Sony PCLK-LSA1 Operating Manual

4-230-059-11(1)

Digital Link Manager for LISSA

Version 1.0E

Operating Instructions	GB
Mode d’emploi	FR
Bedienungsanleitung	DE
Manual de instrucciones	ES

PCLK-LSA1

2000 Sony Corporation

•Duplication of any or all of the contents of this software and instruction manual or lending of this software to third parties without the express permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited by copyright law.

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•Should any manufacturing defects occur, Sony’s responsibility shall be limited solely to replacing said defective merchandise.

•This software is approved for use only with the specified equipment.

•Sony reserves the right to change software specifications without prior notice.

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•All other names of systems, products and services are trademarks of their respective owners. In the manual, the TM or ® mark are not specified.

•Adobe® and Adobe® Acrobat® Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

• is the registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.

Getting started
Overview ..............................................	3
System requirements...................	4
Notes .............................................	4
Preparation
Checking the supplied items..............	5
About this manual ...............................	6
Using the on-line manual ...........	6
Using the Help .............................	7
Installing a software ............................	8
Installing the Digital Link
Manager................................	8
Installing the Adobe Acrobat
Reader .................................	13
Uninstalling a software ............	14
Connections ........................................	15
Starting the software .........................	16
Quitting the software ........................	17
Additional Information
Troubleshooting .................................	18

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Getting started

Overview

This software allows you to use your computer to control STR-LSA1, CDP-LSA1 and MDS-LSA1 that are connected to your computer by i.LINK connecting cables.

•Control LISSA-series components from your computer through an i.LINK connecting cable.

•Enter text through the computer keyboard for recording to various media.

•Edit MDs while viewing the computer’s display.

•Enjoy easy recording by performing a drag and drop from a CD to an MD.

•Select a radio station from the computer.

•Edit and memory preset radio stations from the computer.

•Enjoy easy recording from a radio onto an MD.

•Check a variety of information with the computer’s display.

•Make the settings for each connected component from your computer.

•Adjust the sound from the computer.

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System requirements

Digital Link Manager (Ver. 1.0E) requires the following hardware and software.

sIBM PC/AT (or compatible) personal computer (This software does not run on the Macintosh.)

— Recommended models:

VAIO notebooks sold in Europe from summer 2000 (PCG-X29, PCG-F701, PCG-F707, PCG-F707K, PCG-F709, PCG-F709K, PCG-Z600NE, PCG-Z600NEK, PCG-SR1K, PCG-C1XD) and later models.

—i.LINK connector (or i.LINK card)

—Free hard disc space:

10 MB or more

— Video board and display driver:

VGA (640 × 480 pixels), 65,536 colours or more

— CD-ROM drive (for software installation)

s OS : Windows98 Second Edition/Windows2000 (This software does not run on Microsoft Windows3.1, Windows95 or WindowsNT.)

s Video monitor: VGA (640 × 480 pixels), 65,536 colours or more

Notes

•This software does not support the transmission of music data from your computer to an i.LINK component, or from an i.LINK component to your computer.

•This software can be used only with STR-LSA1, CDP-LSA1 and MDS-LSA1.

•We recommend that this software be used within a configuration consisting of one STR-LSA1, one CDP-LSA1 and one MDS-LSA1.

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Preparation

Checking the supplied items

Make sure that you have received the following supplied items with the PCLK-LSA1. If anything is missing, please contact the shop where you purchased this kit or your nearest Sony dealer.

•i.LINK connecting cable (1)

•Digital Link Manager CD-ROM (1)

•Operating instructions

•Warranty card

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About this manual

This manual explains how to install the Digital Link Manager. The latest information about this software can be found in the “Readme.txt” file in the supplied CD-ROM.

After installing the software, you can use the on-line manual and the help.

Using the on-line manual

Before you use the on-line manual, Adobe Acrobat Reader (Adobe Systems Incorporated) must be installed in your computer. If it is not, do the procedure “Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader” on page 13. With the computer turned on, do the following:

,To open the on-line manual, click “Start”, point to “Program”, point to “Digital Link Manager for LISSA 1.0E”, and then click “On-line manual”.

The cover page appears in the display.

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Using the Help

Note

Help exists only in English.

Operating instructions in other languages can be found in the on-line manual (page 6).

Opening the table of contents of Help

Click the Help button on the Main Window, and the table of contents of Digital Link Manager will be opened.

•Double-click , and the titles of the items contained in it appear.

•Click , and an explanation of the item appears.

•Click an underline in the explanation, and the page of the related explanation appears.

Searching by Keywords

Click the “Index” tab in the above search topic window, and the table of contents disappears and a list of keywords appears.

To search for a keyword, enter the word by which you want to search or scroll the list of keywords.

To view the explanation on a keyword, select the keyword from the list of keywords and click “Display”.

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Installing a software

Follow the procedures given below to install a software onto your computer’s hard disc. Set the computer to the operation mode before proceeding.

Note

Be sure to install this software before connecting an i.LINK component to your computer. If not, this software may not function properly.

Installing the Digital Link Manager

1 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the computer. The setup window appears.

Carefully read the precautions which appear.

If the window does not appear, do the following operations.

1Click “Start”, point to “Settings”, and then click “Control Panel”.

The control panel is opened.

2Double-click “Add/Remove Programs”.

The “Add/Remove Programs Properties” window appears.

3Click “Install .......”, and then click “Next” after the “Install Program From Floppy Disk or CD-ROM” window appears. The installer on the CD-ROM will be detected automatically and the “Run Installation Program” window appears.

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4Check that “X:\Setup.exe” (X means the drive name of the CD-ROM) is displayed in the “Command line for installation program” and click “Finish”.

The installer starts up.

After a while, the setup programme is started.

2 Click “Next”.

The window for selecting a destination appears.

To change a destination folder, click “Browse ...” and select a folder in which you want to install this software.

3 Click “Next”.

Select from the list the desired language version of the on-line manual to be installed.

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Installing the Digital Link Manager (continued)

4 Click “Next”.

The process of installing the software on the hard disc starts. The Digital Link Manager folder is created in the folder in which this software is installed.

5 Click “Finish” after the window for finishing the installation procedure appears.

A “Readme.txt” file is opened.

Be sure to read the precautions which appear.

6 Close the “Readme.txt” file.

The window for restarting the computer appears.

7 Eject the CD-ROM and restart the computer. This completes the setup process.

Be sure to restart the computer. If not, the software will not function properly.

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Notes

•Installing the software creates a folder. Because this software uses this folder, please do not erase, move, or change the contents of this folder.

•When you connect STR-LSA1, CDP-LSA1 or MDS-LSA1 to your

computer for the first time, and the operating system on your computer is Windows2000, a message may appear requesting that you insert the supplied CD-ROM. Follow the on-screen instructions at this time.

If nothing appears in the Audio Rack View when you start up the software for the first time

When you start up the Digital Link Manager, the icons of the connected components will not appear in the Audio Rack View and the window shown below will appear if:

•you connected the LISSA-series components to your computer before you installed the Digital Link Manager.

•you connected the LISSA-series components to your computer after you installed the Digital Link Manager, but you did not restart the computer.

If the window appears when you are using Windows98 Second Edition

1Disconnect all i.LINK devices from the computer.

2Do the procedure “Uninstalling a software” on page 14 to uninstall the software.

3Do the procedure “Installing the Digital Link Manager” on page 8 to re-install the software.

4Restart the computer.

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Installing the Digital Link Manager (continued)

If the window appears when you are using Windows2000

1Disconnect all i.LINK devices from the computer, and then reconnect only the LISSA-series components to the computer.

2Right-click “My Computer”, select “Properties”, click the “Hardware” tab, and then click “Device Manager” to open the “Device Manager” window.

3Double-click “Microsoft DV Camera and VCR”, click the “Driver” tab in the “Properties” window, and then click “Update Driver” to update the driver.

4Select “Sony i.LINK device (xxx-LSA1)” (xxx, indicated as MDS, CDP or STR, is the model name of the LISSA-series component) in the window as the driver.

5Restart the computer.

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Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader

You must install the Adobe Acrobat Reader in your computer in order to open the on-line manual.

Only the English version of Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 is provided in the Acrobat directory on the supplied CD-ROM. Different language versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 are available at the Adobe website (http://www.adobe.com/). Download the desired version from the website and install it.

The following procedure is for installing the English version of Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.

1 Double-click “ar405eng.exe” in the Acrobat directory. The Set up Adobe Acrobat Reader appears. Carefully read the precautions which appear.

If you do not want to install it, click “Cancel”.

Note

When you have already installed the Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 in your computer, “Warning” appears.

In this case, uninstall the Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 and restart your computer. Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 after restart, “Warning” does not appear.

2 Follow the instructions that appear in the display to install the application.

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Uninstalling a software

If you do not need the Digital Link Manager or Adobe Acrobat Reader, uninstall a software as follows:

1 Select the control panel and display it.

Click “Start”, point to “Settings”, and then click “Control Panel” to open the control panel.

2 Double-click “Add/Remove Programs”.

The “Add/Remove Programs Properties” window appears.

3 Click “Digital Link Manager for LISSA 1.0E” or “Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0” in the programme list below.

Click “Add/Remove”.

Click “OK” in the “Confirm File Deletion” window.

Uninstaller starts up and the software selected in step 3 is deleted automatically.

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Connections

Do not connect an i.LINK component to your computer before installing this software.

Connect a LISSA-series component to your computer with an i.LINK connecting cable.

Example: Connecting the STR-LSA1	Computer
	Computer
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v v
To i.LINK S200
connector	To the computer’s
	To the computer’s
	i.LINK connector
i.LINK connecting cable

Insert the plug deeply into the matching connector with the logotype facing down.

Computer

Match the orientation of the connectors and insert the plug deeply into the matching connector.

Notes

•Different models of personal computers refer to their i.LINK connectors with different connector names. For further information, refer to the instruction manual of your computer.

•Match the orientation of the cable plug with that of the connector on the main unit when plugging the cable into the computer. The orientation of the connector differs according to the computer.

•Be sure to plug in the cable straight. Plugging in the cable at an angle may damage the jack or the plug.

•Do not insert any metal objects into an i.LINK connector. Short-circuit may occur resulting in damage.

•It may not be possible to use the supplied i.LINK connecting cable with certain VAIO series models. If your model is one of these, please use the optional i.LINK connecting cable (4 pins-6 pins).

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Starting the software

Notes

•Before starting the software, be sure to set all the power control functions in the “Power Properties” window to off.

•Do not turn on or off the computer during recording on MDS-LSA1. If you do so, the recording may not be done properly.

•Only the following buttons on the deck or remote can be used to operate MDS-LSA1 while the software is running:

x, A, DISPLAY, HX, N, X, ./>, m/M, PLAY MODE

•MDS-LSA1 will not be automatically attached* if you start the software while MDS-LSA1 is in the middle of the CD Synchrorecording. To attach this component, start the software after first stopping the CD Synchro-recording, or wait until the CD Synchrorecording ends and then use the right-click menu in the Audio Rack View to attach the component.

*•When you select “Attach”, the specified component is attached to the

i.LINK configuration, allowing you to check the condition of the component and control it.

•Only one STR-LSA1 can be attached at a time.

,Click “Start”, point to “Program”, point to “Digital Link Manager for LISSA 1.0E”, and then click “LISSA 1.0E”.

This software is then started and the Digital Link Manager Main Window appears.

When you start the software, the following display appears (when MD is selected as the sound source):

If nothing appears in the Audio Rack View when you start up the software for the first time, see page 11.

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Quitting the software

, Click in the Main Window.

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Additional Information

Troubleshooting

If you experience any of the following difficulties while using this software, use this troubleshooting guide to remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. Please also refer to your computer’s manual, as well as the “Readme.txt” file installed on the hard disc with the software.

Problem

Cause/countermeasure

No screen response or screen error.

tTurn off and on the i.LINK component, and then restart the Digital Link Manager.

tStart up another application often used and check if the computer functions properly.

tAfter uninstalling (page 14), try re-installing (page 8).

Character input, recording, editing,	The MD write protect tab may be set for write protect.
etc. cannot be done.	t Slide the write protect tab so that recording is
	possible.
	The MD may probably be a commercial playback-only
	MD (an MD with prerecorded tracks).
	t Character input, recording, editing, etc. are not
	possible in commercial playback-only MDs.

An i.LINK component does not respond.

tMake sure that i.LINK connecting cables are connected properly (page 15).

tDisconnect i.LINK connecting cables and then reconnect them.

Displayed name of MD or CD does	t Restart the Digital Link Manager.
not match the disc’s data.

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Information Additional

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•La copie d’une partie ou de la totalité de ce logiciel et du mode d’emploi, ou le prêt de ce logiciel à un tiers, sans la permission expresse du détenteur du droit d’auteur, sont strictement interdits par la loi sur les droits d’auteur.

•Sony n’assume aucune responsabilité de quelque nature que ce soit pour les pertes financières, les pertes de bénéfices ou les plaintes de tiers, émanant de l’utilisation de ce logiciel.

•En cas de défaut de fabrication, la responsabilité de Sony se limite uniquement au remplacement de la marchandise défectueuse.

•Ce logiciel ne doit être employé qu’avec l’équipement spécifié.

•Sony se réserve le droit de modifier sans préavis les spécifications de ce logiciel.

•Microsoft, MS-DOS et Windows sont des marques déposées de U.S. Microsoft Corporation, enregistrées aux États-Unis et dans d’autres pays.

•IBM et PC/AT sont des marques déposées de U.S. International Business Machines Corporation.

•Tous les autres noms de systèmes, produits et services sont des marques de fabrique de leurs détenteurs respectifs. Dans ce manuel TM ou ® ne sont pas spécifiés.

•Adobe® et Adobe® Acrobat® Reader sont

des marques de fabrique de Adobe Systems Incorporated.

• est une marque déposée de Sony Corporation.

Table des matières

Informations préliminaires
Aperçu ...................................................	3
Configuration du système..........	4
Remarques ....................................	4
Préparatifs
Contrôle des articles fournis ..............	5
A propos de ce manuel .......................	6
Utilisation du manuel en ligne ....	6
Utilisation de l’aide .....................	7
Installation d’un logiciel .....................	8
Installation de Digital Link
Manager................................	8
Installation de Adobe Acrobat
Reader .................................	13
Désinstallation d’un logiciel ....	14
Raccordements ...................................	15
Lancement du logiciel .......................	16
Fermeture du logiciel ........................	17
Informations complémentaires
Guide de dépannage .........................	18

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Informations préliminaires

Aperçu

Ce logiciel permet d’utiliser un ordinateur pour contrôler les appareils STR-LSA1, CDP-LSA1 et MDS-LSA1 raccordés à cet ordinateur par des câbles de liaison i.LINK.

•Contrôler les appareils LISSA depuis votre ordinateur via un câble de liaison i.LINK.

•Saisir du texte au clavier de l’ordinateur pour l’enregistrer sur différents supports.

•Editer des MD sur l’écran de l’ordinateur.

•Enregistrer des CD sur des MD par simple tirer-déposer.

•Sélectionner une station radio depuis l’ordinateur.

•Editer et mémoriser des stations préréglées radio depuis l’ordinateur.

•Enregistrer une émission radio sur un MD.

•Vérifier un certain nombre d’informations sur l’écran de l’ordinateur.

•Effectuer différents réglages pour les appareils raccordés à l’ordinateur.

•Régler le son de l’ordinateur.

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Configuration du système

Le matériel et le logiciel suivants sont nécessaires pour pouvoir utiliser le logiciel Digital Link Manager (Ver 1.0E).

sOrdinateur IBM PC/AT (ou compatible) (Ce logiciel ne fonctionne pas sur Macintosh).

— Modèles recommandés:

Portables VAIO commercialisés en Europe à partir de l’été 2000 (PCG-X29, PCG-F701, PCG-F707, PCG-F707K, PCG-F709, PCG-F709K, PCG-Z600NE, PCG-Z600NEK, PCG-SR1K, PCG-C1XD) et modèles ultérieurs.

—Connecteur i.LINK (ou carte i.LINK)

—Espace libre sur le disque dur:

10 Mo ou plus

— Carte vidéo et pilote d’affichage:

VGA (640 × 480 pixels), affichage de 65 536 couleurs ou plus

— Lecteur CD-ROM (pour l’installation du logiciel) s Système d’exploitation:

Windows98 Seconde édition/Windows2000 (Ce logiciel ne fonctionne pas sur Microsoft Windows3.1, Windows95, WindowsNT.)

s Ecran vidéo: VGA (640 × 480 pixels), affichage de 65 536 couleurs ou plus

Remarques

•Ce logiciel ne permet pas de transmettre des données musicales de l’ordinateur à l’appareil i.LINK raccordé, ou de l’appareil i.LINK à l’ordinateur.

•Le logiciel ne peut être utilisé qu’avec les appareils STR-LSA1, CDP-LSA1 et MDS-LSA1.

•Il est conseillé d’utiliser ce logiciel pour une configuration consistant en un STR-LSA1, un CDP-LSA1 et un MDS-LSA1.

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Sony PCLK-LSA1 Operating Manual

Table of contents

Getting started

Overview

System requirements

Notes

Preparation

Checking the supplied items

About this manual

Using the on-line manual

Using the Help

Installing a software

Installing the Digital Link Manager

Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader

Uninstalling a software

Connections

Starting the software

Quitting the software

Additional Information

Troubleshooting

Table des matières

Informations préliminaires

Aperçu

Configuration du système

Remarques