Videos, Photos And Music; From A Usb Connection; From A Computer Or Nas; From A Cloud Storage Service - Philips 8601 Series User Manual

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Videos, Photos and
Music
13.1

From a USB Connection

You can view your photos or play your music and
videos from a connected USB flash drive or USB Hard
Drive.
With the TV switched on, plug in a USB flash drive or a
USB Hard Drive to one of the USB connections. The
TV detects the device and will list your media files.
If the list of files does not appear automatically...
1 - Press  SOURCES, select  USB and
press OK.
2 - Select  USB Devices and press  (right)
to browse your files in the folder structure you have
organised on the drive.
3 - To stop playing videos, photos and music,
press  EXIT.
Warning
If you try to pause or record a programme with a USB
Hard Drive connected, the TV will ask you to format
the USB Hard Drive. This formatting will delete all
current files on the USB Hard Drive.
13.2

From a Computer or NAS

You can view your photos or play your music and
videos from a computer or a NAS (Network Attached
Storage) in your home network.
The TV and computer or NAS must be in the same
home network. On your computer or NAS, you need
to install Media Server Software. Your Media Server
must be set to share your files with the TV. The TV
shows your files and folders as they are organised by
the Media Server or as they are structured on your
computer or NAS.
The TV does not support subtitles on video streams
from a computer or NAS.
If the Media Server supports searching for files, a
search field is available.
To browse and play the files on your computer...
1 - Press  SOURCES, select  Network and
press OK.
2 - Once a SimplyShare device is connected, the
SimplyShare Devices item will be replaced by
connected device name.
3 - You can browse and play your files.
4 - To stop playing videos, photos and music,
press  EXIT.
13.3

From a Cloud Storage Service

You can view photos or play music and videos you
uploaded on a storage service in the online cloud*.
With the  Cloud Explorer app you can connect to
Cloud Hosting Services. You can use your login and
password to connect.
1 - Press  HOME.
2 - Scroll down and select  Apps >  Cloud
Explorer and press OK.
3 - Select the hosting service you need.
4 - Connect and sign in to the hosting service with
your login and password.
5 - Select the photo or video you want to play and
press OK.
6 - Press  (left) to go back one step or
press  BACK to close the menu.
* A storage service like Dropbox™.
13.4
Favourites, Most Popular,
Last Played menu
View favourite files
1 - Press  SOURCES, select  USB and
press OK.
2 - Select  USB Devices and select 
Favourites.
3 - You can view all favourite files in the list.
View most popular files
1 - Press  SOURCES, select  USB and
press OK.
2 - Select  USB Devices and select  Most
popular.
3 - Press OK to view files in the list or
press  OPTIONS to clear the list of most popular.
View last played files
1 - Press  SOURCES, select  USB and
press OK.
2 - Select  USB Devices and select  Last
played.
3 - Press OK to view files in the list or
press  OPTIONS to clear the list of last played.
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