To mirror the screen of your device on a TV screen

1TV: Follow the instructions in the User guide for your TV to turn on the screen

mirroring function.

2Your device: From your Home screen, tap .

3Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ Connectivity > Screen mirroring.

4Tap Turn on Screen mirroring and select the device to which you want to mirror content.

When using screen mirroring, do not cover the Wi-Fi antenna area of your device.

Your TV must support screen mirroring based on Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast™ for the functionality described above to work.

Sharing content with DLNA Certified™ devices

You can view or play media content saved to your device on other devices such as, for example, a TV, or a computer. Such devices must be DLNA Certified™ by the Digital Living Network Alliance and all devices must be connected to the same Wi- Fi® network in order for content to be shared. You can also view or play content from other DLNA Certified™ devices on your device.

After you set up the sharing of content between devices, you can, for example, listen to music files stored on your home computer from your device, or view photos taken with your device's camera on a large-screen TV.

Playing files from DLNA Certified™ devices on your device

When you play files from another DLNA Certified™ device on your device, this other device acts as a server. In other words, it shares content over a network. The server device must have its content sharing function enabled and give access permission to your device. It also must be connected to the same Wi-Fi® network as your device.

To play a shared track on your device

1Make sure the devices that you want to share files with are connected to the same Wi-Fi® network as your device.

2From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap WALKMAN.

3 Select a device from the list of connected devices.

4 Browse the folders of the connected device and select the track that you want to play. The track starts playing automatically.

To play a shared video on your device

1Make sure the devices that you want to share files with are connected to the

same Wi-Fi® network as your device.

2From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Movies.

3 Select a device from the list of connected devices.

4 Browse the folders of the connected device and select the video that you want to play.

To view a shared photo on your device

1Make sure the devices that you want to share files with are connected to the

same Wi-Fi® network as your device.

2 From your Home screen, tap .

3Find and tap Album > My albums. All your available online albums and

connected devices are displayed.

4Select a device from the list of connected devices.

5Browse the folders of the connected device and select a photo to view it.

Preparing to play content from your device on DLNA Certified™ devices

Before you can view or play media files from your device on other DLNA Certified™ devices, you must set up file sharing on your device. The devices that you share content with are called client devices. For example, a TV, computer or tablet can act

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Sony C6503, C6502 Sharing content with Dlna Certified devices, Playing files from Dlna Certified devices on your device