Sony VAIO VGF-AP1 Series Manuel utilisateur

Portable Music Player

VGF-AP1 Series

Operating Instructions

Trademarks

•VAIO, , SonicStage, VAIO music transfer, ATRAC, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus

and the associated logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States

and/or other countries.

•Other system names and product names appearing in this document are generally registered

trademarks or trademarks of their manufacturers.

•™and ® marks are not shown in this document.

Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG group.

•In this manual, Microsoft®Windows®98 Second Edition is referred to as Windows 98

Second Edition.

•In this manual, Microsoft®Windows®2000 Professional is referred to as Windows 2000.

•In this manual, Microsoft®Windows®Millennium Edition is referred to as Windows Me.

•In this manual, Microsoft®Windows®XP Home Edition, Microsoft®Windows®XP

Professional, and Microsoft®Windows®XP Media Center Edition*are referred to as

Windows XP.

* Support for Microsoft®Windows®XP Media Center Edition is provided only in U.S.A. and Canada.

Table of Contents

Introduction

What you can do with the portable music

player ............................................... 4

System requirements ........................... 5

Names of parts ..................................... 6

Portable music player ................... 6

Cradle ............................................ 7

Reading the display ....................... 9

G-sense pad buttons ........................... 10

Basic playback buttons ............... 10

Navigation buttons ...................... 11

Advanced operation buttons ....... 12

Advanced playback buttons ........ 13

Operation

Listening to music ............................. 15

Finding songs .................................... 18

Searching by album genre, artist

name, album title, and

song title.................................. 18

Searching among previously played

songs ....................................... 19

Searching by group or

group jacket ............................ 19

Using playlists ................................... 20

Registering a playlist .................. 20

Playing songs from a playlist ...... 20

Removing songs from

a playlist .................................. 21

Viewing still images .......................... 21

Transferring still images from a

digital camera.......................... 21

Before using this manual, read the separate Quick Start Guide, which provides

information necessary prior to using the player, from unpacking to hardware

preparation and software installation.

Viewing the transferred still

images ..................................... 23

Using the portable music player as a

hard disk drive ............................... 24

Deleting music files ........................... 24

Other Information

Setup items and settings .................... 25

About the internal battery .................. 27

Precautions ........................................ 28

Usage and storage ....................... 28

Overheating ................................. 28

Condensation .............................. 28

Disk handling .............................. 28

Hard disk precautions ................. 29

Removing the internal battery .... 29

Maintenance ...................................... 30

Cleaning the cabinet ................... 30

Disc cleaning .............................. 30

Getting help ....................................... 30

Sony support options .................. 30

Specifications .................................... 31

Troubleshooting ................................. 32

Power .......................................... 32

Operation .................................... 32

G-sense pad ................................. 34

“SonicStage” software ................ 34

“VAIO music transfer”

software................................... 35

Other problems ........................... 36

Introduction

What you can do with the portable music player

The Portable Music Player VGF-AP1 / AP1L incorporates a 20 GB*or 40 GB*hard disk, and

allows you to carry an entire music library wherever you go.

* Some portion of hard disk capacity is reserved for application / data management function.

Portable music player

•Easy-to-carry player with built-in 20 GB / 40 GB hard disk. The player also serves as an

external hard disk for your computer.

•2.2 inch high-resolution LCD panel and unique “G-sense” touchpad (subsequently referred

to as the “G-sense pad”) make it a breeze to operate the player and find the songs you

want.

•Simply placing the player on its cradle when not in use recharges the battery.

• By connecting the player to a digital still camera (subsequently referred to as “digital

camera”) by using the cradle, the player can be used as a storage device for digital photos

(JPEG images). You can also view a slide show of pictures while listening to music.

Supplied software for transferring music from a computer

•“SonicStage” software

This software lets you control the entire process from saving songs from music CDs to

transferring them to the player. The application also supports net-based electronic music

distribution (EMD) services, letting you purchase and download songs from the Internet

for use on your player.

•“VAIO music transfer” software

Drag and drop MP3 files, WMA files, or other music files already on your computer to

transfer them to the player.

Introduction

System requirements

To use the player, the following hardware and software requirements must be met.

Computer

IBM PC/AT compatible

CPU

Pentium II processor, 400 MHz or above (Pentium III, 450 MHz or above recommended)

Free hard disk space

200 MB or more (1.5 GB recommended)

Depending on the Windows version and the number of music files, more space may be required.

RAM

64 MB or more (128 MB or more recommended)

Operating system

Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Media Center Edition 1),

Windows 2000 Professional (Service Pack 3 or higher), Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows

98 Second Edition

Display

16-bit color or higher, 800 ×600 resolution or higher (1024 ×768 or higher recommended)

Other requirements

•Internet connection (for obtaining song data from CDDB or using net-based music distribution

services “EMD”)

•Windows Media Player 7.0 or higher (for playback of WMA files)

•CD-ROM drive (supporting WDM digital playback)

•Sound support

•USB port 2)

1) Support for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition is provided only in U.S.A. and Canada.

2) Hi-Speed support is not mandatory, but if the connected computer does not support USB 2.0, file

transfer will occur at a lower speed and take longer.

Notes

•Even if the above requirements are met, the player will not work with every computer.

•Operation of the player is not assured in the following environments:

– Operating system not listed above

–Operating system not factory-installed (upgraded later to a different version)

–Multi-boot environment

–Multi-monitor environment

Names of parts

Portable music player

12 34 5 67

1Display (page 9)

2POWER/HOLD switch

When you slide this control in the arrow direction, operation of the player is disabled.

3Headphone connector (page 15)

4G-sense pad (page 10)

5Carrying strap ring

6Reset button

If the player has ceased to operate normally, try pressing this button with a pointed object (such

as a bent paper clip). The player's display turns white, and the settings such as G-sense

sensitivity, language, and clock are returned to the factory default values. It takes several tens of

seconds for the player to finish resetting.

7Cradle connector

Introduction

Cradle

1234

1Support bracket

Supports the cradle when in use. When the cradle is not in use, the bracket can be folded.

2LINE OUT connector

Lets you connect external speakers to the player. When a cable is plugged in here, the

headphone output is cut off.

To use the LINE OUT connector, disconnect the USB cable from the cradle. While a USB cable

is plugged in, the player automatically is in Data Transfer Mode and no sound will be heard

from the external speakers.

3USB ports

Left side: Mini-B connector (for connecting the player to a computer)

Right side: Type A connector (for connecting the player to a digital camera)

4DC IN connector

Remote control

1Basic operation button

: Play/Stop

.: Rewind/Skip back

>: Fast forward/Skip ahead

2Display

3Selector button

v: Scroll cursor up

ENTER: Select item on menu

V: Scroll cursor down

4Headphone connector

5Volume button

6Hold switch

Sliding this switch in the direction of the

arrow until the yellow marker is visible

disables the remote control.

7BACK button

Moves up one menu level.

8Clip

Using the remote control clip

To make it easy to fasten the remote control anywhere and still keep the display oriented for easy

viewing, the clip can be reversed.

1Remove the clip. 2Reattach it in the opposite

direction.

4567 8

Introduction

Reading the display

Display on the player

456 7

1Play status icon

2Song title

3Playback time

4Equalizer setting

5Battery charge icon

6Timer icon

7Time

Remote control display

Main menu screen Play screen

qa qs

1Cursor

2Timer icon

3Equalizer icon

4Volume indicator

5AVLS icon

6Battery charge icon

7Song icon/song title

8Artist icon/album icon/artist name/

album title

9Play status icon

0Repeat mode icon

qa Shuffle mode icon

qs Play time

G-sense pad buttons

Various features of the player are controlled by on-screen buttons accessed by using the G-sense

pad. These buttons are hidden until you choose to display them.

The following types of operation buttons are available:

• Basic playback buttons (this page)

•Navigation buttons (page 11)

•Advanced operation buttons (page 12)

•Advanced playback buttons (page 13)

Basic playback buttons

Use the basic playback buttons to control basic music playback, such as starting or stopping songs,

jumping to the next song, or changing the volume. The basic playback buttons are always available

while music is playing, even if the buttons are not displayed on the screen.

To display the basic playback buttons, touch any button in the right column on the G-sense pad.

zHint

Whenever the basic playback buttons of the G-sense pad are active, the selector button on the remote

control can also be used.

Move your finger up or down on right column of buttons on the G-sense pad to select a button.

Press to activate the selected button.

Button Function

Start playback

Jump to the start of the current song

Jump to the start of the next song

(keep pressing) Fast reverse

(keep pressing) Fast forward

Raise the volume

Lower the volume

Stop playback

Touch here

Basic playback buttons

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