Sony VGF-WA1 manual

VGF-W A1 3-094-116-12(1) VGF-W A1 3-094-116-12(1) 3-094-116- 12 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation / P r inted in China F or customer support information, visit the following websit e: http://esupport.sony .com/EN/V AIO/ for customers in USA and Canada, http://www.son y .com.sg/vaio/ for customers in Asia and P acific countries or areas. Wireless Dig ita[...]

2 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) W ARNING T o pr event fir e or shock hazard, do not expose the device t o rain or moisture . T o a void electrical shock, do not open cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only .  The power socket ou t let shall be installed near the equipmen t and shall be easily accessible.  A udio and picture disto rtio[...]

3 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-12(1) FC C Radiation Exposure Statement For V GF-W A1 This equipm ent com plies with FCC radiation exposure limits set fo rth for an uncon trolled enviro nment. This equipm ent sho uld be installed and operated with minimum distan ce 20 cm (7 7 / 8 inches) between radiato r and your body (excl uding extremities: hands, wrists a[...]

4 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) T able of C onten ts Introduction 7 Wha t this product can do ................................ 7 U sefu l feat ures to en j oy m usic ................. 8 Operating en vironmen t ................................... 9 Compu ters that can be connected to this product .............................................. 9 Addi t io[...]

5 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) About the supplied guides The followin g guides are inc luded with this W ireless Digital A udio.  Operating In str uctions (this document): Contain s informa tion on ho w to use t he W ireless Digital A udio.  Setup Guide: Con tains informatio n on how t o connect and set up the Wir eless Digital Audio .  Illust[...]

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7 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Introduction What this pr oduc t c an do The W ireless Digital A udio is a device with which you can pla y music files that are sto red on your comp uter , or listen to web radio , via a wireless LAN. Y ou can enjoy m usic with high quality speakers. This device supports the follo w ing four wa ys to enjoy m usic. Listeni[...]

8 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Useful f eatures to enjo y music This product has va r ious fea tures to enha nce your m usic enjoyment. Brow se Function Y ou can see a list of con tent to easily find your fa vorit e cont ent an d play it bac k.  What is content?  In this guide, “ conten t” refers t o music files or strea ming media that ar e [...]

9 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Introduction Operating en vironment Comput ers that can be connected to this product T o use this device with your comp uter , the following en v ironmen t is required: Computer IBM PC/A T compatible  CPU: Celeron 1.00 GHz o r higher  A vailable hard dis k drive space: 1.2 GB or mor e (The amoun t of space varies ac[...]

10 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-12(1) Additional Supporting Sof tware Server – V AIO Media I ntegra ted S er ver V er .6.0* – W indows Media Connect 2.0 – W indows Media Play er 11 * Y ou may not be ab le to use some functions with the V AIO In tegrated Ser ver V er .6.0 included on the supplied CD-ROM. U pdate your V AIO M edia Int egrated Server to t[...]

11 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Introduction Check the supplied acc essories  Wireless Digital A udio  Remote control  Wireless Adapt er Included software: — Wireless A dapter Setup — Wireless A dapter Ma nager  AC adapter  Pow er cord  USB cable  Wireless Adapt er connec tion suppor t cable  Setup CD -ROM Included software:[...]

12 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Names of par ts Overview Sensor   (POWER) button/lamp Press this b utto n to turn this dev ice on. When turned on, the la mp lights in gr e en. When this device is turned on, p ress this but ton to go in to standby mode. During standb y mode, the lamp ligh ts in red.   (Headphones) jack Connect headphones (no[...]

13 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Introduction Display window The displa y window sho ws t he playback screen, bro ws e screen, settings screen, messages, etc. Wha t appears o n t he window varies depending o n the function you ar e using. PC Streaming F unc tion/Internal Memory F unction During playback, pr ess  /  on the con trol panel to switch [...]

14 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) W eb Radio Function During playback, pr ess  /  on the con trol panel to switch between ela ps ed time view (default) and spectrum analyzer view .  Tip  If you chan ge the func tion or the device goes into standby m ode during spectrum analyzer view , it resto res to ela psed time view . Elapsed time view (de[...]

15 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Introduction Con trol panel If yo u stand in fron t of this device whi le it is turned on, the sensor em b edded in the front side detects your presence an d lights up the backlight.  TOP Press her e to see a list of playable m usic or radio station s (Bro wse Function).  BACK Press her e to return to the previous [...]

16 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Rear view  OPTICAL OUT jack U se this jack to connect the device to ano ther audio device with an op tic al cable (not supp lied).  USB port U se this p ort to connect the device with a USB cable to a co mputer . This option allows you to set up the device using the inc luded software.  LINE OUT jacks U se thes [...]

17 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Introduction These butt ons wo rk in the s ame manner a s V OLU ME +/- of the con t rol panel o f this device.   (POWER) button Press this b utto n to turn this dev ice on. When this device is turned on, p ress this but ton to go t o standb y mode. This but ton wo rks in the s ame manner a s the  (POWER) bu tton[...]

18 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Preparing the remot e control f or use Pull out the insula tion sheet to use the remot e contr ol. A battery is already inserted into the r emote contr ol. About replacing the battery If the bat ter y weakens, you canno t use the remot e contr ol f rom a dis tance. Replace the battery with a new one by followin g this pr[...]

19 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Connection and Prepar ation Overview of connection and preparation About connecting the Wireless Digital A udio and a computer Y ou can connect this device to a comp uter with one of these methods:  Connecting via the supplied W ireless A d apt er  Connecting via your access poin t Note  The W ireless Digital Au[...]

20 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Overview of setup The setup pr o cedure varies depending o n t he comp uter to which you in tend to conn ect this device and on how to co nnec t them. 1. Plugging the Wireless Digital A udio into a power outlet . Plug this device into a po wer outlet usin g the supp lied AC ada pter . 2. Installing and setting up the nec[...]

21 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Connection and Prepar ation  Plug into a pow er outlet 1 Connect the supplied AC adapter int o the device, and then plug into a w all outlet. The POWER lam p lights up in red. Note  Be sure not to disconnect the A C adapter during the setup o f t his device. I t may ca use a malfunction.  Install and set up the [...]

22 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1)  Setting up using the supplied Wireless A dapter T o connect the device to a Sony V AIO com puter (W indows V ista), you can use the supplied W ireless Ada pter . This allows you t o install and set up the necessary software. 1 T urn the AUT O INST ALL switch of the Wireless A dapter to ON. 2 Inser t the Wireless A da[...]

23 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Connection and Prepar ation  Setting up using the supplied CD-ROM T o connect the device to a comp uter other tha n a Sony V AIO compu ter (Windo ws V ista), you can use the supp lied CD-ROM. This allows you t o install and set up the necessary software. Notes  Do not insert the W ireless A dapter into y our comput[...]

24 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-12(1)  Preparing the c omputer Prepar e t he com puter t o connect to the W ireless Digital A udio. T o use the V AIO Media Integra ted Server If yo u have alr e ady set up the V AIO Media I ntegrated Ser ver using the Setup , you do not need to perform this step . Notes  Y ou may not be able t o use some functions of V [...]

25 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Connection and Prepar ation 2 On the computer screen, click [ All Programs] from the [Start] menu, then click [ Windows Media Connect]. When starting W indows M e dia Connect for the first time after installatio n, the W indows Media Connect Wiza rd appears.  Tip  If W indows Media Connect is already ins talled, th[...]

26 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Windo ws Media Connect main window In the main windo w , you can set the following o ptions. [Devices] Register a device so that you can acces s the cont ent. [Sharing] Specify the folder in which conten ts distributed to the device are sav e d. [Settings] Set whether to auto matically start W indows Media Connect and st[...]

27 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Connection and Prepar ation When using Windo ws Media Player 11 Start W indows Media Pla yer 11 and r egister this device as a cont ent deliv er y destination. 1 Make sure that this device is started in the PC Streaming F unc tion. On this device, the PC lamp lights a nd [S elect Ser ver] appears in the displa y window .[...]

28 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) 9 On the computer screen, select this device. 10 Click [ Allow]. The stat us of this device chang es from [Den y] to [Allow]. 11 Click [ OK ]. Prepara tion is complet e. When yo u listen to music sto red on your com puter (PC Strea ming Fun ction), select a desired ser ver on the server selec ting screen. Connection with[...]

29 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Operation Operation flo w 1. T urning on the power . 2. Selec ting the function Select one of the followin g functions accor ding to the con tent you wan t to play:  L istening t o the music fi les stored on a com puter (PC Streaming F unction) (page 31)  L istening t o the web radi o (W eb Radio Function) (page 35[...]

30 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) T urning on the power 1 Prepar e the power supply (page 21). 2 Press the  (POWER) butt on on this device or on the remote c ontrol. The POWER lam p of this device lights up in green.  Tip  Y ou can press the PC b utto n, WEB RADIO bu tton, A UX butto n, or MEMOR Y but ton on this device or on the r emote con tro[...]

31 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Operation T o put the W ireless Digital Audio in standby mode While this device is powered on, p ress the  but ton on this device or o n t he remot e con trol. The  (POWER) lam p lights up in red. If the A C adapter is plugged in to this device, a clock ap pears on the displa y w indow . Notes  If this device is[...]

32 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Selec ting a server Specify a compu ter as a ser ver to connect this device to via wireless LAN. After you p repare t o connect this device to a comp uter (page 19), follow the in structions below . 1 Press the PC butt on. The PC lamp ligh ts up and this device chang es to the PC Strea ming Function. If the [Server S ett[...]

33 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Operation 4 Press  /  to select an unwanted server , and then press ENTER. Each time you pr ess ENTER, the check box status (c hecked or unch ecked) chang es. T o check all the check boxes, choose [Select all] and then press ENTER. 5 Press  /  to select [OK], and then press ENTER. All the ser vers you check e[...]

34 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Basic Operations T o Operation Playback Pres s  . Pa us e Press  d ur ing playback. Fast-r e wind the current song Ho ld  . Fast-f or ward the current song Ho ld  . Skip to the beginning of the current so ng Press  . Skip to the beginning of a pr e vious song Press  r ep eatedly until the desired song s[...]

35 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Operation Listening to w eb radio ( W eb Radio Function) Y ou can listen to w eb radio (radio program transmit ted via the Int ernet) offered b y a ser vice pro vider (L ive365). Notes  Y ou cannot list en to web radio if the com puter is not turned o n or it is n ot connected to the I nternet.  If you ha ve not ad[...]

36 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Listening to an audio device ( Auxiliary F unc tion) Y ou can connect an a udio device, such as a W alkman, to this product to lis ten to music fr om the audio device via the speakers of this device. 1 Connect an audio device to the A UX jack of this device. 2 Press the A UX button. The A UX lamp ligh ts up and this devi[...]

37 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Operation Downloading a music file to the internal memory While playin g a music file that is st ored o n a comp uter using the PC Streamin g Function, yo u can download the music file to the in terna l memory of this device. 1 In PC Streaming F unction, play a music file (page 31). 2 Press DOWNL OAD. The playback pau se[...]

38 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Basic Operations T o Operation Playback Pres s  . Pa us e Press  d ur ing playback. Fast-r e wind the current song Ho ld  . Fast-f or ward the current song Ho ld  . Skip to the beginning of the current so ng Press  . Skip to the beginning of a pr e vious song Press  r ep eatedly until the desired song s[...]

39 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Operation About play modes Y ou can select to play m usic files in random or der or to pla y repeatedly . 1 In Internal Memor y Function, press SET TINGS. 2 Press  /  t o select [Play Mode], and then press ENTER. 3 Press  /  t o select the desired play mode, and then press ENTER. Play mode type/Icon Descripti[...]

40 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Adjusting the sound quality to suit your taste (6 Band Equalizer) 6 Band Equalizer allows you t o customize the sound quality to ma tch the genre of m usic. 1 Press SET TINGS. 2 Press  /  t o select [Sound], and then press ENTER. 3 Press  /  t o select [Effects], and then press ENTER. 4 Press  /  to sel[...]

41 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Operation Enhancing the stereo f eeling ( VPT Wide Ster eo) By using VPT (V irtual Phone T echnolog y), the virtual distance between the right and left speakers is increased, and the st ereo feeling is enhanced. 1 Press SET TINGS. 2 Press  /  t o select [Sound], and then press ENTER. 3 Press  /  t o select [E[...]

42 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) T imer settings Using the Sleep Timer Y ou can set the Sleep Timer to a utomatically go to standb y mode after a specified time elapses (Sleep Timer function). 1 In any function, press SET TINGS. 2 Press  /  t o select [Sleep Timer], and then press ENTER. 3 Press  /  t o select the interval from [30 minutes],[...]

43 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Operation 7 Press  /  and ENTER to set the playback conten t. If yo u s elect [Y es], the cur rentl y playing con tent is p layed when turned o n by the On-Timer . If yo u s elect [No], the con tent that yo u s et last time is play e d. 8 Press VOL UME +/- to adjust the playback volume , and then press  /  an[...]

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45 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Others O thers F or more con venient use of the W ireless Digital Audio Y ou can set your com puter to start up aut omatically whenever this device connects to it via a wireless access poin t. Y ou can also set your com puter t o go to stand by aut omatically after a specified p eriod of time. This con venient featur e a[...]

46 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) When using a Window s V ista-based computer 1 On the computer screen, click [ Control Panel] fr om the [Star t] menu, click [System and Maintenanc e], and [System]. The [System] window appears. 2 Click [Device Manager]. The [Device Manager] windo w appears.  Tip  When the [U ser Accoun t C ontro l] message window a[...]

47 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Others When using a Window s V ista-based computer 1 On the computer screen, click [ Control Panel] fr om the [Star t] menu, then click [System and Maintenanc e], and [Pow er Options]. The [P ower Optio ns] window a ppe ars. 2 Click [Change when the computer sleeps]. The [Edit Plan Settings] windo w appears. 3 Selec t th[...]

48 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Changing settings 1 Press SET TINGS. The setting op tions a ppear . 2 P ress  /  to select the desired option, and then press ENTER. Y ou can pr ess BA CK to return to the u pper layer . 3 Repeat st ep 2 until you complete the settings . T o cancel the settings Press S ET TINGS to return to the to p settings screen[...]

49 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Others  T op layer  Second layer Description Server Settings Y ou can set to connect to a server auto matically; and can delete a ser ver from the histo r y list. Server Auto Connect Y ou can set to connect to the last connected server auto matically in PC Streamin g Function (page 32). (defa ult: On) Server Delete[...]

50 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1)  T op layer  Second layer Description Options (Continued) Contrast Y ou can adjust the con trast of the display windo w , that has seven levels from -3 to +3. (defa u lt: 0) Wireless LAN Po wer Y ou can set whether to turn on the wireless LAN pow er when the AC adapt er is plugged in to the device, depending on the[...]

51 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Others  T op layer  Second layer Description Device Information Y ou can see the network info rmation, MA C address, firmware v ersion, and device ID of this device. Network Information If the [N et work Settings] o ption is set to [W ireless A d apt er], the followin g option s are disp layed:  N etwork Setting[...]

52 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) W ireless LAN settings T o connect this device to a comp uter via wireless LAN, you need to configure the wir eless LAN settings of this device. Y ou can configure b y using the A ccess P oint connection tool (page 54) to co nnec t via an access point. Note  T o configure the pro xy s erver settings, use the access po[...]

53 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Others 6 Press  /  t o select from [ WEP64bit], [ WEP128bit], [ WP A-PSK TKIP], [ WP A- PSK AES], or [Off ], and then pr ess ENTER. If yo u s elect [WEP64bit], [WEP128bi t], [WP A -PSK TKIP], or [WP A2-PSK AES], you can en ter a hexadecimal encr yption key . Encryption key Number of characters WEP64bit 10 character[...]

54 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Using the A ccess P oint connection tool If yo u connect this device to a comp uter via an access point, y ou can use the A ccess P oint connection tool to co nfigure the network settings of this device. 1 Make sure that this device is plugged into a wall outlet through the supplied AC adapter . 2 Make sure that this dev[...]

55 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Others 4 Set the [Jukebox to be used] and [Method of connection with your computer] options. Be sure to check [  ] the [U se an Acces s P oin t you already ha ve] check box of the [Method of co nnec tion with your com puter] o ption. 5 Click [Next>]. 6 F ollow the instructions on the screen. Read the precau t ions [...]

56 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Notes  A W ireless Digital A udio does not appear in the list in the followin g cases: – I t is not regis tered, and i t is not turned on. – I t is turned on, bu t it is connected to another W ireless A dapter . – I t is turned on, bu t t he [Netw ork Settings] option is set to [A ccess Poin t].  All of the W[...]

57 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Others Enabling the Internet connection Y ou can configure the I nternet co nnection of the W ireless Ada pter . Y ou can configure the netw ork device for the In ternet connection and enable the In ternet connection to use the W eb R adio Function o f the register ed W ireless Digital A udio. If the In ternet connection[...]

58 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) About condensation If there is a ra pid change in t emperat ure, condensa t ion (wat er droplets) m ay fo r m in this device, causing i t to malfunction. If this occurs, leave this device off for tw o to three hours. This device should resume no r mal operation. Precautions when disposing of the battery For eco logical p[...]

59 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Others T o remove the int ernal battery 1 Loosen the screw on the bottom side of this device by using a coin, etc ., and then remove the c over . 2 Carefully pull out the battery from inside of this device, and then unplug the cor d. About this device  The int ernal flash memory of this device is not identified by the[...]

60 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Cleaning Clean this device with a soft cloth. If this device becomes very dirt y , clean it with a soft cloth slightly mo istened with a mild detergen t solution. Be careful to keep the jacks from get ting wet. Do not use thinner , benzene, alcohol, etc., becau se they can cause damage t o the surface of this device.[...]

61 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Others Specifications Interface W ireless LAN: IEEE802.11b/g (WEP64bit/WEP128b it/ WP A-PS K TKIP/WP A2- PSK AES) Radio frequency : 2.4 GHz A udio output:  (Headp hones) jack: Ster eo mini-jack LINE OUT jacks: RCA pin jacks (st ereo) Rated out put level: 500 mV (10 k  ) OPTICAL OUT jac k A udio input: A UX jack: St[...]

62 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Playable/do wnloadable file formats When the server is V AIO M edia Integra ted Server Source content File f ormat at playback/downloading File f ormat DRM, such as used by online music store Bit rate/sampling frequency At playback At downloading A TRAC3 Y es − U nable to play − No Recorded by SonicStage with [DRM on[...]

63 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Others Getting Help This section provides inf ormation on ho w to get help an d support fro m Sony an d troubles hooting tips for y our W ireless Digital A udio. Sony support options Sony p rovides several sup p ort option s for yo ur W ireless Digital Audio . When you ha ve questions about yo ur Wireles s Digital A udio[...]

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65 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-12(1) T roubleshooting T roubleshooting If yo u have a ny problem s w ith this product, f ollow the pr o cedures below t o check your device befor e consul ting our Cus tomer I nformation Serv ice Center . If an y messages or error codes a ppe ar , make note o f t hem. 1 Check this “ Tr oubleshooting” to inspect the corres[...]

66 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Problem C auses/measures “The D C-IN voltage is t o o high. Connect the specif ied AC A dapter” a ppears, and the device goes into standb y mode.  An A C adapter other than the su pplied one may be plugged in to this device, so the power voltag e is too high. U se t he supp lied AC ada pter .  “The internal t[...]

67 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) T roubleshooting Charging Problem C auses/measures  Y ou cannot c harge the battery or yo u cannot comp letely charge the battery .  Check if the B A TTERY switc h is set to ON.  Y ou may n ot hav e plugged in the AC adap ter correctly . Plug it in correctly (page 21).  The in ternal battery may ha ve run out[...]

68 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Listening to the music files stored on a c omputer (PC Streaming F unc tion) Problem C auses/measures  Y ou cannot co nnec t the device to a wireless LAN.  “ C annot co nnect to the ser ver” a ppears.  “ C onnection with the ser ver has ended” a ppears.  “ C onnection with the ser ver has ended. Inf[...]

69 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) T roubleshooting Problem C auses/measures Y our comp uter does not appear in the server selection screen.  Y ou may h ave t urned on this device before yo u turned on the comp uter . Selec t [Refresh] in the ser ver selection screen to update the ser ver list (page 32).  Check if your acces s point is t urned on. ?[...]

70 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Problem C auses/measures Y ou cannot fast-f orward or fast-rewind.  Y ou cannot fa st-forward or fa st-rewind such co nten t as follows by system limita tions:  Conten t where the time length is unknown.  Copyrighted WMA f ormat files. When yo u are playing these types of files, the progress ba r does not appear[...]

71 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) T roubleshooting Listening to w eb radio (W eb Radio Function) Problem C auses/measures  Y ou cannot co nnec t this device to the Int ernet.  “ C annot co nnect to the ser vice pro vider” ap p ears.  “ C annot co nnect to the radio station ” appears.  “ C onnection with the ser vice pro vider has en[...]

72 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Listening to the audio devic e (A uxiliar y Function) Problem C auses/measures The audio is t oo loud or distorted when using the A uxi liary Function.  The ou tput level of the a udio device connected to the A UX jack of this device may be too high. Press SE TTINGS to adjust the [Option s] - [A UX Sensitivity] optio [...]

73 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) T roubleshooting Timer settings Problem C auses/measures “Set the clock first ” appears.  If y ou ha ve not ad justed the clock on this device, yo u cannot set the On-Timer . Adjus t the clock before settin g the On-Timer (page 50). “Select the day(s) yo u want to set” a ppe ars.  In the [On-T imer] - [On] [...]

74 VGF-W A1 3-094-116-11(1) Others Problem C auses/measures  This device does not respond to a ny operations.  This device does not work correctly .  The in ternal battery may ha ve run out (“N o battery power rema ining” appears, o r no message appears). Pl ug t his device into a wall outlet (page 21).  The in ternal system of this[...]

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