Overview of This Manual

The operating instructions provide instructions on operating the BZNP-100 Network Player Management Software.

The BZNP-100 software is designed to distribute and manage audio and visual content, including commercial videos played in public places or educational and training videos for use in a company. This content is send to Sony NSP-100 Network Players via a network.

The operating instructions contain the same information as the online help. Both provide complete information on BZNP-100 operations. Press the F1 key to view help information on the functions of the window or dialog box currently having the focus. To see information on the operations related to the window/dialog box, click “Related Topics” link displayed on the right of the topic title.

Click the Help Topics button in the Help window to see the table of contents.

Notations Used in This Manual

Menu commands and labeled buttons that appear on the screen are indicated as [command name] and [button name].

Example: [Edit], [Material Management]

Trademark Notice

•Microsoft, Windows, Windows XP and DirectShow are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

•i.LINK is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

•Other system names, product names and company names appearing in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. In this manual such names are not indicated by ® or ™ symbols.

NOTICE TO USERS

Program © 2003 Sony Corporation. Documentation © 2003 Sony Corporation.

All rights reserved. This manual or the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written approval from Sony Corporation.

SONY CORPORATION PROVIDES NO WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE OR SUCH OTHER INFORMATION. IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF.

Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. The software described herein may also be governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement.

Data used to create video, graphics, and text material for transmission from the network players may be copyrighted.

Unauthorized distribution and/or playout of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws.

Also, the system allows you to use the fonts installed on the PC to create text material. Such fonts are copyrighted. Authorization or right of transmission is required to use them for playout.