Sony Xperia Z1 Compact - Using your device with a car infotainment system

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Using your device with a car infotainment system

Connect your device to a MirrorLink™ certified car infotainment system using a USB

cable to, for example, use a navigation app or play music from your device while

driving. When connected, you can navigate the apps using the car infotainment

system controls.

Some applications may not be available during MirrorLink™ connection. Also, protected data,

such as videos that are strictly protected under Digital Rights Management (DRM), is not made

available via MirrorLink™.

To connect your device to a car infotainment system

Connect your device and the car infotainment system using a USB cable. The

screen of your device appears on the screen of the infotainment system.

You may need to start MirrorLink™ manually if the connection between your device and the

infotainment system is not established automatically.

To start MirrorLink™ manually

1

Make sure that your device is connected to the car infotainment system using

a USB cable.

2

From your Home screen, tap .

3

Find and tap

Settings > Xperia™ Connectivity > MirrorLink™.

4

Tap

Start MirrorLink™, then tap OK.

5

If the connection still fails, tap

Network address to change to another network

address in case the same network address is being used by other services

such as Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi®, and then try again.

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