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Playing Music Files on a Server

5 Use q/wto select an item, and then press ENTER or

Turning On & Basic Operations

Windows Media Player 11 Setup

You need to connect the AV receiver to your home network (➔ page 95). The on-screen menus appear only on a TV that is connected to HDMI OUT MAIN.

This section explains how to play music files on a computer or media server through the AV receiver (Server Playback).

1	Start your computer or media server.
2	Press NET.

The network service screen appears. The NET indicator lights. If it flashes, confirm the network connection.

Tip

•The same operation can be done by selecting “Network Service” in the Home menu.

1to start playback.

My favorite song 1

0 : 11

Artist name

My favorite album

Note

•Depending on the media server, 5/4/3may not work.

•If the message “No Item.” appears, this means that no information can be retrieved from the server. In this case, check your server, network, and AV receiver connections.

This section explains how to configure Windows Media Player 11 so that the AV receiver can play the music files stored on your computer.

1	Start Windows Media Player 11.
2	On the “Library” menu, select “Media Sharing”.
	The “Media Sharing” dialog box appears.
3	Select the “Share my media” check box, and then
	click “OK”.
	A list of the supported devices appears.
4	Select the AV receiver in the list, and then click
	“Allow”.
	The corresponding icon will be checked.
5	Click “OK” to close the dialog box.

This completes the Windows Media Player 11 configuration.

3 Use q/w/e/rto select “dlna”, and press ENTER.

Tip

• To go back to the previous screen, press RETURN.

4 Use q/wto select a server, and then press ENTER.

The menu is displayed according to the server functions.

Note

•The search function does not work with media servers which do not support this function.

•Photos and movies stored on a media server cannot be accessed from the AV receiver.

•Depending on the sharing settings in the media server, the AV receiver may not able to access the content. See the instruction manual of the media server.

You can now play the music files in your Windows Media Player 11 library through the AV receiver.

Tip

•Windows Media Player 11 can be downloaded for free from the Microsoft web site.

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TX-NR616 specifications

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Models: TX-NR616