Accessing Dlna servers, About a home network

Video/Picture/Music Playback

Accessing DLNA servers

The player can browse and play movies, music and photos stored on your DLNA Certified media servers connected within your home network.

About a home network

This Player can display and play movies, photos and music content from your DLNA-compatible digital media servers (such as a PC and consumer electronics).

Before accessing DLNA servers:

•DLNA servers and this player must be connected to the same local area network. Specify the settings required for connecting this player to the local area network.

•DLNA servers must be turned on.

•When a PC running DLNA server software or other DLNA-compatible devices are 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 devices for more information.

Types of playable files

Video	DivX Plus HD (avi/divx/mkv)

Music	mp3

Picture	jpg

NOTE

•Some files may not be playable depending on the file. For details, refer to pages 10–11.

•To enjoy this function, make a broadband Internet connection to both your PC and this player (See pages 18–19), and then set communication settings (See pages 46–49), then perform the following operation.

•To use this function, we recommend setting “Auto Power Off” to “No”. (See page 43.)

•Before using this function, please read “Network Service Disclaimer” (page 69).

Playback by selecting a file list

1Press a/b to select Video/Music/Picture, then press d or ENTER.

2Press a/b to select “Home Network” in the sub

window.
Video	BD-Video
Music	USB-1
Picture	Home Network
e-Contents
Settings

Sub Window

3Press ENTER or d.

•The player automatically scans and displays DLNA servers within your local network.

Select server

1.xxxxxxxxxxxxx

2.yyyyyyyyyyyyy

3.zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

4.aaaaaaaaaaaa

4Press a/b to select a DLNA server which you want to access, then press ENTER or d.

•The folder list or file list of the DLNA server which you accessed is displayed.

•The previous screen appears when j is pressed.

5Press a/b to select the folder or file which you want to access, then press ENTER.

•When you select a folder, the file list of the folder is displayed. Press a/b to select the file which you want to play, then press ENTER.

•Playback starts.

Root

Folder1

Folder2

Video01.divx

Video02.divx

Video03.divx

Video04.divx

1/ALL 40 files and folders

•For operation during playback, refer to pages 35–36.

6Press cto stop playback.

•The file list reappears.

•The previous screen appears when j is pressed.

7Press EXIT or HOME to exit playback.

•The HOME screen reappears.

Video	BD-Video

Music	USB-1
Picture	Home Network
e-Contents
Settings

Playback

BD-HP25U specifications

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Sharp BD-HP25U Accessing Dlna servers, Playback by selecting a file list, About a home network

Models: BD-HP25U