Enjoying through External Equipment
Enjoying the Home Media Gallery
With Home Media Gallery, you can enjoy digital content such as movies, music and photo files. Playable content is files stored on one or more media servers connected by a home network (LAN) or those stored on a USB flash drive. After connecting via a broadband router or an Ethernet hub to a media server with network software*, you can navigate through the digital content on the Home Media Gallery. For USB interface, the plasma display supports Mass Storage Class devices.
*Referred to as a “media server” that contains digital content such as movies, music and photo files. PCs that have
Usable free media servers
Free media servers available from Microsoft include:
1.Windows Media Connect 2.0
Windows Media Connect runs on a
2.Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP
Windows Media Player 11 features Media Sharing that runs on a
3.Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista
Windows Media Player 11 will be featured in
When selecting the most suitable media server, please visit Microsoft’s website for system requirements, known issues, installation procedures and other updated information.
PlaysForSure
PlaysForSure is a marketing certification given by Microsoft. The PlaysForSure logo makes it easy to find digital media stores and devices that work together. Digital media purchased from online stores carrying the PlaysForSure logo is available for use on this unit. This unit complies with PlaysForSure Requirements Specification for Network Devices Version 1.21.
The PlaysForSure logo, Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries.
DLNA CERTIFIED™ Audio/Video/Image Player
The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a
The DLNA certification logo makes it easy to find products that comply with the DLNA Interoperability Guidelines. This unit complies with the DLNA Home Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines v1.0.
When a PC running DLNA server software or other DLNA- compatible device is connected to this player, some setting changes of software or other devices may be required. Please refer to the operating instructions for the software or device for more information.
DLNA and DLNA CERTIFIED are trademarks and/or service marks of Digital Living Network Alliance.
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Supported file formats
The table below shows supported file formats that can be played back or displayed on the plasma display. These formats are applicable to network sources. Most of them are also applicable to USB sources. However, media server content protected by digital rights management, such as WMDRM10 (Windows Media Digital Rights Management 10), may not play on the plasma display.
Type of files | Format |
Movie | MPEG PS (mpg, mpeg, mpe, m2p), |
| (asf, wmv), MPEG4 (mp4) |
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Music | MP3 (mp3), LPCM, WAV (wav), WMA (asf, wma) |
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Photo | JPEG (jpg, jpeg), BMP (bmp), PNG (png), TIFF (tif, tiff), |
| GIF (gif) |
•Some formats may not be supported nor displayed on Home Media Gallery as formats that individual media servers support vary. Refer to the manufacturer’s or other relevant website for supported formats on your media server.
•Even with the format included in the above table, some functions may not operate properly depending on the content.
•Even with the format included in the above table, some files may not be played properly through a USB device.
Note
•Content may not play or display properly depending on the conditions of use.
•Sources for this panel include media servers running on the LAN network, or SD Card, MS, MMC, xD Picture and CF that comply with the Mass Storage File System through a USB interface.
•Home Media Gallery complies with DLNA version 1.0 and PlaysForSure version 1.21. If your media server supports different DLNA and/or PlaysForSure version(s), some Home Media Gallery function(s) and content format(s) may not be supported.
•Supported formats and contents are subject to change. Visit the Pioneer website for updated information: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com
•The Home Media Gallery functions as a
•The system may not be able to display content from incompatible memory cards.
•You cannot use the Home Media Gallery until dimmed elements on the menu screen turn white.
•Some Home Media Gallery functions, such as trick play during Fast Forward and Rewind, Time Search and Search, may not work depending on the media server’s capability and functionality.
Digital Audio Output terminal (Optical)
Note
•When using the optical output terminal for networked audio or video:
If the plasma display and audio system are in the same room, you may experience an audio delay between the plasma speakers and the audio system. Try muting the speakers on the plasma display to correct this delay. However, this action may cause delays between audio and video.
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