–Make sure that the hub or router is on. For details, refer to the documentation supplied with the hub or router.
–Turn on the router before turning on the receiver.
–Verify that the receiver and hub or router are connected with network cables.
–Make sure that the IP address acquisition method is consistent with the network configuration (page 35).
•Make sure that the VAIO computer setup is correct (page 30).
•It is possible that the VAIO computer operation has become unstable. Restart the VAIO computer, and then start Giga Pocket Server. For details, refer to the Giga Pocket Server documentation.
•If you cannot connect to the VAIO computer using Network Media, restart the VAIO computer.
•If the Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall function is enabled, you may be unable to connect to the VAIO computer. Disable the Internet Connection Firewall function.
The receiver cannot be registered with the VAIO computer.•Verify that the network connections are correct by verifying the following:
–If your receiver and VAIO computer (one unit each) are directly connected, verify that you are using a
–Make sure that the hub or router is on. For details, refer to the documentation supplied with the hub or router.
–Turn on the router before turning on the receiver.
–Verify that the receiver and hub or router are connected with network cables.
–Make sure that the IP address acquisition method is consistent with the network configuration (page 35).
The VAIO computer does not appear in the Select a Server screen.•Press the OPTIONS button, select Refresh, and then press the SELECT button (page 50). It may take some time until the display to appear on the screen.
•Verify that Giga Pocket Server is running. For details, refer to the Giga Pocket Server documentation.
•Verify that Music Server and Photo Server are running. For details, see “Step 4a: VAIO Media preparations (starting services)” (page 30).
•It is not enough for the VAIO computer to be running to be able to establish a connection with
the Network Media television and video functions. You must also be logged on to the VAIO computer. Make sure that you log on to the VAIO computer when you turn it on.
However, if the VAIO computer is set up to log on automatically when it starts, you do not need to perform this operation.
No longer able to connect after resetting the VAIO computer.•Set up the VAIO computer again following the procedures outlined in “Step 4: VAIO computer setup” (page 30).
The Select a Server screen appears every time.•If the Select a Server screen appears every time you switch from the main menu to one of the Network Media functions (television, video, music, photographs), then in the Select a Server screen set the VAIO computer normally connected. (It is necessary to set the VAIO computer normally connected for each function separately (page 49).)
Connecting to the VAIO computer takes an unusually long time.•If you are using the receiver without a router, it may take up to 30 seconds until the IP address is automatically assigned, and the receiver and the VAIO computer are connected after turning on the receiver.
•Set the receiver to a fixed IP address to shorten the connection time. For details, see “Changing Network Media settings” (page 77).
•Make sure that the receiver IP address does not conflict with other addresses on the network.
IP address | 169.254.XXX.XXX |
| (Enter 169.254 unchanged, |
| then for XXX enter arbitrary |
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Subnet mask | 255.255.0.0 |
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Note
If you are using a router, do not assign a fixed IP address to the receiver.
Recording stops.•Recording time was not extended. Except for timer recording, recording automatically stops 30 minutes after you press the REC button. Press the REC button again to extend the recording time by 30 minutes with each press (up to a maximum of 6 hours) (page 75).
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