User manual

LaCinema Mini HD Playing Files From a Networked Media Server

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7.2. From Windows or Mac Computers

You can install software on your computer which will enable it to act

as a UPnP media server and stream ﬁles to the LaCinema Mini HD

via your Ethernet or wireless network. Once the software has been

installed and conﬁgured, ﬁles located on the host computer will ap-

pear in the various Spaces on the LaCinema Mini HD (see Fig. 73).

Choose from two different software:

Software Compatibility

7.2.1. Packet Video TwonkyVision PC/MAC

7.2.2. Windows Media Player (WMP) PC only

7.2.1. Packet Video TwonkyVision

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

sion software.

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

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 access from

the LaCinema Mini HD (Fig. 74). 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 multimedia

content using the LaCinema Mini HD remote control. Files will

appear in the various Spaces on the LaCinema Mini HD.

Fig. 73

Fig. 74

Television

Network Router

PC or Mac with TwonkyVision

server software installed

LaCinema

Mini HD