Roku R1000 Manuel D’Utilisation
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Important Safety Information
We recommend that you read the regulated “Safety Information” in the Appendices of
this user guide.
this user guide.
Music Servers
The Soundbridge Radio is a networked music player. That is, it doesn’t store any music.
It plays files that you have stored on a computer connected to your home network. To
play the music files stored on your computer, the Soundbridge Radio needs to receive
data from software installed on the computer that “serves” the music. This “music server”
is responsible for streaming the music to the Soundbridge Radio. It is also responsible for
sending the list of music you have available to the Soundbridge Radio (when asked), and
performing searches of the music library at SoundBridge’s Radio request.
It plays files that you have stored on a computer connected to your home network. To
play the music files stored on your computer, the Soundbridge Radio needs to receive
data from software installed on the computer that “serves” the music. This “music server”
is responsible for streaming the music to the Soundbridge Radio. It is also responsible for
sending the list of music you have available to the Soundbridge Radio (when asked), and
performing searches of the music library at SoundBridge’s Radio request.
You probably already have a music server but perhaps didn’t realize it. For example,
iTunes acts as a music server when it shares music to another iTunes user on the network.
Microsoft has released its own music server, Windows Media Connect.
iTunes acts as a music server when it shares music to another iTunes user on the network.
Microsoft has released its own music server, Windows Media Connect.
The most common music servers are iTunes, Windows Media Connect, and Rhapsody.
But there are others. If you want to use a PlaysForSure music service, you must use
Windows Media Connect. If you want to use the Rhapsody music service, you must use
Rhapsody as your music server. There is no standard for music servers. They are almost
all different. One of the benefits of Soundbridge Radio is that it supports all the common
servers out there with an easy-to-use interface.
But there are others. If you want to use a PlaysForSure music service, you must use
Windows Media Connect. If you want to use the Rhapsody music service, you must use
Rhapsody as your music server. There is no standard for music servers. They are almost
all different. One of the benefits of Soundbridge Radio is that it supports all the common
servers out there with an easy-to-use interface.
Note: For playing back Internet radio using SoundBridge’s “Radio Favorites” library,
you don’t need a music server, because Soundbridge Radio receives the radio stream
directly from the Internet.
you don’t need a music server, because Soundbridge Radio receives the radio stream
directly from the Internet.