Sony VGF-WA1 User manual

3-094-117-11(1) © 2007 Sony Corporation Printed in China
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Wireless Digital Audio
VGF-WA1
Setup Guide
* This Setup Guide explains how to connect and set up the Wireless Digital Audio (hereinafter referred to as“this
device”). For more detailed instructions, refer to the supplied“Operating Instructions”.
STEP 1 Check the contents of the carton
Wireless Digital Audio Remote control Wireless Adapter
AC adapter Power cord USB cable
Wireless Adapter connection
support cable
Setup CD-ROM
Operating Instructions
Setup Guide (this leaflet)
Warranty card
STEP 2 Plug into a power outlet
1Connect the supplied AC adapter to this device, and then plug into a wall outlet.
The POWER lamp lights up in red.
Note
Do not disconnect the AC adapter during the setup of this device. It may cause a malfunction.
STEP 3 Install and set up the software
Yes
Yes
No
Proceed to .
Q1: Do you already have a wireless LAN environment that contains an access point?
Proceed to .
(Other side)
No
Q2: Do you intend to connect the Wireless Digital
Audio to a Sony VAIO computer installed with
Windows Vista?
Using the supplied Wireless Adapter
1Turn the AUTO INSTALL switch of the Wireless Adapter to ON.
AUTO INSTALL switch
2Insert the Wireless Adapter into the USB port of the computer.
The Setup automatically starts.
Tip
If you cannot insert the Wireless Adapter directly into the USB port of your computer, connect via the supplied
Wireless Adapter connection support cable.
3Perform the setup following the instructions on the screen of your computer.
Be sure to read the precautions on the screen thoroughly.
If you have set up the VAIO Media Integrated Server in the Setup,
the preparation is complete.
To listen to the music files that are stored on your computer (PC Streaming Function), select the desired
server from the server selection screen. This device begins to connect to the server. Select the desired
music files to start playback. Refer to the supplied “Operating Instructions” for more detailed
information on how to use this device.
If your Internet service provider instructs you to use their proxy server, use the access
point connection tool to set up the proxy server settings. For more details, refer to
“Setting up the proxy server settings for the Wireless Adapter connection”in the
“Operating Instructions” (page 54).
To use this device with Windows Media Connect or Windows Media Player, proceed to
“Preparing the computer” on the back side of this guide to set up.

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Using the supplied CD-ROM
You can connect this device to a computer in one of the following two ways:
Connecting via the supplied Wireless Adapter
If you do not have a wireless LAN environment that contains
an access point, you can plug the supplied Wireless Adapter
into a computer to connect this device to the computer.
Use this method when you intend to connect this device to
only one computer.
Connecting via your access point
If you already have a wireless LAN environment, you
can connect this device to a computer via your access
point.
Use this method when you intend to connect this
device to more than one computer.
Note
Do not perform the following operations until an instruction to do so appears on the Setup screen, or the
software installation may fail.
Inserting the Wireless Adapter into your computer.
Connecting this device to your computer via the USB cable.
1Close all applications that are running on your computer.
Check to see if the following conditions are met before you proceed to step 2. If these conditions are not
met, the installation may fail.
You are logged in as a user who has administrative privileges (Administrator).
You have also temporarily closed the antivirus software (because it uses large memory).
2Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD drive of your computer.
The Setup automatically starts.
3Perform setup following the instructions on the screen of your computer.
Be sure to read the precautions on the screen thoroughly.
If you have set up the VAIO Media Integrated Server in the Setup,
the preparation is completed.
To listen to the music files that are stored on your computer (PC Streaming Function), select the desired
server from the server selection screen. This device begins to connect to the server. Select the desired
music files to start playback. Refer to the supplied “Operating Instructions” for more detailed
information on how to use this device.
To use this device with Windows Media Connect or Windows Media Player, proceed to
“Preparing the computer” below to set up.
When using Windows Media Connect
To play content on this device, start Windows Media Connect and register this device as a content delivery
destination.
1Make sure that this device is started in PC Streaming Function.
On this device, the PC lamp lights and [Select Server] appears in the display window.
Note
When making the access point connection, if the USB cable connected to your computer is disconnected, this
device automatically connects to the wireless LAN and starts in PC Streaming Function. Please wait a while for
the wireless LAN connection to be established.
2On the computer screen, click [All programs] from the [Start] menu, then click [Windows Media
Connect].
When starting Windows Media Connect for the first time after installation, the Windows Media Connect
Wizard appears.
Tip
If Windows Media Connect is already installed, the main window appears.
3Check the MAC address of this device.
On this device, press SETTINGS to enter the settings, and then select [Device Information] and [MAC
Address].
4On the computer screen, select this device.
For a device which is compatible with this device, the MAC address checked in step 3 appears.
When a device is compatible with this device, but does not appear, click [Next], then proceed to step 6.
After completing step 7, open the Windows Media Connect main window, then register the device.
5Click [Allow].
The status of a device which is compatible with this device changes from [Deny] to [Allow].
6Select the shared folder settings.
7Click [Finish].
Preparation is complete.
When you listen to music stored on your computer (PC Streaming Function), select a desired server on
the server selecting screen. Connection with the server starts.
When you select a song, playback starts. For details on how to operate this device, refer to the supplied
“Operating Instructions”.
When using Windows Media Player 11
Start Windows Media Player 11 and register this device as a content delivery destination.
1Make sure that this device is started in the PC Streaming Function.
On this device, the PC lamp lights and [Select Server] appears in the display window.
Note
When making the access point connection, if the USB cable connected to your computer is disconnected, this
device automatically connects to the wireless LAN and starts in PC Streaming Function. Please wait a while for
the wireless LAN connection to be established.
2On the computer screen, click [All programs] from the [Start] menu, and then click [Windows
Media Player].
When starting Windows Media Player, the Windows Media Player main window appears.
3Click [Sync], and then click [More Options].
The [Option] window appears.
4Click the [Library] tab.
5Click [Configure Sharing].
The [Media Sharing] window appears.
6Check [] the [Share my media] check box.
7Click [OK].
Tip
When the [User Account Control] message window appears after clicking [OK], click [Continue].
8Check the MAC address of this device.
On this device, press SETTINGS to enter the settings and then select [Device Information] and [MAC
Address].
9On the computer screen, select this device.
10
Click [Allow].
The status of this device changes from [Deny] to [Allow].
11
Click [OK].
Preparation is complete.
When you listen to music stored on your computer (PC Streaming Function), select a desired server on
the server selecting screen. Connection with the server starts.
When you select a song, playback starts. For details on how to operate this device, refer to the supplied
“Operating Instructions”.
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WindowsXP Media Center Edition are referred to as Windows XP.
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Windows VistaBusiness and MicrosoftWindows VistaUltimate are referred to as Windows Vista.
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