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Chapter 5

 

 

Playback from Home Media Gallery

 

 

 

 

 

• The following files are allowed to be played from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Media Gallery:

 

 

 

 

 

– PCs running Microsoft Windows Vista or XP with

 

 

 

 

 

Windows Media Player 11 installed

 

 

 

 

 

– PCs running Microsoft Windows 7 with Windows

 

 

 

 

 

Media Player 12 installed

 

 

 

 

 

– DLNA-compatible digital media servers (on PCs or

 

 

 

 

 

other components)

 

 

 

 

 

– Files stored in a PC or DMS (Digital Media Server)

 

 

 

 

 

as described above can be played by Digital Media

 

About Home Media

 

Player (DMP).

 

 

• To play back audio files stored on components on the

 

Gallery

 

The player supports the use of such DMP.

 

 

network, you must turn on the DHCP server function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of your router. In case your router does not have the

 

 

 

 

 

built-in DHCP server function, it is necessary to set up

 

 

 

 

 

the network manually. Otherwise, you cannot play

 

 

 

 

 

back files stored on components on the network. See

 

 

 

 

 

page 44.

 

This player’s Home Media Gallery function allows you to

 

About network playback

 

display a list of input sources and start playback. This

 

The network playback function of this unit uses the

 

chapter describes setup and playback procedures

 

 

 

following technologies:

 

required to enjoy these features. When you play the files

 

 

 

Windows Media Player

 

stored on your computer or the components on the

 

 

network, it is advisory that you also refer to the operation

 

See Windows Media Player 11/Windows Media Player 12

 

manual supplied with your network component.

 

 

 

above for more on this.

 

The input sources that can be played from Home Media

 

 

 

Windows Media DRM

 

Gallery are as shown below.

 

 

• BD-R/RE (BDAV format) discs

 

Microsoft Windows Media Digital Rights Management

 

• DVD-R/RW (VR format) discs

 

(WMDRM) is a platform to protect and securely deliver

 

• Audio CDs (CD-DA, SACD and DTS CDs)

 

content for playback on computers, portable devices and

 

 

network devices. Home Media Gallery functions as a

 

• DVD/CDs on which only data files of video, image or

 

 

 

WMDRM 10 for networked devices. WMDRM protected

 

audio files, etc. are recorded.

 

 

 

content can only be played on media servers supporting

 

 

 

 

 

 

• USB memory device

 

WMDRM.

 

• Files on the network servers (on the PCs or

 

Content owners use WMDRM technology to protect their

 

components connected to the player via LAN

 

intellectual property, including copyrights. This device

 

interface.)

 

uses WMDRM software to access WMDRM protected

 

 

 

 

 

content. If the WMDRM software fails to protect the

 

Note

 

content, content owners may ask Microsoft to revoke the

 

 

software’s ability to use WMDRM to play or copy

 

• The Home Media Gallery allows you to play files on

 

 

 

protected content. Revocation does not affect

 

media servers connected on an identical Local Area

 

unprotected content. When you download licenses for

 

Network (LAN) as the receiver.

 

protected content, you agree that Microsoft may include

 

 

 

 

 

a revocation list with the licenses. Content owners may

 

 

 

 

 

require you to upgrade WMDRM to access their content.

If you decline an upgrade, you will not be able to access content that requires the upgrade. This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft.

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