Sony LF-V30 User Manual
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What is the LocationFree
®
Base Station?
LocationFree
®
allows you to watch TV programs or recorded video from any room in your home, or
even away from home. You can stream video from a Base Station connected to a DVD recorder (or other
video device) to a device such as a computer or PSP
video device) to a device such as a computer or PSP
®
(PlayStation
®
Portable) via a wireless network or
the Internet.
You can also operate the video device (e.g., record/playback/stop) through on-screen remote control.
You can also operate the video device (e.g., record/playback/stop) through on-screen remote control.
To make use of LocationFree
®
, you need a device called the LocationFree
®
Base Station. If you connect
video devices such as a DVD Recorder or a set-top box to the Base Station, it will be able to stream the
video content over the wireless network to LocationFree
®
client devices. With the Base Station placed
in a living room in your house, you can then enjoy video from anywhere in your home, on your computer
with the LocationFree
®
Player, or on other client devices which have the LocationFree
®
client feature.
You can also watch video while you are away from home, by connecting the LocationFree
®
Base Station
LF-V30 to the Internet via a router. You can make a connection over the Internet from your computer to
your LocationFree
®
Base Station LF-V30, via a hotspot (a public wireless access point, such as can be
found in cafes) or a 3G network. The Base Station LF-V30 will provide you with the video content from
video devices connected to the Base Station, wherever you are.
video devices connected to the Base Station, wherever you are.
Finally, if you do not have a home wireless network, you can use the LocationFree
®
Base Station LF-
V30 as a wireless access point for your home, so you can connect your computer or other devices to a
home wireless network. If you have a home wireless network already, you can connect your Base Station
to your home wireless network.
home wireless network. If you have a home wireless network already, you can connect your Base Station
to your home wireless network.
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You can stream the video content from video devices connected to the Base Station to LocationFree
®
client devices.
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By using the Base Station LF-V30 as a wireless access point for your home, you can connect to the
Internet to browse or use e-mail from anywhere in your house.
What is LocationFree
®
?
What is the LocationFree
®
Base Station?
The functions of the LocationFree
®
Base Station
What you can do with the LocationFree
®
Base Station