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USB media/Home network

USB media/Home network

In both modes, you can enjoy viewing photos,
listening to music and watching videos from external
USB devices (USB Memory, USB card reader (Mass
Storage Class), USB HDD) or Home network server.
NOTE
•
To connect a Home network server, refer to Network setup (Page 60).
•
Some USB devices may not work properly for this function.
• The corresponding file format is different between “USB
media” and “Home network”.
• “Wide mode” is fixed during “Photo mode”. During
“Video mode”, you can select “Auto” or “Original”.
• Depending on the Home network server, the TV may not
be able to recognise the contained data.
• Use only alphanumeric characters for naming files.
• Do not disconnect a Home network server from the TV
while transferring files, using the slide show function,
when a screen is switching to another or before you exit
“Home network” from the “INPUT” menu.
• Do not connect and disconnect a Home network server
from the TV repeatedly.

Selecting the mode

Common operation

Select “USB media” or “Home network” from the
“INPUT” menu to enter this mode.

Another way to select the mode

• USB media
Select the USB media mode option on the screen when
a USB device is connected to the TV.

Selecting modes and drives/servers

1Press B.

When the USB media menu is displayed
1
Press a/b to select “Select USB drive”, and then press ;.
• The available selections are “Select USB drive”
and “Folder display setting”.
2Press a/b/c/d to select the USB device where
you want to find your files, and then press ;.
• You can select from “All” or “Folder” for the type
of folder directory in “Folder display setting”.
When the Home network menu is displayed
Press a/b to select the Home network server where
you want to find your files, and then press ;.
• Press Y to search for servers.

2Press c/d to select among “Photo mode”,

“Music mode” or “Video mode”, and then press
;.
Photo mode
Video mode
Music mode
NOTE
•
The explanations for the buttons that can be used in each
mode are the explanations when using USB media mode.
Some operations may differ in Home network mode. Follow
the guide display during operations.
•
You do not need to select the drive/server in step 1 when there
is only one drive in the connected USB device or there is only
one Home network server connected to the TV.
• 16 is the maximum number of drives that can be
displayed in USB media mode.
• 10 is the maximum number of servers that can be
displayed in Home network mode.
• You cannot enter these modes when there is no server
connected to the TV in Home network mode.
Photo mode

Viewing thumbnails

* This screen image is for the USB media mode. It
may be slightly different in the Home network mode.

Buttons for thumbnail operations

(When using USB media mode)
Buttons Description
;
When selecting a folder icon: Enter this
directory.
When selecting a photo thumbnail:
Enlarge the photo.
a/b/c/d
(Cursor) Select a desired item.
6Return to the previous operation.
R button Select/deselect items (✔ mark appears
on the selected items).
G button All*: Select BGM for the slide show.
Folder*: Move to the parent folder.
Y button Start the slide show.
B button
Display “USB media menu”.
• 3D display
• Select slide show interval
• Select slide show BGM
• Set all slide show image
• Reset all slide show image
• USB device removal
* The mode selected in “Folder display setting”
NOTE
• When there are invalid photo files, the g mark will be
displayed for the file.
• The 3D mode icon appears on the thumbnails of 3D
images. If you do not switch to 3D mode for the 3D
images, they will be displayed in 2D.
• You can see the file name, shooting date, file size and
pixel size of the selected photo on the left of the screen
(shooting date is only available in the EXIF file format).
Other useful features