Troubleshooting - Buffalo LinkStation User Manual

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Troubleshooting:

Problem: The DLNA media player can't see media files on the LinkStation
If your DLNA media players can't access the media files on the LinkStation, then the list of available
media files should be updated. Try the following:
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Click [Save].
If you cannot play certain files:
The LinkStation's DLNA media server supports the following types of files. Only files of these types
will be available to DLNA media players on the network.
Types File Extensions
.avi, .divx, .asf, .mpg, .mpe, .m1v, .vcb, .mts, .m2ts, .m2t, .mpeg, .mpeg2,
Video files
.vdr, .spts, .tp, .ts, .3gp, .mov, .m4v, .wmv, .dvr-ms, .xvid, .mp4, .m4v
Picture files
.jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .png, .tif, .tiff, .yuv, .bmp
.mp3, .mpa, .wma, .aac, .apl, .ac3, .lpcm, .pcm, .wav, .m3u, .m4a,
Music files
.mp4, .3gp, .m4b, .aif, .aiff, .flac, .ogg, .mp2, .mp1, .mp4
Your media player may not support all of these filetypes. Files that your media player doesn't
support may not be visible from the media player. Check your media players documentation for a
list of the types of files that it can play.
LinkStation User Manual
In the configuration utility, navigate to [Extensions]
- [Media Server] and click [Modify Settings].
Select [Enable] for [Media Server] and [Automatic
Update]. Check [Refresh now] and [Initialize
database before refresh].
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