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Browse PC through DLNA
When you connect your home theater to your
home network, you can enjoy music, photo, and
video stored on a computer or other media
server on the network.
What you need
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A wired or wireless home network,
connected with a Universal Plug and Play
(uPnP) router.
•
A Philips wireless USB adapter or a LAN
cable to connect your home theater to your
home network.
•
A media server such as:
•
PC running Windows Media Player 11
or higher; or
•
Mac running Twonky Media Server.
Note
•
For help to use other media servers, such as
TVersity, see the web site of the media server.
Set up media server software
To enable media sharing, set up the media server
software.
Before you start
•
Connect your home theater to your home
network (see ‘Computers and the Internet’
on page 17).
•
Connect your computer to the same home
network.
•
Make sure that your PC firewall allows you
to run Windows Media Player programs.
•
Switch on your computer and the router.
Use your iPhone as a remote control
The virtual remote control is displayed in three
screens on the iPhone. To access the buttons,
swipe the iPhone screen to the left or right.
Only the control buttons that are relevant to
the play mode are enabled on your iPhone. For
example, if you play pictures, only the remote
control buttons that are used to control the
pictures are enabled. However, if you play a
video, additional buttons, such as
SUBTITLE
and
TOP MENU
, are enabled on your iPhone.
1
Launch the application on your iPhone (see
‘Access the smartphone application’ on page
27).
»
Depending on the play mode, the relevant
remote control buttons are enabled.
2
Swipe to the left or right screen to access
more buttons.
3
If the remote control buttons do not
appear, tap the
Remote
(Remote) tab on
your iPhone.
Note
•
Some control functions are not available on
iPhones.
Browse a disc or USB storage device
from iPhone
Browse a disc or USB storage device from your
iPhone, and play an audio, video, or multimedia file.
1
Launch the remote control application on
your iPhone (see ‘Access the smartphone
application’ on page 27).
2
Load a data disc or connect a USB storage
device into your home theater.
3
On your iPhone, tap the
Source
(Source)
tab, and then select the
DISC
(DISC) or
USB
(USB).
»
The folders in your disc or USB storage
device are displayed.
4
Select a folder to browse, and then select a
file to play.
»
The relevant remote control buttons are
enabled on your iPhone.
5
To access the remote control while you
browse the contents, tap the
Remote
(Remote) tab on your iPhone.
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