Toshiba 56HMX96, 50HMX96 Using the Audio Player, Accessing MP3 files stored on a networked PC

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Chapter 7: Using the THINC™ home network feature

Using the Audio Player

You can use the TV’s Audio Player to listen to MP3 files on the TV.

Note:

•Make all desired adjustments to the TV’s audio features (e.g., surround, bass, treble, balance) before starting the Audio Player.

•You cannot use the Picture Viewer and Audio Player at the same time.

•You must obtain any required permission from copyright owners to download or use copyrighted content. Toshiba cannot and does not grant such permission.

Accessing MP3 files stored on a networked PC

1 Make sure you have correctly set up your home network and file sharing (- Installation Guide and pages 59–64).

2 Press Yand open the Applications menu.

3 Highlight Audio Player and press T.

Applications

Picture Viewer

Audio Player

Channel Browser

TV Guide On Screen

Digital CC/Audio Selector

CableCARD

Navigate ENTER Select CH RTN Back EXIT Exit

If the network is available, it will retrieve its MP3 files list via the network.

4 Press B or b to access the folder or directory which contains the MP3 files you want to play.

Audio Player

//ALLENMPC/MP3's/Dir1/Queen - pain Is Close to Pleasure.mp3

		MP3,s
-			Dir 1					VOL
-				Sub 1
					03 - Take Five.mp3
					04 - Lá Breá Fán Dtuath.mp3
		+			05 - An Tûll.mp3
	+			Sub 2
			Dir 2
			Queen - A Kinnd of Magic.mp3
			Queen - Forever.mp3
			Queen - Gimme the Prize.mp3
			Queen - One Vision.mp3
			Queen - Pain is So Close to Pleasure.mp3
			Simon and Garfunkel - Cecilial.mp3
					CH RTN Song Select	Navigate ENTER Select	EXIT Exit

To expand a particular folder to view a list of images, press c on the folder. To close the folder or directory, press C on the folder or directory. Pressing C on a file will move the focus up to the folder which contains the file. Pressing c on a file will move the focus down to the next folder.

Press Ton a particular folder, then the song select view with the first image in the folder will be displayed. If you press Ton a particular file, the song select view will display with that file as the first file in the list.

Note: You can use Rto switch back and forth between the thumbnail and folder views with last memory applied to the location of the focus in the folder tree or playlist.

5 Go to “Playing MP3 audio files on the TV”.

Playing MP3 audio files on the TV

1 After accessing your MP3 files from your networked PC, the Audio Player will begin playing the first MP3 file in the list.

Audio Player

//ALLENMPC/MP3's/Dir1/Sub1/03-Moonlight Sonata.mp3
	Title	Artist
	Ser No.1 in D, Op.11...	SCO/Sir Charles...
				VOL
	Requiem, Op. 5: IV. R...	Robert Shaw/Atla...
	Rapsodie Espagnole:...	Jesus Lopez-Cobo...	Moolight Sonata, movement
	III. Sanctus: Sanctu...	Boston Baroque/M...
			A-M Classical
	Piano Sonata, K. 545...	A-M Classical
	Pathétique Sonata, m...	A-M Classical
	Chopin Prelude No. ...	Andrys
	Piano Sonata, K. 545...	A-M Classical
	Moolight Sonata, mo...	A-M Classical

CH RTN File Select Navigate ENTER Select EXIT Exit

2 Press BbC c to navigate to the rewind, pause, fast forward, skip backward, skip forward, volume, and mute

buttons—or to select another MP3 file—and then press T.

To use the mute function:

To change or mute the playback volume, use zZ/ Won your remote (see page 44 for details on muting the sound) or navigate to the VOL and MUTE buttons on screen using Bb C c on your remote and press T.

To close the Audio Player:

Press Oto close the Audio Player and return to the regular TV screen.

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