Playing Music Files In A Shared Folder; Summary Of Shared Folder; Configuration Of Pc; Playback Of Shared Folder Contents - Onkyo TX-NR535 Advanced Manual

Playing Music Files in a Shared
Folder

Summary of Shared Folder

Shared folder is a folder which is placed on PC or NAS
device (a hard disk connected to your network) and made
accessible to multiple users on a network.
You can play music files in a shared folder on the PC or
NAS device connected to the same network as the unit. To
play music files in a shared folder, you must first configure
Windows 8 or Windows 7, Make sure the unit and PC or
NAS device are connected to the same router.
⿠ The sharing options must be configured and a shared
folder created on the PC in advance.
⿠ For information on how to configure the NAS device
and create a shared folder, refer to the NAS device's
instruction manual.

Configuration of PC

■ Configuring the Sharing Options
1. Select "Choose Home group and Sharing Options" on
the "Control Panel".
⿠ If the menu is not displayed, check whether "View
by" is set to "Category".
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2.
Select "Change advanced sharing settings".
3.
Check whether the following radio buttons are selected
in "Home or Work":
"Enable network discovery"
"Turn on file and printer sharing"
"Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can
read and write files in the Public folders"
"Turn off password protected sharing"
4.
Select "Save Changes" and click "OK" on the dialog box.
■ Creating a Shared Folder
1. Select the folder to share and right-click.
2.
Select "Properties".
3.
Select "Advanced Sharing" on the "Sharing" tab.
4.
Select the "Share this folder" check box and click "OK".
5.
Select "Share" for "Network File and Folder Sharing".
6. Select "Everyone" from the pull-down menu. Click "Add",
and then "Share".
⿠ To set user name and password to a shared folder,
set "Permissions" in "Advanced Sharing" on the
"Sharing" tab.
⿠ Check whether a workgroup is set.

Playback of Shared Folder Contents

 Operation: You can set up by viewing the guidance
displayed on the TV screen. To display the guidance, you
need to make HDMI connection between the unit and
TV. Select the item with the cursor buttons of the remote
controller and press ENTER to confirm your selection. To
return to the previous screen, press RETURN.

Playing Music Files in a Shared Folder

■ Playback
1. Press NET on the remote controller. The NET screen is
displayed and the "NET" indicator lights on the display.
⿠ If the "NET" flashes, the AV receiver is not properly
connected to the network. When using a wired LAN
connection, check the Ethernet cable connection,
and when using a wireless LAN connection, check
whether the "Wi-Fi" indicator on the left side of the
AV receiver is lit.
2.
With the cursor buttons, select "Home Media", and then
press ENTER.
3.
With the cursor buttons, select the target server, and
then press ENTER.
⿠ You can check the server name of your computer
from the computer properties.
4.
With the cursor buttons, select the target shared folder,
and then press ENTER.
5. If a username and password is required, enter the
necessary login information.
⿠ The login information is the account information set
at the time of creating the shared folder.
⿠ Once entered, the login information will be
remembered from the next time onward.
6.
Select a music file to play using the cursor buttons, and
press ENTER or to start playback.