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Music Player
Use with Windows, Apple Mac, Linux, USB memory
another device connected to your network or which are held on a USB
memory device plugged into your radio.
smart phones, tablets, Network Attached Storage (NAS) units, and network
program on that device which uses the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
protocol (often known as DLNA).
If the device is a computer or tablet using Windows, then it probably
already has a UPnP server program available in the form of Windows
If you are an Apple MacOS, Linux, iOS or Android user, or if you have your
UPnP server programs available. Note that Apple computers do not support
UPnP streaming natively and third party software is required for this task.
If you wish to use a DLNA server built into your network router, you should
when using Windows Media Player as the UPnP server. Note that the
content. Typical searches include Artist, Album and Genre. Many server
within which they are stored as well as other criteria. Windows Media
generally easier to set up.
Many UPnP server applications are also capable of sharing pictures and
with Windows Media Player) you may see the option of choosing between
should only select the 'Music' option. Content offered via the alternative
options will not be playable on your radio.
Some third party server applications allow customisation of the search
criteria and indexing methods. This can be useful if you have a very large
It is not possible in this book to describe server applications for all available
environments, and neither is it practical to describe how to get the best
out of each. Windows Media Player is used as an example in this case,
although many of the principles are applicable to other servers as well.
The access to the media, the choice of media for playing, and the use of
the media playback controls from the product or from its controlling app
are similar regardless of the UPnP / DLNA server being used.
Music Player
Please note that when using a UPnP/
DLNA server, the search and selection
criteria that are available to the user
are determined by the server software,
and not by the device playing the
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