User guide

Chapter 4
Use of the Media Browser
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Media Hub
Re-Scan Refresh the Media Hub’s index of media files.
Search Use this option to search your files by keyword.
Refer to Search, page 17.
? (link to User Guide) Access the online version of
this User Guide through this option. (An active Internet
connection is required.)
Media Browser > Configuration, Re-Scan, Search, ? (link to User Guide)
Music Click this option to access your music files. Refer to
Music, page 18.
Photos Click this option to access your photo files. Refer
to Photos, page 20.
Videos Click this option to access your video files. Refer
to Videos, page 22.
File Browser Click this option to access the Media Hub’s
folder directory and manage your media files. Refer to File
Browser, page 24.
Media Browser > Music, Photos, Videos, File Browser
Recent Music
The files with the most recent file dates are displayed. To
play a music file, select it. Then click the Play button .
NOTE: The Media Hub’s built-in music player
only supports the mp3 and wma audio format.
Other files will open in the default player for the
files’ specific file extension(s).
Media Browser > Recent Music, Photos, Videos
NOTE: The Media Hub uses an online service
to retrieve metadata such as album title, artist
name, album cover art. No information about
your music collection is stored by the online
service.
Recent Photos
The files with the most recent file dates are displayed. To
view a photo, select it. Then click the Play button .
NOTE: The Media Hub’s built-in viewer only
supports the jpeg format. Other files will open
in the default viewer for the files’ specific file
extension(s).
Recent Videos
The files with the most recent file dates are displayed. To
play a video, select it. Then click the Play button .
NOTE: The Media Hub plays video content
through a browser plug-in. Download and
install your favorite media player to enable video
playback within the Media Browser. Please note
that media players have varying levels of support
for different video formats. If the video format
you want to play is not supported, you may want
to search the Internet for a media player that can
run on your computer and support the desired
video formats. (Make sure you download the
latest version.) Some suggested players include
QuickTime, VLC, and Windows Media Player.
For more information about video support, visit
http://www.linksysbycisco.com/support.
Disk Space
The amounts of used, available, and total disk space of the
Media Hub are displayed.
Media Browser > Disk Space, USB, Memory Cards
USB
The Media Browser screen displays the number of USB
storage devices directly connected to the Media Hub. You
can connect USB storage devices to the USB ports at any
time. All folders and files on these devices are available
while the USB storage devices are connected to the Media
Hub.