SONY PCLKMN10A - Owner's Manual Immediate Download

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4-230-574-11(1)

PCLK-MN10

M-crew

2GB

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Table of contents

Getting started

Overview .............................................. 4

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

Note ............................................... 5

Preparation

Checking the supplied items .............. 6

Connections .......................................... 7

Installing the USB driver ............ 8

Verifying the status of the

installed device .................. 10

Setting the multimedia

parameters on your

computer ............................ 11

About this manual ............................. 13

Using the on-line manual ......... 13

Using Help ................................. 14

Installing the software ...................... 15

Installing M-crew ...................... 15

Installing PictureGear Label

Maker .................................. 18

Installing Acrobat

Reader 4.05 ......................... 19

Uninstalling the software ......... 20

Starting up the software ................... 21

Starting up the software ........... 21

Quitting the software ................ 21

Additional Information

Troubleshooting ................................. 22

4GB

Getting started

Overview

M-crew (ver. 1.0E) allows you to control Sony system stereo

components equipped with a PC LINK jack. Through M-crew, you can

perform the functions listed below.

Playback

· Use the computer to operate the playback function on CD and MD

decks.

· Enjoy audio files stored on the computer.

· Play a CD in the CD-ROM drive (only when the connected system

stereo does not have any controls for the CD player)

· Tune in radio stations using the computer.

Recording/editing

· Input disc and track names from the computer keyboard.

· Edit MDs on the computer screen.

· Record from a CD to an MD through easy drag-and-drop operations.

· Record easily from a radio to an MD.

Other operations

· Create virtual media for the management of audio files.

· Keep track of played and recorded tracks through a Disc Library.

· Access related websites while enjoying tracks.

· Access related websites while enjoying radio programs.

· Set playback and recording timers.

· Print out MD labels.

Notes

· In this manual, the term "system stereo component" refers specifically to

component stereo systems (incorporating CD and MD decks) and discrete MD

decks that support PC-LINK connections.

· The M-crew functions that operate on your computer will depend on the

system stereo components connected to your computer.

· You can use this software to operate only system stereo components

connected directly to the computer.

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System requirements

The following hardware and software are necessary to use the M-crew

(ver. 1.0E) software.

IBM PC/AT or compatible (This software does not run on the Apple

Macintosh.)

CPU*1:

Intel Pentium II 233 MHz/Celeron 300A or higher

Video board and display driver:

VGA (800

× 600 pixels), 65,536 colors or more.

Hard disc space: 20 MB*2 or more (When installing both M-crew

and on-line manual.)

CD-ROM drive

USB port:

1 or more

OS:

Windows 98/Windows 98SE (This software does

not run on Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95

or Windows NT.)

Media player:

Windows Media Player (Before you can use the

M-crew software, you must first install Windows

Media Player (version 6.4 or higher) into your

computer.)

Video monitor:

VGA (800

× 600 pixels), 65,536 colors or more.

*1 The operation of M-crew is not guaranteed on some computers with Pentium-

compatible CPU chips, such as the AMD K6 (e.g., sound skipping may occur

during playing of an audio file).

*2 Another 15 MB of hard disc space is required to install PictureGear Label

Maker.

Note

The PC LINK connector is not compatible with a CONTROL A 1 or A 1

II, or CONTROL I connector. If your system stereo has a CONTROL A

1 or A 1 II connector, you must use the PCLK-MD2 Connecting kit (not

supplied).