Sony SEP-30BT manual

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-32(1)[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 2 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 3 W ARNING T o reduce the risk of re or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to r ain or moisture. Do not install the app liance in a conned space, such as a bookcase or built-in ca binet. T o reduce the risk of r e, do not co ver the ventilatio n of the appa ratus with news[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 4 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 5 About the manuals T wo manuals, “ Op erating I nstructions ” and “ Q uick Start Guide, ” are su pplied with this play er . If you in stall the supplied softwar e, you can view the software ’ s help f or further informatio n. Quick Start Guide Explains the basic pr eparations a nd[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 6 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 7 Enjoy ing n ot only music bu t also mot ion The play er is a music en tertainment p layer wi th built-in flash memory , and comes with the “Rolly Cho reographer ” software. Y ou can en joy listenin g to music a nd viewing motion* transferred fro m a com puter t o the player , using the[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 8 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 9 Front Guide t o P ar ts and Controls    Arms (right/lef t) (   page 11, 26,  33) The arms open while the player i s playing m usic. The arms open and close repeatedly while the play er moves. The arms ar e made to detach in certain circumstances f or safety reason s. ?[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 10 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 11 Rear    Power swit ch (   page 26, 34, 42,  44) ON: P ower o n (to play m usic and motion) OFF: P ower off : Po wer on (for Bluet ooth communica t ion) When yo u turn on the power , the player sounds a start-up sound a nd opens the arms once. Y ou can set the player[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 12 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 13 Charging the Batter y The play er operates o n the supp lied recharg eable lithium-io n batt er y (hereina fter called the “battery”). When yo u use the player fo r the first time, or the ba ttery has been discharged, connect the play er to a com puter t o charge i t. Inser t ing the[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 14 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 15 Notes Set the Pow er switch to O FF before co nnecting the player to a co mpu ter . Y ou canno t operate the pla yer when it is connected to a comp uter . Make sur e that yo u disconnect the player befo re you t urn off or restart yo ur comp uter . Other wise, the player ma y not operate[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 16 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 17 Playback time on the battery (1) Playing Playback time (appro x.) Mu sic (2) 5 hours Mu sic with motion (2)(3) 4 hour s Mu sic via Bluetooth comm unication 4 hours 30 min utes Mu sic with motion via Bluet ooth communica tion (3) 3 hours 30 min utes (1) Measured using a fully cha rged bat[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 18 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 19 The play er plays m usic and mo tion transferr ed from a com put er , using the supplied “ Rolly Choreogra pher” softwar e. Enjoying Music and Motion Enjoying Music and Motion Installing the software (page 20) T ransferring music and motion to the play er (page 23) Playing music and [...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-32(1) 20 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-32(1) 21 Install the sup plied “Rolly Cho reograph er” software . See page 21 for the system requirem ents tha t must be met to use the pla yer . 1 T urn on the computer and start W indows. Log on as an administra tor . 2 Quit all active software programs on your c omputer . Be sure to quit a[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 22 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 23 Microsoft I nternet Explor er 5.5 or later must t o be installed. An internet co nnection is required t o upload/download motio n data. W e do not guarant ee operation fo r all comp uters, even if they meet the above S ystem Requiremen ts. No t supported b y the following en vironments: [...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 24 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 25 3 T o transfer all music files in a folder , selec t the folder in the PC tree. T o transfer a single file, select the file in the PC list. Y ou can select more than one file to be transfer ed at on e time. 4 Press the button. The selected folder or file will be transferred. Each track w[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 26 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 27 Y ou can play mu sic transferred fro m a comp uter usin g Rolly Choreogra pher . Y ou can play motio n together with mu sic (  page 33). 1 Set the Pow er switch to ON. The start-up sound sounds a nd the power is t urned on. 2 Place the play er on a stable surface with the SONY logo fa[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 28 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 29 Changing a trac k T o change the track, p ush the play er forward or back ward a sho rt distance while music is pla ying. The operatio n sound sounds and the track c hanges. (1) T o change the m usic grou p , push the player f orward or backwa rd further . The operatio n sound sounds, th[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 30 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 31 continued  Adjust ing the v o lume T o turn down the volume T o turn up the volume While music i s playing, r otate the p layer clockwise to turn up the vo lume, an d count erclockwise to turn i t down. The play er returns a uto matically to the position it was befo re the vol ume was[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 32 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 33 Jump ing 5 tracks/ grou ps ahead ( or back) Ho ld the player in y our hand to j ump tracks/gr oups. 1 While music is playing , double -click the Play button. The side lamps ligh t up in ora nge. 2 While the side lamps are lit in orange , turn the upper wheel. If yo u turn the wheel to th[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 34 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 35 1 Set the Pow er switch to ON. A starting sound sounds and the po wer is turned on. 2 Place the play er with the SONY logo facing y ou. 3 Double -click the Play button. The play er plays m usic and mo tion. The Play-b utto n indicato r chan ges color acco rding to the p layback status. W[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 36 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 37 Notes If yo u hold the arms and wheels do wn, or try to stop motion in a ny wa y during mo tion playback, the side lam ps will light up in red and mo tion sto ps. If yo u play m usic near the range o f maximum v olume level, the s peakers vibrate , and the case of the player vib rates, t[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 38 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 39 Using the wake-up timer When yo u set the wake-up timer on, disconnect the USB cab le from the pla yer , and leave the Po wer switch to ON. If the pla yer is pla ying music a t t he preset time, the wake-u p function does not work. T o check whether the wake-up timer is set to on o r not[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 40 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 41 Bluetooth devices mus t support the A2DP p rofile to be connected with the pla yer . In addition, when the devices also support the A VRCP pr ofile, you can o perate those devices, such as starting and s topp ing pla yback, with this player . See page 67 for details on Bl uetooth wireles[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 42 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 43 3 Hold the Play button of the pla yer down f or more than 7 seconds. While the play er is processin g the pairing, the Bluetooth indica tor flashes rap idly in blue. Note The pairing pr ocess lasts about 5 min utes. I f the process is in terrupted befor e you com plete operation s up to [...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 44 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 45 Note A Bluetooth conn ection is cleared in the follo wing cases. The play er is turned off. The paired Bl uetooth device or its Bluet ooth function is turned off. The play er or the Bluetooth function o f the Bluetooth device is set to sleep mode. The Bluetooth co nnection is disconnecte[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 46 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 47 Notes When Bl uetooth devices other than the player a re connected to the pair ed Bluetooth device, the music pla yed on the Bl uetooth device may sound only in termittently thro ugh the speakers of the play er . If this happens, di sconnect the other Bluetooth devices from the pair ed B[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 48 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 49 If the pla yer does not function as expected, tr y the followin g steps to resol ve the pro blem. 1 Find the symptoms of the pr oblem in the following troubleshooting tables , and try the corrective actions listed. 2 Press the Reset button with a small pin or the like . Even if y ou pr e[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 50 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 51 Symptom Cause/Remedy The left and right sho ulders are ou t of position. The shoulders ma y come ou t of position depending o n the circumstances wher e the player is used. F or a remedy , visit the website belo w . htt p://rolly .s ony-eur ope.com/su pport  The player g ets warm. The[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 52 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 53 Comput er c onnection/Rolly Choreogr apher Symptom Cause/Remedy When you in stall the software, an error mes sage appears o n the comp uter displa y . Y ou may no t be able to use the play er with that com put er . See the system requiremen ts (  page 21).  Even if y ou insert the [...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 54 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 55 Symptom Cause/Remedy A connection cannot be estab lished. The Bluetooth device to be connected does not su pport the SCMS-T system. On the [T o ols] menu o f Rolly Chor eographer , select [Rolly Settings] - [Bluetooth Comm unication] - [Copyright Pr otection] - [Copyright Pr otection] - [...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 56 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 57 On places the p la yer can be use d The play er operates in tem p eratur es ranging fro m 5 °C (41 °F) to 35 °C (95 °F). I t is not recommended to use the pla yer in extremel y cold or hot p laces out o f this temperat ure rang e. Do not use the player in a loca tion where the pla ye[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 58 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 59 On hea t build-up Hea t may build u p in the player if i t is used for an exten ded period of time. On mois ture c ondensation If the pla yer is br ought directly fro m a cold place to a warm place, mo istur e may con dense on the surface or inside o f the player . This may cause a malfu[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 60 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 61 The explana tions in this man ual assume that y ou ar e familiar with the basic operation s of W indows. For deta ils on the use of your co mp uter and o perating system, please ref er to the respective manuals. On sample music an d m otion d ata The play er is pre-ins talled with sample[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 62 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 63 Specific ations Others On cleani ng Clean the player ’ s case with a s oft cloth, such as c leaning cloth fo r eyeglasses. If the pla yer’ s case becomes very dir ty , clean it with a soft cloth sligh tly moistened wi th water or a mild detergen t solution. Do not use an y type of ab[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-32(1) 64 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-32(1) 65 Others Batter y BT -SE 10 T ype Lithium ion r echargeab le battery Maximum output voltage DC 4.2 V Output voltage DC 3.7 V Capacity 5.8 Wh (1,560 mAh) Operating temperatur e 5 °C to 35 °C (41 °F to 95 °F) (charging t emperat ure: 10 °C to 30 °C (50 °F to 86 °F)) Dimension A ppr o[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 66 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 67 Others Copyrights Rolly and are trademarks o f Sony Corpora tion. Microsoft, W indows, W indows NT and W indows M edia are trademarks or r eg istered trademarks of Micr osoft Corporation in the U nited States a nd/or other co untries. The Bluetooth wo rd mar k and logos ar e owned by the[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 68 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 69 Around micr owa ve ov ens that ar e in use Locations where o ther electromagnetic wav es occur Effects of other devices Bluetooth devices and wire less LAN (IEEE 802.11b/g) use the same frequency band (2.4 GHz). When using y our Bluetoo th device near a device with wireless LAN capabilit[...]

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    SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 70 SEP-30BT  3-870-834-31(1) 71 Others S Samp le music and m otion data ................................... 61 SCMS-T ............................... 37 Self-motion .......................... 33 Shoulder ................................. 9 Shuffle playback .................. 31 Side lamp ...............................[...]