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Accessing your audio files via a UPnP server using
Windows Vista and XP
If your computer is running Windows Vista or XP, then Windows Media
Player version includes a UPnP server which will make your files
available to your radio. There are other UPnP server solutions available
for non-Windows users and for Windows users who may wish to use an
alternative (see the section of Use with Windows, Apple Mac and Linux).
It is beyond the scope of this instruction book to cover all possible
options for UPnP. We explain the use of Microsoft's Windows Media
Player here since that will be the first choice for the majority of users.
Set up UPnP access on a Windows PC
1. If your PC is running Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows XP then
you can use Microsoft's Windows Media Player version 11 to act as
your UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) media server. If not already
installed on your PC, Windows Media Player 11 may be downloaded
from Microsoft’s web site and installed by following the instructions
detailed in its installation wizard, or by using Microsoft's Windows
Update facility.
2. Once installed, Windows Media Player 11 can create a library from
all the media files available to it on your PC. To add new media files
to the library, select the 'Library' tab, then 'Add to Library… > Advanced
Options', click 'Add', choose the files you wish to add and click ‘OK’.
The next step is to connect your radio to Windows Media Player 11
and to configure the program to allow the radio to access your media
library.
. Press the Standby button to switch the unit on. Then press the
Mode
button and press the Tuning buttons as needed until the Music Player
mode display is shown. Press the
Select button
to select the option.
The main 'Music Player' menu will then be displayed.
Set up UPnP access on a Windows PC - cont.
Press the Tuning buttons until 'Shared media' is highlighted and
press the
Select button
. The radio will scan for all available UPnP
servers. It may take a few seconds for the radio to complete its scan.
The radio will display '<Empty>' if no UPnP servers are found.
After scanning, select your UPnP server. If you are using WMP 11
as the server, your radio will then normally display 'Unauthorized -
Select to retry' at this stage.
Your PC may prompt you that there has been a connection to your
UPnP server. Whether prompted or not, in order that the radio may
access the music files, you will need to click the 'Library' tab in WMP
11 and select the 'Media Sharing…' item to open the 'Media Sharing'
window. Make sure the box 'Share my media to:' is ticked.
In the 'Media Sharing' window, the radio will be listed as an unknown
device. Click on the unknown device shown to select it, then click the
'Allow' button and then click 'OK'.
Note:
If you are using Microsoft Windows' firewall software, this should be
correctly configured by WMP 11. If you are using third party firewall
software you may need to manually configure it to allow your unit and
WMP 11 to communicate.
On the radio, select the named server again. If WMP 11 is now able
to communicate with your radio you will be presented with some
media selection options on the display.
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