Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SA-NS400 Sony
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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 Troub.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .........
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).
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.
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.
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).
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.
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).
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 (.
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.
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.
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].
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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].
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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