Sony VAIO Digital Studio PCV-RZ44G User manual

Welcome to Media Center
With Media C enter, you will feel at home right away. You can:
Watch your favorite TV shows, or record and save them for later viewing.
Share your digital pictures with others, or play them as a slide show—you can even include music.
Play digital videos of family events, or play digital videos of your own creation.
Listen to all of your favorite digital music.
Play CDs and DVDs.
Listen to FM radio (on radio-equipped Media Center PCs only).
To get Help on these tasks and more, click the Contents, Search, or Index tab.
Use the Contents tab to display the table of contents. You can browse by feature area.
Use the Search tab to find a specific word. Type the term you want to find, and then press ENTER to get a list of topics that contain
that term.
Use the Index tab to see a list of commonly used terms. Click the term to get the topics associated with a specific term.
Make Media Center accessible
Microsoft is committed to making its products and services easier for everyone to use. To learn more about the accessibility features
included in Media Center, click the Search tab in Help, and then type accessibility in the Type in the word(s) to search for box.
Related topics
About My TV
About My Pictures
About My Videos
About My Music
About DVD
About Radio
Accessibility for people with disabilities
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Get started using Media Center
You can use Media Center in two ways:
Using the remote. In the same way you use your home entertainment system, you can use the remote control and Media Center to
watch and record TV, play videos and music, and view pictures. Pressing the START button on the remote always starts Media
Center in full-screen mode.
Using the keyboard and the mouse. You can run Media Center at the same time as other Microsoft Windows programs, viewing your
pictures, watching videos, playing music, and even recording TV shows.
When you start Media Center, the Media Center Start menu appears. Use the arrow buttons on the remote to select menu options. When
you make a selection, press the OK button on the remote, and then the menu choices for that selection appear. If you make another
selection while you have media such as music or TV playing, then the currently playing media appears in the inset window in the
lower-left corner of the screen. To display the media in full-screen mode, use the arrow buttons on the remote to select the media, and
then press OK.
When an item such as a folder, picture, or video is selected, the item is highlighted with a green border. To make the selection, press
OK.
Related topics
About My TV
About My Music
About My Videos
My Pictures
Change settings in Media Center
Get help in Media Center
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What's new in this release of Media Center
Better handling performance of DVDs and videos, including support for wide-screen displays.
<Placeholder Web Site Name>, the site with the latest technical tips and tools to get the most from your Media Center PC.
More of the features you depend on in Windows Media Player, include CD copying and music visualizations.
Support for browsing removable media such as C ompactFlash cards, memory sticks, and wireless drives.
Extended handling of picture files, including picture rotation, picture captioning, picture printing, and animated slide shows.
If the computer is equipped with a radio tuner card, then the Media Center PC plays both FM radio and Internet radio.
Related topics
Learn more about Online Spotlight
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Learn more about Online Spotlight
Get the latest on what's new for the Media Center PC: downloadable files, tips for power users, newsgroups, information from the
experts, and more—all this right from the Media Center Start menu.
Press the START button on the remote, and then select Online Spotlight.
Related topics
Troubleshoot your Internet connection
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Information for upgrade users
As part of the upgrade process, some settings have been changed from per-user settings to system-wide settings. For example, the
default TV recording settings are now system-wide, making it easier for users who upgraded to make the most of the recording storage
space available.
System-wide settings are applied for all users of the computer. Per-user settings are applied only for the user who is logged on.
Related topics
Apply system-wide settings and per-user settings
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Get help in Media Center
There are five ways to get help and information about using Media Center:
Online Help. Move the mouse to activate the toolbar, and then click the Help button.
The Media Center booklet. The booklet covers basic setup tasks and introductory information about Media Center.
Technical support. If you have technical questions, then you can contact the computer manufacturer.
The Media Center Web site. Get the latest technical information and tips and tools on making the most of Media Center.
The Media Center newsgroups. Post your questions, and get answers from Microsoft professionals and expert users.
Related topics
Get Help in Media Center
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Navigate Media Center
Media Center Start menu
Start Media Center
Use the Media Center Start menu
Customize the Media Center Start menu
Remove items from the Media Center Start menu
Browse and make selections
Search for an item by name
Work with removable media
Tools for navigation
Switch to Toolbar view
Show the Media Center menu bar
Show the Transport Controls toolbar
Use Media Center with other programs
Use Media Center and other programs at the same time
End the session
Close Media Center
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Start Media Center
To start Media Center by using the remote
1. Press the START button on the remote.
Note You can also start Media Center from the Windows Start menu.
To start Media Center by using the mouse
1. Using the mouse, click the Start button on the taskbar.
2. Point to All Programs, Accessories, Media Center, and then click Media Center.
Related topics
Use the Media Center Start menu
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Use the Media Center Start menu
Press the START button on the remote to go directly to the Media Center Start menu.
From the Media Center Start menu, you can choose what kind of media you want to play: TV, DVD, music, pictures, or videos. You can
also gain access to the Media Center Settings menu and use the arrow buttons on the remote to select menu items.
You can also go to the Media Center Web site and start any add-ins from the Media Center Start menu.
The buttons that all Windows programs have—Minimize, Resize, and Close—are located in the upper-right corner of the screen and
make it easy for you to use Media Center.
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Customize the Media Center Start menu
You can add new programs to the Media Center Start menu.
Microsoft has created Power Toys, including a version of Solitaire that you can play by using the remote. You can learn more about
Power Toys on the Media Center Web site.
When you download a Power Tool, a new shortcut is automatically added to the Media Center Start menu.
Note Shortcuts for the Media Center Start menu are located in C:\Documents and Settings\User folder\Start
Menu\Programs\Accessories\Media Center\Media Center Programs.
Related topics
Remove items from the Media Center Start menu
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