Sony PCG-F801 User Manual
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your Sony Notebook
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PCG-F801
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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.
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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. 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 PartyEULA"), including but not limited to Windows
Microsoft Corporation, shall be covered by the Third Party 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.
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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
physicaldefectsforaperiodofninety(90)daysfromthedateofpurchaseasevidencedbyacopyofthe
receipt.Duringtheapplicablewarrantyperiod,SONYwillreplacefreeofchargesuchmediathatprovedto
be defective; provided they are returnedproperly packaged tothe place where youobtained 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.
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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Monitor, Memory Stick and the Memory Stick logo, VAIO and the VAIO logo are trademarks of Sony
Corporation.
Windows and the Windows 98 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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As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Sony has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for
energy efficiency.
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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 participatevoluntarily. The targeted products are office
equipment such as computers, displays, printers, facsimiles and copiers. Their standards and logos are
uniform among participating nations.
NERGY STAR is an U.S. registered mark.
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Sony software
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Notebook Computer
Your Sony notebook computer is ready to help you work, play, learn, and
communicate as soon as you turn it on. This section gives you an overview of the
activities you can perform with your software titles.
For general information and technical assistance, please refer to your Customer Service
Guide.
Sony software
PictureGear
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Create your own environment with the Digital Image Library (photos, backgrounds,
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wallpapers, slide shows, etc). PictureGear is your assistant for creating and implementing
personal screen savers, panoramas (combined images)... You can even animate your preferred
gifs with Gif Animation Tools, create labels for all your medias with PictureGear Label Maker,
or play back movies in a variety of formats.
For details, please read the PictureGear Help file.
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Sony software
DVgate
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DVgate is a kit of 3 complementary applications: DVgate Motion, DVgate Still, and DVgate
Assemble.
Edit the rushes you have shot with your digital video camera recorder using this video-capture
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application, specially tuned for high-quality numeric movies. When connected to your camera
via i.LINK
your selection and save the sequences in AVI format.
Attaching a DV device to the i.LINK
captured to your hard drive. DVgate Still displays digital video images sent from a digital video
cassette recorder or a digital video camera recorder, and captures them as still pictures on your
notebook computer.
For details, please read the DVgate Help file.
Media Bar
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Media Bar is a command and control center designed to assist you in organizing and playing
your entire collection of audio and sound files. Media Bar allows you to play audio CDs, video
CDs in the CD-ROM drive or play audio or video files in various formats on your hard drive.
Videoimages aredisplayed in a separate Movie window, which you can move andresize (to full
screen). When you connect a Sony MD deck that includes a CONTROL A1 or Control A1 II jack
to your computer,you can use MD Player to operate the MD deck from the computer. In addition
to the normal MD playback operations, you can edit MiniDiscs
display and input disk names and track names using the computer's keyboard. If you connect a
Sony CD Player that includes a CONTROL A1 or Control A1 II jack to the MD deck, you can also
operate the CD player (playback) from the computer and carry out drag-and-drop recording
from a CD to an MD. For details, please read Media Bar Help file.
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, your computer operates as an editing desk that can preview, cut and assemble
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connector enables you to transfer the images you have
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Smart Capture
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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.
See the chapter "Using Smart Capture" or the Smart Capture Help file for more details.
Smart Connect and Smart Connect Monitor
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With Smart Connect and Smart Connect Monitor you can copy, edit or delete files on another
VAIO computer (equipped with Smart Connect) connected to your computer with an i.LINK
cable.
You can also print a document on a printer connected to another VAIO computer.
VisualFlow
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VisualFlow allows you to browse interactively through the contents of your Memory Sticks
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(optional). 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.
For details, please read the VisualFlow Help file.
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UI Design Selector
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You can change the window design of the Sony Software compatible with UI Design selector.
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Sony software
Product Recovery CD-ROM
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The Product Recovery CD-ROM allows you to reinstall individual applications and device
drivers if they are corrupted or accidentally erased. It also allows you to restore the software
titles that were shipped with your computer if they become corrupted or areerased accidentally.
Reinstalling an individual device driver or software title may correct a problem you are
experiencing with your computer, and you may not need to recover the entire contents of your
hard drive.
! You can only use this Recovery CD-ROM on the Sony notebook you purchased and not on any other Sony PC
or other manufacturer's PC.
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