Sony LFA-PC1 Operating Instructions

2-599-667-11(1)

LocationFree Player for PC

Operating Instructions

LFA-PC1 Pre-release version

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Table of Contents

For details on setting up NetAV, refer to the NetAV Quick Start Guide. You can view the NetAV Quick Start Guide by opening the Start menu, selecting [All programs] ([Programs] in Windows 2000), and then selecting [Sony LocationFree Player].

Introduction

What is LocationFree Player? ................................................4

Features of LocationFree Player.............................................

What is the NetAV Function? ................................................ 4

System Requirements ............................................................5

Configuring LocationFree Player ..........................................7

Installation

Step 1 Installing the LocationFree Player Software .............9

Preparations Prior to Access from a Remote Location

Step 2 Setting Up Your Computer .......................................10

Step 3 Setting Up the NetAV Function ................................10

Step 4 Getting the Base Station Ready to Register

Your Computer .......................................................... 12

Step 5 Registering Your Computer with the Base Station 13

Step 6 Configuring TV Channels .........................................17

Remote Location Setup

Step 7 Connecting Your Computer to the Internet ............19

Step 8 Establishing a Connection with the Base Station

from Your Computer .................................................19

Step 9 Configuring the On-screen Remote Control ........... 20

Configuring the TV Remote Control....................................

Configuring the Remote Control for Video 1 and Video 2... 21

Watching Video Remotely

Starting the NetAV Function ................................................23

Starting the NetAV Function................................................

Quitting the NetAV Function ............................................... 24

NetAV Basic Window ............................................................25

Displaying the Index .............................................................28

Watching TV and Video ........................................................ 29

TV Channel Selection...........................................................

Volume Adjustment.............................................................. 29

Using the On-screen Remote Control .................................30

Selecting a Secondary Audio Program (SAP) ....................30

Changing the Streaming Rate .............................................. 30

Watching Video at Home with the NetAV Function

Watching Video at Home with the NetAV Function ...........31

Wired LAN Setup.................................................................

Wireless LAN Setup............................................................. 32

Others

Mouse and Keyboard Operations ........................................ 33

Removing LocationFree Player from Your Computer ....... 35

Troubleshooting ....................................................................36

Index ....................................................................................... 38

Trademarks ............................................................................ 39

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Contacting Sony

If, after reading these operating instructions, you have additional questions related to the use of your Sony television, please call our Customer Information Services Center at 1-800-222-SONY (7669) (US residents only) or 1-877-899-SONY (7669) (Canadian residents only).

Note

The screen shots used in this manual are only example images.

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Introduction

What is LocationFree Player?

LocationFree Player is a software application that enables video streaming over the internet, what is known as "NetAV" on the Sony LocationFree TV. The NetAV function allows you to stream live TV, VCR or DVDs from your home to your computer over a broadband internet connection.

Features of LocationFree Player

Watch TV, VCR or DVDs on your computer remotely (NetAV function (1 below))

With an Internet connection, you can use the NetAV function to watch TV, VCR or DVDs on your computer as you would at home.

Compatible with wireless and wired LAN

You can use either a wireless or a wired LAN to establish a connection with your base station with the NetAV function. NetAV function allows you to watch TV, VCR or DVDs from the base station through a hotel or public wireless access LAN.

Notes

• If your base station is connected to the Internet through an analog phone line using a dial-up router or cellular phone, the NetAV function is not accessible.

• The functions of the LocationFree Player are limited to the NetAV functions (TV, VCR and DVDs).

* Make sure that you respect copyright laws when enjoying TV, VCR or DVDs. * Depending on the copyright protection methods used, you may not be able

to view some materials.

What is the NetAV Function?

While you are away from home, you can connect the registered computer to your base station via the Internet, enjoy TV, and control the VCR or the DVD player in your home. This is the “NetAV” function. For example, by connecting it to a public wireless access, you can enjoy NetAV at a cafe via the Internet. You can also enjoy NetAV at a hotel by connecting it to the Internet via wired LAN.

What is LocationFree Player?

Computer B

Monitor

Base station

NetAV

Computer A

NetAV

System Requirements

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You must meet the following requirements to use LocationFree Player.

Home requirements

• A LocationFree TV (LF-X1 or LF-X5) (base station and monitor).

• A broadband Internet connection We recommend network throughput higher than 300 kbps (both uploading and downloading).

• A static global IP address or dynamic DNS service A global IP address* must be assigned to the home network where the base station is installed.

* A global IP address is also known as a “Public IP address”.

Two types of service are available: static global IP address service and dynamic DNS service, in which a global IP address is assigned dynamically.

Notes

• NetAV cannot be used over a dial-up connection or cellular phone.

• Some other line types may not allow you to connect with NetAV because of restrictions imposed by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) or the connection devices in use.

• If the connection speed is too slow, the picture and sound may cut out or be affected by noise, etc.

• If a fire wall is set, you cannot use NetAV.

• You cannot connect with NetAV via proxy server.

Introduction

Computer requirements (where LocationFree Player is installed) Sony recommended

• A computer meeting the following requirements:

• Operating system: Windows 2000 Professional ServicePack 4 or later Windows XP Professional/Home Edition ServicePack 1 or later

• Processor: Pentium 4, 1 GHz or more

• RAM: 256 MB or more

• Available hard disk space: 300 MB or more

• Monitor resolution: 800 x 600 pixels or more, HighColor (16 bit) or more

• LAN connector or IEEE 802.11a, b or g compatible wireless LAN device to connect to the Internet

• A LAN cable for wired connections

• An Internet environment whose network throughput higher than 300 kbps (both uploading and downloading)

z Tip

For details about necessary home (base station location) devices and Internet environment requirements to use the NetAV function, refer to the LF-X1/LF-X5 operating instructions.

System Requirements

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Introduction

Note

Even if the above requirements are satisfied, you may not be able to use the LocationFree Player because of limitations in peripheral devices such as your graphics card.

System Requirements

Configuring LocationFree Player

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You must configure LocationFree Player before you can watch TV, VCR or DVDs with the NetAV function on your computer.

Before configuring LocationFree Player

Set up the LocationFree TV base station and monitor, using the instructions that they came with. This manual only contains explanations about how to configure LocationFree Player and how to use it to watch TV, VCR or DVDs on your computer using the NetAV function. Information about the LocationFree TV configuration, Internet connection setup, and other information can be found in the LF-X1/LF-X5 operating instructions.

Step 1 Installing the LocationFree Player software (1 page 9)

Steps required before access remotely (one-time setup)

Introduction

Step 2 Setting up your computer (1 page 10)

Step 3 Setting up the NetAV function (1 page 10)

Step 4 Getting the base station ready to register your computer

(1 page 12)

Step 5 Registering your computer with the base station (1 page 13)

Step 6 Configuring TV channels (1 page 17)

Remote location preparations

Step 7 Connecting your computer to the Internet (1 page 19)

Step 8 Establishing a connection with the base station from your

computer (1 page 19)

Step 9 Configuring the on-screen remote control (1 page 20)

Enjoy TV, VCR or DVDs on your computer

Configuring LocationFree Player

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Introduction

z Tips

• When you are using the monitor to communicate with the base station in “Home mode” to watch TV, VCR or DVDs, you cannot use the NetAV function from computers A or B to access the base station. However, if you select [Allow AV interception by registered monitors.] check box when you register the monitor, even if the monitor is being used to watch TV, VCR or DVDs, you can still initiate a NetAV connection with the base station from computers A or B.

• While the base station is feeding TV, VCR or DVDs to a remote computer with the NetAV function, you cannot use the NetAV function with other monitors. In other words, while computer A is accessing the base station with NetAV, you cannot use NetAV on computer B to access the base station. The reverse also applies.

Computer B

Monitor

Base station

NetAV

Computer A

NetAV

Configuring LocationFree Player

Installation

Step 1 Installing the LocationFree Player

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Software

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of the software. For more details, refer to the “Software Installation Guide”.

z Tips

• LocationFree Player is compatible only with Windows XP and Windows 2000. It cannot run on other operating systems.

• If the Microsoft DirectX 9.0 is not installed on the computer where you choose to install LocationFree Player, it is installed at the same time you install LocationFree Player.

Note

The 3ivx is installed at the same time as LocationFree Player. The 3ivx is a software essential to the proper operation of installed at LocationFree Player, and it should not be removed.

Installation

Step 1 Installing the LocationFree Player Software

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Preparations Prior to Access from a Remote Location

Step 2 Setting Up Your Computer

If you are using a personal firewall on your computer (contained in Windows XP or on products like Norton Internet Security), or if you are using a home router, you will need to configure your computer to use NetAV. Follow the instructions below to complete this configuration.

Preparations Prior to Access from a Remote Location

Step 3 Setting Up the NetAV Function

Perform this step using the LF-X1 or LF-X5. This step summarizes how to configure the base station settings to use the NetAV function. For details, refer to the LF-X1/LF-X5 operating instructions.

Refer to “Setting Up NetAV” in the “What’s NetAV” section of the LF-X1/ LF-X5 operating instructions to perform the setup.

Specify an IP address and the other information of the base station with the LF-X1 or LF-X5 monitor.

To use the NetAV function, you need to specify a static IP address in the [LAN (DHCP/Manual IP address settings)] screen. Select [Settings], [Base station], [Internet Connection], [LAN (DHCP/

Manual IP address settings)], and then [Settings].

Clear the check box

Specify a static IP address

Step 2 Setting Up Your Computer

(1) Make sure [Automatic IP address configuration (DHCP)] check box is

selected and jot down the information in all of the fields*.

* If the [Automatic IP address configuration (DHCP)] check box is not selected, select the

check box and click [Set]. The information in the fields appears in several seconds.

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(2) Clear the [Automatic IP address configuration (DHCP)] check box.

The information in the fields will clear, which releases the “automatic” IP settings.

(3) Enter again the information you jot down in step (1) - with one exception:

For the IP address, be sure to change the last two digits to 64*.

* If you entered a different IP address for the port forwarding or DMZ settings of your

router, make the last two digits match that address.

(4) Click [Set] to lock in the IP address and other important information on

this screen.

z Tip

Jot down the IP address that you specify. You will need it to establish a connection to the base station from your computer.

Connect to the Internet to confirm that LAN settings are correct. Go to the Web function. If the web page appears, your settings are correct. If the web page does not appear, you may not have entered the information correctly in Step 2. Go back and confirm that information has been entered correctly.

Configure the base station NetAV.

Select [Settings], [Base station], [NetAV Settings], and then [Enable/Disable NetAV]. To send video from the base station to a remote computer in the [Enable/ Disable NetAV] screen as described below.

Preparations Prior to Access from a Remote Location

Select [Enable]

Specify a port number (5021 is commonly used)

Step 3 Setting Up the NetAV Function

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Step 4 Getting the Base Station Ready to Register

Your Computer

This step explains how to set up the base station before registering your remote computer with it.

z Tip

While you are using the NetAV function to send video from the base station, you cannot use the NetAV function from your home monitor or other computers to access the base station. For details about the NetAV function and device registration, refer to the LF-X1/LF-X5 operating instructions.

Preparations Prior to Access from a Remote Location

Set the monitor to the Home-Wireless setting.

Check that appears on the monitor.

Select [Settings], [Base station], [NetAV Settings], and then [Register Other Monitors].

The [Register Other Monitors] screen appears.

Configure each setting.

(1)

(2)

(1) Select [Start].

After you select [Start], the current device status changes from “Registration not accepted” to “Ready for registration” and an 8-digit password appears. Jot down the password. You will need it to register your computer to the base station.

(2) If you want to allow your computers to access the home base station

while you are watching TV, VCR or DVDs in “Home mode”, select this check box.

z Tip

You can resume viewing on your home monitor in “Home mode”, by selecting [Get AV], which interrupts the transmission to the computer connected through the NetAV function.

Step 4 Getting the Base Station Ready to Register Your Computer

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