Western Digital TV Play Media Player User Manual - Page 62

WD TV Media Player User Manual Locating Your Contents on the Drive There are two ways of locating a particular media file depending on whether or not the media library compilation function is enabled. Manual Search You can manually search for a media file by navigating to the specific media section and browsing through the available file folders. This method is recommended if there are only a limited number of files to search through. Otherwise, it is better to enable the media library compilation and use the built-in Search function. Button Up/Down arrows Left/Right arrows OK Function Select a media type (photos, video, or music) or settings Select one of the option icons in an Internet service's submenu bar Move within a category Launches your selection Use the navigation buttons to move around a particular folder; press Back to move between folders. Thumbnail Support for Media Files Your media player supports thumbnails in two ways - embedded or external (some file formats do not support embedded thumbnails). Embedded thumbnails are images that are part of the media file itself. File formats that support embedded thumbnails: Music - MP3 and WMA Photo - JPEG Video - MP4 To add an external thumbnail: With an individual file or music album selected, press Options, then select Get Content Info (see "Get Content Info" on page 67). As an alternative, or if the database did not find any info: 1. Select a JPEG, GIF, or PNG image file that you want to display as a thumbnail of the music or video file. 2. Save the file in the same location as the file it will represent, according to the following guidelines: Folder Thumbnail Guidelines Music: „ Display folder.jpg (the image file must be named "folder.jpg" or thumbnail will not function) „ If no folder.jpg file is found, display the first embedded album art image found in the folder „ If no album art is available, display the first .JPG in the folder OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER - 57