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To Mirror the Screen of Your Device on a TV Screen 1 TV: Follow the instructions in the User Guide of your TV to turn on the Screen mirroring function. 2 Your device: From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Device connection > Screen mirroring. 4 Tap Start on the Send pane. 5 Tap OK and select a device. Your TV must support Screen mirroring based on Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast™ for the function to work. If your TV does not support Screen mirroring, you may need to purchase a wireless display adapter separately. Also, when using Screen mirroring, do not cover the Wi-Fi antenna area of your device. To Stop Screen Mirroring between Devices 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Device connection > Screen mirroring. 3 Tap Disconnect, then tap OK. Sharing Content with DLNA Certified™ Devices You can view or play media content saved to your device on other devices, like a TV or a computer. These devices must be on the same wireless network and can be Sony TVs or speakers, or products that are DLNA Certified™ by the Digital Living Network Alliance. You can also view or play content from other DLNA Certified™ devices on your device. After you set up media sharing between devices, you can for example listen to music files stored on your home computer using your device, or view photos taken with your device's camera on a large-screen TV. Playing Files from DLNA Certified™ Devices on Your Device When you play files from another DLNA Certified™ device on your device, this other device acts as a server. In other words, it shares content over a network. The server device must have its content sharing function enabled and give access permission to your device. It also must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your device. To Use Your Device to Play a Music Track Stored on Another Device 1 Make sure the device you want to share files with is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your device. 2 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . 3 Tap , then tap Home network. 4 Select a device from the list of connected devices. 5 Browse the folders of the connected device and select the track you want to play. Once selected, the track starts playing automatically. To play a shared video on your device 1 Make sure the devices that you want to share files with are connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your device. 2 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap or . 3 Tap , then tap Home network. 4 Select a device from the list of connected devices. 5 Browse the folders of the connected device and select the video you want to play. To View a Shared Photo on Your Device 1 Make sure the devices you want to share files with are connected to the same WiFi network as your device. 2 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . 3 Tap , and then tap Home network. 4 Select a device from the list of connected devices. 5 Browse the folders of the connected device and select a photo to view it. 117 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To Mirror the Screen of Your Device on a TV Screen
1
TV
: Follow the instructions in the User Guide of your TV to turn on the Screen
mirroring function.
2
Your device
: From your
Home screen
, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Device connection
>
Screen mirroring
.
4
Tap
Start
on the Send pane.
5
Tap
OK
and select a device.
Your TV must support Screen mirroring based on Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast
™
for the function
to work. If your TV does not support Screen mirroring, you may need to purchase a wireless
display adapter separately. Also, when using Screen mirroring, do not cover the Wi-Fi antenna
area of your device.
To Stop Screen Mirroring between Devices
1
From your
Home screen
, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Device connection
>
Screen mirroring
.
3
Tap
Disconnect
, then tap
OK
.
Sharing Content with DLNA
Certified™
Devices
You can view or play media content saved to your device on other devices, like a TV or a
computer. These devices must be on the same wireless network and can be Sony TVs
or speakers, or products that are DLNA
Certified™
by the Digital Living Network Alliance.
You can also view or play content from other DLNA
Certified™
devices on your device.
After you set up media sharing between devices, you can for example listen to music
files
stored on your home computer using your device, or view photos taken with your
device's camera on a large-screen TV.
Playing Files from DLNA Certified™ Devices on Your Device
When you play
files
from another DLNA
Certified™
device on your device, this other
device acts as a server. In other words, it shares content over a network. The server
device must have its content sharing function enabled and give access permission to
your device. It also must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your device.
To Use Your Device to Play a Music Track Stored on Another Device
1
Make sure the device you want to share
files
with is connected to the same Wi-Fi
network as your device.
2
From your
Home screen
, tap
, then
find
and tap
.
3
Tap
, then tap
Home network
.
4
Select a device from the list of connected devices.
5
Browse the folders of the connected device and select the track you want to play.
Once selected, the track starts playing automatically.
To play a shared video on your device
1
Make sure the devices that you want to share
files
with are connected to the same
Wi-Fi network as your device.
2
From your
Home screen
, tap
, then
find
and tap
or
.
3
Tap
, then tap
Home network
.
4
Select a device from the list of connected devices.
5
Browse the folders of the connected device and select the video you want to play.
To View a Shared Photo on Your Device
1
Make sure the devices you want to share
files
with are connected to the same Wi-
Fi network as your device.
2
From your
Home screen
, tap
, then
find
and tap
.
3
Tap
, and then tap
Home network
.
4
Select a device from the list of connected devices.
5
Browse the folders of the connected device and select a photo to view it.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.