Instruction manual

Media Player

The Media Player allows you to play audio ﬁ les which are stored on a

computer on your network. Supported ﬁ le formats are MP3, WMA, AAC,

WAV, FLAC, AIFF, Real Audio, AU and playlists (M3U). Note that the

playback of DRM protected content is not supported.

Your radio supports two ﬁ le access methods. It can connect to folders

shared on the network, commonly known as Windows Shares, SMB

shares or CIFS. It can also connect with ﬁ le server applications using the

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol.

All of the supported ﬁ le types are playable in Windows Shares mode. When

using a UPnP server, the playable ﬁ le types are dependant on the server

software used. For example, Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 can serve

MP3, WMA and WAV ﬁ les. To be able to play the other supported ﬁ le types

via UPnP you may need to install additional third-party software.

When using Windows Shares, music selection is by Artist, by Album and

optionally by track within an Album. When using a UPnP server, the search

and selection criteria are determined by the server, but typically include

additional options such as Genre. Many server applications also allow you

to access ﬁ les according to the folders within which they are stored.

Note that the references to 'PC' in this section refer to any computer device

that may be sharing content on your network, whether it is a Windows

device, an Apple computer, a Linux device, or any other. We use the

generic term 'PC' simply because it is short and convenient.

Using Windows Shares

Setting up your Windows PC to allow the clock radio to access your

audio ﬁ les via Windows Shares. If you wish to use UPnP, please turn

to page 26.

1. Please ensure that your PC is available on the same network as your

Internet radio. Using Windows Explorer, locate the folder where your

audio ﬁ les are stored.

2. Right click on the folder.

3. Select ‘Properties’.

4. Click on ‘Sharing’.

5. Select ‘Share this folder on the network’ and ‘Allow network users to

change my ﬁ les’.

Please note, do not try to make your ‘My Documents’ or any of its sub-

folders (e.g. ‘My Music’) shareable.

Please note, it is recommended that you do not try to make your ‘My

Documents’ or any of its sub-folders (e.g. ‘My Music’) accessible as

shares. This is because of the way that these special folders are managed

within Windows.

In some cases, especially if you have a Windows PC using third-party

security software (not supplied by Microsoft) it may be necessary to

conﬁ gure your computer's ﬁ rewall software and / or network settings to

permit ﬁ le sharing. If this is necessary please refer to your computers

software documentation for further information.