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La parola deriva dal latino "instructio", cioè organizzare. Così, il manuale d’uso Sony PCNA-MR10 descrive le fasi del procedimento. Lo scopo del manuale d’uso è istruire, facilitare lo avviamento, l'uso di attrezzature o l’esecuzione di determinate azioni. Il manuale è una raccolta di informazioni sull'oggetto/servizio, un suggerimento.

Purtroppo, pochi utenti prendono il tempo di leggere il manuale d’uso, e un buono manuale non solo permette di conoscere una serie di funzionalità aggiuntive del dispositivo acquistato, ma anche evitare la maggioranza dei guasti.

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Innanzitutto, il manuale d’uso Sony PCNA-MR10 dovrebbe contenere:
- informazioni sui dati tecnici del dispositivo Sony PCNA-MR10
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- segnaletica di sicurezza e certificati che confermano la conformità con le norme pertinenti

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Generalmente questo è dovuto alla mancanza di tempo e certezza per quanto riguarda la funzionalità specifica delle attrezzature acquistate. Purtroppo, la connessione e l’avvio Sony PCNA-MR10 non sono sufficienti. Questo manuale contiene una serie di linee guida per funzionalità specifiche, la sicurezza, metodi di manutenzione (anche i mezzi che dovrebbero essere usati), eventuali difetti Sony PCNA-MR10 e modi per risolvere i problemi più comuni durante l'uso. Infine, il manuale contiene le coordinate del servizio Sony in assenza dell'efficacia delle soluzioni proposte. Attualmente, i manuali d’uso sotto forma di animazioni interessanti e video didattici che sono migliori che la brochure suscitano un interesse considerevole. Questo tipo di manuale permette all'utente di visualizzare tutto il video didattico senza saltare le specifiche e complicate descrizioni tecniche Sony PCNA-MR10, come nel caso della versione cartacea.

Perché leggere il manuale d’uso?

Prima di tutto, contiene la risposta sulla struttura, le possibilità del dispositivo Sony PCNA-MR10, l'uso di vari accessori ed una serie di informazioni per sfruttare totalmente tutte le caratteristiche e servizi.

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Sommario del manuale d’uso

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    RoomLink™ User Guide Guide Netw ork Media Receiver PCNA-MR10[...]

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    2 Notice © 2003 Sony El ectronics Inc. Reproductio n in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. Th is manual and the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO W A[...]

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    3 Important information for Canadian cust omers: Y our new device may include certain software versions or upgrades, and Internet services or offers that are available to U.S. customers only . Sony , V AIO, the V AIO logo, Giga Pocket, SonicStage, PictureGear Studio, Remote Commander, V AIO Media, V AIO Media Music Server, V AIO Media V ideo Server[...]

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    4 Safety Inf ormation This Sony product is designed and tested to comply with the safety regulations. Use of this equipme nt in a manner not approved i n this manual may be hazardous. Read the saf ety and caution information before operating RoomLink™, complying with all safety precautions and warnings. Notes on Use About RoomLink ❑ Set up Room[...]

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    5 ❑ In a location that is subject to moisture or rapid temperature change. ❑ Near obstacles that shield or block electrical signals, such as metal or concr ete walls. ❑ In a location with poor ventilation. ❑ If there is a rapid change in temperature, condensation (wa ter droplets) may form in RoomLink™, causing it to malfunction. ❑ If t[...]

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    6 Attaching the ferrite core T o comply with FCC Rules, Part 15, a ferrite core is supplied with RoomLink™. The ferrite core should be attached to the network cable * , to reduce or eliminate electrical interference. 1) Open the ferrite cor e and place the core approximately 3 to 4 inches from the end of the network cable. 2) W rap the network ca[...]

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    7 Cautions Unplug the AC adapter from the electrical outlet during a lightning storm. Lightning may cause electric shock or damage to the equipment. When severe lightning is expected, unplug the AC adapter from the electrical outlet to avoid fire, electric shock, or damage to the equipment. Do not touch the equipment during a lightning storm. This [...]

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    8 Pr é cautions Débranchez l'adaptateur AC de la prise de courant pendant les orages. Les éclairs peuvent provoquer des décharges électriques ou endommager le matériel. Lorsqu'un gros orage est annoncé, débranchez l'adaptateur AC de la prise de courant afin d'éviter les risques d'incendie, de décharge électrique [...]

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    9 Regulatory Informatio n This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy[...]

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    10 Only peripherals (computer input/output devices, terminals, printers, etc.) that comply with FCC Class B limits may be attached to this computer product. Operation with noncompliant peri pherals is likely to result in interference to radio and television rece ption. All cables used to connect peripherals must be shielded and grounded. Operation [...]

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    11 Contents Welcome. ....................................................15 About RoomLink ....................................................... 16 Unpacking your RoomLink .......................................18 Locating Controls, Jacks, and Ports .......19 Front panel .................................................................20 Back pan[...]

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    12 Configuring RoomLink ............................. 57 Configuring Default Settings .................................... 58 Setting Up RoomLink ............................................... 65 Watching and Recording TV Programs .............................................. 75 Watching TV programs ............................................ 76[...]

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    Contents 13 Support Options ......................................119 Immediate Help and Support ...................................120 Contacting Sony for Help and Support ...................122 Specifications ..........................................125 Index .........................................................127[...]

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    15 We l c o m e Thank you for pur chasing your Sony® RoomLink™! Y our new network media r eceiver is a superb blend of high technology and easy-to-use functionality . The information pr ovided in this user guide is designed to help you become familiar with RoomLink™ and its f eatur es.[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 16 About RoomLink The network media receiver enables you to display still images, play video contents, or music files on your TV screen, when RoomLink™ is connected to a V AIO® computer that contains your video and audio content. When you connect RoomLink™ to a V AIO computer with Giga Pocket™ features, you can record and[...]

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    About RoomLink 17 Multimedia compatibility Video and Movie file com patibility Only V ideo Capsules recorded on a V AIO® computer with Giga Pocket™ Personal V ideo Recorder features, or video content reco rded with RoomLink™ can be viewed using RoomLink™. Other video file formats may not b e compatible with RoomLink™. For det ails on how t[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 18 Unpac king y our RoomLink When you unpack your RoomLin k™ device, verify that you have all supplied accessories. Manuals ❑ RoomLink™ User Guide — Contai ns information about setting up and using the network media receiver . The user guide also provides resources for technical support, safety guidelines, and support in[...]

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    19 Locating Controls , J ac ks , and Po r t s This section describes the contr ols, jacks, and ports available on your RoomLink™ unit an d the Remote Comm ander® unit.[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 20 Fr ont panel The front panel contains the power button, infrared receiver , and status indicators. Network media receiver (front panel) 1 POWER/REC indicator The indicator is white while the p ower is on. The indicator is red d uring TV recording. The indicator blink s (red) during firmware updates. 2 Infrared r eceiver Enabl[...]

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    Back panel 21 Bac k panel The back panel contains ports and jacks for supplied and optio nal cables. Network media receiver (back panel) 1O p t i c a l O U T p o r t Supports the digital opti cal input of an audio device. 2 S-video jack Connection for an S-video cable. 3V i d e o j a c k Connection for a video cable. 4A u d i o L j a c k Connection[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 22 Remote Commander The RoomLink™ unit is controlled using the Remot e Commander® unit. The Remote Commander can start and stop video recording/playb ack, select channels, and set viewing preferences. Remote Commander 1 TV Channel buttons (TV contr ol section) Press + or - to change TV channels. 2 MUTE button (TV contro l sec[...]

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    Remote Commander 23 3 Channel number buttons Press to select specific channels. (Press the ENTER button to activate the channel selection.) 4 CLEAR button Press to delete the channel numbers selected. 5R E C b u t t o n Press to begin recording. 6 REW button Press to rewind during video or music playback. FWD button Press to fast-forward during vid[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 24 13 POWER button Press to turn RoomLink™ on or off. 14 TV/VIDEO button (TV contro l section) Press to select T V or V ideo mode. 15 DISPLA Y button Press to display setting informati on for TV , video, music, and photos. 16 AUDIO button Press to select audio mode. 17 ENTER button Press to activate channel selections made usi[...]

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    25 Setting Up RoomLink p RoomLink This section contains information about setting up your RoomLink™ connections.[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 26 V AIO Computer Compatibility RoomLink™ support s certain Sony® V AIO® com puters. V eri fy that your V AIO computer is compatible with RoomLink, before you begin hardware setup or configurati on. V AIO® COMPUTERS (Manufactured after 08/2002) * * For current updates on V AIO computer compatibility w ith RoomLink, see the [...]

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    Setting Up RoomLink 27 System requirements Y our compatible V AIO computer(s) must: ❑ Have the Microsoft® W indows® XP Home Edition or Professional Ed ition operating system installed . * ❑ Have V AIO Media™ software (Platfor m and servers) preins talled. ❑ Be equipped with Giga Pocket™ Personal V ideo Recorder † hardware and software[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 28 4 Y ou can set up RoomLink™ to stand in an upright or horizon tal position. Option 1: Slide the network media receiver onto the stand (supplied), until it clicks into place. Option 2: T o position the unit horizontally , attach the spacers (supplied) to one side of the network media receiver, placing a spacer in each corner[...]

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    Setting Up RoomLink 29 Attaching the ferrite core In accordance with FCC Rules, Part 15, a ferrite core is supplie d with the network media receiver . The ferrite core should be attached to the network cable * , to reduce or eliminate electrical interference. 1 Open the ferrite core and place the core approximately 3-4 inches from the end of the ne[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 30 Setting up the Remote Commander unit 1 Open the battery cover on the back of the Remote Commander® unit. 2 Insert two AA batteries (supplied) by matching the + and - on the batteries, with the diagram inside the battery compartment. T o program the Remote Commander Y our Remote Commander® unit is prepro grammed to control c[...]

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    Setting Up RoomLink 31 TV Manufacturer Code Number TV Manufacturer Code Number Admiral 02, 09, 14 Panasonic 16, 18 AOC 12 Philco 03, 1 1, 13 Bell & Howell 09, 14 Philips 1 1 Brocsonic 03, 12 Pioneer 18, 19,37 Craig 20, 21, 22, 23 Portland 03 Croslex 1 1 Quasar 18 Curtis Mathis 03, 19, 23 Radio Shack 02, 12, 23, 24 Daewoo 3, 35, 36 RCA/PROSCAN 0[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 32 Ev aluating y our Home Netw ork En vironment Y ou can connect RoomLink™ to your V AIO® computer(s) using the Ethernet port on your V AIO computer(s), a router with a built-in netw ork switch, or a network switch device. These home network environment scenarios can help determine the best connection method for your network [...]

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    Evaluating y our Home Network Environment 33 Environment 1 — Connectio n method: 1 Connect RoomLink™ to your DSL/ cable modem * (sold separately), using the network cable (supplied) with the ferri te core (supplied). 2 Connect the Ethernet jack on each V AIO® computer to a jack(s) on the DSL/modem, using addition al network cables (sold separa[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 34 ENVIR ONMENT 2: DSL/cable modem with b uilt-in r outer , without netw ork switc h ports * * Use equipment and network cable(s) th at support 100BASE-TX . Connecting in Environment 2 MONITOR USB LINE PHONE HEADPHONES MIC LINE IN VHF/UHF AUDIO – VIDEO OUTPUT – AUDIO – VIDEO1 INPUT – S VIDEO/VIDEO S VIDEO/VIDEO MONITOR L[...]

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    Evaluating y our Home Network Environment 35 Environment 2 — Connection met hod: 1 Connect RoomLink™ to a network switch device (sol d separately), using the network cable (supplied) equipped with th e ferrite core (supplied). 2 Connect the Ethernet jack on each V AIO® computer to a jack(s) on the network switch, using additional network cable[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 36 ENVIR ONMENT 3: DSL/cable modem without a b uilt-in r outer * * Use equipment and cables that su pports 100BASE-TX. Connecting in Environment 3 MONITOR USB LINE PHONE HEADPHONES MIC LINE IN VHF/UHF AUDIO – VIDEO OUTPUT – AUDIO – VIDEO1 INPUT – S VIDEO/VIDEO S VIDEO/VIDEO MONITOR LINE LAN Internet LAN WAN DSL/cable mod[...]

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    Evaluating y our Home Network Environment 37 Environment 3 — Connection met hod: 1 Connect RoomLink™ to a router device with network sw itch (sold separately), using the network cable (sup plied) equipped with the ferrite core (supplied). 2 Connect the Ethernet jack on each V AIO® computer to a jack(s) on the router device, using addi tional n[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 38 ENVIR ONMENT 4: Network cab le is connected to a LAN, shared in a residential comple x * * Use equipment and cables that su pport 100BASE-TX. Connecting in Environment 4 MONITOR USB LINE PHONE HEADPHONES MIC LINE IN VHF/UHF AUDIO – VIDEO OUTPUT – AUDIO – VIDEO1 INPUT – S VIDEO/VIDEO S VIDEO/VIDEO MONITOR LAN LAN WAN R[...]

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    Evaluating y our Home Network Environment 39 Environment 4 — Connection met hod: 1 Connect RoomLink™ to a router device wit h a built-in network switch (sold separately), using the network cable (sup plied) equipped with the ferrite core (supplied). 2 Connect the Ethernet jack on each V AIO® computer to a jack(s) on the router device, using ad[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 40 ENVIRONMENT 5: The V AIO ® computer is connected to the Internet using the b uilt-in modem * Environment 5 — Connection method: 1 Insert one end of the crossover cabl e (supplied) into the Ethern et jack on your V AIO® computer . 2 Insert the other end of this crossover cable into the connection adapter (supplied). 3 Inse[...]

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    Evaluating y our Home Network Environment 41 ENVIRONMENT 6: V AIO computer is not connected to the Internet * Environment 6 — Connection met hod: 1 Insert one end of the crossover cable (supplied) in to the Ethernet jack on your V AIO® computer . 2 Insert the other end of this crossover cable into the con nection adapter (supplied). 3 Insert one[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 42 ENVIR ONMENT 7: Connecting multiple V AIO computers (Under conditions similar to En vironment 5 and 6) * * For information on fixed IP addresses, see “Assigning a fixed IP address” on page 47. Connecting in Environment 7 MONITOR USB LINE PHONE HEADPHONES MIC LINE IN VHF/UHF AUDIO – VIDEO OUTPUT – AUDIO – VIDEO1 INPU[...]

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    Evaluating y our Home Network Environment 43 Environment 7 — Connection met hod: 1 Connect the network media receiver to a router device with a built-in network switch, or a multiple port network switch * device, using the network cable (supplied) equipped with the ferrite core (sup plied). 2 Connect the Ethernet jack on each V AIO® computer to [...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 44 Connecting RoomLink to a TV Use the audio/video connection cable (supplied) to connect the network media receiver and your TV . Connect the cable by matching the connector colors to the jack colors on the TV’ s audio/video jacks. Optional equipment and cables ma y be required to connect RoomLink™, TV , and V AIO computer [...]

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    Evaluating y our Home Network Environment 45 Connecting RoomLink and TV thr ough a video recor der Use the audio/video connection cable (sup plied) to connect the network media receiver and your video recorder . Connect the cable, by matching the connector colors to the jack colors on the TV’ s audio/video jacks. Optional equipment and cables may[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 46 Connecting RoomLink to digital sound system equipment Use an optical digital connection cable (sold separately) to connect the network media receiver and your digital sound system equipment. 1 Insert one end of an optical digital cable (sold separately) into the optical OUT port on the network media receiver . 2 Insert the ot[...]

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    Evaluating y our Home Network Environment 47 Assigning a fixed IP ad dress Each V AIO® computer in your network requires a fixed IP address in some environments: ❑ If your V AIO computer is connected to the Internet using the installed modem, as in Environm ent 5. ❑ If your V A IO computer is not connected to the In ternet, as in Environment 6[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 48 4 Right-click Local Ar ea Connection and select Pr operties from the shortcut menu. The Local Area Connection Pr operties dialo g box appears 5 From the General tab, select Internet Pr otocol ( TCP/IP) and click Properties . The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears. Local Area Connectio n Properties dialog[...]

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    Evaluating y our Home Network Environment 49 6 Select “ Use the following IP address ” and specify an IP addres s and subnet mask, using the following format: IP address: 169.254. XXX.XXX (Replace XXX with a numeric value between 001 a nd 254 — as an example: 169.254.222.2 22) Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0 (Use this number for the subnet mask) 7 C[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 50 Operating RoomLink Start the network media receiver after you have finished setting up the hardware connections to your V AIO® comput er and TV . Before using RoomLink™ with your V AIO® computer and TV , set up and configure your software as described in the section, “Config uring Software for Use with RoomLink” on pa[...]

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    51 Configur ing Softw are f or Use with RoomLink This section pr ovides information on configuring the media server , v ideo, music and photo/still image softwar e on your V AIO® computer .[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 52 Configuring V AIO Media software V AIO Media™ software manages the interaction between Roo mLink™ and your V AIO® computer(s), by enabling the computer(s) to act as a music, photo, and video servers. A V AIO computer that shipped with V AIO Media™ software preinstalled can be used as a V AIO Media server in a network e[...]

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    Configuring V AIO Me dia software 53 See “T o register RoomLink to your V AIO computer” on page 71 for more information. 1 Click S tart on the W indows® taskbar, select All Programs . 2 Point to V AIO Media , point to Server Administration , and click Console . The V AIO Media Console dialog box appears. 3 In the section, Access Control Settin[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 54 6 In the section, S tart and S top Servers , verify that all available servers are shown as St a r t e d . If any servers are shown as S topped , click St a r t A l l . 7 Click Close in the V AIO Media Console window . V AIO Media Console (detail)[...]

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    Configuring Giga Poc ket Software 55 Configuring Giga P ocket Software 1 Click S tart in the W indows taskbar and select All Pr ograms 2 Point to Giga Pocket , click All Software , and then click Giga Pocket Server . If you have not set a password for Giga Pocket Server: ❑ The Giga Pocket Server password setting dialog box appears. ❑ Click Set [...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 56[...]

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    57 Configur ing RoomLink This section pr ovides information on configuring your network media r e ceiver and V AIO® com puter (server).[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 58 Configuring Default Settings Default Settings Y ou can conveniently access certain RoomLink features and functions by customizing the default settings for your network media receiver and V AIO® computer . Connecting to a server automatically Y ou can set RoomLink to automatically connect to a V AIO® computer (server), when [...]

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    Configur ing Default Settings 59 7 Use the up or down arrow keys on the Remote Commander® unit to select a server . Press SELECT . 8 Use the up or down arrow keys on the Remote Commander to select Connect Automatically . Press SELECT to connect to the desired server . T o cancel the default serv er settings 1 From the Select a server screen, use t[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 60 5 T urn on the network media receiver by pressing the POWER bu tton on the Remote Commander . The Power/Rec indicator lights and the Main Menu screen appears on your TV screen. 6 Use buttons on the Remote Command er® unit to highlight Set tings . Press SELECT . The Settings screen appears. Main Menu screen ✍ When the Stand[...]

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    Configur ing Default Settings 61 7 Use the up or down arrow keys on the Remote Commander to highl ight System Settin gs . Press SELECT . The System Settings screen appears. 8 Use the up or down arrow keys on the Remote Commander to select S tartup Menu , then press SELECT . The S tartup Menu screen appears. 9 Use the up or down arrow ke ys on the R[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 62 10 Use the up or down arrow keys on the Remote Comm ander to select a Startup screen. Highlight OK , then press the SELE CT button. Configuring y our V AIO computer to start automatically Y ou can set your V AIO® computer to start automatically when RoomLink™ attempts to connect. This is a convenient feature to use when th[...]

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    Configur ing Default Settings 63 4 Click + next to Network Adapter . The drop-down tree displays all available network adapters. 5 Double-click the network adapter that connects the computer to RoomLink™. The network adapter ’ s Properties dialog box appears. Device Manager Network Adapter Properti es ✍ A Power Management tab should be availa[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 64 6 From the Power Management tab, select the options, “ Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby ” and “ Only allow management stations to bring t he computer out of st andby ”. Click OK . 7 Close the Device Manager window , then click OK to close the System Properties dialog box. T o cha nge the system S[...]

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    Setting Up RoomLink 65 Setting Up RoomLink Specifying an IP address 1 On the Remote Commander® unit, press the MAIN MENU button. The Main Menu screen appears. 2 Highlight Settings , then press the SELECT button. The Settings screen appears. 3 Press to highlight Sy stem Settin gs , then press the SELECT button. The System Settings screen appears. S[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 66 4 Press the up or down arrow buttons to hig hlight IP Address , then press the SELECT button. The IP Address screen appears. 5 Press the up or down arrow buttons to hig hlight Specify IP Addr ess , then press the SELECT button. 6 Use to highlight the IP Address numbers, then press the SELECT button. 7 Use the channel number b[...]

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    Setting Up RoomLink 67 Updating RoomLink firmware The network media receiver enables you to use your V AIO® computer to update RoomLink™ firmware. 1 On the Remote Commander , press the MAIN MENU button. The Main Menu appears. 2 Highlight Settings , then press the SELECT button. The Settings screen appears. 3 Press the up or down arrow buttons to[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 68 5 Use the direction arrow buttons to high light OK , then press the SELECT button. RoomLink™ prepares to download the firm ware update. The POWER/REC indicator starts blinking (red) sl owly . 6 On your V AIO® computer , start the update tool and begin updating the system software of the network media receiver . During the [...]

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    Setting Up RoomLink 69 3 Press the up or down arrow buttons to hi ghlight System Settings , then press the SELECT button. The System Settings screen appears. 4 Press the up or down arrow butt ons to highlight Factory Default , then press the SELECT button. The Default settin gs screen appears. 5 Use to highlight OK , then press the SELECT button. A[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 70 3 Press the up or down arrow buttons to highlight Syst em Settings , then press the SELECT button. The System Settin gs screen appears. 4 Press the up or down arrow buttons to hig hlight Device regi stration , then press the SELECT button. The Device registration screen appears. 5 Press the direction arrow buttons to highligh[...]

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    Setting Up RoomLink 71 T o reg ister RoomLink to your VA IO computer 1 Click S tart on the W indows® taskbar, select All Programs . 2 Point to V AIO Media , point to Server Administration , and click Console . The V AIO Media Console dialog box appears. 3 In the Access Control Settings section, select the option, “ Access this computer from othe[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 72 6 Click Registered Devices . The Registered Devices dial og box appears. 7 Click Register . The Device Registration dialog box appears. 8 Clear the checkbox, “ Use the confirmation number to r egister your device ” 9 Click S tart Registration . The Receiving Registration Request dialog box appears, showing the registratio[...]

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    Setting Up RoomLink 73 T o complete registra tion When Regist ration Compl eted is displayed on the TV screen: 1 Use the on the Remote Commander® unit to hig hlight Close . 2 Press the SELECT button. RoomLink™ is registered to your V AIO computer . The TV screen displays the System Settings screen again. /[...]

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    75 W atching and Recording TV Progr ams This section pr ovides information on using RoomLink™ to watch and r e cor d your favorite TV pr ograms, using your V AIO® computer and TV .[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 76 W atching TV programs The network media receiver enables you to view TV programs, received through your V AIO® computer that is equipped with Giga Pocket™ Personal V ideo Recorder , on your TV screen. W atching TV programs 1 On the Remote Commander, press the MAIN MENU button. The Main Menu - TV screen appears. 2 Press to [...]

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    W atching TV programs 77 4 Highlight Connect and press the SELECT button. The TV program screen appears. 5 On the Remote Commander , use the CHANNEL +/- buttons, or use the channel number and ENTER buttons , to change the channels. T o view a TV pro gram received from a different VAIO computer (server) Y ou can select a specific server to use, if m[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 78 T o cha nge the audio mode Each time you press the AUDIO button, the audio mode switches in the following cycle: Main (Stereo) --> SAP (S tereo L) --> Main/SAP (Stereo R) T o vie w video content using the Video IN or S-video In jack on your V AIO computer From the TV program screen: 1 On the Remote Commander, press the [...]

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    W atching TV programs 79 Changing y our TV displa y quality Y o u can change your TV display quality by following these steps: From the TV program screen: 1 On the Remote Commander® unit, press the OP TIONS butto n. The OP TIONS screen appears. 2 Press to highlight TV Settings, th en press the SELECT button. The TV Setti ngs screen appears. 3 In L[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 80 Recor ding TV programs The network media receiver enables you to view TV programs, received through your V AIO® computer, on your TV screen. Starting a recording session 1 On the Remote Commander, press the MAIN MENU button. The Main Menu-TV screen appears. 2 Press to highlight TV - W atch and record TV pr ograms , then pres[...]

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    Recording TV programs 81 4 Highlight Connect and press the SELECT button. The TV program screen appears. 5 On the Remote Commander® unit, use th e CHANNEL +/- buttons, or use the channel number and ENTER buttons , to change the channels. 6 Press the REC button. The TV reception is briefly interrupted, then recording begins. The POWER/REC indicator[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 82 By default, the RoomLink recording feature is preset to automatically stop 30 minutes after pressing the REC button. The length of the recording session can be extended by 30-minute increments (up to a total of 6 hours) each time you press the REC button. 7 T o end the recording, press the REC STOP button. After a few moments[...]

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    Recording TV programs 83 ❑ Y ou cannot switch features while recording a TV program. ❑ The length of a recording session can be extended by 30-minute increments (up to a total of 6 hours) each time you press the REC button. ❑ It takes 20 seconds for recording to start or stop after pressing the REC or the REC STOP button on the Remote Command[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 84 2 Press to highlight Timer pr ogramming , then press the SELECT button. The Timer pr ogramming screen appears. 3 Press the SELECT button again. The Change Timer screen appears. 4 Press the up or down arrow buttons to highlight the month area in St a r t Date/Time , then pres s the SELECT button. 5 Press the up or down arrow b[...]

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    Recording TV programs 85 9 Highlight OK , then press the SELECT button. The timer recording is programmed, and the recording starts automatically according to your timer settings. Canceling a timer reco rding 1 From the Timer programming screen, press the up or down arrow buttons to highlight the timer recording you want to cancel and press the SEL[...]

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    87 Vie wing Video This section pr ovides information on using RoomLink™ to watch V ideo Capsules with your V AIO® computer and TV .[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 88 Pla ying Video The RoomLink™ enables you to view V ideo Capsules, recorded with Giga Pocket™ Personal V ideo Recorder , on your TV screen. Y ou can also use the network media receiver to watch compatible video files. Y our network media receiver supports V i deo Capsules recorded with Giga Pocket™ software or with the n[...]

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    Playing Video 89 5 Highlight Connect and press the SELECT button. The V ideo Capsule screen appears. 6 Press the up or down arrow buttons to highlight the video cabinet that contains the desired V ideo Capsule, then press the SELECT button. The video cabinet opens and a list of available V ideo Capsules is displayed. Only the V ideo Capsules create[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 90 T o vie w a video or movie stored on another V AIO computer (ser ver) Y ou can select a specific server to use, if more than one computer is connected to RoomLink™. From the TV program screen: 1 On the Remote Commander, press the OP TIO NS button. 2 Highlight Select a server , then press the SELECT button. 3 From the Select[...]

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    Playing Video 91 2 Press to highlight So rt , then press the SELECT button. A submenu appears. 3 Press the up or down arrow buttons to specify the sort order , then press the SELECT button. The V ideo Capsules are sorted as specified. T o del ete Video Capsules Y o u can delete the V ideo Capsules stored on your vi deo server . 1 From the V ideo C [...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 92 T o prote ct Video Capsules The V ideo Capsules screen enables you to protect V ideo Capsules so that they cannot be deleted. 1 From the V ideo Capsules screen, highli ght a V ideo Capsule for protecti on, then press the SELECT button. A submenu appears. 2 Press the up or down arrow buttons to hig hlight Read-only , then pres[...]

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    Playing Video 93 Changing the video settings When you use dif ferent servers as the default for the V ideo and TV features, all recorded TV programs are stored on the computer being used as the default TV server . 1 Press the OP TIONS button while th e V ideo Cabinets or V ideo Capsules screen is displayed. The OP TIONS menu appears. 2 Press to hig[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 94 Using the film r oll feature The network media player has a thumbnail view (film roll) feature that enables you to select the frame to start playback. 1 Press the up arrow button during video playback or pause. A film roll appears on your TV screen. 2 Press the right or left arrow buttons to move the cursor to a specific fram[...]

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    Playing Video 95 3 Use the number buttons to enter a specific time a nd press SELECT . The playback starts at the specified playback time. Resuming video pla ybac k from the original frame Y ou can return to the frame where playback was previously stopped and resume playing back the V ideo Capsule. 1 From the Video Capsules screen, highlight the V [...]

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    97 Listening to Music This section pr ovides information on using RoomLink™ to listen to music with your V AIO® computer and TV .[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 98 Pla ying Music RoomLink™ enables you to play music files st ored on your V AIO® computer with SonicStage™ software, using your TV’ s sound system or a digital sound system connected to your TV . The Playlists managed by SonicStage software are supported by the network media receiver * . Other music files may not be com[...]

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    Playing Music 99 4 Highlight Connect and press the SELECT button. The Music - All Libraries screen appears, displaying both folders and Playlists. 5 T o play a Playlist: Press the up or down arrow buttons to high light the desired Playlist, then press the PLA Y but ton. The Playlist opens and RoomLink™ starts playing from the first track in the P[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 100 T o pl ay music files stored on another V AIO computer (ser ver) Y ou can select a specific server to use, if more than one computer is connected to RoomLink™. From the Music - All Libraries screen: 1 On the Remote Commander, press the OP TIO NS button. 2 Highlight Select a server , then press the SELECT button. 3 From the[...]

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    Playing Music 101 T o loo p a music track The Repeat function enables you to repeat the playback of a single music track or an entire Playlist. 1 Press the OP TIONS button during th e playback of the music track or Playlist. The OP TIONS menu appears. 2 Press to highlight Repeat , then press the SELECT button. A submenu appears. 3 Press the up or d[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 102 T o choose a PLA Y mode The Play Mode enables you to play all tracks in a Playlist (normal playback), play a specific music track, or play music tracks in the Playlist randomly (shuff le). 1 Press the OP TIONS button during the playback of the Playlist. The OP TIONS menu appears. 2 Press the up or down arrow buttons to hig h[...]

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    103 Vie wing Photos This section pr ovides information on using RoomLink™ to view photos in slide show format or as individual still images, using your V AIO® computer and TV .[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 104 Viewing Photos/Still Ima g es RoomLink™ enables yo u to use your TV to view still images (p hotos), stored on your V AIO® computer, in slide show format. Only the photos managed with PictureGear Studio™ software, or the photo files stored in a designated folder are supported by the network media receiver . About Picture[...]

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    Viewing Photos/Still Images 105 Viewing Photos 1 On the Remote Commander® unit, press the MAIN MENU button. The Main Menu - Photo appears. 2 Press the up or down arrow buttons to high light Photo - V iew photos , then press the SELECT button. 3 Highlight a server that contains the desired photo collection s and still images, and press the SELECT b[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 106 5 Press to h ighlight the folder that contains th e desired photo collection or photos, then press the SELECT button. The folder opens and a list of available still images is displayed. 6 Press the up or down arrow buttons to highlight the collection or still im age to view , then press the PLA Y butto n. RoomLink™ starts [...]

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    Viewing Photos/Still Images 107 Using index vie w (thumbnails) The Index V iew enables you to view still im age files (photos), stored on your photo server , in thumbnail view . 1 On the Remote Commander , press the MAIN MENU button. The Main Menu appears. 2 Press to highlight Photo - View photos , then press the SELECT button. The Folders screen a[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 108 5 Press the up or down arrow buttons to hig hlight Show Index , then press the SELECT button. The photos are displayed in thumbnail view on your TV screen. Starting the slide show from a specific pho to 1 From the Index view , press to highlight the desired photo, then press the SELECT button. A submenu appears. 2 Press the [...]

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    Viewing Photos/Still Images 109 Viewing a single photo 1 From the Index view , press the directi on arrow buttons to highlight the desired photo, then press the SELECT button. A submenu appears. 2 Press the up or down arrow button to highlig ht Show selected picture , then press the SELECT button. The selected photo is displayed in full vi ew mode.[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 11 0 4 In the Slide Show Repeat section, use the right or left arrow buttons to highlight ON or OFF , then press the SELECT button. 5 Press the up or down arrow buttons to hig hlight OK , then press the SELECT button. The Photos - All Lib raries screen is displ ayed. Adding bac kgr ound mu sic to a slide sho w 1 Press OP TIONS w[...]

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    111 T roub leshooting This section describes how to troubleshoot common pr oblems.[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 11 2 About P ower Connections RoomLink does not start or operate ❑ Connect the AC adapter securely . The standby indicator light is red (dimmed) after the AC power cord is connected between the network media receiver unit and the wall power outlet.) ❑ V erify that all cables are connected securely . ❑ If you are using a po[...]

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    About P ower Connections 11 3 The V AIO computer does not resume fr om Standby o r Hibernate mode ❑ V erify that the computer, server and network settings are configured correctly . See the section, “Configuring RoomLink” on page 57. ❑ Check the following, i f applicable to your co nnection environment: ❑ A crossover cable is securely con[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 11 4 About the Remote Commander The Remote Commander does not contr ol TV functions ❑ V erify that fresh batteries are properly installed in the Remote Commander®. ❑ V erify that the correct TV manufacturer code is set for the Remote Commander . * ❑ When you replace the batteries in the Remote Commander , reset the TV man[...]

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    About Connecting to a Ser ver 11 5 Visual and audio reception is interrup ted or distorted ❑ The network may not have enough bandwidth. Check the following, i f applicable to your n etwork environment: ❑ The network cables supports 100 BASE-TX. ❑ The network switch or the router device supports 100 BASE-TX. ❑ The connected server or the net[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 11 6 ❑ T o use the automatic resume feature * , the V AIO computer must be in the Standby or the Hibernate mode. See “Configuring your V AIO com puter to start automatically” on page 62. ❑ V erify that the IP address of the network media receiver is being obtained properly . If using a router device, Room Link™ and the[...]

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    About Recording and Playback 11 7 The server is listed as “ Unknown ” When is shown for a server , RoomLink™ does not recognize the computer ’ s availability and fails to connect. T ry the following steps: 1 Using the Remote Commander , select Connect from the on-screen submenu. 2 Press OK . If these steps do not connect the server, check t[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 11 8 It takes a long time to start or stop record ing It takes 20 seconds for recording to start or stop after pressing the REC or the REC STOP button on the Remote Commander . RoomLink does not access TV pr ograms ❑ Y ou cannot use the network media receiver to view TV programs while a Giga Pocket recording session is in prog[...]

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    11 9 Suppor t Options This section pr ovides information on locating support r esources for your RoomLink™ unit.[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 120 Immediate Help and Support Y ou can locate helpful information immediatel y by consulting your hard copy guides and supplements or the in dividual software Help files. Y our RoomLink ™ device is supplied with these supp ort options: ❑ RoomLink™ User Guide — The User Guide provides information about configuring, maint[...]

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    Immediate Help and Su ppor t 121 ❑ Preinstalled softwar e Help files — Each preinstalled software application provides online Help within the software, that descri bes the software’ s features. In these Help files, you can find tutorials that teach you to use the software and locate troublesh ooting support, should problems occur . T o access[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 122 Contacting Son y f o r Help and Support If the information p rovided with your Room Link™ or V AIO® computer d oes not provide an immediate solut ion, or you need direct support, contact Sony online or by telephone. Sony Computing Support Web site Online help and support are available 24 hours a day , seven days a week, w[...]

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    Contacting Sony for Help and Suppor t 123 Sony Custo mer Information Services Center If other support option s do not resolve y our issue, you can contact a Sony Support representative directl y . Before making a call to the Sony Customer Information Services Center , have this basic information readily available. 1 Model number 2 Serial number * E[...]

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    125 Specifications PCNA-MR10 The following table details the file compatibility and hardware specifications for the RoomLink unit. Hardware MPEG2 Decoder MPEG2 (Max. 8 Mbps, 720 x 480 pixels, 30 fps), MPEG1 (Max. 1.41 Mbps, 352 x 240 p ixels, 30 fps) Compatible File Format s * * May vary depending upon the V AIO® server software specification. Gig[...]

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    127 Inde x A AC adapter Notes on Use 5 accessories 125 assigning an IP address 47 audio butto n 24 distortion 115 modes 78 audio L jack 21 audio R jack 21 B back panel 21 Audio L jack 21 Audio R jack 21 Ethernet port 21 Optical OUT port 21 S-video jack 21 V ideo jack 21 background music 110 batteries 30 bilingual programs 78 C cancel a timer record[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 128 E Electronic Music Distribution (EMD) 17 Enter button 24 Ethernet po rt 21 F fast-forward 23, 89 , 100 ferrite core 6, 29 Notes on Use 6 file formats 125 film roll 94 firmware update 67 fixed IP address 47 front panel 20 infrared receiver 20 power button 20 stand by indicator 20 Function button 23 FWD button 23 G Giga Pocket[...]

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    Inde x 129 O online documentation V AIO Computer User Guide 120 online Help 121 operating temperature 125 optical OUT port 21 Options button 23 P Page UP/Page Down 24 pause music 100 playback 90 Pause button 24 Photo collection 61, 104 Photo file format 52 PictureGear Studio software 17, 104 Photo collection 61, 104 Play button 24 PLA Y mode 102 pl[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 130 FWD button 23 MAIN MENU button 24 MUTE button 22 NEXT but ton 24 Notes on Use 5 OP TIONS butto n 23 overview 22 P AUSE button 24 performance 118 PLA Y button 24 POWER button 23 PREV button 24 programming 30 REC button 23, 118 REC STOP button 24, 118 RETURN button 24 REW button 23 SELECT button 23 STOP button 23 troubleshoot [...]

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    Inde x 131 S Safety and legal information Canadian customers 3 regulations, ICES-003 10 Cautions 7 ferrite core 6 Notes on Use 4 Notice 2 Owner ’ s record 3 Regulatory information 9 Safety regulations 4 T rademark information 3 Secondary Audio Program (SAP) 78 Select button 23 serial number 3 Setting up attaching spacers 28 attaching stand 28 def[...]

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    RoomLink User Guide 132 T thumbnails 107 time search 94 timer recording 83 changing 85 to cancel 85 T roubleshooting 111 Audio and V isual 114 Connecting to a Server 115 media receiver does not start 112 Power Connections 112 Recording and Playback 117 Remote Commander 114 RoomLink doesn’t turn off 112 TV broadcast 114 Unknown server 117 V AIO co[...]