Archos 405 - Page 51

MANUAL V3.0
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This is especially useful when you have a large library of music and video and you
cannot t it all onto the internal hard drive of the ARCHOS.
The ARCHOS uses the UPnP (Universal Plug-and-play) standard to stream shared
media les from your PC’s Windows Media® Library.
Streaming one of your PC’s shared videos and displaying it on your TV
* If you cannot install Windows Media
®
Player 11 or higher, it is possible to ac-
cess and stream your PC’s les from the ARCHOS File Browser. See Browsing
Other Computers on the Network.
SETTING WINDOWS MEDIA
®
PLAYER’S SHARING OPTIONS
Connect the ARCHOS to your WiFi network (see
Connecting to a WiFi Network ).
Connect your PC to the same WiFi network and
start Windows Media® Player, version 11 or higher.
Click on the Library tab, and select Media shar-
ing...
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Check the box Share my media to, and click on
OK. The ARCHOS’ icon should appear in the win-
dow, with a warning symbol next to it*.
* ATTENTION: the rst time you set your shar-
ing options, it might take a couple of minutes
for your PC to display the ARCHOS’ icon.
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