Onkyo TX-8270 Owners Manual - English/Spanish/French - Page 32
Controlling Remote Playback, from a PC
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> Before Start > Part Names > Install > Initial Setup > Playback Advanced Setup | Supplementary Information | Others and then start playback with ENTER. 0 To return to the previous screen, press RETURN (c). 0 If "No Item." is displayed, check whether the network is properly connected. 0 Depending on the server and share settings, the unit may not recognize it, or may not be able to play its music files. Furthermore, the unit cannot access pictures and videos stored on servers. 0 For music files on a server, there can be up to 20,000 tracks per folder, and folders may be nested up to 16 levels deep. a b c ∫ Controlling Remote Playback from a PC You can use this unit to play music files stored on your PC by operating the PC inside your home network. The unit supports remote playback with Windows Media® Player 12. 1. Turn on your PC and start Windows Media® Player 12. 2. Open the "Stream" menu and check that "Allow remote control of my Player..." is checked. Click "Turn on media streaming" to list players in the network. 3. Switch the input on the TV to that assigned to the unit. 4. Select and right-click the music file to play with Windows Media® Player 12. To remotely play a music file on another server, open the target server from "Other Libraries" and select the music file to play. 5. Select this unit in "Play to" to open the "Play to" window of Windows Media® Player 12 and start playback on the unit. If your PC is running on Windows® 8.1, click "Play to", and then select this unit. If your PC is running on Windows® 10, click "Cast to Device", and select this unit. Operations during remote playback are possible from the "Play to" window on the PC. The playback screen is displayed on the TV connected to the HDMI output of the unit. 6. Adjust the volume using the volume bar on the "Play to" window. 0 Sometimes, the volume displayed on the remote playback window may differ from that appeared on the display of the unit. Also, when the volume is adjusted from this unit, this is not reflected in the "Play to" window. 0 Remote playback is not possible when using a network service or playing music files on a USB storage device. 0 Depending of the version of Windows®, there may be differences in the names of items you can select. 32