Western Digital My Book Live Duo User Manual - Manual (Page 121)

MY BOOK LIVE DUO
USER MANUAL
PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC – 115
• Shared Videos—Stores video files you want to share with other users
Adding Media Content to the Folders
1. Open Windows Explorer or Mac Finder:
2. Copy your music files to the Shared Music folder.
3. Follow the same process to place your videos and pictures into their respective Pictures
and Video folders.
Accessing My Book Live Duo from Media Players
Now that you have copied your files to their corresponding folders, you can use a variety of
media players to stream media. The following types are discussed in this section:
• Windows Media Player 12 (comes with Windows 7) on page 118
• WD TV Live/Live Plus HD Media Players on page 120
• Xbox 360 on page 120
• PlayStation 3 on page 120
• Other media players on page 120:
- BluRay Players
- Network Connected TVs
- Digital Picture Frames
- Network Music Player
• DLNA Devices on page 121
Important: Do not delete or change the name of the Shared Pictures folder, which is
required by the WD Photos application.
Important: Make sure to sort and add your media content to the corresponding
shared folders. (e.g., music files must go into the Shared Music folder).
If you do not do this, your content will not display correctly through your
digital media player.