Sony VGP-MR100 - Manuals

5 Introduction Table of Contents Introduction What this product can do ..................... 7Operating environment ...................... 10 Computers that can be connected to this product: ............................ 10 Check the supplied accessories ......... 11Names of parts ......................

6 Settings available on the ??? “System Setup” ??? screen ..... 57 To update the software ................ 57To return the unit to the default condition ................................. 58 To select the TV type .................. 58To control the file playback method ..................................

Introduction 7 Introduction What this product can do You can use your TV set to enjoy photos, video, or music stored on your computer. Support for connection of multiple computers Multiple computers can be connected via a router with hub capability (or a conventional hub).When multiple computers are...

8 The VAIO web site always has the latest information and allows you to download softwareupgrades that may be useful in resolving various issues. To get the most out of this product,periodically visit the site listed in “Getting Help”. Music • Play back music files stored on the computer (page 68) •...

10 Operating environment Computers that can be connected to this product: • Sony VAIO series computer with Windows XP installed and VAIO Media Version 4.1 preinstalled • Sony VAIO series computer sold after September 2002 with VAIO Media Version 2.0 preinstalled and upgraded with VAIO Media Upgrade ...

Introduction 11 Check the supplied accessories After unpacking the unit, make sure that the accessories listed below are present. If anything ismissing, contact the Sony dealer where you purchased this product or a Sony service representativein your area.You can use the boxes ❏ to tick off items. ❏ ...

12 Names of parts This section briefly identifies the parts of the unit. For details, see the pages shown in brackets ( ). Front view 1 Power button/standby indicator (Page 26, page 00) Pressing this button turns the unit on and off. z Hint When the standby indicator is lit in red, the unit is in th...

14 Remote control 1 TV CHANNEL +/– buttons (page 29) 2 TV MUTE button (page 29) 3 Number buttons (page 28, 51) 4 CLEAR button (page 65) 5 REW/FWD buttons (page 69) 6 STOP BUTTON (page 61) 7 OPTIONS button (page 42) 8 V / v / B / b buttons (page 28) 9 VIEW button (page 50) 0 TV VOLUME +/– buttons (pa...

S et u p 15 Setup Setup overview Connection between Network Media Receiver and computer This product incorporates two network interfaces. For connecting the Network Media Receiver tothe computer, select the type of network interface that is best suited to your requirements. Note If both network inte...

16 Getting ready he steps to be taken when preparing the unit for use will differ, depending on whether a wirelessLAN or network cable is used for connection to the computer. 1. Prepare remote control for use c Page 00 The remote control is necessary for operation of the unit. 2. Connect Network Med...

Setup 17 1 Prepare remote control for use Inserting the batteries As shown in the illustration, open the battery cover lid of the remote control and insert two IEC R6(size AA) batteries (supplied). Using the remote control To use the remote control, point it towards the remote control sensor on the ...

18 Programming the remote control Your remote control is preprogrammed to control certain TVs. Refer to your TV manufacturer’scode table for more information. The remote control may not be compatible at all with some TVmodels, even when the appropriate TV manufacturer code is entered.If you are usin...

Setup 19 TV Manufacturer Code Number Akai 02, 04 Beko 25 Daewoo 04, 05, 06 Finlux 26 Goldstar/LG 04, 07 Grundig 07 Hitachi 04, 27, 28 JVC 02, 11 Loewe 04, 07 Medion 04 Mitsubishi 13, 14 Mivar 15 TV Manufacturer Code Number NEC 16 Panasonic 17 Philips 04 Pioneer 19 Samsung 04, 07 Sanyo 02 Schneider 0...

20 2 Connect Network Media Receiver to TV Note If this step is carried out while the Network Media Receiver is connected to the power supply, operationerrors may occur. Make sure that the power cord is not plugged into an AC outlet when connecting theNetwork Media Receiver to the TV. Use the supplie...

22 To digitalinput (optical) Optical fiber cable(not supplied) To OPTICAL OUTconnector l : Signal flow To use the digital audio output Make connections to an amplifier with digital input, as shown below. Note When using the digital output to reproduce sound via an amplifier with digital input, leave...

Setup 23 3 Connect Network Media Receiver to computer via network cable When using a wireless connection between the Network Media Receiver and the computer, this stepis not required. Proceed to step 4 “Connect power” (page 00). Note If this step is carried out while the Network Media Receiver is co...

24 When computer is connected to Internet via network (LAN) cable System environment How to connect A LAN port available on ADSL/cable modem withrouter capability B No open LAN port available on the ADSL/cablemodem with router capability v A hub is required . ADSL/cable modem with routercapability N...

Setup 27 To connect the Network Media Receiver to a network Connect the Network Media Receiver and the computer using the supplied network cable, as shownbelow. Case 1: Connecting via a router with built-in hub (system environment C , D , G ) *1 The connection may be different, depending on the resp...

28 Case 2: Connecting via a hub (system environment B ) LINE LAN *1 The connection may be different, depending on the respective system connection environment. Fordetails, contact the technical support department of your Internet Service Provider. *2 Use a hub that supports 100BASE-TX. Notes • Use a...

Setup 29 Case 3: Network connector of computer is free (system environments E , F ) Note When connecting the Network Media Receiver and computer as shown above, the following settings mustbe made.• Assign a fixed IP address to the computer (page 33).• Select the IP address allocation method of the N...

30 5 Under the “General” tab, select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click“Properties”. The “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties” screen appears. 6 Select “Use the following IP address” and make entries in the “IPaddress” and “Subnet mask” fields as follows. When multiple computers are connected ...

Setup 31 4 Connect power 1 Connect the AC adapter to the Network Media Receiver. 2 Connect the power cord to the AC adapter and plug it into an ACoutlet. About 20 seconds after you connect the power, the standby indicator will light upin red. Before this happens, you cannot turn the Network Media Re...

32 5 Make wireless LAN settings Make the wireless LAN settings while watching the screens displayed on your TV. If you areconnecting the Network Media Receiver to your computer via a network cable, skip this procedure,and go to “ 6 Change settings of Network Media Receiver to match network connectio...

Setup 33 7 Specify the network type. 1 Use the V / v buttons to select ??? “Network to Use” ???, and press the SELECT button. 2 Use the V / v buttons to select ??? “Wireless LAN Network” ???, and press the SELECT button. 3 Use the V / v / B / b buttons to select “OK”, and press the SELECT button. Wh...

34 Using the software keyboard When the setting for SSID or encryption key is selected at the ??? “Wireless LAN Environment”??? screen, the software keyboard appears on the screen.Use this display to input a character string as follows. 1 Select the input mode. Use the V / v / B / b buttons to selec...

Setup 35 6 Change settings of Network Media Receiver to match network connection The factory default setting of the Network Media Receiver is ??? “Obtain an IP addressautomatically (router present)” ???. Depending on your system environment, this setting may haveto be changed.If a router is being us...

Setup 37 7 Make required settings at computer Make the settings on the connected computer to enable use with the Network Media Receiver. For VAIO computers Start the VAIO Media Setup program installed on your VAIO computer, and make the necessarysettings.For details on VAIO Media Setup, refer to the...

38 Operation Operation flow 1. Turn power on. c page 00 2. Select server. c page 00 When you turn power to the Network Media Receiveron, a list of all available servers appears. (This is calledthe ??? “Server List” ??? screen.)Select the server which has the content that you want toaccess. z What is...

40 Power-on Turn on the computer, TV set, and the Network Media Receiver, and bring up the image from theNetwork Media Receiver on the TV screen.For using the Network Media Receiver, the computer must be started up (booted), the TV set mustbe switched on, and the input to which the Network Media Rec...

Operation 41 To turn power off 1 Press the Network Media Receiver POWER button to turn the NetworkMedia Receiver off. The standby indicator changes from green to red, and the screen display is turnedoff. Note The Network Media Receiver consumes a certain amount of power also while it is in the stand...

42 • Computer is turned off c Turn the computer on. • Network is not ready c Check whether all cables are plugged properly into the network connectors. If a hub or router isused, also check whether the hub or router is powered. z Hints • If a computer is not shown on the ??? “Server List” ??? screen...

Operation 43 Removing a server from the list If a server has been turned off or has become unavailable for another reason after the NetworkMedia Receiver was turned on, an icon indicating that the server is not available will appear next tothe server name in the ??? “Server List” ??? screen. You can...

44 From the ??? “Content List” ??? screen, you can use the buttons on the remote control to select thedesired content. 1 Use the V / v buttons to select a folder, and press the SELECT button. 2 Use the V / v buttons to select the content you want to view or hear, and press the SELECT button. Dependi...

Operation 45 Thumbnail Content items are shown as thumbnails. Up to nine thumbnails along with information can beshown on one screen. z Hint You can also change the display format as follows.1. Press the OPTIONS button.2. Use the V / v buttons to select ??? “Switch display” ???, and press the SELECT...

46 Watching video sources Video playback The Network Media Receiver allows you to watch video sources stored on the server on the TV. When you select a video file on the ??? “Content List” ??? screen and press the SELECT button,the video playback screen appears and playback of the video file starts....

Operation 47 To turn the screen on and off Press the DISPLAY button. Each push of the button toggles between screen display on and screendisplay off. To return to the previous screen Press the RETURN button. Using the film roll function You can call up a special display where scenes are shown in min...

48 Listening to music Music playback The Network Media Receiver allows you to listen to music files stored on the server through thespeakers of the TV (or the speakers connected to an amplifier with digital input).When you select a music file on the ??? “Content List” ??? screen and press the SELECT...

Operation 49 To carry out repeat playback You can repeat either a single track or an entire folder. 1 Press the OPTIONS button during playback or pause. The Options menu appears. 2 Use the V / v buttons to select ??? “Repeat” ???, and press the SELECT button. A submenu appears. 3 Use the V / v butto...

50 Assigning background music (BGM) to a slide show The currently playing track or all tracks in the same folder (entire album) can be assigned for use asbackground music during a photo slide show.Using the following procedure, up to five BGM settings can be made. 1 Press the OPTIONS button during p...

52 Watching a slide show with background music While a slide show is being shown, music stored on the computer can be used as background music(BGM). Note To use this function, at least one track or folder must have been selected for BGM (page 00). 1 Press the OPTIONS button during slide show playbac...

Operation 53 Changing the slide show settings You can change the interval for the slide show and have a slide show play repeatedly. 1 Press the OPTIONS button during display of a single photo or during aslide show. The Options menu appears. 2 Use the V / v buttons to select the item to set, and pres...

54 Other Functions How to get the most out of your NetworkMedia Receiver Having the computer start up automatically You can make a setting to have the computer start up automatically when the Network MediaReceiver establishes a connection. (The computer will not start up when the Network MediaReceiv...

Other Functions 55 5 Click the “Power Management” tab. Select the ??? “Allow this device tocancel the standby condition for this computer” ??? check box, andselect the ??? “Allow only management station to cancel the standbycondition” ??? check box. 6 Click “OK”. 7 Close the “Device Manager” screen ...

56 Changing the settings of the Network MediaReceiver The settings of the Network Media Receiver can be changed using the ??? “System Setup” ???screen. To bring up the ??? “System Setup” ??? screen 1 Display the ??? “Server List” ??? screen. • If the Network Media Receiver is not turned on, the ??? ...

Other Functions 57 Settings available on the ??? “System Setup” ??? screen The ??? “System Setup” ??? screen gives access to the following settings. Setting Setting method Factory default reference page TV type 00 Network • Type of network 00 • IP address 00 • Wireless LAN environment 00 File playba...

58 To return the unit to the default condition When you perform the steps described below, the following items are reset to the factory defaultcondition.• Type of Network• Wireless LAN environment• IP address• Music repeat and shuffle settings• Slide show interval setting (page 76)• Slide show repea...

Other Functions 59 To control the file playback method To make a file format priority setting for playing back content items, proceed as follows. 1 At the ??? “System Setup” ??? screen, use the V / v buttons to select ??? “File Playback”, and press the Enter button. 2 Use the V / v buttons to select...

60 About the STATUS and WIRELESSindicators Standby indicator When you plug in the power cord of the Network Media Receiver, the unit automatically initializesitself and performs a hardware diagnosis routine. (This takes about 20 seconds.) When these stepsare completed successfully, the standby indic...

62 Notes on Use About the Network MediaReceiver • Set up the Network Media Receiver and connection cables in a protected locationout of the reach of children, to avoidpersonal injury or damage to theequipment. • Install the Network Media Receiver so that you can easily reach the power outlet in thee...

Other Functions 63 • Do not touch the data side of the disc (opposite the lebel), and hold the disc asshown below. • If the edge of the label on the disc is off the disc surface or the label is not stickyenough to stay on the disc surface, the labelmay stick to the interior of the disc driveand caus...

64 Specifications Hardware MPEG2 decoder MPEG2 (max. 25 Mbps, 1440 x 1080 dots, 30fps)MPEG1 (1.41 Mbps, 352 x 240 dots, 30 fps) Supported file types Video: Video Capsule, MPEG1, MPEG2, WMV*Music: LPCM (WAV), MP3, WMA*,ATRAC3*, ATRAC3plus*Still images: JPEG, PNG, Bitmap*, GIF*, TIFF** Playback capabi...

Other Functions 65 Getting Help This section provides information on how toget help and support from Sony, and ontroubleshooting tips for your Network MediaReceiver. Sony support options Sony provides several support options foryour Network Media Receiver. When youhave questions about your Network M...

66 Troubleshooting Power Power does not come on c Check whether the power cord is correctly plugged into the AC outlet. (When you connect theAC adapter to the Network Media Receiver and then plug the power cord of the adapter into anAC outlet, the standby indicator on the Network Media Receiver shou...

Troubleshooting 67 Computer does not come on (does not start up from thestandby or hibernation condition) c Check whether computer settings have been made correctly (page 45). c Check whether network connections are established correctly.Check the following items.• If the Network Media Receiver is c...

Troubleshooting 69 Connection, registration Cannot connect to computer (“Cannot connect to server”message appears) c Check whether the computer is powered (page 36).When wishing to automatically start the computer when the Network Media Receiver is turnedon, the computer must be in the standby or hi...

70 Cannot register Network Media Receiver in computer c Check whether network connections are established correctly.Check the following items.• If the Network Media Receiver is connected directly to a single computer, is the crossover cable being used? (page 23) • Are the hub and/or router powered? ...