Onkyo TXNR828 En-38, Windows Media Player Setup, Playing music files on a server Dlna

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.

2 Press NET.

The network service screen appears, and the NET indicator lights. If it flashes, the AV receiver is not connected to the network correctly. If wired LAN connection is selected, verify that the Ethernet cable is firmly connected to the AV receiver. If wireless LAN connection is selected, verify that the Wi-Fiindicator lights.

Tip

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

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	Playback
3	Use q/w/e/rto 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.

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My favorite song 1

0 :11 / 3:00 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.