Pc's Shared Media Files (Upnp) - Archos 101 User Manual

ARCHOS 101 User Guide
8.1. VIDEO PLAYBACK SCREEN
To display the menu overlay, tap once anywhere on the screen. You can use
this to pause/resume the video or to move to a specific part of the video. To
make it disappear, tap again. To display the available menu items including
alternate languages*, subtitles*, bookmarks, and settings, tap on the menu
icon . To exit the video player at any time, tap on the back icon
back to the video list, or tap on the home icon
* Only if multiple audio tracks or subtitles are included inside or alongside
the video file.
The four menu items when playing a video. If not already present, the Video player widget
the five home screens to give you quick access to your recently added and recently played videos.
9. PLAYING YOUR PC'S SHARED MEDIA
You don't have to limit yourself to playing only the video, music, and photo files that are stored on your device.
When connected to your home WiFi network, your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to watch, directly on your
device, the shared media files (videos, music or photos) stored on your computer. There are two main ways to
"stream" media to your ARCHOS via WiFi.
9.1. Media from your PC's shared folders (SMB)
If there are computers on your WiFi network that are sharing folders, then you will be able to browse those
folders and play whatever content is in them. As shown to the left, a folder on your PC that is being shared
has the hand-holding-a-folder icon. To share a folder on your PC, right-click on it and select Sharing. You
can browse all the shared folders by using the Files application on your ARCHOS. In the file browser, find the group
External and select Shared folders (SMB). You'll see the computer's name here, and then the shared folders and
files inside it. If you have shared video or music files, you can access these folders directly from the Video
application (select Shared Folders (SMB) from the list when you first open the video player) or the Music application
(select the icon Storage on the right side). For photos, you will have to use the Files application to locate and
display your photos. If the computer with the shared folders normally has a Windows® username and password, you
will be asked to enter these before you can access the folder contents.

9.2. PC's shared media files (UPnP)

The UPnP standard is a simplified and universal method for a computer to share its media contents. For this to
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to go to the home screen.
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