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NETWORKS ➤ Playing back music stored on media servers (PCs/NAS) En 42
You can play back music files stored on your PC or DLNA-compatible NAS on the unit.
• To use this function, the unit and your PC must be connected to the same router (p. 31). You can check
whether the network parameters (such as the IP address) are properly assigned to the unit in “Information”
(p. 54) in the setup menu.
• The audio may be interrupted while using the wireless network connection. In this case, use the wired
network connection.
• The following file formats are supported.
– The unit supports playback of WAV (PCM format only), MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 AAC, FLAC and ALAC
(Apple Lossless Audio Codec) files (1- or 2-channel audio only).
– The unit is compatible with sampling rates of up to 192 kHz for WAV and FLAC files, 96 kHz for ALAC
files, and 48 kHz for other files.
– The unit supports gapless playback of WAV, FLAC and ALAC files.
– To play back FLAC files, you need to install server software that supports sharing of FLAC files via DLNA
on your PC or use a NAS that supports FLAC files.
– Digital Rights Management (DRM) contents cannot be played back.
Media sharing setup
To play back music files stored on your PC or DLNA-compatible NAS, first you need to
configure the media sharing setting on each music server.
This unit supports Windows Media Player 11 or later. This section explains Windows
Media Player 12 setup as an example.
1
Start Windows Media Player 12 on your PC.
2
Select “Stream”, then “Turn on media streaming”.
3
Click “Turn on media streaming”.
4
Select “Allowed” from the drop-down list next to the unit’s model
name.
5
Click “OK” to exit.
Refer to the instruction manual for the device or software and configure the media
sharing settings.
Playing music files
Use the MusicCast CONTROLLER app installed on your mobile device to play music
files.
• Configure basic settings for the MusicCast CONTROLLER app before playing music files.
• Refer to the supplied "MusicCast Setup Guide" for details.
Playing back music stored on media servers (PCs/NAS)
For a PC with Windows Media Player installed
For a PC or a NAS with other DLNA server software
installed