Sony Srs-x88 Reference guide

Personal Audio System

SRS-X88

The following explains how to use this speaker. Select a topic from the navigation pane on the left.

The content referenced in the Wi-Fi Startup Guide and Operating Instructions are described in

detail through the following links.

Help Guide

Network connection (wired)

You can connect the speaker to a wired network if a Wi-Fi network connection is not possible.

Playback via a network (Windows 8, Windows Media Player)

You can listen to music stored in a Windows 8 PC connected to your network using Windows Media Player.

Playback via a network (Windows 7, Windows Media Player)

You can listen to music stored in a Windows 7 PC connected to your network using Windows Media Player.

Playback via a network (internet music streaming service)

You can stream music from the internet using SongPal.

Playback via a network (SongPal Link)

Enjoy music in any room via Wi-Fi. You can listen to your favorite music stored in your computer or mobile

phone, or from music streaming services, in different rooms with high sound quality.

USB connection (USB A port, USB flash drive)

Getting Started

SongPal

Listening to music via home network

Listening to music via BLUETOOTH connection

Listening to music via USB connection

Listening to music by connecting with an audio cable

Listening to music on an Xperia

Listening to music on a smartphone

You can connect a USB flash drive to the USB A port.

USB connection (USB A port, Walkman)

You can connect a Walkman to the USB A port.

USB connection (USB B port, High-resolution supported Walkman)

You can connect a high-resolution supported Walkman to the USB B port.

USB connection (USB B port, PC/Mac)

You can play High-Resolution Audio format files on your PC with the speaker, after downloading and installing

the required driver and Hi-Res Audio Player to your PC.

Audio cable connection (AUDIO IN port, portable audio device)

You can connect the device to the AUDIO IN jack with a commercially-available audio cable.

How to Use

Listening to music on an iPhone/iPad/iPod

Listening to music on a Walkman

Listening to music on a PC (Windows 8)

Listening to music on a PC (Windows 7)

Listening to music on a PC (Windows Vista)

Listening to music on a Mac

Listening to music on a USB flash drive

Listening to High-Resolution Audio format files

Information

Troubleshooting

Main unit

Remote control

Network

BLUETOOTH

USB

Additional information

Troubleshooting

List of Topics

How to Use

Troubleshooting

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Table Of Contents

SRS-X88 Help Guide i.......................................................................................................................

Network Connection (wired) 1...........................................................................................................

Playback vis a network (Windows8, Windows Media Player) 3........................................................

Playback via a network (Windows 7) (Windows Media Player) 6......................................................

Playback via a network (internet music streaming service) 9............................................................

Playback via a network (SongPal Link) 11........................................................................................

USB connection (USB A port, USB flash drive) 12............................................................................

USB connection (USB A port, Walkman) 22.....................................................................................

USB connection (USB B port, High-resolution supported Walkman) 23...........................................

USB connection (USB B port, PC/Mac) 24........................................................................................

Audio cable connection (AUDIO IN port, portable audio device) 26..................................................

Getting Started 13.............................................................................................................................

Overview 69.................................................................................................................................

What you can do with the speaker 181..................................................................................

Parts and controls 70...................................................................................................................

Parts and controls (Main unit) 182.........................................................................................

Parts and controls (Remote control) 55.................................................................................

Included items 71........................................................................................................................

Checking the included items 185...........................................................................................

Power source 72..........................................................................................................................

Connecting to an AC outlet 186.............................................................................................

Inserting the batteries of the remote control 187...................................................................

Turning the power on 188......................................................................................................

Turning the power off 189......................................................................................................

Using the BLUETOOTH/Network standby function 54..........................................................

Charging USB devices, such as smartphones 110...............................................................

Auto standby function 190.....................................................................................................

SongPal 14........................................................................................................................................

About SongPal 73........................................................................................................................

How to use the SongPal screen 191.....................................................................................

What you can do with SongPal 193.......................................................................................

Wi-Fi network connection 74.......................................................................................................

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using SongPal (Smartphone) 194........................................

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using SongPal (iPhone) 198.................................................

Device control 75.........................................................................................................................

Listening to music on a PC via a Wi-Fi network 57...............................................................

Listening to the music stored in your smartphone/iPhone over Wi-Fi

network 203...........................................................................................................................

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Listening to music on a device via a USB connection (USB-A) 67........................................

Listening to music on a computer via a USB connection (USB-B) 117.................................

Listening to music from an internet streaming service (music service) 9..............................

Listening to the same music with multiple speakers or different music in

different places (SongPal Link function) 11...........................................................................

Speaker settings 76.....................................................................................................................

Setting the sound quality 205................................................................................................

Setting the auto standby function 207...................................................................................

Setting the BLUETOOTH/Network standby function 209......................................................

Setting the BLUETOOTH audio streaming playback quality (Codec) 211.............................

Listening to music via home network 15............................................................................................

Selecting the network connection method 77..............................................................................

Selecting the Wi-Fi network connection method 213.............................................................

Selecting the wired network connection method 215............................................................

About home network (DLNA) 78..................................................................................................

DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) 216...........................................................................

Listening to music on a PC via a network (Modern UI) 79..........................................................

Connection method 1: 217.....................................................................................................

Connection method 2: 219.....................................................................................................

Connection method 3: 222.....................................................................................................

Connection method 4: 1.........................................................................................................

Connection method 5: 225.....................................................................................................

Setting your PC as a DLNA server and controller (Windows 8) 60.......................................

Setting your PC for operating from a controller such as smartphone/

iPhone (Windows 8) 228........................................................................................................

Listening with the AirPlay function (iTunes) 231....................................................................

Listening to music on a PC via a network (Windows 8) (Windows Media

Player) 3................................................................................................................................

Listening to music on a PC via a network (Media Go) 233....................................................

Listening to music on a PC via a network (Windows 8) 80..........................................................

Connection method 1: 217.....................................................................................................

Connection method 2: 219.....................................................................................................

Connection method 3: 238.....................................................................................................

Connection method 4: 1.........................................................................................................

Connection method 5: 225.....................................................................................................

Setting your PC as a DLNA server and controller (Windows 8) 60.......................................

Setting your PC for operating from a controller such as smartphone/

iPhone (Windows 8) 228........................................................................................................

Listening with the AirPlay function (iTunes) 231....................................................................

Listening to music on a PC via a network (Windows 8) (Windows Media

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Listening to music on a PC via a network (Windows 8) (Windows Media

Player) 3................................................................................................................................

Listening to music on a PC via a network (Media Go) 233....................................................

Listening to music on a PC via a network (Windows 7) 81..........................................................

Connection method 1: 217.....................................................................................................

Connection method 2: 219.....................................................................................................

Connection method 3: 238.....................................................................................................

Connection method 4: 1.........................................................................................................

Connection method 5: 225.....................................................................................................

Setting your PC as a DLNA server and controller (Windows 7) 62.......................................

Listening with the AirPlay function (iTunes) 231....................................................................

Listening to music on a PC via a network (Windows 7) (Windows Media

Player) 6................................................................................................................................

Listening to music on a PC via a network (Media Go) 233....................................................

Listening to music on a PC via a network (Windows Vista) 82....................................................

Connection method 1: 217.....................................................................................................

Connection method 2: 219.....................................................................................................

Connection method 3: 241.....................................................................................................

Connection method 4: 1.........................................................................................................

Connection method 5: 225.....................................................................................................

Setting your PC as a DLNA server (Windows Vista) 244......................................................

Listening with the AirPlay function (iTunes) 231....................................................................

Listening to music on a PC via a network (Media Go) 233....................................................

Listening to music on a computer via a network (Mac) 83..........................................................

Connection method 1: 217.....................................................................................................

Connection method 2: 219.....................................................................................................

Connection method 3: 247.....................................................................................................

Connection method 4: 1.........................................................................................................

Connection method 5: 225.....................................................................................................

Listening with the AirPlay function (iTunes) 231....................................................................

Listening to music on an iPhone/iPad/iPod via a network 84......................................................

Connection method 1: 217.....................................................................................................

Connection method 2: 219.....................................................................................................

Connection method 3: 250.....................................................................................................

Connection method 4: 252.....................................................................................................

Listening with the AirPlay function (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch) 255.........................................

Listening to music on an Xperia via a network 85.......................................................................

Connection method 1: 217.....................................................................................................

Connection method 2: 219.....................................................................................................

Connection method 3: 250.....................................................................................................

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Connection method 4: 252.....................................................................................................

Listening to music with the WALKMAN application (Xperia) 258..........................................

Listening to music via BLUETOOTH connection 16..........................................................................

How to make a wireless connection with BLUETOOTH devices 261..........................................

Listening to music on a device via a BLUETOOTH connection 87.............................................

Connection method 1: 263.....................................................................................................

Connection method 2: 266.....................................................................................................

Connection method 3: 268.....................................................................................................

Listening to music on a device via a BLUETOOTH connection 270......................................

Selecting the BLUETOOTH audio streaming playback quality (Codec) 272.........................

Terminating the BLUETOOTH connection (After use) 274....................................................

Disconnecting the NFC-compatible device by one touch (NFC) 275....................................

Switching devices by one touch (NFC) 276...........................................................................

Listening to music via USB connection 17........................................................................................

Listening to music on a USB flash drive via a USB connection (USB-A) 88...............................

Connecting a USB flash drive 12...........................................................................................

Listening to music on a USB flash drive 65...........................................................................

Listening to music on an iPhone/iPad/iPod via a USB connection (USB-A) 89..........................

Connecting an iPhone/iPad/iPod 277....................................................................................

Listening to music on an iPhone/iPad/iPod 278....................................................................

Listening to music on a Walkman via a USB connection (USB-A) 90.........................................

Connecting a Walkman 22.....................................................................................................

Listening to music on a Walkman 108...................................................................................

Listening to music on a high-resolution supported Walkman via a USB

connection (USB-B) 91................................................................................................................

Connecting a high-resolution supported Walkman 23...........................................................

Listening to music on a high-resolution supported Walkman 112.........................................

Listening to music on a computer via a USB connection (USB-B) 92.........................................

Connecting a computer/Installing the driver 24.....................................................................

Installing Media Go and Hi-Res Audio Player to a PC 114....................................................

Listening to music on a computer 115...................................................................................

Listening to music by connecting with an audio cable 18..................................................................

Listening to music on a portable audio device, etc., by connecting with an

audio cable (AUDIO IN) 93..........................................................................................................

Connecting to a portable audio device, etc. 26......................................................................

Listening to music on a portable audio device, etc. 119........................................................

Listening to music on an Xperia 19...................................................................................................

Selecting the network connection method 94..............................................................................

Selecting the Wi-Fi network connection method 213.............................................................

Selecting the wired network connection method 215............................................................

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How to make a wireless connection with BLUETOOTH devices 261..........................................

Listening to music on an Xperia via a network 96.......................................................................

Connection method 1: 217.....................................................................................................

Connection method 2: 219.....................................................................................................

Connection method 3: 250.....................................................................................................

Connection method 4: 252.....................................................................................................

Listening to music with the WALKMAN application (Xperia) 258..........................................

Listening to music on a device via a BLUETOOTH connection 97.............................................

Listening to music on a portable audio device, etc., by connecting with an

audio cable (AUDIO IN) 98..........................................................................................................

Connecting to a portable audio device, etc. 26......................................................................

Listening to music on a portable audio device, etc. 119........................................................

Listening to music on a smartphone 20.............................................................................................

How to make a wireless connection with BLUETOOTH devices 261..........................................

Listening to music on a device via a BLUETOOTH connection 100...........................................