Playing Back Music Stored On Media Servers (Pcs/Nas); Setting The Media Sharing Of Music Files - Yamaha MusicCast R-N402 Mode D'emploi

Playing back music stored on media servers (PCs/NAS)

You can play back music files stored on your PC or
DLNA-compatible NAS on the unit.
NAS
PC
Notes
• To use this function, the unit and your PC/NAS must be
connected to the same router (p. 13). You can check whether the
network parameters (such as the IP address) are properly assigned
to the unit in "Information" (p. 46) in the "SETUP" menu.
• To play back music files, the server software installed on the
PC/NAS must support the music file formats that you want to
play back.
• The audio may be interrupted while using the wireless network
connection. In this case, use the wired network connection.
• Refer to page 57 for information regarding supported file
formats.
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You can connect up to 16 media servers to this unit.
Setting the media sharing of music
files
To play back music files in your computer with this unit,
you need to make the media sharing setting between the
unit and computer (Windows Media Player 11 or later). In
here, setting with Windows Media Player in Windows 7 is
taken as an example.
■ When using Windows Media Player 12
1
Start Windows Media Player 12 on your PC.
2
Select "Stream", then "Turn on media
streaming...".
The control panel window of your PC appears.
(Example of English version)
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3
Click "Turn on media streaming".
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4
Select "Allowed" from the drop-down list
next to the unit's model name.
5
Click "OK" to exit.
■ When using Windows Media Player 11
1
Start Windows Media Player 11 on your PC.
2
Select "Library" then "Media Sharing".
3
Check the "Share my media to" box, select
the unit's icon, then click "Allow".
4
Click "OK" to exit.
■ When using a PC or a NAS with other
DLNA server software installed
Refer to the instruction manual for the device or software
and configure the media sharing settings.