Sony PCNA-MR10A manual

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    N N etwo rk Med ia Rece iver P CNA -MR 10A[...]

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    1 nN No t i ce N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er No t ic e © 2004 So ny C or p o r a ti o n. A ll r ights r eserve d. T hi s m anu a l a n d the so ftw ar e de s cr ibed he r ein , in w ho l e o r in p ar t, ma y no t b e r epr o d uce d, tr ans l ate d, o r r ed uce d to any ma ch i n e-readable f o rm without p rior writte n ap pr ov a l . So ny Cor [...]

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    2 nN No t i ce N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er T r ad em ar k s an d cop y ri g h t s S o n y , V A I O , th e V A I O l ogo , S on ic S t a ge, P ic tur eGea r S t udi o , Rem o te Co mm and er , VA I O M ed ia, V AI O Med ia In t e g r ate d Ser ver , V AIO Zo n e and V AI O Med ia C o n sol e a re t ra de mar k s or re g ist ere d tr adema rk s of [...]

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    3 nN No t i ce N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Sa fe t y in fo rm at i on Thi s S ony pr od uct i s d es i gned a n d t e st ed t o c ompl y with the safe ty r e gul atio ns . U se of thi s e qui p men t in a ma nne r n ot ap pr ove d in t hi s man u al may be h aza rdo u s . R ead the saf e t y an d cau t io n i n for m atio n befo re o pera tin g th[...]

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    4 nN No t i ce N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Pr e c au t i on s A bout the Ne t w ork Media Receiver ❑ T h is e quipme n t i s for u se onl y in t h e co u ntr y of pur chas e . U sing thi s equi pment un d er a d if fer ent vo lta ge ma y cau se f i r e or el e ctri c s h o ck . Use of t hi s e qu ip m e n t in ot he r c o u n tr i es m ay b e p [...]

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    5 nN No t i ce N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er ❑ On a n i nsecu r e or une ven s ur face. ❑ In a l oc at io n t hat is su bj ect t o vib rat i on. ❑ In a l oc atio n t hat i s su bj ect t o mois t u re o r r api d tem pe rat ure cha n g e. ❑ N ear ob st acl es th at shi el d o r bl o ck el ec tr ica l s ign al s, suc h as met al or con cr ete [...]

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    6 nN No t i ce N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er A bou t th e AC a da p ter ❑ U se the AC ada pt er that is sup pl i ed with t h e Netw or k Me dia Re cei v er . U sing a di ffer ent AC a dapter may cau s e dam ag e to th e N et w or k Me dia Re cei ver . ❑ U n pl u g t he AC adap t e r fr o m t h e AC wa l l outl et i f th e equip men t is not b ei[...]

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    7 nN We l c o m e N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er We l c o m e Congrat ulations on y our l ate st Sony purch a se! Y o ur n e w Netw ork Media Re ceiver is a supe r b ble nd o f hi g h technol ogy and e a sy- t o -u se f unc t i ona lity. Th e i n for mat ion pr ovi ded in t hi s us er gu ide i s des i gne d t o hel p yo u bec ome fami li ar with t he[...]

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    8 nN We l c o m e N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Vi d e o Pl ay previ o usl y r eco rde d pr ogram m e s st or ed o n y o ur VA I O c o m pu t er. ★ Us e t he film roll feat u re to s ear ch for a spe cific plac e in y ou r r ecord ed p rogramme. ✍ The TV fun cti on i s no t su ppo r ted , a nd wil l not b e su ppo r ted in the f utur e. Mu sic ?[...]

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    9 nN We l c o m e N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er L o cating con trols and conn ectors T h is sect ion d escri bes t h e co n t rols , ja ck s, and po rts a vai l ab le o n the N etwo rk M edi a Rece iver a nd t he r emot e co ntr ol. Front panel 1 PO WER /RE C indic a tor T he ind ic ato r is w h ite w hil e t he p o w e r is o n. The ind ic ato r is[...]

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    10 nN We l c o m e N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Back p anel T h e back p a nel co ntain s p orts and j ack s f or su ppl ied an d opti o n al c abl es. 1 O p tical OUT p ort Suppo rts the d i gita l op tical input o f a n audio d evice . 2 S -vi de o j a ck Co nn e cti o n for a n S- vid eo ca ble . 3 Vi de o jack C o nn ec t io n f or a vid eo ca [...]

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    11 nN We l c o m e N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Remo te con t rol T h e Ne two rk Med ia R ecei ver i s cont ro l l ed usi ng t he rem o t e c ont rol. The re mot e co ntr ol can s ta rt an d s top v id eo reco rdi n g/p l ayb a ck , a nd set v iewi n g prefe renc es. MUTE CHANNEL TV POWER POWER 123 DISPLAY 456 AUDIO CLEAR REW OPTIONS MAIN MENU FUN[...]

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    12 nN We l c o m e N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er ! BE CAUSE T HE TV F U N CTION IS U N A VAILABLE, N O T ALL BUT T ONS ON T HE RE M OTE CONTROL W ORK . Bu t to n Function 1 TV channe l b u tt ons * Press + or - t o c ha nge TV c hann els. 2 MUT E bu tton Pr ess t o tur n off the sound. Pr e ss a gain to restor e th e sound . 3 Chan nel n u m ber b u[...]

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    13 nN We l c o m e N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er ✍ Th es e b uttons do not f unction beca u se they are l inked t o t h e T V fun ct i on . This is n ot a malfunct ion. 19 PREV but ton NEXT but t on Pr ess t o retu r n to a p re vious music trac k. Pr ess t o a d vance to the ne x t music tr a ck. 20 P AUS E bu t t on P r ess t o p a use video, m [...]

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    14 nN We l c o m e N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Do c u m entati on d e livered w ith t he Ne twork Media Receiv er ❑ N et w o rk M ed i a Re ce ive r U se r G u i d e (t his gui de) — Con t ai n s info rmati on a bo u t s e t t i n g u p and usin g t h e N et wor k Me di a R eceiv er . T he us e r gu id e a lso pr ovi des r esou r ce s f o r t [...]

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    15 nN We l c o m e N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er PC s y s tem req u ir ements Yo ur co m p at i ble V AIO c omput er(s) must: ❑ Have the Microsoft W in do ws X P H ome E dit i o n o r P r o fessiona l o perating syst em inst al l ed; ❑ Ha ve th e VA I O M e d i a so ftwar e (pl atfo rm and servers) p r e installed; ❑ Be eq u i p pe d w it h VA[...]

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    16 nN We l c o m e N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er M ultim edia c o mpatibility V id eo a n d mov ie file comp atib ili ty On ly vi deo r ecord i n gs rec ord ed o n a VAI O c o m pu t er wi t h VAI O Zon e can be v iewe d us i n g the N et work M ed ia Re cei ver. O t h er vid eo fi le fo rmat s m ay no t be comp at ibl e wit h t he N etw or k Med ia[...]

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    17 nN Setting up th e ha rdware N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Se t t ing up the hardware T h is sect i on c ont ai ns i n f o rm a t i o n abo ut set tin g up yo ur N et wor k Me di a Re ceiv er conne ct ion s . It is d esig ned t o c ompl ement th e p ri n t ed Ne two rk M edia R ece i ver Ge tt ing Star te d gui d e. S e tting up t he rem ote co n[...]

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    18 nN Setting up th e ha rdware N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Pr og ra m mi ng t he re m ot e c o n t ro l Yo ur r emo te co n t ro l i s prep ro g ra mme d t o cont ro l cer ta i n T V s . R ef er to yo ur T V m an uf act u re r’ s co de t abl e f o r more inf o rm a t i o n . T he r emote co ntr o l may not b e co mpat i ble at a ll w i t h some[...]

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    19 nN Setting up th e ha rdware N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Connectio n po ss ibil ities Con nect i n g th e Networ k M edia Receiver to a TV U se t he sup pli ed au di o / vid eo co n n ect ion cabl e to co n n e ct th e N etwork M e dia R ecei ver a n d yo u r TV. C o nne ct t h e cab l e by m at chi ng t he conn e ct o r co lou rs t o t he j ac[...]

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    20 nN Setting up th e ha rdware N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Con nect ing t he Network Med ia Recei ver and your TV thr ough a v ideo recor d er U se the supp lied audi o /vi deo c o n nect ion c able t o connec t the N e t w o rk M edia R ecei ver and y o ur vi deo r eco rder . C o nn e ct t he ca bl e b y mat chi ng t he conne ctor colo urs t o t[...]

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    21 nN Setting up th e ha rdware N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Con nect i ng th e Networ k M edia Receiver to d i gita l sound system equipment You c an con nect to a d igi t a l so und system as long as i t has a n o p tica l -i n port. Use an opt i ca l di gi tal co nnec t i on c able (sold sep ar atel y) to con nect the Networ k Media Re ceiver a [...]

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    22 nN Setting up th e ha rdware N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Findin g the mos t s uita ble wo r k in g environmen t Yo u can co nn ect t h e Netw o rk M edi a Re cei ver to your V AI O compu t er (s ) u si ng t he E t her net po r t o n your V AIO comp u t er (s ), a ro ute r wi t h a bui l t -i n net work s wi t c h, o r a net work swi t c h devi [...]

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    23 nN Setting up th e ha rdware N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er En v ir onment 1: DSL/cable modem equipp ed with a bui l t - in rout er a nd net wor k switch p orts R ead the no t es on pa ge 22 , then p ro cee d as fol l ows : 1 C onn e ct t h e N et w ork Med ia Rec eive r t o yo ur DSL / cabl e modem * (1) , using t he netwo r k ca ble ( 2). 2 C on[...]

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    24 nN Setting up th e ha rdware N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er En v ir onm en t 2 : DSL/ ca ble modem wi t h b uilt-in rou ter , wi thout networ k switch ports R ead the no t es on pa ge 22 , then p ro cee d as fol l ows : 1 C onn e ct t h e N et w ork Med i a Rec eive r t o a net work s w i tch de vic e (1 ), usin g t he n et w or k cab l e ( 2). 2 [...]

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    25 nN Setting up th e ha rdware N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Env i ron m ent 3: D S L/ c ab le m ode m wi th o u t a b u i lt - in r o ut er R ead the no t es on pa ge 22 , then p ro cee d as fol l ows : 1 C onn e ct t h e N et w ork Med ia Rec eive r t o a r o u t er dev i ce w ith a net work s wit ch * ( 1 ) , us ing t h e net wor k cab le (2 ). [...]

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    26 nN Setting up th e ha rdware N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er En v ir onment 4: Networ k ca ble is con n ected to a LA N, sha r ed i n a r es iden t i al complex R ead the no t es on pa ge 22 , then p ro cee d as fol l ows : 1 C onn e ct t h e N et w ork Med ia Rec eive r t o a r o u t er dev i ce w ith a bu ilt -in net w ork s wit ch* ( 1) , us ing[...]

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    27 nN Setting up th e ha rdware N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er En v ir onment 5: V A I O comp ut er i s co nnected to t he Internet u s ing the b uilt-in mod em R ead the no t es on pa ge 22 , then p ro cee d as fol l ows : 1 In s er t o n e end of t he cr os sover ca bl e (1 ) i nt o th e E t h ernet jac k on y o u r VAI O c omput er . 2 In s er t t[...]

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    28 nN Setting up th e ha rdware N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er En v ir onment 6: V A I O comp ut er i s n ot con nect ed t o the I nt er net R ead the no t es on pa ge 22 , then p ro cee d as fol l ows : 1 In s er t o n e end of t he cr os sover ca bl e (1 ) i nt o th e E t h ernet jac k on y o u r VAI O c omput er . 2 In s er t the o t he r e n d o [...]

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    29 nN Setting up th e ha rdware N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er En v ir onm en t 7 : Connecti ng mu l t i ple V AIO comp u ters This me thod is r elate d unde r c er t a i n c o nditi o ns sim il ar t o e n vironments 5 a nd 6. R ead the no t es on pa ge 22 , then p ro cee d as fol l ows : 1 C onn e ct t h e N et w ork Med ia Rec eive r t o a r o u t [...]

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    30 nN Setting up th e ha rdware N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er As signing a fix ed I P a ddress In s ome env ir onm en t s, eac h V AI O com pu te r i n yo ur n e t w o rk r equ ir es a fi x e d IP (In t ern e t Pro t o co l ) addre ss: ❑ If your V AI O co m p uter i s c onn ect ed to the I nte rn e t us ing t he i nst all ed m od em, as i n en vi [...]

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    31 nN Setting up th e ha rdware N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er 8 Cl os e t h e Loca l A rea Connect io n P ro pe rties and the In ter n e t P roto col (TCP/ I P) P r op ertie s di al og bo xes. ✍ When you s et up t he Net w ork Media Recei ver , the IP address mus t be s peci fie d . See Spe c i fying a n I P a ddre ss (p a g e 40 ) . When sp eci f[...]

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    32 nN Sett i ng up the s oftw a re N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Set tin g up the so ft wa re T h is sect ion p rovi des info rma t i o n on conf i g u r i n g t h e me dia ser ver, vi deo , mu si c and ph o t o / st ill i m age so ftwa re o n you r V AIO co m p u te r . Configu r ing VA I O M e d i a VA I O Me di a so ft w a re ma nage s t he i nt [...]

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    33 nN Sett i ng up the s oftw a re N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er 3 In the sect ion A c c ess C o ntr ol Settings , se le ct t h e o pt i o n Ac cess this c o mp uter fr om o ther c o mput e rs o n the network . A warn ing mess a ge app ears. 4 R ead the mes sa ge and cli ck OK . 5 Se le ct th e o pt io n No dev ice r egi s tra tion ne ede d in a sec[...]

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    34 nN U s ing the Netw ork Me di a Rece ive r - gener a l s ettings N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Using the Ne t work M edia Receiver - general settings Once you have made yo ur ha rd wa r e c o nnec t ions a nd set up the o ther so ftwar e ap pl ica t ions, yo u ca n start usi ng the Netwo r k M e d i a R eceiv er . ❑ St ar t i ng and sto ppi ng [...]

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    35 nN U s ing the Netw ork Me di a Rece ive r - gener a l s ettings N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er S tar ting a n d s t opping the Netw o rk Media Rec eive r T o st art u si ng t h e Netwo rk M edi a Rece iver , procee d as fol lows : 1 If appl ic abl e, turn on the r out er us ing th e po wer bu t ton o r sw i t ch. 2 T ur n o n yo ur V AIO c o mput[...]

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    36 nN U s ing the Netw ork Me di a Rece ive r - gener a l s ettings N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er 6 T o h i ghl i g h t an o ptio n, use t he d ir ect i o n a rr ow butto n s on t h e r emot e con tr ol , th en p r ess t he SELECT but to n to co nfirm yo ur c hoice. ✍ When t he St andby ind i cator li g ht is red (d immed) , the Netw or k Media R [...]

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    37 nN U s ing the Netw ork Me di a Rece ive r - gener a l s ettings N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Regis teri n g the N etwor k Media Receiv er and y o u r V AI O com pu t er T h e N et wor k Me di a Re ceiv er enabl es y ou t o r est ri c t acc ess t o y o ur V AI O co mput er, ac cept i n g a cce ss fro m t he Netw o rk Med ia R eceiv er on ly. T o[...]

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    38 nN U s ing the Netw ork Me di a Rece ive r - gener a l s ettings N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er 4 Hi ghl igh t D evic e Regis tr a tion , then pr ess t he SELECT butto n. The Reg is t r a ti on sc re en ap pear s. 5 Hi ghl igh t OK , t hen pr ess t he SELECT b utto n. The Reg is t r a ti on sc re en ap pear s. ✍ I f t h e reg istration of t he N[...]

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    39 nN U s ing the Netw ork Me di a Rece ive r - gener a l s ettings N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er T o reg i s te r th e Net wo rk M edia R ecei ver to your V AI O co mp uter , pro cee d as f ol l ows : 1 Cl ic k Sta rt o n th e W i ndows t a skb a r , sel ec t Al l P ro g ra m s . 2 Po int t o VA I O M e d i a , p oin t t o Se rv er Adm i nist ra ti[...]

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    40 nN U s ing the Netw ork Me di a Rece ive r - gener a l s ettings N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er S pe c if y in g a n IP ad dress T o spec i fy an I P addre ss t h ro ugh t he Ne two rk M edia R ecei ver , p ro c eed as fol l o ws: 1 M ak e s u r e you ar e c onn ect ed to the In te rnet . 2 On the r emote con t r o l , pr ess t h e MA IN MEN U bu [...]

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    41 nN U s ing the Netw ork Me di a Rece ive r - gener a l s ettings N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er 5 Hi ghl igh t I P Addr e ss , the n p ress the SELE CT but ton. The I P A ddress scr een appea rs. 6 Hi ghl igh t S p ec i fy I P A ddr es s , the n p ress the SELECT bu tto n. 7 High l i g h t t he IP Add r e ss number s, th en p re ss th e SEL ECT bu[...]

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    42 nN U s ing the Netw ork Me di a Rece ive r - gener a l s ettings N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Maki ng your own set ti ngs Yo u can con ve nient ly ac cess ce rtain t he Netw or k M edi a Rec eive r f eat ure s an d fun ct i ons by cus tom i sing t he d efa u l t se tti ngs for y our N et w or k M e dia Re cei ve r and V AI O c o m pu t er. Con n[...]

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    43 nN U s ing the Netw ork Me di a Rece ive r - gener a l s ettings N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Can cel lin g the def au lt s e rv er s ett ings T o canc el the de fau lt s e rver set t ing s, pro cee d as fol l o w s: 1 Fro m t h e S el e ct a ser ve r sc re en, pr ess SEL ECT . 2 Ch oose Dele te fr o m lis t and press SEL E CT ag ai n. 3 Pr ess [...]

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    44 nN U s ing the Netw ork Me di a Rece ive r - gener a l s ettings N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Conf igu ring a def a u lt star t u p s cree n T o co n fig u re a d efaul t sta rt u p sc reen, pr oce ed as fo ll o ws: 1 St ar t up t he N et w o rk M edia R ecei ver as descr i be d i n Star ting and s toppi n g t he N etw ork Med ia Rece iver (page[...]

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    45 nN U s ing the Netw ork Me di a Rece ive r - gener a l s ettings N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er 5 H ig h lig h t a sc re en yo u w ant as t h e s t art u p scr een, an d pr ess SELE CT . 6 Se le ct OK , the n pr es s the SELECT butto n. ✍ The st a rt u p s cr ee n whi c h y ou s e t as de fa ult i s d e l et ed i f t he AC po wer is i nte rru pt[...]

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    46 nN U s ing the Netw ork Me di a Rece ive r - gener a l s ettings N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Resto r ing the o r ig inal facto ry s ettings Yo u c an re set t hes e feat ure s t o t h e orig ina l fact ory de faul t set ti ngs: ❑ Star tup menu ❑ IP addr ess ❑ R ecord ing mod e ❑ Li ve mode (n ot a vai l able) ❑ De fau lt s erv er (V A[...]

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    47 nN U s ing the Netw ork Me di a Rece ive r - gener a l s ettings N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er T o rese t t h e o riginal fa cto ry set ti ngs, pr oceed a s follows: 1 On the r emote con t r o l , pr ess t h e MA IN MEN U bu tton . The Main Menu appea rs. 2 Hi ghl igh t Se ttings , then pr ess the SELECT but t o n. The S ettings sc re en a ppear [...]

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    48 nN U s ing the Netw ork Me di a Rece ive r - gener a l s ettings N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Updating t h e Ne twork Med ia R eceiver f ir mwar e T h e Netw or k Me dia Re cei ver enabl es you to us e y our VAI O com pu te r t o upd a t e th e N et w or k Med ia Rec eiv er fir mw a re. T o update firm ware, pr o c e ed as fo l low s: 1 On the r[...]

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    49 nN U s ing the Netw ork Me di a Rece ive r - gener a l s ettings N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er 5 Hi ghl igh t OK , t hen pr ess t he SELECT b utto n. T h e N et w or k Me dia Re cei v er pr epar es to d own lo ad the fi rmw ar e u p dat e. The POWE R /RE C indi c a t or starts b linking ( red) slowly . 6 On yo ur VAIO co mputer , star t th e upda[...]

  • Page 51

    50 nN Wat chi ng v ideos N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er W atc hing videos T h is sect io n p r o v i des i n for mat io n on u si ng the Ne two r k Med i a Re cei ver to w at ch vi deo re co rdi n g s w i t h your V AI O c omput er an d T V . P l ay in g v id e os T h e N et w or k M edi a Rece iver en ab les you t o vie w v ide o reco rdi n gs, re c[...]

  • Page 52

    51 nN Wat chi ng v ideos N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er T o wat ch v i deo c ont ent, p roc eed as f ollo ws: 1 On the r emote con t r o l , pr ess t h e MA IN MEN U bu tton . The Main Menu appea rs. 2 Hi ghl igh t V ID EO - Watc h vi de o cl ips , t hen p r ess th e SELEC T button . The Se le ct a Vide o Ser ve r scree n ap pe a rs.[...]

  • Page 53

    52 nN Wat chi ng v ideos N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er 3 H ig h lig h t a se rver that con ta i n s t h e r equ ir ed vi deo r ecord ings, a n d pr ess t h e SELEC T bu tto n. 4 Hi ghl igh t Connect a n d press t he SELECT butto n . The Video - All Li braries scr ee n app ears. 5 H ig hli g h t t he vid eo cab i n et t h at c o n t ai n s th e r equ[...]

  • Page 54

    53 nN Wat chi ng v ideos N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er S or t in g v id e os The Video - A ll Librarie s sc reen e na ble s you t o s o rt v ide o re co rdi n g s by n am e o r by r ecord ed d at e/time , i n a scen di ng o r desc en di n g or d e r . T o sor t vid eo rec or ding s, pro ceed as fol lo w s: 1 Pr ess th e OPT IO N S butto n wh il e th[...]

  • Page 55

    54 nN Wat chi ng v ideos N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Ch an ging the v ideo s ettings W h en you use dif fer ent se rver s as t h e defau l t fo r t h e Vid eo an d TV f ea t u re s, all rec ord ed TV p ro gr ammes are st o r ed on the com pu te r b ei n g used as the defa ult T V ser ver. T o chan g e th e v ide o set t i n gs, pr oce ed as fo l l[...]

  • Page 56

    55 nN Wat chi ng v ideos N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Using the f ilm roll f ea tur e T h e N et wor k Me di a Re ceiv er has a t hu m bn ail v i ew ( fi l m ro ll ) fe atur e t h at e nabl es yo u t o se l ect t h e frame to sta rt pl ayba ck . T o sel ect t he f ilm r o l l feat ure , p ro c eed as fol l o w s: 1 Pr ess t h e up arrow bu t t o n [...]

  • Page 57

    56 nN Wat chi ng v ideos N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er R e s umi n g vide o play ba ck f r om t h e o r i g i na l f ra me Yo u c an re t u r n t o the fra me w her e p l ay b ack w as prev i ousl y s t o pped and resu me pla y ing ba ck t h e v i deo re co rdi n g . T o do t his, pr o ce ed a s foll ows: 1 Fro m t h e V i deo - A l l Li b r a r ies[...]

  • Page 58

    57 nN Li sten i ng to mus ic N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Li ste ni ng t o m usic T h is sect i on p rovi des i n fo rma t i o n o n u si ng t he N et w o rk M edi a Rec eive r t o list en t o m us i c wi th your VAI O com pu te r a nd T V . Pl a yi ng mu si c T h e N et w o r k Medi a R ecei ver en a ble s y o u t o pl ay mu si c fil es st o red o[...]

  • Page 59

    58 nN Li sten i ng to mus ic N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er T o lis t en t o mu s ic , pro ceed as fol lo w s: 1 On the r emote con t r o l , pr ess t h e MA IN MEN U bu tton . The Main Menu appea rs. 2 Hi ghl igh t MU S IC - Li s t en to m u s ic , t h e n p r ess th e SELECT butto n . 3 H ig hli ght a se rver th at co n ta ins the r equ ir ed pl ay[...]

  • Page 60

    59 nN Li sten i ng to mus ic N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er 4 Hi ghl igh t Connect a n d press t he SELECT butto n . The Mu sic - A ll Libr arie s scree n app ear s, di splayi n g b o th fo lders a nd pl aylists. 5 H ig hli g h t t he fo l der th at c ont ains t h e r equ i re d pl ayl ist , t h en pr ess t h e SELEC T butto n . 6 H ig hli g h t the [...]

  • Page 61

    60 nN Li sten i ng to mus ic N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Na v ig ating within a pl a yl is t dur i n g playbac k T o nav i gat e wit h in a p l ay l i s t, pr oce ed as fo ll ows : 1 On the r emote con t r o l , pr ess t h e PR E V bu t ton on ce . Th e cu r re n t m u s i c t r a ck p l ay s f ro m t h e b eg in n i ng . 2 Pr ess th e PR EV b utt[...]

  • Page 62

    61 nN Li sten i ng to mus ic N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Lo opin g a musi c tr a ck The Re p e at f un ct io n ena bles you to r epea t t h e pl ayba ck o f a sing le mus ic t rac k or an enti re pl ayl i st . T o l o o p a music track , pro ce ed a s fo llows : 1 Pr ess th e OPT IO N S b u t t on d u r i ng t h e p la y b a ck o f t h e m u s i c[...]

  • Page 63

    62 nN Li sten i ng to mus ic N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Ch oos in g a play mode Pla y Mod e enab les yo u to pl ay al l tra cks i n a p l ay l ist ( norma l pl ayba ck), pl a y a sp ec i fi c mus ic tr ack , o r pl ay mu sic t r acks in t h e pl ayl is t r and o ml y ( shuffle ). T o cho o s e a play mod e, pro cee d as foll ows: 1 Pr ess th e OP[...]

  • Page 64

    63 nN View i ng phot os N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Vie w i n g p h ot os T h is sect i on p rovi des i n fo rma t i on on u si ng t h e N etwork Medi a Rec eive r t o vi ew ph o to s i n sl i d esh ow for m at or a s i nd ivi dual s t ill i m ag es, u si n g your VA I O c ompu t er an d T V . Pl ea se n o te that du e t o lo wer re sol ut i o n s[...]

  • Page 65

    64 nN View i ng phot os N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er 4 Hi ghl igh t Connect a n d press t he SELECT butto n . The Photo - All L ibrarie s scr een appe ars, dis pla ying ava ilab l e f old ers an d ph ot o co llect ions . 5 Hi gh l igh t t h e f ol d er th a t co nta i n s th e re q uir ed p hot o co ll ec ti on or ph oto s , the n p re ss t he SELE[...]

  • Page 66

    65 nN View i ng phot os N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Using index view (thum b n ails) In d ex View ena bl es you t o vi ew still i m a ge fi le s (photo s) , stored o n y o ur pho to ser ver, i n thu mb n ail vi ew. T o us e th e ind e x vie w , pr oc eed as fo l low s: 1 Fro m t h e P h o t o - All L ibrarie s scr ee n, hi g h l ig ht th e c o l l[...]

  • Page 67

    66 nN View i ng phot os N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er 2 Hi ghl igh t Sh ow In de x , th en pr ess th e SE L E C T b utto n. Th e p hotos are d i splayed in th um bna il vi ew on yo ur T V scr ee n .[...]

  • Page 68

    67 nN View i ng phot os N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Ch an ging the s lides ho w setti n g s Yo u c an set t h e time int er val bet w een t he ph o to s i n a slides ho w o r se t the pho t o s to di spla y i n a l o o p (rep eat ) . T o chan g e th e s lid esh o w set t ing s, proceed as fol l o w s: 1 Pr ess th e OPT IO N S butto n wh il e th e [...]

  • Page 69

    68 nN View i ng phot os N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er 3 In t he S li d e S ho w Int e r val sect i on, u se the ri g h t o r left arr ow bu t ton s to h ig hli ght a time val ue, t h e n pr ess the SELECT bu t t on. 4 In t he S lid e Show Re p eat s ect i on, u se t he ri ght o r l eft arrow bu tto ns t o h igh l i ght ON or OF F , th en pr ess th e[...]

  • Page 70

    69 nN View i ng phot os N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er A ddi ng back ground m us ic to a s l ide s ho w T o add backg round m usic t o a sl i desh ow, pr o ce ed as follo w s: 1 Pr ess OP T IO NS wh i l e a sli des h o w i s p l ayin g . A submen u a ppe ar s. 2 Hi ghl igh t Ba ck ground mus ic on. . . , th en pr ess SELECT . 3 H ig hli ght a se rver[...]

  • Page 71

    70 nN View i ng phot os N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Additional info r m a tion ❑ T o h i de t h e o n -sc re en i n for m atio n (te xt) , pr ess t he DISPLA Y b u tt o n on th e r em o te c o n tr o l. ❑ T o vi ew t h e pre vio us pi ctu re , p re ss t h e PREV b utt on on ce . ❑ T o vi ew t h e n e x t p ictu r e, pr ess t he NEX T button [...]

  • Page 72

    71 nN T rou b le sho oti n g N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er T rou b le sho oti ng This se ction d esc ribe s how t o troubl e sho o t common p ro b le ms. ❑ Ab out po wer conne ctio n s (pa ge 72) ❑ Abo ut the r e mote co ntr ol (pa g e 75) ❑ Ab out vi sual and au dio r ec ept io n (pa ge 75 ) ❑ Ab out co nnect i n g t o a serv e r (p a g e 7[...]

  • Page 73

    72 nN T rou b le sho oti n g N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er A b o ut p o we r co n n ec t i o ns Th e Networ k Media R eceiv er d oes not sta r t or op er a te ❑ C onn e ct th e AC a dapt er secu r ely . The S t andby i n di cato r li ght i s r ed (dimm ed ) onc e t he A C power co r d is c o n n ect ed bet w een the Net work M edi a Rece ive r un [...]

  • Page 74

    73 nN T rou b le sho oti n g N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Th e Networ k Media R eceiv er d oes not turn off If t h e di spla yed scree n i s fro z e n o r unre spon si ve, o r yo u ca n n o t t u rn t he Ne two rk M edia R ecei ver o ff , t he un it ma y h ave bec ome unstab l e. T o re s e t t he u n i t, p r oc e e d a s f o ll o ws: 1 P re s s t[...]

  • Page 75

    74 nN T rou b le sho oti n g N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Th e V A IO computer does not resu me f rom Standby or Hib er na t e mode ❑ M ak e sur e the co m pu t er , ser ver and n e two rk se t t ing s ar e co n f ig ure d co rrect ly . ❑ C h eck t h e follo w ing , i f appl ic abl e to yo ur c onnect ion env ir onm e n t : ❑ A cr osso v er c[...]

  • Page 76

    75 nN T rou b le sho oti n g N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er About the r emo te co ntr ol Th e r em ot e cont r ol does n ot con trol TV functions ❑ Ma ke s u re y o u r TV i s c omp a ti b le . T h e r emo t e c ont ro l do es n o t w or k with al l T V mode l s . ❑ Ma ke su re th e fre sh ba tt er ies ar e p ro p e r ly in st a lle d in th e rem[...]

  • Page 77

    76 nN T rou b le sho oti n g N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er V is u al and a udio reception is interrup t ed or distorted ❑ The ne t wo rk ma y no t ha ve e no ugh ba ndwi d t h. ❑ C h eck t h e follo w ing , if applic abl e t o yo ur n et w o rk envi ron m ent : ❑ The ne t work cabl e s supp o rt 100B ASE-TX/10B ASE- T . ❑ The ne t wo rk swit[...]

  • Page 78

    77 nN T rou b le sho oti n g N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er About co nnect ing to a s er v er Ca nno t connect to a s er v er ❑ Make su re th e V AIO c omput e r(s ) are tu r ned on. ❑ M ak e s u r e the n et w or k set tin gs ar e confi gur ed co rrect ly . ❑ Co nf ir m t he f ol lo win g , if a ppl ic a ble t o you r n et wor k en v iro nme n[...]

  • Page 79

    78 nN T rou b le sho oti n g N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er The r equ ired ser v e r is n ot dis pla y ed in t he Selec t a s er ver s cr een T o ref resh the S el e ct a ser v e r l i st, pr oc e ed as fo llo ws: 1 Pr ess th e OPT IO N S bu tt o n on th e r em o te c o n tr o l, t h e n s e l ec t Re fr esh . 2 Pr ess th e SELEC T bu tto n. R efr es[...]

  • Page 80

    79 nN T rou b le sho oti n g N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er Th e s er v er is l is ted as Un kno wn W h en t hi s i s s h own for a serve r, the Net wo rk M edi a Rec ei v e r d oes not r ecogni se t he co mp u ter ’s avai la bi l i t y and fa ils t o co nnect . In t h i s ca s e, pro cee d as fo l l o w s: 1 Usin g the r emo t e c o n tro l, se l [...]

  • Page 81

    80 nN T rou b le sho oti n g N etw or k Me dia Rece iv er S pec ificatio ns S p eci fi cati o ns a r e subj ec t t o c hang e w i t h ou t n o t ic e. * Ma y va ry d ep e nd i n g u p on t he VAIO se r ver softwa re sp ecif ic a tion. * * V i d eo c om p a ti b ilit y may vary depending on the V AIO serve r equipped wi th VAI O Z on e . * ** V ideo[...]