Sling Media Router SB260-100 User Manual

SlingPlayer menus and settings

This section includes a description of each SlingPlayer menu. There are keyboard shortcuts for many of the menu items. Move your mouse over a button to see its 

keyboard shortcut.

Player menu

• Connect/Disconnect “Slingbox name”: Start/Stop streaming from the current Slingbox.

• Mute Audio: Mute the SlingPlayer volume.

• SlingPlayer Options: See “SlingPlayer options” on page 62.

View menu

• Slingbox Directory: View the Slingbox Directory.

• Show Remote Control: Display/dismiss the remote control.

• Window Mode

SlingBar Right: Dock the SlingPlayer on the right side of the screen.

SlingBar Left: Dock the SlingPlayer on the left side of the screen.

Windowed: Display the SlingPlayer in standard viewing mode.

Full Screen: Display the SlingPlayer so it fills the entire computer screen.

Minimized: Dismiss the SlingPlayer from the screen and move it to the Taskbar.

• Always On Top: Display the SlingPlayer over other application screens on your computer when in use.

• Video Size

Small TV: Shrink the video size within the SlingPlayer.

Normal TV: Fit the video to standard viewing size.

Fit TV to Player: Fit the video size automatically when the SlingPlayer is resized. (You can also resize and move the screen by clicking and dragging.)

• Show Statistics: Display the streaming bitrate/video framerate (toggle by clicking on Statistics).

Slingbox menu

• Remote Control: Access all of the remote controls for your device.

• Control Mode: See “Control Mode” on page 47.

• Video Input: Switch to another Slingbox input. See “Using multiple Slingbox Audio/Video inputs” on page 52.

• Registration: Register your Slingbox.

• Properties: View and make changes to your current Slingbox settings.