EN 18
Browse PC through DLNA
What you can do
If you have photos, videos or music files
stored on a computer connected through a
home network, you can play the files on
your TV.
What you need
A wired or wireless home network,
connected with a Universal Plug and
Play (uPnP) router.
A Philips wireless USB adapter or a
LAN cable that connects your TV to
your home network.
A media server such as:
PC running
Windows Media Player 11
or higher; or
Mac running
Twonky Media Server
.
Make sure that your computer firewall
allows you to run the media server
software program.
You will also need to set up the network
connection:
Connect your TV and the computer to
the same home network. See
Connect
your TV > Computers and the
Internet (Page 52).
Switch on your computer and the
router.
Proceed to set up a media sharing server
with Windows Media Player 11 or higher, or
Twonky Media Server.
Note
: For help to use other media servers,
such as TVersity, see the web site of the
media server.
If the apparatus does not return to DLNA
mode due to external electrical disturbances
(e.g. electrostatic discharge), user
intervention is required.
Enable sharing on Windows Media
Player 11
1. Start
Windows Media Player
on your
computer.
2. Select
Library
>
Media Sharing
.
The first time you select
Media Sharing
,
a pop-up screen appears. Tick the
Share my media box
and click
OK
.
A device marked as
Unknown Device
appears in the
Media Sharing
screen.
If the unknown device does not appear
after a minute or so, make sure that
your PC firewall is not blocking the
connection.
3. From the
Media Sharing
screen, select the
unknown device and click
Allow
.
A green tick appears next to the device.
By default,
Windows Media Player
shares files from these folders:
My
Music
,
My Pictures
, and
My Videos
.
4. If your files are in other folders, select
Library
>
Add to Library
, and then follow
the onscreen instructions to add the folders.
If necessary, select
Advanced options
to
display a list of monitored folders.
5. Select
Library
>
Apply Media Information
Changes
to activate the changes.
Enable sharing on Windows Media
Player 12
1. Start
Windows Media Player
on your
computer.
2. In
Windows Media Player
, select the
Stream
tab, and then select
Turn on media
streaming
.
The
Media streaming
options screen
appears.
3. Click
Turn on media streaming
.
Return to the Windows Media Player screen.
4. Click
Stream
>
More streaming options
.
The
Media streaming options
screen
appears.
A media program appears in the local
network screen. If the media
programme does not appear, make sure
that your PC firewall is not blocking the
connection.