PLAYING BACK MUSIC STORED ON MEDIA SERVERS (PCS/NAS)25 EnBASICOPERATION EnglishYou 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.13). You can check whether the network parameters(such as the IP address) are properly assigned to the unit in “Information” (p.32) in the “SETUP” menu.• The unit supports playback of WAV (PCM format only), MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 AAC and FLAC files.• The unit is compatible with sampling rates of up to 192 kHz for WAV and FLAC files, and 48 kHz for other 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 NASthat supports FLAC files.To play back music files in your computer with this unit,you need to make the media sharing setting between theunit and computer (Windows Media Player 11 or later). Inhere, setting with Windows Media Player in Windows 7 istaken as an example.1 Start Windows Media Player 12 on your PC.2 Select “Stream”, then “Turn on mediastreaming.”The control panel window of your PC is shown.3 Click “Turn on media streaming.”4 Select “Allowed” from the drop-down listnext to “R-N500”.5 Click “OK” to exit.yFor details on media sharing settings, refer to Windows MediaPlayer help.• For Windows Media Player 11a Start the Windows Media Player 11 on your PC.b Select “Library” then “Media Sharing”.c Check the “Share my media to” box, select the “R-N500” icon,and click “Allow”.d Click “OK” to exit.• For a PC or a NAS with other DLNA server softwareinstalledRefer to the user’s manual of your device or software andconfigure the media sharing settings.Playing back music stored on media servers (PCs/NAS)NotesSetting the media sharing of musicfiles(Example of English version)
