Task

Sending content to other devices and playing it back

Send (Throw) video, photo or music content that can be played back on your “WALKMAN,” to another device (playback device) on the home network and play back on that device. [Details]

You can use this function with the Video player (video), Photo viewer (photo), Music player (music), and DLNA applications.

You must make preparations in advance to use the home network. [Details]

Tap the content you want to send to and play back on another device.

Playback of the content starts.

Tap [ Throw].

Tap the icon of the device that you want to send the content to, from the displayed icon list of playback devices.

Playback starts on the selected playback device. You can control playback using your “WALKMAN.”

Note

If you send (Throw) the content in a file format that is not supported by another device (playback device) on the home network, the content cannot be played back.

If you display another screen while you are controlling another device (playback device) using your “WALKMAN,” return to the control screen via the notification panel.

Hint

You can also select and play back content stored on another device (server) using the DLNA application [Details] and proceed to step 2.

When you tap [Throw] in the menu displayed by pressing and holding the content list in the DLNA, Video player or Music player application, you can proceed to step 3 without playback.

While you are sending content to another device, you can play back other content on your “WALKMAN.”