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Owner’s Record The serial number is located inside battery compartment. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. COM-1 Serial No. _______________________ WARNING You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. If you have any questions about this product: Visit: http://www.sony.com/mylo Contact: Sony Customer Information Services Center at 1-(888)-476-6972 Write: Sony Customer Information Services Center 12451 Gateway Blvd., Ft.
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Table of Contents For Detailed Information ..............4 What’s in the Box .........................4 Overview......................................6 Preparation The Parts of Your Personal Communicator ..........................7 The status bar ......................... 10 Using the keyboard ................ 12 Step 1: Preparing a Power Source ....................................13 Installing the supplied battery ...13 Charging the battery ...............
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Preparation The Parts of Your Personal Communicator (USB) connector ( page 00) Connects your unit to a computer. WIRELESS LAN switch/ indicator ( page 00) Connects your unit to the wireless LAN. When it is connected to the wireless LAN, the indicator lights up. “Memory Stick Duo” indicator ( page 00) When a “Memory Stick Duo” is inserted, the indicator lights up.
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To connect the supplied headset To (headset) jack Receive button Answers or ends a call. Microphone Preparation Clip Holds the remote controller to your clothes. Picks up your voice during Skype calls.
To insert and remove a “Memory Stick Duo” Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” as illustrated below. When the “Memory Stick Duo” is inserted into the unit, the “Memory Stick Duo” indicator lights up. Grip the groove with your finger, and gently pull in the direction indicated by the arrow. Terminal side Insert the “Memory Stick Duo” in the direction indicated by the arrow on the unit, and gently push until it clicks into place.
2EMAINING BATTERY POWER 3IGNAL STRENGTH OF THE CONNECTED WIRELESS ,!. ACCESS POINT 4HE MORE CIRCLES DISPLAYED AROUND THE ANTENNA THE STRONGER THE SIGNAL FROM THE ACCESS POINT 7IRELESS ,!. STATUS $ISPLAYS ICONS INDICATING WHETHER YOUR UNIT IS CONNECTED TO THE WIRELESS ,!.
5SING THE KEYBOARD 3LIDE THE FRONT PANEL OF THE UNIT UPWARD TO USE THE KEYBOARD .UM KEY 3YM KEY %NTER KEY &N KEY 3HIFT KEY 4O ENTER CAPITAL LETTERS NUMBERS AND SYMBOLS 0RESS THE MODIlER KEY 3HIFT .
Step 1: Preparing a Power Source Installing the supplied battery Preparation Make sure that the battery is inserted before using the unit. Using the unit powered by the AC adapter or by your computer without the rechargeable battery may lead to the following undesirable conditions: – When the AC power cord or the USB cable is disconnected, and the unit is not powered for more than ten seconds, the built-in clock may be unable to keep correct time, causing the unit to fail to play scheduled content.
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Step 2: Setting up Your Personal Communicator Turning on your unit Slide and hold down the POWER switch until the POWER indicator lights up green. Wait until the start-up screen disappears. When you use your Personal Communicator for the first time, the initial set-up wizard appears. Once the initial set-up is completed, the set-up wizard will no longer appear when the unit is turned on. POWER indicator POWER switch To turn it off Slide down and hold the POWER switch again.
Entering your information Center button Activates the selected item or confirms an entry. Preparation Follow the on-screen instructions to enter information about yourself and your location. Entering “My Profile” items creates your user profile, visible to other users connected via the Ad Hoc Application ( page 00). Use the following buttons and the keyboard ( page 00) to fill in the items. 4-way button (///) Moves the highlight or cursor. BACK button Returns to the previous screen.
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#ONNECTING TO WIRELESS ,!. IN INFRASTRUCTURE MODE 7)2%,%33 ,!. SWITCH 3TATUS INDICATOR 0REPARATION 7HEN YOU SELECT ANY APPLICATION THAT USES 7I&I )NSTANT -ESSENGER 6O)0 OR 7EB ON THE #OMMUNICATION MENU THE UNIT AUTOMATICALLY CONNECTS TO THE WIRELESS ,!. IN INFRASTRUCTURE MODE 4HE 7)2%,%33 ,!. INDICATOR LIGHTS UP GREEN AND THE STATUS INDICATOR LIGHTS UP BLUE 9OU CAN ALSO MANUALLY CONNECT THE UNIT TO THE WIRELESS ,!. BY SLIDING THE 7)2%,%33 ,!. SWITCH UPWARD AS SHOWN BELOW 7)2%,%33 ,!.
Registering an access point If you regularly connect to particular access points, register them with your device, and configure your unit to automatically connect to them when they are detected. You can even specify the order in which the unit will try to connect to them. When your unit connects in infrastructure mode for the first time, the Connection Dialog appears. Select the access point you want to register as an automatic access point, and follow the instructions on the display to register it.
Wireless LAN Settings — Ad Hoc Mode Preparation Warning Turn off the WIRELESS LAN switch when in crowded places, such as in a crowded train, If a person nearby is using a pacemaker, it is possible that the radio waves could affect the pacemaker. The unit’s Ad Hoc Application enables you to communicate with a nearby user without connecting to the Internet. Add a user to your Ad Hoc Contact List before using this feature.
Connecting to wireless LAN in Ad Hoc mode When you select the Ad Hoc application on the Communication menu, the unit automatically connects to the wireless LAN in Ad Hoc mode. The WIRELESS LAN indicator lights up green, and the status indicator lights up orange. WIRELESS LAN indicator WIRELESS LAN switch Status indicator To disconnect from wireless LAN Slide the WIRELESS LAN switch upward. Your unit disconnects from wireless LAN, the WIRELESS LAN indicator, and the Status indicator turn off.
Registered user (When the user is not connects to the wireless LAN in Ad Hoc mode, the Offline icon is displayed.) Preparation Select a user you want to add to your Contact List. A message is sent to the selected user, asking for permission to add the user to your Contact List. If the user agrees to be added, his or her profile information is registered in your Ad Hoc Contact List and your profile information is registered in his or her Contact List.
Basic Operations The Home Menu The Home menu is the starting point to access the various applications and features of your unit. To display the Home menu, press the HOME button. HOME To start an application from the Home menu Press / to select an item, and press the center button to start the selected application.
The Context Menu On most screens, you can display a list of operations called the Context menu. To display the Context menu, press the OPTION button. The options vary depending upon the screen you are viewing. OPTION Basic Operations Context menu What’s Up Screen The What’s Up Screen shows the status of nearby contacts. It also shows music information, the clock, and so on.
Info Screen When an event occurs, such as a new message being received or a chat invitation arriving, an event icon appears on the status bar of the display. When this happens, press INFO to view detailed information about the event. To see information about the currently music when viewing another application window, press INFO twice. INFO New event Press INFO once. INFO Press INFO twice.
4HINGS TO $O 7ITH 9OUR 0ERSONAL #OMMUNICATOR #OMMUNICATION 3KYPE 3KYPE IS AN )NTERNET COMMUNICATION TOOL THAT INCLUDES VOICE CALL FEATURES USING A 6OICE OVER )NTERNET 0ROTOCOL 6O)0 NETWORK )T OFFERS THE FOLLOWING FEATURES s 4ALKING WITH OTHER 3KYPE USERS s 4EXT CHAT WITH OTHER 3KYPE USERS s #ALLING TRADITIONAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS 3KYPE/UT s 2ECEIVING CALLS FROM TRADITIONAL PHONES 3KYPE)N s 3ENDING lLES TO OTHER 3KYPE USERS !DDITIONAL CHARGES APPLY FOR 3KYPE/UT AND 3KYPE)N 4O START 3KYPE 3ELECT h3K
#OMMUNICATION 'OOGLE 4ALK 'OOGLE 4ALK IS AN )NTERNET COMMUNICATION TOOL FROM 'OOGLE )T OFFERS THE FOLLOWING FEATURES s 4EXT CHAT WITH OTHER 'OOGLE 4ALK USERS s 3ENDING 'OOGLE E MAILS "EFORE STARTING 'OOGLE 4ALK 2EGISTER FOR A 'OOGLE 4ALK )$ )F YOU HAVE NOT YET SIGNED UP FOR 'OOGLE 4ALK SELECT h'ET A .
Communication — Yahoo! Messenger Yahoo! Messenger is an Internet communication tool from Yahoo!, It offers the following features: • Text conversation with other Yahoo! Messenger users • Sending Yahoo e-mails Before starting Yahoo! Messenger Register for a Yahoo! Messenger ID. If you have not yet signed up for Yahoo! Messenger, select “Get a New Yahoo! ID” on the login screen in step 1 below. If you already have a Yahoo! Messenger account, you can use your existing ID on your unit.
Communication — Ad Hoc Application Ad Hoc communications allows COM-1 users to interact with each other one on one. With an Ad Hoc connection, you can enjoy such features as Music Streaming, where you stream music between your device and a friend’s COM1 Personal Communicator. 1 Select “Ad Hoc Application” from “Communication” on the Home menu. The unit automatically connects to the wireless LAN in Ad Hoc mode, and the Ad Hoc Application User List appears.
Communication — Address Book If you have friends with IDs on the contact lists of multiple programs, you can gather each friend’s various IDs into a single registration in the Address Book. The Address Book is always conveniently available on the What’s Up screen ( page 00). 1 Select “Address Book” from “Communication” on the Home menu. The Address Book appears. Things to Do With Your Personal Communicator 2 Select the user ID you want to integrate, and then register the ID in the integrated ID.
Web When the unit is connected to the Internet via a wireless access point, you can browse websites. 1 Select “Web” from the Home menu. The unit automatically connects to the wireless LAN in infrastructure mode, and the Web browser menu appears. 2 Browse websites as you would on a computer. For more detailed information about the Web browsing features, refer to the “Web” section of the Operating Instructions, available as a PDF file on the supplied CD-ROM.
Music Your unit is a music player, able to play music files stored on the unit or on other COM-1 units nearby. See the Operating Instructions (available as a PDF file on the supplied CD-ROM) or the File Structures section of this document ( page 00) for more details about the relationships between programs, file formats, and USB modes. 1 Connect your unit to a computer using the supplied USB cable, and transfer music files from the computer to the unit.
Photo Your unit can display photos on the built-in display. You can get photos onto your device in a variety of ways, including transferring them from a computer via the transfer software on the supplied CD-ROM, transferring them from a computer by dragging and dropping with Windows Explorer, and transferring them by way of a “Memory Stick Duo.” 1 Transfer photo files to your unit or insert a “Memory Stick Duo” containing photos. 2 Select “Photo” from the Home menu. A list of photo files and folders appears.
6IDEO 9OUR UNIT CAN PLAY VIDEO lLES 9OU CAN GET VIDEOS ONTO YOUR DEVICE IN A VARIETY OF WAYS INCLUDING TRANSFERRING THEM FROM A COMPUTER BY DRAGGING AND DROPPING WITH 7INDOWS %XPLORER TRANSFERRING THEM BY WAY OF A h-EMORY 3TICK $UO v EXCHANGING VIDEOS THROUGH THE lLE TRANSFER FEATURES IN 3KYPE OR TRANSFERRING THEM FROM A COMPUTER VIA A lLE TRANSFER APPLICATION NOT SUPPLIED 4RANSFER VIDEO lLES TO YOUR UNIT FROM A COMPUTER 6IDEOS IN -0%' FORMAT ARE SUPPORTED 3ELECT h6IDEOv FROM THE (OME MENU ! LI
'AME 'AMES SUCH AS 3OLITAIRE 4ETRIS AND -INE 3WEEPER ARE BUILT INTO THE UNIT 3ELECT h'AMEv FROM THE (OME MENU ! LIST OF INSTALLED GAMES APPEARS 3ELECT THE GAME YOU WANT TO START &OR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE 'AME FEATURES REFER TO THE h'AMEv SECTION OF THE /PERATING )NSTRUCTIONS AVAILABLE AS A 0$& lLE ON THE SUPPLIED #$ 2/- 4EXT 9OU CAN GET TEXT lLES ONTO YOUR DEVICE IN A VARIETY OF WAYS INCLUDING TRANSFERRING THEM FROM A COMPUTER BY DRAGGING AND DROPPING WITH 7INDOWS %XPLORER TRANSFERR
Tools 1 Select “Tools” from the Home menu. The Tools menu appears. 2 Select your desired Tools feature. For more detailed information about the features, refer to the “Tools” section of the Operating Instructions, available as a PDF file on the supplied CD-ROM. Things to Do With Your Personal Communicator The Tools menu includes the following administrative features: • “Settings”: Adjust a variety of settings for the unit. • “Connection Manager”: Manage the list of wireless LAN access points.
For More Information File Structures The folder structures of the unit’s internal memory and of a “Memory Stick Duo” are described below. Folder structure of the internal memory Depending on the file category or the software program or feature used to transfer files to the unit, the files are stored in different folders, as shown in the following table.
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Folder structure of “Memory Stick Duo” Depending on the file category or the software application or feature used to store files to the “Memory Stick Duo,” the files are stored in different folders, as described in the following table.
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3UPPLIED #$ 2/4HE SUPPLIED #$ 2/- CONTAINS THE /PERATING )NSTRUCTIONS 0$& lLE AND THE SUPPLIED SOFTWARE 9OU CAN INSTALL THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE PROGRAMS FROM THE SUPPLIED #$ 2/- !BOUT THE /PERATING )NSTRUCTIONS 0$& lLE !N /PERATING )NSTRUCTIONS MANUAL THAT COVERS IN DETAIL ALL ASPECTS OF USING YOUR UNIT IS SUPPLIED WITH YOUR UNIT IN 0$& FORMAT 9OU CAN INSTALL THE /PERATING )NSTRUCTIONS 0$& lLE FROM THE SUPPLIED #$ 2/- 4O VIEW THE 0$& lLE YOU MUST HAVE !DOBE !CROBAT 2EADER INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER !B
Utility With the “Utility,” you can: • Update the software in your unit by downloading an update file from the Web and applying the update to your unit. • Back up the data on your unit to your computer and later restore your unit with the saved backup data. • Transfer unit settings managed on your computer, such as your user profile and wireless LAN access point information, to the unit. System requirements • • • • • • This software is not supported by the following environments.
)NSTALLING THE 0$& lLE AND THE SUPPLIED SOFTWARE 5SE THE FOLLOWING STEPS TO INSTALL THE /PERATING )NSTRUCTIONS 0$& lLE AND THE SUPPLIED SOFTWARE 4URN ON YOUR COMPUTER AND INSERT THE SUPPLIED #$ 2/- INTO THE #$ DRIVE 4HE INSTALLATION MENU SCREEN APPEARS #LICK ;)NSTALL 3ONIC3TAGE AND 0#$ APPLICATIONS= 2EAD THE LICENSE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AND THEN SELECT h9ES v &OLLOW THE ON SCREEN INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION 4HE /PERATING )NSTRUCTIONS 0$& lLE AND THE SUPPLIED SOFTWARE ARE INSTALLE
On Copyrights For More Information • “MYLO” and “MYLO” logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “The following game applications are copyright © Trolltech AS.” • Hotspot database content and the JiWire Wi-Fi Hotspot Locator Copyright © 2006 by JiWire, Inc. • The Yahoo Messenger application software on this product is developed partially using Zipit ® Instant Messaging technology, and is copyrighted work of, and licensed from Aeronix Inc. © Aeronix, Inc. 2003-2006. All Rights Reserved.
• JPEG, developed by The Independent JPEG Group, PNG, developed by The PNG Development Group, Glenn Randers-Pehrson, Andreas Dilger, Guy Eric Schalnat and Group 42, Inc. XML Parser, “expat”, developed by James Clark Zlib, developed by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler SSLeay, developed by Eric Young OpenSSL, developed by the OpenSSL project http://www.openssl.org/ EMX, developed by Eberhard Mattes http://archiv.leo.org/pub/comp/os/os2/leo/gnu/emx%2bgcc/ Regexp library, written by Henry Spencer http://arglist.
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