Connecting peripheral devices
i.LINK™ device
Sony Notebook Computer User Guide
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i.LINK™ device
Your computer includes an i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector, which you can use to connect
to an i.LINK™ device such as a digital video camera recorder or another computer.
To connect a digital video camera recorder
1 Plugoneendofthei.LINK™ cable into the i.LINK™ connector of the computer
and the other end into the DV Out connector on the digital video camera recorder.
2 Launch the DVgate application. Please refer to DVgate in your Software Guide for
further details.
i.LINK™ cables compatible
with your VAIO notebook
include cables with the
following part numbers: VMC-
IL4415 (a 1.5 meter cable with
a 4-pin connector at each end),
VMC-IL4408Series (a 0.8 meter
cable with a 4-pin connector at
each end).
You cannot import data from an
i.LINK device if your computer is
in Ultimate Battery Life mode.
Select another mode. For
details, see PowerPanel in your
Software Guide.
Digital video camera
recorder
To i.LINK™
To DV Out
i.LINK™ cable