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SA-NS400 Network Speaker Operat ing Inst ruct ions Gett ing Star te d Listening to Audio C ontent Over Your Home Network Enjoy ing Sony Multip le-Ro om Produc ts Oth ers Netw or k Co nn ecti ons Troubleshoo ting[...]
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2 GB To reduc e the risk of fire or electric shock, do not ex pose this a pparatus to rain or moistu re. To redu ce the risk of fire , do no t cover the ventilat ion openi ng of the appara tus with newspape rs, tablecloths, curt ains, etc. Do no t pl ace th e na ked fl ame sour ces su ch as l igh ted cand les o n the ap parat us. Do not ins tall th[...]
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3 GB 12) Use only w ith the cart, sta nd, tripo d, brac ket, or tabl e specif ied by the manu fact urer , or sold w ith the ap parat us. Wh en a c art is use d, us e caut ion when mo ving th e cart /apparatus combi n ati on to av oid injury from tip-o ver . 13) Un plug this a pparatus d uring ligh tning storms o r when un used for long peri ods of [...]
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4 GB For th e Stat e of Ca lifornia, USA only Perchlor ate Materi al - special handl ing may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/pe rchlorate Perchlor ate Materi al: Lithiu m battery c ontains perchlo rate.[...]
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5 GB T able of Co ntents Featur es of th is unit ..... ........... .................. .... 6 Produc t Overvi ew ....... ........... ............... ....... 7 Getting S tarted Guide to Parts and Controls .............. ........... 8 Main unit ......... .............. ........... ............... 8 Remote con trol ........... ....... ........... .....[...]
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6 GB Featur es of this unit Y ou ca n enjo y music f rom anyw her e in yo ur ho me b y con nectin g thi s DLN A (Digi tal Liv ing Network Alliance) -comp liant un it to a network. For example, you can play b ack audi o conte nt stored on the co mputer in the bedro om, using this un it in the li ving room (pag e 20). P ARTY STREAMING function P AR T[...]
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7 GB Pr oduct Overview 1: Settin g up your home netwo rk Refer to the following pages accordi ng to your net work en vironment. Wireless networks . Set up your n etwork u sing the sup plied CD-ROM. Refer to the leaflet “Pre parations for listen i ng to music v i a your home ne twork” for d etails. Refer to pag e 14 when you se t up your network[...]
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8 GB Guide to Pa rts and Controls Fron t A PARTY button Press to use the PA RTY STREAMING functi on (page 25). Tip This bu tton a lso receiv es signal s from a remote control. Oper ate th e re mote c ontro l aim ing at this point. The remo te signal reception o f this unit may not work cor rect ly when the sur face o f this b utton is dirty. B P AR[...]
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9 GB Getting Sta rted E VOL+/– bu ttons Use to adju st the vol u me. The illumina tion indicator fla shes when the volume level is set to either min imum or maxi mum. F NETWORK STANDBY indicator Lights up in ambe r when the unit is in th e netw ork standb y mode (pa ge 13). G LINK indicator Indicates t he connecti on status of the wired/wireless [...]
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10 GB Rear H WPS button Use to make the network settings for the WPS push b utton configurat ion (pag e 16). I DC IN terminal Use t o con nec t the s uppl ied AC ad apto r (page 12). J AUDIO IN terminal Use to conn ect the audio ou tput jack of a n externa l compone nt. K (LAN) port Use to connect the network (LAN) cable. L Power switch Slide the s[...]
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11 GB Getting Sta rted A DIMMER button Press to ch ange the b rightn ess of the illumin ation in dicator (n ormal/dar k). B INPUT button Press to ch ange the in put be tween the home ne twork an d the aud io inpu t. C BOOKMARKS buttons Use for the bookmark function (page 24). CALL button Press to p lay back th e audio c ontent in the bookmark list.[...]
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12 GB Checki ng the Su pplied Accessories Remote co ntrol (1) AC adaptor (1) AC power cord (1) Operating Instructions (this manual) (1) Preparat ions for listen ing to m usic via y our home net work (Leaf let) (1) Network (LAN) cable (1) CD-ROM (“Network Speaker Wi -Fi Utility”) (1) Preparin g the Unit and the Remote 1 Connect the AC power cord[...]
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13 GB Getting Sta rted Turning the Unit On or Off Sl ide th e power swit ch to ON The NETWORK STANDBY indicator lights up in amber and the illum ination indicator lights up in blu e. You can operat e this unit when the NETWORK STANDBY indicator goes off and the ill uminati on indicator lig hts up. It may take a whil e. Note Keep thi s unit in the n[...]
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14 GB How to Connect Your Network Set up the network aft er checking yo ur network environme nt. Refer to the foll owing descript ions. Wireless Net work: Set up yo ur ne twork u sing t he supp lied CD-ROM. Refer to the leaflet “Preparations for lis teni ng t o musi c via your hom e netwo rk” for details. Refer to opti on 1 when yo u set up y o[...]
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15 GB Network Connection s Notes • Install the UPnP servi ce in advance if you are using Windows XP (page 28). • R efer to “Set ting Screen on the Bro wser” (page 27) for details on the di splay of [My Network] or [N etwork]. • Check your set-up of the firewall of the security so ftware if you canno t find [SA-NS400] or the browser does n[...]
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16 GB About wirel ess LAN securit y Since commu nicatio n via the wireles s LAN functio n is e stabli shed by radio waves , the wireless signal may be susceptib le to interceptio n. To p rotect wireless communi cation, this system support s vario us security func tions. Be sure to corre ctly configur e the security sett ings in acco rdance with you[...]
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17 GB Network Connection s Your comput er must be conne cted to the wireless LAN rou ter/access poin t in advance . Write down the SSI D of your wir eless LAN router/a ccess point . Refer to t he operatin g instruction s of the access point . 1 Check wh ether your computer and wireless LAN router/ access p oint ar e turned on. 2 Connect the unit an[...]
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18 GB 8 Select [PIN method], then click [Start]. An eight -digit nu mber (PI N code) appears on the scre en. 9 Enter the unit’s PIN code in the wireless LA N router/ access poi nt. Tip Refer to the ope rating instr uctions for details on the wirel ess LAN router /access po int. 10 Click [OK] on the PIN code screen th at is displaye d in step 8. D[...]
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19 GB Network Connection s 3 Check wh ether your computer and r outer are tu rned on. 4 Turn the unit on. 5 Click [My Network] or [N etwork] t [SA-NS40 0]. The [So ny Networ k Device Se tting] screen a ppears. Notes • Install the UPnP servi ce in advance if you are using Windows X P (page 28). • Check your set-up of the firewall of the security[...]
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20 GB Using DLNA (Digit al Living Network Alliance) You can pl ay back audi o content on DLNA-complian t servers such as your comp uter, or ne twork audi o, et c, on this u nit. A DLNA-com pliant control ler devi ce (a remote control device, etc.) is needed for the operation . You c an us e Wi ndows 7 as both s erver an d controller. The uni t can [...]
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21 GB Listenin g to Aud io Conte nt Over Your Hom e Netwo rk 2 Select [Pu blic netw ork] un der [View your acti ve networks] . If the displa y shows other than [Pu blic netwo rk], go to s tep 5. The [Se t Networ k Location] window appears. 3 Selec t [Ho me netw ork] o r [Work network ] accordi ng to the environ ment in which t he speaker is used. 4[...]
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22 GB 4 Select [Play To] from the menu. The device l ist appears. 5 Select [SA-NS40 0]. The audio co ntent is pl ayed back from this speake r. You need to set up Wind ows Media P layer 11 to listen t o the music using th e Windows Vista/ Wind ows XP * as a server. * Windo ws M edia Play er 11 i s not manuf acturer - installe d on Window s XP. Acces[...]
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23 GB Listenin g to Aud io Conte nt Over Your Hom e Netwo rk 6 Confirm th at the [Loca tion typ e] has be en changed to [Private] and select [Close]. 7 Confirm that [(Private net work)] is displayed in the [Network and Sharing Center ] window an d close the windo w. 8 If a check is not add ed next to [Share my media ] in th e [Media S haring] windo[...]
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24 GB Using the Bookmar k Function This func tion allo ws you to pla y back only audio co ntent that is boo kmarke d. You need to register au dio conten t while it is being p layed back on t his unit in th e book mark list. You can registe r audio conte nt which is being played back via the netwo rk on the server in your bo okmark list. 1 Select th[...]
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25 GB Enjoying Sony Multiple-Room Products Using the P ARTY STREAMING Function You can pl ay back a udio co ntent th at is be ing played ba ck on thi s unit or on another device that has a PARTY STREAMING function at the sa me time, via your home ne twork . While using the PARTY STREAMING functio n, the devi ce that start s a PARTY a nd streams th [...]
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26 GB functi on while th e unit is playi ng a track, the unit will start a PART Y as a PARTY host and the other device wi ll join a PAR TY as a P ARTY gues t. The unit can join a PARTY which has been star ted by ano ther d evice so tha t you can en joy the same aud io conten t as that being played in a different room. When another device (PARTY hos[...]
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27 GB Others Setting Screen on the Browser Start up th e browser of the u nit referring t o the followings. For Wi ndows 7 users: Double-c lick [Comput er] on the desk to p, then click [Networ k ] on the left side of t he screen. Double-c lick [SA-NS400]. Se lect the desired language aft er the “Langu age Setup” scree n appears. For Windows Vi [...]
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28 GB Bookmarks screen You can manag e the book mark pl aylist usi ng this screen. Software Updat e screen You can up date the firmware using this screen. Tip You ca n change the lang uage us ing the lang uage ta b on the left side on t he screen. You ha ve to i nstall the UP nP servic e for browsi ng. Note The i tems displa yed on th e compute r m[...]
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29 GB Others 4 Put a che ck the checkbox beside [ UPnP U ser Interf ace], then click [OK]. 5 Click [Next] . The [Comp leting the W indows Compo nents Wiz ard] wind ow appea rs. 6 Click [Finish]. Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TO TAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: Satelli te L+R With 5 ohms loads, both channels driven, fro m 500 - [...]
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30 GB Dimensions (w/h/d) (incl uding projecting p arts and controls): Appro x. 240 × 273 × 18 5 mm (Appr ox. 9 1/2 × 10 3/4 × 7 3/8 in) Mass Appr ox. 3 .9 k g (8 lb 10 oz ) Supplied ac cessories: See page 12. Design and spec ifications are s ubject t o change wi thout notice. Precautions On safety • Before operating the system, be su re that [...]
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31 GB Others • I f yo u use a pac emak er o r othe r medical device, consult your physi cian or the manu facturer of y our medi cal device before using th e wireless LAN func tion. On cleaning • Wipe the unit usi ng a soft cloth suc h as the cloths u sed for c leaning eye gl asses, etc . • Do not use alcoho l, be nzine, or t hinne r to clean [...]
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32 GB x Networ k key (secu rity key) An encry ption key used to lim it the d evices with which c ommunicatio n can o ccur. It is used to provid e higher securi ty for devices communicat ing via a wirel ess LAN router/ access poi nt. x Proxy A program or a server that provides Intern et access to compu ters within a firewall or quicke r downlo ading[...]
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33 GB Troubl eshootin g Trouble shooting If a probl em occur s while op erating the un it, follow the steps described below befo re consultin g your neares t Sony dea ler. If an error message ap pears, i t is re commended that y ou make a note of its contents for reference. 1 Check to see if the p roblem is listed in this “Troubleshooting” sect[...]
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34 GB There is no sound. • Press the V OLUME + button on the remote or p re ss V OL+ butto n on th e unit to turn up the v olume. The un it may h ave been set to silence the sound b y a contr oller . If the sound is ou tput for a moment an d then is silen ced again, t he unit m ay hav e received a command t o silence the sound. Confi rm the se tt[...]
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35 GB Troubl eshootin g A udio content has c hanged/started/ stop ped au toma tica lly . • The uni t may be under th e control of another device. If you want to reject these requests, set t he po wer switch of this unit to OFF. The sound skips. • The soun d may skip d e pend ing on the network environment, et c., when you u se a wireless ne two[...]
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36 GB devices that ar e on the home net work.)” (pag e 34) i f the LINK in dica tor goe s of f, flashe s or lights up in re d. • This u nit cann ot pl ay back audio c ontent in the fol lowin g case. – There is no se rver de vice. – Ther e is no au dio conten t that can be play ed b ack on the s erv er . Refer to “Home Network” (page 34)[...]
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37 GB Troubl eshootin g This unit do es not operate if y ou press the b uttons of this unit or those of the remote. • Butto ns do no t wor k during in itializin g or starting u p. • Buttons do no t wo rk while y ou are updati ng the soft ware. • Butto ns other tha n the ? / 1 (pow er) butto n on the remote do not wo rk in the network stan dby[...]
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38 GB Trademarks, et c. • PAR TY STREAMING and the PARTY STRE AMING logo ar e tradem arks of Sony Corpora tion. • M icrosoft, W indows, W indows Vi sta, Windows 7™ , Windows Med ia are trad emark s or registere d tradem arks of Mic rosoft Corpo ration in the Un ited St ates and/ or othe r count ries. • This product is pro tected by certai n[...]
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