topic Re: A317M DOCKING STATION in PCs & Accessories

A317M DOCKING STATION

PHOTOSHOPKID — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:17:00 GMT

Does anyone know if the docking station for a A317S will work with a A317M the reason I ask is because I have just bought an A317S docking station off ebay, very cheap.

I have it working except the remote, now is the remote sensor built in to the A317S and not the A317M? or is it built in to the docking station?

Any help?

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

PHOTOSHOPKID — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:14:46 GMT

I have just noticed a plastic logo on one of the speakers which says IR it does not seem to be a sensor window?

The other thing as well as the normal speaker connections on the back of the docking station the lead from one of the speakers needs to be connected to a usb port.

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

PHOTOSHOPKID — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:51:49 GMT

Come on guys, someone must have some idea..........

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

RyanNicon — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:31:29 GMT

plug the USB cable in from the speaker and then have a look in device manager andsee if it has IR port or something? and see if there is anything with out drivers (should br yellow)

BTW i don't have a doc with a IR but it looks like no one is going to help so i'll give it my best get back when you have looked at that.

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

PHOTOSHOPKID — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:12:40 GMT

plug the USB cable in from the speaker and then have a look in device manager andsee if it has IR port or something? and see if there is anything with out drivers (should br yellow)

BTW i don't have a doc with a IR but it looks like no one is going to help so i'll give it my best get back when you have looked at that.

Thanks Ryan,
looked in device manager nothing listed to do with IR, So you reckon the usb lead from the speaker has something to do with the IR, I wonder where the sensor is, is it somehow hidden in the speaker?

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

Blencogo — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:03:23 GMT

You can download the PDF manual for the A317S from HERE

The IR sensor is at the bottom front of the left speaker and it is powered by the USB connection.

All about the port replicator in this manual.

:smileygrin:

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

PHOTOSHOPKID — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:19:28 GMT

You can download the PDF manual for the A317S from HERE 

The IR sensor is at the bottom front of the left speaker and it is powered by the USB connection.

All about the port replicator in this manual.

:smileygrin:

Thanks for that, been looking everywhere

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

PHOTOSHOPKID — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:24:14 GMT

Links dead!

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

Blencogo — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:35:34 GMT

Still works OK on mine!

At the top of this page click on Support. Under Downloads choose Manuals.

Enter
Notebook
VGN-A
VGN-A317S

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

PHOTOSHOPKID — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 23:02:56 GMT

Nope links dead for me................

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

PHOTOSHOPKID — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 23:13:31 GMT

I will try on my other pc tomorrow, so anyway the IR receiver is in one of the speakers and is powered via usb, got that,

Would you know if I turned the volume up or down on the remote handset, should that alter the volume through the laptop or via the loudspeaker? am I making sense?

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

Blencogo — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 23:16:04 GMT

Try this link direct to Sony's FTP server.

VGN-A317S MANUAL

It will take a while to download cos it's the K series and the A series manual!!

I would think it is just the speakers - not sure.

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

PHOTOSHOPKID — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 23:19:35 GMT

Try this link direct to Sony's FTP server.

VGN-A317S MANUAL 

It will take a while to download!!

Same problem
The page cannot be displayed

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

Blencogo — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 23:21:43 GMT

Perhaps a job for tomorrow?

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

PHOTOSHOPKID — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 23:23:44 GMT

Perhaps a job for tomorrow?

Yeh, thanks for you trouble, going to get some shut eye now, cheers

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

PHOTOSHOPKID — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:51:58 GMT

Just had a look at the manual, It shows that one of the speakers has a IR sensor, thing is it wont work with the remote, I have checked everything, I am at a loss as to what to do next

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

Blencogo — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:35:02 GMT

Your A317M probably won't have the necessary programs/drivers installed for using the Docking Station.

You may need to get the Drivers and Utilities package for the A317S or a dfferent version of Vaio-Zone - I'm not sure how the remote actually operates.

Do you get a 'Found New Hardware' message when you plug the USB in?

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

PHOTOSHOPKID — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:52:37 GMT

Yes I got found new hardware IR, Sound like I need to look at software, thanks for your help

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

PHOTOSHOPKID — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:59:57 GMT

Funnty thing is, if I go to Vaio zone (with docking station connected) it will search for tv stations?

I wonder if I went to the Vaio update site it would detect the docking station and propt me to download the correct files?

Re: A317M DOCKING STATION

Blencogo — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:29:51 GMT

Have you tried running the New Hardware Wizard and asking it to search for drivers?