User manual SONY VGP-MR200

[. . . ] Network Media Receiver VGP-MR200U/E Operating Instructions About Macrovision This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U. S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] Turn off the computer. 1 2 On the computer, click "Start" on the Windows taskbar, and click "Turn off computer". Click "Turn off". Selecting a server Select the server that has the content you want to play from among the servers on your network. Operation "Select a server. . . " screen Select a server··· The names of computers that can be connected are displayed. SELECT :Select OPTIONS ServerA-VAIO MediaServer other than DLNA ServerB ServerC ServerD 1/5 :System Settings Icon Current status of computer Available for connection Status unknown* * Even if the status is shown as unknown, you can click the SELECT button on the highlighted server name. This may result in a connection being established. If a connection is not established after a while, the following are possible causes: · The computer is in Standby or Hibernate mode c Start the computer. You can start the server computer automatically when the Network Media Receiver is turned on by configuring the settings described in "Having the computer start up automatically" on page 52. · The computer is turned off c Turn on the computer. 39 · The network is not ready c Check whether all cables are plugged properly into the network connectors. If a hub or router is used, check whether the hub or router is receiving power. z Hints · If a computer on the network configured to share media content does not appear on the "Select a server. . . " screen, refresh the server list by pressing the OPTIONS button to bring up the Options menu, selecting "Refresh", and pressing the SELECT button. Some time may be required for the computer to appear on the list. If the computer does not appear after the server list has been refreshed, the Network Media Receiver may not be configured with the proper IP address. If necessary, change the IP address allocation setting of the Network Media Receiver to match the system environment (page 33). · To call up the "Select a server. . . " screen from another screen, press the TOP button on the remote control to bring up the Content list screen, and then press the RETURN button on the remote control. To select a server Use the V/v buttons to select the server with the desired content, and press the SELECT button. A list of all content on this server that is compatible with the Network Media Receiver appears (content list). For information on functions available when this screen is shown, see "Selecting content" (page 41). To refresh the server list If a server computer on the network is turned on after the Network Media Receiver, that server will not appear on the "Select a server. . . " screen. In this situation, perform the following steps to update the "Select a server. . . " screen. 1 2 Press the OPTIONS button on the remote control. The OPTIONS menu appears. Use the V/v buttons to select "Refresh", and press the SELECT button. The "Select a server. . . " screen is updated to show the latest information. 40 To remove a server from the list If a server is turned off or becomes unavailable after the Network Media Receiver was turned on, an icon indicating that the server is not available appears next to the server name on the "Select a server. . . " screen. You can remove such a server from the list by performing the following steps: 1 2 3 4 On the "Select a server. . . " screen, select the server to remove by using the V/v buttons. Press the OPTIONS button on the remote control. The OPTIONS menu appears. Use the V/v buttons to select "Delete Server", and press the SELECT button. A verification message appears. Use the B/b buttons to select "OK", and press the SELECT button. The selected server is removed from the "Select a server. . . " screen. Selecting content Operation When you select a server, a list of all content items (video, music, photos) that can be accessed through the Network Media Receiver is shown content list. Icon Meaning Folder or playlist Video folder Music folder Photo folder Video Icon Meaning Video being recorded Video scheduled for recording Failed video recording Music Photo Note A "!" next to the content icon means that it may not be possible to play the content on a DLNA compliant network media receiver other than this unit. z Hint Playlists stored on the server are shown as folders on the content list. 41 From the content list, you can use the buttons on the remote control to select the desired content. 1 2 Use the V/v buttons to select a folder, and press the SELECT button. Use the V/v buttons to select the content you want to play back, and press the SELECT button. A playback screen appropriate to the type of content appears. For information on the operations you can perform at the playback screen, see the pages listed below. Watching video c page 44 Listening to music c page 46 Displaying photos c page 48 z Hints · If the content items do not fit on one screen, use the PAGE +/­ buttons on the remote control to move through the list. · When you select a folder, the content items in that folder are displayed. · After opening a folder, you can go back to the previous (upper level) folder by pressing the RETURN button on the remote control. [. . . ] (For details, see the documentation of the respective device. ) · Was the router or wireless LAN access point turned on before turning on the Network Media Receiver?(page 38) · Are Network Media Receiver and hub, router, and wireless LAN access point correctly connected with network cables?(page 25) · Is the IP address allocation method for the Network Media Receiver selected correctly for the network environment?(page 34) c Is the computer correctly configured? [. . . ]