Sony CMT-SX7 Startup Manual

This document introduces how to play music after connecting this unit to your Wi-Fi network.
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A Wi-Fi network enables you to easily enjoy music stored in wireless devices in your home, such as a PC or smartphone/iPhone. For other connection or listening methods, refer to the Operating Instructions or Help Guide (indicated on the right).
First Prepare the unit and remote.
Home Audio System
Wi-Fi Startup Guide
Listening to Music over Your Wi-Fi Network
3
Connect the
unit to a wall
outlet.
CMT-SX7/SX7B
 Connecting the unit to your Wi-Fi network
Xperia
Required items: Xperia™ or other Android smartphone, wireless router
1
Use an Android smartphone such as
an Xperia in which SongPal (free app)
is installed to configure Wi-Fi settings
Preliminary steps:
of the unit.
This method requires a Wi-Fi
 Connect your smartphone to your Wi-Fi
connection of the smartphone and a
network.
BLUETOOTH connection between the
 Record the SSID and password of your router
smartphone and the unit. The Wi-Fi
that your smartphone is connecting to in the
setting information is sent from the
following spaces.
smartphone to the unit via
For details, refer to the operating instructions of
BLUETOOTH. your router.
• Some wireless routers have multiple
SSID:
SSIDs.
Connect the unit and your Android
Password:
smartphone to the same SSID.
 Install SongPal on your smartphone.
Search for SongPal on Google
Play™
iPhone
Required items: iPhone/iPad/iPod touch, wireless router
1
Use an iPhone in which SongPal (free
app) is installed to configure Wi-Fi
settings of the unit.
Preliminary steps:
This method requires a Wi-Fi
connection of the iPhone and a
 Confirm that your iPhone is
BLUETOOTH connection between the
connected to your Wi-Fi
iPhone and the unit. The Wi-Fi setting
network.
information is sent from the iPhone to
the unit via BLUETOOTH.
• Some wireless routers have multiple
SSIDs. Connect the unit and your
iPhone to the same SSID.
 Install SongPal on your iPhone.
Search for SongPal on the
App Store
WPS
Required item: Wireless router with WPS (AOSS) button
1
Configure Wi-Fi settings of the unit
with a push of each WPS (AOSS)
button on the wireless router and the
Press the / (power) button to turn on
unit.
the unit.
• To check if your wireless router is
compatible with WPS (Wi-Fi Protected
Setup™), refer to the operating
instructions of your router.
Flashing
The standby indicator lights up in yellow-green, and
then starts flashing in the display window in about
2 minutes (in some cases, 4 or 5 minutes).
Choose a Wi-Fi connection method depending on your device,
then go to
4
Insert 2 batteries
to the remote.
1 Connect the speakers
to the unit before
turning on the unit.
2
Set the antenna in the upright position.
Make sure that a LAN cable is not
connected. A wired and wireless
connection cannot be used at the
same time.
2 3
Press the / (power) button to turn on
Make a BLUETOOTH connection between the unit and smartphone.
the unit.
If your smartphone does not support the NFC function,
see  to  on the right.
 Tap and start up [SongPal] on your
smartphone.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Flashing
 Touch the N-Mark on the unit with the
smartphone.
Touch and hold
until the
smartphone
responds.
The standby indicator lights up in yellow-green, and
then starts flashing in the display window in about
2 minutes (in some cases, 4 or 5 minutes).
Pairing is completed in about 1 minute.
2 3
Press the / (power) button to turn on Make a BLUETOOTH connection between the unit and iPhone.
the unit.
 Set the unit to pairing mode.
Use the remote and check the display window for confirming the status of the unit during
the setting.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select
[BLUETOOTH].
Flashing
Press MENU once.
Press / to select [Bluetooth Menu], then
press ENTER.
Press / to select [Pairing], then press
ENTER.
The standby indicator lights up in yellow-green, and
Press / to select [Ok], then press ENTER.
then starts flashing in the display window in about
The [Pairing] indication flashes.
2 minutes (in some cases, 4 or 5 minutes).
2
Set the unit to WPS mode.
Use the remote and check the display window for confirming the status of the unit during the
setting.
 Press MENU once.
 Press / to select [WPS Setting], then press
ENTER.
 Press / to select [Ok], then press ENTER. MENU / /ENTER
The [WPS] indication flashes.
WPS Setting  Ok
Choose your device or software to play music, then go to

" Connecting the unit to your Wi-Fi network" below. to music with the unit"
Use an Android smartphone in which SongPal (free app) is
Xperia
installed to configure the Wi-Fi settings of the unit.
Use an iPhone/iPad/iPod touch in which SongPal (free app)
iPhone
is installed to configure the Wi-Fi settings of the unit.
Use a wireless router with a WPS (AOSS) button to configure
WPS
the Wi-Fi settings of the unit with a push of the button.
Configure the Wi-Fi settings using a browser of a PC. Refer to the
PC
Operating Instructions of the separate document, "Listening to music
via a Wi-Fi network".
Non-NFC compatible smartphone
 Set the unit to pairing mode.  Within 5 minutes, search for the unit on
Use the remote and check the display window for confirming the status of the unit during
the setting.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select
[BLUETOOTH].
FUNCTION
Press MENU once.
/
MENU /ENTER
Press / to select [Bluetooth Menu], then
press ENTER.
Press / to select [Pairing], then press BLUETOOTH  Bluetooth Menu  Pairing
ENTER.
Press / to select [Ok], then press ENTER.
The [Pairing] indication flashes.
4
Check that the
indicator
 Within 5 minutes, search for the unit on window.
the iPhone.
Tap [Settings] 
[Bluetooth].
FUNCTION
/
MENU /ENTER
Turn on BLUETOOTH.
BLUETOOTH  Bluetooth Menu  Pairing
When a BLUETOOTH connection is established, the
device name is displayed and
up in the display window.
Tap [CMT-SX7xx].
3 4
Within 2 minutes, press the WPS Check that lights up in the display
button* of the router. window.
Lit
Depending on the wireless router, press and hold the
WPS button for a few seconds. For details, refer to the
operating instructions of your router. The indication changes as [WPS]  [Connecting] 
[Complete!]. The Wi-Fi connection is established when
* The WPS button may be called "AOSS button" depending
lights up.
on the wireless router.
See overleaf to play back

" Listening
overleaf.
Set the music stored in a PC to share and listen to it by
PC
(Media Go)
using Media Go.
PC
(iTunes)
PC
(Windows Media Player)
Listen to music in your smartphone/iPhone/iPad/iPod
Smartphone
(SongPal app)
touch by operating SongPal.
Xperia
(Music app)
iPhone/iPad/iPod touch
4
Check that the (BLUETOOTH)
indicator lights up in the display
window.
the smartphone.
Set the BLUETOOTH function of the
Lit
smartphone to on.
Tap and start up
SongPal, then tap
[Open the Bluetooth
setting screen].
When a BLUETOOTH connection is established, the
smartphone name is displayed and (BLUETOOTH)
Tap [CMT-SX7xx].
lights up in the display window.
5
(BLUETOOTH) Configure Wi-Fi settings following the SongPal instructions.
lights up in the display
 Tap and start up [SongPal] on  If [Share Wi-Fi settings?] is displayed, tap
your iPhone. [Allow].
Follow the on-screen instructions.
The screen on the right is
 When the screen on the displayed.
right is displayed, tap
Lit
[OK].
(BLUETOOTH) lights
If the Wi-Fi connection fails
You can use a PC browser to configure Wi-Fi settings of the unit. Connect the unit to your PC using a
commercially-available network (LAN) cable.
For details, refer to the Operating Instructions, "Listening to music via a Wi-Fi network".
Documents provided
Wi-Fi Startup Guide (this document)
Explains how to listen to music stored in your PC or other device
over your Wi-Fi network.
Operating Instructions (separate document)
Explains about setting the clock, listening to CD, radio, or music
stored in BLUETOOTH/USB/other devices, etc.
Help Guide (web document for a PC/smartphone)
Explains details about how to listen to music in your personal
computer (PC) or smartphone over your wireless/wired network.
http://rd1.sony.net/help/speaker/cmt-sx7/h_zz/
5 6
Configure Wi-Fi settings following Wait until lights up in the display
the SongPal instructions. window, then restart the unit.
If password entry is required on
the display, select the SSID and
After checking that
enter the password recorded in
lights up, turn the
step 1 - .
unit off and on again.
Lit
The screen on the right is
displayed.
It may take more than 2 minutes until lights up
in the display window. Restart the unit afterwards.
The Wi-Fi connection is established when lights
up again after restarting.
See overleaf to play back
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Wait until lights up in the display
window, then restart the unit.
After checking that
lights up, turn the
unit off and on again.
Lit
It may take more than 2 minutes until lights up
in the display window. Restart the unit afterwards.
The Wi-Fi connection is established when lights
up again after restarting.
See overleaf to play back

Continued: " Listening to music with the unit" overleaf