Sony PCV-V300G VAIO User Guide (primary manual) User manual

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©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without
written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO
Digital Studio, SonicStage, Memory Stick, DVgate Plus,
Picture Gear Studio, VAIO Media, Click to DVD, and
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change without notice. Weights and measurements are
approximate.
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Sony Electronics Inc.
For more information:
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Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio
Model
PCV-V300G
HARDWARE
Display
15” LCD XGA ResolutionTM with
XBRITE Technology
Processor
Intel®Pentium®4 2.80GHz1
Cache Memory
512KB Integrated On-Die Level 2
Front Side Bus Speed
533MHz
Standard RAM
512MB3PC-2700 DDR (expandable to
1GB10)
Hard Drive2
200GB2Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive
DVD±RW / CD-RW Drive5
DVD±RW5
-RW
(4X max. -R write / 2X max. -RW rewrite /
5X max. -R read /2X max. -RW read)
+RW
(4X max. +R write / 2X max. +RW rewrite /
5X max. +R read / 2X max. +RW max. read)
CD-RW
(16X max. -R write / 8X max. rewrite /
24X max. -R read / 10X max. -RW read)
Video & Graphics
SIS 651 Integrated Graphics
32MB Shared Graphics Memory3
Giga PocketTM MPEG2 Realtime
Encoder board with TV Tuner
Ethernet
10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet
Modem
V.90 compatible data/fax modem
Expansion Slots
One PCMCIA Type-II Card Slot
Memory Stick®Media Slot
Port Connectors
4 USB 2.0 (2 on side / 2 on back)
One 4pin i.LINK™ 6
One Headphone
One Microphone In
Line In
VHF/UHF In
S-Video In
Composite V/A In
Supplied Accessories
IR Remote Control
Speakers (Stereo) (Built-in)
VAIO Wireless RF Keyboard11
VAIO Wireless RF Optical Mouse11
Power Requirements
100-120V 2.7A (50/60Hz)
Power Management
ACPI 1.0 Compliant
Dimensions (Unit)
15”W x 13”H x 7”D
Weight (Unit)
16.80 lb
Pre-Installed Software:
Sony Original Software
Giga Pocket™- Personal Video
Recorder
Click to DVD™ - DVD Creation
SonicStage™ Mastering Studio - Audio
Mastering & Remastering
Picture Gear Studio™ - Digital Photo
DVgate Plus™ - Digital Video
SonicStage®- Digital Music
VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing
Operating System
Microsoft®Windows®XP
Home Edition
VAIO®recommends Microsoft®
Windows®XP
Other Software Applications
Adobe®Photoshop Elements®2.0
Microsoft®Works®7.0 -
Word Processing, Spreadsheet,
Calendar, Scheduling, Contact
Management, and Database
Microsoft®Office®2003 60-Day
Student/Teacher Edition Trial
Intuit Quicken®2004
New User Edition
InterVideo®WinDVD®
MoodLogic®2.7 Trial4
Anti-Virus & Recovery Software
Norton®Internet Security™ 90 Day
Subscription
VAIO®Recovery Wizard
VAIO®Support Agent
Online Center
America Online®90 Day Trial7
SERVICE AND WARRANTY
INFORMATION
Limited Warranty
One Year Parts and Labor8
Service
One Year Limited Express Repair
Service9
Telephone Support
Hardware: One Year
Software and Operating System: 90
Days
On-line and Email Support
Free support available from
http://www.sony.com/pcsupport
1. GHz denotes microprocessor inter-
nal clock speed; other factors may
affect application performance. CPU
speed will be reduced under certain
operating conditions.
2. GB means one billion bytes when
referring to hard drive capacity.
Accessible capacity may vary. A por-
tion of hard disk space is reserved as
a recovery partition.
3. A Portion of Memory is allocated to
Video memory.
4. Limited duration trial edition.
5. DVD Media/Formats are not uni-
versally compatible.
6. i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used
only to designate that a product con-
tains an IEEE 1394 connector. All
products with an i.LINK connector
may not communicate with each
other.
7. New users only. Terms and condi-
tions apply.
8. Certain restrictions apply. For a copy
of Sony’s warranty, please visit
www.sony.com/pcsupport, call toll-
free 888-476-6972 (888-
4SONYPC),or write to Sony
Electronics, 12451 Gateway
Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33913.
9. Type of repair service provided is
solely at Sony’s discretion. Not all
types of repair service offered on all
models.
10. It is recommended to use an
authorized VAIO service center
for upgrade memory installation.
11. To prevent Radio Frequency
interference, range of wireless
keyboard and mouse are limited
to ~1 meter.
Sony recommends
Microsoft®Windows®XP
Sony VAIO®Technology
Delivers
The V series features an
extraordinarily bright and
crisp LCD with Sony
XBRITETM technology, wire-
less keyboard and mouse, a
Sony VAIO®TV tuner, and
DVD creation capabilities in a
sleek and slim package.
DVD Creation at Your
Finger Tips
Create professional quality
DVDs with just one click
using VAIO’s original Click
to DVD™creation software
and DVD±RW drive5. Burn
digital home movies to per-
sonalized DVDs as well as
create slide shows from
your digital photos.
Watch or Record Your
Favorite TV Shows
VAIO’s®Giga Pocket™Per-
sonal Video Recorder enables
you to watch and record your
favorite television shows.
With VAIO’s®Click to DVD™
creation software you can
record the shows to DVD for
later playback on a home
DVD player5or while on the
road with a Notebook PC.5
Perfect Combination of
what you Demand
The VAIO®V300G All-In-
One PC blends the wealth
of a television, a stereo, and
a high end personal com-
puter delivering a complete
entertainment center in one.
Utilizing advanced Sony
VAIO®technologies and
deign, the V series will chal-
lenge your perception of
what a PC is all about.
Ready for you.
The Sony®VAIO®V Series
comes loaded with soft-
ware to help you discov-
er how easy it is to create,
manage, and share your
digital photos, videos,
and music. Versatile.
Empow-ering. Ready for
your digital lifestyle.
TV, Stereo, PC - Cutting Edge All-In-One Sony Design All-In-One
PCV-V300G
i.LINK®
(IEEE 1394)
Sony VAIO®V Series