Server Requirements
■Server playback
The AV receiver can play digital music files stored on a computer or media server and supports the following technologies:
•Windows Media Player 11
•Windows Media Player 12
•Windows Media Connect 2.0
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If the operating system of your computer is Windows Vista, Windows Media Player 11 is already installed. Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP can be downloaded for free from the Microsoft web site.
•The computer or media server must be on the same network as the AV receiver.
•Up to 20,000 folders can be displayed, and folders may be nested up to 16 levels deep.
Note
•Depending on the media server, the AV receiver may not recognize it, or may not be able to play its music files.
Minimum system requirements for Windows Media Player 11 on Windows XP
Operating system
Windows XP Home Edition (SP2), Windows XP Professional (SP2), Windows XP Tablet PC Edition (SP2), Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (KB900325), October 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition (KB925766)
Processor: | 233 MHz Intel Pentium II, Advanced |
| Micro Devices (AMD), etc. |
Memory: | 64 MB |
Hard disk: | 200 MB of free space |
Drive: | CD or DVD drive |
Modem: | 28.8 kbps |
Sound card: | |
Monitor: | Super VGA (800 x 600) |
Video card: | 64 MB VRAM, DirectX 9.0b |
Software: | Microsoft ActiveSync (only when |
| using a Windows |
| PC or smartphone) |
Web browser: | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or |
| Netscape 7.1 |
■Remote playback
•Windows Media Player 12
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Setting varies depending on the device. Refer to your device’s instruction manual for details.
If the operating system of your personal computer is Windows 7, Windows Media Player 12 is already installed. For more information, see the Microsoft web site.
Appendix
USB Device Requirements
•USB mass storage device class (but not always guaranteed).
•FAT16 or FAT32 file system format.
•If the storage device has been partitioned, each section will be treated as an independent device.
•Up to 20,000 folders can be displayed, and folders may be nested up to 16 levels deep.
•USB hubs and USB devices with hub functions are not supported.
Note
•If the media you connect is not supported, the message “No Storage” will be displayed.
•If you connect a USB hard disk drive to the AV receiver’s USB port, we recommend that you use its AC adapter to power it.
•The AV receiver supports USB MP3 players that support the USB Mass Storage Class standard, which allows USB devices to be connected to computers without the need for special drivers or software. Note that not all USB MP3 players support the USB Mass Storage Class standard. Refer to your USB MP3 player’s instruction manual for details.
•Protected WMA music files on an MP3 player cannot be played.
•Onkyo accepts no responsibility whatsoever for the loss or damage to data stored on a USB device when that device is used with the AV receiver. We recommend that you back up your important music files beforehand.
•MP3 players containing music files that are managed with special music software are not supported.
•Operation is not guaranteed for all USB devices, which includes the ability to power them.
•Do not connect your USB device via a USB hub. The USB device must be connected directly to the AV receiver’s USB port.
•If the USB device contains a lot of data, the AV receiver make take a while to read it.
•USB devices with security functions cannot be played.
