Denon AVR-3311CI Owners Manual - English - Page 39

Playing files stored on a computer - specifications

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ENGLISH Playing a network audio Playing files stored on a computer Use this procedure to play music files, image files or playlists. 1 Prepare for playback. q Check the network environment, then turn on this unit's power (vpage 22 "Connecting to a home network (LAN)"). w If settings are required, make the "Network Connecting" (vpage 84). e Prepare the computer (vComputer's operating instructions). 2 Press SOURCE SELECT to display the Source Select menu, then select (vpage 24). 3 Press ui to select the server including the file to be played, then press ENTER or p. 4 Press ui to select the search item or folder, then press ENTER or 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 be made in order to play music files (vpage 22). • Before starting, you must launch the computer's server software and set the files as server contents. For details, see the operating instructions of your server software. • Depending on the size of the still picture (JPEG) file, some time may be required for the file to be displayed. • The order in which the tracks/files are displayed depends on the server specifications. If the tracks/ files are not displayed in alphabetical order due to the server specifications, searching by the first letter may not work properly. • WMA Lossless files can be played when using a server supporting transcoding, such as Windows Media Player Ver. 11. • To play back compressed audio with extended bass or treble reproduction, we recommend playback in RESTORER mode (vpage 78). 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 87). Press uio p to return to the original screen. • Use STATUS to switch between displaying the title name, artist name or album name. nnPlaying files that have been preset or registered in your favorites Files can be preset, registered in your favorites and played using the same operations as for Internet radio stations (vpage 35). NOTE • Presettings are erased by overwriting them. • When the operations described below is performed, the media server's database is updated and it may no longer be possible to play 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 server name. nnMedia server operation Operation buttons CH +, - MENU uio p ENTER (Press and release) ENTER (Press and hold) SEARCH RETURN 1 8 9 3 2 RESTORER 1 - 8 SHIFT Function Preset channel selection Amp menu Cursor operation / Auto search (cue, ui) Enter / Pause Stop Page searchz1 / Character searchz2 Return Playback / Pause Auto search (cue) Pause Stop RESTORER Preset channel selection Preset channel block selection MEMORY Favorites / Preset memory registration TV POWER TV power on/standby (Default : SONY) TV INPUT Switch TV input (Default : SONY) • Repeat playback (vpage 72 "Repeat") • Random playback (vpage 72 "Random") z1 When the menu screen is displayed, press SEARCH, then press o (previous page) or p (next page). To cancel, press ui or SEARCH twice. z2 When the menu screen is displayed, press SEARCH twice, then press 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 perform a character search. 36

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36
ENGLISH
Playing a network audio
Playing files stored on a computer
Use this procedure to play music files, image files or playlists.
1
Prepare for playback.
q
Check the network environment, then turn on this unit’s
power (
v
page 22 “Connecting to a home network (LAN)”).
w
If settings are required, make the “Network Connecting”
(
v
page 84).
e
Prepare the computer (
v
Computer’s operating
instructions).
2
Press
SOURCE SELECT
to display
the Source Select menu, then
select
(
v
page 24).
3
Press
ui
to select the server
including the file to be played,
then press
ENTER
or
p
.
4
Press
ui
to select the search item or folder, then
press
ENTER
or
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 be
made in order to play music files (
v
page 22).
• Before starting, you must launch the computer’s server software
and set the files as server contents. For details, see the operating
instructions of your server software.
• Depending on the size of the still picture (JPEG) file, some time may
be required for the file to be displayed.
• The order in which the tracks/files are displayed depends on
the server specifications. If the tracks/ files are not displayed in
alphabetical order due to the server specifications, searching by the
first letter may not work properly.
• WMA Lossless files can be played when using a server supporting
transcoding, such as Windows Media Player Ver. 11.
• To play back compressed audio with extended bass or treble
reproduction, we recommend playback in RESTORER mode
(
v
page 78). 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” (
v
page 87). Press
uio
p
to return to the original screen.
• Use
STATUS
to
switch
between
displaying the title name, artist name or
album name.
n
Playing files that have been preset or registered
in your favorites
Files can be preset, registered in your favorites and played using
the same operations as for Internet radio stations (
v
page 35).
NOTE
• Presettings are erased by overwriting them.
• When the operations described below is performed, the media
server’s database is updated and it may no longer be possible to
play 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 server
name.
n
Media server operation
Operation buttons
Function
CH +, –
Preset channel selection
MENU
Amp menu
uio
p
Cursor operation /
Auto search (cue,
ui
)
ENTER
(Press and release)
Enter / Pause
ENTER
(Press and hold)
Stop
SEARCH
Page search
z
1
/ Character search
z
2
RETURN
Return
1
Playback / Pause
8 9
Auto search (cue)
3
Pause
2
Stop
RESTORER
RESTORER
1 – 8
Preset channel selection
SHIFT
Preset channel block selection
MEMORY
Favorites / Preset memory registration
TV POWER
TV power on/standby (Default : SONY)
TV INPUT
Switch TV input (Default : SONY)
Repeat playback
(
v
page 72 “Repeat”
)
Random playback
(
v
page 72 “Random”
)
z
1 When the menu screen is displayed, press
SEARCH
, then press
o
(previous page) or
p
(next page).
To cancel, press
ui
or
SEARCH
twice.
z
2 When the menu screen is displayed, press
SEARCH
twice, then press
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 perform a character search.