User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EC3BFX/BJ

[. . . ] Financial services may require prior arrangements with participating financial institutions. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. 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). By installing or using the SONY SOFTWARE, you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA. [. . . ] The songs that you transfer like this can only be checked in to the hard drive of the same computer from which the songs were checked out. To check in songs, proceed as follows: 1 2 Connect the external device or insert the MagicGate Memory StickTM into your computer. Your computer automatically recognizes the connected external device or media and lists the content information in a new panel on the right side of the Transfer window. Select the song to be checked in from the song list of the external device or media. To check in more than one song at a time, hold down the <Ctrl> key and click the additional songs. If you want to check in all the songs in the external device or media, click In All. Check In begins. To cancel Check In, click Stop, or click Cancel in the Processing dialog box that is displayed during the Check In process. 3 4 Managing audio files with SonicStage About the software on your Sony notebook nN 49 Additional features SonicStage Tutorial ­ The features of SonicStage are described in the Tutorial. The user-friendly interface guides you directly through the SonicStage features. SonicStage Backup Tool ­ You can back up and restore all the music, graphics and information data managed by SonicStage. You must be connected to the Internet to use the SonicStage Backup Tool. Import audio files in various formats ­ You can import audio files with various formats, such as MP3 or WAV standards. If you press the <Esc> key, the screen returns to the Preview area. There are 3 parts: Effect: here you can add sound or special effects to your slide show. Display change: you have 4 options: If Mouse click is selected, the next slide is displayed when you click the left mouse button. When Automatic is selected, images are displayed one after another at the interval specified in Display time. If Repeat is selected, the slide show will repeat itself until you stop it. Furthermore, if the Control panel is switched on, the control bar is displayed at the bottom of the screen. BGM: if you select this, you can browse for a sound file to be played during the Slide Show. To change the slide show settings while viewing a slide show, proceed as follows: 1 2 After choosing all the effects you want, click OK. The slide show settings have been changed. Using Imaging software About the software on your Sony notebook nN 54 Creating a Screen Saver A screen saver is a program which protects the screen by automatically covering a still image with a moving image if the computer has not been used for a few minutes. To create a screen saver, proceed as follows: 1 2 3 Create a Collection. Click Select All from the Edit menu to display all images in the display area. To do this, click an image from the Slide list and click the Up and Down buttons. [. . . ] Doing so will keep your D: drive unchanged after the recovery process. If you do need to change the size of your partitions, you can do so by choosing Option Recovery in the system recovery set-up process. In this case, it is important to be aware that all data on your hard disk will be deleted. If you need to keep existing files, make sure you back them up before performing the system recovery. Starting the system recovery procedure To start the system recovery, proceed as follows: Turn on your computer (using AC power only) and insert the first system recovery CD-ROM into the disc drive. [. . . ]