Sony eVilla NTE-D101, User Manual

Page 1: ...our email address If you write your password here others may have access to it For security reasons you may want to write a hint that will help you remember it later Located on the identification panel on the rear of the unit Example myname This is also the first part of your email address before the symbol NTE D101 How to Contact Us CUSTOMER SUPPORT For questions about billing service plans and p...

Page 2: ...ame Entering a Password Coming Home 14 Logging In Dialing Up Exploring the e Villa Neighborhoods 16 e Villa Home The Web Email Getting Familiar with the Layout 21 The Toolbars The Tray The Status Bar The Media Player The File Manager The Hardware Icons Leaving Home 26 Saving Favorite Web Sites or Email Drafts Logging Out Hanging up Powering Off Where to Get More Information 28 Review the eGuide Vi...

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Page 4: ... n Easy and powerful on screen displays to get you around n Truly private and customized online experience for up to four 4 people in your household n Enjoy daily automatic downloads of email and Web content without tying up your telephone line n Convenient automatic software management allows you to enjoy maintenance free operation And when it comes to using the Internet you can n Keep up with th...

Page 5: ...pray compressed air designed for VCRs computer monitors and television sets to clean between the keys of the keyboard n Avoid using an anti static solution or similar additives as they may scratch the screen n Avoid cleaning the device with ammonia based or chlorine cleaners or sprays n Avoid using household detergents to clean any part of the device as they may scratch or damage the unit n Avoid ...

Page 6: ...user interface pages 16 27 n Where to find answers to your questions pages 28 and 31 n Connecting additional accessories pages 29 30 n Problem solving page 31 Accessing the eGuide The complete operating instructions called the eGuide are available online All your usage questions can be answered quickly and easily without having to search for the printed manual Simply click the ONLINE TIPS icon in ...

Page 7: ...d eVilla Home Button One touch access to the e Villa Home neighborhood EMAIL Button One touch access to the email neighborhood EMAIL Indicator Lights up when new email has arrived Speaker Area Listen to the system sounds audio and music Memory Stick Media Slot Use Sony Memory Stick storage media to access and save pictures music or other files POWER Button Starts or shuts down your device The ligh...

Page 8: ...e scroll mouse Keyboard connection Connect to the keyboard Phone line in Connect to the phone jack Mic in Reserved for future use Ethernet connection Reserved for future use Additional speakers printers and external storage devices are not included You may purchase eVilla supported products separately Please go to the eVilla Web site at sony com eVilla for a current list of compatible products ...

Page 9: ...solid note When you have plugged all the connections into the device plug the phone cord and the power cord into the wall jacks note For more information on connecting other accessories such as printers and speakers see page 29 Be sure to place the device close to a power outlet and phone jack If you do not have a phone jack near the site you have selected you may need to purchase a longer phone c...

Page 10: ...go instantly to the Net Guide channel of your choice For more information on the Net Guide see page 17 The e Villa keyboard includes a shortcut key which can be used to perform common tasks such as copying and pasting text For more information on the supported shortcuts look up keyboard shortcuts in the eGuide Attach the palm rest by inserting the tabs into the slots on the underside of the keyboa...

Page 11: ...ext for instance while you are editing an email message and click the left button to place the cursor there Within text the cursor appears as a flashing vertical line You may be familiar with the computer concept of double clicking an icon to open it You can use this method with the e Villa Network Entertainment Center or click once to select an item then click the proper action icon to perform th...

Page 12: ...You can choose to register your e Villa Internet access account or preview e Villa s features n To preview the features click START TOUR n To register click REGISTER note You must register your Internet access account before you can use the eVilla Network Entertainment Center on the Internet Please read the End User License Agreement included with your device before you register It provides the te...

Page 13: ...sure you choose one or more that are in your local toll free zone so you do not have to pay additional telephone charges while you are on the Internet tip If for any reason you need to stop the process before it is complete don t worry The display appears as soon as you power on again and the account registration process automatically starts over For easy access when you need it record your accoun...

Page 14: ...ayment Information You must supply a debit or credit card number for monthly billing of your Internet access account You ll also need the name on the card and the expiration date just like you would if you were ordering something over the phone note The subscription fee for Internet access is a monthly fee Charges will vary depending on the type of service Your Internet access is being provided by...

Page 15: ...n email address book Each user logs in using their own username and password You only need to enter your username here Your e Villa device automatically enters the rest of the address that identifies your Internet access account as an e Villa account Example The username is the part of your email address that is individualized and makes your address completely unique An email address has three par...

Page 16: ...r in case you forget your password note Case Sensitivity Your username and password are case sensitive When you enter them in the registration screen be sure to note how you typed them For example if your password is Fido you must type it that way not fido or FIDO to access your account later For more information on adding other users to your account look up Setup in the eGuide If you do forget yo...

Page 17: ...ar and you are not required to log in note For more information on adding up to three additional users look up Setup or Users in the eGuide To log in 1 Click your username in the eVilla Login box to highlight it 2 Click in the Password text box to place the cursor there and type the password you selected when you registered your e Villa Internet access account 3 Click LOGIN note In order to use pa...

Page 18: ...n on changing settings including the automatic disconnect time look up Setup in the eGuide For more information and instructions on adding users or changing an Internet access number look up Setup in the eGuide In Setup you can select the amount of time the system is idle before automatically disconnecting from the Internet This device provides access to numerous Internet services such as the Worl...

Page 19: ... slightly different eVilla Home The first neighborhood that appears is eVilla Home This section allows you to quickly access some of the most interesting and widely used features of the Web such as entertainment shopping news sports finances and more In addition Net Tools on this page allow you to listen to Internet radio watch the latest Internet streaming video clips store and view your photogra...

Page 20: ... s happening locally nationally and worldwide FINANCE Monitor financial market news use personal finance tools and track your own personal stock portfolio LOCAL Check on the local weather or traffic before you venture out look up restaurants in your neighborhood discover special events happening in your town and much more ENTERTAINMENT Access TV and movie listings play online games and link to ent...

Page 21: ...bar or press the corresponding button on the keyboard Using the Net Tools Icons On eVilla Home you will also find the NET TOOLS icons These icons allow you to listen to the radio watch video clips store your electronic photographs online for friends and family to view and much more AUDIO Some of the best Internet and standard radio stations are preset into the e Villa Network Entertainment Center ...

Page 22: ...t to visit type it in this text box Then press ENTER on the keyboard or click the LOAD icon There s no need to type http or www before the site address the eVilla device adds it for you LOAD REFRESH Click to load the Web site you typed in the GO TO box or refresh the information on the current site FAVORITES Click to open your list of Favorites From here you can add open edit or delete Favorites O...

Page 23: ...ok Opens the folder where your incoming mail resides Opens the folder where you save drafts of your email messages if you re not ready to send them Opens the folder where copies of the mail you have sent are stored Opens the page where you write messages Opens the address book where you can store update and manage email addresses Your link to the eGuide Click here for helpful tips about email ...

Page 24: ...and feel of the on screen display The Toolbars The toolbars are located directly below the tab in the email and web neighborhoods They contain icons that allow you to navigate the Web and work in your email For more information on the WEB and email toolbars see page 19 and page 20 Web Toolbar ...

Page 25: ...he date and time and schedule browser updates n LOG OUT Icon See page 26 for information on logging out The Status Bar The Status Bar is the black bar at the very bottom of the screen On the Status Bar you will find n Status of processing information n Username of user currently logged on to the system n ONLINE OFFLINE Indicator This indicator tells you if you are connected to the Internet or not ...

Page 26: ...of the storage device icons see Hardware Icons on page 24 the File Manager expands below the Tray at the bottom of the screen All the files you have stored on that storage device are listed in one of four categories audio images text and other The device knows what a file s category is based on the extension the three letters that follow the dot For example a music file might have the extension mp...

Page 27: ... icon will be faded indicating it is not ready to be used note Iomega USB Zip drive Purchased Separately A USB Zip drive is another type of external file storage An Iomega USB Zip drive plugs directly into one of the USB ports quickly and easily allowing files to be stored on portable Zip disks If you have an external USB Zip drive connected to your device the ZIP DRIVE icon appears in the lower l...

Page 28: ... lower left corner with the other hardware icons If the printer is not on the icon will be faded indicating it is not ready to be used If you do not have a printer connected this icon does not appear note For more information and instructions on how to use your hardware icons look up Hardware icons in the eGuide See Connecting Additional Accessories on page 29 for instructions on connecting a prin...

Page 29: ... save it as a draft so you can come back to it later For more information on saving email drafts look up Saving Drafts in the eGuide Logging Out If there are other people registered to use your device and you don t want them to have access to your email favorite Web sites or address book it s a good idea to log out and disconnect from the Internet when you finish Logging out ensures that the next ...

Page 30: ...nd much more For more information on what you can do offline look up Working Offline in the eGuide Powering Off After you have disconnected your Internet connection press the POWER button to shut down There is also a power save mode to protect the screen and reduce electricity requirements If the e Villa device is on but has not been used for a while the screen goes dark and the power indicator li...

Page 31: ...ONLINE TIPS icon in the upper right corner of the e Villa display for instant helpful tips Each neighborhood has an ONLINE TIPS icon that makes it easy for you to get help on a task Visit the e Villa Web Site The e Villa Web site sony com eVilla provides quick access to the latest information about the e Villa device accessories and product support Learn the Language Look in the glossary on page 3...

Page 32: ...int out and keep The e Villa device supports a number of USB printers for just that reason Go to the eVilla Web site at sony com eVilla for a current list of compatible printers note External Storage Device The e Villa device comes equipped with a Memory Stick media slot You can also add an external Zip drive After setting up the printer according to the manufacturer s instructions turn on the pow...

Page 33: ...o the manufacturer s documentation for information on adjusting the volume tone or balance note Be sure the accessories you purchase have USB cable connections so they are compatible with this device The USB cable may accompany your accessories or may have to be purchased separately Go to the eVilla Web site sony com eVilla for information on which accessories are supported with the eVilla Network...

Page 34: ...d into the phone jack on the wall n Make sure that no one else in the house is using a telephone connected to the phone line your e Villa device is trying to dial from n Check that the phone jack is working properly by plugging a working telephone into it The device is behaving abnormally or is unresponsive n You may have to reset the device by slowly inserting a pushpin or other similar item into...

Page 35: ...our domain name is evilla com eGuide The e Villa Network Entertainment Center s online operating instructions Email Short for electronic mail If you have an email address you can send a nearly instantaneous electronic message to anyone on the Internet who has an email address Icon A graphical representation of a button on a monitor or display screen Most icons are symbols that represent a function...

Page 36: ...ccess number to connect to the Internet Net Guide Specially provided popular information on the World Wide Web The large icons on the eVilla Home neighborhood and the function buttons across the top of the keyboard access the Net Guide channels Online The state of being connected to the Internet Offline is when you are not connected to the Internet Page Short for Web page A document on the Web tha...

Page 37: ...for World Wide Web Web Browser Sometimes called a browser Application used for viewing Web pages Web Page A document on the World Wide Web that is displayed by a Web browser World Wide Web Web for short The part of the Internet that allows you to surf or browse through all kinds of text graphics and multimedia with a Web browser Information on the Web is formatted into pages and sites Pages and si...

Page 38: ... 14 5 kg net weight 43 0lbs 19 8 kg gross weight gross weight includes e Villa unit supplied accessories and packing materials Software Operating System BelA Email IMAP protocol up to 4 users individual inbox Composer online and offline Font Arial English language size color selection available Web Browser OPERA HTTP 1 0 1 1 HTML 4 0 CSS 1 2 JavaScript 1 3 FTP Transfer Layer Security TLS Browser P...

Page 39: ...ony dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions In addition you may find the following booklet prepared by the FCC helpful How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems This booklet is available from the U S Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Stock No 004 000 00345 4 Telephone line interruption This system connects to the Internet throug...

Page 40: ...eakers 5 external storage devices 5 headphones 5 keyboard 5 6 phone line 5 6 power cord 5 printers 5 scroll mouse 5 6 to the Internet 5 Cursor 8 D Dialing up 15 Drafts icon email 20 E Email address 11 button 4 icons 20 indicator 4 tab neighborhood 20 Entertainment Net Guide 16 17 e Villa login box 14 e Villa Home button 4 personal start page 19 tab 22 e Villa Web site 28 External speakers 5 30 Ext...

Page 41: ...ent information 13 R Registering register icon 9 10 your e Villa Internet access account 10 Reset hole 4 31 Review the eGuide 34 S Saving favorite Web sites or email drafts 26 Setup icon 22 Scroll mouse 5 8 Shopping icon Net Guide 16 17 Sony Memory Stick 24 Speaker built in 4 Speakers additional 30 Specifications 35 Sports icon Net Guide 16 17 Status Bar 22 System reset hole 4 31 T Telephone acces...