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Set up UPnP access with Windows Media Player 12
1. Windows Media Player 12 (referred to here as WMP 12) can create a library from all the media
files available on your PC. To add new media files to the library, select
‘Library’
, then
‘Music’
,
then
‘All music’
or
‘Artist’
,
‘Album’
etc. This will show you the current library contents.
You may then simply drag and drop files from other locations into the library. Alternatively, with
media files or folders on the screen, you may right-click on the file or folder and select
‘Include
in library’
and then select
‘Music’
. In this way you can quickly add additional content to your
music library.
2. In WMP 12, click on
‘Stream’
(see picture at right) and then select
‘Automatically allow devices
to play my media’
. Then accept the
‘Automatically allow all computer and media devices’
option. There are other options (see overleaf) but this is the simplest if you just wish to quickly
enable media streaming to your radio.
3. Press the
Power button
to switch the unit on. Then press the
Source
button
to select the
Music Player mode. The main ‘Music Player’ menu will then be displayed.
4. Rotate the
Tuning Control Rotary
until ‘Shared media’ is highlighted and press the
Tuning
Control Rotary
to select. 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
on the panel. If you
allowed automatic connection previously, your radio should now connect and you may skip
to the next page. If you did not permit automatic connections, your radio will then normally
display ‘Unauthorized’ 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 12 and select the ‘Stream...’ item to open the ‘Media Streaming’ window.
Select ‘Automatically allow devices to play my media’ then select ‘Automatically allow all
computer and media devices’. Alternatively select ‘More Streaming options’ to enable sharing
on a ‘per device’ basis.
7. In the ‘More streaming options’ window, the radio will be listed as a blocked device. Click on
the button shown to select ‘Allowed’.
Note:
If you are using Microsoft Windows’ firewall software, this should be correctly configured by
WMP 12. If you are using third party firewall software you may need to manually configure it to
allow your unit and WMP 12 to communicate.
8. On the radio, select the
named server
again using the
Tuning Control Rotary
. If WMP 12
is now able to communicate with your radio you will be presented with some media selection
options on the display.
Music player
Shared media
USB playback
My playlist
Repeat play: Off
Shuffle play: Off
>
>
Shared media
JENNY: Jenny’s music
HOME_PC: Mum’s music
>
>
