Playing files stored on a computer
Use this procedure to play music files, image files or playlists.
1 Prepare for playback.
q Check the network environment, then turn on this unit’s power (vpage 15 “Connecting to a network (LAN)”).
wIf settings are required, make the “Network Connect.” (vpage 70).
ePrepare the computer (vComputer’s operating instructions).
2 Press SOURCE SELECT to display the “Source Select” menu, then select “Media Server” (vpage 19).
3 Press ui to select the server including the file to be played, then press ENTER or p.
4 Press ui to select the search item or folder, then press ENTER or p.
5 Repeat step 4 until the file is displayed.
6 Press uito select the file, then press ENTER or p. Playback starts once buffering reaches “100%”.
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•Connections to the required system and specific settings must be made in order to play music files (vpage 15).
•Before starting, you must launch the computer’s server software and set the files as server contents. For details, see the operating instructions of your server software.
•Depending on the size of the still picture (JPEG) file, some time may be required for the file to be displayed.
•The order in which the tracks/files are displayed depends on the server specifications. If the tracks/ files are not displayed in alphabetical order due to the server specifications, searching by the first letter may not work properly.
•WMA Lossless files can be played when using a server supporting transcoding, such as Windows Media Player Ver. 11 or later.
•To play back compressed audio with extended bass or treble reproduction, we recommend playback in RESTORER mode (vpage 62). The default setting is “Mode3”.
•You can specify the duration of the
(default: 30 sec) at menu “NET/USB” (vpage 74). When the display is off, you can press uio p to return to the previous screen.
•Use STATUS on the main unit to switch between displaying the title name, artist name or album name.
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Playing network audio
nnPlaying files that have been preset or registered in your favorites
Favorites are listed at the top of the menu screen, so when a station is registered as a favorite it can be tuned in easily.
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1 played back, press MEMORY. |
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Pause | Track | Select |
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Press oto select “Add”. |
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3 The file is registered as a favorite. |
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•If you do not want to register it as a favorite, press p.
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