Network Media Receiver PCNA-MR10A

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1 etwork Media Receiver PCA-MR10A

2 1 etwork Media Receiver otice otice 2004 Soy Corporatio. All rights reserved. This maual ad the software described herei, i whole or i part, may ot be reproduced, traslated, or reduced to ay machie-readable form without prior writte approval. Soy Corporatio provides o warraty with regard to this maual, the software, or other iformatio cotaied herei ad hereby expressly disclaims ay implied warraties or merchatability or fitess for ay particular purpose with regard to this maual, the software or such other iformatio. I o evet shall Soy Corporatio be liable for ay icidetal, cosequetial, or special damages, whether based o tort, cotract, or otherwise, arisig out of or i coectio with this maual, the software, or other iformatio cotaied herei or the use thereof. Soy Corporatio reserves the right to make ay modificatio to this maual or the iformatio cotaied herei at ay time without otice. The software described herei is govered by the terms of a separate user licece agreemet.

3 2 etwork Media Receiver otice Trademarks ad copyrights Soy, VAIO, the VAIO logo, SoicStage, PictureGear Studio, Remote Commader, VAIO Media, VAIO Media Itegrated Server, VAIO Zoe ad VAIO Media Cosole are trademarks or registered trademarks of Soy. Microsoft ad Widows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporatio. Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Su Microsystems, Ic. Itet is a trademark of Tao Group Limited, which may be registered i some jurisdictios. All other trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owers. I the maual, the ad sigs are ot specified. Televisio programmes, films, videotapes, CDs ad other materials may be copyrighted. Such materials recorded with this device are for your persoal use oly. Uauthorised recordig of such material may be cotrary to the provisios of the copyright laws. The law prohibits addig ay modificatio to the recorded materials icludig but ot limited to motio pictures, images ad audio, without authorisatio from the copyright holder. Some of these materials may be duplicatio-protected to disable ulawful recordig. Ower's record The model umber ad serial umber are located o the bottom of your etwork Media Receiver. Prit out his page, record the model ad serial umber i the space provided below, ad keep i a secure locatio. Refer to the model ad serial umbers whe you call the VAIO-Lik Soy Service Cetre. Model umber: Serial umber: Regulatory iformatio Soy hereby declares that this product is i compliace with the essetial requiremets ad other relevat provisios of Europea Directive 1999/5/EC. To obtai a copy of the declaratio of coformity (DoC) with the R&TTE Directive, please access the followig URL:

4 3 etwork Media Receiver otice Safety iformatio This Soy product is desiged ad tested to comply with the safety regulatios. Use of this equipmet i a maer ot approved i this maual may be hazardous. Read the safety ad cautio iformatio before operatig the etwork Media Receiver, complyig with all safety precautios ad warigs. To avoid electrical shock, do ot ope the cabiet. Refer servicig to qualified persoel oly. The power socket outlet you are usig must be istalled ear the equipmet ad must be easily accessible. Audio ad picture distortio may occur if this equipmet is positioed i close proximity to ay equipmet emittig electromagetic radiatio. Stop operatig the uit immediately, uder these circumstaces: The uit emits smoke or fumes. The uit makes loud or uusual oise. Water or ay foreig object has falle ito the uit. The uit has bee dropped or otherwise damaged. To reduce ay potetial hazard, proceed as follows: Uplug the AC adapter from the AC wall outlet or power supply strip. Uplug the AC adapter ad cables from the uit. Cotact the VAIO-Lik Customer Service Cetre for repair iformatio.

5 4 etwork Media Receiver otice Precautios About the etwork Media Receiver This equipmet is for use oly i the coutry of purchase. Usig this equipmet uder a differet voltage may cause fire or electric shock. Use of this equipmet i other coutries may be prohibited by local laws. Do ot expose this equipmet to grease, smoke, moisture, or dust. Such exposure may cause fire or electric shock. Use uder coditios other tha those suggested i this maual may cause fire or electric shock. Do ot allow water or ay foreig objects to eter the uit. This may cause fire or electric shock. I the evet that water or other foreig objects eter the uit, immediately uplug the AC adapter from the electrical outlet ad cotact VAIO-Lik for ispectio ad/or repair. Do ot disassemble the equipmet. This may cause fire, electric shock, or ijury. Cotact VAIO-Lik for ispectio ad/or repair. Do ot coect iappropriate etwork or phoe lies to the Etheret port. Coect oly 100BASE-TX/ 10BASE-T cables to the Etheret port. Coectig iappropriate etwork or phoe lies to the Etheret port may result i a electric curret overload that ca result i malfuctio, excessive heat, or fire i the port. For help o coectig to a etwork, see your etwork admiistrator. Set up the etwork Media Receiver ad coectio cables i a protected locatio out of the reach of childre, to avoid persoal ijury or damage to the equipmet. Istall the etwork Media Receiver so that you ca easily reach the power outlet i the evet of a emergecy. Do ot drop the etwork Media Receiver. A sharp impact ca damage the uit. Do ot place the etwork Media Receiver i the followig locatios: I direct sulight or ear heat sources. Operate this equipmet at temperatures betwee 0 C ad 40 C. O or ear equipmet that geerate electromagetic fields, such as speakers or televisios. O or ear a microwave ove. I a dusty or dirty locatio.

6 5 etwork Media Receiver otice O a isecure or ueve surface. I a locatio that is subject to vibratio. I a locatio that is subject to moisture or rapid temperature chage. ear obstacles that shield or block electrical sigals, such as metal or cocrete walls. I a locatio with poor vetilatio. If there is a rapid chage i temperature, codesatio (water droplets) may form i the etwork Media Receiver, causig it to malfuctio. If this occurs, discoect the equipmet from the VAIO computer ad TV for two to three hours. The uit should resume ormal operatio. To clea the etwork Media Receiver, wipe it with a soft, dry cloth. If the uit requires more cleaig, use a soft cloth that is slightly moisteed with a mild deterget solutio. Avoid gettig the termials wet. Do ot use cleaers that cotai thier, bezee, or alcohol, as these compouds may damage the surface of the equipmet. Avoid coectig these phoe lies to the etwork coector o the uit: Private Brach Exchage (PBX) lies; etwork cables that do ot meet the 100BASE-TX ad 10BASE-T stadards; Home or busiess phoe lies.

7 6 etwork Media Receiver otice About the AC adapter Use the AC adapter that is supplied with the etwork Media Receiver. Usig a differet AC adapter may cause damage to the etwork Media Receiver. Uplug the AC adapter from the AC wall outlet if the equipmet is ot beig used for exteded periods of time. Uplug the AC adapter from the electrical outlet durig a lightig storm. Lightig may cause electric shock or damage to the equipmet. Whe severe lightig is expected, uplug the AC adapter from the electrical outlet to avoid fire, electric shock, or damage to the equipmet. Do ot touch the equipmet durig a lightig storm. About the remote cotrol Use oly AA-size alkalie batteries i the remote cotrol. Remove the batteries from the remote cotrol whe it is ot i use for exteded periods of time.

8 7 etwork Media Receiver Welcome Welcome Cogratulatios o your latest Soy purchase! Your ew etwork Media Receiver is a superb bled of high techology ad easyto-use fuctioality. The iformatio provided i this user guide is desiged to help you become familiar with the etwork Media Receiver ad its features. Please make sure you have read the prited Gettig Started booklet before usig your etwork Media Receiver equipmet. What is the etwork Media Receiver? The etwork Media Receiver eables you to display still images, play videos or music files o your TV scree, whe the etwork Media Receiver is coected to a VAIO computer that cotais your video ad audio cotet. The etwork Media Receiver ca accommodate multiple VAIO computer coectios by usig a router with a built-i or stadard etwork switch, or a etwork switch device. This eables you to switch betwee computers to locate your favourite audio or video files.

9 8 etwork Media Receiver Welcome Video Play previously recorded programmes stored o your VAIO computer. Use the film roll feature to search for a specific place i your recorded programme. The TV fuctio is ot supported, ad will ot be supported i the future. Music Play music files stored o your VAIO computer. Play a music track cotiuously (loop feature). Photos / still images View the photo collectios stored o your VAIO computer, i slideshow format. View your photos as thumbails i Idex view. Select your favourite photo for viewig.

10 9 etwork Media Receiver Welcome Locatig cotrols ad coectors This sectio describes the cotrols, jacks, ad ports available o the etwork Media Receiver ad the remote cotrol. Frot pael 1 POWER/REC idicator The idicator is white while the power is o. The idicator is red durig TV recordig. The idicator bliks red durig firmware updates. 2 Ifrared receiver Eables commuicatio betwee the etwork Media Receiver ad the remote cotrol. Do ot block the area i frot of the ifrared receiver. 3 Power butto/stadby idicator Turs the etwork Media Receiver o ad off. The idicator is dimmed (red) whe the uit is i Stadby mode.

11 10 etwork Media Receiver Welcome Back pael The back pael cotais ports ad jacks for supplied ad optioal cables. 1 Optical OUT port Supports the digital optical iput of a audio device. 2 S-video jack Coectio for a S-video cable. 3 Video jack Coectio for a video cable. 4 Audio L jack Coectio for a audio cable (left). 5 Audio R jack Coectio for a audio cable (right). 6 Etheret port Coectio for a 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Etheret cable (RJ-45).

12 11 etwork Media Receiver Welcome Remote cotrol The etwork Media Receiver is cotrolled usig the remote cotrol. The remote cotrol ca start ad stop video recordig/playback, ad set viewig prefereces. TV POWER MUTE CHAELPOWER CLEAR REC - 0 TV/VIDEO DISPLAY AUDIO ETER REC STOP REW FWD PREV EXT STOP PLAY PAUSE OPTIOS MAI MEU SELECT FUCTIO TV VOLUME RETUR CHAEL PAGE UP PAGE DOW ETWORK MEDIA RECEIVER PM-M10E

13 12 etwork Media Receiver Welcome! BECAUSE THE TV FUCTIO IS UAVAILABLE, OT ALL BUTTOS O THE REMOTE COTROL WORK. Butto Fuctio 1 TV chael buttos * Press + or - to chage TV chaels. 2 MUTE butto Press to tur off the soud. Press agai to restore the soud. 3 Chael umber buttos * Press to select specific chaels. 4 CLEAR butto * Press to delete the chael umbers selected. 5 REC butto * Press to begi recordig. 6 REW butto FWD butto Press to rewid durig video or music playback. Press to fast-forward durig video or music playback. 7 STOP butto Press to stop video or music playback. 8 OPTIOS butto Press to display the available optios for video, music or photo servers. 9 Directio arrow buttos SELECT butto Press a directio arrow butto to avigate withi the video, music, or photo servers. Press to select operatios, settigs, features, or other choices, while usig the video, music or photo servers. 10 FUCTIO butto Press to toggle betwee the etwork Media Receiver features, such as video, music or photo. 11 TV VOLUME switch (+/-) * Use this switch to icrease (+) or decrease (-) the TV s volume. 12 POWER butto Press to tur your TV o or off. 13 POWER butto Press to tur the etwork Media Receiver o or off. 14 TV/VIDEO butto * Press to select TV or Video mode. 15 DISPLAY butto Press to display settig iformatio for video, music, ad photos. 16 AUDIO butto Press to select audio mode. 17 ETER butto * Press to activate chael selectios made usig the chael umber buttos. 18 REC STOP butto * Press to stop video recordig.

14 13 etwork Media Receiver Welcome Butto 19 PREV butto EXT butto Fuctio Press to retur to a previous music track. Press to advace to the ext music track. 20 PAUSE butto Press to pause video, music or slideshow playback. 21 PLAY butto Press to begi playback of videos, music, or slideshows. 22 MAI MEU butto Press to retur to the mai selectio scree. 23 RETUR butto Press to retur to the previous scree, feature or mode. 24 CHAEL switch * Use this switch to chage TV chaels. The Page Up/Page Dow feature eables you to scroll withi folders cotaiig playlists or video recordigs. These buttos do ot fuctio because they are liked to the TV fuctio. This is ot a malfuctio.

15 14 etwork Media Receiver Welcome Documetatio delivered with the etwork Media Receiver etwork Media Receiver User Guide (this guide) Cotais iformatio about settig up ad usig the etwork Media Receiver. The user guide also provides resources for techical support, safety guidelies, ad supportig software. Gettig Started (prited) This quick referece provides quick ad easy istructios to set up the etwork Media Receiver ad your VAIO computer. Setup poster (prited) A visual quick referece sheet showig the cofiguratio of the etwork Media Receiver equipmet, as well as the importat specificatios of the uit. Soy guaratee leaflet (prited). Safety ad Regulatios guide (prited). VAIO computer compatibility The etwork Media Receiver supports certai Soy VAIO computers. Check that your VAIO computer is compatible with the etwork Media Receiver, before you begi hardware setup or cofiguratio. For curret updates o VAIO computer compatibility with the etwork Media Receiver, see the VAIO-Lik website:

16 15 etwork Media Receiver Welcome PC system requiremets Your compatible VAIO computer(s) must: Have the Microsoft Widows XP Home Editio or Professioal operatig system istalled; Have the VAIO Media software (platform ad servers) preistalled; Be equipped with VAIO Zoe software. Wireless LA requiremets To use Wireless LA fuctios with the etwork Media Receiver, we recommed the followig: PCWA-DE30 PCWA-A320

17 16 etwork Media Receiver Welcome Multimedia compatibility Video ad movie file compatibility Oly video recordigs recorded o a VAIO computer with VAIO Zoe ca be viewed usig the etwork Media Receiver. Other video file formats may ot be compatible with the etwork Media Receiver. For details o how to use VAIO Zoe, see the VAIO Zoe guide provided o disc with your VAIO computer, ad the VAIO Zoe Help files, which are withi the software itself. Music file compatibility Oly playlists that are maaged by the SoicStage software are supported by the etwork Media Receiver. Other music files or sogs purchased from a Iteret Electroic Music Distributio (EMD) service are ot compatible for playback usig the etwork Media Receiver. For details o how to use SoicStage, go to the SoicStage Help files, which are withi the software itself.

18 17 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the hardware Settig up the hardware This sectio cotais iformatio about settig up your etwork Media Receiver coectios. It is desiged to complemet the prited etwork Media Receiver Gettig Started guide. Settig up the remote cotrol To set up the remote cotrol, proceed as follows: 1 Ope the battery cover o the back of the remote cotrol. 2 Isert two AA batteries (supplied) by matchig the + ad - o the batteries, with the diagramme iside the battery compartmet. Uder ormal use, the AA batteries may last up to six moths. If your remote cotrol does ot operate properly, the batteries may eed replacig. If your remote cotrol is ot beig used for log periods of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from leakig batteries.

19 18 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the hardware Programmig the remote cotrol Your remote cotrol is preprogrammed to cotrol certai TVs. Refer to your TV maufacturer s code table for more iformatio. The remote cotrol may ot be compatible at all with some TV models, eve whe the appropriate TV maufacturer code is etered. If you are usig a Soy TV set, you do ot eed to program the remote cotrol, as it is set by default. To program the remote cotrol, proceed as follows: 1 Press ad hold the SELECT butto. 2 Eter your TV code umber, usig the chael umber buttos. 3 Release the SELECT butto after you have etered the TV code umber. After replacig the batteries i your remote cotrol, the TV maufacturer s code may require resettig. Reset the code each time you replace the batteries. TV Maufacturer Code umber TV Maufacturer Code umber Akai 02, 04 Mivar 15 Beko 25 EC 16 Daewoo 04, 05, 06 Paasoic 17 Filux 26 Philips 04 Goldstar/LG 04, 07 Pioeer 19 Grudig 07 Samsug 04, 07 Hitachi 04, 27, 28 Sayo 02 JVC 02, 11 Scheider 02, 03, 04 Loewe 04, 07 Sharp 21 Medio 04 Thomso 22 Mitsubishi 13, 14 Toshiba 03, 24

20 19 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the hardware Coectio possibilities Coectig the etwork Media Receiver to a TV Use the supplied audio/video coectio cable to coect the etwork Media Receiver ad your TV. Coect the cable by matchig the coector colours to the jack colours o the TV s audio/video jacks. Optioal equipmet ad cables may be required to coect the etwork Media Receiver, TV, VCR ad VAIO computer, depedig o your coectio eviromet. Video Iput 1 S-video Video L Audio R 1 S-video cable (sold separately) 2 Audio/video coectio cable (supplied) The arrows idicate the sigal directio.

21 20 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the hardware Coectig the etwork Media Receiver ad your TV through a video recorder Use the supplied audio/video coectio cable to coect the etwork Media Receiver ad your video recorder. Coect the cable by matchig the coector colours to the jack colours o the VCR s audio/video jacks. Optioal equipmet ad cables may be required to coect the etwork Media Receiver, TV, VCR ad VAIO computer, depedig o your coectio eviromet. The arrows idicate the sigal directio.

22 21 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the hardware Coectig the etwork Media Receiver to digital soud system equipmet You ca coect to a digital soud system as log as it has a optical-i port. Use a optical digital coectio cable (sold separately) to coect the etwork Media Receiver ad your digital soud system equipmet. To coect the equipmet, proceed as follows: 1 Isert oe ed of a optical digital cable (sold separately) ito the optical OUT port o the etwork Media Receiver. 2 Isert the other ed of the optical digital cable ito the optical I port o the soud system equipmet. Optioal equipmet ad cables may be required to coect the etwork Media Receiver ad your VAIO computer, depedig o your coectio eviromet. The arrows idicate the sigal directio.

23 22 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the hardware Fidig the most suitable workig eviromet You ca coect the etwork Media Receiver to your VAIO computer(s) usig the Etheret port o your VAIO computer(s), a router with a built-i etwork switch, or a etwork switch device. These home etwork eviromet scearios ca help determie the best coectio method for your etwork Media Receiver ad VAIO computer(s). Eviromet 1: DSL/cable modem equipped with a built-i router ad etwork switch ports (page 23) Eviromet 2: DSL/cable modem with built-i router, without etwork switch ports (page 24) Eviromet 3: DSL/cable modem without a built-i router (page 25) Eviromet 4: etwork cable is coected to a LA, shared i a residetial complex (page 26) Eviromet 5: VAIO computer is coected to the Iteret usig the built-i modem (page 27) Eviromet 6: VAIO computer is ot coected to the Iteret (page 28) Eviromet 7: Coectig multiple VAIO computers (page 29) Please take the followig otes ito accout: Optioal equipmet ad cables may be required to coect your etwork Media Receiver ad VAIO computer(s). All equipmet ad cables must be compatible with 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T stadard. If applicable, see the maual supplied with your DSL or cable modem to verify that it is equipped with a built-i router ad etwork switch ports. If usig a multiple port etwork switch device (sold separately) or if usig eviromet 5 or 6, the VAIO computer requires a fixed IP address for the LA coectio (see Assigig a fixed IP address (page 30)). Coectios may vary depedig o your etwork eviromet. Cotact your Iteret Service Provider for coectio iformatio. The pictures are for illustratio purposes oly. PC cofiguratio may vary.

24 USB MIC MOITOR HEADPHOES LIE I PHOE MOITOR AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO/VIDEO OUTPUT AUDIO VIDEO1 S VIDEO/VIDEO IPUT LIE VHF/UHF 23 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the hardware Eviromet 1: DSL/cable modem equipped with a built-i router ad etwork switch ports Read the otes o page 22, the proceed as follows: 1 Coect the etwork Media Receiver to your DSL/cable modem* (1), usig the etwork cable (2). 2 Coect the Etheret jack o each VAIO computer to the jack(s) o the DSL/modem, usig additioal etwork cables* (3). * Sold separately. Iteret LA LIE

25 USB MIC MOITOR HEADPHOES LIE I PHOE MOITOR AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO/VIDEO OUTPUT AUDIO VIDEO1 S VIDEO/VIDEO IPUT LIE VHF/UHF 24 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the hardware Eviromet 2: DSL/cable modem with built-i router, without etwork switch ports Read the otes o page 22, the proceed as follows: 1 Coect the etwork Media Receiver to a etwork switch device (1), usig the etwork cable (2). 2 Coect the Etheret jack o each VAIO computer to the jack(s) o the etwork switch, usig additioal etwork cables* (3). 3 Coect the etwork switch device to the DSL or cable modem, usig a etwork cable* (4). * Sold separately. Iteret LA LIE

26 USB MIC MOITOR HEADPHOES LIE I PHOE MOITOR AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO/VIDEO OUTPUT AUDIO VIDEO1 S VIDEO/VIDEO IPUT LIE VHF/UHF 25 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the hardware Eviromet 3: DSL/cable modem without a built-i router Read the otes o page 22, the proceed as follows: 1 Coect the etwork Media Receiver to a router device with a etwork switch* (1), usig the etwork cable (2). 2 Coect the Etheret jack o each VAIO computer to the jack(s) o the router device, usig additioal etwork cables* (3). 3 Coect the WA jack o the router device, to the LA jack o the DSL or cable modem, usig a etwork cable* (4). * Sold separately. Iteret LA LIE WA LA

27 USB MIC MOITOR HEADPHOES LIE I PHOE MOITOR AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO/VIDEO OUTPUT AUDIO VIDEO1 S VIDEO/VIDEO IPUT LIE VHF/UHF 26 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the hardware Eviromet 4: etwork cable is coected to a LA, shared i a residetial complex Read the otes o page 22, the proceed as follows: 1 Coect the etwork Media Receiver to a router device with a built-i etwork switch* (1), usig the etwork cable (2). 2 Coect the Etheret jack o each VAIO computer to the jack(s) o the router device, usig additioal etwork cables* (3). 3 Coect the WA jack o the router device to the LA jack (residetial complex) (4). * Sold separately. LA WA LA

28 USB MIC MOITOR HEADPHOES LIE I PHOE MOITOR AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO/VIDEO OUTPUT AUDIO VIDEO1 S VIDEO/VIDEO IPUT LIE VHF/UHF 27 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the hardware Eviromet 5: VAIO computer is coected to the Iteret usig the built-i modem Read the otes o page 22, the proceed as follows: 1 Isert oe ed of the crossover cable (1) ito the Etheret jack o your VAIO computer. 2 Isert the other ed of this crossover cable ito the coectio adapter (2). 3 Isert oe ed of the etwork cable (3), ito the coectio adapter. 4 Isert the other ed of this etwork cable ito the Etheret jack o the etwork Media Receiver (4).

29 USB MIC MOITOR HEADPHOES LIE I PHOE MOITOR AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO/VIDEO OUTPUT AUDIO VIDEO1 S VIDEO/VIDEO IPUT LIE VHF/UHF 28 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the hardware Eviromet 6: VAIO computer is ot coected to the Iteret Read the otes o page 22, the proceed as follows: 1 Isert oe ed of the crossover cable (1) ito the Etheret jack o your VAIO computer. 2 Isert the other ed of this crossover cable ito the coectio adapter (2). 3 Isert oe ed of the etwork cable (3), ito the coectio adapter. 4 Isert the other ed of this etwork cable ito the Etheret jack o the etwork Media Receiver (4).

30 USB MIC MOITOR HEADPHOES LIE I PHOE MOITOR AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO/VIDEO OUTPUT AUDIO VIDEO1 S VIDEO/VIDEO IPUT LIE VHF/UHF 29 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the hardware Eviromet 7: Coectig multiple VAIO computers This method is related uder certai coditios similar to eviromets 5 ad 6. Read the otes o page 22, the proceed as follows: 1 Coect the etwork Media Receiver to a router device with a built-i etwork switch, or a multiple port etwork switch device (1), usig the etwork cable (2). 2 Coect the Etheret jack o each VAIO computer to the jack(s) o the router device, usig additioal etwork cables* (3). Whe usig a router device with a built-i etwork switch, a WA coectio is ot ecessary. * Sold separately. WA LA

31 30 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the hardware Assigig a fixed IP address I some eviromets, each VAIO computer i your etwork requires a fixed IP (Iteret Protocol) address: If your VAIO computer is coected to the Iteret usig the istalled modem, as i eviromet 5. If your VAIO computer is ot coected to the Iteret, as i eviromet 6. If you are coectig more tha oe VAIO computer usig a etwork switch device, as i eviromet 7, or the etwork switch device is ot coected to a router device. A fixed IP address is ot required whe your VAIO computer(s) is etworked through a router with a built-i or stadard etwork switch. To assig a fixed IP address, proceed as follows: 1 Click Start o the Widows taskbar ad select My Computer. The My Computer widow appears. 2 I the Other Places sectio, click My etwork Places. The My etwork Places widow appears. 3 Click View etwork Coectio. The View etwork Coectio widow appears. 4 Right-click Local Area Coectio ad select Properties from the shortcut meu. The Local Area Coectio Properties dialog box appears. 5 From the Geeral tab, select Iteret Protocol (TCP/IP) ad click Properties. The Iteret Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears. 6 Select Use the followig IP address ad specify a IP address ad subet mask, usig the followig format: IP address: XXX.XXX (replace XXX with a umeric value betwee 001 ad 254 as a example: ) Subet mask: (use this umber for the subet mask). 7 Click OK. The IP address is fixed, as specified.

32 31 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the hardware 8 Close the Local Area Coectio Properties ad the Iteret Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog boxes. Whe you set up the etwork Media Receiver, the IP address must be specified. See Specifyig a IP address (page 40). Whe specifyig the IP address for the etwork Media Receiver, use differet umbers where the IP address umbers are represeted as XXX.XXX.

33 32 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the software Settig up the software This sectio provides iformatio o cofigurig the media server, video, music ad photo / still image software o your VAIO computer. Cofigurig VAIO Media VAIO Media software maages the iteractio betwee the etwork Media Receiver ad your VAIO computer(s), by eablig the computer(s) to act as a music, photo, ad video servers. A VAIO computer that comes with VAIO Media software preistalled ca be used as a VAIO Media server i a etwork eviromet. Preparig your multimedia cotet Music files: Use SoicStage ver. 2.1 to create play lists of music tracks o your VAIO Media server computer. Use MP3 files stored i the shared folder that you ca cofigure i VAIO Media Cosole. Still image files: Use images files stored i the shared folder that you ca cofigure i VAIO Media. Video recordigs: Use VAIO Zoe to create video recordigs o your VAIO Media Itegrated server computer. The VAIO Media Itegrated Server software automatically makes these recordigs available to VAIO Media users o your etwork. Settig up a VAIO Media server computer Use the preistalled VAIO Media Cosole software o your VAIO computer to start the VAIO Media Itegrated Server. To set up a computer as a VAIO Media server, proceed as follows: 1 Click Start o the Widows taskbar, select All Programs. 2 Poit to VAIO Media, the to Server Admiistratio, ad click Cosole. The VAIO Media Cosole dialog box appears.

34 33 etwork Media Receiver Settig up the software 3 I the sectio Access Cotrol Settigs, select the optio Access this computer from other computers o the etwork. A warig message appears. 4 Read the message ad click OK. 5 Select the optio o device registratio eeded i a secure etwork eviromet. 6 I the sectio Start ad Stop Servers verify that all available servers are show as Started. 7 If the servers are show as Stopped, click Start. 8 Click Close i the VAIO Media Cosole widow. The music play lists, video cabiets ad photo collectios are available for etwork sharig oly whe the VAIO Media server software is started.

35 34 etwork Media Receiver Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs Oce you have made your hardware coectios ad set up the other software applicatios, you ca start usig the etwork Media Receiver. Startig ad stoppig the etwork Media Receiver (page 35) Registerig the etwork Media Receiver ad your VAIO computer (page 37) Specifyig a IP address (page 40) Makig your ow settigs (page 42) Restorig the origial factory settigs (page 46) Updatig the etwork Media Receiver firmware (page 48)

36 35 etwork Media Receiver Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs Startig ad stoppig the etwork Media Receiver To start usig the etwork Media Receiver, proceed as follows: 1 If applicable, tur o the router usig the power butto or switch. 2 Tur o your VAIO computer. 3 Tur o your TV by pressig the TV POWER butto o the remote cotrol (see Remote cotrol (page 11) for details o butto fuctios). 4 Switch the iput coectio to the etwork Media Receiver by pressig the TV/VIDEO butto o the remote cotrol. 5 Tur o the etwork Media Receiver by pressig the POWER butto o the remote cotrol. The POWER/REC idicator lights up ad the Mai Meu scree appears.

37 36 etwork Media Receiver Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs 6 To highlight a optio, use the directio arrow buttos o the remote cotrol, the press the SELECT butto to cofirm your choice. Whe the Stadby idicator light is red (dimmed), the etwork Media Receiver is ready to be tured o. The Stadby idicator takes approximately 20 secods to light after the AC adapter is plugged ito a wall outlet.! The TV - Watch ad record TV programs is ot available. To stop usig the etwork Media Receiver, proceed as follows: 1 Tur off the etwork Media Receiver by pressig the POWER butto o the remote cotrol. The POWER/REC idicator turs off ad the Mai Meu scree o loger appears o your TV scree. 2 Tur off your TV by pressig the TV POWER butto o the remote cotrol. 3 Tur off your VAIO computer usig the recommeded steps i the Hardware Guide of your VAIO.

38 37 etwork Media Receiver Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs Registerig the etwork Media Receiver ad your VAIO computer The etwork Media Receiver eables you to restrict access to your VAIO computer, acceptig access from the etwork Media Receiver oly. To register the etwork Media Receiver, proceed as follows: 1 O the remote cotrol, press the MAI MEU butto. The Mai Meu appears. 2 Highlight Settigs, the press the SELECT butto. The Settigs scree appears. 3 Highlight System Settigs, the press the SELECT butto. The System Settigs scree appears.

39 38 etwork Media Receiver Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs 4 Highlight Device Registratio, the press the SELECT butto. The Registratio scree appears. 5 Highlight OK, the press the SELECT butto. The Registratio scree appears. If the registratio of the etwork Media Receiver ad the VAIO computer are cacelled, you eed to begi the registratio agai.

40 39 etwork Media Receiver Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs To register the etwork Media Receiver to your VAIO computer, proceed as follows: 1 Click Start o the Widows taskbar, select All Programs. 2 Poit to VAIO Media, poit to Server Admiistratio, ad click Cosole. The VAIO Media Cosole dialog box appears. 3 I the Access Cotrol Settigs sectio, select the optio Access this computer from other computers o the etwork. A warig message appears. 4 Read the message ad click OK. 5 From the VAIO Media Cosole, select the optio Register the devices accessig this computer (recommeded). 6 Click Registered Devices. The Registered Devices dialog box appears. 7 Click Register. The Device Registratio dialog box appears. 8 Clear the check box Use the cofirmatio umber to register your device. 9 Click Start Registratio. The Receivig Registratio Request dialog box appears, showig the registratio progress. 10 Whe the Registratio Cofirmatio message box appears, respod to the prompt Do you wat to add the device Soy etwork Media Receiver? by clickig Yes. The Soy etwork Media Receiver is added to the List of Registered Devices. 11 Close all ope widows. To complete the registratio, proceed as follows: 1 Whe Registratio Completed is displayed o the TV scree, highlight Close. 2 Press the SELECT butto. The etwork Media Receiver is registered to your VAIO computer. The TV scree displays the System Settigs scree agai.

41 40 etwork Media Receiver Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs Specifyig a IP address To specify a IP address through the etwork Media Receiver, proceed as follows: 1 Make sure you are coected to the Iteret. 2 O the remote cotrol, press the MAI MEU butto. The Mai Meu scree appears. 3 Highlight Settigs, the press the SELECT butto. The Settigs scree appears. 4 Highlight System Settigs, the press the SELECT butto. The System Settigs scree appears.

42 41 etwork Media Receiver Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs 5 Highlight IP Address, the press the SELECT butto. The IP Address scree appears. 6 Highlight Specify IP Address, the press the SELECT butto. 7 Highlight the IP Address umbers, the press the SELECT butto. 8 Use the chael umber buttos or the up/dow arrow buttos to eter umbers for the IP address ad the subet mask, the press the SELECT butto. 9 Highlight OK, the press the SELECT butto. 10 Tur the etwork Media Receiver off, the restart it, to eable the chages to take effect. If you are ot usig a router device, select Obtai the IP address automatically (ot usig router). A IP address ad subet mask are geerated automatically.

43 42 etwork Media Receiver Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs Makig your ow settigs You ca coveietly access certai the etwork Media Receiver features ad fuctios by customisig the default settigs for your etwork Media Receiver ad VAIO computer. Coectig to a server automatically You ca set the etwork Media Receiver to automatically coect to a VAIO computer (server), whe accessig Video, Music, or Photo cotet. These steps establish a specific VAIO computer as the default server for the Video, Music, ad Photo features available through the etwork Media Receiver. Repeat these steps for each feature. To select a server, proceed as follows: 1 Start up the etwork Media Receiver as described i Startig ad stoppig the etwork Media Receiver (page 35). 2 Select a feature, such as Video - Watch video clips. 3 Press SELECT. The Select a server scree appears, listig the ames of the available servers. 4 Highlight a server ad press SELECT. 5 Highlight Coect ad press SELECT to coect to the required server. If the status of a server is show as, try selectig Coect from the submeu, the press the SELECT butto o the remote cotrol.

44 43 etwork Media Receiver Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs Cacellig the default server settigs To cacel the default server settigs, proceed as follows: 1 From the Select a server scree, press SELECT. 2 Choose Delete from list ad press SELECT agai. 3 Press the OPTIOS butto o the remote cotrol. 4 Select Refresh ad the OK. Your default server settigs are deleted if the AC power is iterrupted or if the etwork Media Receiver software is updated.

45 44 etwork Media Receiver Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs Cofigurig a default startup scree To cofigure a default startup scree, proceed as follows: 1 Start up the etwork Media Receiver as described i Startig ad stoppig the etwork Media Receiver (page 35). 2 From the Mai Meu, highlight Settigs ad press SELECT. The Settigs scree appears. 3 Highlight System Settigs ad press SELECT. The System Settigs scree appears. 4 Highlight Startup Meu ad press SELECT. The Startup Meu scree appears.

46 45 etwork Media Receiver Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs 5 Highlight a scree you wat as the startup scree, ad press SELECT. 6 Select OK, the press the SELECT butto. The startup scree which you set as default is deleted if the AC power is iterrupted. Cofigurig your VAIO computer to start automatically You ca set your VAIO computer to start automatically whe the etwork Media Receiver attempts to coect. This is a coveiet feature to use whe the computer is i a differet physical locatio from the etwork Media Receiver. This settig requires your computer to be i Stadby or Hiberate mode. To have your computer start automatically whe the etwork Media Receiver coects, proceed as follows: 1 Click Start o the Widows taskbar ad select Cotrol Pael. 2 Click Performace ad Maiteace, the click System. The System Properties dialog box appears. 3 Click the Hardware tab, the click Device Maager. The Device Maager widow appears. 4 Click + ext to etwork Adapter. The drop-dow tree displays all available etwork adapters. 5 Double-click the etwork adapter that coects the computer to the etwork Media Receiver. The etwork adapter s Properties dialog box appears. 6 From the Power Maagemet tab, select the optios Allow this device to brig the computer out of stadby ad Oly allow maagemet statios to brig the computer out of stadby. 7 Click OK. 8 Close the Device Maager widow, the click OK to close the System Properties dialog box. A Power Maagemet tab should be available for the selected etwork adapter. If more tha oe etwork adapter is listed, select the device that has the Power Maagemet tab available i the Properties dialog box.

47 46 etwork Media Receiver Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs Restorig the origial factory settigs You ca reset these features to the origial factory default settigs: Startup meu IP address Recordig mode Live mode (ot available) Default server (VAIO computer) Slideshow itervals Slideshow repeat (loopig)

48 47 etwork Media Receiver Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs To reset the origial factory settigs, proceed as follows: 1 O the remote cotrol, press the MAI MEU butto. The Mai Meu appears. 2 Highlight Settigs, the press the SELECT butto. The Settigs scree appears. 3 Highlight System Settigs, the press the SELECT butto. The System Settigs scree appears. 4 Highlight Factory Default, the press the SELECT butto. The Default settigs scree appears. 5 Highlight OK, the press the SELECT butto. All settigs are reset to the origial factory settigs.

49 48 etwork Media Receiver Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs Updatig the etwork Media Receiver firmware The etwork Media Receiver eables you to use your VAIO computer to update the etwork Media Receiver firmware. To update firmware, proceed as follows: 1 O the remote cotrol, press the MAI MEU butto. The Mai Meu appears. 2 Highlight Settigs, the press the SELECT butto. The Settigs scree appears. 3 Highlight System Settigs, the press the SELECT butto. The System Settigs scree appears. 4 Highlight Firmware update, the press the SELECT butto. The Firmware Update scree appears.

50 49 etwork Media Receiver Usig the etwork Media Receiver - geeral settigs 5 Highlight OK, the press the SELECT butto. The etwork Media Receiver prepares to dowload the firmware update. The POWER/REC idicator starts blikig (red) slowly. 6 O your VAIO computer, start the update tool ad begi updatig the system software of the etwork Media Receiver. Durig the dowload, the POWER/REC idicator starts blikig rapidly. Do ot uplug the AC power cord or the etwork cable durig the dowload. Whe the update is completed, the etwork Media Receiver goes ito Stadby mode.! Oce you have started the firmware update process, do ot attempt to stop or cacel it. All buttos o the remote cotrol are disabled durig the update. All settigs except for the IP address are reset to the default settigs, oce the update is completed. The firmware update takes approximately three miutes to complete. Check the Soy VAIO-Lik website: for future firmware updates.

51 50 etwork Media Receiver Watchig videos Watchig videos This sectio provides iformatio o usig the etwork Media Receiver to watch video recordigs with your VAIO computer ad TV. Playig videos The etwork Media Receiver eables you to view video recordigs, recorded with VAIO Zoe, o your TV scree. You ca also use the etwork Media Receiver to watch compatible video files. The etwork Media Receiver displays the video recordig ames as idetified i VAIO Zoe software. For details o how to use VAIO Zoe features, refer to the VAIO Zoe guide delivered o disc with your VAIO computer, ad the VAIO Zoe Help files withi the software itself.

52 51 etwork Media Receiver Watchig videos To watch video cotet, proceed as follows: 1 O the remote cotrol, press the MAI MEU butto. The Mai Meu appears. 2 Highlight VIDEO - Watch video clips, the press the SELECT butto. The Select a Video Server scree appears.

53 52 etwork Media Receiver Watchig videos 3 Highlight a server that cotais the required video recordigs, ad press the SELECT butto. 4 Highlight Coect ad press the SELECT butto. The Video - All Libraries scree appears. 5 Highlight the video cabiet that cotais the required video recordig, the press the SELECT butto. The video cabiet opes ad a list of available video recordigs is displayed. 6 Highlight a video recordig to play, the press the SELECT butto. 7 Highlight PLAY, the press SELECT. The etwork Media Receiver starts playig the selected video recordig. 8 Use the STOP, PLAY ad PAUSE buttos o the remote (just like o your VCR) to cotrol the video playback. Viewig while rewidig or fast-forwardig To view the video recordig while rewidig or fast-forwardig, proceed as follows: 1 Usig the remote cotrol, press the REW or the FWD butto. Press the FWD / REW butto oce to fast-forward / rewid the video. Press the FWD / REW butto twice to cotrol the video i 30-secod icremets. 2 Press the PLAY butto to resume ormal video playback.

54 53 etwork Media Receiver Watchig videos Sortig videos The Video - All Libraries scree eables you to sort video recordigs by ame or by recorded date/time, i ascedig or descedig order. To sort video recordigs, proceed as follows: 1 Press the OPTIOS butto while the Video - All Libraries scree is displayed. The OPTIOS meu appears. 2 Press the arrow buttos to highlight Sort, the press the SELECT butto. A submeu appears. 3 Press the up or dow arrow buttos to specify the sort order, the press the SELECT butto. The video recordigs are sorted as specified.

55 54 etwork Media Receiver Watchig videos Chagig the video settigs Whe you use differet servers as the default for the Video ad TV features, all recorded TV programmes are stored o the computer beig used as the default TV server. To chage the video settigs, proceed as follows: 1 Press the OPTIOS butto while the Video - All Libraries scree is displayed. The OPTIOS meu appears. 2 Highlight Video Settigs, the press the SELECT butto. The Video Settigs scree appears. 3 Highlight the Yes or o optio, the press the SELECT butto. 4 Highlight OK, the press the SELECT butto. The display returs to the Video - All Libraries scree.

56 55 etwork Media Receiver Watchig videos Usig the film roll feature The etwork Media Receiver has a thumbail view (film roll) feature that eables you to select the frame to start playback. To select the film roll feature, proceed as follows: 1 Press the up arrow butto durig video playback or pause. A film roll appears o your TV scree. 2 Press the right or left arrow butto to move the cursor to a specific frame, the press the SELECT butto. Playback starts from the specified frame. 3 To hide the film roll, press the up or dow arrow butto. Usig the time search feature The time search feature eables you to fid a specific frame to start playback by specifyig a playback time. To select the time search feature, proceed as follows: 1 Press the OPTIOS butto durig playback or pause. A submeu appears. 2 Highlight Time search ad press SELECT. The Time Search scree appears. 3 Use the umber buttos to eter a specific time ad press SELECT. Playback starts at the specified playback time. If you etered a wrog umber, press the CLEAR butto to erase the etry.

57 56 etwork Media Receiver Watchig videos Resumig video playback from the origial frame You ca retur to the frame where playback was previously stopped ad resume playig back the video recordig. To do this, proceed as follows: 1 From the Video - All Libraries scree, highlight the video recordig to play, the press the SELECT butto. A submeu appears. 2 Highlight Resume, the press the SELECT butto. The media player starts playig the video recordig from the frame where playback was previously stopped. The Resume fuctio maitais a history of the last 5 playback actios, alog with frame where each playback was stopped. Whe you play more tha 5 video recordigs, the iformatio o the oldest playback is erased from this history.

58 57 etwork Media Receiver Listeig to music Listeig to music This sectio provides iformatio o usig the etwork Media Receiver to liste to music with your VAIO computer ad TV. Playig music The etwork Media Receiver eables you to play music files stored o your VAIO computer with SoicStage software, usig your TV s soud system or a digital soud system coected to your TV. The playlists maaged by the SoicStage software are supported by the etwork Media Receiver. Other music files may ot be compatible with the etwork Media Receiver. The etwork Media Receiver displays the playlist ames ad playlist folder ames as idetified i SoicStage software. For details o how to use SoicStage software, see the Help files withi the software itself.

59 58 etwork Media Receiver Listeig to music To liste to music, proceed as follows: 1 O the remote cotrol, press the MAI MEU butto. The Mai Meu appears. 2 Highlight MUSIC - Liste to music, the press the SELECT butto. 3 Highlight a server that cotais the required playlists or music tracks ad press the SELECT butto.

60 59 etwork Media Receiver Listeig to music 4 Highlight Coect ad press the SELECT butto. The Music - All Libraries scree appears, displayig both folders ad playlists. 5 Highlight the folder that cotais the required playlist, the press the SELECT butto. 6 Highlight the required playlist, the press the PLAY butto. The playlist opes ad the etwork Media Receiver starts playig from the first track i the playlist. If the playlist cover art is available o the SoicStage software, it is displayed o your TV scree. Otherwise, the default playlist cover art is displayed o your TV scree.

61 60 etwork Media Receiver Listeig to music avigatig withi a playlist durig playback To avigate withi a playlist, proceed as follows: 1 O the remote cotrol, press the PREV butto oce. The curret music track plays from the begiig. 2 Press the PREV butto twice. The previous music track begis to play. 3 Press the EXT butto oce. The ext track begis to play. To rewid or fast-forward the music track, proceed as follows: 1 Usig the remote cotrol, press the REW or the FWD butto. 2 Press the PLAY or PAUSE butto to resume playback of the music track. To pause playback, proceed as follows: 1 Press the PAUSE butto o the remote cotrol. 2 Press the PLAY butto to resume playback of the music track. To stop playback, press the STOP butto o the remote.

62 61 etwork Media Receiver Listeig to music Loopig a music track The Repeat fuctio eables you to repeat the playback of a sigle music track or a etire playlist. To loop a music track, proceed as follows: 1 Press the OPTIOS butto durig the playback of the music track or playlist. The OPTIOS meu appears. 2 Highlight Repeat, the press the SELECT butto. A submeu appears. 3 Highlight O, the press the SELECT butto.

63 62 etwork Media Receiver Listeig to music Choosig a play mode Play Mode eables you to play all tracks i a playlist (ormal playback), play a specific music track, or play music tracks i the playlist radomly (shuffle). To choose a play mode, proceed as follows: 1 Press the OPTIOS butto durig the playback of the playlist. The OPTIOS meu appears. 2 Highlight Play mode, the press the SELECT butto. A submeu appears. 3 Highlight a play mode, the press the SELECT butto. I shuffle mode, oly the sog that is beig played has the title displayed, all the other sogs have oly their umber but o title displayed. The playback mode Track plays the curret music track oly. Sortig folders or playlists The Music - All Libraries scree eables you to sort folders or playlists by ame, i ascedig or descedig order. To sort folders or playlists, proceed as follows: 1 Press the OPTIOS butto while the Music - All Libraries scree is displayed. The OPTIOS meu appears. 2 Press the up or dow arrows to highlight Sort, the press the SELECT butto. A submeu appears. 3 Press the up or dow arrows to specify the sort order, the press the SELECT butto. The folders ad playlists are sorted as specified.

64 63 etwork Media Receiver Viewig photos Viewig photos This sectio provides iformatio o usig the etwork Media Receiver to view photos i slideshow format or as idividual still images, usig your VAIO computer ad TV. Please ote that due to lower resolutios ad refresh rates used o most TVs, the picture quality o your TV set might be lower tha that of a computer display. Oly the photos maaged with PictureGear Studio software, or the photo files stored i a desigated folder are supported by the etwork Media Receiver. The pictures stored i the Cotets folder ca also be shared ad viewed by the etwork Media Receiver. To start viewig your photos, proceed as follows: 1 Press the MAI MEU butto o the remote cotrol. The Mai Meu appears. 2 Highlight PHOTO - View photos, the press the SELECT butto. 3 Highlight a server that cotais the required photo collectios ad still images, ad press the SELECT butto.

65 64 etwork Media Receiver Viewig photos 4 Highlight Coect ad press the SELECT butto. The Photo - All Libraries scree appears, displayig available folders ad photo collectios. 5 Highlight the folder that cotais the required photo collectio or photos, the press the SELECT butto. The folder opes ad a list of available still images is displayed. 6 Highlight the collectio or still image to view, the press the PLAY butto. The etwork Media Receiver starts playig the selected collectio or photos as a slideshow o your TV. Oly still image files are compatible for viewig with the etwork Media Receiver.

66 65 etwork Media Receiver Viewig photos Usig idex view (thumbails) Idex View eables you to view still image files (photos), stored o your photo server, i thumbail view. To use the idex view, proceed as follows: 1 From the Photo - All Libraries scree, highlight the collectio or still image to view ad press the OPTIOS butto. A submeu appears.

67 66 etwork Media Receiver Viewig photos 2 Highlight Show Idex, the press the SELECT butto. The photos are displayed i thumbail view o your TV scree.