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Media Player
The Media Player allows you to play audio fi les which are stored on a
computer on your network. Supported fi le formats are MP3 and WMA.
Note that the playback of DRM protected content and WMA Lossless fi les
is not supported.
Your radio supports two fi le access methods. It can connect to folders
shared on the network, commonly known as Windows Shares. It can also
connect with fi le server applications using the Universal Plug and Play
(UPnP) protocol. It is generally preferable to access your media fi les via a
UPnP server application. This method offers normally simpler set up and
superior fi le searching compared to the Shared Folders method.
When using Windows Shares, music selection is primarily by the folders in
which the fi les are stored. You may then choose to play from a particular
track within a folder. When using a UPnP server, the search and selection
criteria are determined by the server, but typically include Artist, Album and
Genre. Many server applications also allow you to access fi les according
to the folders within which they are stored as well as other criteria.
If you are a Windows user, then it is very likely that your computer already
has a UPnP server application available. Windows Media Player version 11
has this capability, and it is able to make your MP3 and WMA fi les available
to your radio. It also allows you to search by Album, Artist, and so on as
mentioned above. Many users will fi nd this a more convenient method of
playing their fi les compared to using shared folders. Both methods are
described in this instruction manual.
Users of non-Windows computers (including Apple and Linux based
devices) can also use Shared Folders or a UPnP server to make media
available to the radio. However, it is beyond the scope of this instruction
manual to cover all hardware and software environments. We explain the
use of Microsoft's Windows Media Player since that will be the fi rst choice
for the majority of users.
Using Windows Shares
This section describes setting up your Windows PC to allow the radio to
access your audio fi les via Windows Shares. If you wish to use UPnP,
please turn to page 34.
1. Please ensure that your PC is accessible on the same network as
your Internet radio. Then, using Windows Explorer, locate the folder
where your audio fi les are stored.
2. Right click on the folder.
3. Select ‘Properties’.
4. Click on ‘Sharing’.
5. Select ‘Share this folder on the network’ and ‘Allow network users to
change my fi les’.
Please note, it is recommended that you do not try to make your ‘My
Documents’ or any of its sub-folders (e.g. ‘My Music’) accessible as
shares. This is because of the way that these special folders are managed
within Windows.
In some cases, especially if you have a Windows PC using third-party
security software (not supplied by Microsoft) it may be necessary to
confi gure your computer's fi rewall software and / or network settings to
permit fi le sharing. If this is necessary please refer to your computers
software documentation for further information.
