Sony VGP-MR200U/E User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents

  3
• Introduction

  5
  • What this product can do

    5
  • Operating environment

    8
    • Computers that can be connected to this product:

      8
  • Check the supplied accessories

    9
  • Names of parts

    10
• Setup

  13
  • Setup overview

    13
    • Connection between the Network Media Receiver and computer

      13
    • Getting ready

      14
  • 1 Prepare the remote control for use

    15
    • Inserting the batteries

      15
    • Programming the remote control

      16
  • 2 Connect the Network Media Receiver to a TV

    18
  • 3 Connect the Network Media Receiver to computer through a network cable

    21
    • Network cable connection

      21
    • To connect the Network Media Receiver to a network

      25
    • Assigning a fixed IP address to the computer

      27
  • 4 Connect power

    29
  • 5 Configure wireless LAN settings

    30
    • Using the software keyboard

      32
  • 6 Change the settings of the Network Media Receiver to match the network connection

    33
  • 7 Configure settings at the computer

    35
• Operation

  36
  • Operation flow

    36
  • Turn on the power

    38
    • To turn off the power

      39
  • Selecting a server

    39
    • To select a server

      40
    • To refresh the server list

      40
    • To remove a server from the list

      41
  • Selecting content

    41
    • To change the display format

      42
    • Changing the sort order

      43
  • Watching video sources

    44
    • Video playback

      44
    • Using the film roll function

      45
    • Using the time search function

      45
  • Listening to music

    46
    • Music playback

      46
    • Assigning background music to a slide show

      48
  • Viewing photos

    48
    • Using the slide show function

      48
    • Adding background music to a slide show

      50
    • Changing the slide show settings

      51
• Advanced Features

  52
  • How to get the most out of your Network Media Receiver

    52
    • Having the computer start up automatically

      52
    • Checking or changing the time required to enter Standby

      53
  • Changing the settings of the Network Media Receiver

    54
    • To bring up the “System Settings” screen

      54
    • Settings available on the “System Settings” screen

      55
    • To update the firmware

      55
    • To return the Network Media Receiver to the default settings

      56
    • To select the TV type

      56
    • To control the file playback method

      57
    • To change the display language

      57
  • About the Standby, STATUS and WIRELESS indicators

    58
    • Meaning of STATUS and WIRELESS indicators during hardware diagnosis

      59
  • Notes on Use

    60
  • Specifications

    62
  • Getting Help

    63
• Troubleshooting

  64
• Power

  64
  • Power does not come on

    64
  • Network Media Receiver cannot be switched off

    64
  • Computer does not come on (does not start up from Standby or Hibernate mode)

    65
• Remote control

  65
  • My remote control does not work

    65
• Video, audio

  66
  • Sound or picture from the Network Media Receiver is not reproduced on the TV

    66
  • Picture or sound sometimes stops or is distorted

    66
  • Video playback suffers from dropped frames

    66
  • A screen saver image is shown on the TV

    66
• Connection, registration

  67
  • I cannot connect to a computer

    67
  • I cannot register the Network Media Receiver at the computer

    68
  • The computer does not show up on the “Select a server...” screen

    68
  • I can no longer connect to a computer after performing a hard disk drive recovery on the computer

    68