Onkyo TX-NR717 instruction manual En-30, Playing Music Files on a Shared Folder

3	Move your cursor and click on “Turn on media
	streaming”.
	A list of media server appears. Wording may vary
	slightly depending on the network location.
4	On the “Media streaming options”, select the AV
	receiver and confirm that it is set to “Allow”.
5	Click “OK” to close the dialog box.

This completes the Windows Media Player 12 configuration.

You can now play the music files in your Windows Media Player 12 library.

Tip

•On the “Stream” menu, confirm that “Allow remote control of my Player...” is checked.

Using Remote Playback

1	Turn on the AV receiver.
2	Start Windows Media Player 12.
	To enable remote playback, you must first configure
	Windows Media Player 12.
3	On Windows Media Player 12, right-click on a
	music file.

The right-click menu appears.

Tip

•For selecting another media server, select the desired media server from the “Other Libraries” menu on Windows Media Player 12.

4 Select the AV receiver in “Remote playback”.

The “Play to” window appears and playback on the AV receiver starts. Operations during remote playback can be made from the “Play to” window of Windows 7 on your personal computer.

A playback screen will be displayed on the connected TV.

5 Adjusting the Volume.

You can adjust the volume by adjusting the volume bar in the “Remote playback” window. The default maximum volume level is 82 (0dB). If you wish to change this, enter the value from the Web Setup in your browser. Refer to step 3 of “Registering Other Internet Radio” for details (➔ page 28).

The volume value of the remote window and the volume value of the AV receiver may not always match.

Adjustments you make to the volume in the AV receiver will not be reflected in the “Remote playback” window.

Note

•Remote playback cannot be used in any of the following cases:

–Network services are being used.

–Contents are being played from a USB device or iPod/iPhone.

–Zones are turned on.

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Turning On & Basic Operations

Playing Music Files on a Shared Folder

This section explains how to play music files on a computer or NAS (Network Attached Storage) through the AV receiver.

Windows 7 Setup

■Setting the sharing options

1	Select “Choose homegroup and sharing options” on
	the Control Panel.
	Tip
	• If this option is not available, verify that “View by:” is set to
	“Category”.
2	Select “Change advanced sharing settings”.
3	Under “Home or Work”, verify that the following
	items are checked:
	“Turn on network discovery”, “Turn on file and
	printer sharing”, “Turn on sharing so anyone with
	network access can read and write files in the Public
	folders”, and “Turn off password protected sharing”.
4	Select “Save changes” and click “OK” on the
	confirmation screen.