Sony COM-1-W, COM-1-B User Manual

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Personal Communicator COM-1

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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).

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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: Model No.: Responsible Party: Address:

Telephone No.:

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.

SONY COM-1 Sony Electronics Inc. 16530 Via Esprillo San Diego, CA 92127 USA 858-942-2230

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Notes 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.

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Getting Started

Parts and Controls ....................................................................... 12

Using the supplied headset ....................................................15

Using the keyboard ...............................................................16

Preparing a Power Source ............................................................ 18

Installing the battery .............................................................18

Charging the battery using the supplied AC power adaptor ..19

Charging the battery using the supplied USB cable ..............

Checking the remaining battery power .................................21

Starting the Unit .......................................................................... 22

Turning on the unit ................................................................22

Entering initial settings .........................................................

About the sample data stored in the unit ...............................23

Displaying the Home menu ...................................................

Viewing details of new events and viewing music

information .........................................................................

Locking the controls (HOLD) ...............................................

Setting the Connecting Method for Wireless LAN in

Infrastructure Mode ...................................................................

Registering a wireless network for “Auto Connect” ..............28

Listing Your Friends for Ad Hoc Application — Contact List ..... 31

Accepting a registration request from other user ..................32

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What’s Up

Displaying the What’s Up Screen ................................................ 33

Creating Editing a What’s Up screen entr

Starting communication with a contact ....................................... 40

Context Menus on What’s Up Screens .........................................

entries on the What’s Up screen .................................... 35

y ................................................ 37

Copying and pasting entries on the What’s Up screen ..........38

Removing entries from the What’s Up screen .......................39

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Communication — Skype

Signing in Skype ......................................................................... 42

Starting Skype .............................................................................

Signing in to Skype ...............................................................44

Signing out of Skype .............................................................46

Switching between screens ...................................................47

Checking the status bar .........................................................

Using the My Status Screen ......................................................... 51

Selecting your status .............................................................51

Entering comments ...............................................................53

Editing your profile ...............................................................

Adding a User to Your Contacts .................................................. 55

Adding a new contact ............................................................55

Resending a request to exchange contact details to

a contact .............................................................................

Accepting a request to exchange contact details from

other users ..........................................................................

Editing your

Making and Receiving a Call ...................................................... 59

Calling a Skype user .............................................................60

Calling a regular phone number (SkypeOut) .........................61

Receiving a call .....................................................................

Ending a call .........................................................................63

Starting a Chat ............................................................................. 64

Starting a new chat ................................................................64

Answering a new chat ...........................................................65

Returning to ongoing chat .....................................................

Ending a chat ........................................................................66

Chatting with multiple contacts (Multi Chat) ........................67

Transferring Files (File Transfer) ................................................ 69

Sending a file ........................................................................69

Receiving a file .....................................................................

Playing a Voicemail ..................................................................... 72

Sending a voicemail ..............................................................73

Adjusting Settings (Tools) ........................................................... 74

Items on the Tools screen ......................................................74

Context Menus in Skype .............................................................. 76

Contacts ...........................................................58

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Communication — Google Talk

Starting Google Talk .................................................................... 80

Signing in to Google Talk .....................................................80

Signing out of Google Talk ...................................................

Switching between screens ...................................................84

Checking the status bar .........................................................

Using the My Status Screen ......................................................... 87

Selecting your status .............................................................87

Entering comments ...............................................................88

Changing my picture .............................................................

Adding a User to Your Contacts .................................................. 90

Accepting an invitation from other user ................................91

Editing your

Starting a Chat ............................................................................. 92

Starting a new chat ................................................................92

Answering a new chat ...........................................................

Returning to ongoing chat .....................................................93

Ending a chat ........................................................................94

Adjusting Settings (Tools) ........................................................... 95

Items on the Tools screen ......................................................95

Context Menus in Google Talk .................................................... 96

Contacts ...........................................................91

Communication — Yahoo! Messenger

Starting Yahoo! Messenger .......................................................... 98

Signing in to Yahoo! Messenger ...........................................98

Signing out of Yahoo! Messenger .......................................10

Switching between screens .................................................102

Checking the status bar .......................................................10

Using the My Status Screen ....................................................... 105

Selecting your status ...........................................................105

Entering comments .............................................................10

Changing my picture ...........................................................107

Adding a User to Your Contacts ................................................ 108

Accepting “Add a Contact” requests from other user ..........109

Editing your Contacts .........................................................109

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Communication — Yahoo! Messenger (continued)

Starting a Conversation .............................................................. 110

Starting a new conversation ................................................110

Answering a new

Returning to ongoing conversation .....................................112

Ending a conversation .........................................................112

Adjusting Yahoo! Messenger Settings (Tools) ........................... 113

Items on the Tools screen ....................................................113

Context Menus in Yahoo! Messenger ........................................ 115

conversation ............................................111

Communication — Ad Hoc Application

Starting the Ad Hoc Application ................................................ 117

Turning on the wireless LAN in Ad Hoc mode ...................117

Registering a user to your Ad Hoc Contact List ..................11

Enjoying Audio Files with Another User (Music Streaming) ... 120

Enjoying music on other user’s unit ....................................120

Sharing music on your unit for other users to stream ..........12

Quitting the Ad Hoc Application ........................................124

Viewing your unit’s streaming log ......................................12

Context Menus in Ad Hoc Application ...................................... 126

Web

Viewing Websites ...................................................................... 127

Adding a Bookmark for the currently displayed

Web page ..........................................................................12

Saving a Web page ..............................................................12

Setting the currently displayed Web page as the

Home website ...................................................................12

Basic Operation of the Web Browser ......................................... 130

Context Menus on Web Screens ................................................ 13

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Music

Transferring Audio Files from Your Computer .......................... 134

Available software programs to transfer audio files ............134

Available audio codecs ........................................................13

Switching the USB mode ....................................................135

Connecting the unit to a computer ......................................13

Using SonicStage ................................................................137

Using Windows Media Player 10 ........................................13

Using Windows Explorer (Drag and drop) ..........................138

About the folder structure ...................................................13

Playing Music – Basic Operations ............................................. 141

About the Now Playing screen ............................................142

Playing selected tracks ........................................................143

Changing the play mode .....................................................14

Creating My Playlist .................................................................. 148

Playing the tracks in My Playlist ........................................149

Context Menus on Music Screens ............................................. 150

Photo

Transferring Photo Files from Your Computer ........................... 151

Available image formats .....................................................151

Connecting the unit to a computer ......................................151

Using mylo Image Transfer .................................................15

Using Windows Explorer (Drag and drop) ..........................153

About the folder structure ...................................................15

Displaying Photo Files .............................................................. 156

Photo file display operations ...............................................156

Playing a slideshow ............................................................15

Displaying photo files transferred from another unit

(Drop Box) .......................................................................157

Adding a photo to My Picture .............................................15

Adding a photo to Wallpaper ..............................................158

Context Menus on Photo Screens .............................................. 159

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Video

Transferring Video Files from Your Computer ........................... 160

Available video formats ......................................................160

Connecting the unit to a computer ......................................16

Using Image Converter 2 ....................................................161

Viewing Video Files .................................................................. 162

Basic playback operations ...................................................164

Context Menus on Video Screens .............................................. 165

Text

Transferring Text Files from Your Computer ............................. 166

Connecting the unit to a computer ......................................166

Using Windows Explorer (Drag and drop) ..........................16

Creating a New Text File ........................................................... 168

Opening a Text File ................................................................... 16

Opening text files transferred from another unit

(Drop Box) .......................................................................16

Context Menus on Text Screens ................................................ 170

Tools

Using the Settings Menu ........................................................... 171

General Settings ..................................................................172

Network Settings .................................................................17

Communication Settings .....................................................175

Web Settings .......................................................................17

Music Settings ....................................................................177

Photo Settings .....................................................................17

Video Settings .....................................................................179

Text Settings .......................................................................17

Using the Connection Manager ................................................. 180

Displaying the Connection Manager ...................................181

Connecting to wireless network from the Connection

Manager ............................................................................18

Registering a wireless network ...........................................18

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Tool (continued)

Using the File Manager ............................................................. 184

Copying a folder or a file ....................................................184

Moving a folder or a file .....................................................18

Using Multi Select mode ....................................................186

Using the Hotspot Database ...................................................... 187

Viewing the Drop Box ............................................................... 18

Updating the Unit’s Software .................................................... 18

Displaying the System Information ........................................... 19

Context Menus on Tools Screens ............................................... 19

Additional Information

Troubleshooting ......................................................................... 193

Precautions ................................................................................ 20

On safety .............................................................................204

On installation .....................................................................204

Preventing the LCD display from damages .........................20

On heat build-up .................................................................204

On the headphones ..............................................................20

On cleaning .........................................................................205

On software .........................................................................20

On handling the personal information .................................206

On servicing ........................................................................20

Others .................................................................................207

On the “Memory Stick” ............................................................. 208

On Copyrights and Licenses ...................................................... 21

Skype End User License Agreement .......................................... 22

Skype Terms of Service ......................................................233

Yahoo! Terms of Service ........................................................... 247

Specifications ............................................................................ 24

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Getting Started

Parts and Controls

Front

“Memory Stick Duo” access indicator ( page 14)

WIRELESS LAN switch/indicator ( page 28)

INFO button ( page 25)

Display*

 (USB) connector (

 (headset) jack (

HOME button ( page 24)

Speaker ( page 59)

POWER switch/indicator ( page 22) CHARGE indicator ( page 19)

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

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page 15)

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DC IN 6V  jack ( page 19)

Status indicator ( page 28)

OPTION button

Microphone ( page 59)

Center button 4-way button (///)

BACK button

About the built-in antenna

The built-in antenna is used by the unit to connect to the wireless LAN.

Built-in antenna

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Front panel opened

Keyboard ( page 16)

Back

Loudspeaker

Battery compartment cover ( page 18)

Jog lever (///) ( page 24)

VOL (volume) +/– buttons ( page 24)

HOLD switch ( page 26)

“Memory Stick Duo” slot ( page 14)

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To insert and remove a “Memory Stick Duo”

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

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

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

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

Status bar

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Icon on the status bar Meanings

Remaining battery power ( page 21)

Wireless LAN signal strength ( page 30)

Wireless LAN status ( page 28, 31)

Skype status or events (

page 50)

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Google Talk status or events ( page 86)

Yahoo! Messenger status or events (

Ad Hoc Application status ( page 32, 119, 121, 124)

Volume bar

AVLS ( page 174)

HOLD status ( page 26)

Modifier keys status for the keyboard ( page 16)

Clock ( page 172)

Using the supplied headset

Attach the supplied headset to the unit as illustrated below.

Microphone: Picks up your voice during an Internet call.

One touch answer remote controller (supplied)

Clip: Holds the remote controller to your clothes.

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 (headset) jack

Remote Call Control button: Answers or ends an Internet call.

Headphones (supplied)

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Using 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 on After modifier keys are pressed, the following icons appear on the status bar of the display. To lock a modifier key, press it twice. To unlock it, press it again.

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Modifier key Icon after pressing it

once

Shift

Num

Sym

Icon after pressing it twice

(Caps Locked)

To use shortcuts

For shortcuts of common editing tasks, press and release the Fn key, and then press one of the keys listed in the following table.

Key Press Fn to select

Fn + “A” Select all

Fn + “X” Cut

Fn + “C” Copy

Fn + “V” Paste

Note

• All shortcuts may not be available in all application programs.

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Key arrangement

Display on the key

Normal key Press Shift to

select

Press Num to select

Q q Q q !

W w W w @

E e E e $ R r R r % T t T t ^

Y y Y y & U u U 1 [

I i I 2 ] O o O 3 ( P p P p ) A a A a _ S s S s ’ D d D d ” F f F f \ G g G + +

Press Sym to select

H h H 4 -

J j J 5 = K k K 6 { L l L l } Z z Z z ` X x X x ? C c C c | V v V * ˜ B b B 7 / N n N 8 :

M m M 9 ;

, , , 0 <

. . . # >

       

Text selection Text selection Text selection

Text selection

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Preparing a Power Source

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

Installing the battery



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.



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

the battery with the contacts inside the battery compartment.



Slide the battery compartment cover onto the back of the unit

until it clicks into place.

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.

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Charging the battery using the supplied AC power adaptor



Connect the supplied AC power adaptor to the DC IN 6V jack

of the unit, and then connect the adaptor to a wall outlet.

To DC IN 6V jack

AC power adaptor (supplied)

To wall outlet

The unit automatically turns on. The CHARGE and POWER indicators light up, and the battery indicator sections ( ) appear on the display in succession as charging progresses. A complete charge requires approximately 3 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)

Notes

• If “Auto Power Off” is set to “NO,” 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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Charging the battery using the supplied USB cable



Connect the supplied USB cable to the  (USB) connector of

the unit, and then connect the USB cable to the computer.

USB cable (supplied)

To  (USB) connector

Notes

• 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 Prat 15 of FCC Rules.

• 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 (

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

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

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Checking the remaining battery power

The remaining battery power is displayed on the status bar of the display. As the battery runs down, the black portion of the indicator becomes smaller. When the battery runs out, the unit turns off automatically after displaying “Low Battery! Please charge” for 5 seconds. Before turning the unit back on, charge the battery (

     “Low Battery! Please charge.”

Note

• The charging time varies with the temperature. Charging is possible in an environment of between 41 to 95°F (5 to 35ºC). If the temperature is not in this range, the batteries may not be charged properly.

 Hints

• The battery indicator on the display is only an estimate. For example, an indication of “ ” will not always mean exactly half of the battery’s charge.

• The accuracy of the battery indicator on the display may vary depending on the operating conditions and environment of the unit.

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Starting the Unit

Turning on the unit

Make sure that the battery is fully charged first. For how to connect the unit, refer to  page 18.

POWER switch/indicator



Slide down and hold the POWER switch.

The unit turns on, and the POWER indicator lights up green. The Home menu appears after the start-up screen is displayed for about 30 seconds. When you turn on the unit for the first time, the initial set-up wizard appears. Follow the instructions on the display. If it has been more than three days since the last time the unit was used, the start-up screen is displayed. In other situations, the screen that was being displayed when the unit was turned off appears.

To turn off the unit

Slide down and hold the POWER switch. The unit turns off, and the POWER indicator turns off.

Notes

• Do not remove the battery and disconnect the AC power adaptor while the start-up screen is displayed.

• The unit cannot be turned off while the HOLD feature is on. You can, however, turn on the unit while the HOLD feature is on by sliding down and holding the POWER switch.

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 Hint

• When “Auto Power Off” is set to “YES,” and you do not operate the unit for approximately ten minutes, the unit automatically turns itself off (Auto Power Off) unless the unit is performing one of the following operations:

– Playing music – Playing video – Playing a photo slide show – Updating its software – Updating its media database after the USB is disconnected – Formatting storage – Resetting its settings – The unit is connected to wireless network. – The unit is connected to your computer via the supplied USB cable.

Entering initial settings

When you turn on the unit for the first time, the set-up wizard appears. Follow the instructions on the display to set the following items.

• Time Zone

• Date & Time

• My profile

To set up these items later, see

page 172.

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About the sample data stored in the unit

The sample data are stored in the internal memory of your unit so that you can try to use it. When you want to make more space for your own data, you can delete the sample data as below.

To delete sample data

Sample data Use

Music File Manager

Photo Context menu

Video Context menu Text Context menu

Note

• Recommend to back up the sample data before deleting because they are provided only in the internal memory. To back up the data, use the supplied application software “mylo Utility.”

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Displaying the Home menu

Use the Home menu to open applications and use various features of the unit.

HOME button



Press HOME.

The Home menu appears.

Basic Home menu operations

To Operation

Move the cursor up or down. Press /.

View

Info screen Press INFO.

Playback music Press the jog lever (). Stop playback music Press the jog lever ().

Adjust the volume Press the VOL +/– buttons.

Find the beginning of the current music track

Find the beginning of previous music tracks

Find the beginning of the next music track

Find the beginning of succeeding music tracks

Go backward quickly Hold the jog lever toward Go forward quickly Hold the jog lever toward .

Flick the jog lever toward

 once.

 repeatedly.

 once.

 repeatedly.

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Viewing details of new events and viewing music information

When an event occurs, such as a new message being received or a chat invitation arriving, an event icon appears on the status bar of the display. When this happens, press INFO to view detailed information about the event. To see information about the currently playing music when viewing another application window, press

Press INFO once.

Press INFO twice.

INFO twice.

Basic Music Panel operations

To Operation

Playback music Press the center button.

Stop playback music Press the center button.

Adjust the volume Press the VOL +/– buttons or

Find the beginning of the current music track

Find the beginning of previous music tracks

Find the beginning of the next music track

Find the beginning of succeeding music tracks

Go backward quickly Go forward quickly Press and hold . (Hold the jog lever toward .)

Press . (Flick the jog lever toward

Press  repeatedly. (Flick the jog lever toward

Press . (Flick the jog lever toward

Press  repeatedly. (Flick the jog lever toward

Press and hold . (Hold the jog lever toward .)

/.

 once.)

 repeatedly.)

 once.)

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Locking the controls (HOLD)

You can lock the unit’s controls/buttons to prevent accidental operation.



Slide the HOLD switch on the back of the unit in the direction

of the arrow (

appears on the status bar of the display.

To unlock the controls

Slide the HOLD switch in the opposite direction of the arrow (

 Hints

• The unit cannot be turned off while the HOLD feature is on. You can, however, turn on the unit while the HOLD feature is on by sliding down and holding the POWER switch.

• You can receive an Internet call and operate the unit in relation to receiving an Internet call even when the HOLD feature is activated.

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Setting the Connecting Method for Wireless LAN in Infrastructure Mode

If you usually use the same wireless network, you can set the unit to connect automatically to specific pre-registered wireless networks. If you often move between different wireless networks, you select a wireless network each time from a list of available wireless networks.



On the Home menu, press / to select “Tools,” and then

press the center button.



Press / to select “Settings,” and then press the center

button.



Press / to select “Network Settings,” and then press the

center button.



Press / to select “Auto Connect,” and then press the center

button.



Press / to select “ON” or “OFF,” and then press the center

button.

If you set to “ON”

When you turn on the wireless LAN, the unit tries to connect to the preregistered wireless networks until a successful connection is made. Before using, register the wireless network (

If you set to “OFF”

When you turn on the wireless LAN, the available wireless networks are listed in the Connection Dialog. Select the wireless network from the list each time.

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Registering a wireless network for “Auto Connect”

When you select “ON” in “Auto Connect,” you must register wireless network you want to automatically connect to. Usually this will be wireless network you use most often.

WIRELESS LAN switch/indicator

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Slide and hold the WIRELESS LAN switch upward to turn on

the wireless LAN.

The WIRELESS LAN indicator lights up green, and the status indicator lights up blue. The

Connection Dialog appears.

Status indicator

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If there is wireless network you want to register, press / to

select wireless network, and then press the center button.

The unit connects to wireless network, and

on the status bar of the display has the following meanings: Blinks blue: The unit is attempting to connect to wireless network. Lights up blue: The unit has connected to wireless network. Lights up white: The unit has been unable to connect to wireless network.

If the status indicator lights up orange, the unit turns on the wireless LAN in Ad Hoc mode. See the “To change to the infrastructure mode” (

Note

• The unit is compatible only with the IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN standard. Both

of the IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networks may be displayed, but the unit can connect only to networks capable of and configured for the 802.11b. Check with the administrator of your network for the status.

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After the connection is completed, follow the instructions on

the display to register the selected wireless network.

The next time you turn on the wireless LAN in the infrastructure mode, the unit will automatically connect to this registered wireless network if available/nearby. If the wireless network you want to register is not displayed in the Connection Dialog, register the network using the Connection Manager ( page 180).

appears on the status bar.

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• When a connection to a wireless hotspot is successfully performed, certain types of wireless hotspots, such as commercial service providers’ hotspots, require additional log-in processes using the unit’s Web Browser. In order to assist determining if the connected wireless hotspot requires such steps, the unit tries to access a specific Website. For the details about this test access, please see below: Access address for connection type detection: http://www.sony.com/mylo/test; the Web address contains a simple static HTML page used for the test purposes only. There is no personal or network information sent from the unit. The Web server provided by Sony will not collect any information about the unit or the user.

When wireless network requires a WEP/WPA-PSK security key

If you select wireless network that requires a WEP/WPA-PSK security key, the Wireless Network Settings screen appears. Follow the instructions on the display to complete the connection.

Item Options

Display Name Enter a name to describe the wireless network in Connection

Manager.

SSID Wireless network SSID (Service Set Identifier)

WEP/WPA Select from among “Do Not Use,” “Use WEP KEY,” or “Use

WPA-PSK.”

KEY Enter the security key of wireless network, if required. (If you

do not know the security key, contact the administrator of your network.)

IP Address When the network provides the IP address assignment

service, the unit detects the following settings automatically:

• IP address

• Subnet mask

• Gateway

• DNS server You can also set these settings manually. If you must manually enter these settings, but do not know what to enter, contact the administrator of your network.

WEB Proxy If the unit is connected to a secured private network, such as

an office network which has a firewall to the Internet, the unit may need to use Web proxy servers. If you are not sure if this setting is necessary, contact the administrator of your network. If “Use Web Proxy” is selected, you can enter the following settings. If “Use Web Proxy” is not selected (default setting), the following settings are unavailable.

• Proxy address

• Proxy port

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To add wireless network manually

Select “Add Manually” on the Connection Manager screen Wireless Network Settings screen appears. Fill in the listed items on the screen with the information about wireless network you want to register.

To change to the infrastructure mode

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1 Press and hold HOME to display the What’s Up screen. 2 Press OPTION.

The Context menu appears.

3 Press / to select “Switch Wireless LAN Mode,” and then press

the center button.

To disconnect from wireless network

Slide and hold the WIRELESS LAN switch upward. The unit disconnects from wireless network. The WIRELESS LAN indicator and Status indicator turn off, and

To check the signal strength of the network connection

The signal strength of the connected network connection is displayed on the status bar of the display. The more circles displayed around the antenna, the stronger the signal of the network connection. When the unit is not connected to wireless network, a gray antenna is displayed.

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