Using Network Features; About The Network Functions Of The Receiver; Setting Up The Server - Sony STR-DN840 Operating Instructions Manual

Using Network Features

About the network
functions of the
receiver
• You can enjoy audio content which has
been stored on a DLNA-compliant device
(DLNA CERTIFIED™ Products) that
has an authorized DLNA logo displayed
on the device (page 61).
• You can use the receiver as a device
equivalent to a UPnP media renderer on
your home network.
• With an Internet connection, you can
listen to music services (page 64) and
update the software of the receiver.
• You can listen to the same music at the
same time in different rooms through the
PARTY STREAMING function.
• You can register Media Remote devices
to control the receiver.
• You can play back audio content on iOS
devices or an iTunes Library with
AirPlay.
About DLNA
DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance)
is a standard organization made up of
manufacturers of various products, such as
servers (computers, etc.), AV equipment,
and mobile computing devices which
exchange content (music, photos, and
videos). DLNA decides upon standards and
publishes an authorized logo to be
displayed on devices which support DLNA
standards.

Setting up the server

To listen to audio content stored on your
server with this receiver, you need to set up
the server in advance. The following server
devices are compatible with this receiver.
• Sony VAIO Media plus 1.3, 1.4, 2.0, and
2.1
• Sony HDD Network Audio System
NAS-S500HDE*, NAS-S55HDE*
• Sony Network AV receiver
STR-DA6400ES*, TA-DA5600ES*
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 12
installed on Windows 8 and Windows 7
(page 56 and 58)
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 11
installed on Windows Vista/Windows XP
(page 59)
* Not available in some countries or regions.
If the server has a function that limits
access from other devices, you must
change the setting on the server to allow the
receiver to access it.
This section explains how to set up
Windows Media Player when using it as a
server.
For details on the settings of other server
devices, refer to the operating instructions
or help of the respective devices or
applications.
Notes
• The items displayed on the computer may be
different from the ones shown below, depending
on the version of the operating system or the
computer environment. For details, refer to
Help for your operating system.
• It may take a little more time when playing
music using a "Play To" feature in Windows
depending on the situation.
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