Sony SRS-X9 Installation and maintenance instructions

Personal Audio System
Enjoy Music over Your
Wi-Fi Network
SRS-X9
Enjoy Music over Your
Wi-Fi Network GB

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The following three documents are provided.
Enjoy Music over Your Wi-Fi Network (this document)
Provides how to listen to music in your personal computer (PC) over your Wi-Fi network.
Reference Guide (accompanying sheet)
Provides important safety information.
Help Guide (web document for a PC/smartphone)
Provides details about the unit; how to make a BLUETOOTH connection and
play High-Resolution Audio, etc.
http://rd1.sony.net/help/speaker/srs-x9/zz/

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Thank you for purchasing this Sony product.
With this unit, you can connect devices and enjoy listening to music in various ways as follows.
For more details about connection/playback without Wi-Fi, refer to Help Guide.
http://rd1.sony.net/help/speaker/srs-x9/zz/
Playing music over your Wi-Fi network
 For Wi-Fi network users
 For listening to music over your home network
(DLNA/AirPlay)
Playing music over your wired
network
 For wired network users
 For listening to music over your home
network (DLNA/AirPlay)
Playing music via USB connection
 For listening to music in a USB device
 For listening to music while charging an iPhone
 For listening to High-Resolution Audio in a PC/high
resolution supported Walkman®
Playing music via BLUETOOTH
connection
 For listening to music in a BLUETOOTH device
(smartphone/iPhone/Walkman®)
Read this manual.  page 4
Explanations and illustrations in this document are assuming the first-time settings after purchasing or
initializing this unit.
About parts and controls mentioned in this manual, see page 23. If you have difficulty with connection/playback,
see page 20.

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Enjoy listening to music over your Wi-Fi network
Choose Aor Bin order to listen to music stored in a PC over your home network.
Listening by smartphone/iPhone operation
First, install the “SongPal” app (page 22) on your smartphone/iPhone. This app provides Wi-Fi connection setup with the
unit, and allows you to select/play music in the PC.
A
 page 9
 page 6
Smartphone
iPhone
Required items:
 Wireless router (with access point)
 Smartphone/iPhone
 PC
Server settings for DLNA are
required (page 12).
Each device needs to be connected to
Wi-Fi beforehand.

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Listening with AirPlay (for iTunes users)
You can listen to music in your iTunes by operating the PC. Make a Wi-Fi connection between the unit and wireless router.
B
Required items:
 Wireless router (with access point)
 PC (with iTunes installed)
Each device needs to be connected to
Wi-Fi beforehand.
 page 14

Listening by smartphone/iPhone operation
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Smartphone Connecting to Wi-Fi by “SongPal”
First, make a BLUETOOTH connection with the unit. Then configure the Wi-Fi settings. Complete step 6(page 8) within 15 minutes after turning on the
unit.
For iPhone users, follow the steps on page 9.
1
Preliminary steps:
Record the SSID and password of your router
in the spaces below.
SSID:
Password:
For details, refer to the operating
instructions of your router.
Make sure that a LAN cable is not connected
to the unit.*
Install the “SongPal” app on your
smartphone.
Search for “SongPal” at
Google Play.
* The wired and wireless connection cannot be
used at the same time.
2
Turn on the unit.
When the LINK indicator stops flashing and
turns off, go to the next step.

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3
Start up the “SongPal” app.
Tap [SongPal] on your
smartphone.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
NFC compatible smartphone
Touch the N-Mark on the unit with the
smartphone.
Touch and hold until the
smartphone responds.
Non-NFC compatible smartphone
Tap [Open the Bluetooth
setting screen].
Tap the (BLUETOOTH) PAIRING button of
the unit once.
4
Make a BLUETOOTH connection between the unit and smartphone.
Continued 

Listening by smartphone/iPhone operation
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Tap and hold the (BLUETOOTH) PAIRING
button until the (BLUETOOTH) indicator
begins to flash quickly.*
Tap [SONY:SRS-X9
(Bluetooth)] on the
smartphone’s screen.
* The first time you tap the (BLUETOOTH)
PAIRING button after purchasing this unit, the
(BLUETOOTH) indicator flashes quickly.
5
Check that the (BLUETOOTH)
indicator is lit.
When a BLUETOOTH connection is established,
the (BLUETOOTH) indicator stops flashing and
stays lit.
6
Configure the Wi-Fi settings,
following the app’s instructions.
Flashing Lit
When the Wi-Fi connection is complete, the
LINK indicator lights up in green.
Playback  page 12

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1
Preliminary steps:
Record the SSID and password of your router
in the spaces below.
SSID:
Password:
For details, refer to the operating
instructions of your router.
iPhone Connecting to Wi-Fi by “SongPal”
First, make a BLUETOOTH connection with the unit. Then configure the Wi-Fi settings. Complete step 7(page 11) within 15 minutes after
turning on the unit.
For smartphone users except for iPhone, follow the steps on page 6.
Make sure that a LAN cable is not connected
to the unit.*
Install the “SongPal” app on your iPhone.
Search for “SongPal” at
the App Store.
* The wired and wireless connection cannot be
used at the same time.
2
Turn on the unit.
When the LINK indicator stops flashing and
turns off, go to the next step.
Continued 

Listening by smartphone/iPhone operation
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3
Set the unit to paring mode.
Tap the (BLUETOOTH) PAIRING button
once.
Tap and hold the (BLUETOOTH) PAIRING
button until the (BLUETOOTH) indicator
begins to flash quickly.*
* The first time you tap the (BLUETOOTH)
PAIRING button after purchasing this unit, the
(BLUETOOTH) indicator flashes quickly.
4
Search the unit by the iPhone.
Tap [Settings] [Bluetooth].
Turn on BLUETOOTH.
Tap [SONY:SRS-X9
(Bluetooth)].
5
Check that the (BLUETOOTH)
indicator is lit.
When a BLUETOOTH connection is established,
the (BLUETOOTH) indicator stops flashing and
stays lit.