Sony PCV-RZ56G Manual

VAIO Media   software makes it possible to share music, video, and photos with other VAIO

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 computers on your wired or

wireless network. Set up one or more computers on your network as media servers and install the VAIO Media client
software on the other computers. The computers with the VAIO Media client software installed can view multimedia content
stored on the VAIO Media server computers. 

The VAIO computer that is designated as the media server can store and deliver: 

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Music files — Supporting music files in MP3, WAV, OpenMG   (ATRAC3  ), and WMA formats. Use SonicStage   or
SonicStage   Mastering Studio software to create music playlists to share on your network. 

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Video files — Supporting Video Capsule files created by Giga Pocket

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 software and TV programs recorded with

Media Center. 

  

 Only VAIO computers preinstalled with Microsoft

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 Windows

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 Media Center Edition or Giga Pocket   software,

version 5.0 or later, can be used as VAIO Media servers for video content. 

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Still image files — Supporting picture files in JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG, and TIFF formats. Use PictureGear Studio 
software to import, edit, and manage your pictures. 

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TV broadcast — VAIO computers equipped with Giga Pocket software can stream a live TV signal to other VAIO
computers connected to your network. 

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Analog stream — VAIO computers equipped with Media Center can stream an analog signal from a connected
analog device, such as a VCR, through the TV server. 

Your new VAIO

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 computer has the Microsoft

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 Windows

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 XP Media Center operating system installed. When you start the

Media Center software program for the first time, the Media Center setup process starts. Adjust the default settings before
opening VAIO Media   software on client and server computers. See 

setting up Media Center. 

  

 VAIO

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 Media Center computers can share recorded television program files with other VAIO computers on your

network, using VAIO Media software. Live TV viewing over a network is not supported by the Media Center.