LaCinema HD Connect

User Manual

Playing Files From a Networked Media Server

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6.2.2.Windows Media Player (WMP)

IMPORTANT INFO: This software is compatible with Windows only.

Install Windows Media Player (WMP) 11 to allow you to stream con- tent to the LaCinema HD Connect via your Ethernet or wireless net- work. Follow these steps to configure the connection:

1. Make sure that the software is installed on your computer.

TECHNICAL NOTE: WMP is preinstalled on Vista and Windows 7, but XP users may have to download and install the software.

2.Make sure that your computer, the LaCinema HD Connect, and any UPnP devices are properly connected to your network (Fig. 68).

3.In WMP, turn on Media Sharing by clicking on Library > Me- dia Sharing... (Fig. 69).

4.In the Media Sharing dialogue box, select Share My Media to... You must then tell WMP to share content with the LaCin- ema HD Connect. Below the Share My Media check box, select the LaCinema HD Connect and click Allow (Fig. 70).

5.Multimedia content imported into WMP will now be accessible in the various Spaces on the LaCinema HD Connect.

Television

Network Router

LaCinema

Mini HD Connect

PC or Mac with Windows Media Player software installed

Fig. 68

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Fig. 70

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LaCie LaCinema HD Connect user manual Windows Media Player WMP, Make sure that the software is installed on your computer