Pioneer SC-LX90 - Manual (Page 71)

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Chapter 8:
Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY
inputs
Enjoying the Home Media Gallery
With Home Media Gallery, you can enjoy digital content
such as movies, music and photo files. Playable content
is files stored on one or more media servers connected by
a home network (LAN) or those stored on a USB flash
drive. After connecting via a broadband router or an
Ethernet hub to a media server with network software*,
you can navigate through the digital content on the
Home Media Gallery. For USB interface, this amplifier
supports Mass Storage Class devices.
* Referred to as a “media server” that contains digital
content such as movies, music and photo files. PCs
that have pre-installed media server software and
recorders with a media server function are considered
the media server. There are some media servers that
you can choose from; for example, Windows Media
Connect, Windows Media Player that has a media
sharing function, and DLNA compliant servers.
Usable free media servers
Free media servers available from Microsoft include:
1. Windows Media Connect 2.0
Windows Media Connect runs on a 32-bit PC with
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed. When it
is already installed, you can enjoy Home Media
Gallery using your PC.
2. Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP
Windows Media Player 11 features Media Sharing
that runs on a 32-bit PC with Windows XP Service
Pack 2 (SP2) installed. If Windows Media Connect 2.0
is not installed in your PC, you can download
Windows Media Player 11 from Microsoft’s website.
3. Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista
Windows Media Player 11 will be featured in 32-bit
Windows Vista PCs.
When selecting the most suitable media server, please
visit Microsoft’s website for system requirements, known
issues, installation procedures and other updated
information.
PlaysForSure
PlaysForSure is a marketing certification given by
Microsoft. The PlaysForSure logo makes it easy to find
digital media stores and devices that work together.
Digital media purchased from online stores carrying the
PlaysForSure logo is available for use on this unit.
This unit complies with PlaysForSure Requirements
Specification for Network Devices Version 1.21.
The PlaysForSure logo, Windows Media and the Windows
logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
DLNA CERTIFIED™ Audio/Video/Image Player
The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a cross-
industry organization of consumer electronics,
computing industry and mobile device companies.
Digital Living provides consumers with easy sharing of
digital media through a wired or wireless network in the
home.
The DLNA certification logo makes it easy to find
products that comply with the DLNA Interoperability
Guidelines. This unit complies with the DLNA Home
Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines v1.0.
When a PC running DLNA server software or other
DLNA-compatible device is connected to this amplifier,
some setting changes of software or other devices may
be required. Please refer to the operating instructions for
the software or device for more information.
DLNA and DLNA CERTIFIED are trademarks and/or service
marks of Digital Living Network Alliance.
Supported file formats
The table below shows supported file formats that can be
played back or displayed on this amplifier. These formats
are applicable to network sources. Most of them are also
applicable to USB sources. However, media server
content protected by digital rights management, such as
WMDRM10 (Windows Media Digital Rights
Management 10), may not play on this amplifier. For
detailed information about file formats, see
Details of
compatible formats on page 89.
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