Playing Music Files on a Server

Using the USB/Network Device—Continued

Registering Presets*1

You can add the currently playing song or station to “My Favorites”. You can preset up to 40 Internet radio stations.

Once you’ve added a station to the list, simply select it in the “My Favorites” menu, and then press [ENTER] to start playback.

*1 From the search results you can preset the stations and songs but cannot listen to them directly.

Top menu of Internet Radio

Create new station:

Add a favorite station or Internet radio to the presets.

Rename this station:

You can rename the preset.

Delete from My Favorites: This will delete the preset.

1Press [MENU] button with the station selected or while a song is playing.

2Use []/[] to select “Add to My

Favorites”, and press [ENTER].

3Assign a name to the radio station you’ve registered.

For details of how to assign a name, refer to steps 4 and 5 of “Name Edit” on page 25

Tip:

You can also use the receiver’s [MENU], [/], [] or [] buttons as follows.

[MENU]: Hold down to move to the top menu.

[/]:	Start playback / Pause playback
[]:	Select the beginning of the current song
[]:	(hold down to fast reverse)
[]:	Select the next song (hold down to fast

forward)

(These operations are available depending on the service and the items displayed.)

You need to connect the receiver to your home network, see “Network/USB Features” ( page 34)

This section explains how to play music files on a computer or media server through the receiver (Server Playback).

NET

, , ENTER

RETURN

1 Start your computer or media server.

2 Press [NET].

“NET” appears in the display. If it flashes, confirm the network connection.

3 Use []/[] to select “DLNA”, and press [ENTER].

To go back to the previous display, press [RETURN].

4 Use []/[] to select a server, and then press [ENTER].

The menu is displayed according to the server functions.

Notes:

•The search function does not work with media servers which do not support this function.

•Photos and movies stored on a media server cannot be accessed from the receiver.

•Depending on the sharing settings in the media server, the receiver may not able to access the content. See the instruction manual of the media server.

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TX-8050 specifications

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