LaCinema Black PLAY
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User Manual
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5.2.2. Host Computer
You can connect your LaCinema Black to a computer in order to
stream or copy files.
✦
If you wish to connect via
USB
, you must use Windows Me-
dia Player (see section
5.2.2.5. Copying Files via USB (Re-
quires Windows Media Player 11)
).
✦
If you choose a
Network
connection, you can either use
TwonkyMedia server (see
5.2.2.1. Playing Files Using Twon-
kyMedia Server (All users)
) or Windows Media Player (Win-
dows users only).
5.2.2.1. Playing Files Using TwonkyMedia Server
(All users)
You can install software which will enable your PC or Mac to act
as a UPnP media server. Once the software has been installed
and configured, files located on the host computer will appear in
the various Spaces on the LaCinema Black PLAY (see
Fig. 47
).
1. From the Utilities CD-ROM, install the Packet Video TwonkyVi-
sion software.
2. Once installed, launch the server from the Start Menu (Win-
dows users) or the Applications folder (Mac users).
3. In the configuration page that opens in your web browser,
click on the
Sharing
link and then select the folders on your
computer that contain the multimedia content you wish to ac-
cess from the LaCinema Black PLAY (
Fig. 48
). Make sure to
click the
Save Changes
button when you finish.
4. It may be necessary to restart the server. To do so, select the
First Steps
link and click
Restart server
.
5. You will now be able to access your computer’s multime-
dia content using the LaCinema Black PLAY remote control.
Files will appear in the various Spaces on the LaCinema Black
PLAY.
Television
Network Router
PC or Mac with Twonky
Media Server Installed
NAS Media
Server
LaCinema Black PLAY
Fig. 47
Fig. 48
