Sony STR-DA5600ES Operating Instructions (Large File - 18.8 MB) - Page 54

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VAIO Media plus is an application software

that enables you to quickly find content on

your home network, such as music, photos,

and videos, and view the content on the

computer through the home network.

By connecting other devices to VAIO Media

plus, you can also find and view the content on

the connected devices through the home

network. For example, you can enjoy photos

and music, stored on your computer, on your

TV and audio device or play a TV program,

recorded with a hard disk recorder, on your

computer.

If you use a VAIO computer, you can deliver

content saved on an external hard disk drive or

in Network-Attached Storage (NAS).

Note

If you use a computer other than a VAIO, you can

only deliver content saved on the internal disk drive

of that computer.

Operating System

Windows XP Home Edition/Professional/

Media Center Edition 2004/Media Center

Edition 2005 (SP3, 32 bit)

Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/

Business/Ultimate (SP1, 32 bit/64 bit)

Computer

Note

Sony does not guarantee trouble-free operation on

all computers that satisfy the system requirements.

Other software operating on background may affect

the operation of this software.

When you use VAIO Media plus as server

software, install on your computer the VAIO

Media plus application software provided on

the CD-ROM supplied with the receiver by

following steps below.

If an older version of VAIO Media plus has

already been installed on your computer,

uninstall the following three programs using

“Programs and Features” (for Windows Vista)

or “Add or Remove Programs” (for Windows

XP) in Control Panel beforehand.

•

VAIO Media plus

•

VAIO Content Folder Watcher

•

VAIO Content Folder Setting

1

Turn on your computer and

login as an administrator.

What you can do with VAIO

Media plus

System Requirements

Windows XP

Windows Vista

Computer

IBM PC/AT compatible

CPU

Intel Celeron M

processor

1.40 GHz or higher

(Intel Core 2 Duo

1.80 GHz or higher

is recommended.)

Intel Core Duo

1.33 GHz or higher

(Intel Core 2 Duo

2.26 GHz or higher

is recommended.)

Memory

512 MB or more

(1 GB or more is

recommended.)

1 GB or more

(2 GB or more is

recommended.)

Graphic

chip

Equipped with graphic chip by Intel,

NVIDIA or ATI.

DirectX 9.0c compatible video card

(DirectX 9.0c/128 MB compatible

video card and the latest driver are

recommended.)

Display

800 × 600 or higher resolution

HDD

500 MB or more is recommended.

Network

100Base-TX or higher

Sound

card

Direct Sound compatible sound card

Installing the VAIO Media plus

application software on a

computer

Windows XP

Windows Vista

Section	Page
Table of Contents	6
Description and location of parts	8
Getting Started	20
Checking the connection appropriate for your components	20
1: Installing speakers	21
2: Connecting the monitor	25
3: Connecting the video components	26
4: Connecting the audio components	35
5: Connecting the IR Blaster	39
6: Connecting the antennas (aerials)	40
7: Connecting to the network	41
8: Preparing the receiver and the remote	43
9: Setting the speakers	44
10: Calibrating the appropriate speaker settings automatically (Auto Calibration)	47
11: Configuring the network settings of the receiver	53
12: Preparing a computer to use as a server	53
Guide to on-screen display operation	55
Playback	58
Enjoying sound/images from the component connected to the receiver	58
Enjoying sound/images from the components connected to the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT	60
Operating the TDM-iP50 using the GUI menu of the receiver	61
Tuning	64
Listening to FM/AM radio	64
Presetting FM/AM radio stations	66
Listening to satellite radio (USA/Canadian model only)	67
Connecting a satellite radio tuner	68
Preparing to listen to a satellite radio	68
Selecting a channel of the satellite radio	69
Presetting satellite radio channels	70
Restricting access to specific channels (Parental Lock)	71
Enjoying Surround Sound	74
Playing back with 2-channel sound	74
Playing back with multi-channel surround	75
Enjoying a surround effect for music	76
Enjoying a surround effect for movies	78
Using Network Features	81
About the network functions of the receiver	81
Enjoying content stored on the server	82
Enjoying the audio of a component connected to the receiver using other device via the home network	85
Using a controller	87
Listening to Rhapsody	88
Listening to SHOUTcast	91
Features of the Setup Manager application software	92
Using Multi-zone Features	94
What you can do with the Multi-zone function	94
Making a multi-zone connection	94
Setting the speakers in zone 2	98
Switching the zone setting of the remote	99
Operating the receiver from another zone (ZONE 2/ZONE 3 operations)	99
Using Other Features	102
Using “BRAVIA” Sync features	102
Switching the monitors that output the HDMI video signals	105
Outputting the HDMI signals even when the receiver is in standby mode (Pass Through)	105
Switching between digital and analog audio	106
Enjoying the sound/images from other inputs (Input Assign)	107
Using the sleep timer	109
Enjoying the surround effect at low volume levels (Night Mode)	109
Recording using the receiver	110
Switching the command mode of the receiver and the remote	111
Using a bi-amplifier connection	112
Adjusting Settings	114
Using the setting menu	114
Auto Calibration	115
Speaker settings	118
Surround settings	122
EQ settings	123
Multi Zone settings	124
Audio settings	125
Video settings	127
HDMI settings	129
Network settings	131
Quick Click settings	133
System settings	134
Operating without connecting to a TV	135
Operating Each Component Using the On-screen Remote (Quick Click)	142
Operating components or lighting connected to the receiver using the on-screen remote (Quick Click)	142
Using Quick Click	143
Setting components that are operated by the on-screen remote	148
Performing several commands in sequence automatically with Quick Click (Macro Play)	148
Setting remote control codes that are not stored in Quick Click	150
Resetting the remote code for Quick Click	151
Operating Each Component Using the Multifunction Remote	152
Operating each component using the multifunction remote	152
Programming the remote	153
Performing several commands in sequence automatically (Macro Play)	157
Setting remote commander codes that are not stored in the remote	158
Clearing all the contents of the remote’s memory	160
Additional Information	161
Precautions	161
Troubleshooting	162
Specifications	169

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