HTC HS S00 To access streaming content via Internet Explorer, Tap Start Programs Streaming Media

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11.5Streaming Media

Streaming Media lets you stream live broadcasts or on-demand media content from the Web. The media is sent in a continuous stream to your device and is played as it arrives, along with the audio.

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Full screen		Increase/Decrease
Stop		volume
Play/Pause	Mute/Unmute

The Streaming Media program allows you to play 3GP and MPEG-4files. It also supports playback of SDP (Session Description Protocol) files.

To access streaming content via Internet Explorer

In Internet Explorer, you can open a Web page containing RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) links to streaming media content then play the content in the Streaming Media program.

1.Tap Start > Internet Explorer.

2.In the address bar, enter the URL address of the Web page that contains the RTSP link to the desired *.3gp, *.mp4, or *.sdp fle.

3.On the Web page, tap the RTSP link.

4.Streaming Media then automatically opens and starts playing the fle. During playback, use the button controls to play/pause, zoom in or out, adjust the sound volume, and more.

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To stream media files directly on the Streaming Media Player Streaming Media only supports RTSP links when you stream *.3gp and *.mp4 files directly on the program.

Note Before you launch the Streaming Media program, make sure that you are connected to the Internet.

1.Tap Start > Programs > Streaming Media.

2.From the program, tap Connect.

3.Enter the URL for the Web site (rtsp://) and the fle name.

4.Tap Connect.

5.Streaming Media then starts playing the fle. During playback, use the button controls to play/pause, zoom in or out, adjust the sound volume, and more.

To view streaming video information

You can view the properties and general information of a streaming video clip, such as video codec, audio codec, dimension, frames, and duration of the video.

Tap Menu > Properties from the program.

To configure streaming video connection settings

Tap Menu > Options to configure the following settings:

•Connect via. Choose whether you want to connect to the Internet or corporate network (intranet) to locate a streaming video clip.

•UDP port range. Specify a range of port numbers to use for streaming.

•Media buffer. Specify the memory space (in terms of duration) to allot for storing video and audio data while streaming media.