disk Drive If you enco unter frame droppin g while rec ording d igital video onto you r hard disk dri v e, defragmentation may be necessary . T o defragment your har d disk dr ive: 1 Deacti vate y our screen sa ver , if applicable.
i.LINK (IEEE1394 ) Compat ibi lit y 37 T o connect an i.LINK (IEEE1394 ) device Use the symbol to locate the i. LINK connector . Plug the i.LINK cable in to this connector . See t he ma nual th at c ame with your i. LINK ( IEEE13 94)-e quippe d de vi ce for m ore information on setting it up and using it.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 38 Enabling S mar t Connect Y our computer comes with preinstalled Smart Connect software. T o enable fa ster startup, your compu ter ships with this software disabled. T o enable Smart Connect: 1 From the Start menu, select S ettings > Control Panel.
Enabli ng Et her net 39 Enabling Ethernet Y our computer comes with a preinstalled Ethernet inter face. T o enable faster start up, you r com puter ships w ith th is func tion disabl ed. Y o u may , howe ver , enable Ethernet connectivity by follo wing the instructio ns belo w .
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 40 System and Application Reco v er y CD( s) System Recovery CD(s) Sony E lectronics The System Recove ry CD progra m allo ws you to resto re the softw are titles tha t shipped with your co mputer if they become co rrupted or are erased accidental ly .
Using t he System Reco v ery CD(s) 41 Operating System Only — for mats the hard disk dri ve and restores the W indo ws oper ating system and the d e vice dri ver s that shipped with you r computer . This option is recommended fo r adv anced users only .
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 42 Using the Application Recove ry CD (s) The Application Recovery CD program allows you to reinstall individual applications and de vice dri vers if they are co rrupted or acciden tally erased.
43 T roub leshooting This section des cribes ho w to solv e common problems you may encoun ter when using your computer . Many problems hav e simple solutio ns, so try these suggestio ns before yo u call Son y Customer Suppo rt. T opic: My computer does not s tart.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 44 If the abo ve steps fail to “ unlock ” y our computer , try the follo wing s teps: 1 Sav e an y unsa ved work, if possible.
Troubleshooting 45 4 Select “ I/O Device Configuration ” and use the ar ro w ke ys to highligh t Parallel Port Mode. 5 When the desired settin g displays, press the Escape key . T opic: My CD driv e tray does not open. Use the eject bu tton 1 Make sure the co mputer is turned on.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 46 T opic: When I click an application icon, a message such as “ Y ou must i nsert the application C D into your drive ” appears and the s oftwa re does n ot st art. Some titles require specific files that are located on the application ’ s CD- R OM.
47 T opic: Why is there no sound in any applica tion? There are indep endent contr ols for your s ystem v olume. Check that the speaker s are plugged into th e HEADPHONES connector .
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 48 If you ha v e a second ph one line a v ailable, try con necting the modem to this line. T opic: My modem does not w ork. Check that the phone line is plugg ed into the LINE jack. Check that the phone line is working .
49 T opic: How do I set up faxing capability in Window s ® 98 Seco nd Edit ion? W indo ws ® 98 Second Editio n does not prov ide a built-in fax utility .
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 50 T opic: My mouse does not w ork. Check that the mouse is p lugged into the MOUSE connector on the k eyboard . There may be dust or dirt inside the mous e mechanism. T o clean the mouse, follo w these steps: 1 T urn of f your comp uter and tur n the mouse ups ide do wn.
51 T opic: Why is my system running slo wly? The system res ponsi venes s va ries depending on the number of applications that are open an d running. Cl ose any app lications that you are not currently usin g. Increasing the sy stem memory may also help .
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 52 5 Click Enable De vice and then click OK. 6 Click Close. T opic: How do I install a prin ter? 1 From the Start menu, select S ettings > Printers. 2 Click Add Print er . 3 Click Next. 4 Select Local Printer and cl ick Next.
Notes on Use 53 T opic: Why is there un usual activity on my floppy disk drive? If you n otice that your system is slo w to respon d due to unu sual floppy d isk dri v e acti vity , it could be due to Find F ast. R emov ing Find Fas t, if presen t, may hel p.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 54 Plug all the po wer co rds for your computer and its peripheral equipment into the same A C supply line. AC deri ved from dif ferent supply lines m ay result in vo ltage dif ferences that can cause uns table operation or unw anted weak currents at the time of co nnection.
Notes on Use 55 On Disposal of the Lithi um Battery Dispose of the lithium battery properly . In some areas, the disposal of lit hium batt eries i n hous ehold or busin ess tras h may b e pro hibite d. Y ou c an ret urn you r unwanted lithium batteries to your nearest So ny Service Center or Fac tory Servi ce Cen ter .
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 56 Provide adequate air circulation to preven t internal heat build-up. Do not place your computer on loose su rfaces (such as rugs or blan kets) or near materials (such as curtains or draperies) that m ay block its ventilation slots.
Notes on Use 57 practices and re gulatory co mpliance required f or using and mod ifying electronic equipment. Disconnect the s ystem from its po wer source a nd from an y telec ommu nica tions links,.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 58 On Handling a CR T Displa y Do not place the display near a strong magnetic force. Do no t bloc k the ventilat ion s lots on the dis pla y . On Using the Hard Disk Dri ve Do not place the com puter in a location that is subject to v ibration or shock.
Resources 59 Resour ces Sony provid es several suppor t opt ions fo r your Sony com puter . When you have questions about yo ur computer and the preinstalled softw are, check these sources for answers, in the follo wing sequence: 1 Quick St art Conta ins infor matio n on how to set up y our comput er quic kly and eas ily .
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 60 For Answer s to Y our Software Questions Sony Service Center For the Son y Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-4SONYPC (1-888-476- 6972). Th is service is free of char ge for 90 days after th e original date of purchase.
F or Ans we rs to Y our Softwa re Questi ons 61 DirectCD, Easy CD Cr eator ™ (Adaptec, Inc.) EarthLink T o talAccess ™ (Ea rthLin k Net work, Inc.) McAfe e ’ s V irusSca n ® (Network Associates, Inc.) PhotoPrinter ™ 2000 Pr o (Ar cSoft , Inc.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 62 Sound Forge ® (Soni c Foundry) Wind ows ® 98 Second Edition Operating System, Inter net Explorer , Outlook ® Ex pr ess, W ord 200 0 (Micr oso ft Corp oration) WinFa x ™ Basic Edition (Symantec Corporation) W eb sit e http: //www .
Specific ations 63 Specificati ons Mode l PCV - L640 Processor 700 MH z * Pentium ® III Hard Disk Drive 30 G B † Stan dard S DRAM 128 M B PC-1 00 SD RAM, e xpan dable to 25 6 MB V ideo RAM 8 MB SDR.
V AIO Slim top ™ LCD Computer User Guid e 64 Connectio n Capabiliti es (Keyboard) Mouse ( PS/2-styl e) left an d righ t conn ectors Supplied Accessories Stand (for ve rtical installatio n) Po wer c .
Specific ations 65 Specifica tions are sub ject to chan ge without not ice. Serv ice 90-day limited service. See W arranty Card. †† Limite d W arr anty 90-day parts/labor standard. See W arranty Card. †† P ower Requ irements 130 watts maximum Dimensio ns CPU: 11.
66 Inde x A AC input co nnector 16 adding ad ditional hardwa re precaut ion 54 adjust ing vol tage sett ings 53 air ci rculati on 56 Applicat ion Recover y CD 40, 42 applica tions launc hing problems .
67 67 67 67 disposa l of lit hium ion battery 6 E eject b utton, for flop py disk 14 eject h ole, for CD- RW 14 electr onic documentat ion 59 equipment 55 European p ower se ttings 53 F ferri te core,.
V AIO Slimtop™ LCD Compu ter User Gu ide 68 68 68 68 microphone s trouble shooti ng 49 minimizing gl are 13 modem trouble shooti ng 47 monitor c onnecto r 17 mouse 12 cleanin g 50 trouble shooti ng .
69 69 69 69 T taskbar problems vie wing 50 technic al sup port support options 59 telepho ne jack 17 troubl eshooting 43 turnin g off your c omputer 54 turnin g on and off the compu ter 14 turnin g on.
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