Toshiba 52LX177 Owner's Manual - English - Page 90

C. Setting up file sharing on your PC

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Chapter 8: Using the THINC™ home network feature Resetting the network address 1 Press Y and open the Setup menu. 2 Highlight Installation and press T. The Installation menu appears. 3 Open the Network menu. 4 Highlight Basic Network Setup and press T. 5 The message "Your Basic Network Setup is complete. Would you like to start over?" will appear. To continue, highlight Yes and press T. To return to the Network menu, highlight No and press T. Basic Network Setup Your Basic Network Setup is complete. Would you like to start over? Yes No 6 If you selected Yes in step 5, the message "Obtain network address automatically?" will appear. Basic Network Setup Obtain network address automatically? Yes No To obtain the network address automatically, go to step 5 under "Automatically setting up the network address" (- page 88). To manually enter the network address, go to "Manually setting up the network address." For home network troubleshooting tips, see Chapter 9. C. Setting up file sharing on your PC Compatible operating systems The following operating systems or higher are compatible for file sharing with the TV: • Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher (Home Edition and Professional) [See setup details below] • Microsoft® Windows® 2000 [See setup details on page 92] No other operating systems are compatible with the TV. Note: • The name of any directory/folder on your PC that you are setting up for file sharing with the TV cannot be longer than 12 characters and cannot contain any special characters. • See "Media specifications" (- page 95) for details on compatible JPEG and MP3 files. • The network (NETBIOS) name of your PC that you are setting up for file sharing must be 15 characters or less. To determine which operating system and service pack (if applicable) are on your PC: 1 On your PC, click the "Start" button. 2 Click "Settings | Control Panel." 3 In the Control Panel, double-click "System." 4 Select the "General" tab, which will display your PC's current operating system and service pack. Setting up file sharing on a PC with Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher 1 On your PC: a) Right-click the folder to be shared. b) Click "Sharing and Security..." (which will open the Properties window for the selected folder.) * Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation. 90

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Chapter 8: Using the THINC
home network feature
Resetting the network address
1
Press
Y
and open the
Setup
menu.
2
Highlight
Installation
and press
T
. The
Installation
menu appears.
3
Open the
Network
menu.
4
Highlight
Basic Network Setup
and press
T
.
5
The message “Your Basic Network Setup is complete.
Would you like to start over?” will appear.
To continue, highlight
Yes
and press
T
.
To return to the
Network
menu, highlight
No
and press
T
.
6
If you selected
Yes
in step 5, the message “Obtain
network address automatically?” will appear.
To obtain the network address automatically, go to step 5
under “Automatically setting up the network address”
(
-
page 88).
To manually enter the network address, go to “Manually
setting up the network address.”
C. Setting up file sharing on your PC
Compatible operating systems
The following operating systems or higher are compatible for
file sharing with the TV:
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP Service Pack 2 or higher
(Home Edition and Professional) [
See setup details below
]
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000 [
See setup details on page 92
]
No other operating systems are compatible with the TV.
Note:
The name of any directory/folder on your PC that you are
setting up for file sharing with the TV cannot be longer than
12 characters and cannot contain any special characters.
See “Media specifications” (
-
page 95) for details on
compatible JPEG and MP3 files.
The network (NETBIOS) name of your PC that you are setting
up for file sharing must be 15 characters or less.
To determine which operating system and service
pack (if applicable) are on your PC:
1
On your PC, click the “Start” button.
2
Click “Settings | Control Panel.”
3
In the Control Panel, double-click “System.”
4
Select the “General” tab, which will display your PC’s
current operating system and service pack.
Setting up file sharing on a PC with
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP Service Pack 2 or
higher
1
On your PC:
*
Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from
Microsoft Corporation.
For home network troubleshooting tips, see Chapter 9.
Basic Network Setup
Your Basic Network Setup is complete. Would you like to start over?
Yes
No
Basic Network Setup
Obtain network address automatically?
Yes
No
b) Click “Sharing
and Security...”
(which will open
the Properties
window for the
selected folder.)
a) Right-click
the folder
to be shared.