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User Manual page 37

5.2.2. Host Computer

You can connect your LaCinema Black to a computer in order to

stream or copy ﬁles.

✦ If you wish to connect via USB, you must use Windows Me-

dia Player (see section 5.2.2.5. Copying Files via USB (Re-

quires Windows Media Player 11)).

✦ If you choose a Network connection, you can either use

TwonkyMedia server (see 5.2.2.1. Playing Files Using Twon-

kyMedia Server (All users)) or Windows Media Player (Win-

dows users only).

5.2.2.1. Playing Files Using TwonkyMedia Server

(All users)

You can install software which will enable your PC or Mac to act

as a UPnP media server. Once the software has been installed

and conﬁgured, ﬁles located on the host computer will appear in

the various Spaces on the LaCinema Black PLAY (see Fig. 47).

1. From the Utilities CD-ROM, install the Packet Video TwonkyVi-

sion software.

2. Once installed, launch the server from the Start Menu (Win-

dows users) or the Applications folder (Mac users).

3. In the conﬁguration page that opens in your web browser,

click on the Sharing link and then select the folders on your

computer that contain the multimedia content you wish to ac-

cess from the LaCinema Black PLAY (Fig. 48). Make sure to

click the Save Changes button when you ﬁnish.

4. It may be necessary to restart the server. To do so, select the

First Steps link and click Restart server.

5. You will now be able to access your computer’s multime-

dia content using the LaCinema Black PLAY remote control.

Files will appear in the various Spaces on the LaCinema Black

PLAY.

Television

Network Router

PC or Mac with Twonky

Media Server Installed

NAS Media

Server

LaCinema Black PLAY

Fig. 47

Fig. 48