Sony COM-1 STARTUP GUIDE

Owner’s Record

The serial number is located inside battery compartment. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. COM-1 Serial No. _______________________

WARNING

You are cautioned that any changes or modiﬁcations not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. – Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

This transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for uncontrolled equipment and meets the FCC radio frequency (RF) Exposure Guidelines in Supplement C to OET65. This equipment has very low levels of RF energy that it is deemed to comply without testing of speciﬁc absorption rate (SAR).

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful

interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. The supplied interface cable must be used with the equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.

If you have any questions about this product:

Visit:

http://www.sony.com/mylo

Contact:

Sony Customer Information Services Center at 1-(866)-420-7669

Write:

Sony Customer Information Services Center 12451 Gateway Blvd., Ft. Myers, FL 33913

For an accessory or part not available from your authorized dealer, call:

1-800-488-SONY (7669)

Model COM-1

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY Model No.: COM-1 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Address: 16530 Via Esprillo San Diego, CA 92127 USA Telephone No.: 858-942-2230

RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

Lithium-ion batteries are recyclable. You can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collection and recycling location nearest you.

For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable batteries, call toll free 1-800-822-8837, or visit http:// www.rbrc.org/ .

Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking Lithium-ion batteries.

Note on using

IP communication is not a replacement for your ordinary telephone and should not be used for emergency calling.

Notes on this manual

Screen shots in this manual may be different from the actual displays in the supplied software.

LCD display

The LCD of your Personal Communicator is designed with precision technology. However, in some cases, individual pixels may remain lit or may not light at all. Also, the brightness of the display may appear inconsistent, depending on the angle of view. Such anomalies are caused by the nature of the LCD and do not indicate a malfunction. Please note that Sony does not guarantee a replacement or refund for such cases. Do not expose the LCD to direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time. It may result in a malfunction. Do not store your Personal Communicator in areas subject to sunlight, such as near windows, and be careful when using outdoors.

No guarantee for lost or damaged data

Sony does not provide any guarantee for lost or damaged data.

Copyrights

Television programs, ﬁlms, video tapes, music, and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such materials may violate copyright laws.

Third Party Service Features and Availability

Certain features, such as Skype, Yahoo! and Google branded services, are provided by third parties. Sony does not guarantee such services or warrant their continued availability. Sony expects the features and nature of such services will change over time.

Table of Contents

Overview ......................................6

For Detailed Information ..............

What’s in the Box .........................

Preparation

The Parts of Your Personal

Communicator ..........................9

The status bar ......................... 12

Using the keyboard ................

Step 1: Preparing a Power

Source ....................................15

Installing the supplied battery ... 15

Charging the battery ............... 16

Step 2: Setting up Your Personal

Communicator ........................18

Turning on your unit ................. 18

Entering your information ........

Wireless LAN Settings

— Infrastructure Mode ............20

Turning on wireless LAN in

infrastructure mode ................

Wireless LAN Settings

— Ad Hoc Mode .....................24

Turning on wireless LAN in

Ad Hoc mode ......................... 25

Adding users to your Ad Hoc

Contact list ............................. 25

Basic Operations

Home Menu ...............................27

Context Menu ............................

What’s Up Screen ......................28

Info

Screen ................................29

Things to Do With Your

Personal Communicator

Communication — Skype ..........30

Communication

— Google Talk ........................31

Communication

— Yahoo! Messenger ..............32

Communication

— Ad Hoc Application .............33

Web ...........................................

Music .........................................35

Photo .........................................36

Video .........................................37

Text ............................................

Tools ..........................................

For More Information

File Structures ...........................40

Folder structure of the internal

memory ...................................

Folder structure of “Memory

Stick Duo” ............................... 42

Supplied CD-ROM .....................44

About the Operating

Instructions PDF ﬁle ................ 44

About the supplied software ...

System requirements ...............

Installing the PDF ﬁle and the

supplied software ...................

Starting up the

supplied

software .................................. 48

When installation is not

successful – Q&A ................... 49

On Copyrights and Licenses .....50

Index ..........................................

Overview

This explains some of the main features of your Personal Communicator, such as making calls with Skype and playing music.

For detailed information about each feature, see the Operating Instructions, available as a PDF ﬁle on the supplied CD-ROM.

The features described below are only a few of your unit’s capabilities. Explore the unit and the Operating Instructions PDF ﬁle to ﬁnd the features most interesting to you.

With your Personal Communicator, you can chat with friends, browse websites on the Internet, listen to music, and view photos.

You can make an Internet Call, such as Skype calls, using the supplied headset and operating the unit from the one touch answer remote controller.

You can make an Internet Call using the speaker and microphone on the unit instead of using the headset.

You can listen to music wirelessly from a friend’s Personal Communicator, and a friend can listen to music wirelessly from your Personal Communicator.

For Detailed Information

This “Start-up Guide” provides steps for setting up your Personal Communicator COM-1 and a quick overview of how to operate the unit. For more detailed information about your unit, including troubleshooting information, refer to the Operating Instructions, available as a PDF ﬁle on the supplied CD-ROM ( page 44). The cover page of the Operating Instructions PDF ﬁle is shown on the right.

What’s in the Box

• Personal communicator

• Rechargeable battery

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• Headset

– Headphones

– One touch answer remote

controller

• USB cable

• AC power adaptor

• CD-ROM (containing the Operating Instructions PDF ﬁle and the supplied software)

• Battery case

• Start-up Guide (this book)

• Carrying pouch

• Other printed materials

Preparation

The Parts of Your Personal Communicator

Front









 

 



 













 (USB) connector ( page 17)

Connects your unit to a computer.



WIRELESS LAN switch/

indicator ( page 21, 25)

Turns on wireless LAN. When it turns on, the indicator lights up.



“Memory Stick Duo” access

indicator ( page 12)

When the unit accesses the “Memory Stick Duo,” the indicator lights up.



INFO button ( page 29)

Displays detailed information about outstanding notiﬁcations for communication applications and about music playing on the device. For example, you can quickly ﬁnd notiﬁcations of incoming messages you have received or easily view the title of the music track currently playing on your unit.



Speaker

Outputs the other user’s voice during an Internet call.



POWER switch/indicator

( page 18)

Turns your unit on and off. When the unit is turned on, the indicator lights up.

CHARGE indicator

( page 16) While the unit is charging or when the unit is in a standby mode for charging, the indicator lights up. When the battery is completely charged, the indicator goes off.



HOME button (



pages 27, 28)

Pressing

displays the Home menu. Pressing and holding displays the What’s Up screen.



 (headset) jack

Connects to the supplied headset.

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

DC IN 6V  jack

( page 16)

Connects to the supplied AC power adaptor.



Status indicator

( page 21, 25)

Lights up blue when the unit turns on wireless LAN in infrastructure mode. Lights up orange for Ad Hoc mode.



OPTION button ( page 28)

Displays a menu of options relating to what you are currently doing.



Microphone

Picks up your voice for applications requiring voice input.



Center button

Activates the selected item or conﬁrms an entry.

 4-way button (///)

Moves the highlight or cursor.



BACK button

Returns to the previous screen.



Display

Remove the protective sheet from the display before using the unit.

Back













Loudspeaker

Outputs audio from non-voice features, such as music and video playback and ringing alerts for an Internet call.



HOLD switch

Locks the controls on the unit.



VOL (volume) +/– buttons

Adjusts the volume.



“Memory Stick Duo” slot

( page 12)

Open the cover to insert or remove a “Memory Stick Duo.”



Jog lever (///)

Starts and stops playback. Finds the beginning of the current/ previous/next tracks. Goes forward/backward quickly.

Preparation

To connect the supplied headset

To  (headset) jack

 





Remote call control button

Answers or ends an Internet call.



Microphone

Picks up your voice during an Internet call.



Clip

Holds the remote controller to your clothes.

About the built-in antenna



Built-in antenna

Used by the unit to connect to the wireless network.

Continued

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To insert and remove a “Memory Stick Duo” (not supplied)

Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” as illustrated below. When the unit accesses the “Memory Stick Duo,” the “Memory Stick Duo” access indicator lights up.

Insert the “Memory Stick Duo” in the direction indicated by the arrow on the unit, and gently push until it clicks into place.

Terminal side

Grip the groove with your ﬁnger, and gently pull in the direction indicated by the arrow.

To remove the “Memory Stick Duo,” push and release the “Memory Stick Duo” to make it pop out.

Note

• To avoid data corruption, do not remove a “Memory Stick Duo” while the “Memory Stick Duo” access indicator lights up.

The status bar

The status bar at the bottom of the display shows a variety of icons that provide constant information about how your unit is operating. For more detailed information about status bar icons, refer to the Operating Instructions PDF ﬁle.

   -

Preparation



Remaining battery power

The number of illuminated segments indicates how much battery power remains. As the battery runs down, the segments of the indicator disappear.



Signal strength of the network

connection

The more circles displayed around the antenna, the stronger the signal of the network connection.



Wireless LAN status

Displays icons indicating whether your unit is connected to wireless network in infrastructure mode or Ad Hoc mode

( page

21, 25)



Various communication

applications



Volume bar



Ad Hoc Application status

During Music Streaming, displays the Music Streaming icon and the name of the user whose unit your unit is connected to.



AVLS

AVLS is an abbreviation of the Automatic Volume Limiter System. When “AVLS” is set to “ON,” AVLS keeps the volume from climbing above a predetermined level to protect your hearing. Whenever the AVLS acts to limit the volume, the AVLS icon appears.



HOLD status

Displays an icon when you’ve locked your unit’s controls by turning on the HOLD feature.



Shift/Num/Sym/Fn key status

Indicates the currently active keyboard modiﬁer keys (if any), such as Num (Number), Sym (Symbol), Fn (Function), or Shift.



Clock

Continued

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Using the keyboard

Slide the front panel of the unit upward to use the keyboard.

Num key

Sym key

Enter key

Shift key

Fn key

To enter capital letters, numbers, and symbols

Press the modiﬁer key (Shift, Num, Sym, or Fn) ﬁrst, and then press another key. For the key arrangement, refer to the chart of the Operating Instructions PDF ﬁle. After modiﬁer keys are pressed, the following icons appear on the status bar of the display ( page 12). To lock a modiﬁer key, press it twice. To unlock it, press it again.

Modiﬁer key Icon after

pressing it once

Icon after pressing it twice

Shift

Num

Sym

Preparation

Step 1: Preparing a Power Source

Installing the supplied battery

Make sure that the battery is inserted before using the unit.

1 Open the battery compartment cover by placing your thumb or ﬁnger on

the word “Open” on one end of the cover and pressing towards the other end of the cover.

2 Insert the battery, label side up, aligning the metal contacts on the battery

with the contacts inside the battery compartment.

3 Slide the battery compartment cover back onto the back of the unit until it

clicks into place.

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Notes

• Turn off the unit before replacing the battery. Removing the battery while the unit is turned on may damage data in the unit and cause a malfunction.

• Be sure the battery is inserted when the unit is in use. Using the unit without the battery is neither recommended nor supported.

• Do not use any other type of battery in your unit.

Charging the battery

Charge the battery using either the supplied AC power adaptor or the supplied USB cable. Connect your unit and power source as shown in the following illustration. The unit automatically turns on and starts charging the battery, the POWER and the CHARGE indicators light up, and the battery indicator sections ( ) appear in the display in succession as charging progresses. When the supplied AC power adaptor is used, a complete charge requires approximately 3 hours (when the unit is turned off) to 7.5 hours. Charging may take a long time depending on the operating conditions. The unit is in a standby mode for charging while the unit is performing any of the following:

– Playing music without the headset

– Playing video

– Viewing photos

– Viewing Web pages

– Wireless LAN is turned on (except for a standby mode for incoming chats

and calls)

When the USB cable is used, a complete charge requires approximately 4 hours.

Connection using the supplied AC power adaptor

To wall outlet

To DC IN 6V jack

AC power adaptor (supplied)

Preparation

Connection using the supplied USB cable

To  (USB) connector

USB cable (supplied)

Notes

• If your unit is connected to your computer via the included USB cable and the computer enters a power saving mode (such as system suspend, sleep, or hibernation), then your unit’s battery will begin discharging.

• Do not leave the unit connected for extended periods to a notebook computer that is not connected to AC power, because the unit may discharge the computer’s battery.

• If the unit does not automatically turn on when you connect it to your computer using the USB cable, wait a few minutes, and then turn it on by sliding the POWER switch down (



page 18).

• Connecting the unit via a USB hub may not work and is not supported. Connect the USB cable directly to the computer.

• If “Auto Power Off” is set to “NO,” and the unit is connected to the AC power adaptor, a complete charge may require 7.5 hours or longer.

• Charging may take a long time if you operate the unit while it is charging.

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