Sony LF-V30 manual

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    Sony LF-V30 3-273-933- 11 (1) 3-273-933- 11 (1) Quick Star t Guide LocationF ree® Base Station LF- V30 F or more details about this product, please ref er to the LocationF ree® Base Station Oper ating Instruc tions on the supplied CD-ROM. This product is available f or use in the U.S. and C anada only . ©2007 Sony Corporation P rinted in Japan[...]

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    2 Sony LF-V30 3-273-933- 11 (1) C ustomer Suppor t Information F or Sony Online Registration: ww w .sony .c om/productregistration The Sony Online Registration is also a vailable by selecting [Star t Menu]  [All Pr ograms]  [Sony Loca tionFree Player]  [Son y LocationF ree Pr oduct Registration] on your PC. F or technical support: Please g[...]

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    3 Sony LF-V30 3-273-933- 11 (1) T able of C onten ts Cust omer Suppor t I nformation ............................................................. 2 T able of Cont ents ........................................................................................ 3 P ackage Contents ........................................................................[...]

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    4 Sony LF-V30 3-273-933- 11 (1)  LF-V30 LocationF ree® Base Station  AC-LX1B AC adapter (F er rite core attached)  IR Blaster With the IR Blaster , you can control the video devices remotely on the LocationF ree® Player using the on-screen remote contr ol feature.  Pow er cord  LocationF ree® Base Station stand  LocationF ree®[...]

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    5 Sony LF-V30 3-273-933- 11 (1) Attach the stand. Set up the LocationF ree® Base Station with a W ireless Router This is the setup flow for Microsoft® Windows Vista® users. F or Windows® XP PC users , please sk ip to P age 12. P osition the Base Station near your video device(s). Holes Claws Stand Bring the Base Station LF- V30 close to your vi[...]

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    6 Sony LF-V30 3-273-933- 11 (1) After you complete these settings , please turn on the video device(s). Video device IR BLASTER port 1 or 2 Both ports are available. Plug in the IR Blaster to configure the on-screen remote control . Make sure the video device also has a remote control . IR Blaster  Tip Orient the infrared transmitter on the end [...]

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    7 Sony LF-V30 3-273-933- 11 (1) Connect DVR/DVD/set-top bo x with the B ase Station. Rear panel of the Base Station Video Output Video Input T V , etc. IR BLASTER LAN 1 2 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 1 WLAN AP CLIENT IN IN OUT VIDEO AUDIO L R Y P B P R Y P B P R VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R DC IN 12V OUT VIDEO 2 (VIDEO/COMPONENT) VIDEO 2 (VIDEO[...]

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    8 Sony LF-V30 3-273-933- 11 (1) WIRELESS NETWORK SETUP MODE NET AV RESET The POWER LED will light in green Fr ont panel of the Base Station IR BLASTER LAN 1 2 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 1 WLAN AP CLIENT IN IN OUT VIDEO AUDIO L R Y P B P R Y P B P R VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R DC IN 12V OUT VIDEO 2 (VIDEO/COMPONENT) VIDEO 2 (VIDEO/COMPONENT) [...]

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    9 Sony LF-V30 3-273-933- 11 (1) C onnec t y our PC to a Router Connect your PC to the Router . Wireless r outer PC Notes  If your PC is already connected to your router , please skip this step.  Please prepare y our router SSID and encryption k ey (as needed).  F or details about setup or registration of your rout er , refer to your router[...]

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    10 Sony LF-V30 3-273-933- 11 (1) P osition your PC near the Base Sta tion After connecting your PC to the router , position the PC near the Base Station.[...]

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    11 Sony LF-V30 3-273-933- 11 (1) Let’ s Star t the Setup W izard! Insert the supplied CD -ROM (LF A-PC30) into the disc drive of y our PC, install the LF A-PC30 LocationFree® Pla yer software , and launch it. F ollow the setup wizard. Setup the following cont ents with the setup wizard.  PC Client registr ation  Wir eless mode setup  Co[...]

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    12 Sony LF-V30 3-273-933- 11 (1) F or the following de vice or soft ware users - Desktop PC (with no wireless function) - Window s® XP  Place the LF-V30 near the wireless r outer .  Connect a LAN cable from the wireless router to the LAN port on the rear of the LF-V30.  Plug the LF-V30 into a wall outlet, and turn it on.  T urn the com[...]

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    13 Sony LF-V30 3-273-933- 11 (1) PSP ®  Upgrade the PSP ® sy stem soft ware to the la test version. F or details on system software updates, see www.us .playstation.com/psp).  T urn on the WLAN switch of the PSP ® system.  Fr om the Home menu, mov e to then select .  Register your PSP ® sy stem follo wing the on-screen instructions.[...]

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    14 Sony LF-V30 3-273-933- 11 (1) T roubleshooting Using L ocationFr ee® Play er Help Click here. Problem Causes and remedies The automatic NetA V check has failed. Open the [Base Station Settings] and per form the NetA V check manually . F or more details, ref er to the Base Station Operating Instructions. When you wish to wa tch video at home onl[...]

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    15 Sony LF-V30 3-273-933- 11 (1) Problem Causes and remedies How can I perform remote registration t o watch video cont ent streamed from the LocationF ree® Base Station over the Internet? PC users: Refer to the client device r egistration information print ed on the sticker on the back cover . PSP ® system users: If you set the WLAN switch to CL[...]

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    Sony LF-V30 3-273-933- 11 (1) Sony , LocationFree , V AIO, and their respective logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Corporation. “PlayStation ” is a registered trademark and “PSP ” is a trademar k of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and the Windows logo are trademar ks or regist ere[...]