Sony LF-B1 manuel d'utilisation

Operat ing Instru ctions 2-681-469- 11 (1) – LocationFree Player for PC LF-PK1 – LF-B1 – LFA-PC2 © 2006 Sony Cor poration LocationFree Base Station[...]

2 Contents What is the Lo cationFree Base S tation? ............... ........................... ...................... 4 Identifyi ng Parts and Controls (Base Station) ............... ........................... ............. 5 Base Statio n Pr epar ations .......... ..... ....... ..... ....... ..... ..... 6 Part 1 Checki ng the Package Contents ..[...]

3 Advanc ed B ase St ation Setti ngs .... ....... ....... ..... ....... . 35 Opening the [ Base Station Settings] Page ............ .................. ........................... .. 35 Checking the Current Bas e Station Statu s ..................... ........................... ........... 37 Basic Operat ions in the [ Advanced Setup] Page .........[...]

What is t he Loca tionFr ee Base St ation? 4 The Loc ationFree B ase Station al lo ws you to watc h video both at home and on the go. Y our home Base Station can be accessed vi a the Internet while you are aw ay from home by installing and conf iguring the Locatio nFree Player on your comput er or another LocationFre e dev ice*. Also, b y placing t[...]

Identifying P arts and Controls (Base Station) 5 Identifyin g P ar ts and Contr ols (Base St ation) 1 WIRELESS LED Indicates the wireless function status. Green: Connected with the LocationFree device on the 2.4 GHz channel. T urns green momentarily , then turns off for 3 seconds: Wireless is enabled, but wireless communication with a LocationFree [...]

Base Statio n Preparations 6 Base Station Preparations After unpacking, ch eck that all the fol lowi ng items ha ve been included: Pa r t 1 Chec king the P ac ka ge Contents z Base Station (L F-B1) (1) z A C power ad apter (AC-LX1B) (1) z IR Blaster (VM-50) (1) z Base Station stand (1) z Mains l ead (T ype C-6) (1) z Mains lea d (T ype BF ) (1 ) z [...]

Base Statio n Preparations 7 T o k eep the Base Station st able, attach the Base Statio n stand. Notes • The SSID, WEP ke y , and initial password are printed on the side panel of the Base Station . Make sure that you can easily see the side p anel after installing the Base Station. Y ou will need this information when you set up the Base Station[...]

Base Statio n Preparations 8 Y ou ca n connect externa l de vices feat uring a sca rt output terminal or audio /video outp ut termin als, such as a STB, PVR, or D VD R ecorder to the Base Station. Refer to the operating in structions for each de vice. W a tching video with a connected device Select [V ideo 1] in the [Inde x] windo w . Y ou can oper[...]

Base Statio n Preparations 9 Attach the supplied IR Blaster to the de vice connected to t he Base Station . Y ou can c ontrol the de vice wit h the L ocationFre e de vice’ s on-screen remote control via t he IR Blaster . W ith ref erence to the ope rating inst ructions of the de vice, make sure to place the IR Blaster just abov e the remote sen s[...]

Setup and Conn ections 10 Setup and Connections Use the follo wing steps to conf igure. Flo w of Setup STEP 1 Set up to watch Video at ho me STEP 1-1 T ur n on the Base Stat ion ( 1 page 12 ). STEP 1-2 Connect a LocationF ree de vice to the B ase Statio n ( 1 page 13). • Connect ing with a rout er ( 1 page 14) • Connecti ng directly t o the Bas[...]

Setup and Conn ections 11 The Base Stat ion has a no rmal mode and a set up mode. Base Station Mode s Normal m ode (SETUP MODE LED off) • Y ou can use Net A V at home and aw ay from home. • Y ou can mak e Base Stati on settings via a wireless connection. • Y ou cannot make Base S tation setti ngs.* * Y ou can make setti ngs via a router if yo[...]

Setup and Conn ections 12 This secti on describes t he setup for using NetA V to w atch video at home. Connect the Ma ins Lead to the Ba se Station Connect the mains le ad after you f inish making all other connections. T urn on the Ba se Station P owe r Press the PO WER bu tton on the front pa nel of the Base Stati on to turn it on . The PO WER LE[...]

Setup and Conn ections 13 * T o de termine the type of your modem , check with your Inte rnet service provide r . * UPn P: Uni versa l Plug an d Play STEP 1-2 Connect a LocationFree device to the Base Station DSL or cable modem • Connec t to the rou ter by wireless • Connec t to the rout er by wi red LA N DSL or cable modem with internal router[...]

Setup and Conn ections 14 Using a Router to Connect a Locatio nFree D evice to the Base Station Connec ting with a wired router If your router is c onf igured to assign IP ad dresses by a DHCP funct ion, and your computer is set t o [Obtain an IP address a utomaticall y], then you can connect simply by connect ing the comput er and Base Stat ion wi[...]

Setup and Conn ections 15 4 Ente r the WE P key prin ted on the sticker o f the Base St ation and th en click [Connect]. Before you register your computer with the Base Statio n and display vi deo on th e computer , you need to insta ll LocationFree Pl ayer on the computer ( 1 page 32). 1 W ith the B ase Station powered on, pr ess the [SETUP M ODE][...]

Setup and Conn ections 16 2 Double-click t he (LocationFree Player) icon on the desktop of the computer . Y ou can also use the [Start] me nu. Poin t to [All programs] ([Programs] in W indows 2000), [ Son y LocationFr ee Player] , and then click [LocationF ree Player]. LocationFree Play er starts, a nd the [Base Station Sel ection] wi ndo w appears[...]

Setup and Conn ections 17 This step e xplai ns ho w to set up your ne twork t o connect to yo ur Base Station at home via eith er wireless or wired public Internet access. Notes • Y ou ne ed to do t his s etup bef ore yo u go ou t. • A contract or application may be required to connect to the Internet at some locations. T o w atch video a way f[...]

Setup and Conn ections 18 2 Select a Base Station with a gr een icon, and click [Base Station Settings]. Y our web brow ser starts, and the [ Base Station Settings ] page open s. 3 Click [Enter ]. The passw ord input p age appears. 4 Enter the user name and password, and then click [OK]. User name: lfx (lowercase letters) (The user name cannot be c[...]

Setup and Conn ections 19 7 Read the “Dynamic DNS T erms-of-Use Agreement” incl uded in the ca rton box. After reading the documen t, select the radio bu tton and then clic k [Nex t]. When y ou click [N ext], the informa tion required for the Dynamic DNS is sa ved to the Ba se Statio n. 8 Follow the on-scree n instruc tions to wait until the NE[...]

Setup and Conn ections 20 the Base Station. F or details, refer to the instruction manual for the router and “Setting a Route r Incompatible with the UPnP Function” ( 1 page 39 ). • Some UPnP comp atible routers are only compatible with specific messenger services and games. F or such a router, set port forwarding.[...]

W atch ing Video on Lo cationFree Pla ye r 21 W atchin g Video on Loca tionFre e Play er LocationFree Playe r is a software that allo ws you to watch video on your computer by conn ecting to a Base Station at home via a wire less connection or a router . By placing the Base Stat ion in a central room, you can w atch video fr om anywhere in your h o[...]

W atch ing Video on Lo cationFree Pla ye r 22 Overview of the Locat ionFree Player Windo w A V ideo indi cator B V olume indicator C Minimize b utton Minimizes the LocationFre e Player windo w . D Maximiz e/Rest ore b utt on Maximizes the LocationFree Pl ayer windo w . Click a gain to restore the window to its original size. E Close b utton Quits t[...]

W atch ing Video on Lo cationFree Pla ye r 23 Overvie w of the on-sc reen remote control Depending on your setti ngs and the d evi ces connected to y our system, the on-screen remote control may var y from the one illust rated here. The explanation s in this sec tion refer to the on- screen remote control for STBs. A Remote contr ol name B Close b [...]

W atch ing Video on Lo cationFree Pla ye r 24 Y ou can wa tch video by starting Locatio nFree Player and connec ting to the Base Statio n. The procedu re to w atch vid eo at home i s the sa me as the procedur e to watch v ideo aw ay from home. Bef ore starting LocationFree Player Check that the Base Station is turned on . Also, make sur e that your[...]

W atch ing Video on Lo cationFree Pla ye r 25 Closing the Connection with the Base St ation Click an ywhere i n the windo w to di splay the lo wer bar , then click [Disconnect ] at the bottom left of the wind ow . Quitting LocationFree Pla yer Click an ywhere i n the windo w to di splay the lower bar , the n clic k (Close ) at th e top right o f th[...]

W atch ing Video on Lo cationFree Pla ye r 26 T urn the volume up or do wn using [+] and [-]. Y ou can al so adjust the v olume by us ing the LEFT (V ol - ) and RIGHT (V ol +) ARR OW k eys. z Tip If you cannot obtain the desired lev el when adjusting the volume with the [ +] and [-] volume b uttons, ad just the volume of the computer . Adjust ing t[...]

W atch ing Video on Lo cationFree Pla ye r 27 Y ou can adjust the streami ng rate according to the bandwidth av ail able on your co mmunications connectio n. This all o ws you to w atch video with the optimum q uality . Normall y , selectin g [Auto] sets th e opti mal video rate in accordance with av ailable bandwidth. When selecting a ra te manual[...]

W atch ing Video on Lo cationFree Pla ye r 28 This sect ion expl ains how to set up th e remote control and col our system settings. For the latest version of the on-scre en remote control da ta, see the L ocationFree Su pport web site at http://www .sony .net/Products/ LocationFree/sup port/. 1 Click anywhere in th e wind ow to display th e index,[...]

W atch ing Video on Lo cationFree Pla ye r 29 If you wa nt to watch SE CAM/P AL60/NTSC video, you need to conf igure the colour system settings . The d efault settin g is “P AL ”. 1 Click anywhere in th e wind ow to display th e index, then select [Set tings] at the bo ttom righ t of th e win do w . 2 Select [ V ideo Settings] and t hen [Colour[...]

W atch ing Video on Lo cationFree Pla ye r 30 Y ou can re gister LocationFree de vices on the Base Station vi a the Intern et. Note Y ou need to configure the Base Station to accept registration ( 1 page 42) befo re regist ering t he d evice on the Base Station. 1 The follo wing items are needed to re gister the de vices on the Base St ation via th[...]

W atch ing Video on Lo cationFree Pla ye r 31 Y ou can perf orm the follo wing L ocationFree Player oper ations with your computer’ s mouse and keyb oa rd. Mouse operations Right cli ck menu * This o nly ap pears if you did not enter th e ser ial ke y when you instal led Locatio nFree Player . It allows you to ente r the serial k ey if you did no[...]

Setting Up LocationFree Play er 32 Setting Up LocationFree Pla y er Computer requirements (where LocationFree Play er is installed) Operating system: W indo w s 2000 Professional S ervice P ack 4 W indo w s XP Prof essional/Home E dition Servic e Pack 2 Processor: Pentium 4 , 1 GHz or more RAM: 256 MB or mor e A v ailable hard di sk space: 300 MB o[...]

Setting Up LocationFree Play er 33 2 Select your language, and then click [Ne xt]. 3 Click [Next]. 4 Read the license ag reement, select [ I hav e read the terms in the l icense agreement], and then clic k [Next]. 5 T ype you r name, or ganizati on and Seri al Ke y , and then click [Next]. 6 Confirm the installa tion fold er , and then click [Next][...]

Setting Up LocationFree Play er 34 7 V erify t he installa tion sett ings, and then click [Install]. Insta llation sta rts. 8 When t he installa tion ends, c lick [Finish]. Shortcuts for the LocationFree Pl ayer and the Operating Inst ructions (PDF f ile) appear on your desk top after the install ation. Click [All programs] ([Progr ams] in W indow [...]

Adv anced Ba se Station Setti ngs 35 Adv anced Base Station Settings The [Base Station Set tings] page is accessed and set from your web bro wser . Y ou can mak e more detailed set tings, such as cha nging a wireless LAN encryption k ey , in the [Advanced Setup] page. Open the [Adv anced Setup] pag e with your web browser , by accessing the setting[...]

Adv anced Ba se Station Setti ngs 36 1 Double-click t he (LocationFree Player) icon on the de sktop of the computer to start LocationFree Player , select the Base Station you want to se t in the [Base Station Selection ] window that appears, and t hen click [Base Station Settings]. Y our we b browse r sta rts a nd t he [Bas e Station Settings ] pag[...]

Adv anced Ba se Station Setti ngs 37 Y ou can use t he [Setup Inf ormation] pa ge to check the cu rrent setti ngs and status of the Base Statio n. T o display the la test status, cli ck [Update]. This secti on exp lains th e operations c ommon to each frame in the [Adv anced Setup] page. 1 Click the item to configure. The information for the cli ck[...]

Adv anced Ba se Station Setti ngs 38 T o access the Base Stat ion via the In ternet, you need to set i ts IP addre ss and make DNS setti ngs. The [Internet Con nection] f rame allows you to s et an IP address for your Base Station, according to your network en vironment. Y ou can also check the Base Station’ s MA C address for the wir ed LAN. T o[...]

Adv anced Ba se Station Setti ngs 39 This section e xplains ho w to mak e adv anced settings f or using the Ne tA V function. Set the port of the Base Station whe n the NetA V function i s to be used. 1 If there are multipl e Base Stations and 50 21 is already being used, change the port number of the NetA V server . Y ou can speci fy port numbers [...]

Adv anced Ba se Station Setti ngs 40 T o con nect to the Base St ation via your rout er at ho me an d to u se Ne tA V whe n yo u ar e away fr om home, port forwardi ng needs to be set on the router . When your router is compa tible with UPnP (Uni versal Plug and Pl ay), you ca n use UPnP to conf igure port f orwardin g on th e router dynamically . [...]

Adv anced Ba se Station Setti ngs 41 Setting Dynami c DNS Ma nually If you w ant to u se a Dynamic DNS ser vice other than the one you can set with [Easy Set up], set the Dynamic DNS manual ly . 1 Enter t he user name that you re giste red with the Dynamic DNS servic e. 2 Enter the password t hat you re gistered wit h the Dynamic DNS servic e. 3 En[...]

Adv anced Ba se Station Setti ngs 42 Y ou do not normally ne ed to perform the de vice registrat ion procedure describ ed belo w because registration can be performed easily from LocationFree Player ( 1 page 17 ). Per fo rm the follo wing pr ocedure if you need t o enter the regist ration passw ord when you est ablish a connection. Y ou can r egist[...]

Adv anced Ba se Station Setti ngs 43 Y ou can change the wireless setti ngs of the Base Station. If the set tings of the Base Station are changed, the wireless settings of the de vice to be connected to also need to be changed. Note The updated settings will take effect after restarting the Base Station or clicking [Exit Setup]. 1 W ireless LA N de[...]

Adv anced Ba se Station Setti ngs 44 Wirel ess LAN securi ty funct ion of the Loca tionF ree Bas e Stati on •W E P WEP is th e wireless LAN secur ity technology specif ied by IEEE 802.11. It applie s encryption t o communicati ons. There are two types of en cryption k e y length; 64- bit ke y and 128-bit ke y . The 128- bit encrypt ion k ey assur[...]

Adv anced Ba se Station Setti ngs 45 Other set tings that y ou can mak e inclu de enabling security , chan ging your password, and upgrading t he Base Stati on softwar e. If you set the securi ty le vel to “Lo w ”, you can access the [Base St ation Settings] pag e from a wired netw ork, e ven if the Base Station i s not in setup mode. Note The [...]

Adv anced Ba se Station Setti ngs 46 Y ou can chan ge the password needed to log into the Base Stati on’ s web page. Note If you forget the ne w password, the Base Statio n will need to be initialized before you can log in. 1 Enter the ne w password her e. 2 Click th is to sav e changes. Y ou can check the version of t he Base Station software . [...]

Others 47 Other s If an er ror occurs during use, t he PO WER LED on the f ront panel of the Base Stat ion al erts you to the problem. Refer to the follo wing table for d escription s of proble ms and possibl e solutions. If the probl em per sist s, co nta ct So ny Cust om er Inf orm ati on C entr e. Self-diagnostics LED About Self-Diagn ostics Dis[...]

Others 48 If you initialize the Base Station, al l settings are reset to f actory de fault. 1 T urn of f the Base Stati on. 2 While pressing the B ASE ST A T ION RESET butt on on t he rear of t he Base Stati on, turn on the P O WER. Hol d down the B ASE ST A TION RE SET butt on u ntil the NET A V LED on t he front of the Base St atio n light s red.[...]

Others 49 If a pro blem occurs during use, r efer to the informati on prov ided in thi s section. If the problem p ersists, contact Sony Customer Information Centre. For more contact information, refer to the EUROPEAN GU ARANTEE INFORMA TION DOCUMENT (separate document). Also, see the LocationFree Sup port web site at h ttp://www .sony .net /Produc[...]

Others 50 LocationFree Play er NETWORK LED on the Base Station does no t turn on. • Check whether the co nnection t ype is correc t. See “Connect ing to the rou ter” ( 1 pa ge 17) and check to make su re you have selected the correct connect ion type. • Check whether the modem po wer and ro uter power are turned on. If the po wer is turned [...]

Others 51 Video Can con nect at home , but cannot connect to the Base Statio n while a way from home. • Did yo u conf igur e the ne two rk setti ngs for when you ar e aw ay f rom home? • Are the NetA V settings conf igured p roperly? ( 1 page 17) • Are the Base S tation and co nnected de vices suc h as the router turne d on? • N etA V canno[...]

Others 52 W a tching Video at Home No picture from the connect ed device. • Firml y attach the co nnection cables. Check t hat the connec tions to the red, white and yellow jacks and the scart socket are correct ( 1 page 8). • Non-i nterlaced signals from com puters or ot her equip ment ca nnot b e disp layed. • Make su re the device is conne[...]

Others 53 W a tching Video A wa y from Home Base Station Settings Prob lem Cause s and remedi es The vide o keeps stopp ing and star ting, and f rame s are drop ped. • A s NetA V uses the In ternet for communi catio n, the vide o may not be able to be transmitte d smooth ly depen ding on whe ther the co nnection is overloaded. • Click [Rate] an[...]

Others 54 Easy Se tup Adv anced Setup Authentica tion of the user name and passw ord for op ening the setup scr een fails. • Did you enter up percase lette rs instead of lo w ercase le tters, or vice versa? The Base S tation di stingui shes betwe en uppe rcase and lo wercase letters. • Did you enter the correct user name? Th e user name is lf x[...]

Others 55 Optional Accessories LocationFree Player LF A-PC2 IR Blaster VM-50 Headphone Adapter PC-232S Note that these acc essories may not be immediate ly av ailable and that produc tion of them may be stoppe d at an y time. Design and specif i cation s are subject to change withou t notice . Specificat ions System Colour system P AL/ SECAM/NTSC/P[...]

Others 56 A Advanced Setup ........... ........... ...... 36 Changing t he Password ..... ... 46 Current setting s .... ........... ...... 37 Device Reg istration .... .......... 42 Dynamic DNS Settings ........ 40 Internet Con nection .... ....... ... 38 NetAV Check ...... ........... ...... 41 NetAV Settings ............... ...... 39 Security ...[...]

Others 57 • LocationFree is a trad emark of S ony C orporation. • 3i vx MPEG-4 aud io and vid eo compression t echnologies by 3i vx T echnologi es. • Copyri ght© 3i vx T echnologies Pty . Lt d., 1999-2 006, All right s reserved . 3i vx is an i nternatio nal trademark. • Microsoft and W indows are re gistered tra demarks of Microsof t Corpo[...]

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