SONY PCVRS620G
Owner's Manual

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Versatile. Empowering. Ready for entertainment.
DVD±RW 5 and Click to DVD� Software Create professional quality DVDs easily with VAIO�s original Click to DVD� creation software and DVD± RW drive 5. Burn your home movies to personalized DVDs. You can even create slide shows from your favorite digital photos. Bring Your VHS tapes into the 21st Century Turn your family VHS videos into great looking DVDs with Sony VAIO�s® Giga Pocket� MPEG encoder / TV Tuner and VAIO�s original Click to DVD� creation software. Connect your VCR to the composite Audio/Video or S-Video ports for easy analog to digital conversion of your home movies. Watch and Record Your Favorite Television Shows VAIO�s® Giga Pocket� Personal Video Recorder enables you to watch and record your favorite television shows. With Click to DVD� creation software you can record the shows to DVD for playback 5 on a home DVD player or while on the road with a Notebook PC 5. VAIO® Creation Suite Software Loaded with powerful VAIO® original software empowering you and your digital lifestyle: Click to DVD� Creation software for DVD creation. PictureGear Studio� software for your digital photo needs. SonicStage� music software will enhance your music listening experience.

PCV-RS620G Desktop
Ready for entertainment. The Sony ® VAIO ® RS Series comes loaded with hardware and software to help you discover how easy it is to create, manage, and share your digital photos, videos, and music. Versatile. Empowering. Ready for your digital lifestyle.

Model PCV-RS620G HARDWARE Processor ® ® 1 Intel Pentium 4 Processor 3E GHz with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology Cache Memory 1MB L2 Cache Front Side Bus Speed 800MHz Standard RAM 512MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR
(expandable to 2.0GB)

Expansion Slots Multi-Media Card Reader (Memory Stick�, Compact Flash� Type I and � Type II, IBM Micro Drive , and � Smart Media ) One 8x AGP (occupied by Graphics Card) Three PCI (two occupied) Expansion Bays Two 5.25� Half-Height (occupied) One External 3.5� (occupied) Two Internal 3.5� (one occupied) Port Connections Seven USB 2.0 (three front/four rear) Two PS/2 ® (Mouse/Keyboard) One VGA/DVI Monitor Port / TV-Out One S/PDIF Out / One Parallel Port / One Line In One 6pin i.LINK6 Port (rear)/ One 4pin (front) One Headphone / One Microphone S-Video: Two Inputs (front and rear) Composite Video / Audio Inputs (front and rear) Stereo Line Input/Output Coaxial Input (VHF/UHF) Supplied Accessories Speakers (Stereo) IR Remote Control and Receiver ® Keyboard / PS/2 ® Mouse VAIO Power Requirements Min. 266W 100-120V 4.7A (50/60Hz) Power Management ACPI 1.0 Compliant Dimensions (CPU) & Weight (CPU) 7.2�(W) x 15.6�(H) x 14.9�(D) 26.5 lbs.

Pre-Installed Software: Sony Original Software Giga Pocket� - Personal Video Recorder � Click to DVD - DVD Creation � PictureGear Studio - Digital Photo DVgate Plus�- Digital Video SonicStage� - Digital Music VAIO Media� - Network File Sharing Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition VAIO recommends Microsoft Windows® XP Other Software Applications Microsoft® Works® 7.0 ® ®

SERVICE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION Service One Year Limited Express Repair Service Limited Warranty One Year Parts and Labor 7 Repair Service Includes customer-replaceable part service and mail-in Sony depot service options.8 Telephone Support Hardware: One Year Software and Operating System: 90 Days On-line and Email Support Free support available from http://www.sony.com/pcsupport 1. GHz denotes microprocessor internal clock speed; other factors may affect application performance. CPU speed will be reduced under certain operating conditions. 2. GB means one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary. A portion of hard disk space is reserved as a recovery partition. 3. New users only. Terms and conditions apply. 4. Limited duration trial edition. 5. DVD Media/Formats are not universally compatible. 6. i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connector. All products with an i.LINK connector may not communicate with each other. 7. Certain restrictions apply. For a copy of Sony�s warranty, please visit www.sony.com/pcsupport, call tollfree 888-476-6972 (888-4SONYPC), or write to Sony Electronics, 12451 Gateway Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33913. 8. Type of repair service provided is solely at Sony�s discretion. Not all types of repair service offered on all models.

Computer Interface: The computer industry lacks standards, and therefore, there are a multitude of varying software packages and add-on hardware options. This personal computer is does not and to any specific software, and Sony not manufactured cannot make any warranty or representation with respect to the performance of this product with any particular software packages and/or non-Sony addon hardware option except those mentioned in this document. Sony hereby disclaims any representations or warranty that this product is compatible with any combination of non-Sony products you may choose to connect. While Sony representatives or Sony authorized dealers may be able to assist you and may make recommendations, they are NOT authorized to vary or waive this disclaimer. Purchasers must determine for themselves the suitability and compatibility of the hardware and software in each and every particular instance. Some pre-installed software titles may not include full documentation. Software titles pre-installed on the Sony Desktop Computer are subject to change without notice. Simulated graphic shown on display. ©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO Digital Studio, SonicStage, Memory Stick, DVgate Plus, PictureGear Studio, Giga Pocket, VAIO Media, Click to DVD, and VAIO are trademarks of Sony. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Realone is a trademark of RealNetworks, Inc. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. This product meets the standards of the International Energy Star Program for energy efficiency. Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Weights and measurements are approximate. Printed in U.S.A. 5/04

Hard Drive2 160GB2 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive DVD±RW / CD-RW Drive5 DVD±RW5 -RW
(8X max. -R write / 4X max. -RW rewrite /

Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Calendar,

Microsoft® Office® 2003 60-Day Student/Teacher Edition Trial Intuit Quicken® 2004 New User Edition InterVideo® WinDVD® MoodLogic ® 2.7 Trial4 Anti-Virus & Recovery Software Norton® Internet Security� 90 Day Subscription ® Recovery Wizard VAIO® Support Agent VAIO Online Center America Online® 90 Day Trial 3

Scheduling, Contact Management, and Database

+RW

8X max. -R/-RW read)

(8X max. +R write / 4X max. +RW rewrite / 8X +R/+RW max. read)

CD-RW
(40X max. -R write / 24X max. rewrite / 40X max. -R/-RW read)

DVD-ROM 16X max. DVD-ROM Read / 40X max. CD-ROM read Floppy Disk Drive 3.5� 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive Video & Graphics ATI Radeon� 9200 128MB Video Memory (128-bit DDR) VGA-out / DVI-Out (DVI output: 1280x1024x60Hz max.)/TV-Out 8X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration Giga Pocket� MPEG2 Encoder / TV Tuner Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet (RJ-45) Modem V.90 compatible data/fax modem

i.LINK®
(IEEE 1394)

Sony recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP
Sony Electronics Inc. For more information: 1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972) Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio