Sony SRS-X7 manual

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    P ersonal Audio S ystem Enjoy Music over Y our Wi-Fi Ne twork SRS- X7 Enjoy Music over Y our Wi-Fi Network GB[...]

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    2 GB The following thr ee documents are pr ovided. Enjoy Music over Y our Wi-Fi Network (this document) Provides how t o listen to music in your personal comput er (PC) over your Wi-Fi network. Refer ence Guide (ac companying shee t) Provides important saf ety information. Help Guide (web document for a P C/smartphone) Provides de tails about the u[...]

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    3 GB Thank you for purchasing this Son y product. With this unit, you can conne ct devices and enjoy listening to music in v arious ways as follows. Playing music over your Wi-Fi network Playing music over your wired ne twork   For wir ed network users   For listening t o music over your home network (DLNA/AirPlay) Playing music via BLU[...]

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    4 GB Enjoy listening to music over your Wi-Fi ne twork Choose A or B in order to list en to music store d in a PC over your home network. Listening by smartphone/iPhone oper ation First, install the “ SongP al ” app (page 22 ) on your smartphone/iPhone. This app provides Wi-Fi conne ction setup with the unit, and allows you to select/play music[...]

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    5 GB Listening with AirPlay (f or iT unes users) Y ou can listen to music in your iT unes by operating the PC. Make a Wi-Fi c onnection between the unit and wir eless router . B Required it ems:   Wireless r outer (with acc ess point)   PC (with iT unes installed) Each device needs to be c onnected to Wi-Fi beforehand.   page 14[...]

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    Listening by smartphone/iPhone opera tion 6 A GB Smartphone C onnecting to Wi-Fi by “SongP al” First, make a BLUET OOTH c onnection with the unit. Then configure the Wi-Fi se ttings. Complet e step 6 (page 8 ) within 15 minutes after turning on the unit. For iPhone users, follow the steps on page 9 . 1 Pr eliminary steps:  Recor d the SSI[...]

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    7 GB 3 Start up the “SongPal” app. T ap [SongPal] on your smartphone. Follow the on-scr een instructions. NFC compatible smartphone T ouch the N-Mark on the unit with the smartphone. T ouch and hold until the smartphone responds. Non-NFC compatible smartphone  T ap [Open the Bluetooth setting screen].  T ap the (BL UETOO TH) P AIRIN[...]

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    Listening by smartphone/iPhone opera tion 8 A GB  T ap and hold the (BL UETOO TH) P AIRING button until the (BLUET OO TH) indicator begins to flash quickly .*  T ap [SONY:SRS- X7 (Bluetooth)] on the smartphone’s scr een. * The first time you tap the (BLUET OOTH) P AIRING button after pur chasing this unit, the (BLUET OOTH) indic ator [...]

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    9 GB 1 Pr eliminary steps:  Recor d the SSID and password of your r outer in the spaces below . SSID: P assword:  For det ails, refer to the oper ating instructions of your router .  Make sur e the NETWORK OFF/ON switch on the rear of the unit is set t o ON. iPhone C onnecting to Wi-Fi by “SongP al” First, make a BLUET OOTH c onn[...]

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    Listening by smartphone/iPhone opera tion 10 A GB 3 Set the unit to paring mode .  T ap the (BLUET OOTH) P AIRING button once.  T ap and hold the (BLUET OOTH) P AIRING button until the (BLUET OO TH) indicator begins to flash quickly .* * The first time you tap the (BLUET OOTH) P AIRING button after pur chasing this unit, the (BLUET OOTH[...]

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    11 GB 6 Start up “SongP al” . The home screen of “SongPal” is displayed. Follow the on-scr een instructions. 7 Configur e the Wi-Fi settings, following the app’ s instructions. Flashing Lit When the Wi-Fi connection is c omplete, the LINK indicator lights up in gr een.   page 12 Playback[...]

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    Listening by smartphone/iPhone opera tion 12 A GB Smartphone iPhone Listening t o music over your Wi-Fi network Follow the on-scr een instructions of the “SongP al” app. 1 Set up your PC as a DLNA server . For det ails about settings, refer t o Help Guide. http://rd1.sony .net/help/speaker/srs- x7 /zz/ Windows users are r ecommended to install [...]

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    13 GB 4 Select a song from the list and play it. Music in your PC will be heard fr om the unit.   page 22 About “SongP al”[...]

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    14 Listening with AirPlay (for iT unes users) B GB Select the Wi-Fi c onnection method Choose  or  depending on your wireless r outer . Q Does your wir eless r outer have a WPS button? T o check if your wireless rout er is compatible with WPS (Wi-Fi Pr otecte d Setup™), refer t o the operating instructions of your r outer .   YES  [...]

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    15 GB 1 Check the LAN cable is not connect ed , then turn on the unit. Make sur e the NETWORK OFF/ON switch is set to ON, then turn on the unit. When the LINK indicator turns off , go to the ne xt step. 2 Place the unit and wir eless r outer closer , then press the WPS buttons as follows.  Pres s and hold the WPS button of the unit until you [...]

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    16 Listening with AirPlay (for iT unes users) B GB  Manual setting me thod using PC 1 Pr eliminary steps:  Recor d the SSID and password of your r outer in the spaces below . SSID: P assword:  For det ails, refer to the oper ating instructions of your router .  Make sur e the NETWORK OFF/ON switch on the rear of the unit is set t [...]

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    17 GB 4 Display [Sony Network Devic e Setting] on your PC.  Launch a browser .  Enter the following URL in the addr ess bar . http://169.254. 1. 1 5 Select the language from [Language Setup]. 6 Select [Network Settings] fr om the menu. Network Settings Continued [...]

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    18 Listening with AirPlay (for iT unes users) B GB 7 Select the SSID of your wireles s rout er and enter the passwor d. 8 Pr ess [Apply]. Apply SSID See the rec orded passwor d at the step 1 . 9 When promp ted, unplug the LAN cable fr om the unit.[...]

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    19 GB 10 Check the LINK indicat or lights up in green. 11 Play music by opera ting your PC (iT unes). Flashing Lit When the Wi-Fi connection is c omplete, the LINK indicator lights up in gr een. Music in your iT unes will be heard fr om the unit via AirPlay .[...]

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    20 GB T r oubleshooting A Wi-Fi connection betwe en the unit and home network is not pos sible   If a LAN cable is connect ed to the unit, disconnect it and r estart the unit. The unit automatically tries t o connect to the home network over a wired ne twork when a LAN cable is connect ed to the unit.   Check that your wireles s router [...]

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    21 GB How to check Wi-Fi signal str ength (rec eption sensitivity)  While the unit is connecte d to Wi-Fi (the LINK indicator lights up in gr een), tap and hold the NETWORK button until you hear a beep. 3 2 1 0 Signal strength Number of flashing indicators Function buttons on the t op panel of the unit start to flash. The number of flashing i[...]

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    22 GB About “SongP al” “SongP al” is an app for contr olling Sony audio devices which ar e compatible with “SongPal” , by your smartphone/iPhone. Downloading this app on your smartphone (page 6 ) or iPhone (page 9 ) provides the following. Sound settings of SRS- X7 Y ou can easily customize your sound, or use Sony’s rec ommended setti[...]

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    23 GB P arts and contr ols Rear of the unit Rear of the unit Charge only*  Wireless LAN antenna Set the wireles s LAN antenna in the upright position when using Wi-Fi.  N-Mark  UPDA TE button This button will be displayed only when the unit dete cts a new version of the software while c onnected to the Int ernet.  VOL (volume) –/+ but[...]

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    4-527-954- 21 (1) ©2014 Sony C orpora tion Printed in China[...]