Sony Xperia T2 Ultra Help Guide - Page 101

Transferring Video Content to Your Device, Managing video content, PS Video Service

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To Change the Sound Settings While a Video is Playing 1 While a video is playing, tap the screen to display the controls. 2 Tap > Audio settings, then change the settings as desired. 3 When you're done, tap OK. To Share a Video 1 When a video is playing, tap , then tap Share. 2 Tap the application that you want to use to share the selected video, then follow the relevant steps to send it. Transferring Video Content to Your Device Before you start using the Movies application, it's a good idea to transfer movies, TV shows, and other video content to your device from other devices, such as a computer. There are several ways to transfer your content: • For Windows® only: Connect your device to a computer using a USB cable and drag and drop the video files directly using the file manager application on the computer. See Managing files using a computer on the 125 page. • If you have a PC or an Apple® Mac® computer, use the Xperia™ Companion software to organize content and transfer video files to your device. Managing video content To Get Movie Information Manually 1 Make sure your device has an active data connection. 2 From your Homescreen, tap , then find and tap Video. 3 Drag the left edge of the screen to the right to open the Video homescreen menu, then browse through the different categories to the video file that you want to get information on. 4 Touch and hold the thumbnail for the video, then tap Search for info. 5 In the search field, enter keywords for the video, then tap the confirm key on the keyboard. All matches are displayed in a list. 6 Select a search result, then tap Done. The download of the information begins. You can get information about newly added videos automatically every time the Video application opens if you activate the Get video details button under Settings. If the downloaded information is not correct, search again using different keywords. To clear information about a video 1 From your Homescreen, tap , then find and tap Video. 2 Drag the left edge of the screen to the right to open the Video homescreen menu, then browse through the different categories to the video file that you want to edit. 3 Touch and hold the video thumbnail, then tap Clear info. To delete a video 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Video. 2 Drag the left edge of the screen to the right to open the Video homescreen menu, then browse through the different categories to the video file that you want to delete. 3 Touch and hold the video thumbnail, then tap Delete from the list that appears. 4 Tap Delete again to confirm. PS Video Service Use the PS Video service to buy and rent movies or TV shows that you can view not only on your Android™ device, but also on a PC, PlayStation® Portable (PSP®), PlayStation® 3, PlayStation® 4, or PlayStation® Vita. Choose from the latest Hollywood releases, action movies, comedies, classics, and a range of other categories. 101 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To Change the Sound Settings While a Video is Playing
1
While a video is playing, tap the screen to display the controls.
2
Tap
>
Audio settings
, then change the settings as desired.
3
When you're done, tap
OK
.
To Share a Video
1
When a video is playing, tap
, then tap
Share
.
2
Tap the application that you want to use to share the selected video, then follow
the relevant steps to send it.
Transferring Video Content to Your Device
Before you start using the Movies application, it’s a good idea to transfer movies, TV
shows, and other video content to your device from other devices, such as a computer.
There are several ways to transfer your content:
For Windows
®
only: Connect your device to a computer using a USB cable and drag
and drop the video files directly using the file manager application on the computer. See
Managing files using a computer
on the 125 page.
If you have a PC or an Apple
®
Mac
®
computer, use the Xperia™ Companion software to
organize content and transfer video files to your device.
Managing video content
To Get Movie Information Manually
1
Make sure your device has an active data connection.
2
From your Homescreen, tap
, then find and tap
Video
.
3
Drag the left edge of the screen to the right to open the Video homescreen menu,
then browse through the different categories to the video file that you want to get
information on.
4
Touch and hold the thumbnail for the video, then tap
Search for info
.
5
In the search field, enter keywords for the video, then tap the confirm key on the
keyboard. All matches are displayed in a list.
6
Select a search result, then tap
Done
. The download of the information begins.
You can get information about newly added videos automatically every time the Video
application opens if you activate the
Get video details
button under Settings.
If the downloaded information is not correct, search again using different keywords.
To clear information about a video
1
From your Homescreen, tap
, then find and tap
Video
.
2
Drag the left edge of the screen to the right to open the Video homescreen menu,
then browse through the different categories to the video file that you want to edit.
3
Touch and hold the video thumbnail, then tap
Clear info
.
To delete a video
1
From your Home screen, tap
, then find and tap
Video
.
2
Drag the left edge of the screen to the right to open the Video homescreen menu,
then browse through the different categories to the video file that you want to
delete.
3
Touch and hold the video thumbnail, then tap
Delete
from the list that appears.
4
Tap
Delete
again to confirm.
PS Video Service
Use the PS Video service to buy and rent movies or TV shows that you can view not only
on your Android™ device, but also on a PC, PlayStation
®
Portable (PSP
®
), PlayStation
®
3, PlayStation
®
4, or PlayStation
®
Vita. Choose from the latest Hollywood releases,
action movies, comedies, classics, and a range of other categories.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.