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Sharing content with home network devices, Playing files from home network devices on your device

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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. 5 Tap OK and select a device. Your TV must support screen mirroring based on Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast™ for the functionality 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 WiFi 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 home network devices You can view or play media content saved to your device on other devices such as a TV or a computer. These devices must be on the same wireless network and can be Sony TVs or speakers. You can also view or play content from other home network 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 from your device, or view photos taken with your device's camera on a large-screen TV. Playing files from home network devices on your device When you play files from another home network 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 play a shared music track 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 . 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 that 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 Video. 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 that you want to play. To view a shared photo 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 Album. 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. 108 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
.
5
Tap
OK
and select a device.
Your TV must support screen mirroring based on Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast™ for the
functionality 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 home network devices
You can view or play media content saved to your device on other devices such as a
TV or a computer. These devices must be on the same wireless network and can be
Sony TVs or speakers. You can also view or play content from other home network
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 from your device, or view photos taken
with your device's camera on a large-screen TV.
Playing files from home network devices on your device
When you play files from another home network 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 play a shared music track 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
.
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 that 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
Video
.
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 that you want
to play.
To view a shared photo 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
Album
.
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.