Sony SA-NS300 manual

SA-NS300 Network Speaker Operat ing Inst ruct ions Gett ing Star te d Listening to Audio C ontent Over Your Home Network Enjoy ing Sony Multip le-Ro om Produc ts Oth ers Netw or k Co nne cti ons Troubleshoo ting[...]

2 GB To reduc e the risk of fire or elec tric shock, do not ex pose this a pparatus to rain or moistu re. To re duce the risk of fire , do no t cover the ventilat ion openi ng of the appara tus with newspape rs, tablecloths, curt ains, etc. Do no t pl ace th e na ked fl ame s ource s su ch as l igh ted cand les on the ap parat us. Do not ins tall t[...]

3 GB 13) Un plug this a pparatus d uring ligh tning storms o r when un used for long peri ods of time. 14) R efer all servic ing to qualified servi ce personnel . Servicing is required when the a pparatus has been dama ged in any way , such a s power-supply cord or p lug is da maged, liqu id has been spilled or o bjects have falle n into th e ap pa[...]

4 GB Notice for custom ers: the followin g information i s only appl icable to equi pment sol d in countrie s appl ying EU directiv es. The ma nufacturer of this produ ct is Sony Corporat ion, 1 -7-1 Ko nan Min ato-ku, T okyo, 108-0075 Jap an. The Au tho rized Re pres enta tive fo r EMC an d prod uct saf ety is Sony Deutsch land G mbH, Hedelfi nger[...]

5 GB T able of Co ntents Featur es of th is unit ................ ............... ....... 6 Produc t Overview ....... ........... ............... ....... 7 Getting S tarted Guide to Parts and Controls .......... ........... .... 8 Main unit .. ........... .............. ........... ........... 8 Remote con trol ........... ........... .............[...]

6 GB Featur es of this unit Y ou ca n enjoy m usic from anywher e in yo ur ho me b y con nectin g this DLNA (Digital Li ving Network Alliance) -comp liant un it to a network. For example, y ou can play b ack audi o conte nt stored on the computer in the bedroom, usin g this unit in the li ving room (pa ge 20). P ARTY STREAMING function P AR TY STRE[...]

7 GB Pr oduct Overview 1: Settin g up your home netwo rk Refer to the following pages accordi ng to your netw ork en vi ronment. Wireless networks . Set up your n e twork u sing the s upplied CD-RO M. Refer to the leafl et “Pre parations for listen i ng to music via your home ne twork” for details. Refer to pag e 14 when you set up yo ur networ[...]

8 GB Guide to Pa rts and Controls Fron t A P ARTY STREAMING indica tor Indicates the PARTY STREAMING stat us (page 25). Green: The unit i s having a PARTY as PARTY hos t. Amber: The u n it has jo ined a PA RTY as PARTY guest. Red: An error has occurred. B PARTY button Press to use the PA RTY STREAMING functi on (page 25). Tip This bu tton a lso rec[...]

9 GB Getting Sta rted Rear E LINK indicator Indicates t he connection status of the wired/wireless LAN. Green: Wireless conn ection (pag e 14). Amber: Wired connection (page 18). Red: The follow ing s tatus have occu rred. – This unit can not fi nd the wir eless LAN access point. – The security me thod/password selected for th e access poin t i[...]

10 GB M ALL RESET button Press and h old for more than three seco nds to reset the u nit to its factory de fault settings when the power switch is set to ON. Use a thin obje ct, such as a smal l pin. The book mark list (page 24) and any other previously registered settings or informatio n will be re set. Note Network settings are a lso reset when y[...]

11 GB Getting Sta rted A DIMMER button Press to change the b rightness of the illumin ation indi cator (normal/dar k). B INPUT button Press to ch a nge t he input be twee n the home ne twork an d the aud io inpu t. C BOOKMARKS buttons Use for the bookmark function (page 24). CALL button Press to p lay back th e audio co ntent in the bookmark list. [...]

12 GB Checki ng the Su pplied Accessories Remote co ntrol (1) AC adaptor (1) AC power cord (1) Operating Instructions (this manual) (1) Preparat ions for listen ing to music via you r home net work (Leaf let) (1) Network (LAN) cable (1) CD-ROM (“Network Speaker Wi-Fi Utility”) (1) Preparin g the Unit and the Remote 1 Connect the AC power cord t[...]

13 GB Getting Sta rted Turning the Unit On or Off Sl ide th e power switch t o ON The netwo rk stan dby indica tor l ights up in amber a nd the illumi nation in dicator li ghts up in blue . You can operate this unit when the n etwork standby in dicator goes off and the illumination indicat o r ligh ts up. It ma y take a while. Note Keep thi s unit [...]

14 GB How to Connect Your Network Set up the network aft er checking yo ur network environme nt. Refer to the foll owing descript ions. Wireless Net w ork: Set up yo ur ne twork u sing th e supp lied CD-ROM. Refer to the leaflet “ Preparations for lis teni ng to m usic via your hom e netwo rk” for details. Refer to opti on 1 when you s et up y [...]

15 GB Network Connection s Notes • Install the UPnP servi ce in advance if you are using Windows XP (page 28). • Refer to “Setting S creen on the Browser” (page 27) for details on the di splay of [My Network] or [N etwork]. • Ch eck your set-up of t he firewall of the security so ftware if you canno t find [SA-NS300] or the browser does n[...]

16 GB About wirel ess LAN securit y Since commu nicatio n via the wireles s LAN functio n is establi s hed by radio wave s, the wireless signal may be susceptib le to interceptio n. To p rotect wireless communi cation, this system su pport s vario us security func tions. Be su re to correctly configur e the security sett ings in acco rdance with yo[...]

17 GB Network Connection s Your comput er must be conne cted to the wireless LAN rou ter/access poin t in advance . Write down the SSID of yo ur wireless LAN router/a ccess point . Refer to t h e operatin g instructions of th e access point . 1 Check wh ether your computer and wireless LAN router/ access p oint ar e turned on. 2 Connect the unit an[...]

18 GB 8 Select [PIN method], then click [Start]. An eight -digit nu mber (PI N code) appears on the scre en. 9 Enter the unit’s PIN code in the wireless LA N router/ access poi nt. Tip Refer to the ope rating instr uctions for details on the wirel ess LAN router /access poin t. 10 Click [OK] on the PIN code screen th at is displaye d in step 8. D[...]

19 GB Network Connection s 3 Check wh ether your computer and r outer are turned on . 4 Turn the unit on. 5 Click [My Network] or [N etwork] t [SA-NS30 0]. The [So ny Networ k Device Se tting] screen a ppears. Notes • Install the UPnP servi ce in advance if you are using Windows X P (page 28). • Ch eck your set-up of t he firewall of the securi[...]

20 GB Using DLNA (Digit al Living Network Alliance) You can pl ay back audi o content on DLNA-complian t servers such as your comp uter, or netw ork audi o, et c, on th is unit. A DLNA-com pliant control ler devi ce (a remote control device, etc.) is needed for the operation . You c an us e Wi ndows 7 as both se rver and controller. The uni t can p[...]

21 GB Listenin g to Aud io Conte nt Over Your Hom e Network 2 Select [Pu blic network] un der [View your acti ve networks]. If the displa y shows other than [Pu blic netwo rk], go to s tep 5. The [Se t Networ k Location] window ap pears. 3 Selec t [Ho me netw ork] o r [Work network ] accordi ng to the environ ment in which t he speaker is used. 4 F[...]

22 GB 4 Select [Play To] from the menu. The device l ist appears. 5 Select [SA-NS30 0]. The audio co ntent is pl ayed back from this speake r. You need to set up Wind ows Media P layer 11 to listen t o the music using th e Windows Vista/ Wind ows XP * as a se rver. * Windo ws M edia Play er 11 i s not manuf acturer - installe d on Window s XP. Acce[...]

23 GB Listenin g to Aud io Conte nt Over Your Hom e Network 6 Confirm th at the [Loca tion typ e] has be en changed to [Private] and select [Close]. 7 Confirm that [(Private net work)] is displayed in the [Network and Sharing Center ] window an d close the windo w. 8 If a check is not add ed next to [Share my media ] in th e [Media S haring] window[...]

24 GB Using the Bookmar k Function This func tion allo ws you to play back only audio co ntent that is boo kmarke d. You need to register audio cont ent while it is being p layed back on t h is unit in the boo k mark list. You c an regist er aud io conte nt whic h is being played back via the netwo rk on the server in your bo okmark list. 1 Select [...]

25 GB Enjoying Sony Multiple-Room Products Using the P ARTY STREAMING Function You can pl ay back a udio co ntent th at is be ing played ba ck on thi s unit or o n another device that has a PARTY STREAMING function at the same time, via yo ur home network . While using the PARTY STREAMING functio n, the devi ce that starts a PARTY and streams th e [...]

26 GB Notes • An error has occurred whe n the PARTY STREAM ING indicator lights up in red. Perfor m the pr oces s from step 1 agai n. • T he PA RTY STR EAM ING in dica tor li ghts up in amber w hen o ther de vices uti lizing the PARTY STREAM ING funct ion invite this uni t to a PARTY. When yo u wan t to le ave that PA RTY, press PARTY. • Yo u[...]

27 GB Others Setting Screen on the Browser Start up th e browser of the unit referring t o the followings. For Wi ndows 7 users: Double-c lick [Computer] on the desk to p, then click [Networ k ] on th e left side of t h e screen. Double-c lick [SA-NS300]. Se lect the desired language aft er the “Langu age Setup” scree n appears. For Windows Vi [...]

28 GB Bookmarks screen You can manag e the book mark pl aylist usi ng this screen. Software Updat e screen You can up date the firmware using this screen. Tip You ca n change the lang uage us ing the lang uage ta b on the left side on t he screen. You ha ve to install t he UPnP serv ice for browsi ng. Note The i tems displa yed on th e compute r ma[...]

29 GB Others 4 Put a ch eck the checkbox beside [ UPnP U ser Interf ace], then click [OK]. 5 Click [Next] . The [Comp leting t he Windows Compo nents Wiz ard] wind ow appea rs. 6 Click [Finish]. Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TO TAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 4 ohm l oads ,driven from 100 - 20 k Hz; rated 1.5 wa tts minim[...]

30 GB Mass Appro x. 470 g (1 6.6 oz) Supplied ac cessories: See page 12. Design and spec ifications are s ubject t o change wi thout notice. Precautions On safety • Befo re operating the system, be su re that the operating voltage of the sy stem is identic al with that of your local power su pply. • Use only the su pplied AC ada ptor a nd AC po[...]

31 GB Others If the TV picture or monitor display i s magneti cally distort ed This spe aker system is not magn etically shielded, and the pict ure on nearb y TV sets may become ma gnetica lly disto rted. In thi s situation, turn off the TV, wa it 15 to 30 minute s, and tur n it ba ck on. If t here is n o improvement , move the speake rs far a way [...]

32 GB x Networ k key (secu rity key) An encry ption key used to lim it the d evices with which c ommunicatio n can o ccur. It is used to provid e higher secur ity for de vices communicat ing via a wirel ess LAN router/ access poi nt. x Proxy A program or a server that provides Intern et access to compu ters within a firewall or quicke r downlo adin[...]

33 GB Troubl eshootin g Troubles hooting If a probl em occur s while op erating the un it, follow the steps described below befo re consultin g your nearest Sony dea ler. If an error message ap pears, i t is re commended that y ou make a note of its contents for reference. 1 Check to s ee if the pr oblem is listed in this “Troubleshooting” sect[...]

34 GB There is no sound. • Press the V OLUME + b utton to turn up the vo lume. The unit may ha ve bee n set to silence the sou nd by a contro ller . If the sound i s output for a moment an d then is silenced aga in, the unit may h av e receiv ed a command to sile nce the s ound. Co nfirm the settin g of the controll er and release dele ting the s[...]

35 GB Troubl eshootin g A udio content has c hanged/started/ stop ped au toma tical ly . • The uni t may be under th e control of another device. If you want to reject these requests, set t he power switch of this unit to OFF. The sound skips. • The soun d may skip depend ing on the network environment, et c., when you us e a wireless ne twork.[...]

36 GB devices that ar e on the home net work.)” (pag e 34) i f th e LIN K indica tor goe s of f, flashe s or lights up in red. • This u nit cann ot pl ay back audio c ontent in the fol lowin g case. – There is no server device. – There is no audio co ntent that can be play ed back on the s erv er . Refer to “Home Network” (page 34) i f [...]

37 GB Troubl eshootin g The remote does not w ork. • There are in verter fluorescen t lights near the unit . K eep this unit a way from in verter fluorescent lights. • Mak e sure the battery is installed corre ctly . • Check the remain ing battery le vel of t h e remote. • Operate th e remote contro l while aiming it at P AR TY button (the [...]

38 GB Trademarks, et c. • PARTY STREAMING and the PARTY STRE AMING logo ar e tradem arks of S ony Corpora tion. • Mic rosoft, Windo ws, Window s Vista, Windows 7™ , Windows Med ia are trademark s or registere d tradem arks of Mic rosoft Corpo ration in the Un ited St ates and/ or othe r count ries. • Thi s product is protected by certai n i[...]

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