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using the music player
The Music Player function of your AirStream 10 allows you to play music stored on
a computer or hard drive connected to your local network. The AirStream 10 can
connect to it using the Windows Media Player (version 11 or greater), by using the
universal Plug and Play (uPnP) protocol or through shared folders, commonly know
as Windows Shares. This section will guide you through both methods of connection
and any troubles you might come across.
each method uses different criteria to search for the music. Windows Shares, is done
purely by folder basis. The AirStream 10 will show the folders that are shared, and
you have to manually search them to find the music you want to play. you will not
be able to share your "My Music" folder and be able to automatically play the music
within sub folders stored in "My Music".
using the "Shared Media" option will search through different criteria. These include:
All Music; Genre; All Artists; Contributing Artists; Album Artists; Composers; Albums;
Rating; Music Playlists; Folders and <Search>.
If you select the "Search" option, you can highlight and select characters to form a
word/ name to search for. See page 5 for information on character selection help.
It doesn't matter which folder they are stored in they will all be played with in your set
criteria.
In order to play the music files you have stored on your computer via the AirStream 10
you must first ensure the following:
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That the music files on your computer are not 'protected'
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That your computer has the correct type of music files (as below)
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your computer has file sharing turned on
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The music files can be shared on the network
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you know the name and password (if applicable) of your computer
music file types
your AirStream 10 will play the most popular music types:
MP3 - .mp3
Windows media - .wma
Real - .ra
Apple - .aac
Selecting 'music player' mode
Press the 'Mode' button until the "Music Player" screen is displayed:
you can choose from two different options for streaming music from your computer
and each one will require a different set up.
Setting up the music player
There are 2 options available to you:
Shared Media (UPnP) - Works with Windows Media Player 11 and above. This
option does not require any settings to be changed in your AirStream 10 but your
computer will need to be configured to allow the AirStream 10 access to the media
files. you will only need to do this once. Details on how to do this are below.
Shared Folders - you can 'share' the folders where the music is stored on your
computer with your AirStream 10. To do this you will need to ensure that the folders
on your computer have been enabled for file sharing and if you have a password on
your computer you will need to enter this into your AirStream 10. Full instructions on
what to do can be found on page 14.
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