Sony VGF-CP1E Service Support

Digital Photo Frame

VGF-CP1

Operating Instructions

WARNING

Owner’s Record

The model number and serial number are located on the rear of this unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to this number whenever you call your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. VGF-CP1 Serial No.________________________

WARNING

Be sure to read the software license agreement carefully in page 76/page 77 before using this product.

This User Guide and the information contained

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herein shall not be reproduced in whole or in part and shall not be lent to any third parties.

The terms of warranty for this product are defined

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in the separate warranty certificate provided with your home server.

The license agreement for the supplied software

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is defined in the software license agreement for each software application.

Sony Corporation provides no warranty with

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regard to the supplied software. In no event shall Sony Corporation be liable for any incidental, consequential, or special damages, where based on tort, contract, or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the supplied software.

Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any

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modification to this product and the supplied software. The specifications of this product and the supplied software are subject to change without prior notice.

Sony Corporation and the software vendors

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reserve the right to terminate or suspend the network services to the supplied software. In no event shall Sony Corporation be liable for inconvenience wholly or partially resulted from the termination or suspension of the services.

Some functions described in this User Guide and/

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or in the help files on the supplied software may not be implemented due to restrictions imposed by using such software on this product. Sony Corporation assumes no liability for inconvenience resulted from the restrictions.

The PicasaTM Web Album service is currently provided as a courtesy by GoogleTM and is subject to change or termination without notice. Internet connection required.

For Customer in Europe

Sony hereby declares that this equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of European Directive 1999/5/EC. To obtain a copy of the declaration of conformity (DoC) with the R&TTE Directive, please access the following URL address. http://www.compliance.sony.de/ This product also complies with EN 55022 Class B and EN 55024, for use in following areas: residential, commercial and light industrial. This product can only be used in United Kingdom.

Audio and picture distortion may occur if this

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equipment is positioned in close proximity to any equipment emitting electromagnetic radiation.

This product has been tested and found to compliant

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with the limits set out in the EMC Directive for using connection cables not longer than 3 metres (9.8 feet).

Dispose of the battery properly at its end-of-life.

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In some areas the disposal of non-hazardous

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batteries in household or business waste may be prohibited.

Please use the public collection system.

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Disposal of Old Electrical &

Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

Disposal of waste batteries

(applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. By ensuring these batteries are disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of the battery. The recycling of the materials will help to conserve natural resources. In case of products that for safety, performance or data integrity reasons require a permanent connection with an incorporated battery, this battery should be replaced by qualified service staff only. To ensure that the battery will be treated properly, hand over the product at end-of-life to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. For all other batteries, please view the section on how to remove the battery from the product safely. Hand the battery over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of waste batteries. For more detailed information about recycling of this product or battery, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

For Customer in U.S.A.

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.

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Increase the separation between the equipment and

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receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

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different from that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

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technician for help.

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

All cables used to connect peripherals must be shielded and grounded. Operation with cables connected to peripherals that are not shielded and grounded may result in interference to radio and television reception.

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.

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 8 inches (20 cm) between the radiator and your body (excluding extremities: hands, wrists, feet and ankles).

This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating with any other antenna or transmitter except Grant condition.

For the State of California, USA only

Perchlorate Material - special handling may apply, See

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

Perchlorate Material: Lithium battery contains perchlorate.

Caution

The socket-outlet shall be installed near the

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equipment and shall be easily accessible. Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

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Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

The battery used in this device may present a fire or chemical burn hazard if mistreated. Do not disassemble, heat above 140°F (60°C) or incinerate. Dispose of used battery promptly. Keep away from children. Do not short circuit.

Table of Contents

Getting Started 6

About This Unit ...........................................................6

Locating Controls and Ports ................................8

Front ......................................................................................8

Back ........................................................................................9

Bottom ..............................................................................10

Remote Control ...........................................................11

Before Use ................................................................... 12

Checking Accessories ..............................................12

Connecting ....................................................................12

Inserting and Removing Memory Cards .....14

Basic Operation 16

Basic Use ....................................................................... 16

Turning the Power On ............................................. 16

About the Home Screen ........................................17

Playing Back Photos Frame of Sample Images

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Displaying Data on the Browse Screen ........18

Copying Data to the Internal Memory..........20

Creating a Frame ........................................................ 23

Playing Back a Frame ................................................26

Available Frames ..................................................... 27

Frame Created from Photo Browse Screen 27

Frame Created from Music Browse Screen 30

Frame Created from Information Browse

Screen .............................................................................31

Example 2: Displaying Photos Stored on

Your Computer ...................................................... 40

Setting up a Server .................................................... 40

Displaying Photos on a Computer Set to Use

with This Unit .............................................................41

Example 3: Listening to Music or Web Radio

Program ...................................................................... 43

Playing Back Music in Memory Stick Media 43

Playing Back Web Radio Station of SHOUTcast

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Example 4: Registering RSS ............................... 47

Registering RSS ............................................................ 47

Displaying the Registered RSS............................48

Creating RSS Frame ................................................... 49

Connection/Settings 51

Connecting to a Wireless Network .............. 51

Checking the Type of Access Points ...............51

Setting with AOSS ...................................................... 51

Setting Manually .........................................................54

Options Menu List ................................................. 57

Settings Menu ........................................................... 60

Troubleshooting 63

Troubleshooting ...................................................... 63

Getting Help ..............................................................71

About Sony’s support options ........................... 71

Examples 32

Example 1: Using [Picasa Web Albums by

Google] ....................................................................... 32

Obtaining an Account for “Picasa Web

Albums by Google” .................................................32

Logging in to “Picasa Web Albums by Google”

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Uploading Photos to “Picasa Web Albums by

Google” from This Unit .........................................35

Displaying Photos from “Picasa Web Albums

by Google”.................................................................... 37

Precautions/Others 72

Specifications ............................................................ 72

Precautions ................................................................. 73

Trademarks..................................................................75

Important notices on the software .............76

Index .............................................................................103

Getting Started

About This Unit

This unit is a Digital Photo Frame for displaying photos with Internet access. In addition to displaying photos, you can also enjoy music and information by creating various frames (page

23).

Note

For home wireless network connection, you will need a subscription to an Internet service provider and a wireless LAN router.

Picasa Web Albums, etc.

Home server

Memory Stick media, etc.

Home server

Registered RSS information, etc.

You can display the following:

Photos stored on memory cards such as Memory Sticks.

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Photos stored on your computer or home server through your wireless home network.

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Photos stored on a Web photo organizer or a home server supporting the Remote Home Access

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function. In order to use these functions, some network and server settings need to be configured.

A slide show of your favorite photos, with photo effects and music.

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Photos stored on your home server supporting the Remote Home Access function - even if you are away

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from home.

Note

This unit cannot display movies shot by a digital camera or video camera.

You can play back music files*:

Stored on memory cards such as Memory Sticks.

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Stored on your computer through your wireless home network.

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Various Web radio programs broadcasted by SHOUTcast (page 44).

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MP3 or WAV (LPCM) can be played in this unit.

Note

This unit cannot play back music files with copyright protection.

You can display the following information:

News from Google News UK (U.K. model) or Google News (U.S.A model).

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The latest information from Web sites broadcasting RSS. You can register to receive RSS feeds in the Web

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browser (Opera) screen (page 47).

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Other uses

If you give this unit to distant family or friends as a gift, you can send your photos to them through the Web service. First, configure the network and server settings with this unit, and save the Web photo organizer in frames, then you can view the latest photos uploaded to the Web service by switching frames with the remote control.

Illustrations and screen images in this manual may differ from the actual product.

Locating Controls and Ports

Front

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WLAN (wireless LAN) indicator

Lights up when the wireless LAN turns on.

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STANDBY indicator

Lights up in standby mode.

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New Info indicator

Blinks when receiving new information. Also can be turned on as a light.

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Remote control sensor

Receives a signal from the remote control.

Back

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BACK button

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OPTIONS button

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HOME button

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 (POWER) button

/ENTER button

 

Press to select options and enter. While the browse screen or a screen other than the Options screen is displayed, adjust the volume by pressing .

Press to quit setting and return to the previous screen.

Press to display the setting screen of the current feature.

Press to return to the Home screen.

Press to turn on the power when in power off or standby mode. Press to enter standby mode while power is turned on.

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Light sensor

Detects ambient light around the unit.

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Hint

If you set [ System settings] - [Auto power on/ off ] to [On] in the setting screen of this unit, the power will automatically turn on or enter the standby mode according to the surrounding ambient brightness (page 62).

Note

Keep sharp objects away from the sensor.

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WLAN ON/OFF switch

Press to switch ON/OFF the wireless LAN.

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 (USB) connector

Connects a digital still camera or USB memory device.

Note

A USB hub should not be connected.

Bottom

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CF (CompactFlash) slot

Accesses CompactFlash data.

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Media access indicator

Lights up in orange when accessing memory card data.

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 Memory Stick slot

Accesses Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo media data.

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SD memory card slot

Accesses SD/SDHC memory card data.

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 6V DC IN port

Connects to the AC adapter, which in turn connects to a power outlet.

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Speakers

Outputs sound when playing back music. There is another speaker on the opposite side.

Remote Control

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 (POWER) button

Press to turn on the power when in power off or standby mode. Press to enter standby mode during power on.

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DISPLAY button

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BACK button

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HOME button

buttons

 

Press to select options in the setting screen.

Press to display the guide.

Press to quit setting and return to the previous screen.

Press to return to the Home screen.

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VOLUME +/– buttons

Press to adjust the volume.

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MUSIC/

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(ENTER) button

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OPTIONS button

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FRAME +/– buttons

 button

Press to start / stop music playback.

Press to enter your selection.

Press to display the setting screen of the current feature.

Press to switch frames.

Before Use

Checking Accessories

After unpacking, make sure the following accessories are supplied with your unit. If you find something missing or broken, contact a local dealer in your area.

 Digital Photo Frame  AC adapter  Power cord  Remote control

Connecting

Attach the stand to the unit and connect the AC adapter.

Attach the threaded portion of the stand to the threaded hole at the bottom

left corner of the back of the unit.

 Stand  Installation CD (U.K. model only)  Operating Instructions (this book)  VGF-CP1 Quick Reference Guide

Connect the AC adapter plug to the unit.

AC adapter

A ferrite core is supplied with the U.K. model only.

Connect the power cord to the AC adapter, then connect the power cord plug

to a wall outlet.

To wall outlet

The power turns on and the start-up screen appears.

Setting up the remote control

Remove the insulation sheet from the remote control.

Replacing the battery

Open the battery tray.

Replace with a new CR2025 lithium battery, + side up, then reinsert the

battery tray.

Lithium battery

Inserting and Removing Memory Cards

You can play back photos or music stored on Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo media, or an SD/SDHC memory card, CompactFlash card or digital still camera with USB connection or USB memory device.

Inserting and removing memory cards

Insert memory cards as illustrated below.

CompactFlash card

Memory Stick media

SD/SDHC memory card

When removing Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo media, or an SD/SDHC memory card, make sure the media access indicator is not lit. Push fully in once and pull out. When removing a CompactFlash card, make sure the media access indicator is not lit.

Attaching and detaching a USB cable or USB memory device

Insert the connector of a USB cable connected to a digital still camera or USB memory device into the  (USB) connector of this unit. Unplug the connector when not in use.

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Hint

This unit is to USB mass-storage class compatible.

About compatible memory cards

You can use Memory Stick media, SD memory cards and CompactFlash cards with this unit. For details on memory card restrictions, see below.

Memory Stick media

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 You can use the following Memory Stick media with this unit.

Memory Stick / Memory Stick Duo / Memory Stick PRO / Memory Stick PRO Duo

 This unit has a slot for both standard / Duo-size types.

You can insert Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo media directly into the Memory Sick slot without an

adapter.

 Do not insert Memory Stick and Memory Stick Duo media at the same time. Improper insertion of media may

damage both Memory Stick slot and media.

 This unit does not support the MagicGate feature; data with copyright protection cannot be accessed.  This unit does not support 8-bit parallel data transfer (high speed data transfer).  This unit has been tested and found compatible with Sony branded Memory Stick media of up to 8 GB capacity;

available as of May 2008. However, not all Memory Stick media that meet these specifications are guaranteed to

work.

SD memory card

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 This unit has been tested and found compatible only with SD memory cards of a capacity up to 2 GB, and SDHC

memory cards of a capacity up to 8 GB, available as of May 2008. However, not all SD memory cards or SDHC

memory cards that meet these specifications are guaranteed to work.

 The SD memory card slot on this unit does not support the copyright protection and high-speed data transfer

features of SD memory cards and SDHC memory cards.

CompactFlash card

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You can use CompactFlash cards of Type I and Type II with capacity of up to 8 GB commercially available from May

2008. However, not all CompactFlash cards that meet specifications are guaranteed to work.

Basic Operation

Basic Use

Turning the Power On

For the customers purchasing the U.K. model

After connecting the power cord for the first time, the screen detailing the required user registration appears. Please fill out the required contents and proceed to the following procedure.

Make sure the stand, power and remote control are ready for use by following

the steps in “Connecting” (page 12).

This unit turns on after connecting the power cord.

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Hint

Press  (POWER) to turn the power on when in standby mode.

To set to standby mode

Standby Mode” reduces power consumption by deactivating the screen.

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If you set [ System settings] - [Auto power on/off] to [On] in the setting screen of this unit, the power

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will automatically turn on or enter standby mode according to a surrounding ambient brightness (page

62).

Press  (POWER) on the remote control pointing at the remote control sensor

of this unit.

The STANDBY indicator lights up in orange and turns to standby mode.

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Hint

This unit can also be set to standby mode by pressing  (POWER) on the back of this unit.

To turn off the power

The steps below show how to turn off the power to remove the AC adapter, etc.

Press  (POWER) on the back of this unit.

The STANDBY indicator lights up in orange and standby mode is set.

Press and hold  (POWER) on the back of this unit.

The New Info indicator blinks and turns off when the power turns off.

Note

You cannot turn off the power by the remote control.

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Press and hold  (POWER) only when in standby mode. If you turn the power off from a mode other than standby

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mode, stored data may be lost.

About the Home Screen

Turning on the power opens the Home screen. All functions can be selected from the Home screen.

Press .

Select a frame by pressing  and press (ENTER).

Frame playback starts.

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Frame list

Displays registered frames. If Shared frames are created (page 29), appears when new photos are uploaded.

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Photos

Displays photo files stored in the memory or on the server. Playing a slide show, creating new frames, etc., can be performed from the Options menu (page 57).

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Music

Plays back music stored in the memory or on the server, or radio programs from SHOUTcast. Additionally, creating a new frame, etc., can be performed from the Options menu (page 58).

Select desired item by pressing  and press (ENTER).

The browse screen or setting screen appears.

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Information

Starts the registered RSS or news provided from Google News U.K. (for U.K. model)/ Google News (for U.S.A. model) can be displayed. Creating a new frame, etc., can be performed from the Options menu (page

58).

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Settings

Configures various settings of this unit (page

60). appears when update information for software is available. The information can be checked by selecting [Important messages] of [ System settings] in [ Settings] (page

60).

Note

The web browser equipped with this unit is for mainly checking news or registered RSS information, etc. Some web sites or flash contents may not be properly displayed or played.

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Hint

While displaying photos or playing music, you can press HOME to return to the Home screen. The HOME button does not work while the selection screen (for [Yes], [No] or [Close]) is displayed. Complete selection/ confirmation, and then press HOME.

Playing Back Photos Frame of Sample Images

Frames using sample images and music pre-stored on this unit are used to demonstrate what a frame is. For details on creating or playing back a frame, see page 23, 26.

Playing back a frame of sample images and music from the Home screen

Press HOME on the remote control.

The Home screen appears.

Select a frame by pressing  on the remote control, and press (ENTER).

The selected frame starts playing back.

Displaying Data on the Browse Screen

You can play back photos or music stored in the memory or the server, or display Internet RSS information on the browse screen.You can also create a new frame from the browse screen (page 23).

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Hint

In addition to the photo browse screen explained in this section, the music browse screen to play back music files, or the information browse screen to display RSS information, are also available.

Displaying photos on Memory Stick media

As an example, the following steps show how to display photos on Memory Stick media shot by a digital still camera.

Turn the power on (page 16).

The Home screen appears.

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Hint

If the Home screen does not appear, press HOME on the remote control.

Insert Memory Stick media into this unit (page 14).

Folders or photos on Memory Stick media appear after about 5 seconds.

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Hint

If folders of photos do not appear, do the following:

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In the Home screen, press  on the remote control. Select [ Photos] by pressing , and press (ENTER).

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Select [ Memory Stick] by pressing , and press (ENTER).

Select a folder including a target photo by pressing  on the remote control,

and press (ENTER).

The photo list appears.

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Hint

The selected folder may contain subfolders. In this case, repeat step 3 until a target photo appears.

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If “Cannot show the server list.” appears, the folder does not contain any files in a format that can be played by this

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unit. Press (ENTER) to return to the previous screen. Photos in Web services, on other memory cards, or on computers on a home LAN can be displayed in the same

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way. In the case of a Web service, or a computer on a home LAN, you should configure the connection settings (page 32, 51).

Select a photo by pressing , and press (ENTER).

A photo is displayed.

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Hint

If you insert a memory card while a screen other than the browse, Settings or Options screen is displayed, the photo (folder) list of the memory card appears.

Copying Data to the Internal Memory

You can copy photos or music stored in memory devices or in server to the internal memory of this unit.

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Hint

Approximately 85 MB of the internal memory can be spared for copying and registering photos. Up to approximately

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120 photos can be registered. (The number of photos that can be registered varies according to their types.)

Approximately 15 MB of the internal memory can be spared for copying and registering music.

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The internal memory stores some sample images and sample music. The capacity allocation will increase by deleting

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them. The deleted sample images and music can be restored by [ Initialization] in [ Settings] (page 60).

Note

The registered photos and music in the internal memory cannot be moved or copied to the external memory.

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Multiple files or folders cannot be copied at the same time.

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WAV file format music cannot be copied to the internal memory.

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Copying a photo to the internal memory

Display the photos or the folders including photos you are going to copy to

the internal memory by following the steps in “Displaying Data on the Browse

Screen” (page 18).

When you want to copy a photo, display the photo. When you want to copy a whole folder, display

the folder. Note that only the photos directly under the folder will be copied and the photos in the sub

folder will not be copied.

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Hint

To copy music to the internal memory, follow the steps in “Playing Back Music in Memory Stick Media” (page 43) to play back music you want to copy to the internal memory. A whole folder including music cannot be copied.

Press OPTIONS on the remote control.

The options menu appears.

Select [Copy to internal memory] by pressing  on the remote control, and

press (ENTER).

A confirmation screen appears.

Select [Yes] by pressing   on the remote control, and press (ENTER).

Press (ENTER) on the remote control.

Playing back a photo copied to the internal memory

Press HOME on the remote control.

The Home screen appears.

Press  on the remote control and select [ Photos] by pressing , and press

(ENTER).

Select [Internal memory] by pressing  on the remote control, and press

(ENTER).

Select a photo by pressing  on the remote control, and press (ENTER).

The selected photo is displayed.

Note

Slide show playback cannot be performed with multiple photos optionally selected in the internal memory.

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If the aspect ratio of the copied photo differs from the one of the display of this unit, a blank space is displayed at top

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and bottom or left and right.

When you operate to copy a whole folder to the internal memory, only data inside the folder is copied. The folder

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composition therefore will not be displayed in the internal memory.

Deleting a photo in the internal memory

Photos and music in the internal memory can be deleted in [Delete photos] or [Delete all in the folder] in the option menu (page 58).

Creating a Frame

A frame is a collection of your favorite photos or music that can be easily selected. Once you have created several frames, you can easily change photos or music to match your mood by selecting one of the frames in the Home screen.

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Hint

In addition to the Photos and Info frame explained in this section, you can also save Music frames to play back music files and Memories frames to display photos in order of shooting date and time. For details on other frames, see “Available Frames” (page 27).

Creating a Photos and Info frame

As an example, the following steps show how to create a “Photos and Info” frame to display photos in a folder.

Display photos in a folder to create a Photos and Info frame by following the

steps in “Displaying Data on the Browse Screen” (page 18).

Press OPTIONS on the remote control.

The Options menu appears.

Select [Create new frame] by pressing  on the remote control, and press

(ENTER).

A confirmation screen for creating a frame appears.

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Hint

All photos in the folder storing target photo are saved in the frame.

Select [Yes] by pressing   on the remote control, and press (ENTER).

The “Create new frame” screen appears.

Select [Photos and Info] by pressing

(ENTER).

The “Create Photos and info frame” screen appears.

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Hint

In addition to the Photos and Info frame, you can select a Photo frame (page 28), a Shared frame (page 29) or a Memories frame (page 29). However, the Shared frame can be selected only when displaying photos in the Web server on the Internet in step 1.

on the remote control, and press

 

Press  on the remote control.

A setting screen to display information appears.

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Hint

You can set the style, order and interval for displaying photos in the Photos and Info frame. To change the settings, select the desired setting by pressing  on the remote control and press (ENTER), then select the desired option by pressing  and press (ENTER).

Press  on the remote control.

A confirmation screen for the selected settings appears.

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Hint

The selection to display news information provided from Google News U.K. (for U.K. model)/Google News (for U.S.A. model) or a registered RSS item in the Photos and Info frame can be set in this screen. Press  on the remote control to select other settings (if desired) and press (ENTER), then select the desired option by pressing  and press (ENTER).

Note

To display News, set up a wireless network before connecting the unit to the Internet. For details, see “Connecting to a Wireless Network” (page 51).

Select [Yes] by pressing   on the remote control, and press (ENTER).

The Photo and Info frame created with the selected settings appears.

Playing Back a Frame

You can play back saved frames from the Home screen, or change frames to another frame by pressing FRAME on the remote control.

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Hint

You can change the thumbnail displayed in the HOME screen to a desired photo in the frame. During playback of a frame, press OPTIONS during playback of the photo to be used for the thumbnail to select [Capture frame screen], and press (ENTER).

Playing back a frame from the Home screen

Press HOME on the remote control.

The Home screen appears.

Select the desired frame by pressing  on the remote control, and press

(ENTER).

The selected frame starts playing back.

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Hint

You can play back the frame by pressing FRAME while displaying a screen other than a frame.

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The operation guide for frames can be displayed by pressing DISPLAY repeatedly.

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Changing a frame

You can change a frame to another frame during playback.

Press FRAME on the remote control.

Press FRAME + to change to the next frame up in the frame list in the Home screen. Press FRAME – to

change to the next frame down in the frame list.

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Hint

You can re-arrange the frame order or delete unnecessary frames in the Home screen (page 59).

Available Frames

You can choose from 8 frame types, and save up to 20 frames.

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About the icons in this section

: Data in the internal memory can be used.

: Data on memory cards can be used.

: Data in the Web service can be used (Internet connection necessary).

: Data sent from the home server supported by the Remote Home Access function can be used (Internet connection

necessary).

: Data sent from a server using software such as “VAIO Media” can be used (Home LAN connection necessary).

: Information such as news on the Internet can be displayed (Internet connection necessary).

Frame Created from Photo Browse Screen

From the photo browse screen, you can create 4 types of frames for decorating photos in various ways. To create a frame, select the desired photo file or folder from the photo browse screen, and select [Create new frame] in the Options menu (page 57).

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Hint

If a folder is selected from the list when creating a frame, all photos in the folder currently selected up to the 4th level

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folder will be displayed in the frame.

If you have created a frame in the window displaying a photo, only photos in the folder where the photo is stored will

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be displayed in the frame (photos in the sub folder will not be displayed).

If you select a photo from the server using “VAIO Media” software or in home access when creating a frame, only photos

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in the folder where the photo is stored will be displayed in the frame (photos in the sub folder will not be displayed).

Photos and Info frame / / / / /

Displays a photo or photos in a specified folder one after another. You can also display the current time or registered RSS information with the photos.

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Hint

Each time you press DISPLAY, the display changes as follows: “Photo with analog clock”  “Photo with digital clock”  “Photo only”  “Photo with guide”  “Photo with analog clock”… For details on clock setting, see page 61.

Photos frame / / / /

Displays photos in a specified folder one after another with photo effects. You can also play back music together with your photos by selecting a music file in the internal memory.

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Hint

You can set the transition speed for displaying photos in [Frame settings] (page 57).

Note

If you change music to [Not specified] in the Options menu while displaying a Photos frame, changes will be applied

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the next time you play back frame.

When playing a Photos frame, the first photo may be repeatedly displayed.

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When playing a Photos frame, the first photo in the Web service may take time to display.

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Photos in the Web service may not be displayed due to slow connection speeds or excessive Internet activity.

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Shared frame

Displays photos uploaded to the Web photo organizer by members at the same time. Information from members, such as friends or family, can be shared by displaying respective photos at the same time.

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Hint

Up to 4 members can be registered for 1 Shared frame.

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You can set the style, order and interval for displaying photos in [Frame settings] (page 57).

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When new photos are uploaded to a Web server, is displayed on the Home screen and the New Info indicator

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lights up (page 8, 62). is displayed to members while displaying Shared frames. disappears when changing photos by   on the remote control.

Each time you press DISPLAY, the display changes as follows:

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“Photo with face icon”  “Photo only”  “Photo with guide”  “Photo with face icon”…

Note

It may take some time to display the first photo after starting the Shared frame.

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Depending on the number of photos in the folder, it may take some time to display the first photo.

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The more members (up to 4) sharing the folder at the same time, the longer it takes to display the first photo.

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Photos in the Web photo organizer may not be displayed due to slow connection speed or excessive Internet activity.

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Memories frame /

Displays photos shot or updated within one month from today in the specified folder at random. Photos shot in “this time some years ago” may be displayed since this unit displays photos regardless of shooting year. You can recall the days the photos were shot.

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Hint

You can set the screen separation, style and interval for displaying photos in [Frame settings] (page 57).

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It is recommended to store as many photos in a single folder as possible.

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Frame Created from Music Browse Screen

In the music browse screen, you can easily create frames to continually play back selected music files or desired web radio stations of SHOUTcast. To create a frame, select the desired music file of folder from the music browse screen, or the desired web radio station, and select [Create new frame] in the Options menu (page 57).

Music frame / /

Continuously plays back your favorite music or desired web radio station of SHOUTcast.

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Hint

Only the sleeve images of ID3 tag on music can be displayed.

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To stop playing music, press  on the remote control.

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