Playing Back Music Stored On Media Servers (Pcs/Nas); Media Sharing Setup; Playback Of Pc Music Contents - Yamaha RX-A3020 Owner's Manual

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

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You can play back music files stored on your PC or
DLNA-compatible NAS on the unit.
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• To use this function, the unit and your PC must be connected to the same router
NET NET
PHONO PHONO MULTI MULTI L L USB USB NET
(p.45). You can check whether the network parameters (such as the IP address)
TUNER TUNER [ A ] [ A ] [ B ] [ B ] [ C ] [ C ] are properly assigned to the unit in "Network" (p.132) in the "Information" menu.
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• The unit supports playback of WAV (PCM format only), MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 AAC
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and FLAC files (1- or 2-channel audio only).
• The unit is compatible with sampling rates of up to 96 kHz for WAV and FLAC files,
VOLUME and 48 kHz for other files.
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• To play back FLAC files, you need to install server software that supports sharing
of FLAC files via DLNA on your PC or use a NAS that supports FLAC files.
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Media sharing setup

Cursor keys
ENTER
ENTER
RETURN DISPLAY
To play back music files stored on your PC or DLNA-compatible
NAS, first you need to configure the media sharing setting on each
MODE
music server.
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Refer to the instruction manual for the device or software and
configure the media sharing settings.
For a PC with Windows Media Player
installed
Check that Windows Media Player 11 or later is
installed on your PC.
In the media sharing settings, enable media sharing
and allow media to be shared with the device.
For a PC or a NAS with other DLNA server
software installed

Playback of PC music contents

Follow the procedure below to operate the PC music contents and
start playback.
You can control the PC/NAS with the menu displayed on the TV
screen.
1
Press NET repeatedly to select "SERVER" as the
input source.
The browse screen is displayed on the TV.
• If playback of a music file selected from the unit is ongoing on your PC, the
playback screen is displayed.
2
Use the cursor keys to select a music server and
press ENTER.
PLAYBACK ➤ Playing back music stored on media servers (PCs/NAS)
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