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Accessing your audio files via a upnp server, Set up upnp access with windows media player 12 – C. Crane WFR-28 FM-RDS User Manual

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Accessing your audio files via a UPnP server

If your computer is running Windows 7, then Windows Media Player version 12 includes a UPnP

server which will make your files available to your radio.

If you have Windows Vista or XP (Please refer to the section of ‘Accessing your audio files via

a UPnP server using Windows Vista and XP’). There are other UPnP server solutions available

for non-Windows users and for Windows users who may wish to use an alternative (see the

preceding section).It is beyond the scope of this instruction book to cover all possible options for

UPnP. We explain the use of Microsoft's Windows Media Player here since that will be the first

choice for the majority of users.

Set up UPnP access with Windows Media Player 12

1. Windows Media Player 12 (referred to here as WMP 12) can create a library from all the media

files available on your PC. To add new media files to the library, select 'Library', then 'Music',

then 'All music' or 'Artist', 'Album' etc. This will show you the current library contents. You may

then simply drag and drop files from other locations into the library. Alternatively, with media

files or folders on the screen, you may right-click on the file or folder and select 'Include in

library' and then select 'Music'. In this way you can quickly add additional content to your music

library.

2. In WMP 12, click on 'Stream' (see picture at right) and then select 'Automatically allow devices

to play my media'. Then accept the 'Automatically allow all computer and media devices' option.

There are other options (see overleaf) but this is the simplest if you just wish to quickly enable

media streaming to your radio.

. Press the

Standby button to switch the unit on. Then press the Mode button as needed until

the Music Player mode display is shown. The main 'Music Player' menu will then be displayed.

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