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Roxio_Streamer.book Page 3 Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:17 PM 3 Getting Started with Roxio Streamer In this guide Welcome to Roxio Streamer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Special requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Streamer: component by component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roxio_Streamer.book Page 4 Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:17 PM 4 Roxio Streamer Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Premium features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roxio_Streamer.book Page 5 Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:17 PM Getting Started with Roxio Streamer Welcome to Roxio Streamer Welcome to Roxio Streamer Roxio Streamer lets you turn one of the computers on your home network into the central storage center for everything you want to share—music, photos, video, even documents. You and your family will be able to access this library of files from computers and compatible media players anywhere on your network.
Roxio_Streamer.book Page 6 Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:17 PM 6 Roxio Streamer Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Special requirements Broadband Internet Make sure your home network is running properly and provides a broadband connection to the Internet. You must be able to access the Internet from your computer and have a wired connection to your router. Router Your router directs local data traffic through your home network, and passes Internet data through a firewall.
Roxio_Streamer.book Page 7 Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:17 PM Getting Started with Roxio Streamer Streamer: component by component Streamer: component by component Roxio Streamer Application—This browser-based application can be used to access your media library, where you can organize files, create albums, share files with friends and family, play music, and watch video. Roxio Streamer Agent— This handy menu can be accessed from your Windows taskbar. (See illustration below.
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Roxio_Streamer.book Page 9 Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:17 PM Getting Started with Roxio Streamer Getting around in Streamer Getting around in Streamer Roxio Streamer is a browser-based application, which means you will be tempted to use your browser’s Back button to navigate within the application.
Roxio_Streamer.book Page 10 Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:17 PM 10 Roxio Streamer Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Adding files to your media library Here’s the simplest way to add files to your media library: 1 Open Roxio Streamer Agent by clicking its icon in the Windows taskbar. 2 Select Explore my Roxio Streamer folders. 3 Double-click Family Library to reveal the following folders: FamilyDocuments, FamilyMusic, FamilyPhotos, and FamilyVideo.
Roxio_Streamer.book Page 11 Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:17 PM Getting Started with Roxio Streamer Using albums to organize and share files Using albums to organize and share files To share files among the computers, game consoles, digital picture frames, and other media players on your home network, you must first add the files to your Media Library. See Adding files to your media library on page 10 for more information.
Roxio_Streamer.book Page 12 Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:17 PM 12 Roxio Streamer Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Adding files or folders to an album To add a file or folder to an album: 1 Mouse-over the file or folder in the Media Sources area of the Roxio Streamer Application. 2 Display the file or folder menu by clicking the arrow that appears to the right of its name. 3 Select Add to Album > [Album Name]. Note: If you add a folder to an album, files within subfolders are not included.
Roxio_Streamer.book Page 13 Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:17 PM Getting Started with Roxio Streamer Menus Menus The Roxio Streamer Application includes menus that list all the things you can do with files, folders and albums. Move your cursor over an item to display its menu icon. Click the menu icon to open the menu. Examples of the menu icon are shown below.
Roxio_Streamer.book Page 14 Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:17 PM 14 Roxio Streamer Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Preferences Before you get too cozy with Roxio Streamer, make sure you take a tour of the Streamer Application preferences panel.
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Roxio_Streamer.book Page 16 Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:17 PM 16 Roxio Streamer Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Getting help In addition to this guide, the following sources of help are available: ■ Tip of the Day: A useful tip is displayed each time the Roxio Streamer Application opens. This feature can be turned on or off from the application Preferences panel. See Preferences on page 14 for more information.
