Sony FX400 Service Manual

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Notice

This product contains software owned by Sony and licensed by third parties. Use of such software is subject to the terms and conditions of license agreements enclosed with this product. Software specifications are subject to change without notice and may not necessarily be identical to current retail versions. Updates and additions to software may require an additional charge. Subscriptions to online service providers may require a fee and credit card information. Financial services may require prior arrangements with participating financial institutions.

Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.

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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. You may use the SONY SOFTWARE only in connection with the use of the SONY HARDWARE. SONY SOFTWARE is licensed; not sold.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, software distributed together with separate End User Software License Agreement (the Third Party

EULA), including but not limited to Windows EULA.

If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA, please return the SONY SOFTWARE together with the SONY HARDWARE to the place where you obtained it.

1. License. This SONY SOFTWARE and the related documentation are licensed to you by Sony. This EULA allows you to use the SONY SOFTWARE for your personal use for a single SONY HARDWARE outside a network and only to make one copy of the SONY SOFTWARE in machine-readable form for back-up purposes only.

2. Restrictions. The SONY SOFTWARE contains copyrighted material and other proprietary material. In order to protect them, and except as permitted by applicable law, you may not decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble the SONY SOFTWARE in whole or in part. Except for the transfer of the SONY SOFTWARE together with the SONY HARDWARE and prior agreement of the recipient to be bound by the terms and conditions of this EULA, you may not sell or rent the SONY SOFTWARE and its copy to any third party.

3. Limited Warranty. Sony warrants the media on which the SONY SOFTWARE is recorded to be free from physical defects for a period

of ninety (90) days from the date of purchase as evidenced by a copy of the receipt. During the applicable warranty period, Sony will replace free of charge such media proved to be defective, provided they are returned properly packaged to the place where you obtained it, together with your name, address, and proof of date of purchase. Sony will have no responsibility to replace media damaged by accident, abuse, or misapplication. The above limited warranty replaces all other representations, conditions and warranties, whether express or implied, by statute or otherwise and Sony expressly disclaims all other warranties and all conditions including, but not limited to, the implied warranties and/or conditions of satisfactory quality and fitness for a particular purpose. The terms of this limited warranty do not affect or prejudice your statutory rights as an ultimate consumer, neither do they limit or exclude any liability for death or personal injury caused by the negligence of Sony.

operating system provided by Microsoft Corporation, shall be covered by the Third Party

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4. Termination. This EULA is effective until terminated. You may terminate this EULA at any time by destroying the SONY SOFTWARE, related documentation, and all copies thereof. This EULA will terminate immediately without notice from Sony, if you fail to comply with any provision of this EULA. Upon termination you must destroy the SONY SOFTWARE, related documentation, and all copies thereof.

5. Governing Law. This EULA shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan.

Should you have any questions concerning this EULA or this limited warranty, please refer to the Customer Service Guide on how to contact VAIO-Link.

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Energy Star

The International Energy Star® Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the use of computers and their office equipment. The program backs the development and dissemination of products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption. It is an open system in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily. The targeted products are office equipment such as computers, displays, printers, facsimiles and copiers. Their standards and logos are uniform among participating nations.

Energy Star is a U.S. registered mark.

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Trademarks

Sony, DVgate, i.LINKTM, PictureGear, MovieShaker, Smart Capture, UI Design Selector, VisualFlow, VAIO and the VAIO logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation. All Windows logos are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Your Sony notebook is ready to help you work, play, learn, and communicate as soon as you turn it on. This section gives you an overview of what you can do with the software installed on your notebook.

Sony software

DVgate

Sony Electronics

DVgate is a kit of 3 complementary applications: DVgate Motion, DVgate Still, and DVgate Assemble. This collection makes it easy to select and edit digital video clips, then bring them together into a professionallooking home video. Use i.LINK™ to connect your digital video camera, and the computer operates as an editing desk that can capture, preview, cut and assemble your selection and save the sequences in AVI and

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MPEG1 formats. DVgate Still displays digital video images sent from a digital video cassette recorder or a digital video camera recorder (only possible if you have DV Out on your camera), and saves them as graphic files on your hard drive.

MovieShaker

Sony Electronics

MovieShaker text. All you do is import your clips, pick the tone you want and MovieShaker choose to take control and produce your very own movie. You choose the exact clips order, special effects, and transitions. You can also import your own music and MovieShaker of the song to the length of your movie.

creates personal movies - complete with transitions, special effects, background music, and

does the rest. You can also

will automatically match the length

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PictureGear

Sony Electronics

Create your own environment with the Digital Image Library (photos, backgrounds, wallpapers, slide shows, etc). PictureGear is your assistant for creating and implementing personal screen savers, panoramas (combined images)... You can even animate your preferred gif files with Gif Animation Tools, create labels for all media with PictureGear Label Maker, or play back movies in a variety of formats. You can also create albums from your favourite images and upload them to a Web page.

PictureToy

Sony Electronics

PictureToy is Sony’s drawing application, using a highly accurate pen tool. As well as drawing from scratch, you can edit images using over 70 images. Adding spectacles and flowers to pictures is just as much fun as it sounds!

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Smart Capture

Sony Electronics

Connect a digital camera to your computer to shoot still images and video clips, which you can view or send by e-mail. The Smart Capture Finder displays images from the camera and allows you to adjust the settings or create effects. Smart Capture enables you to capture images via i.LINK™ compatible devices or create a panorama picture using the panorama assist function. The final panorama will be created in PictureGear, using the individual snapshots made in Smart Capture.

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SonicStage

Sony Electronics

SonicStage is a copyright protection technology developed by Sony Corporation and designed to allow recording and playback of digital music data on a personal computer. Once the data is encrypted and recorded onto the hard disk, SonicStage technology allows it to be played back on the PC but prevents unauthorized distribution. The purpose of SonicStage technology is to create an environment in which larger quantities of high-quality music can be distributed without subsequent unauthorized distribution of the music files. The SonicStage software encrypts and manages music files either downloaded to a personal computer by using the EMD services or adopted (or created) from your own CD or the Internet. The SonicStage CD-R functionality is not pre-installed on your notebook. You can install the CD-R module from the Application Recovery CD-ROM supplied with your notebook.

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UI Design Selector

Sony Electronics

You can change the window design of the Sony software compatible with UI Design Selector.

VAIO System Information

Sony Electronics

Thanks to VAIO System Information (Start - VAIO - Assistance - VAIO System Configuration), you can check the product (model name, serial number, BIOS version, OS version and OS serial number) and the system information (CPU, clock frequency, system memory and cache memory) of your notebook at all times.

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VisualFlow

Sony Electronics

VisualFlow allows you to browse interactively through the contents of your Memory Sticks™ (optional), your hard drive, or any other drive on your computer. VisualFlow can display Memory Stick™ files in a variety of ways, and allows you to play / display still images, movies or sound files within VisualFlow or with other software.

Product Recovery CD-ROMs

Sony Corporation

The Product Recovery CD-ROMs allow you to reinstall the system, the software shipped with your computer and the bundled device drivers if they are corrupted or accidentally erased. Reinstalling an individual device driver may correct a problem you are experiencing with your computer, without you having to recover the entire system.

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You can only use the Recovery CD-ROMs on the Sony notebook you purchased, and not on any other Sony PC or other manufacturer's PC.

Operating system and other pre-installed software

Windows® XP Home Edition

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft groundbreaking features introduced with Windows Windows applications and technologies. Windows

Windows®XP Home Edition is Windows® exciting new operating system which is built on the

2000. At the same time, Windows®XP maintains the best support for older Windows-based

XP Home Edition integrates new features such as Fast User Switching which allows users to leave

98 and Windows® Millennium and on the stability of

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each other’s applications running even as they switch in and out of their accounts and a Simplified Visual Design which puts the features you use most often up front and center to access them more quickly. For questions and technical assistance, go online to:

http://support.microsoft.com/directory

Internet Explorer 6.0

Microsoft Corporation

Internet Explorer is the Microsoft Internet browser allowing you to surf the World Wide Web. The Setup Wizard configures your computer to connect automatically to your service provider. A full e-mail package enables you to send and receive mail - including attached files - across the Internet. NetMeeting, Outlook Express and Microsoft Chat are just some of the components bundled with Internet Explorer 6.0. Internet Explorer 6.0 also includes 128-bit encryption, the highest possible level of protection for all your Internet communications, including credit card use and financial transactions. A complete online tutorial helps new users become comfortable using the Internet. For questions and technical assistance, go online to:

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http://support.microsoft.com/directory

Adobe® Acrobat® Reader

Adobe Systems Incorporated

Acrobat Document Format (PDF), an open file format that is intended to preserve the conformity of documents created on all major computer platforms. Once Acrobat from within your web browser by clicking on a PDF file embedded in an HTML file. You quickly see the first page while the rest of the document is being downloaded. For questions and technical assistance, go online to

http://www.adobe.com

Reader software allows you to view, navigate, and print electronic documents in Adobe Portable

Reader is installed, you can open and view PDF files

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Panorama Maker

ArcSoft

Panorama Maker™ 2000 is an easy-to-use image entertainment program that seamlessly stitches multiple photos into a single panoramic picture. It enables you to create eye-catching, large-format panoramas with point-and-click simplicity. You can also view your panoramas from different perspectives. For questions and technical assistance, go online to

http://www.arcsoft.com/products/software/en/panoramamaker2000.html

Symantec Norton AntiVirus

Symantec Corporation

With Norton AntiVirus, you can scan files, folders, or entire drives for viruses, and quarantine infected files for submission to the Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC). Files submitted to SARC are analyzed and

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the results are reported automatically within seven days. When you configure Norton AntiVirus adequately, your computer is safe. Norton AntiVirus can automatically check boot records for viruses at system startup, check programs for viruses at the time you use them, scan all local hard drives for viruses once per week, and monitor your computer for any activity that might indicate the work of a virus in action. It can also scan files you download from the Internet and check floppy disks for boot viruses when you use them.

The first time you start your computer, you will be prompted to update the antivirus software. This is normal as new viruses have come out since your VAIO left the factory. For more information, see the online help files and the website at:

http://www.symantec.com/techsupp

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