Playback From A Computer (Streaming); Playback From The Network - Hama DIT1000MBT Operating Instructions Manual

9.1 Playback from a computer (streaming)

You can manage the radio and stream music to it
from your computer.
The following explanation assumes your computer's
operating system is Windows 8. If you use a different
operating system and require assistance, or if you
have any other questions, please contact our customer
support team.
Requirements:
• The radio and the computer must be on the
same network.
• The radio must be authorised as a playback
device on the computer.
Proceed as follows:
 Control Panel  Network and Internet 
View network computers and devices
The radio should be shown here.
• Right-click on the icon or designation of the radio
and choose Allow streaming to this device.
• Right-click again on the icon or designation of the
radio and choose Show device website to
change the friendly name of the device.
• A new browser window opens. You can make the
desired changes here.
Use:
• The radio can now access shared directories on
the computer, and you can stream audio fi lesto
the device for playback.
• The music directory of your music library is enabled
as standard.
• Create and manage shared folders using Explorer
or Windows Media Player.
• Right-click on the desired music fi le,choose Play To,
and then select the designation of the radio.
• The radio begins playback of the music file.
9.2 Playback from the network –
Accessing files using the radio
To access one of the existing network shared files
directly from the radio, proceed as follows:
From the main menu or after pressing [MODE]
repeatedly, activate Music player mode.
• Choose the correct device (home server, PC, etc.)
and press [OK] to open the list of shared folders
on that device.
You can now search for fi les,open a Playlist, or search
through the entire shared music folders. If you want
to search through the entire selection of music, there
are other sorting functions available (Album, Artist,
Genre, Folder, etc.) that can help you fi nd the
desired file more quickly.
Note
These functions are only available if the ID3 tag and
other file information have been maintained on the
source device.
Prune servers:
To reset the list of servers connected to so far, press [OK].
If you confirm by choosing YES, then all Common Media
will be deleted.
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[MENU]
Main menu

Music player

Shared media