Sony PCV-RX1 User Manual
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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 your 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 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 computer 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.
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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.
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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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
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Trademarks
Sony, DVgate, PictureGear, PictureToy, Media Bar DVD Player, MovieShaker, Smart Capture, UI Design Selector, VAIO Action Setup, VAIO
System Information, VisualFlow, SonicStage, ImageStation, Memory Stick
trademarks of Sony Corporation. The Windows
Corporation.
All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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and Windows® XP Home Edition logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft
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and the Memory Stick™ logo, VAIO and the VAIO logo are
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Your VAIO desktop 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 desktop.
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
MPEG1 formats. DVgate Still displays digital video images sent from a digital video cassette recorder or a
digital video camera recorder, and saves them as graphic files on your hard drive.
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ImageStation
Sony Electronics
Sony ImageStation is an easy way to share your digital pictures and videos with family and friends. Use
ImageStation with the PictureGear, SmartCapture and MovieShaker software to make the most of your
images and movies. When you sign up as a Sony ImageStation member, you can store your pictures and even
order prints. Go to the following website to join for FREE:
http://www.imagestation-europe.com
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Media Bar DVD Player
Sony Electronics
Media Bar DVD Player is a command and control center designed to assist you in organizing and playing your
entire collection of DVDs.
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MovieShaker
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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 clip sequence, special
effects, and transitions. You can also import your own music and MovieShaker
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creates personal movies - complete with transitions, special effects, background music, and
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does the rest. You can also
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will automatically match the
length of the song to the length of your movie.
PictureGear
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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 and panoramas
(combined images). You can even animate your preferred gif files with Gif Animation Tools, create labels
for all types of 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.
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PictureToy
Sony Electronics
PictureToy is Sony's drawing application, using a highly accurate pen tool. As well 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!
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.
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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 Action Setup
Sony Electronics
VAIO Action Setup helps you manage application settings that control hardware events on your computer.
For instance, this software enables you to start your favourite software with the shortcut keys (S Keys). It
manages the settings for the internal timer, i.LINK™ interface and Memory Stick™.
VAIO System Information
Sony Electronics
Thanks to VAIO System Information (Start - VAIO - Assistance - VAIO System Information), you can always
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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 computer.
VisualFlow
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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.
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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, and you may not need to recover
the entire system.
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You can only use the Recovery CD-ROMs on the Sony computer you purchased, and not on any other Sony PC or other manufacturer's PC.
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Operating system and other preinstalled software
Windows® XP Home Edition
Microsoft Corporation
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computer stay up and running. If anything does go wrong, you can quickly roll back to the state your system
was in when all was well. The new, simpler visual design lets you use your computer the way you want. If
you share a computer with other users, you can each enjoy your own personal preferences because this
Windows
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the Internet. For questions and technical assistance, go online to:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory
Internet Explorer 6.0
Windows®XP Home Edition allows you to enjoy a new level of reliability that helps your
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operating system enables your computer to handle multiple activities at the same time.
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XP Home Edition automatically shields your computer from unauthorized access when you’re on
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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. With the new innovative
browser capabilities, including media playback, automatic picture resizing, and more, you can experience
the Web exactly the way that you want. 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:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory
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Adobe® Acrobat Reader™ 5.0
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Acrobat
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Reader™ software allows you to view, navigate, and print electronic documents in Adobe Portable
Document Format (PDF), an open file format that is intended to preserve the conformity of documents
created on all major computer platforms. Once Acrobat
files 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
Adobe® Premiere™ LE 6.0
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Complementary with DVgate Motion, Adobe
with video, sound, animations, photographs, drawings, text and other material.
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This stunningly simple and powerful professional video-editing tool comfortably closes the DV to Web gap.
Different tools, including various effects and transitions, help you to prepare your images for editing on tape
or CD-ROM.
Adobe Premiere combines professional video editing capabilities and high quality output in a product that's
easy to use and versatile.
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Reader™ is installed, you can open and view PDF
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Premiere® lets you capture, record, create and edit movies
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Adobe® GoLive™
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe
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GoLive™ software gives you industrial-strength design, production, and management features so
you can create professional dynamic-database-driven websites. Tightly integrated with other Adobe
products such as Photoshop
modification and corruption while offering an industry-leading site layout and management functionality.
For questions and technical assistance, go online to:
http://www.adobe.com
Adobe® LiveMotion™
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Launch your creativity into orbit with Adobe
graphics or entire pages complete with interactivity, animation, and sound, LiveMotion delivers the creative
toolset you need to take your Web designs to the next level. For questions and technical assistance, go online
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to:
http://www.adobe.com
Adobe® PhotoShop® Elements
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and LiveMotion™, Adobe® GoLive™ software protects your code from
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LiveMotion™. Whether you are producing individual Web
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features that offer something for every user. Delivering the broadest and most productive toolset available,
Photoshop
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Photoshop® 6.0 software introduces the next generation of image editing with powerful new
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helps you explore your creativity, work at peak efficiency, and achieve the highest quality
results across all media. For questions and technical assistance, go online to:
http://www.adobe.com
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