Sony VAIO MX PCV-MXS10 User manual

VAIO® MX Computer

User Guide

PCV-MXS10

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Welcome

Thank you for purchasing your Sony VAIO® MX computer! Your new

computer is a superb blend of high technology and easy-to-use

functionality. The information provided here is designed to help you to

become familiar with the hardware and software applications included

with your system.

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Locating Controls, Ports

and Jacks

Front Panel Overview

The front panel of your VAIO® MX computer enables access to the optical

drives, Memory Stick® and PC Card slots. The front panel also provides access

to the Universal Serial Bus (USB) and i.LINK® ports to connect your compatible

peripheral devices.

✍i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an

IEEE1394 connection. The i.LINK connection may vary, depending on the software

applications, operating system, and compatible i.LINK devices. All products with an

i.LINK connection may not communicate with each other.

Please refer to the documentation that came with your compatible i.LINK device for

information on operating conditions and proper connection. Before connecting

compatible i.LINK PC peripherals to your system, such as an optical or hard disk drive,

confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions.

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Front panel

1 DVD-RW drive

Reads data from DVD or CD media. Writes data to a DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-R, or

CD-RW media.

2 MiniDisc drive

Plays and records music to and from the MiniDisc media. Supports Net MD

encryption protocol for secure music transfers.

3 LCD display screen

Displays the current operating mode of the computer.

VOL

DISPLAY FUNCTION

MUTING

PHONE MIC i.LINK S400 USB

MEMORY STICK

PC CARD

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4 Play button

Plays the current DVD, CD, or MiniDisc media contents.

5 Stop button

Stops the current playback of DVD, CD, or MiniDisc media.

6 Infrared Receiver

Enables the computer to receive signals from the remote control.

7 Muting button

Stops the current sound output.

8 Power button and indicator light

Turns the computer on and off. The indicator light is blue when the computer is on

and amber when the computer is in Stand by mode.

9 PC Card slot

A PC card (also called a PCMCIA card) can be installed using this slot, to increase

the functions of your system.

10 Headphone jack

Connection for headphones.

11 Microphone jack

Connection for a microphone.

12 i.LINK 4-pin port (IEEE1394)

Connection for a compatible digital device.

13 DVD-RW eject button

Ejects a disc from the DVD-RW drive.

14 MiniDisc eject button

Ejects a MiniDisc from the MiniDisc drive.

15 Previous/Rewind button

Skips to the previous track on the current playback of a DVD, CD or MiniDisc

media.

16 Next/ Fast Forward button

Skips to the next track on the current playback of a DVD, CD or MiniDisc media.

17 Function button

Selects the mode of operation on the computer.

18 Display button

Selects the display mode on the LCD display screen.

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19 Volume control buttons

Increases or decreases the volume.

20 MagicGate™ Memory Stick® media slot

Reads and writes data to and from a MagicGate Memory Stick media.

21 Universal Serial Bus (USB) port

Connection for a compatible USB device.

✍For your convenience, your computer includes USB and i.LINK ports and jacks on

both the front and back panels. (The 4-pin i.LINK port is located on the front panel and

the 6-pin i.LINK port is located on the back.)

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Back Panel Overview

The back panel of your computer contains the ports for supplied and optional

accessories. The icons on the back panel locate and identify the ports on your

computer.

✍i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an

IEEE1394 connection. The i.LINK connection may vary, depending on the software

applications, operating system, and compatible i.LINK devices. All products with an

i.LINK connection may not communicate with each other.

Please refer to the documentation that came with your compatible i.LINK device for

information on operating conditions and proper connection. Before connecting

compatible i.LINK PC peripherals to your system, such as an optical or hard disk drive,

confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions.

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Back panel

1 Mouse port

Connection for a PS/2® mouse.

2 Keyboard port

Connection for a PS/2 Keyboard.

3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) port

Connection for a compatible USB device.

4 Ethernet port

10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet interface.

(The port marked with (Network) is for LAN connections only.)

5 Printer port

Connection for a parallel device, such as a printer or scanner.

OPTICAL FM ANTENNA (75 )

IN OUT

KEYBOARD

MOUSE

USB NETWORK

ACT

LINK

SERIAL

i.LINK

S400

PRINTER

LINE

OUT

MONITOR DVI

R L

SPEAKER

------ VIDEO OUTPUT ------

VHF/UHF

------ VIDEO 1 INPUT ------

S VIDEO/VIDEOS VIDEO/VIDEO AUDIOAUDIO

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