Monitor Audio AirStream 10 User Manual download pdf (Page 15)

MUSIC PLAYER

Using the Music Player

The Music Player function of the AirStream 10 allows the playing of music stored on

a computer or hard drive connected to your local network. The AirStream 10 can be

connected to it using the Windows Media Player (version 11 or greater), by using the

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol or through shared folders, commonly know

as Windows Shares. This section will guide through both methods of connection and

any difﬁculties experienced.

Each method uses different criteria to search for the music. Windows Shares, is

purely folder based. The AirStream 10 will show the folders that are shared, and

allowing manual searching to ﬁnd the music you want to play. It is not possible to

share your “My Music” folder, and be able to automatically play the music within sub

folders stored in “My Music”. Select this method of playback if you wish to listen to

your iTunes. Ensure your iTunes music ﬁles are stored in your “My Music” folder and

that it is set to enable sharing.

Note: the AirStream 10 cannot play protected music ﬁles.

Using the “Shared Media” option will search through the different criteria. These

include: All Music; Genre; All Artists; Contributing Artists; Album Artists; Composers;

Albums; Rating; Music Playlists; Folders and <Search>.

If selecting the “Search” option, you can highlight and select characters to form a word/

name to search for. See page 5 for information and help on character selection.

They will be played according to set criteria, rather than folder location.

In order to play music ﬁles stored on your computer via the AirStream 10, ﬁrst ensure

the following:

That the music ﬁles on your computer are not ‘protected’.•

If using an Apple Mac, you need to have a 3rd party UPnP software driver installed •

on your computer. Please refer to the Help section on page 26.

That your computer has the correct type of music ﬁles (as below).•

Your computer has ﬁle sharing turned on.•

The music ﬁles can be shared on the network.•

You know the name and password (if applicable) of your computer• .

Music File Types

The AirStream 10 will play all the most popular music types:

MP3 - .mp3

Windows media - .wma

Real - .ra

Apple - .aac

Selecting ‘Music Player’ Mode

Press the ‘Mode’ button until the “Music Player” screen is displayed:

Then choose from two different options for streaming music from your computer, of

which each will require a different set up.

Setting up the Music Player

There are 2 options available to you:

Shared Media (UPnP) - Works with Windows Media Player 11 and above. This

option does not require any settings to be changed in the AirStream 10 but your

computer will need to be conﬁgured to allow the AirStream 10 access to the media

ﬁles. This will only need to be done once. (See instructions on page 12).

Shared Folders - You can ‘share’ the folders where the music is stored on your

computer with your AirStream 10. To do this you will need to ensure that the folders

on your computer have been enabled for ﬁle sharing and if you have a password on

your computer you will need to enter this into your AirStream 10. Full instructions on

what to do can be found on page 14.

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