10. Using the “Play To”
feature in Windows 7
Windows 7 includes a feature called “Play To” and this
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to push media and use the PC as a universal remote
control for your media collection.
The supports the industry standard DLNA
(Digital Living Network Alliance) 1.5 digital media
renderer. This allows you to "Play To" other devices
around your home and combine media streaming
with controlling a connected media receiver while
streaming content to it from another Windows 7 PC on
a home network. Before you can use the “Play To”
feature you need the set-up the A 2696 for Windows
7 streaming media. See page 20.
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Use “Play To” in Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player makes it easy to manage your
media, find items that you want to play, and open
Play To. To select items that you want to play, follow
these steps:
Click the Start button, click All Programs, and
then click Windows Media Player. If the
Player is currently open and you're in Now
Playing mode, click the Switch to Library
button in the upper-right corner of the
Player.
If the list pane is closed or if the Burn or Sync
tabs are exposed, click the Play tab.
Find the items that you want to play in the
Player Library, and then drag those items
from the details pane into the list pane.
Click the Play to button at the top of the list
pane, click the device on your network that
will receive the media.
In the Play To dialog box, use the playback
controls to play, pause, or stop the media
stream, and to change to the next or
previous item in the list.
Use “Play To” elsewhere in Windows 7
Outside of Windows Media Player, you can stream
media to the A 2696 with “Play To” by right-clicking
music files. To select music files and stream them to
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Click the files you want to stream to the
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Right-click the selected files, point to “Play
to”, and then click the device on the
network that will receive the media.
In the Play To dialog box, use the playback
controls to play, pause, or stop the media
stream, and to change to the next or
previous item in the list.
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