Archos 501578 User Manual - Page 17

ARCHOS 43 USER MANUAL work, you will need a WiFi connection and Windows Media® Player 11* or higher installed on your PC. This is especially useful when you have a large library of music and video and you cannot fit it all onto the internal memory of the ARCHOS. The ARCHOS uses the UPnP (Universal Plug-and-play) standard to stream shared media files from your PC's Windows Media® Library. * There are other products (software) on the market that also can share media files using the UPnP standard. 9.2.1. SETTING WINDOWS MEDIA® PLAYER'S SHARING OPTIONS 1. Connect the ARCHOS to your WiFi network (see Making a WiFi Connection). 2. Connect your PC to the same WiFi network and start Windows Media® Player, version 11 or higher. 3. Click on the Library tab, and select Media sharing... 4. Check the box Share my media to, and click on OK. The ARCHOS icon should appear in the window, with a warning symbol next to it*. * ATTENTION: the first time you set your sharing options, it might take a couple of minutes for your PC to display the ARCHOS icon. 5. Select the ARCHOS icon and click on the Allow button. 6. To modify your sharing settings, click on Settings. You can, for example, enter a name for your shared media files. You will then see this name on your ARCHOS. Click on OK to save the modifications. 7. Click on OK to close the Media Sharing window. 8. You can now close Windows Media® Player, and start viewing your PC's shared media files directly on your ARCHOS (see next section). 9.2.2. PLAYING SHARED VIDEO AND MUSIC 1. Open Video or Music > Storage and then select Media servers (UPnP) shown under External (you may need to scroll down to see this) to start scanning for devices and computers sharing their media files on the WiFi network. 2. If you entered a name for your shared media files in Windows Media® Player, it should appear. Open it, and you will then have access to all the videos and music stored in your PC's Windows Media® Library. Note: You can also plug in the optional video cable to your TV and thus play videos stored on your computer to a television in another room. 9.2.3. DISPLAYING SHARED PHOTOS Start the Files application and then choose Media Servers (UPnP) in the section External (you may need to scroll down to see this). Your device will look for all the media servers on your local network using the WiFi connection. http://www.archos.com/manuals/A43_EN_v1.htm[2/24/2011 2:48:47 PM]