Roberts Radio WiFi Internet Radio WM-202 User Manual

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Media Player

Media player basics

The Media Player allows you to play audio ﬁles which are stored on a

computer on your network. Supported ﬁle formats are MP3 and WMA.

Note that the playback of DRM protected content is not supported.

Your radio supports two ﬁle access methods. It can connect to folders

shared on the network, commonly known as Windows Shares. It can

also connect with ﬁle server applications using the Universal Plug and

Play (UPnP) protocol.

When using Windows Shares, music selection is primarily by folder in

which the ﬁles are stored. You may then choose to play from a particular

track within a folder. When using a UPnP server, the search and selection

criteria are determined by the server, but typically include Artist, Album and

Genre. Many server applications also allow you to access ﬁles according

to the folders within which they are stored as well as other criteria.

If you are a Windows PC user, then it is very likely that your computer

already has a UPnP server application available. Windows Media Player

version 11 has this capability, and it is able to make your MP3 and WMA

ﬁles available to your radio. It also allows you to search by Album, Artist,

and so on as mentioned above. Many users will ﬁnd this a more convenient

method of playing their ﬁles compared to using shared folders. Both

methods are described in this instruction manual.

Note that the references to 'PC' and 'computer' in this section refer to

any computer device that may be sharing content on your network,

whether it is a Windows device, an Apple computer, a Linux device, or

any other. We often use the generic term 'PC' simply because it is short

and convenient.

Using Windows Shares

Setting up your Windows PC to allow the radio to access your audio ﬁles

via Windows Shares. If you wish to use UPnP, please turn to page 32.

1. Please ensure that your PC is accessible on the same network as

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, it is recommended that you do not try to make your ‘My

Documents’ or any of its sub-folders (e.g. ‘My Music’) accessible as

shares. This is because of the way that these special folders are managed

within Windows.
In some cases, especially if you are have a Windows PC using third-

party security software (not supplied by Microsoft) it may be necessary

to conﬁgure your computer's ﬁrewall software and / or network settings

to permit ﬁle sharing. If this is necessary please refer to your computers

software documentation for further information.

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