Network player
Network player enables you to play audio files stored on
computers and devices on the same Wi-Fi network as
your R7. Typically this might be a laptop, smartphone or
tablet, but it could be a dedicated music server such as a
NAS drive (Network Attached Storage).
Your R7 uses UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) which
allows it to access music stored on UPnP or DLNA
(Digital Living Network Alliance) compatible devices on
your home network. Any compatible shared music library
on your network will automatically show on your R7, so
you can easily browse and play all of your favourite music
directly from your R7.
What is a UPnP server?
A music server is simply a device that stores music and
shares it with music players on the same network. Most
computers running Windows are already configured
to share their music as are most NAS drives (Network
Attached Storage) and there are many apps available for
Mac, iOS, Linux, Android, Windows phone, Blackberry,
Symbian, etc. that will turn your MP3 player, smartphone
or tablet into a music server.
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Select Network player
Press SOURCE and rotate the CONTROL KNOB or
just repeatedly press SOURCE until Network player is
displayed, then press SELECT or wait for it to auto select.
To browse the shared media available on your network,
select MENU > Shared media.
Network player
Repeat
Shuffle
Shared media
System settings
Info
If your R7 is not connected to a network it will now
attempt to connect.
If it cannot connect automatically, the network wizard will
start to help you through the process. See page 11.
After your R7 has scanned your network for shared
media you will see a list of music servers consisting of
the computer name and shared media name, for example
<Home-Laptop: My Music>.
The menus after this are generated by the server you
are connected to, although in most cases you will find
options to browse by genre, folder, artist, album etc.