Onkyo TX-SR876 instruction manual 123, Connecting the AV Receiver, Playing Music Files on a Server

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Connecting the AV Receiver

To connect the AV receiver to your home network, plug one end of a shielded CAT5 Ethernet cable into the AV receiver’s ETHERNET port, and plug the other end into a LAN port on your router or switch.

The following diagram shows how you can connect the AV receiver to your home network. In this example, it’s connected to a LAN port on a router, which has a 4-port 100Base-TX switch built-in.

TX-NR906

Internet

radio ETHERNET

Modem

WAN port

Router

LAN port

LAN port

LAN/Ethernet port

Computer or media server

Playing Music Files on a Server

This section explains how to play music files on a com- puter or media server through the AV receiver. See page 121 for details on supported music servers and music file formats.

1	Start your computer or media
2	server.
	Press the [NET/USB] INPUT
	SELECTOR button to select the
	Server screen.
	Server
	Server1: Shared1
	server: MYPC

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The NETWORK indicator lights up if the AV receiver is able to establish a connection to the server. It flashes if a connection cannot be established.

3	Press the [NET/USB] REMOTE
	MODE button to select the
	NET/USB remote controller
	mode.
4	Use the Up and Down [q]/[w] but-

tons to select a server, and then press [ENTER].

A list of items on the server appears.

Server1: Shared1

Recently Added

Artists

Album

Songs

Genre

Year

Rating

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5	Use the Up and Down [q]/[w] but-
	tons to select an item, and then

press [ENTER].

A list of music files appears.

All Music

Song 1

Song 2

Song 3

My favorite song 1

My favorite song 2

My favorite song 3

My favorite song 4

My favorite song 5

My favorite song 6

My favorite song 7

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