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    NAS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) 3-280-821- 12 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation W ireless Netw ork Audio S yst em Operating Instructions Getting started Connection and preparation Operation T roubleshooting Precautions/ Specifications NAS - C5E[...]

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    2 GB N AS-C5E.GB.3-280-821-11(1) W ARNING T o reduce the risk of fir e or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture . T o reduce the risk o f fire, do not cov er the ventilation opening of the a pparat us with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. Do not place the naked flame sources suc h as lighted candles on the a pparat[...]

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    3 GB N AS-C5E.GB.3-280-821-11(1) Disposal of Old Elec trical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the E uropean Union and other European countries with separ ate collection systems) This symbol on the pr oduct or on its packa ging indicates tha t this product shall not be trea ted as household wast e. Instead i t shall be handed over to the ap[...]

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    4 GB N AS-C5E.GB.3-280-821-11(1) T able of C ontents Getting star ted Fea tures of this uni t .......................................... 6 Checking the sup plied accessories ................. 7 Na mes of parts .................................................. 8 Main uni t .................................................... 8 Displa y window .....[...]

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    5 GB N AS-C5E.GB.3-280-821-11(1) About the supplied instruction and support information  Operating Instructions (this manual) This man ual provides full explana tions of the variou s settings and opera tions. This man ual also contains preca utions fo r the safe use of the unit.  Customer support site of Sony Europe Refer to this W eb site fo[...]

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    6 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) F eatures of this unit The W ireless N etwork A udio System (referr ed to as the “ “GI GA JUKE” W ireless P layer” in the f ollowing explana tion) is a device that plays back a udio data sto red on an HD D Networ k Audio S ystem N AS- S55HDE* (referr ed to as the “ “ GIGA JUKE” M usic Ser ver” in the fo[...]

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    7 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) Getting star ted Checking the supplied acc essories  Remote control (1)  R6 (size AA) batteries (2)  AC power adaptor (1)  Pow er cord (1) The sup plied power cord co mes with an attach ed clamp filter . This power cor d is designed for excl usive use with N AS-C5E only . For models ex cept the UK model For[...]

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    8 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1)   (power) button, On/Standb y indicator   (power) bu tton T urns the power o n or off.  On/Standb y indicato r Indica tes the power stat us (page 13).  P ART Y button, P AR T Y indicator  P AR T Y butt on U se to ent er or leave P ARTY MODE (page 22).  P AR T Y indicator [...]

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    9 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) Getting star ted Display window I tems that a ppear on the displa y window varies depending o n the function you are u sing.  General display    F unction  Sleep timer (page 31)  On-timer (page 31)  Wireless LAN sig nal strength indicator This ant enna icon indicat es the strength of the w[...]

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    10 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) P ART Y MODE view       T rack name  Artist name  Album name  Playback status  Playback elapsed time x-DJ view        Channel name  T rack name  Artist name/album name Artist name and alb um name ap pear alternat ely .  Playback status  Music Sur fin ’ c[...]

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    11 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) Getting star ted Audio In F unction Settings display Pla y mode How to operate Settings menu 1 Pr ess SET TINGS. 2 Pr ess  /  to select the item. 3 Pr ess ENTER. Remote contr ol * V OL UME + but ton has a tactile dot.  SLEEP button U se to set or confirm the sleep timer setting (page 31).  INTERNET RADIO b[...]

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    12 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1)  DSGX button U se to genera te a more d ynamic sound (page 30). Each press o f the butto n switches the DSGX (Dynamic Sound Generator X-tra) function “ On ” or “ Off ” . This function is factory set to “On ” .  VOL UME +* and VOL UME – buttons U se to adju st the volume.  Menu operation buttons [...]

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    13 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) Getting star ted T urning on the pow er 1 Use the supplied AC po wer adaptor to connect the unit to a wall outlet. The On/Standb y indicat or lights up r ed. T o the DC IN 12V jack T o a wall outlet 2 Press  (po wer). The unit turns o n and the On/Stan dby indicat or lights u p green.  Tip If yo u do not p[...]

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    14 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) Changing the display language English, Fr ench, German, I talian, or Spanish ca n be selec ted for the disp lay language . 1 Press SET TINGS. The Settings menu a ppears. 2 Select [Option] – [Language]. 3 Select the desired language from the [Language] setting. Display Language  English English França is Frenc h [...]

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    15 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) Getting star ted Setting the clock The time on the clock m ust be correctly set for the pr oper operation o f functions. Do the procedure belo w to set the clock. 1 Press SET TINGS. The Settings menu a ppears. 2 Select [Option] – [Clock]. 3 Select [Change]. When the corr ect date and time ar e display ed, select [OK[...]

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    16 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-11(1) C onnec ting the unit to a “ GIGA JUKE” Music S er ver T o listen t o audio data on y our “ GIGA JUKE” M usic S er ver , you need to connect the unit and the “ GIGA JUKE” M usic Ser ver over a wir eless station* 1 o r a wireless LAN access poin t. Wireless adaptor* 2 Wireless station* 1 or wireless LAN [...]

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    17 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-11(1) Connection and preparation Before c onnec ting Confirm the required items b y the instruction below . The connection and setu p procedur e will dif fer , depending on the device that yo u use. For deta ils on connecting and setting u p the “GI GA JUKE” M usic Ser ver , refer to the operating in struction supp l[...]

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    18 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-11(1) Setting up the network through an A OSS connection When yo u use the wireless station (s upplied with the N AS-SC55PKE) or a n AOSS-co mpatible wir eless LAN access point, yo u can set the wireless networ k through an A OSS connection.  Connect the wireless station or the wireless LAN acc ess point to “ GIG[...]

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    19 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-11(1) Connection and preparation Setting up the network manually When yo u use an AOSS-inco mpatib le wireless LAN access point, y ou can set the connection man ually .  Connect the wireless LAN access point to “ GIGA JUKE” Music Ser ver . For deta ils on connections, r efer to the “ GIGA JUKE” M usic Serve[...]

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    20 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-11(1)  Network name (SSID ) : Enter the netwo rk name (SSID).  Security setting : Selec t [WEP64/128bit], [WP A/WP A2], or [None].  Network ke y : Enter the netwo rk key (security key). Hexadecimal number , ASCII code can be used.  Address setting : Select [Full au toma tic] or [Custo m]. When yo [...]

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    21 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-12(1) Operation Operation Playing audio da ta stored on your “ GIGA JUKE” Music Ser ver Y ou can use this unit to pla y audio data st ored on your “ GIGA JUKE” Mu sic Ser ver . Before yo u can do this, you mu st first connect the unit to the “ GIGA JUKE ” Music Server . Note If standb y mode on the “ GIGA J[...]

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    22 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-12(1) Listening to the same track in differen t rooms (P ARTY MODE) P AR T Y MODE allows y ou to enjo y listening to the music being pla yed on the “H ost ” (“GI GA JUKE” M usic Ser ver) while in a different r oom. This unit is factory set to aut omatically en ter P AR T Y MODE as “ Guest” whenever the “ Ho[...]

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    23 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-12(1) Operation Changing a server When yo u want to ch ange to a differ ent server , do the following p rocedure. 1 Press HOME NET WORK. 2 Press  t o display the window shown below*. * I tems are dis played in the languag e that is set on the “ GIGA JUKE” M usic S er ver . 3 Press  /  t o select [Selec t ser[...]

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    24 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-12(1) T o manually select a ser ver each time When the H ome N etwork function is activat ed on the unit, it is facto r y set to auto matically connect to the last connected server . Y ou can chan ge the setting to man ually select t he ser ver instead. 1 Press SET TINGS. The Settings menu a ppears. 2 Selec t [Ser ver se[...]

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    25 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-12(1) Operation List of x-DJ channels (NAS-S55HDE) Ch. Category* 1 Channel name* 1 Description  001 Basic Recommended Recommended: M orning Recommended: Afternoon Recommended: Ev ening Recommended: Nigh t Recommended: Midnight T racks recommen ded for each time of day  002 Fa vorites Shuffle all tracks in the favor[...]

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    26 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-12(1) Using x-DJ 1 Press x -DJ. The channe l select ion displa y ap pears and the unit pla ys the main part of the displa yed track. 2 Press  /  t o select the desired channel. The unit pla ys the main part of the first track in the selected channel repeat edly . 3 Press  /  t o select the desired track in th[...]

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    27 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-12(1) Operation Playing audio da ta in a computer This unit can pla y audio da ta stored on digi tal media ser vers that su pports the DLN A (Digital Living Netw ork Alliance) standar ds. Before pla ying audio da ta, you need to connect the unit and the co mpu ter through a wireless LAN access point. For deta ils on the [...]

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    28 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-12(1) Repeat play • S huffle play Y ou can listen to tracks in ra ndom or der or repeatedly (r epeat play). Play modes can be chan ged in the Ho me Netwo rk function. 1 Press SET TINGS. The Settings menu a ppears. 2 Select [Play mode]. 3 Select the desired play mode. Play mode/ icon Description Continue (default)/ No i[...]

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    29 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-12(1) Operation  Tip If the unit is t urned off and enters s tandby mode while still receiving a radio broadcast, the sta tion is saved and a ppears again the next time y ou turn on the unit. T o update Liv e365 and SHOUT cast information Select [Update inf o] while the list of radio station s is displa yed. The unit [...]

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    30 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-12(1) Setting the sound quality Selec ting a sound style (Preset EQ) Y ou can select the sound style from six preset equalizer settings to mat ch the genre of m usic. 1 Press SET TINGS. The Settings menu a ppears. 2 Select [Sound] – [Preset EQ]. 3 Select the sound st yle. Y ou can select the style from the follo wing i[...]

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    31 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-12(1) Operation Using the timer Using the Sleep timer Y ou can set the Sleep timer so that the unit en ters standb y mode auto matically after a certain period of time (Sleep timer function). 1 Press SET TINGS. The Settings menu a ppears. 2 Select [Sleep timer]. 3 Select the time inter val from [15minutes], [30minutes], [...]

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    32 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-12(1) 8 Select the source you want to pla y . If yo u select [Y es], t he currently p laying source will be played when the start time is reached. I f you select x-DJ as the sour ce, CH. 001 will be played no mat ter which channel y ou select. If yo u select Internet Radio as the source, the station curren tly being rece[...]

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    33 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-12(1) Operation Changing settings Y ou can set or chan ge the various settings. Do the follo wing procedur e to chang e the setting. 1 Press SET TINGS. The Settings menu a ppears. 2 Press  /  t o select the item, and then press ENTER. Press  t o return to the up per directory . 3 Repeat step 2 until you complet [...]

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    34 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-12(1)  First directory  Second dir ector y Description Network setting Auto setting Y ou can reset the networ k to its factory default settings (Insta nt (S-IW S) setting). Manual setting Y ou can set [Connection setting] and [Pr oxy setting] manually .  When yo u select [C onnection setting]: Y ou can select[...]

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    35 GB N AS-C5E GB 3-280-821-12(1) Operation  First directory  Second dir ector y Description Device information Y ou can see the network info rmation, MA C address, firmware v ersion, and device ID of the uni t. My name Y ou can check the nam e of this unit. Network information  Connection setting  Netwo rk name (SSID)  Secu[...]

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    36 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-11(1) T roubleshooting If yo u have an y pr oblems with this pr oduct, follow the pr ocedures below to chec k your device before consul ting our Custo mer Info rmation Service C enter . If an y messages o r error codes appear , make note o f them. 1 Check this “ T roubleshooting ” to inspect the corresponding problem. Y[...]

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    37 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-11(1) T roubleshooting Problem C auses/measures  “The internal tempera ture of the device is too high. ” appears, and the unit ent ers standby m ode.  The On/Standb y indicato r flashes (no message ap pear on the display while the unit is in the standby m ode).  If y ou use this unit at high-vo lume levels fo r[...]

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    38 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-11(1) Listening to audio data stor ed on a “ GIGA JUKE” Music Ser ver or a computer (Home Netw ork function) Problem C auses/measures  Y ou cannot co nnect the unit to a network.  “ Cannot connect to the server . ” appears.  “ A communication err or occurred. ” appears.  “ A communication err or oc[...]

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    39 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-11(1) T roubleshooting Problem C auses/measures The sound skips d uring playback.  The bandwid th of your wire less LAN may be too low . Place the unit and the wireless s tation/the wireless LAN access poin t close to each other , without an y obstacles between.  Y our com puter ma y be running many a pplica tions. If[...]

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    40 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-11(1) Problem C auses/measures Y ou cannot pla y tracks of A TRAC3 or A TRAC3p lus fo rmat.  Y ou ma y have conn ected to your com puter with W indows Media Player as a server . U se V AIO Media In tegrated Server as a ser ver to connect to your co mpu ter (page 47). Y ou cannot pla y a copyright ed track of WMA fo rmat.[...]

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    41 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-11(1) T roubleshooting Listening to the Internet r adio (Internet Radio function) Problem C auses/measures  Y ou cannot co nnect the unit to the In ternet.  “ Cannot connect to the radio station. ” appears.  “ A communication err or occurred. Informa tion retrieval cancelled. ” appears.  “ GIGA JUKE W [...]

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    42 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-11(1) Changing settings Problem C auses/measures “There is no ser ver to delete. ” appears.  If ther e is no ser ver to delete, y ou cannot select [Ser ver delete]. Others Problem C auses/measures After connecting the A C power adapt or , no clock appears and the demonstra tion starts playing.  The unit is set to [...]

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    43 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) Precautions/Specifica tions Pr ecautions/Specifications Precautions Do not drop this unit  Do not subject the unit to s trong shocks. I t may cause the unit to malfunction.  Do not exert stro ng pressur e on the fron t side of this unit where the s peakers are moun ted. Speakers About placement Do not plac[...]

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    44 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) Cleaning Clean this device with a soft cloth. If this device becomes very dirt y , clean it with a soft cloth slightly mo istened with a mild detergen t solution. Be careful to keep the jacks from get ting wet. Do not use thinner , benzene, alcohol, etc., because they can cause damage t o the surface of this device. A[...]

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    45 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) Precautions/Specifica tions Specifications Interface W ireless LAN: IEEE802.11b/g (WEP64bit/WEP128b it/ WP A -PSK TKIP/WP A2-PSK AES) Radio frequency : 2.4 GHz In put/Outp ut: A UDIO IN jack: Stereo mini jack PHONES jack: S tereo mini jack Ser vice and maint enance terminal Amplifier Continuo us RMS power ou tput: 10 [...]

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    46 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) Sy stem requiremen ts of a computer to c onnect to this unit Compu ter  IBM PC/A T compatib le  CPU: 1.00 GHz or higher  A vailable hard disk driv e space: 1.2 GB or mor e (The amoun t of space varies accor ding to the amo unt of m usic data stor ed on the comp uter .)  RAM: 256 MB or mor e  Sound card [...]

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    47 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) Precautions/Specifica tions Audio f ormats of tracks on the c omputer suppor ted by the unit When the server is V AIO Media Integrated Server Source content Audio format at playback on the unit File f ormat DRM, such as used by online music store Bit rate/sampling frequency MP3 No Less than 32 kHz Linear PCM 32 kHz or[...]

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    48 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) Index A Acces s point 16 A C power adap tor 13 Addr ess setting 20 A OSS 16, 18 A udio forma t 47 A UDIO IN 6, 29 A UDIO IN sensitivity 34 A UDIO IN jack 9 B Backlight 34 C Client 6 Clock 15 Condensatio n 43 Connection 16 A OSS 18 Ins tant (S-IW S) 17 Man ual setup 19 D Default ga teway 20, 35 Demonstra tion 13 Device[...]

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    49 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) Precautions/Specifica tions S Secur ity setting 20, 35 Ser ver 6 Changing 23 Deletion from the list 23 Man ual selection 24 Ser ver name 18 Ser ver settings 33 Soware 46 Start 18, 19 U pdating the list 23 Ser vice provider 29 Settings menu 11, 33 SHO UT cast 28 Shue p lay 28 Sleep timer 31 Sound quality 30 SSID [...]

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    50 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) THIS SOFTW ARE IS PRO VIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HO LDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED W ARRANTIES, INCLUD ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCH ANT ABILIT Y AND FITNESS FOR A P ARTI CULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED . IN NO EVENT SH ALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUT ORS[...]

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    51 GB N AS-C5E 3-280-821-12(1) Precautions/Specifica tions  Other system names and p roduct names a ppearing in this document are g enerally registered trademarks or trademar ks of their manufactur ers.  In this man ual, Microsoft W indows XP H ome Edition, Micr osoft Windo ws XP Prof essional and Microsoft W indows XP M edia Center Edi[...]

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    N AS-C5 3-280-821-12(1) Printed in Malaysia[...]