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Favorites (Playlists)

This chapter introduces the DMA’s favorites feature.

4.1 Favorites (Playlists) Introduction

You can have the DMA play all of the files in a favorites folder. This is also known as a playlist.

See Section Table 8 on page 34 for how to add files to favorites folders.

See Section Table 13 on page 49 for how to select a favorites folder to use as the music during a slide show.

4.2Using the TOOL Menu in the Favorites Folder

Use the TOOL menu to edit the playlists.

From within the Favorites folder, press the remote’s TOOL button to open the TOOL menu. The following table describes the options in this menu.

Table 9 Favorite > TOOL Menu

TOOL MENU

DESCRIPTION

Change View

Use this to select how the files display in the favorites menu. You can have them

 

display as a list, thumbnails, or a list with thumbnails.

 

 

Change Name

Use this to change the name of the currently selected playlist. After you select

 

Change Name, select the folder’s name and press OK to use an on-screen

 

keyboard to edit the name. See Section 4.2.1 on page 36 for how to use the

 

software keyboard. You can enter up to 21 characters.

 

 

Remove from

Use this to delete the currently selected file from the playlist.

Favorites

 

 

 

Slideshow

Use this to configure how a slideshow changes from one photo file to the next and

Settings

how long it displays each photo file.

 

 

Detailed

Use this to view details about the currently selected file.

Information

 

 

 

View Current

You can play music while you navigate the DMA’s menus and play photo files or

Slideshow Music

slideshows. When a music file is playing, you can use this option to go to the

 

music file that is playing.

 

 

Back

Use this to exit the menu.

 

 

 

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