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Using Network Features
* Available PARTY STREAMING-compliant
devices may differ depending on the countries or
regions. For details on available devices, contact
your nearest Sony dealers.
You can start a PARTY so that other devices
that support the PARTY STREAMING
function can play the same music even though
they are in different rooms.
1Make sure the PARTY guest

devices are turned on and

ready to join a PARTY.

2Play the sound source you

want.

Audio content of all the sound sources on
this receiver can be streamed.
Notes
• Only audio contents on this receiver can be
streamed. During PARTY host, video signals
are not output to the TV, and audio signals
will downmix to 2 channel. In this case, you
can only select “2CH ST.” as sound field.
• When you start a PARTY as PARTY host,
you may face a time gap between the audio
output and visual display in the following
cases.
– The Audio Return Channel (ARC) function
is used.
– The video output of the equipment is
connected to the TV and the audio output is
connected to the digital or analog audio
input jacks on the receiver.
• Sources with copyright protection may not be
streamed.
3Press SHIFT, then hold down

PARTY until “START PARTY”

appears.

The receiver starts PARTY streaming as a
PARTY host.
You can also use PARTY on the receiver
to start a party.

To close a PARTY

Press SHIFT, then hold down PARTY until
“CLOSE PARTY” appears.
You can also use PARTY on the receiver to
close a party.
The receiver can join a PARTY that has been
started by another device so that you can enjoy
the same audio content being played in a
different room.

While the PARTY host device is

having a PARTY, press SHIFT, then

press PARTY.

“JOIN PARTY” appears, and the receiver
joins the PARTY as a PARTY guest.

To leave a PARTY

Press SHIFT, then press PARTY.
“LEAVE PARTY” appears, and the receiver
leaves a PARTY.
Notes
• You cannot join a PARTY in the following cases:
– you have a PARTY on this receiver.
– you have already joined another PARTY.
• If you press PARTY when no PARTY is started,
but a device complying with PARTY
STREAMING function is playing, the device will
be the PARTY host, and the receiver will join the
PARTY as a PARTY guest.
• The PARTY guest device function automatically
switches to HOME NETWORK when the device
joins a PARTY. Even if the PARTY guest device
leaves the PARTY, the function remains as HOME
NETWORK.
Tip
If “Network Standby” is set to “On”, the receiver
turns on and joins the PARTY automatically when
the PARTY host device starts the PARTY.

Starting a PARTY

Joining a PARTY