ONKYO tx-nr646 User Manual

Playing Music Files in a Shared Folder

A shared folder is configured in a network device such as a 

PC or NAS (hard disk connected to your home network) for 

access from other users.

You can play music files in a shared folder on your PC or 

NAS connected to the same home network as that of the 

unit. To play music files in a shared folder, you must first 

configure Windows

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 8 or Windows

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 7, Make sure the unit 

and PC or NAS device are connected to the same router.

Internet radio

Router

PC

NAS

● The sharing options must be configured and a shared 

folder created on the PC in advance.

● For information on how to configure the NAS device 

and create a shared folder, refer to the NAS device's 

instruction manual.

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1.  Select "Choose home group and sharing options" on the 

"Control Panel".

● If the menu is not displayed, check whether "View 

by" is set to "Category".

2.  Select "Change advanced sharing settings".
3.  Check whether the following radio buttons are selected 

in "Home or Work":

"Enable network discovery"

"Turn on file and printer sharing"

"Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can 

read and write files in the Public folders."

"Turn off password protected sharing"

4.  Select "Save Changes" and click "OK" on the dialog box.

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1.  Select and right-click the folder to share.
2.  Select "Properties".
3.  Select "Advanced Sharing" on the "Sharing" tab.
4.  Select the "Share this folder" check box and click "OK".
5.  Select "Share" for "Network File and Folder Sharing".
6.  Select "Everyone" from the pull-down menu. Click "Add", 

and then "Share".

● To set user name and password to a shared folder, 

set "Permissions" in "Advanced Sharing" on the 

"Sharing" tab.

● Check whether a workgroup is set.

● Operation: You can set up by viewing the guidance 

displayed on the TV screen (OSD). Select the item with the 

cursor buttons of the remote controller and press ENTER 

to confirm your selection. To return to the previous screen, 

press RETURN.

● (European, Australian, Taiwanese and Asian models)

If the OSD language is set to Chinese, the operations 

in this section are not displayed on the TV. Operate by 

looking at the display on the main unit. Note that the 

display on the main unit does not support the display 

of Chinese characters. Characters that cannot be 

displayed are replaced with asterisks ( ).

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1.  Press NET on the remote controller to display the NET 

TOP screen.

● If the "NET" indicator on the display flashes, the unit 

is not properly connected to the network. Check the 

connection.