Sony VAIO PCGFX210 PCGFX215 User Guide

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Starting OpenMG Jukebox 2.0
1Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar, select Programs, OpenMG 
Jukebox, and then OpenMG Jukebox. The CDDB Registration dialog box 
appears. For more information regarding CDDB registration, click the Help 
button.
2After registering with CDDB, the “Set OpenMG Jukebox as the Application 
for playing Audio CD” dialog box appears. If you wish to set OpenMG 
Jukebox as the default application for playing audio CDs, select the 
appropriate checkbox. Click OK to close the dialog box. The OpenMG 
Jukebox window appears.
✍To register with CDDB, you will need Internet access from your computer. 
						

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OpenMG Jukebox 2.0 Basic Features
1Menu bar
Displays OpenMG Jukebox menus.5File List view
Lists the items under the selected folder in 
the File Tree view.
2Screen Tabs
Change the operational sheet view 
according to function.6Drop-down list
Displays the playlists, audio files, etc., of 
the current screen tab.
3Player control buttons
Control playback (play, stop, pause, etc.).7Tu t o r i a l  t a b
Opens and closes the Tutorial screen.
4File Tree view
Displays the folders on your computer.8URL drop-down list
Displays URL address information if 
available. Clicking the “Go to URL link” 
button connects to the Internet Web page 
of the URL.
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Recording a CD
You can record songs from audio CDs and import them to playlists within 
OpenMG Jukebox.
1Insert an audio CD into the CD/CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive.
2Click the CD tab.
3Select the Bit Rate, CD drive, and Record to location from the drop-down 
lists.
4To select certain tracks from your CD, uncheck any unwanted tracks. You 
may also click the empty checkbox next to Select All (clears all 
checkboxes), and then select the desired tracks.
✍When you record from an audio CD on your CD-ROM drive for the first time, the “CD 
Drive Optimization” dialog box appears. Click Start to verify your CD-ROM drive. After 
the verification is performed, recording begins.
CD tab screen 
						

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104 5Click   Rec to Jukebox. Recording begins. When the recording is 
finished, the new playlist appears in the File Tree view of the Playlist screen 
tab.
Transferring Songs (Check-in/Check-out)
You can transfer songs between the playlists of your OpenMG Jukebox and 
external devices/media. For details on using your external devices/media, see the 
user guide that came with your product. These instructions are for the Check-in/
Check-out 1 step mode; for information on 2 step mode, see “Changing the 
check-in/check-out settings” in the OpenMG Jukebox Help menu.
Check-out
1Connect the external device/media to your computer
2Click the Check-in/Out tab to display the Check-in/Out screen. Your 
computer recognizes the connected external device/media and lists the 
information on the right side of the screen. 
3Select the Playlist containing the song that you want to check out. The songs 
in the playlist are listed in the Playlist view in the center of the screen.
✍To name the album and songs, type the name, or retrieve it from the CDDB Web site 
on the Internet at http://www.cddb.com/cddb2info/using.html
Check-In/Out tab screen 
						

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than one song at a time, hold down the Ctrl key and click the songs to be 
selected.
5Click   (Out), or drag and drop the song to the desired position in the song 
list of the external device/media. Check-out begins.
Check-in
1Connect the external device/media to your computer
2Click the Check-in/Out tab to display the Check-in/Out screen. Your 
computer recognizes the connected external device/media and lists the 
information on the right side of the screen.
3Select the song to be checked in from the song list of the external device/
media. To check in more than one song at a time, hold down the Ctrl key and 
click the songs to be selected.
4Click   (In), or drag and drop the song(s) to the Playlist view. If you want 
to check in all of the songs in the external device/media, click   (In All). 
Check-in begins.
For more information regarding the use of OpenMG Jukebox 2.0, read the 
OpenMG Help file. To access the OpenMG Help file, Click the Start button on 
the Windows taskbar, select Programs, OpenMG Jukebox, and then OpenMG 
Jukebox Help. Or, from the OpenMG Jukebox Help menu, select OpenMG 
Jukebox Help.
✍To cancel Check-out, click  (Stop), or click Cancel in the Processing dialog 
box displayed during Check-out.
✍You can only check-in songs recorded on external devices/media to the hard drive of 
the same computer from which the songs were checked out.
✍To cancel check-in, click  (Stop), or click Cancel in the Processing dialog box 
displayed during Check-out. 
						

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Additional Features
❑OpenMG Jukebox Tutorial — In the Tutorial screen, the available 
operations of OpenMG Jukebox are briefly described. By clicking items in 
the screen, you are guided directly to the desired operations of OpenMG 
Jukebox.
❑OpenMG Jukebox Backup Tool — Allows you to back up and restore all 
the data managed by OpenMG Jukebox, including music, graphics, and 
information. You must be connected to the Internet to use OpenMG Jukebox 
Backup Tool.
❑Import audio files in various formats — You can import downloaded or 
stored audio files in various formats, such as MP3, WAV, or WMT (which is 
compliant with Windows Media Technologies with the extensions .asf or 
.wma), and manage them on the Playlist of OpenMG Jukebox.
❑Manage imported songs on the Playlist — By registering imported songs 
to the Playlist of OpenMG Jukebox, additional features are made available 
other than playback. You can create a list of songs categorized by genre or 
artist, display the created list on a Playlist, and manage these songs in a 
hierarchical structure by using Playlist folders. You can also edit songs so 
that multiple songs are created as one (Combine), or divide one song into 
two (Divide).
❑Simple mode — Allows you to perform playback operations only. The 
operation panel in simple mode is much smaller than in full mode. This is 
especially useful when you want to play songs with OpenMG Jukebox while 
using other software, or when you feel that the operation panel in full mode 
is too large. Additionally, the design of the operation panel in simple mode 
can be changed by adding a new Skin. Therefore, you can enjoy various 
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Notes on performing the System Restore function of System 
Tools on Windows® Millennium Edition
If you perform the System Restore function of System Tools on Windows Me, the 
OpenMG Jukebox version 2.0 database may become corrupted and all music files 
recorded or imported may not play. Follow the steps below to back up and restore 
all music files managed by OpenMG Jukebox.
1Before performing the System Restore function, back up your music files by 
using OpenMG Jukebox Backup Tool. This will help prevent unwanted loss 
of music files.
2After performing the System Restore function, restore your music files by 
using OpenMG Backup Tool. This will help to ensure the reliability of 
playback.
For details on using OpenMG Jukebox Backup Tool, refer to the online help for 
OpenMG Jukebox.
Notes on using Portable Players
If you have purchased a Portable Player such as NW-MS7 or NW-E3, do not 
install the version of OpenMG Jukebox that came with the Portable Player. Your 
computer already has OpenMG Jukebox version 2.0 preinstalled. Overwriting 
OpenMG Jukebox version 2.0 for VAIO computers may generate malfunctions.
To connect you Portable Player to your VAIO computer, you need a plug-in for 
OpenMG Jukebox version 2.0. For details, refer to Sony Walkman
® Product 
Support on the Web at http://www.sony.com/walkmanproductsupport. 
						

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Software Support Information
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Application, System, and Driver Recovery CDs
Your computer comes with the following application and system recovery CDs. 
(To use your recovery CDs, see “Using Your Recovery CDs” .)
Application Recovery CD(s)
Sony Electronics Inc.
This program allows you to reinstall individual applications and device drivers. Use it to 
restore corrupted or accidentally erased files.
Driver Recovery CD(s)
Sony Electronics Inc.
This program allows you to reinstall individual device drivers. Use it to restore corrupted 
or accidentally erased files.
System Recovery CD(s)
Sony Electronics Inc.
This program allows you to restore the software titles that shipped with your computer if 
they become corrupted or are erased accidentally. It can be used only to restore the hard 
disk of this Sony computer.