Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PCV-RX1 Sony
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N S o ny V A I O Desktop U s er G u i d e PCV - RX1.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Re ad t his fi rst 1 nN Read this first Notice © 2001 Sony C orporation. All rights reserved. This man ual and th e soft ware de scri bed h ere in, in wh ole or in part, may no t be repr od uced , tra nsla ted, or redu ced to a ny m achi n e- readable form without prior writt en approval.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Re ad t his fi rst 2 nN All other names of systems, pro ducts and services are trademarks o f their respective owners. In the m anual, the ™ or ® marks are not specified. S pec if i c atio ns ar e subj ect to ch ange wit hout n o tic e.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Re ad t his fi rst 3 nN Sa fety infor mation Own er' s rec or d The m od el num be r a nd ser ial n umb er are loca ted on t he ba ck pa ne l of your S on y VAIO de skto p. Reco rd t he se rial nu mber in t he s pa ce provid ed he re.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Re ad t his fi rst 4 nN Au dio/ vid eo Aud io and pi ctu re di storti on may oc cur if thi s equ ipm ent is positi one d in cl ose proxi mity to a ny equipm ent emitti ng electrom agn etic radiati on. Conn ecti vit y Neve r install mod em or tel eph one wi ring du ring a sev ere lightn ing sto rm .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Re ad t his fi rst 5 nN Reg ulatory i nf ormati on This pro duct i s c om pliant wi th E uro pean Dir ectiv e 19 99/5 /EC (R & T TE Dir ec tive) This product complies with EN 5 5022 Class B and EN 55024 for use in the following areas: residential, commercial, and l ight ind ustrial.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Welcome 6 nN We l c o m e Cong ratu lati ons o n pu rcha sing a S ony VA IO deskt op . Sony h as co mbi ned lea ding -edg e te chn ol ogy in a udi o, vid eo, c omp uti ng a nd c omm unic ati ons to pro vid e yo u with st ate- of -the-a rt p erso nal com put ing.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Welcome 7 nN Do cume ntat io n pack Your doc umen tation pack cont ains printe d user guides, as wel l as online user guid es present ed on a docu m enta tion CD -R OM.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Welcome 8 nN Glo s sar y refers to ter ms u sed i n th is m an ual . 2 The Sof twa re Gui de : A bou t th e so ft ware i s a short d esc ription of th e featu res of th e soft war e p re-insta lled on yo ur sy stem .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Welcome 9 nN Y our S ony V AI O deskto p and its a ccesso ries The followi ng hardw are items are in the bo x: *T he p hone cab le is use d to co nnect the i nt ernal mo dem. Please ma k e su re t he pho ne plug at tac hed t o the cab le is sp ecif ic t o th e country you are in.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Welcome 10 nN Erg onomi c cons ider ati ons Whene ver p ossibl e, try and take into ac coun t th e fol lowing ergon omic consi derati ons w hen us ing your new comp uter , wheth er at home o r in th e offi ce: Pos itio n of t he ke ybo ard an d m o u se – Place the keyb oard direc tly in fron t of you (1).
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Welcome 11 nN Po si t io n and vi ewi ng ang le of the moni to r – Set t he displa y at a comfo rtab le v iewing d istance (3). Make sure th e disp lay screen is at eye level or slightly l ower . Use the disp lay ’ s ti l ting feature, if avai lable, to find the bes t position .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 12 nN Using you r V AIO de sktop This se ctio n des cribes how to start using y our com pute r an d how to use yo ur com pute r ’ s internal and extern al devic es.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 13 nN Locat ing contro ls and connector s Fro nt pane l 1 DVD- RO M dr ive (p age 2 5) 2 CD -RW driv e (p age 2 5) 3 flo ppy dis k dr ive (.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 14 nN Bac k pa n el T he mains power co rd and conn ector ar e hazardous voltag e according to EN60950. Phone cable and connectors are TNV (T elecommunica t ions Network Volt age), acco rding to EN60950 All other connectors are SE L V (Sa fety Extr a Low V oltage) acco r ding t o EN60950.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 15 nN Starti ng yo ur compu ter Once y ou h ave all the co mpo nents s et u p as descri be d in t he Gett ing St ar te d gu i de, y ou ca n b egin to u se your c omp uter .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 16 nN Sh uttin g do wn you r comput er I t is imp ort a nt t hat you s hut do wn yo ur c o mpu t er pr op er ly so y ou do not los e u nsa ve d dat a. To sh ut down your com puter, pro ceed as fo llows: 1 Click the St art bu tton.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 17 nN Reg iste ri ng yo ur comput er By registe ring your comp uter, you can take advantag e of Sony ’ s comm itme nt to qu ality custo m.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 18 nN Us ing th e key bo ard This sectio n describes the features of the VAI O keyboard . MAIL INTERNET MUSIC PICTURE VIDEO HELP S1 S2 S3 S.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 19 nN Keys Descr ipti ons Esc ape key ( 1) Th e <E sc> (Es c ape) ke y is used to can cel co mma nds . Function keys (2) The twelve function key s al ong the top of the keyboard are used to p erform desi gnat ed tasks .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 20 nN W indow s ® key (10 ) Th e key wit h th e Windows ® l o go di sp la ys th e Window s ® Start m en u; it is equiv alent t o clic king the Sta rt b utton on the ta skbar .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 21 nN Com binat ions a nd fu ncti ons wi th th e Win dows ® key Combinati ons Function + F1 Displays Window s ® Help an d Su pport Ce nter . + T ab Switches the selected button on the taskbar .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 22 nN Com binat ion s and fu ncti ons wi th th e Fn key Ind icato rs Combinati ons / Feat ure Funct ions Fn + Moves the view t o the n ext page up. Fn + Moves the view t o the n ext page down.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 23 nN Us i ng th e short cut keys Press a sh ortc ut key (S Key ) to star t y our fav ouri te softw are w itho ut hav ing to fol low the path th rou gh the Star t menu. Use a n S Key si mply b y pr essi n g it .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 24 nN Us i ng th e mouse The VAI O wh eel mou se allows you to con trol th e curso r in a num ber o f way s. You c an poi nt to, sel ect, drag, and scro ll objec ts on th e scree n using the bu ttons and the wh eel.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 25 nN Us i n g th e CD- RW and D VD-R OM dri ves Your computer is eq uipped with both a CD-RW and a DVD-ROM drive. The CD-RW dr ive reads data fro m a CD and writ es to a CD-R or CD-RW disc.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 26 nN The CD -R (CD- Re cordab le) di sc is a d ata m emor y m edium that ca n b e used to writ e a p rogram or oth er data , but then no m ore than on ce.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 27 nN Do no t swi tc h pow er sav ing mo des w hile p layi ng a D VD -RO M. If the virus checker is active, you need to disab le it.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 28 nN Us i ng th e modem Your VAI O desktop is equipped wi th an i ntern al mo dem. You need to connect a ph one line to take advan tage of on line ser vice s and th e Intern et, to regi ster your com puter and soft war e online, and to con tact VAI O-L ink .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 29 nN Usi ng t he cor re ct ph on e pl ug In t he bo x you w ill fin d two p hone plug s. M ake sure you u se the corr ect on e for th e c ountr y you ar e in, as fo llows : UK: Use the p lug alrea dy att ached t o the p hone c able.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 30 nN Ex pansi on cap abi l iti es There a re f our e xpans ion slots at the rear o f your VAI O comput er, as fo llows: PCI C ard slot con.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 31 nN To set the timer for your c ompu ter to auto ma tically ente r St andb y mo de after a c ertain am ount o f t ime, go to Perf orman ce and Mai ntena nce in t he Contr ol P an el an d op en Po we r O pti ons .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 32 nN Using Hibernate mode When you are inter rupted an d need to leave your co mpu ter sudd enly, you can put it into Hibe rn ate mo de. This po wer sa ving mo de saves y ou t he tim e of shu tting d own in t he no rmal w ay .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 33 nN Press th e Stand by butt on on the ke ybo ard . Ope ration re turns to the sam e state as before. Press o ne of th e S Ke ys on the keyb oard a nd launch st raight i nto y our favo urite applica tion.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 34 nN Us ing th e Memory S tick ™ Your VA IO co mput er is d esig ned to sup port t he M emory Sti ck ™ . T h e M em or y S ti c k ™ is a com pact, p orta ble, and ve rsatile d evice esp ecial ly desi gned f or exchan ging and sh aring digital da ta w ith com patible produ cts.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 35 nN Com p ac tn e ss : w ith dimen sions of jus t 21.5 mm (W ) x 2.8 m m (H) x 50 mm (D), compatible p roducts c an also be smal l, light we ight and attrac tive in the ir desig n. Ca pa ci ty : Its data ca pac ity far exceeds th at of a flopp y disk.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 36 nN Ge n er ic Me mory Sti c k ™ The original Me mory Stick ™ , b lue i n c olour , can b e used t o record image d ata taken w ith digital still came ras, etc. or data fro m the PC. With i t, you can rec ord, play back a nd transfe r var ious ki nds of data at any g i ven t ime.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 37 nN MagicGat e Memor y Stick ™ The MagicGate Mem ory Stick ™ , white in col o ur , rec ord s PC and image data just li ke its blue coun te rpar t ; the d ifferenc e is it u ses th e Ma gicGa te cop yright p rotection t echno logy.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 38 nN MagicGate is a copyright protec tion technology th at complies with the st andards set by SDMI (Secure Di g ital Music Ini tiative , a n or ga nizat ion wo rki ng to d r aw u p i ndustr y s tanda rd spe ci fica tions i n o rde r to prote ct co py righ ts o f dig ital musi c).
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 39 nN Compat ible de vices There ar e nearl y 80 M emor y Stick ™ -en abl ed pr odu cts o n t he m arket or ann ou nced for in trodu cti on w or ld- wide , ran gi ng fro m c am cord ers and p or table m usic players to vo ice r eco rde rs and ma ny other el ectron ic devi ces .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 40 nN To find out m ore ab out the produ ct s avai labl e in you r co unt ry, go to: http: //ww w .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 41 nN Removing a Me mory Stick ™ To remov e a Memory Stick ™ , proc eed as fo llows: 1 Double -c li ck the Sa fe ly Rem ov e Ha rdwa re ic on in the taskba r . The dialog box Sa fe ly Rem ove Har dwar e ap pears.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 42 nN Connec ting periph eral device s You ca n add func tion ali ty to your com pute r by co nn ectin g any of the se periph er als.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 43 nN Conn ecti ng a proje ctor You ca n co nne ct a pro jec tor (su ch a s the Sony LCD proje cto r) dir ectly to your com pute r.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 44 nN Conn ect ing a n exter nal mic ro ph one Your VAI O desk top does no t conta in an inte rnal m icrop ho ne. If y ou ne ed to us e a soun d inpu t dev ice, for exampl e to chat on the Intern et, you need to plu g in an ex ternal mi crophone .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 45 nN Conn ect ing a U ni v er s al S er ial Bus (US B) devi ce You ca n co nne ct a U SB dev ice, for exa mpl e, a sca nne r or a printe r, to your VA IO deskto p. There are tw o US B po rts on the fro nt o f yo ur VA IO d eskt op, an d one at the b ack .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 46 nN Conn ect ing a print er To co nnect a pr inter, proceed as follow s: 1 Plug the printer ca ble int o the prin ter conn ector on your co mput er (1). 2 Plug the printer po wer cor d into an AC outlet ( 2).
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 47 nN C onnec t ing an i . LI NK ™ de vic e Your V AI O co mput er in clud es a 4-p in i.LI NK ™ port on th e fro nt of th e sy s t em and a 6- pi n i.L IN K ™ port on the back of the sy stem.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 48 nN Conn e cti ng a dig i tal vi deo c am er a re co rd er To co nne ct a digi tal vi deo cam era reco rder , pro cee d as fol lows : 1 Plug on e end of the i.LINK ™ cable (not su p pli e d) i n to t he i.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 49 nN Conn e cti n g two V AIO co mp ut er s You c an co nne ct yo ur VA IO d esk top to an oth er V AIO com pu ter u sing an i .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 50 nN Conn ecti ng to a ne twork Your comp uter comes w ith a preinsta lled Ethe rnet interfac e. To co nnect to a n etwork, pro ceed a s fol lows: 1 Go to St ar t , righ t- cl ick on My Comp ute r and select P r opert ies .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 51 nN Getting help This se ctio n des cribes how to get he lp and sup po rt fro m Sony , as we ll as trou ble shoot in g tips for y our co mpu te r. Sony pro v ides se veral sup port opt io ns for yo ur co mpu ter.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 52 nN Getting help explai ns the supp or t option s av ailab le to you, an d offers bas ic trou ble shooti n g tips. Prec aut ion s provide s fa cts an d advi ce ab ou t using y ou r V AIO de skt op. Specifications lists details on yo ur comp uter , drivers an d accesso ries.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 53 nN T r oubl es ho o ting Ab ou t the c omp uter and sof t wa re This se cti on d escr ibes ho w to solv e co mm on p roble m s you mi gh t enc ounter whe n usi ng y our VAIO de sk top. Man y pr oblem s hav e sim ple so lution s.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 54 nN 4 Use the arr ow ke ys to s elect the Exit menu. 5 Press <F9> or u se th e ar row keys t o select Ge t De fa ul t V alu es . The me ssag e Lo ad def au lt c onfi gurati on n ow? appe ars. 6 Make sure that Ye s i s selected and th en pr ess <Enter>.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 55 nN My co mputer lo cks up If you su spect an appl ication is lo cking y o ur sy stem, yo u can t ry to stop i t. T o d o this, press <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Del ete> on ce. If you ha ve not ch ang ed th e defau lt settings , you w ill en ter the Ta s k Mana ger .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 56 nN 2 Press <Alt>+<F4>. The T urn of f compu ter box appears . 3 Se le c t Re st a rt . If none of the a b ove solv es the prob lem, you ca n turn o ff the computer by press ing the power button for longer than 4 s econds .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 57 nN 5 Put the mouse ball back into the so cket and replace the co ver . Secu re the cove r by turn ing the ring anti- clock wise. T hi s cl ean ing pr oce du re do es no t appl y to opt ica l mou se dev ices.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 58 nN Ab out the displa y My m oni to r does n ot di sp lay any th ing Check th at the compu ter is plugg ed into a power source and that it is turned on. Ch eck that the power in d ica tor on the main unit is on.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 59 nN 2 Clic k Ap pear an ce a nd Th em es , then the Displa y icon . The Di spl ay Pr o pertie s dialog box appears 3 Se le c t th e Se tt in gs tab . 4 Move the Sc r een R esol utio n slider to chang e the reso luti on.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 60 nN Clean th e d isc with an ap propr iate cle aner . Moistu re conde nsat ion may have oc curred . Leave the comp ut er for at least 1 hour befo re turnin g it on.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 61 nN My fl op py dis k dri ve c ann ot wr ite to a dis k The floppy di sk m ay be write-protec ted. Disable the w rite-protec t feature or use a disk that is not wr ite- prote cted. Che ck that the disk is properl y inser ted into the flo ppy disk dr ive.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 62 nN About sound My speak ers are not produc ing any sound If you are using an appl ication that has its own volum e cont rol, check that the volum e is turned up. Che ck th e vo lu m e c o n tro ls in W in d ow s ® a nd in W indo w s ® Medi a Player .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 63 nN 7 Red uce t he mic ropho ne l eve l by mov ing th e slide r cont rol . 8 In the Opt ions menu , selec t Adv anced Cont rol s , and then clic k the Ad vanc e d b utto n un de r Micr ophone - B alance .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 64 nN How do I instal l a printe r? Always ch eck the pri nter man ufactu rer ’ s we bsite for the latest dri vers for Windo ws ® XP H ome E dit ion before pr oce edi ng. Som e pr inters do not fu nctio n prope rly wi thou t upd ated driver s.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 65 nN My i.L INK ™ devi ce do es no t a ppe ar on th e deskto p To see the i.LINK ™ dev ice ic on o n the d eskto p, p roc eed as fo llow s: 1 T ur n of f a nd d is c onnec t yo ur i .LI NK ™ devi ce.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 66 nN Upgra ding you r V AIO computer The follow ing proce dures assu me fam iliarity with the gen eral term inolog y associate d with PCs and with the regul ator y compli ance requ ire d for mod ifying electroni c equip men t.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 67 nN 5 Positi on the m ain unit so the back pa nel is facing yo u. 6 Loca te the tab on the up per rig ht side of th e rear pane l, and pul l i t back un til the side cove r releases .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 68 nN In se rti ng a P CI ad d- on bo ar d Yo u r co mpu ter h as op en P C I e xp ansi o n sl ots. The se sl ots enab le yo u to ins t al l add- on bo ar ds t o ex pa nd th e funct ional ity of you r system.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 69 nN 7 Attach any intern al cables that the board req uires (see the manual that came with th e add-o n board). 8 Replac e the side cov er as descri bed in C los i ng th e si de co v er (page 74) .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 70 nN Electr osta tic disch arge can dam ag e electro nic com ponen ts. Befo re tou chin g a me mory ex pan sion bo ard, remem ber the fo llow ing: Handl e the memor y module gentl y .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 71 nN In stalli ng a ne w memo ry modul e I f you are no t f amil i ar w ith upgra din g memo ry on a comp ute r, we h igh ly re comme nd tha t yo u co nta ct y our dealer.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 72 nN 5 Hand le the me mory on ly by the edg es, and rem ov e it from its anti-stat ic pack age. 6 Loca te the no tch es on the bo ttom ed ge of th e mem ory modu l e. 7 Alig n t h e memo ry mo dule o ver th e slo t s that ori ginal ly held t he CRI MMs.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 73 nN 11 Reinst all the po we r s uppl y and a ny add -on ca rds or comp one nts y ou re mov ed .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 74 nN V iewing the am ount of me mory To vi ew the a mount of memo ry, pr oce ed as foll ows : 1 T urn o n the c omp uter . 2 Click the St art bu tton , poi nt to All Programs , then V AIO S ystem Inf ormation, and c l ic k VA I O Syst em Inf orm at ion aga in.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Preca utions 75 nN Pr ec au ti o ns This se ctio n des cribes safety guide line s an d pre cautio ns to he lp you pro tec t your co m pute r from pot ential dama ge . Please contac t VAIO -Link if you need assi stance.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Preca utions 76 nN Y o u can purcha se a pow er strip w ith a surge prot ector . This dev ice preven ts dama ge to y our comp ute r caused b y sudde n po wer surge s, in an electric al sto rm, for exa mpl e. Do no t place he a vy objec ts on the po wer cord .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Preca utions 77 nN Provi de ade qua te a ir circu latio n to pre vent in tern al hea t from bui ldin g up . Do not plac e yo ur com put er on poro us surf aces such as rugs or blank ets, or nea r mate rial such as cur tai ns or dra peries tha t ma y bloc k its v entilati on slo ts.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Preca utions 78 nN Fingerp rints and d ust o n the su rfac e o f a d isc m ay ca use read ing erro rs. A lw ays h old the disc by its edge and c ent ral h o le , a s sh o w n. Proper car e of the disc is essenti al to its conti nu ous reliabi lity .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Specifi cations 79 nN Specific ations Mo del PCV -RX1 Op e rat in g syst e m Windo w s ® XP H ome Ed itio n Pro cesso r Int el ® Pe nti um 4, 1.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Specifi cations 80 nN CD-RW drive (low er drive bay) 40 x ma x. CD -R OM re ad ing s peed 16x max . C D-R w rit ing s p eed 40x ma x.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Specifi cations 81 nN Connecti on capab ilit ies (r ear) serial c o nnector par allel (pri nter) co nn ector USB port VGA di splay (AGP) opt ical out co nnec tor line-i n micro pho ne he a d ph on e s i.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Specifi cations 82 nN S pec if i c atio ns ar e subj ect to ch ange wit hout n o tic e. Power manage ment ACPI (Advanced Co nfiguration & P owe r I nterface) Dim.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Glossary 83 nN Glossary This section refer s to terms us ed in this manu al and elsewh ere in the VAIO world . These term s and def inition s hav e been com pil ed to pro vide you wi th a bett er und erst and in g of you r VAIO com pu ter.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Glossary 84 nN CD-ROM Abb rev iati on f or C ompac t Di sc Read -Only M emor y . A hi gh-ca paci ty opti cal d isc, u s ually 650 MB in s ize, c apa ble of being rea d fro m but n ot w ritte n to . CD-RW S hort for Compact Disc-ReWriteable.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Glossary 85 nN i.L I NK ™ i.LINK ™ is Son y ’ s v ersion of the IEEE 1394 stand ard for high-speed digital serial interface.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Glossary 86 nN ma xi mum RAM T he max imu m amou nt of RAM t hat y ou r c o mp ute r can co nta in. Once thi s am ou n t is re ach e d, yo u can n o lo ng er a dd ad dit i on a l R AM t o you r c omp ute r . Motherboar d Th e m ot h erb oard i s th e m a in c ir cu it bo ard ins i de yo ur c om pu ter .
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Glossary 87 nN PCMCIA PCMCI A ( Pers on al Co mp uter Me mo ry Car d In ter nat ion al As soc iation ) is the name of th e grou p th at p rod uced the spe cific ati on for the cr edit ca rd-siz ed plug-i n b oa rds f or lapt op computers.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Glossary 88 nN Re so lu ti o n The de gree of sharp ness an d clar ity of an imag e. Res olut ion is express ed in pix e ls.
Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Glossary 89 nN UPS A UPS (Uninterruptible Powe r Supply) is a device inclu din g a battery that protects your computer from data loss in the e vent of a power failure. The battery takes over as soon as a pow e r inte rrup tion is d ete cted.
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If you have not bought Sony PCV-RX1 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Sony PCV-RX1 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Sony PCV-RX1 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Sony PCV-RX1 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Sony PCV-RX1, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Sony PCV-RX1.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Sony PCV-RX1. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Sony PCV-RX1 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
