View and share media files
To share your media files with other UPnP compatible
devices in the home network, set content sharing on.
If content sharing is off in your device, you can still view
and copy the media files stored in another home
network device if it is allowed by the other device.
Show media files stored in your device
To show your images, videos, and sound clips in
another home network device, such as a compatible
TV, do the following:
1.
In Photos, select an image or a video clip; or in
Gallery, select a sound clip, and
Options
>
Show
via home network
.
2.
Select a compatible device in which the media file
is shown. The images are shown both in the other
home network device and your device, and the
video clips and sound clips are played only in the
other device.
3.
To stop sharing, select
Options
>
Stop showing
.
Show media files stored in the other device
To show media files that are stored on another home
network device in your device (or in a compatible TV,
for example), do the following:
1.
Press
, and select
Tools
>
Connectivity
>
Home media
>
Browse home
. Your device starts
the search of other compatible devices. Device
names start to appear on the display.
2.
Select a device from the list.
3.
Select the type of media you want to view from the
other device. The available file types depend on the
features of the other device.
To search files with different criteria, select
Options
>
Find
. To sort the found files, select
Options
>
Sort by
.
4.
Select the media file or folder you want to view.
5.
Press the scroll key, and select
Play
or
Show
, and
On device
or
Via home network
.
6.
Select the device in which you want to show the file.
To adjust the volume when playing a video or sound
clip, scroll left or right.
To stop sharing the media file, select
Back
or
Stop
(available when playing videos and music).
Tip: You can print images saved in Photos
through a home network with a UPnP
compatible printer. Content sharing does not
have to be switched on.
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