Buffalo Technology PC-P1LAN Registering a folder for playback, Data playback on a television

Registering a folder for playback

In order to play computer files on LinkTheater, you need to register the folders on the computer. Refer to the separate [Read Me First] document, and register your media folders for playback.

Data playback on a television

Refer to the separate [Read Me First] document for details on the procedure for playing back computer or server data on a television.

Note LinkTheater can play MPEG-2 and MP3 files. Other formats are automatically transformed for playback. You can change the image quality by right-clicking on the Transcoder's task tray icon and selecting Quality from the displayed menu, or as shown below.

Converting data

When videos cannot be played smoothly because of dropped frames, or if you want to play back MPEG-2 files that have a bitrate higher than 8Mbps, you need to convert the files on your computer before playback, as shown below.

1 Click [Start]-[(All) Programs]- 3

[BUFFALO]-[PC-P1LAN]- [Transcoder]-[Transcoder].

2 Drag and drop the file that you want to convert.

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*In order for you to distinguish between explanations concerning the television screen and computer screen and explanations about the computer screen

are marked with this icon .

*Screens shown in this manual are examples. Your display may be slightly different.

Click [Edit Settings].

Select the compression quality, then click [OK].

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