N About the software on your Sony notebook PCG-FX503 Read this first About the software on your Sony notebook nN 1 Read this first Notice 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 credit card information. Financial services may require prior arrangements with participating financial institutions. © 2001 Sony Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Read this first About the software on your Sony notebook nN 2 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® operating system provided by Microsoft Corporation, shall be covered by the Third Party 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 HARDWARE outside a network 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. 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. Read this first About the software on your Sony notebook nN 3 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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Read this first About the software on your Sony notebook nN 4 Trademarks Sony, DVgate, i.LINKTM, ImageStation, PictureGear, PictureToy, PowerPanel, MovieShaker, Smart Capture, Sony Notebook Setup, UI Design Selector, SonicStage, VAIO Action Setup, VisualFlow, VAIO and the VAIO logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation. All Windows logos are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change without notice. About the software on your notebook About the software on your Sony notebook nN 5 About the software on your notebook Your Sony notebook is ready to help you work, play, learn, and communicate as soon as you turn it on. This section gives you an overview of the activities you can perform with the software installed on your notebook. 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.LINKTM 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. ImageStation Sony Electronics Sony ImageStation is an easy way to share your digital pictures and videos with family and friends. Use ImageStation with the Smart Capture Premium, PictureGear 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 About the software on your notebook About the software on your Sony notebook nN 6 MovieShaker Sony Electronics MovieShaker® creates personal movies - complete with transitions, special effects, background music, and text. All you do is import your clips, pick the tone you want and MovieShaker® does the rest. You can also choose to take control and produce your very own movie. You choose the exact clips order, special effects, and transitions. You can also import your own music and MovieShaker® will automatically match the length of the song to the length of your movie. PictureGear Sony Electronics 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, panoramas (combined images)... You can even animate your preferred gif files with Gif Animation Tools, create labels for all 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. PictureToy Sony Electronics PictureToy is Sony's drawing application, using a highly accurate pen tool. As well as 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! About the software on your notebook About the software on your Sony notebook nN 7 PowerPanel Sony Electronics The PowerPanel utility controls the power management of your notebook and provides key information about system activity and battery life. Automatic power management selects the most appropriate profile, depending on the application you are working with and the conditions of use. 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.LINKTM 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. SonicStage Sony Electronics SonicStage uses the copyright protection technology of OpenMG, 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. The SonicStage CD-R functionality is not pre-installed on your notebook. You can install the CD-R module from the Application Recovery CD-ROM supplied with your notebook. About the software on your notebook About the software on your Sony notebook nN 8 Sony Notebook Setup Sony Electronics Use Sony Notebook Setup to consult system information, specify preferences for system behavior, and set up a power-on password for your Sony notebook. 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 favorite software with the PPK buttons (programmable power keys). It manages the settings for the internal timer, i.LINKTM interface and Memory StickTM. VisualFlow 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. About the software on your notebook About the software on your Sony notebook nN 9 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, without you having to recover the entire system. ! You can only use the Recovery CD-ROMs on the Sony notebook you purchased, and not on any other Sony PC or other manufacturer's PC. About the software on your notebook About the software on your Sony notebook nN 10 Operating system and other pre-installed software Windows® XP Home Edition Microsoft Corporation Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition is Windows® exciting new operating system which is built on the groundbreaking features introduced with Windows® 98 and Windows® Millennium and on the stability of Windows® 2000. At the same time, Windows® XP maintains the best support for older Windows-based applications and technologies. Windows® XP Home Edition integrates new features such as Fast User Switching which allows users to leave each other's applications running even as they switch in and out of their accounts and a Simplified Visual Design which puts the features you use most often up front and center to access them more quickly. For questions and technical assistance, go online ...