3) Heed all warnings. in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever 4) Follow all instructions. you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. product. 6) Clean only with dry cloth.
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CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, such findings have not been confirmed by additional DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). research. The LF-X5 has been tested and found to comply NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
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NOTIFICATION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Table of Contents Locating the Components ..................6 Checking the Package Contents ................9 Connecting a Cable or an Antenna ..............10 Connecting Video/Audio Equipment ..............10 Turning On the Power ..................13 Connecting to the Internet ................... 15 Configuring Network Settings................17 Setting Up for Mail....................
Locating the Components Monitor 1 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Right side 2 POWER indicator Lights green when the power is on. 3 WIRELESS indicator Indicates the status of wireless communications. Lights blue: Communications using the 5 GHz channel are in progress. Lights green: Communications using the 2.4 GHz channel are in progress.
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Locating the Components qf Stylus pen compartment qg POWER switch Turns on and off the power to the monitor. qh VOLUME +/– buttons Adjusts the volume of the speakers. qj CAPTURE button Saves the currently displayed screen in an album as a still image. qk INDEX button Displays the Index window.
Base Station Front 1 WIRELESS indicator Indicates the status of wireless communications. Lights blue: Communications using the 5 GHz channel are in progress. Lights green:Communications using the 2.4 GHz channel are in progress. 2 LINE indicator Indicates the connection status to an external network such as the Internet.
Checking the Package Contents Checking the Package Contents After unpacking, check that all the following items have been included: • Base station (× 1) • Monitor (× 1) • Stylus (× 1) • BP-X5 battery (× 1) • AC-LX1B AC power adapter for the base station (×...
Connecting a Cable Connecting Video/ or an Antenna Audio Equipment Connecting a TV and Cable/ Connecting a Cable Box Antenna Use this hookup if you subscribe to a cable TV system that uses scrambled or encoded signals When you have connected your TV to the CATV requiring a cable box to view all channels.
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Connecting Video/Audio Equipment Using the audio/video cable, connect the Connect the satellite antenna cable to the audio and video OUT jacks of the VCR to SATELLITE IN connector of the satellite the VIDEO LINE INPUT AUDIO and receiver. VIDEO jacks of the base station. Using the audio/video cable, connect the Connecting a VCR and Cable audio and video OUT jacks of the satellite...
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Using the audio/video cable, connect the audio/video OUT jacks of the VCR to the VIDEO LINE INPUT AUDIO and VIDEO jacks of the base station. Connecting a Satellite Receiver and a DVD Player Disconnect all power sources. Connect the satellite antenna cable to the SATELLITE IN connector of the satellite receiver.
Turning On the Power Turning On the Power Connecting the Power Cord Connect the power cord after finishing all other connections. Connecting the power cord to the base station Rear of the base station POWER switch Wall outlet AC-LX1B AC power adaptor (supplied) for the base station Power cord (supplied) to DC IN...
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Turning On the Power Charging the Monitor Battery To charge the monitor battery, connect the supplied AC power adaptor for the monitor to the Press POWER on the front of the base monitor. You can use the monitor even while it is station to turn on the base station.
Connecting to the Internet Connecting to the Internet This section offers examples and explanations of several common methods for connecting to the Internet. Because the best connection method for you will depend on the Internet service provider and connection devices you use, check with your Internet service provider or network administrator for more information.
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Connecting several devices to a modem with a router Cable modem, ADSL modem, etc. Router* To Internet LAN cable (not supplied) to the LAN port LAN cable (not supplied) : Signal flow Computer Computer Caution • Depending on your Internet service contract, you •...
Configuring Network Settings Configuring Select [Internet] from the index screen. The Internet connection is established when Network Settings the Airboard web page, which is set as the default homepage, appears. Configure your network settings according to the If the default homepage is not displayed documents provided by your Internet service and a connection error message appears provider.
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Select [Settings] to the right of [LAN Refer to the documents provided by your (DHCP/Manual IP address setting)]. Internet service provider to input the proper values for “IP Address,” “Subnet mask,” LAN (DHCP/Manual IP address setting) “Default gateway,” “DNS 1,” “DNS 2,” and “Host name,”...
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Configuring Network Settings Connecting via LAN (PPPoE) Press [LAN (PPPoE)]. LAN (PPPoE) Press [Settings] on the lower right of the screen. If the [Settings] window is not displayed on the lower right of the screen, touch the screen lightly and it will appear. Press [Internet connection].
8 Specify the interval for checking if Setting Up for Mail there is new mail, in the range from 0 to 999 minutes. 9 Select the size of characters for mail text on the screen. You cannot send and receive mail (e-mail) unless 0 Press [OK].
Watching TV and Video Watching TV and Video Open the Index window, then select a desired channel. To adjust the volume, press VOL +/– on the top of the monitor. Tips • You can turn on the monitor by pressing POWER on the remote control.
Basic TV/Video Screen Parts and controls on the TV/Video screen A TV/video mode indication G Multi-language mode button Switches among the multi-language modes B TV channel number when a multi-language program is tuned in. C TV station name H Rate adjustment button D Multi-language mode indication Optimizes picture quality according to the When a multi-language program is tuned in,...
Viewing Web Pages Viewing Web Pages This section explains how to open the Internet window and display web pages. Let us assume that you will access the Sony’s web site whose URL is http://www/sony.com/. Open the [Index] window, then press [WWW].
Basic Internet Screen Parts and Controls on the Internet Screen A Internet icon F [History] Moves when a web page is being Displays the list of web pages that you have downloaded. opened before. B Internet indication G [Save] Saves the currently opened web page. You C URL entry field can open saved web pages without accessing The URL of a currently opened web page is...
Using E-mail Using E-mail Select e-mail. You can compose, send, and receive e-mail by switching to the e-mail screen. The e-mail screen appears. Basic E-mail Screen Inbox/Outbox screen A E-mail display C Outbox tab Displays a list of sent e-mail and saved drafts B Inbox tab of unsent e-mail.
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D Filing cabinet tab K Receive Appears when a “Memory Stick” is inserted. Checks for new incoming e-mail. Allows you to arrange the e-mail you have L Compose New sent and received. Creates a new blank e-mail. E Sort button M Reply (Resend, Edit) Allows you to sort your e-mail by each Depending on the content of the e-mail...
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Basic E-mail Screen E-mail composition screen A Main text field G Address book The main e-mail text is input here. Displays the address book. B Subject H Save draft The title of the e-mail is input here. Saves the e-mail currently being composed to the outbox.
Viewing Enlarged To quit the enlarged view, lightly press the image. Images This returns you to the [Image list] screen. You can also return to the [Image list] screen by pressing INDEX on the monitor. Directly press the image you want to enlarge.
Basic Digital Photo Album Screen Basic Digital Photo Album Screen A Digital photo album display H Slideshow Automatically displays in succession all B Storage cabinet tab images in the digital photo album or all Displays a list of images saved on the selected images.
Specifications System Inputs/outputs Television system Base station NTSC VHF/UHF 75-ohm connector Channel coverage VIDEO LINE INPUT1 VHF: 2 - 13, S-video: 4-pin mini DIN UHF: 14 - 69, Y: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms unbalanced, CATV: 1 - 125 sync negative Tuning system PLL synthesizer C: 0.286 Vp-p (burst), 75 ohms Video: Phono jack, 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms...
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Specifications AC power adaptor General AC-LX1B (for the base station) Power consumption Base Station: Approx. 12 W (watching TV) Power requirements Approx. 0.6 W (power off, using 100 V - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz AC power adaptor) Rated output DC OUT: 12 V DC, 3 A Monitor: Approx.