CyberLink SoftDMA User’s Guide
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Contents Introduction............................................ 1 What is DMA ............................................................................................................. 2 Network Configuration ......................................................................................... 3 CyberLink SoftDMA ................................ 7 Launching SoftDMA ............................................................................................... 8 Main Page Overview .................
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Chapter 1: Introduction CyberLink SoftDMA lets you view shared music, videos and pictures over a computer network with computers installed with a Digital Media Server that is DLNA certified, such as Media Server, Intel Viiv and many more.
CyberLink SoftDMA What is DMA DMA or Digital Media Adapters enable a wired or wireless connection between your computers, TVs, and stereo systems. DMA technology lets you stream digital audio, images, and video across your home network to computers, TVs, and stereo systems throughout the home. This streaming process is facilitated by the use of a software or hardware DMA. Digital content taken from digital cameras, camcorders, TVs, HDTVs, and the Internet are stored in a Home Media Server.
Chapter 1: Introduction Network Configuration Before you can access or share media files over the network with CyberLink SoftDMA and a Digital Media Server, you first need to make sure your network is properly configured and working: • Verify that your computer has a physical connection to the network. The back of each network adapter in a desktop computer has visible lights. These lights indicate a good connection.
CyberLink SoftDMA • Verify that the Internet Connection Firewall or Windows Firewall feature is configured to allow exceptions on the adapters that you use to connect the computers to the network, i.e. that the Don’t allow exceptions option is not checked off. CyberLink SoftDMA automatically configures firewall exceptions settings during installation, if these exceptions settings are disabled on these adapters, you cannot connect to the shared media files on other computers in the network.
Chapter 1: Introduction your keyboard. At the command prompt, type ping x.x.x.x (where x.x.x.x is the IP address of the other computer), and then press Enter. You should receive several replies from the other computer. If you do not receive these replies, or if you receive a "Request timed out" message, there may be an issue with your connection and you need to troubleshoot your network adapter. Please contact your network adapter manufacturer to troubleshoot your network adapter.
CyberLink SoftDMA receive successful replies, you have connectivity and name resolution between the computers. Note: When SoftDMA plays back premium content (ex. ISDB-T's recorded digital broadcasting content) using a wireless LAN, WEP needs to be turned on.
Chapter 2: CyberLink SoftDMA CyberLink SoftDMA is a media server client that lets you access shared media files on a network installed with a Digital Media Server, such as CyberLink Media Server. With CyberLink SoftDMA you can view shared music, videos and pictures over a computer network.
CyberLink SoftDMA Launching SoftDMA Depending on the version of Windows Vista you have installed on your computer, depends how you can launch CyberLink SoftDMA. If you have Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Home Premium, launch CyberLink SoftDMA from the start menu: If you have Windows Vista Home Premium: 1. Start Windows Media Center. 2. Select the Program Library option. 3. Select SoftDMA from the list of available programs.
Chapter 2: CyberLink SoftDMA Main Page Overview The CyberLink SoftDMA Main Page displays a list of the media servers available on your network, which you can scroll through using your mouse's scroll wheel, the keyboard up/down arrows, and the Up/Down buttons on the remote. Select Media Server to display a list of servers connected to the same network as Media Server, Windows Media Player Library or Digital Media Server.
CyberLink SoftDMA Note: You must first install and setup a Digital Media Server to share media files. CyberLink SoftDMA is compatible with most UPnP devices so you can also link CyberLink SoftDMA with other DLNA certified Digital Media Servers (DMS). Please refer to the DLNA product compatibility list for details. http:// www.dlna.org/home Select Refresh at any time to search for newly shared media servers. Network Status indicates the status of your connection to the network.
Chapter 2: CyberLink SoftDMA Navigation Controls The navigation bar across the top of the window contains a number of buttons for navigating around the CyberLink SoftDMA program. The navigation bar only shows when there is mouse movement. Select the Home icon to return to the main page. Select the Back icon to return to a previous page. The Minimize and Close buttons have standard Windows behavior. Note: If SoftDMA was launched from within Windows MCE, these navigation controls may differ.
CyberLink SoftDMA Viewing Shared Media To begin viewing shared media files, simply select a media server on the CyberLink SoftDMA main page. The presentation of folder content varies for different media servers. If you select CyberLink Media Server, four main folders: Video, Picture, Music and Recorded TV will be displayed. Media pages have functions on the left and a content browsing area on the right. Files are displayed as thumbnails (or icons) and organized in folders.
Chapter 2: CyberLink SoftDMA arrows on the keyboard to scroll up or down one row, or the Page Up/ Page Down keys to scroll up or down an entire page. Browsing Files and Folders CyberLink SoftDMA uses information from the network server computers to conveniently organize your files and folders. For example, CyberLink SoftDMA lists your music files by Album, Artist, Genre, Songs, Year and Rating. This lets you easily browse and find your files, without having to search endlessly for the content you want.
CyberLink SoftDMA Video and music will continue to play as you navigate around CyberLink SoftDMA, allowing you to enjoy your media while performing other tasks. In order to return to the video content page, select Stop on the control panel in the bottom left of the screen.
Chapter 2: CyberLink SoftDMA Viewing Pictures Selecting an individual picture displays it at full-screen. Select the Play Slide Show button to start a slideshow with all of the photos in the folder. When viewing still pictures, the following special buttons are added to the player control panel: Zoom In, Zoom Out, Pan Left, Pan Right, Pan Up, Pan Down, Rotate Left and Rotate Right. Select the back button to return to the previous page. Select Refresh to refresh the file list.
CyberLink SoftDMA Listening to Music Select a song from the list to begin listening to it. Select from the Play Option drop down on the left whether to: Play one file - plays back the one song you selected; Play All - plays all the songs in the folder in order; Repeat All - continuously plays all of the songs in a folder; Shuffle - randomly plays all of the songs in a folder. When listening to music, the following special buttons are added to the player control panel: Fast forward 1.5X, Fast forward 2X.
Chapter 2: CyberLink SoftDMA Watching Videos Select a video file to play and use the player control panel to control the playback. Note: Some video files are protected and require an activation key to be played back. CyberLink SoftDMA will prompt you when a key activation is required. You must be connected to the Internet to retrieve a key. The playback progress bar appears displaying the elapsed and remaining video time. Use the Video Info button to display detailed information about the video.
CyberLink SoftDMA Note: If you wish to navigate through the Network Media content page while viewing a video, simply select the Back button and your video will continue to play in the lower left of the screen.
