Sony LF-V30 User Guide

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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

®

 (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.

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.

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.

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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.