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Help Guide Home Audio System MHC-V77W Setting your PC as a DLNA server and controller (Windows 8.1) Windows 8.1 supports DLNA1.5. A Windows 8.1 PC can be used as both a DLNA server and controller. By operating from a Windows 8.1 PC, you can enjoy music stored in a DLNA server (including a Windows 8.1 PC) on your home network with the home audio system if you set the following. If you download SongPal to your smartphone, iPhone, etc. and operate a Windows 8.1 PC, perform "Setting your PC for operating from a smartphone, iPhone, etc. as a controller (Windows 8.1)." 1 Move the mouse pointer to the top-right (or bottom-right) corner of the screen to display the charms, then select [Settings]. In the case of a touch panel, display the charms by swiping from the right side of the screen to the center, then select [Settings]. 2 Select [Change PC settings]. 10

Section	Page
MHC-V77W Help Guide Home Audio System	1
Table Of Contents	3
Listening to music from an Internet streaming service (Chromecast built-in)	5
Listening to an Internet music service (Spotify)	8
Setting your PC for operating from a smartphone, iPhone, etc. as a controller (Windows 8.1)	10
Listening with multiple home audio systems	12
Setting your PC as a DLNA server and controller (Windows 8.1)	14
Listening to music on a PC via a network (Windows 8.1) (Windows Media Player)	17
Listening to music on a PC via a network (Windows 8.1) (Windows Media Player)	17
Setting your PC as a DLNA server and controller (Windows 7)	20
Listening to music on a PC via a network (Windows 7) (Windows Media Player)	23
Listening to music on a PC via a network (Media Go)	26
Listening to music on a PC via a network (Media Go with SongPal operation)	28
Listening to music with the Music application (Xperia)	32
DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance)	34
Connecting to a wired network	35
Connecting the home audio system to a Wi-Fi network using a PC connected wirelessly (Modern UI)	37
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using a PC connected wirelessly (Windows 7/Windows 8.1)	41
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using a PC connected wirelessly (Mac)	44
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using an iPhone/iPod touch	47
Connecting two home audio systems (Wireless Stereo)	50
Updating the pre-installed software	53
Update method 1: Automatic update via the Internet	54
Update method 2: Manual update via the Internet	55
Update method 3: Manual update via a USB flash drive	57
Searching for the latest software via a network connection	59
Manual update via a USB flash drive (when the update via a network has failed)	61

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Home Audio System

MHC-V77W

Setting your PC as a DLNA server and controller (Windows 8.1)

Windows 8.1 supports DLNA1.5. A Windows 8.1 PC can be used as both a DLNA server and controller.

By operating from a Windows 8.1 PC, you can enjoy music stored in a DLNA server (including a Windows 8.1 PC) on your home

network with the home audio system if you set the following.

If you download SongPal to your smartphone, iPhone, etc. and operate a Windows 8.1 PC, perform “

Setting your PC for operating

from a smartphone, iPhone, etc. as a controller (Windows 8.1)

.”

Move the mouse pointer to the top-right (or bottom-right) corner of the screen to display the charms,

then select [Settings].

In the case of a touch panel, display the charms by swiping from the right side of the screen to the center, then select

[Settings].

Select [Change PC settings].