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Accessing your audio files via a UPnP server using
Windows Vista and XP
If your computer is running Windows Vista or XP, then Windows Media
Player version 11 includes a UPnP server which will make your files
available to your radio. There are other UPnP server solutions available
for non-Windows users and for Windows users who may wish to use
an alternative (see the section of Use with Windows, Apple Mac and
Linux).
It is beyond the scope of this instruction book to cover all possible
options for UPnP. We explain the use of Microsoft's Windows Media
Player here since that will be the first choice for the majority of users.
Set up UPnP access on a Windows PC
1. If your PC is running Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows XP
then you can use Microsoft's Windows Media Player version 11
to act as your UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) media server. If not
already installed on your PC, Windows Media Player 11 may be
downloaded from Microsoft’s web site and installed by following the
instructions detailed in its installation wizard, or by using Microsoft's
Windows Update facility.
2. Once installed, Windows Media Player 11 can create a library from
all the media files available to it on your PC. To add new media
files to the library, select the 'Library' tab, then 'Add to Library… >
Advanced Options', click 'Add', choose the files you wish to add and
click ‘OK’.
The next step is to connect your radio to Windows Media Player 11
and to configure the program to allow the radio to access your media
library.
3. Press the Standby button to switch the unit on. Then press the
Mode
button and rotate the
Tuning Control Rotary
as needed
until the Music Player mode display is shown. Press the
Tuning
Control Rotary
to select the option. The main 'Music Player' menu will
then be displayed.
Set up UPnP access on a Windows PC - cont.
4. Rotate the
Tuning Control Rotary
until 'Shared media' is highlighted
and press the
Tuning Control Rotary
. The radio will scan for all
available UPnP servers. It may take a few seconds for the radio
to complete its scan. The radio will display '<Empty>' if no UPnP
servers are found.
5. After scanning, select your UPnP server using the
Tuning Control
Rotary
. If you are using WMP 11 as the server, your radio will then
normally display 'Unauthorized - Select to retry' at this stage.
6. Your PC may prompt you that there has been a connection to your
UPnP server. Whether prompted or not, in order that the radio may
access the music files, you will need to click the 'Library' tab in WMP
11 and select the 'Media Sharing…' item to open the 'Media Sharing'
window. Make sure the box 'Share my media to:' is ticked.
7. In the 'Media Sharing' window, the radio will be listed as an unknown
device. Click on the unknown device shown to select it, then click the
'Allow' button and then click 'OK'.
Note:
If you are using Microsoft Windows' firewall software, this should be
correctly configured by WMP 11. If you are using third party firewall
software you may need to manually configure it to allow your unit and
WMP 11 to communicate.
8. On the radio, select the named server again using the
Tuning
Control Rotary
. If WMP 11 is now able to communicate with your
radio you will be presented with some media selection options on the
display.
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