Manual

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Media Player Quickstart Guide
The Media Player allows you to play unprotected audio files (AAC, AIFF, MP3, RM, WAV, WMA) and
play lists (M3U) stored on a networked PC or Apple. It has been verified to work with Windows 2000 and
Windows XP, and Apple OSX.
Set Up your Windows PC to enable the radio to
access your audio files via Windows Shares
Windows XP
1. Please ensure that your PC is available on the network for your Internet radio, then, using Windows
Explorer, locate the folder where your audio files are stored.
2. Right click on the folder.
3. Select ‘Properties’.
4. Click on ‘Sharing’.
5. Select ‘Share this folder on the network’ and ‘Allow network users to change my files’. Please note, do
not try to make your ‘My Documents’ or any of its sub-folders (e.g. ‘My Music’) shareable.
Windows Vista
1. Please ensure that your PC is available on the network for your Internet radio.
2. Open the ‘Network and Sharing Center’ windows from ‘Start menu > Control Panel > Network and
Sharing Center’.
3. From the ‘Network and Sharing Center’, under the ‘Sharing and Discovery’ heading, ensure that the
following parameters are set:
Network discovery On
File sharing On
Public folder sharing On
Password protected sharing Off
4. Open ‘Windows Explorer’ by right clicking on the Start menu and selecting ‘Explore’. Create a new
directory in the ‘Public’ directory and move your media files into this new directory.