Desktop Computer PCV-RS600 Series Quick Start
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Important information for Canadian customers: Your new VAIO® computer includes certain software versions or upgrades, and Internet services or offers that are available to U.S. customers only. Sony, VAIO, the VAIO logo, VAIO Digital Studio, VAIO Media, VAIO Media Music Server, VAIO Media Photo Server, VAIO Media Video Server, Click to DVD, CLIÉ, DVgate Plus, Handycam, MagicGate, Memory Stick, the Memory Stick logo, OpenMG, MICROMV, SonicStage, PictureGear, ImageStation, ATRAC3, and i.
Safety Information and Caution Your computer’s installed optical drives may vary, depending on the system configuration you have purchased. See the online specification sheet for details on your installed optical drives. For questions regarding your product or for the Sony Service Center nearest you, visit the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. ❑ To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose your desktop to rain or moisture.
❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’incendie ou d’électrocution, garder cet appareil à l’abri de la pluie et de l’humidité. ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’électrocution, ne pas ouvrir le châssis de cet appareil et ne confier son entretien qu’à une personne qualifiée. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l’installation de fil modem ou téléphone durant un orage électrique. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l’installation d’une prise téléphonique dans un endroit mouillé à moins que la prise soit conçue à cet effet.
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❑ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ❑ Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. ❑ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ❑ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.
If trouble is experienced with this equipment, for repair or warranty information, please contact the Sony Customer Information Service Center at 1-888-4-SONY-PC (1-888-476-6972), or write to the Sony Customer Information Center, 12451 Gateway Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33913, or find Sony Customer Service on the Web at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport.
Disposal of Lithium Battery You can return your unwanted lithium batteries to your nearest Sony Service Center or Factory Service Center. ✍ In some areas the disposal of lithium batteries in household or business trash may be prohibited. For the location of the Sony Service Center nearest you, visit the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium batteries. Ne pas manipuler les batteries au lithium qui fuient ou sont endommagées.
Industry Canada Notice This equipment meets the applicable Industry Canada technical specifications. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) is an indication of the maximum number of devices allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the RENs of all the devices does not exceed 5.
Contents Getting Started ..........................................13 Unpacking Your Computer .......................................14 Locating Controls And Ports ...................17 About the Front Panel ...............................................18 About the Back Panel ................................................21 About the Keyboard ..................................................24 About the Remote Control ........................................26 Setting Up Your Computer ..............
VAIO Computer Quick Start Troubleshooting........................................41 Support Options........................................43 Immediate Help and Support .................................... 43 Resources for Additional Help and Support .............
Getting Started Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony VAIO® computer! Your new, high-performance, multimedia computer combines state-of-the-art computer functionality with the latest audio, video and information technology features.
VAIO Computer Quick Start Unpacking Your Computer Your computer may not be supplied with all of the accessories shown, depending on the system configuration purchased. For details on the accessories supplied with your computer, go to the Sony Online Support web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport to view the online specifications sheet. . ✍ Your VAIO® computer is not supplied with System or Application Recovery CDs.
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.
VAIO Computer Quick Start ❑ VAIO® Software — Provides specific information on the preinstalled software on your computer. To access this online software information: 1 Click Start in the Windows® taskbar. 2 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.
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. See the specifications sheet for your computer on the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport.
VAIO Computer Quick Start About the Front Panel The front panel of your VAIO® computer enables access to the optical and floppy disk drives. On certain models, the front panel also provides access to a Memory Stick® media slot, Giga Pocket® Personal Video Recorder features, SmartMedia™, CompactFlash®/Microdrive™ media card slot, Universal Serial Bus (USB) and i.LINK® ports that enable you to connect compatible peripheral devices. Your computer configuration may vary, depending on the model purchased.
About the Front Panel 3 Floppy disk drive Reads and writes data from and to a 3.5-inch floppy disk. 4 Floppy disk drive access indicator Light is green while reading and writing data from and to a floppy disk. 5 Power button The power button turns the computer on/off. 6 Standby indicator Light is amber when the computer is in Stand by mode. 7 Memory Stick media slot and access indicator† Reads and writes data from and to a Memory Stick® media.
VAIO Computer Quick Start 13 Power indicator (VAIO) Light is blue when the computer is on. The light turns off when the computer is in Standby mode or turned off. 14 Hard disk drive and optical disc drive access indicator Light is amber while reading and writing data. 15 CompactFlash/Microdrive media card slot† Reads and writes data from and to CompactFlash® or Microdrive™ media. 16 SmartMedia slot† Reads and writes data from and to SmartMedia™ media. 17 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.
About the Back Panel About the Back Panel The back panel of your computer contains the ports for supplied and optional accessories. The icons on the back panel locate and identify the ports and jacks on your computer. ✍ Your hardware configuration may vary based on the computer model purchased. Back panel 1 2 3 4 MONITOR 5 6 12 7 USB 13 8 9 10 14 MONITOR 15 AUDIO AUDIO COMPOSITE S VIDEO – VIDEO1 INPUT – VHF/UHF 16 11 1 AC Input port Connection for the supplied power cord.
VAIO Computer Quick Start 4 Printer port Connection for a parallel device, such as a printer or scanner. 5 Monitor port* Connection for a standard display. 6 i.LINK 6-pin S400 port (IEEE 1394) Connection for a compatible digital device. 7 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) ports (4) Connections for compatible high/full/low-speed USB devices. 8 Microphone jack Connection for a microphone (optional). Headphones jack Connection for the supplied speakers or headphones (optional).
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.) 14 Monitor (DVI) port* Connection for a DVI monitor. 15 TV Out (S-Video/video) jack† Connection for an S-video cable (optional). 16 VHF/UHF port† Connection for a TV coaxial cable (supplied). * This monitor port is not available on all models, and monitor port locations may vary.
VAIO Computer Quick Start About the Keyboard Your VAIO® keyboard uses a standard key arrangement with additional keys that perform specific functions. VAIO Keyboard Function Number Lock (-) Volume (+) Volume Mute Standby Capital Lock Scroll Lock Numeric Keypad Windows Applications Directional arrows KEY DESCRIPTION Function The 12 function keys along the top of the keyboard are used to perform certain tasks. The task associated with each function key may vary from one application to the next.
About the Keyboard KEY DESCRIPTION Standby Press the button to place the computer in Standby mode. Press the Power button or any key briefly, to resume normal operation. Numeric keypad Use the numeric keypad area to type numbers or to perform basic math calculations. Press the Num Lock key to activate the numeric keypad. (The Num Lock indicator lights.) Press the Num Lock key again to deactivate the numeric keypad.
VAIO Computer Quick Start About the Remote Control The remote control is supplied with VAIO® computers that are equipped with Giga Pocket® Personal Video Recorder features*. The remote control can start and stop video recording and playback, select channels, and set viewing preferences. This section describes the basic functions of your remote control.
About the Remote Control 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MUTE button Press to turn off the sound. Press again to restore the sound. Channel number buttons (0-9) Press to select specific channels. (Press the ENTER button to activate channel selection.) JUMP button Press to go to the previous channel. Press again to return to the current channel. ENTER button Press to activate channel selection. See Channel number buttons. REC STOP button Press to stop recording.
VAIO Computer Quick Start 10 STANDBY button Press to place the system into Stand by mode. (Note: You cannot place the computer into Stand by mode when certain Giga Pocket functions are running.) 11 AUDIO button Press to view available sound mode options on the monitor/display. TV/VIDEO button Press to change the on-screen image from the TV/Recording deck to external video equipment, such as your VCR. (Note: You cannot change the input source while recording.
About the Remote Control 15 TOOLS button The function of this button may vary between DVD media. See the DVD player software instructions for details. 16 APPLICATION CLOSE button Press to view a shortcut menu of software programs to close. If more than one software program is open, use the direction arrows to navigate to a specific program and press the Application Close button again to close the program. 17 CHANNEL button Press to change channels automatically (no number input required).
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Setting Up Your Computer Your computer may not be equipped with all of the hardware features described in the section. The location of the controls, ports, and jacks may vary from the illustrations shown. For details on your computer’s hardware configuration, see the specifications sheet on the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport.
VAIO Computer Quick Start Connecting a Display (Monitor) The location and availability of the monitor ports may vary, depending on the model purchased. See the specifications sheet for your computer on the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport, for details about your computer’s hardware configuration 1 Plug the display’s cable into the appropriate monitor port. 2 If necessary, plug the display’s cable into the back of the display.
Connecting the Speakers Connecting the Speakers The right and left speakers are attached. The right speaker has a speaker wire with a jack connector and an AC power cord that supplies power to both speakers. 1 From the right speaker, plug the jack connector into the Headphones jack located on the back panel of your computer. 2 From the right speaker, plug the AC power cord into a grounded AC wall outlet or surge suppressor.
VAIO Computer Quick Start Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse 1 Plug the keyboard cable into the keyboard port on the back of the computer. 2 Plug the mouse cable into the mouse port on the back of the computer.
Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse To use an optical mouse An optical mouse requires an ideal surface in order to provide proper pointing and tracking. ❑ Use surfaces such as plain paper, card stock, or fabric that have minimal repetitive patterning. ❑ Avoid surfaces such as mirrors, smooth glass, or magazines that have halftone printing.
VAIO Computer Quick Start Connecting the Telephone and Modem Cables Your computer is equipped with a single modem line jack to connect the supplied modem cable to your telephone wall jack. To use your wall jack for your telephone and modem lines, purchase a “1-to-2” jack adapter device (splitter). To connect the modem cable 1 Unplug your telephone from the wall jack.
Connecting the Telephone and Modem Cables To connect the telephone and modem cables “1-to-2” jack adapter (splitter - optional) Modem line jack 4 Insert the plug end of the splitter device into the wall jack. 5 Plug the modem cable into the modem line jack located on the back panel of the computer. Your computer has a protective sticker covering the Ethernet port located on the rear panel. Connect only 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX cables to the Ethernet port.
VAIO Computer Quick Start Connecting the Power Cords 1 Plug the power cord into the AC Input port, located on the back panel of the computer. 2 Plug both the display and computer power cords into a grounded AC wall outlet or a power strip.
Turning On Your Computer Turning On Your Computer When you start your system for the first time, your computer may detect new equipment and display a dialog box that prompts you to restart your computer. Respond to this prompt immediately. 1 Press the power button on the computer to turn on the power. 2 Press the power button on the display to turn on the power. 3 Press the power button, located on the side of the right speaker, to turn on the power.
VAIO Computer Quick Start Turning Off Your Computer Follow these steps when you are ready to turn off your computer for an extended period of time. To avoid loss of data, do not use the Power button to turn off the computer. To turn off your computer 1 Click Start in the Windows® taskbar, then select Turn Off Computer. The Turn Off Computer dialog box appears. 2 Select the Turn Off option. ✍ Respond to any prompts about saving your documents.
Troubleshooting This section describes how to troubleshoot common problems. You can also find helpful information on how to use your computer's hardware features and preinstalled software. Your computer may not be equipped with all of the features or software discussed in this section, depending on the system configuration purchased. My computer does not start. ❑ Verify that the computer is plugged into a power source and that it is turned on.
VAIO Computer Quick Start What can I do if my computer or software stop responding? You can try to locate and close the software program that has stopped responding. 1 Press the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys. The Windows Task Manager window appears. 2 From the Applications tab, locate the software program that has the status message, “Not responding.” 3 Select the software program that has a Not Responding status and click End Task. Windows attempts to close the program.
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.
VAIO Computer Quick Start ❑ ❑ Preinstalled software Help files — Each preinstalled software program provides online Help within the software, that describes the software’s features. In these Help files, you can find tutorials that teach you to use the software and locate troubleshooting support, should problems occur. To access software Help files: 1 Click Start in the Windows taskbar and point to All Programs. A submenu appears, listing all preinstalled software programs.
Resources for Additional Help and Support ❑ An automated tutorial library that contains interactive, easy-to-understand lessons on using your computer’s hardware and software features. ❑ Links that enable you to: ❑ quickly find the nearest Sony service center locations. ❑ arrange for repairs or check repair status. ❑ review warranty information. ❑ e-mail your question or comments to the Sony Customer Information Services Center.
For customer support information, go to: http://www.sony.com/pcsupport VAIO Homepage http://www.vaio.net © 2004 Sony Electronics Inc.
