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Playing Content on a PC
Overview
You can play photo/music/video files stored on a server (e.g. PC) that is connected to the same home network that the TV is connected to.
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Steps
Connect the TV to your home network, following the steps in “Connecting to the Internet.”
Press the HOME button, then select
[Media] at the bottom of the screen using the
/
buttons.
Select [Photos], [Music] or [Videos] using the
/
buttons, then press the
button.
Select the server containing the file to play using the
/
buttons, then press the
button.
Select the the folder or file from the list using the
/
buttons, then press the
button.
If you select a folder, select the file using the/
buttons, then press the
button.
Playback starts.
To return to the last viewed source, press the HOME button twice.
Notes
- The server is required to be DLNA-certified (e.g. VAIO).
- Files from a home network device need to be in the following formats:
- - Still images: JPEG, MPO
- - Music: MP3, linear PCM, WMA, MP4
- - Video: AVCHD, MPEG2, MPEG1, MP4 (AVC), MP4 (MPEG4), WMV
- Depending on the file, playback may not be possible even when using the supported formats.
- Only the panoramic JPEG files in the following horizontal/vertical sizes can be scrolled. (If the JPEG file is edited on a PC, etc., scroll may not be possible.)
- - For horizontal scroll: 4912/1080, 7152/1080, 3424/1920, 4912/1920, 12416/1856, 8192/1856, 5536/2160, 3872/2160, 10480/4096, 11520/1080
- - For vertical scroll: 1080/4912, 1080/7152, 1920/3424, 1920/4912, 1856/12416, 1856/8192, 2160/5536, 2160/3872, 4096/10480, 1080/11520
- Displaying a 3D Sweep Panorama photo is available only when [Slideshow Effect] is set to [Simple]. (This feature is available on 3D-compatible models only.) To confirm the setting, press the OPTIONS button, then select [Playback Options] → [Slideshow Effect].
- Displaying a 3D Sweep Panorama photo via the server is available only if the server is a Sony device that is compatible with the 3D Sweep Panorama photo display.
- Scrolling a panoramic photo is available only when [Slideshow Effect] is set to [Simple]/[Dissolve]. To confirm the setting, press the OPTIONS button, then select [Playback Options] → [Slideshow Effect].