XL-HF401PH (serv.man3) - Sharp Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 10

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Note:
When this unit is placed too near a Wireless LAN device or
microwave, noise  interference may occur, causing
crackling sound. It may also reduce the communication
speed and cause invalid connection. If these happen, do
the following:
- Place the unit away from the Wireless LAN device or

microwave.

- Place the unit closer to the source device.

Press the ON/STAND-BY button.

Press the NETWORK button.

Press the iPod MENU button on the remote control.

Press the 

/

 button to select ‘Wi-Fi Setup’.

Press the ENTER button.

Press the 

/

 button to select ‘Direct’. Press the

ENTER button. Wait until the display shows ‘Direct
Ready’ which take about 40 seconds.

On the iPod touch/iPhone/iPad, select ‘Settings’ -->
‘Wi-Fi’. On the PC/Mac, enter the list of available
wireless networks.

For other DLNA compatible devices, turn on the Wi-Fi. For 
more details, refer to your devices’ manual.

Select  SHARP_XL-HF401 from the list of available
networks.

Launch  Music and play desired song on your iPod
touch / iPhone or iPad. For PC/Mac, launch iTunes.
For other DLNA compatible devices, launch the DLNA
compatible media software. For more details, refer to
your devices’ manual.

Tap / click on the AirPlay icon 

.

Select the speaker : SHARP_XL-HF401_xxxxxx.
Sound will be heard from the XL-HF401 speakers via
audio streaming.

For protection purposes, in some conditions, the message 
“Press ENTER to start streaming” will appear asking for 
your permission to continue streaming.

● Press ENTER button while the message is still scrolling.
This message appears when / during (provided that the 
Direct Wireless Connection has previously been set up):

● Network Stand-by mode.

● In other functions (CD, TUNER, USB, iPod, Audio In).

● In NETWORK function, when your Apple / DLNA device

stays idle for more than 15 minutes.

● When using  Direct wireless connection, use a DMS

(Digital Media Server) supported Application. For more
information, refer to www.dlna.org.

● Signal interference may occur from surrounding devices

while  in  Direct wireless connection. This may cause
sound interruption and/or inability to select the speakers.
Should this happen, perform any of the following: 

1 Switch off the Network Stand-by mode (refer page 6) or

unplug the AC power lead and plug it back in.

2 Switch to other Wi-Fi channel listed  in the ‘Direct

connection configuration’ tab of the Configuration
Webpage. To access this webpage, follow steps 6-8
under ‘Connection via SSID (wireless router without
WPS)’ on page 10.

3 “Network clear” operation. Press and hold the CLEAR

button while  in Network function until ‘Network Clear’
appears. Repeat steps 1 - 4 in ‘Direct wireless
connection’.

4 Place the unit to other position with better reception.

● If router is available, router connection is recommended.

● SHARP does not guarantee that this product will work

(connection and operation) with all the applications.

● This product cannot work as a router. If you want to

connect the internet, a router must be used.

Press the WPS button on the wireless router.

Press the ON/STAND-BY button.

Press the NETWORK button.

Press the iPod MENU button on the remote control.

Press the 

/

 button to select ‘Wi-Fi Setup’.

Press the ENTER button.

Press the 

/

 button to select ‘WPS’. Press the ENTER

button. Wait until ‘ 

 ’ on the display stop blinking and the

display shows "Successfully Connected to [network
name]".

On the iPod touch/iPhone/iPad, select ‘Settings’ --> ‘Wi-
Fi’. On the PC/Mac, enter the list of available wireless
networks. For other DLNA compatible devices, turn on
the Wi-Fi. For more details, refer to your devices’ manual.

Select your router from the list of available networks. Enter
your network password if required.

Continue with step 8 to 9 in  ‘Direct wireless
connection’ on this page.

Note:
WPS process (network search) takes about 2 minutes. If
fail to connect, the display will show ‘Cannot connect to
Network. Please try again’. Repeat step 4 to retry or do
‘Connection via SSID’.

■ Direct wireless connection

Note: ‘xxxxxx’ is last 6 digits of MAC ID.

SHARP_XL-HF401

S

SHA

Wi-Fi

SHARP_XL-HF401

SHARP_XL-HF401_xxxxxx

■ Connection via wireless router with WPS

Direct connection Configuration

WPS