SmartStream User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
4.4 Network Settings ................................................................................................ 35
4.4.1 Access Point Mode Setting ................................................................................ 35
4.4.2 Station / C lient Mode Setting ............................................................................ 37
4.5 Change the Friendly Name of DMR ...................................................................... 39
5 Firm wa re Upgrade
............................................................................ 40
5.1 Upgrade the PC2TV Utility ................................................................................... 40
5.2 Upgrade the SmartStream adapter ...................................................................... 40
5.2.1 Upgrade Firmware of SmartStream adapter by Network ........................................ 40
5.2.2 Upgrade Firmware of SmartStream adapter by USB .............................................. 42
5.2.3 Upgrade Firmware of PC2TV-only adapter by USB ................................................ 44
6 Troubles hooting and Known Issues
................................................... 46
6.1 Troubleshooting of PC2TV .................................................................................... 46
6.1.1 Poor Display Fluency of PC2TV Application .......................................................... 46
6.1.1.1 Switch Desktop Themes of Windows 7 / Vista .............................................. 46
6.1.1.2 Check the “Optimum Mode” setting............................................................ 47
6.1.1.3 Check PC’s Desktop Resolution.................................................................. 47
6.1.1.4 Check Operation Requirement ................................................................... 48
6.1.2 Network Discovery and Firewall C hecking............................................................ 49
6.1.2.1 Turn on Network Discovery and File Sharing ................................................ 49
6.1.2.2 Unblock PC2TV Application from Windows Firewall ........................................ 50
6.1.2.3 Enable SSDP and UPnP from Windows Firewall ............................................. 51
6.1.3 Run as Administrator in Windows 7 / Vista .......................................................... 53
6.1.4 Audio Playback Issue....................................................................................... 54
6.1.4.1 Dual SmartStream Audio Issue ................................................................. 54
6.1.4.2 “Play” Mode Issue ................................................................................... 55
6.1.4.3 After “Stop” Issue ................................................................................... 56
6.1.5 Display Overscan Issue.................................................................................... 57
6.1.6 Movie and Video Playback Issue in Windows XP.................................................... 58
6.2 Troubleshooting of DLNA-DMR ............................................................................. 59
6.2.1 No “Play To” Selection in Windows 7 .................................................................. 59
6.2.2 Fail to Play or Black Screen after “Play To” .......................................................... 59
6.2.3 Poor Display Fluency of DMR............................................................................. 59
6.2.4 “Play To” fail with two networks......................................................................... 60
6.2.5 No Video Output............................................................................................. 61
6.2.6 No Audio Output............................................................................................. 61
6.3 Troubleshooting of General Functions .................................................................. 62
6.3.1 Poor Display Fluency ....................................................................................... 62
6.3.1.1 Check CPU Usage ................................................................................... 62
6.3.1.2 Check Wi-Fi Link Speed ........................................................................... 63
6.3.1.3 Change the Wi-Fi Channel ........................................................................ 64
6.3.1.4 Change the connection to Ethernet ............................................................ 64
6.3.2 Common Solutions to Many Issues .................................................................... 65
6.4 Known Issues and Limitations ............................................................................. 66
6.4.1 PC 2TV Limitations........................................................................................... 66
6.4.2 DLNA-DMR Limitations..................................................................................... 66
6.4.3 General Limitations ......................................................................................... 66
7 Appendix
.......................................................................................... 67
7.1 Network Initialization Process .............................................................................. 67
7.2 Display Resolutions ............................................................................................. 68
7.2.1 Maximum Resolution Support and Conditions....................................................... 68
7.2.2 Principals of PC2TV Resolution Implementation .................................................... 68
7.2.3 PC 2TV Resolution Implementation Table ............................................................. 69
7.3 Media Players Compatibility of PC2TV Application................................................. 70
7.4 DLNA Support Formats ........................................................................................ 71
7.4.1 Supported Picture Formats ............................................................................... 71
7.4.2 Supported Audio Formats ................................................................................. 71
7.4.3 Supported Video Formats ................................................................................. 72
