LaCie LaCinema Black MAX
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5.3. Playing Files From a Host
Computer Connected Via USB
IMPORTANT INFO:
Connecting your LaCinema Black MAX di-
rectly to a host computer via USB is not supported for Mac OS X
users.
Install Windows Media Player (WMP) 11 to stream content to the
LaCinema Black MAX and to enable your LaCinema Black MAX to
mount on your computer in the manner of an external hard drive.
Follow these steps to configure the connection:
1. Make sure that the software is installed on your computer.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
WMP is preinstalled on Vista, but XP users
may have to download and install the software.
2. Connect the USB cable from the LaCinema Black MAX to
your Windows computer (
Fig. 50
).
3. In WMP, turn on Media Sharing by clicking on
Library
>
Me-
dia Sharing...
(
Fig. 51
).
4. In the Media Sharing dialogue box, select
Share My Media
to...
You must then tell WMP to share content with the LaCin-
ema Black. Below the Share My Media check box, select the
LaCinema Black MAX and click
Allow
(
Fig. 52
).
5. Multimedia content imported into WMP will now be acces-
sible in the various Spaces on the LaCinema Black MAX.
For details on copying files from a host computer to the LaCinema
Black MAX via USB, see section
5.4.2. Copying Files from a USB-
Connected Computer to the LaCinema Black MAX
.
Fig. 50
Fig. 51
Fig. 52
