If you entered an email address, you will receive a confirmation email from Club VAIO. . Once you have registered, you can access VAIO Online Registration at any time to update your details without filling in the survey. * Depending on your model Software Guide Software Guide About the software delivered with your computer About the software delivered with your computer This section gives you an overview of what you can do with the software delivered with your computer. 4 nNThe software package includes preinstalled software as well as applications which you can install from the supplied VAIO Recovery and Documentation Disc* or from the hard disk drive*. ! If you have a VAIO Recovery and Documentation Disc: If you recover your system, some of the applications will not be preinstalled anymore. Please read the Guide to Troubleshooting and Using the VAIO Recovery and Documentation Disc for more information. Not all the applications listed below are delivered with your model. Please see the printed Specifications sheet to see what software is available for your model, and then the Guide to Troubleshooting and Using the VAIO Recovery and Documentation Disc* or the Guide to Troubleshooting and Recovering your VAIO system* booklet for installation details. * Depending on your model. Your preinstalled software can mostly be found under Start/ All Programs. . Sony software (page 5) . Operating system and other software (page 13) Software Guide Software Guide About the software delivered with your computer Sony software If you want to know how an application actually works, please refer to the online help files delivered with 5 nNthe application. Often you can press the key when you launched an application to make the help file appear. Click to DVD ® Sony Electronics With Click to DVD ®* you are only a single mouse click away from creating a Hollywood- style DVD masterpiece. By simply connecting a Sony Digital Handycam ® to this Sony computer via an i. LINK ™ cable, you can turn your family memories into a DVD for all to share. Click to DVD ® will even guide you through a simple 4-step procedure so you can create DVD menus packed with actively moving chapter icons. With Click to DVD ® you can capture video from analogue video devices if your computer is equipped with Giga Pocket version 5.5**. For more details, see the online help file of Click to DVD ® . * Applicable for computers with a DVD- RW drive or DVD-/ +RW drive. ** Giga Pocket TV Setup must be executed before capturing from an analogue video device with Click to DVD ® . Read the separate Giga Pocket manual and the Giga Pocket online help files for details on how to use the TV Setup feature. 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 professional- looking 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 or Software Guide Software Guide About the software delivered with your computer MPEG 1 & 2 formats. DVgate Still displays digital video images sent from a digital videocassette recorder or 6 nNa digital video camera recorder ( only possible if you have DV In/Out on your camera or at least a DV Out for DV Gate Still), and saves them as graphic files on your hard drive. DVgate Plus Sony Electronics DVgate Plus* is a multi- purpose application for importing and outputting video and digital movies on your VAIO computer. Use it to capture video from external devices, perform simple editing operations, and output video data that you can then record to videotape or save on your computer. DVgate Plus is provided with two modes: Capture Mode and Output Mode. Select the Capture Mode to capture video; and select the Output Mode to perform simple editing operations and output video data. * Applicable for all notebooks. EverQuest Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. EverQuest is a popular software game that can be played simultaneously by multiple people on the Internet. The link placed on your Windows ® desktop brings you to the EverQuest website where you can find out more. Software Guide Software Guide About the software delivered with your computer Giga Pocket Sony Electronics 7 nN Giga Pocket* allows you to watch TV and record your favourite programs on your computer. Launch the Giga Pocket Demo from the shortcut on your desktop to learn more. If applicable for your model: Please see the separate online Giga Pocket Guide for details on the software, hardware and for details on using the supplied remote control. * Only available on some desktop models. HotKey Utility HotKey Utility* gives you quick access to various functions using the Fn key, eg. increasing the volume. Please refer to the Combinatio...
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