LaCie LaCinema Black MAX
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User Manual
page 36
5.2.2. Host Computer
You can install software which will enable your PC or Mac to act
as a UPnP media server. Once the software has been installed
and configured, files located on the host computer will appear
in the various Spaces on the LaCinema Black MAX (see
Fig. 48
).
1. From the Utilities CD-ROM, install the Packet Video TwonkyVi-
sion software.
2. Once installed, launch the server from the Start Menu (Win-
dows users) or the Applications folder (Mac users).
3. In the configuration page that opens in your web browser,
click on the
Sharing
link and then select the folders on your
computer that contain the multimedia content you wish to ac-
cess from the LaCinema Black MAX (
Fig. 49
). Make sure to
click the
Save Changes
button when you finish.
4. It may be necessary to restart the server. To do so, select the
First Steps
link and click
Restart server
.
5. You will now be able to access your computer’s multime-
dia content using the LaCinema Black MAX remote control.
Files will appear in the various Spaces on the LaCinema Black
MAX.
For details on copying files from a host computer to the LaCin-
ema Black MAX via the Twonky UPnP software, see section
5.4.1.
Copying Files from a NAS to the LaCinema Black MAX
.
Television
Network Router
PC or Mac with Twonky
Media Server Installed
NAS Media
Server
LaCinema Black MAX
Fig. 48
Fig. 49
