Denon AVR-1912 Owner's Manual

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32Playing a network audioPlaying files stored on a computerUse this procedure to play music files, image files or playlists.1 Prepare for playback.q Check the network environment, then turn on this unit’spower (vpage 12 “Connecting to a home network(LAN)”).w If settings are required, make the “Network Connect.”(vpage 88).e Prepare the computer (vComputer’s operatinginstructions).2 Press SOURCE SELECT to displaythe “Source Select” menu,then select “Media Server”(vpage 20).3 Press ui to select the serverincluding the file to be played,then press ENTER or p.4 Press ui to select the searchitem or folder, then press ENTERor p.5 Repeat step 4 until the file is displayed.6 Press ui to select the file, then press ENTER or p.Playback starts once buffering reaches “100%”.• Connections to the required system and specific settings must bemade in order to play music files (vpage 12).• Before starting, you must launch the computer’s server softwareand set the files as server contents. For details, see the operatinginstructions of your server software.• Depending on the size of the still picture (JPEG) file, some time maybe required for the file to be displayed.• The order in which the tracks/files are displayed depends onthe server specifications. If the tracks/ files are not displayed inalphabetical order due to the server specifications, searching by thefirst letter may not work properly.• WMA Lossless files can be played when using a server supportingtranscoding, such as Windows Media Player Ver. 11 or later.• To play back compressed audio with extended bass or treblereproduction, we recommend playback in RESTORER mode(vpage 80). The default setting is “Mode3”.• You can specify the duration of the on-screen display to be displayed(default: 30 sec) at menu “NET/USB” (vpage 92). Press uiop to return to the original screen.• Use STATUS on the main unit to switch between displaying the titlename, artist name or album name.n Playing files that have been preset or registeredin your favoritesFiles can be preset, registered in your favorites and played usingthe same operations as for Internet radio stations (vpage 31).NOTE• Presettings are erased by overwriting them.• When the operations described below is performed, the mediaserver’s database is updated and it may no longer be possible toplay preset or favorite music files.• When you quit the media server and then restart it.• When music files are deleted or added on the media server.• When using an ESCIENT server, place “ESCIENT” before the servername.n Media server operationOperation buttons FunctionINTERNET RADIO V Last played internet radio stationPRESET 1 – 3 Preset channel (1 – 3) selectionCH +, – Preset channel (A1 – G8) selectionMENU Amp menuuio p Cursor operation /Auto search (cue, ui)ENTER(Press and release) Enter / PauseENTER(Press and hold) StopSEARCH Page searchz1 / Character sortz2RETURN B Return1 Playback / Pause8 9 Auto search (cue)3 Pause2 Stop1 – 8 Preset channel selectionSHIFT Preset channel block selectionMEMORY Favorites / Preset memoryregistrationTV Z / X TV power on/standby (Default :SONY)TV INPUT Switch TV input (Default : SONY)• Repeat playback (vpage 100 “Repeat”)• Random playback (vpage 100 “Random”)• Slide show playback (vpage 100 “Slide Show”)z1 When the menu screen is displayed, press SEARCH, then presso (previous page) or p (next page).To cancel, press ui or SEARCH twice.z2 When the menu screen is displayed, press SEARCH twice, thenpress o p to select the first letter you want to search mode.• If it is not possible to search the list, “unsorted list.” is displayed.To cancel, press ui or SEARCH.If the list is not in alphabetical order, you may not be able to performa character sort.