Sony HDPS-L1 Bedienungsanleitung

Quick Gui de .................. to the Sc reens 2-682-684- 11 (2) C O P Y HDD Photo Storage HDPS-L1 Thank y ou for purchas ing th e HDD Ph oto S torage HDPS-L1. This doc ument expl ains how to prepare yo ur unit for us e. Bef ore op erat ing th e unit, pleas e read th is docum ent thoroug hly, an d retain it fo r future referenc e. Operat ing Instr[...]

2 WARNING Keep this uni t away from chil dren. If any part of the unit is swallowed, promptly see a docto r. To reduce the risk of fire or e lectric shock, do n ot expose th is apparatus to rain or mois ture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the ca binet. Refer serv icing to qualified pe rsonnel only. This symbol is intended to alert the us[...]

3 NOT E If you have an y questi ons about thi s product, you may call the telephone number listed in “Technical Support”. The telephone number below is not for custom er service but on ly for offic ial purpose. Disclaimer Sony cor poration assumes n o responsibility for the loss of information stored on the hard disk of this unit, or informatio[...]

4 Copyright Copyright law prohibits una uthorized use of any record ed audio/video fo r any other purpos e than person al enjo yment. Please be warned that the “Memory Stick” containing images and data protected by copyright shall be strictly used within copyright law. Precauti ons Usage and storage • Only use the specified power cord. • Ne[...]

5 important data, observe the following precautions. • Do not apply a strong shock to the unit. • Do not place the unit in a location subject to mechanical vibrations or in an unstable location. • Do not place the unit on top of a hot surface, such as a VCR or amplifier (receiver). • Do not use the unit in a place su bject to extreme change[...]

6 Table of Contents WARNING ............ ................. ................. ................ ................. ................. ........... 2 Precautions ............ ................. ................. ................ ....................... ................. ..... 4 Ways to Enjoy You r HDD Photo Storage ..................... ................. [...]

7 Managing Images Registering Imag es to a Group ........... ................. ................. ................. ............. 37 Viewing images regist ered in a group .................... ................. ................. ........ 40 Setting a group number to select the gro up ....... ................. ................. ............. 41 Deleti[...]

8 GroupA GroupB GroupC Y ou can export images stored in the unit to a memory card to carr y with your mobile phone or video game , or share with friends. ☛ "Exporting Images or a Folder to a Memory Card" (page 47) Export images Y ou can group images by theme, e vent, etc. Even when remo ving images from a group , original images are not[...]

9 If you ha ve a TV (with component connection), high quality images can be displa yed. Y ou can also enjo y images as a slide show . ☛ "Viewing Images" (page 24) ☛ "Playing a Slide Sho w" (page 35) Y ou can copy images to the computer f or backup, printing, etc. Y ou can also copy images on y our computer to the unit to vie[...]

Screen types Quick Guide to the Screens 10 T o return to the previous screen, press . Basic steps f or using the screen Select an image or item using the buttons. Home Appears when power is turned on Folder Shows f olders containing copied images Calendar Shows a monthly calendar Thumbnail 1/2 Folder 1/2 20051224.001 20051224.002 20051224.003 20060[...]

11 Press to confirm. When selecting [Calendar] T o use various f eatures, press . T o return to the Home menu, press . Menu Shows the menu list Full screen Shows an image in full size of the screen Thumbnail Shows the reduced images as a list Group Shows the registered groups list Quick Guide to the Screens T o close the menu list, press again. Gro[...]

12 B Prepar ati ons Unpacking Check that you have the following items. Should anything be missing, contact your dealer or service cente r in your area. • HDD photo sto rage un it (1) • Remote control (with CR2025 lithium battery) (1) • Audio /video c able (1) • Compon ent vi deo cabl e (1) • Power co rd (1) • USB cable (1) • Operating[...]

13 Prepar ations Prepar ing t he re mote c ontrol Pull ou t the in sulat ing sh eet, as illustr ated. When using the remote control, point it at the remote sensor on the unit. To replace the battery If remo te control perfo rmance deteriorates, re place the b attery with a new one. Use the CR2025 lithium battery for the remote control. 1 Open the c[...]

14 Notes • Cauti on: Th ere is a risk of ex plosio n if the ba ttery is replac ed by an i ncorre ct typ e. • Caution : To prese rve our envir onment, disp ose of used battery according to yo ur local laws or re gula tion s. • Do n ot le ave the re mote contr ol in an ex trem ely ho t or hu mid plac e. • Do not drop any fo reign obje ct into[...]

15 Prepar ations Connecting to a TV You can view stored images on a TV. If you have a TV with a component connection, you can enjoy clearer images by using the supplied comp onent video c able. 1 Connect th e unit to a TV u sing the sup plied cable as illustra ted. 2 Connect th e power c ord. Connect the power cord to the AC IN connector of the uni[...]

16 To connect to an extern al audio device If the unit is connected to an external audio device, you can listen to music through the au dio dev ice durin g a sli de show. Connect the audio cable (not supplied) to the Audio IN of the unit, then connect the other end to the LINE OUT of your audio device. See also the instruction manual supplied with [...]

17 Prepar ations Turning on the Unit 1 Switch t he inpu t sele ctor of t he TV. 2 Pres s the " / 1 (po wer) switc h of the unit or remote c ontrol. The " / 1 (power) switch of the unit lights up in green when the unit is turned on. When the unit turns on for the first time, the date and time setting display will appear. To set the date an[...]

18 Setting the Da te and Time 1 Select [S ettings] in the Home men u using the M / m buttons, th en press . The setting menu appears. 2 Select [Da te and Ti me] usin g the M / m buttons, th en press . The Date a nd Time setting screen appears. 3 Select [Da te and Ti me] usin g the M / m buttons, th en press . The setting screen to set [Year], [Mont[...]

19 Prepar ations 4 Select [Year], [M onth], [Da y], [Hou r], or [Min ute] us ing the < / , / M / m buttons, the n press . The / appears below the selected item . 5 Set [Year ], [Month] , [Day], [Hour ], or [Minute ] with / using the < / , and pr ess button s. 6 Press M . The Selected item is fixed. To move to th e next or prev io us ite m, pr[...]

20 B Copyi ng Im ages t o the Un it Inserting and Removing a Memory Card Inser ting a “Mem ory S tick” o r SD M emor y Card (SD)/M ultiMe diaCa rd (MMC)/xD- Picture C ard (xD) Open the fr ont cover an d inser t the “Mem ory Stic k” or SD/M MC/ xD as il lustrate d, unti l it click s into pl ace. When using a “Memory Stick Micro” (“M2?[...]

21 Copy ing Image s to the Unit Insert ing a Compac tFlash (CF)/M icrodr ive Open the front co ver a nd insert th e CF/M icrodriv e all the way into the s lot, a s illustrated . The CF/Microdrive access lamp lights up when the CF/Microdrive is detected. To remove a CF/Microdrive Push the e ject bu tton all the wa y in, releas e it, and then pull th[...]

22 Copying Images fr om Memory Card You can copy images from memory card s to the HDD by a simple press of the COPY button. 1 Press the " / 1 (power ) switch to turn on the unit. 2 Open the f ront cover and ins ert a memo ry card i nto the uni t. When a memory card is inserted, the memory card access lamp lights up. 3 Press COPY on the unit. C[...]

23 Copy ing Image s to the Unit To stop copying Select [CANCEL], then press while copying. To verify the remaining capacit y of the HDD See [Information] (p age 50) of “Setting List”. Folder name and image st orage locations When you copy images fro m a memory card to the HDD, all images are sto red in an automatically created folder. A folder [...]

24 B Viewi ng Im ages Selecti ng Images by Da te The Calendar screen allows you to search for images by a date. 1 Select [ Calenda r] in t he Home menu us ing t he M / m buttons, then press . Th e Cal endar scre en ap pea rs. To displ ay anothe r month, press P AGE UP/DOWN. 2 Select a day usi ng the < / , / M / m butt ons, then p ress . The Fold[...]

25 Viewing Ima ges 3 Sele ct the fold er to view usi ng the M / m buttons, then pres s . The Thumbnail screen appears. 4 Sele ct the ima ge to v iew usin g the < / , / M / m b uttons, the n press . The selected image appears as a full screen. To display the next/previous image, press < / , . Hint If you set [Non-im age Display], you can displ[...]

26 Speci fying a shootin g date to dis play in the Calend ar scre en You can specify a shooting date of images in the Calendar scr een by entering a date. This is useful when you want to view images taken some years ago. 1 Display the Calend ar screen , then p ress MENU. The menu list ap pears. 2 Select [Find D ate] us ing the M / m buttons, the n [...]

27 Viewing Ima ges 4 Sele ct [OK] using the < / , / M / m button s, then pr ess . The Calendar screen including the selected date appears. To close the menu list Press MENU. 2004.12 S M 3 3 10 1 0 31 3 1 T 4 11 1 1 W 5 19 1 9 T 6 13 1 3 20 2 0 27 2 7 F 7 14 1 4 21 2 1 28 2 8 S 1 8 15 1 5 22 2 2 29 2 9 3 10 1 0 31 3 1 4 11 1 1 5 19 1 9 6 13 1 3 2[...]

28 Selecting Images by Folder You can search for an image by selecting the folder f rom the Folder screen. 1 Select [Fo lder] in the Home menu u sing the M / m buttons, then press . The Folder screen appears. To dis play th e next or pre vious page, press P AGE UP /DOWN . 2 Select th e folde r to view using th e M / m buttons , then p ress . The Th[...]

29 Viewing Ima ges 3 Sele ct the ima ge to v iew usin g the < / , / M / m b uttons, the n press . The selected image appears as a full screen. To display the next/previous image, press < / , . Hint If you set [Non-im age Display], you can display files other than ima ges (e.g., MPEG files) on the Thumb nail screen. For de tails on how to set,[...]

30 Select ing th e folder by sett ing the da te When there are m any folders in the un it, you can move to the desired folder by entering th e folder n ame. 1 Disp lay the F older screen , then press ME NU. The menu list ap pears. 2 Select [Find D ate] us ing the M / m buttons, the n press . The Find Date screen appears. 3 Set desir ed year, mo nth[...]

31 Viewing Ima ges 4 Sele ct [OK] using the < / , / M / m button s, then pr ess . The Folder screen appears with the selected folder hi ghlighted. To close the menu list Press MENU. Folder 1/2 20001231.002 20030303.001 20030307.001 20041115.001 20041115.002 20001231.001[...]

32 Zooming I mages You can zoom a displayed image in or out. For details o n how to display an image, see pages 24 and 28. 1 Display an image t o zoom in full s creen, then press . The image z ooms in. While pressing the button, th e zoom size is displayed on the screen. To zoom out, press . 2 Press < / , / M / m to adjus t the loca tion of the [...]

33 Viewing Ima ges Rotating Images You can rotate the displayed image. For details on how to display an image, see page s 24 and 28. 1 Display an im age to ro tate in full scree n, then press M ENU. The menu list appears. 2 Select [Rota te] using the < / , / M / m bu ttons, then press . / appear on the image. 3 Press , to r otate clock wise, the[...]

34 Hin ts • The info rmatio n of the rota ted imag e is retain ed even when you go back to the Thumbn ail screen. • The unit automati cally d uplicat es an imag e to ro tate. Th e origin al imag e is saved by changin g the file exte nsion to “OR G” when you rotate it. Origina l images with th e “ORG” extensi on are no t recogn ized by t[...]

35 Viewing Ima ges Playing a Slid e Show You can enjoy viewing selected images as a slide show. 1 Sele ct a folde r to dis play a s a sli de show in the Folder s creen, then pres s . The Slide Show screen appears. 2 Sele ct [Play ] usin g the M / m buttons , then p ress . The slide show starts. To pause the slide show, press . To conti nue, pres s [...]

36 Selec ting mu ltiple image s or fol ders When multiple images or folders have been set, you can operate without selecting images or folders individually. This is useful when you wan t to delete images or folders, or play a slide show, etc. 1 Display the Thum bnail or Folder s creen, th en pres s MENU. The menu list ap pears. 2 Select [S elect] u[...]

37 Managing Imag es B Managin g Images Registering Images to a Group You can reg ister images to a group to m ake searching fo r an imag e easier. You can also play a slide show of a registered group. 1 Display the Thu mbnail or Folde r screen. 2 Sele ct an ima ge to r egister using the < / , / M / m buttons , then press ME NU. The menu list app[...]

38 5 Select [O K] usin g the < / , button s, then press . The selected image is registered to the group. Hin ts • When you want to register multiple images to a g roup, the [Select] fu nction may b e useful. To sele ct mult iple im ages , se e p age 36 . • You can a lso register the sam e image to another group. • If you regi ster a folder[...]

39 Managing Imag es 3 Sele ct an ima ge to r emove using the < / , / M / m buttons , then press ME NU. The menu list appears. 4 Sele ct [Remove Image] using the < / , / M / m butto ns, then press . The confirmation scree n appears. 5 Sele ct [OK] using the < / , butto ns, then pr ess . The selected image is removed from the registered grou[...]

40 Viewin g images r egister ed in a gro up 1 Select [Gr oup] in th e Home m enu usin g the M / m butto ns, the n press . The Group screen appears. 2 Select the group con tainin g the image( s) to vi ew using th e M / m buttons, th en press . The Thumbnail screen appears. 3 Select an image to view u sing t he < / , / M / m buttons , then press .[...]

41 Managing Imag es Setti ng a gro up numbe r to selec t the gro up You ca n find a grou p by its number. 1 Select [Group] i n the H ome men u using th e M / m buttons, t hen press . The Group screen app ears. 2 Press MENU. The menu list appears. Group 002 003 004 005 006 001 HOME MENU Find Group # Slide Show[...]

42 3 Select [Find G roup #] using the < / , / M / m buttons , then press . The Find Group Number screen appear s. 4 Set the gr oup num ber using the < / , a nd the bu ttons. 5 Select [O K] usin g the M / m buttons , then p ress . After setting a group number, the group list is displayed. OK BACK 001 Find Group #[...]

43 Managing Imag es Deleting Images or Folder s 1 Display the Thu mbnail or Folde r screen. 2 Select the ima ge or fol der to del ete us ing the < / , / M / m buttons, t hen pres s MEN U. The menu list appears. 3 Sele ct [Delete] using the < / , / M / m butto ns, then pres s . The confirmation scree n appears. 4 Sele ct [OK] using the < / [...]

44 Displaying Image or Folder Information You can display the file name, file size, shooting date, etc., o f an image or folde r. 1 Display the Thum bnail or Folder s creen. 2 Select th e image or fold er using the < / , / M / m buttons , then press M ENU. The menu list ap pears. 3 Select [In formatio n] using t he < / , / M / m but tons, the[...]

45 Managing Imag es Sorting Images by Sh ooting Date When you copy images from a memory card to the HDD, all the images are stored in the automatically c reated folder named according to the most r ecent shooting date of the images. Using the [Date Sort] function , you can sort images into corresponding shooting date folders. 1 Display the Fol der [...]

46 Duplicating a Fo lder You can back up importa nt image s by du plicatin g a fol der. 1 Disp lay the F older screen , then press ME NU. The menu list ap pears. 2 Select [Du plicate] using the < / , / M / m butto ns, then pres s . The confirmation screen a ppears. 3 Select [O K] usin g the < / , button s, then press . The selected folder is [...]

47 Managing Imag es Exporting Images or a Folder to a Memory Ca rd You can export the data in the HDD to a memory card. 1 Insert a memory card in to the u nit. 2 Display the Thu mbnail or Folde r screen. 3 Select the ima ge or fol der to ex port usi ng the < / , / M / m buttons, t hen pres s MEN U. The menu list appears. 4 Sele ct [Expo rt] usin[...]

48 Hin ts • When you want to exp ort mu ltiple imag es, the [ Selec t] func tion m ay be useful. To sel ect multiple images, see page 36 . Multiple folders cannot be exported . • When mult iple memor y cards ar e insert ed, the left side memory car d has prio rity to b e recogn ized . • If the memor y card is not bl ank, a folder cannot be ex[...]

49 Setting Up the Unit B Setting Up the Unit How to Set Up the Unit The section explains how to set up the unit on th e [Settings] screen. For details on settings options, see “Setting List” (page 50). 1 Sele ct [Setting s] in the Home menu using the M / m buttons, then press . The setting menu appears. 2 Sele ct the menu to ch ange us ing the [...]

50 Setting List You can set up the following options. Information Display the total capacity, utilized capacity, and free capacity of the HDD. Slide Show You can set a special effect and music for a slide show. For details on the slide show, see “Playing a Slide Show” (page 35). * To play music in the “MUSIC” folder, you must copy it from t[...]

51 Setting Up the Unit Auto Date Sort Set whether to sort image s by shooting date automatically after copying from a memory card to the HDD is completed. To sort images manually, see “Sorting Images by Shooting Date” (page 45). Import Image(s) If you cannot view images copied from other tha n a memory card in the HDD, you may be able to view t[...]

52 B Connec ting to a Comp uter Prepar ing the Unit and Computer Recommended Com puter Environment The unit can be used with computers that run the following preinstalled operating systems and equipped with USB ports. Wind ows • Windows XP Prof essional (Service Pack 1 or later) • Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 1 or later) • Windows 20[...]

53 Conn ect ing to a Com puter Copying Data to a Computer By connecting the unit to a computer, data on the HDD of the unit can be mana ged by the c omp uter . To illustrate, this section explains how to copy da ta from the HDD of the unit to the “My Documents” folder of a comput er runnin g Wind ows XP. Copying data from th e computer to the H[...]

54 6 Open [ My Document s]. 7 Right-cl ick anywhere in the “My Do cumen ts” wi ndow , then click [Pa ste] on the shor tcut me nu. The selected file is copied to “My Documents”. Hint The dr ive lett ers (e.g., “E:”) differ depe nding on th e compu ter sy stem. If a file of the same name already exists in the destination fo lder A mes sag[...]

55 Conn ect ing to a Com puter 3 Verif y that no o ther d evices are s hown. I f othe r devi ces are s hown, dele te th em. 1 Make sure th at “USB Mass Storage Device” is displayed as a . If it is, right-click it and click [Uninstall] on the shor tcut me nu. P erfo rm t he same operation for “Disk driver s”. The “Confirm Device Removal ?[...]

56 To disconnect th e USB cable 1 Drag the HDD i con to the trash. 2 Disconnec t the U SB cabl e from your compute r. Data Storage Locatio ns Data copied to the HDD of the unit is stored according to the following rules. Hints • When co pying th e data from a comput er to the HDD of the unit, you must store the data to date fol der (e.g., “2006[...]

57 Conn ect ing to a Com puter To convert images If you cannot view images copied from a com puter i n the unit , you ma y view images by converting them into data which is compatible with the unit. 1 Select [S ettings] i n the Home menu using the M / m buttons , then pres s . The setting menu appears. 2 Select [Im port Im age(s)] using the M / m b[...]

58 B Addi tional I nformatio n Troubleshooting This section provides information related to the most common problems encount ered by user s of this product and their solutions. Check the points liste d here befor e contact ing your dealer or a service center. Refer also to the documentation of your comp uter. Memory Card The memory card acc ess lam[...]

59 Additional Info rmation The musi c file name is not displ ayed correctly . c Check tha t the music f ile name is l ess than 8 ch arac ters an d its exten sion shoul d be “W A V”. Music c annot be played with the slide sho w. - If BGM is set to F a vorite in slid e show Check that the music f ile i s not damage d. - If BGM is set to Ext ernal[...]

60 If the recovery screen appears If the unit is inadvertently turned off, etc., the recovery screen may appear when the unit is turned on again. In this case, select [OK] using the < / , buttons, then press . After recoverin g is completed, a message will be displayed. Select [OK], then press . To stop recovering, select [cancel], then press . [...]

61 Additional Info rmation Supported Memory Card Types The following memory cards can be used with the unit *1 . “Memo ry Stick” (w/ o MagicGate) “Magic Gate Memory Stick” *2 “Memo ry Stick” (wit h Mag icG ate ) *2 *3 “Memo ry Stick Duo” (w/o M agi cGat e) “Magic Gate Memory Stick Duo” *2 “Memo ry Stick Duo” (wit h Mag icG a[...]

62 – You use “Memory Stic k” in a place w here it is s usceptib le to sta tic ele ctricit y or el ectric noise. • We recommen d that you make a backup copy of importa nt data in “Memory Stick”. • Do not touch the terminal of “Memor y Stick ” with anything including your fingers or metallic objects . • Do no t ben d, drop , or p [...]

63 Additional Info rmation Specifi cation s HDPS-L1 Storage capacity 80 G B (The capacity th at can actually be u sed is appr oxi mate ly 75GB due t o the syste m manage ment ar ea on H DD. It will be displayed as 70GB on your PC since it calculates 1GB as 1,073, 741,8 24 bytes.) Media slots “Mem ory St ick” slot 1 SD Memory Card/MultiMediaCard[...]

64 Identifying Parts Front pane l of the unit A " / 1 (power) switch (page 17) B “Memory Stick” slot (page 20) C SD/MMC/xD slot (page 20) D CompactFlash/Microdrive slot (page 21) E Eject button of CompactFlash/Microdrive (page 21) F COPY button (page 22) G FORCED SHUT DOWN switch (page 59) H BACK button (p age 10) I < / , / M / m / ( e [...]

65 Additional Info rmation Rear panel of the un it A IN (Audio In) (p age 16) B OUT R/L/VIDE O (Aud io/ Video Out) (page 15) C COMPONENT VIDEO (page 15) D AC IN (page 15) Remo te con trol A (slide show) b utton (page 35) B PAGE UP bu tton C PAGE DOWN button D (zoom in) b utton (page 32) E (zoom out ) butto n (page 32) F HOME button ( page 11) G &qu[...]

66 Technical Support Sony Direct Response Center 12451 G atewa y Blvd Fort Myers, FL 33913 (800 ) 222-SO NY (7669) www.s ony.com/ serv ice[...]

67 Additional Info rmation A Auto Date Sort 45, 51 B Bat ter y 13 BGM 50 C Calendar scre en 10, 24, 26 Cleani ng 62 Compact Flash (CF) 21 Conn ecti ng comput er 52 TV 15 Con vert 51, 57 Copy imag es 22 to a C omputer 53 D Date and Time 18, 50 Delete 4 3 Demo Mode 51 Dupl icate 46 E Export 47 F Find Calend ar 26 Fold er 30 group nu mber 41 Fo lde r [...]

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