Archos 7 160GB 501210 User Manual

Product codes
501210
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MANUAL V2.0
 
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THE INTERNET fEATURES   >   P. 41
* If you cannot install Windows Media
®
 Player 11 or higher, it is possible to ac-
cess and stream your PC’s files from the ARCHOS File Browser. See Browsing 
SETTING wINdowS MEdIA
®
 PLAYER’S SHARING oPTIoNS
Connect the ARCHOS to your WiFi network (see 
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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3.
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 first time you set your shar-
ing options, it might take a couple of minutes 
for your PC to display the ARCHOS icon.
4.
Select the ARCHOS icon and click on the 
Allow 
button.
To modify your sharing settings, click on 
Settings
. You can, for example, enter a 
name for your shared media files. You will then see this name on your ARCHOS. 
Click on 
OK
 to save the modifications.
Click on 
OK
 to close the 
Media Sharing
 window. 
You can now close Windows Media® Player, and start viewing your PC’s shared 
media files directly on your ARCHOS (see next section).
PLAYING YoUR SHAREd MEdIA fILES oN THE ARCHoS
Your PC needs to be connected to the same WiFi network as the one the ARCHOS will 
connect to. You also need to have configured Windows Media® Player’s sharing op-
tions (see the previous section). 
On your ARCHOS, enter the Video, Music or Photo mode. 
You will notice that the first item in the list is the shared media files: “
Network 
‘UPnP’
”. Open this item to start scanning for devices and computers sharing 
their media files on the WiFi network. 
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