Sony LLS-201 User Manual

Step1

Getting Started

Step2

Accessing the PCS with Your Smartphone or Tablet

Personal Content Station

™

Quick Start Guide

Thank you for your purchase. This Quick Start Guide provides tips and instructions that make it easier for you to set up and enjoy the basic features of your Personal Content Station.

Step 1

Getting Started

LLS-201

Step 2

Accessing the PCS with Your Smartphone or Tablet

Step 3

Copying and Viewing Photos and Videos

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Turn on the Personal Content Station (PCS)

Connect the AC adaptor

supplied with your PCS.

AC adaptor (supplied)

To the wall outlet (wall socket)

Press the (power) button.

White illumination LED starts blinking.

Labels on bottom of PCS

Install the app

Prepare your smartphone

or tablet.

You can use a smartphone or tablet that supports any of the

802.11 a/b/g/n wireless LAN standards.

* Compatible OS : Android 2.3.x, 3.x, 4.x

iOS 6.0 or later

For a list of smartphones and tablets that have been tested, see our support website:

http://www.sony.net/pcs

Install PCS Manager onto

your smartphone or tablet.

Go to Google Play or App Store.

Search for and install the PCS Manager app.

Option 1: For your Android Device

Tap the Settings icon on

your smartphone or tablet and turn Wi-Fi on.

On the Wi-Fi settings

screen, select the PCS’s SSID which you wrote down in “Turn on the Personal Content Station (PCS)” in “Step 1 Getting Started”.

Wireless & network settngs

Airplane mode

Disable all wireess connections

Wi-Fi

Connected to MyHomeRouter

Wi-Fi settings

Set up & manage wreless access ponts

Bluetooth

Turn on Buetooth

Bluetooth settings

Manage connectons set device name & discoverabil ty

Tethering & portable hotspot

Share your phone s mobie data connection via USB or as a portable Wi Fi hotspot

VPN settings

Set up & manage Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

Enter the password* and

select [Connect].

Wi Fi sett ngs

Wi-Fi

Connected to

MyHomeRouter

Network notif ication

Notify me when an open network is available

Wi Fi networks

MyHomeRouter

Connected

ABC123456

Secured with WPA/WPA2 PSK

-PCS

DIRECT-

Secured with WPA/WPA2 PSK

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Secured with WPA/WPA2 PSK

AAAAAA

Secured with WPA/WPA2 PSK

On the Home or All

Apps screen, tap the PCS Manager icon.

Tap [Connect] or [ ].

If your smartphone or tablet cannot connect to MyPCS, tap [ and connect to [Help].

MyPCS

Connect

Option 2: For your iPhone or iPad

From Settings of your

smartphone or tablet, turn Wi-Fi on.

On the Wi-Fi settings

screen, select the PCS’s SSID which you wrote down in “Turn on the Personal Content Station (PCS)” in “Step 1 Getting Started”.

Settings

Airplane Mode

Wi Fi

Bluetooth

Do Not Disturb

Notiﬁcations

General

Sounds

Brightness & Wallpaper

Privacy

iCloud

Enter the password* and

My Home Router

OFF

select [Connect].

Settings

Wi Fi

Choose a Network

My Home Router

ABC123456

DIRECT@@PCS

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AAAAAA

DEFGH789

XXXXXX

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CCCCCC

Wi-Fi

Tap [Connect].

If your smartphone or tablet cannot connect to MyPCS, see [Help].

Connect Help

MyPCS

A popup appears for setting a PCS password for your content protection. You can also set a password later from the Settings screen.

Copy

Direct back up from various devices, centralize photos and videos.

Post your photos and videos to your favorite social networking site.

View

AVCHD to MP4 conversion for Playback on smartphone or tablet. Direct 1080/60p HD playback via HDMI output.

Social Networking Site

DLNA

HDMI

 

 You can operate PCS from your

smartphone or tablet. To communicate with the PCS wirelessly, you will need the SSID and password printed on the label on the bottom of the PCS in Step

2. Write them down in the spaces below.

SSID

DIRECT- -PCS

Password

 You can also install the PCS

Manager app by reading the 2D Code on the bottom of the PCS.

If your smartphone or tablet supports NFC, PCS Manager can be installed with NFC onetouch function.

Touch your NFC-enabled smartphone or tablet on the N mark (NFC touch point) located on the right corner of the PCS.

The smartphone or tablet you touch automatically accesses the PCS Manager application page of Google Play.

For a list of NFC-enabled smartphones and tablets, see our support website: http://www.sony.net/pcs

* Use the password on the label.

Conﬁrm the connection.

Wi Fi settings

Wi-Fi

Connected to

DIRECT@@PCS

Network notif ication

Notify me when an open network is avai able

Wi Fi networks

MyHomeRouter

Remembered secured with WPA/WPA2 PSK

ABC123456

Secured w th WPA/WPA2 PSK

DIRECT-

-PCS

Connected

000000

Connection is completed when “Connected” is displayed under the selected SSID and

displayed at the top of the screen.

The PCS is now connected to your device by wireless LAN.

A screen appears prompting you to set a PCS password to restrict access by others. Tap [OK] and set a password later.

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Connection is complete

Go to “Step3”

*Note

ˎ The [ ] icon is not displayed on the screen

of some Android devices. If [ not displayed on your screen, press the main menu button located outside of the screen.

] icon is

* Use the password on the label.

Conﬁrm the connection.

Sett gs

Wi-Fi

Wi Fi

Choose a Network

My Home Router

ABC123456

DIRECT@@PCS

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Connection is completed when a check mark appears on the left of the selected SSID and displayed at the top of the screen.

The PCS is now connected to your device by wireless LAN.

On the Home screen, tap

the PCS Manager icon.

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Go to “Step3”

Connection is complete

Step3

Copying and Viewing Photos and Videos

Help GuideConnecting to Your Home Network

Copy photos/videos to the PCS

When using an Android

device, tap [ [Copy to PCS]. When using an iOS device, tap [

], select [Copy from Camera Roll] and go straight to 3 below.

Select [Smartphone/Tablet]

as copy source.

Select [Select Image].

Select photos and videos you want to copy to the PCS by tapping them, and tap [OK] or [Copy].

Copy New

Select Image

Select al Deselect all

When [Copy New] is selected for the ﬁrst time

it may take 5 minutes to copy all images (when

copying 1GB photos) After that only new

images will be copied

Cancel

Latest imported image

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Copy New

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View the copied photos and videos

Select a photo or video you

want to view.

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*Note

ˎ The [ ] icon is not displayed on the screen

of some Android devices. If [ not displayed on your screen, press the main menu button located outside of the screen.

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The photo or video is displayed or played.

] icon is

If your smartphone or tablet supports NFC, new photos and videos can be copied to PCS with NFC one-touch function.

The smartphone or tablet performs the selected task automatically.

1 Tap [ ]* and select [Settings]. 2 Select [NFC]. 3 Select the required task from the

list.

ˎ Launch the application

ˎ Launch the application and copy new

(One-touch backup)

Touch your NFC-enabled smartphone or tablet on the N mark (NFC touch point) located on the right corner of the PCS.

Connecting to your home network will let you use the following features.

ˎ Content sharing

ˎ System software or application update

ˎ Online help

ˎ Connection to TV through DLNA

 Connect the PCS to a

wireless LAN router

Option 1: Connect using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) button.

Hold down the WPS button on

PCS (for about 5 seconds) until the illumination LED blinks light blue.

Within 2 minutes, press the

WPS button on the wireless LAN router.

When connection is complete,

the light blue illumination LED stops blinking and remains lit.

Refer to the instruction manual of your wireless LAN router for the location of its WPS button.

Option 2: Connect from the PCS Manager app if your wireless LAN router does not have a WPS button.

Tap [ ]* or [ ] and select

[Settings].

Select [Wireless LAN].

Select the SSID of your Home

network router under [Internet Connection].

Enter the password if required

and connect.

Conﬁrm the message of

changing network structure.

If you select [OK], it starts connecting. Wait approximately two minutes to conﬁrm connection.

Note

ˎ If WPS connection fails, refer to the Help

Guide.

 Connect your smartphone

or tablet to a wireless LAN router

On the Wi-Fi settings screen,

select the SSID of your home network router.

Wireless & network settngs

Airplane mode

Disable all wireess connections

Wi-Fi

Connected to DIRECT@@PCS

Wi-Fi settings

Set up & manage wreless access ponts

Bluetooth

Turn on Buetooth

Bluetooth settings

Manage connectons set device name & discoverabil ty

Tethering & portable hotspot

Share your phone s mobie data connection via USB or as a portable Wi Fi hotspot

VPN settings

Set up & manage Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

Enter the password if required

and select [Connect].

On the Home or All Apps screen,

tap the PCS Manager icon.

Wi Fi sett ngs

Wi-Fi

Connected to

DIRECT@@PCS

Network notif ication

Notify me when an open network is available

Wi Fi networks

MyHomeRouter

Remembered secured with WPA/WPA2 PSK

ABC123456

Secured with WPA/WPA2 PSK

DIRECT-

-PCS

Connected

000000

Secured with WPA/WPA2 PSK

AAAAAA

Secured with WPA/WPA2 PSK

Tap [Connect] or [ ].

If your smartphone or tablet cannot connect to MyPCS, see [Help].

MyPCS

Connect

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Connection is complete

Note

ˎ If MyPCS is not displayed at this point,

connection has failed. Press and hold the RESET switch on the PCS with a pointed object for at least 5 seconds to reset the PCS, and then start again from “Step2 Accessing the PCS with Your Smartphone or Tablet”.

PCS Manager screen display

The screen display of your PCS may differ from the illustrations in this guide.

Access Help Guide

When connecting to your home network:

Tap [ ]* or [ ] on the PCS Manager app screen and select [Help].

When not connecting to your Home Network:

Access the following URL to read the Help Guide on your computer: http://rd1.sony.net/help/pcs/201/gb/

Main topics in the Help Guide

ˎ Copying your own photos and videos

to the PCS

ˎ Viewing copied photos and videos

ˎ Troubleshooting

ˎ “Personal Content Station” is a trademark

or registered trademark of Sony Corporation.

ˎ “Android” and “Google Play” are

trademarks of Google Inc.

ˎ iPhone and iPad are trademarks of Apple

Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

ˎ App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. ˎ Wi-Fi® and Wi-Fi Alliance® are registered

marks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

ˎ Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ is a mark of the

Wi-Fi Alliance.

ˎ DLNA and DLNA CERTIFIED are trademarks

and/or service marks of Digital Living Network Alliance.

ˎ The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition

Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.

ˎ The N Mark is a trademark or registered

trademark of NFC Forum, Inc. in the United States and in other countries.

ˎ “AVCHD” and the “AVCHD” logo are

trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation.

ˎ Products described on this guide include

other company trademarks or registered marks. Also, company names and logos described on this guide are trade names, trademarks, or registered marks. Furthermore, ™ and ® are not mentioned in each case in this manual.