Sony LF-B1 Operating Instructions (LF-PK1) - Page 25

Connecting to the Base Station, Starting NetAV, Quitting the Watching, Session - location

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Watching TV and Videos on LocationFree Player Connecting to the Base Station You can watch TV, videos, and DVDs by starting LocationFree Player and connecting to the base station. The procedure to watch TV at home is the same as the procedure to watch TV away from home. Before starting LocationFree Player Check that the base station is turned on. Also, make sure that your computer is connected to your home LAN, when watching at home, or to the Internet, when watching away from home. Starting NetAV When the connection is established, a TV picture appears. About the icons that appear in the list Green icon: The base station is located within the same LAN. A base station in the same LAN always has a green icon, regardless whether you connect to it. Light green icon: The base station is on the Internet but you have connected to it in the past (e.g., the base station is at home). z Tip If you have connected to your base station at home before, and then connect to it away from home, the color of the icon is light green. 1 Double-click the (LocationFree Player) icon on the desktop of the computer. You can also use the [Start] menu. Point to [All programs] ([Programs] in Windows 2000), [Sony LocationFree Player], and then click [LocationFree Player]. 2 Click a base station from the list, and then click [Connect] on the [Base Station Selection] screen. Select a green icon. Click this button. Quitting the Watching Session Closing the Connection with the Base Station Click anywhere in the window to display the lower bar, then click [Disconnect] at the bottom left of the window. The following screen appears and the computer begins establishing a connection to the base station. [Disconnect] Quitting LocationFree Player Click anywhere in the window to display the lower bar, then click (Close) at the top right of the window. 25

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Watching TV and Videos on LocationFree Player
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You can watch TV, videos, and DVDs by starting
LocationFree Player and connecting to the base
station.
The procedure to watch TV at home is the same
as the procedure to watch TV away from home.
Before starting LocationFree Player
Check that the base station is turned on. Also,
make sure that your computer is connected to
your home LAN, when watching at home, or to
the Internet, when watching away from home.
1
Double-click the
(LocationFree Player)
icon on the desktop of the computer.
You can also use the [Start] menu. Point to
[All programs] ([Programs] in Windows
2000), [Sony LocationFree Player], and then
click [LocationFree Player].
2
Click a base station from the list, and then
click [Connect] on the [Base Station
Selection] screen.
The following screen appears and the
computer begins establishing a connection
to the base station.
When the connection is established, a TV
picture appears.
About the icons that appear in the list
Green icon:
The base station is located within the same LAN.
A base station in the same LAN always has a
green icon, regardless whether you connect to it.
Light green icon:
The base station is on the Internet but you have
connected to it in the past (e.g., the base station is
at home).
z
Tip
If you have connected to your base station at home
before, and then connect to it away from home, the
color of the icon is light green.
Closing the Connection with the
Base Station
Click anywhere in the window to display the
lower bar, then click [Disconnect] at the bottom
left of the window.
Quitting LocationFree Player
Click anywhere in the window to display the
lower bar, then click
(Close) at the top right of
the window.
Connecting to the
Base Station
Starting NetAV
Select a green icon.
Click this button.
Quitting the Watching
Session
[Disconnect]