Onkyo TXNR525 En-29, Playing Music Files on a Server Dlna, Windows Media Player Setup

Playing Music Files on a Server (DLNA)

You need to connect the AV receiver to your home network (➔ page 15).

Tip

•The on-screen menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT.

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

Windows Media Player Setup

■Windows Media Player 11 Setup

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.

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.

■Windows Media Player 12 Setup

This section explains how to configure Windows Media Player 12 so that the AV receiver can play the music files stored on your personal computer.

1	Start Windows Media Player 12.
2	On the “Stream” menu, select “Turn on media
	streaming”.
	A dialog box appears.
	Tip
	• If the media streaming is already activated, clicking on
	“More streaming options...” in the “Stream” menu will
	display a list of the playback devices connected to the
	network. You can skip step 3.
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
	“Allowed”.
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.

Playing music files on a server (DLNA)

1 Start your computer or media server.

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		Playback
2	Press NET.
	The “NET” 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.
3	Use q/wto select “DLNA”, and press ENTER.
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.

5 Use q/wto select an item, and then press ENTER or 1to start playback.

		DLNA
Track	:	Track name
Artist Name	:	Artist name
Album Name	:	Album name
		0 : 11 / 2 : 00

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.