Sony CX180E User Manual

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Preparing a computer
Step 1  Checking the computer 
system
Windows
OS
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1
Microsoft Windows XP SP3
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2
/Windows Vista 
SP2
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3
/Windows 7
CPU
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4
Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or faster, or Intel 
Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz or faster (Intel Core 
2 Duo 2.26 GHz or faster is required when 
processing FX or FH movies, and Intel Core 
2 Duo 2.40 GHz or faster is required when 
processing PS movies.)
However, Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or faster is 
sufficient for the following operations:
Importing the movies and photos to the 
computer
One Touch Disc Burn
Creating a Blu-ray disc/AVCHD 
recording 
disc/DVD-video (Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz 
or faster is required when creating a DVD 
video by converting high definition image 
quality (HD) to standard definition image 
quality (STD).)
Copying a disc
Processing only the movies with standard 
definition image quality (STD)


Application
PMB/PMB Portable
Memory
For Windows XP: 512 MB or more (1 GB or 
more is recommended.) 
However, 256 MB or more is sufficient for 
processing only the movies with standard 
definition image quality (STD).
For Windows Vista/Windows 7: 1 GB or 
more
Hard disk
Disk volume required for installation: 
Approximately 500 MB (10 GB or more 
may be necessary when creating AVCHD 
recording 
discs. 50 GB maximum may be 
necessary when creating Blu-ray discs.)
Display
Minimum 1,024 × 768 dots
Others
USB port (this must be provided as standard, 
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compatible)), Blu-
ray disc/DVD burner (CD-ROM drive is 
necessary for installation) Either NTFS or 
exFAT file system is recommended as the 
hard disk file system.
Macintosh
OS
PMB Portable: Mac OS X
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5
 (v10.5-v10.6)
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1
 Standard installation is required. Operation is 
not assured if the OS has been upgraded or in a 
multi-boot environment.
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64-bit editions and Starter (Edition) are not 
supported. Windows Image Mastering API 
(IMAPI) Ver.2.0 or newer is required to use disc 
creation function, etc.
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Starter (Edition) is not supported.
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Faster processor is recommended.
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Macintosh computer with an Intel processor
Notes
Operation with all computer environments is 
not assured.
When using a Macintosh
The supplied software “PMB” is not 
supported by Macintosh computers. To 
import the movies and photos to the 
computer, please contact Apple Inc. 
Step 2  Installing the supplied 
software “PMB”
Install “PMB” before connecting your 
camcorder to a computer.
Notes
If a version of “PMB” under 5.0.00 has been 
installed on your computer, you may be unable