Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.1
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Chapter 17: Manage Media Server and iTunes Service
Note:
You can play the following multimedia file formats on Synology DiskStation with DLNA/UPnP enabled DMA
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Audio:
AAC, FLAC, M4A, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, PCM, WAV, WMA, WMA VBR, WMA PRO, WMA Lossless
:
Image:
BMP, JPG (jpe, jpeg), GIF, ICO, PNG, PSD, TIF (tiff), UFO, RAW (arw, srf, sr2, dcr, k25, kdc, cr2, crw, nef,
mrw, ptx, pef, raf, 3fr, erf, mef, mos, orf, rw2, dng, x3f)
Video:
3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, DAT, DivX, DVR-MS, ISO, M2T, M2TS, M4V, MKV, MP4, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4,
MTS, MOV, QT, SWF, TP, TRP, TS, VOB, WMV, XviD, RV30, RV40, AC3, AMR, WMA3, RMVB
Playlist:
M3U, WPL
Determine the DMA Menu Language and Style
You can decide how to organize your multimedia files on the DMA menu by selecting a predefined menu style or
customizing your own. The system can save up to three different sets of customized menu styles.
To customize a DMA menu language:
1
Click the
DMA menu language
drop-down menu, and choose a language from the list.
2
Click
Apply
.
Note:
For users to correctly browse the multimedia files on the server, the codepage and menu language you set
should be identical with those of the DMA. For more information about setting the codepage, see "Language" on
Page 23.
To customize a DMA menu style:
1
Choose one of the three customized styles, and then click
Customize
.
2
Click one of the following tabs:
Music
,
Photo
, or
Video
.
3
Do any of the following:
If you want to create a new menu style,
click
Create
. If you have selected
Music
, there will be a list of
templates.
If you want to edit an existing style,
click
Edit
.
Record Diagnostic Log
The log can help determine the cause of the problem when you contact Synology Support for assistance.
To manage DMA communication log:
1
Click
Diagnose
and tick
Enable DMA communication log for diagnostic purpose
to start recording the log.
2
You can download or clear the recorded log by clicking
Download
or
Clear
.
3
Click
OK
.
Manage Browsing Settings
In the
Browsing Settings
section, you can manage the browsing settings for DMA.
To quickly browse images:
Tick
Transmit low resolution images instead of the original images
.
To change how your music files will be displayed:
Select a
Music display format
from the drop-down menu.
To set album cover (for music files without an embedded image) or video thumbnails:
1
Tick
Set images with the below filenames as music/video cover
.
2
Enter
Filenames
such as
Cover.jpg
, and the image with the same filename under the same folder as the
music files will be displayed as album covers or video thumbnails. The filenames are case sensitive, and the
filename listed closest to the front will be used when multiple images are available.
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The actual playback capabilities may vary depending on the DLNA/UPnP client.
