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Playba
ck
Playing via a Network
Serves as a gateway delivering the selected
Internet content and a variety of on-demand
entertainment straight to your player.
z
Some Internet content requires registration via a PC
before it can be played.
1
Prepare for BRAVIA Internet Video.
Connect the player to a network
(page 12).
2
Select [Video], [Music],
or
[Photo] on the home menu using
<
/
,
.
3
Select an Internet content provider
icon using
M
/
m
, and press ENTER.
When an Internet content list has not
been acquired, an unacquired icon or a
new icon is displayed.
To use the control panel
The control panel appears when the video file
starts playing. The displayed items may differ
depending on Internet content providers.
To display again, press DISPLAY.
A
Control display
Press
<
/
M
/
m
/
,
or ENTER for
playback operations.
B
Playing status bar
Status bar, Cursor indicating the
current position, Playing time,
Duration of the video file
C
Network condition
indicates the signal strength for
wireless connection.
indicates a wired connection.
D
Network transmission speed
E
The next video file name
F
The currently selected video file name
A DLNA-compatible product can play video/
music/photo files stored on another DLNA-
compatible product via a network.
The following is a list of different kinds of
DLNA-compatible products. This unit can be
used as Player and Renderer.
• Server: A product that sends data.
• Player: A product that receives and plays
data.
• Renderer: A product that receives and plays
data.
It can be operated only from other products.
• Controller: A product that controls a
renderer.
1
Prepare for using DLNA.
• Connect the player to a network
• Prepare the other necessary DLNA-
compatible products. Refer to the
instruction manual supplied with the
product.
To play a file from a DLNA server via this
unit (DLNA player)
Select the DLNA server icon from
[Video],
[Music], or
[Photo], then
choose the file you want to play.
Streaming BRAVIA Internet
Video
Playing files on a Home
Network (DLNA)
PC
This
unit
Server
Player
,
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