HP MediaSmart Server - User Guide

HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide
STARTING MULTIPLE M4A FILES STOPS MUSIC AND
ADDITIONAL FILES DO NOT TRANSCODE
Symptom
Go to a folder with m4a files. Start playing the first track, when music starts click next a few
times. The music will stop after a few seconds.
Cause
The server is transcoding multiple files and this can cause gaps in the playing of music.
Solution
Do not click next as rapidly, give the Server some time to do it's transcoding
REMOTE MEDIA STREAMING, ANIMATED GIF FILES DO NOT
DISPLAY UNTIL THE FILE IS SELECTED
In Web Media Remote Streamer, looking at a folder with animated gif files; the thumbnail
preview and the display pane do not show an image.
REMOTE MEDIA STREAMING, AUDIO FILES ARE TRUNCATED
ON A
SLOW CONNECTION
Symptom
Audio file playback is truncated on a slow uplink connection.
The files play about 3/4 of the way through and then playback stops and the next song starts. This
happens on connections below approximately 400Kbits.
Cause
Uplink Connection is slow.
STREAMING MEDIA TO A DEVICE
Why does the server show up twice on my DMA list?
If you are running both Windows Media Connect and TwonkyMedia, they will both show up
when you view menus on your digital media adaptor.
Once you turn on media sharing using Windows Media Connect, this program will always display
the HP MediaSmart Server in your digital media adaptor list. However, you can disable media
sharing for the folders under the HP MediaSmart Server. See Why do I see duplicate songs,
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