Music player
Use with Windows, Apple Mac and Linux
The Music Player allows you to play audio files which are stored on
computer in your network.
In order to play files from a computer on your network, your radio must
connect to a file server application which uses the Universal Plug
and Play (UPnP) protocol. If your computer uses Windows 7, Vista
or XP, then it is likely that your computer already has a UPnP server
application available. Windows Media Player (versions and 2) has
this capability, and it is able to make your files available to your radio. It
also allows you to select files by Album, Artist, and so on.
Windows Media Player 12 can serve MP3, WMA, AAC and WAV files
to your radio. Windows Media Player is only able to serve MP and
WMA files to your radio. If you are an Apple Mac or Linux user, there
are other UPnP server applications which you may use with your radio.
The Music Player on the radio can playback audio files in MP3, WMA,
AAC and WAV formats. WMA Lossless files can also be played when
using Windows Media Player as it will convert these to a compatible
format before streaming them to the radio. Note that the playback of
files encoded using WMA Voice, WMA 0 Professional, and for files
which have DRM protection are not supported.
When using a UPnP server, the search and selection criteria are determined
by the server software, but typically include Artist, Album and Genre. Many
server applications also allow you to access your files according to the
folders within which they are stored as well as other criteria.
Windows Media Player is less flexible than some other UPnP servers,
but is generally easier to set up. It is supplied as a standard component
of windows 7, Vista or XP.
Many UPnP server applications are also capable of sharing pictures
and video files to other network connected devices. if this is the case (as
it is with Windows Media Player and 2) you may see the option of
choosing between ‘Music’, ‘Video’ and ‘Pictures’ on the Music Player’s
Menu. You should only select the ‘Music’ option. Content offered via the
alternative options will not be playable on your radio.
Some third part server application allow customization of the search
criteria and indexing methods. This can useful of you have a very large
collection of store music files.
Here is a short selection of alternative UPnP server applications,
although many other are available.
Twonky Media Server (Windows, Apple Mac, Linux)
TVersity (Windows)
Elgato EyeConnect (for Apple Mac OS X)
Media Tomb (Linux, MAC OS X)
Please refer to the documentation for your chosen server application for
full details of its configuration and usage.
