Western Digital WDBABX0000NBK-NESN manual

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    WD TV ® LIVE ™ Str eaming Media Player User Manual[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS – i T able of Contents 1 Important User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important Sa fety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 WD Service and Su pport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Recording You r WD Product Information . . . . . .[...]

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    T ABLE OF CO NTENTS – ii Using the Med ia Player UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Media Libr ary Compilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Locating Your Co ntents on the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 8 Watching Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    T ABLE OF CON TENTS – iii Live365 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 MLB.TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Netflix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Pandora (US on ly) . [...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS – i v Troublesho oting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Common Er ror Message s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 18 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION – 1 Important User Information Important Safety Instructions This device is designed and manufactured to assur e person al safety . Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazar d. The safeguar ds incorporated into this unit will protect you if you observe the fol[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION – 2 WD Service and Support Should you encounter an y pr oblem, please give us an opportunity to addr ess it before r eturning this product. Most tech nical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at http://support.wd.com . If t[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION – 3 Recor ding Y our WD Product Information In the following table, write the serial an d model numbers of yo ur new WD product. Y ou can find this information on the label on the bottom of th e device. Y ou should also note the date of purchase. This info rmation may be r [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual PRODUCT OVERVI EW – 4 Pr oduct Overview Thank you for purchasing a WD TV Live str eaming media player . This user manual provides step-by-step instructions for inst alling and using your new media player . For the latest WD product informat ion and news, visit our website at www .wd.com . Y our media[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual PRODUCT OVERVI EW – 5 Programmable r emote – Customize buttons for quic k and easy access to your favorite music, photos, videos or menu choices. Use the included programmable remote contr ol to make yo ur entertainment choices using our crisp, animated navigation menus. Use your keyboard for easy [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual PRODUCT OVERVI EW – 6 File Management  Copy files between USB drives and tran sfer files between a USB drive connected to the media player and your computer . HDMI and composite video output – The HDMI port le ts you connect to the highest quality HDTV or home theater . Addition al comp osite (R[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS – 7 Featur es and Functions Featur es The animated interface makes it easy to navi gate and enjoy your media and the best of the Inter net. Make it personal and have fun. Menus Organized, categorized and ready to play – The WD TV Live str eaming media player finds and categor[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS – 8 Audio/Vi deo Interface  HDMI interface for digital au dio and high-definition video.  Composite interface (mini-jack ) for analog A V connection.  S/PDIF (optical) audio for hi gh-fidelity digital audio.  Auto source function enables the HD me dia player to dete[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS – 9 Connections Item Component Description 1 USB port 1 Supports conn ection of com patible removable sto rage devices, port able media players, a nd digital cameras with USB conn ectors. 2 Reset button (bottom of device ) Press for one second t o reset to factory defaults ( se[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS – 10 LED Indicator Item Component Description 1 Infrared rec ei ve r • Receives signal s from the remote control. Point the tip of the remote control to the infrared receiver and ensure that the pa th between the two is unobstructe d. 2 LED • On—The power c able is conne [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS – 11 Remote Contr ol CAUTION: Do not expose the batteries or th e remote contr ol with batteries installed to excessive heat (direct sunlight, fir e, etc.). 1. Infrared transmitter 2. POWER 3. Subtitle 4. PREV (track), STOP , NEXT (track) 5. Back (last screen) 6. Navigation but[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual GETTING STARTED – 12 Getting Started Package Contents Installation Requir ements  Standard or HDTV with a composite (standard A/V) or HDMI input  An available network connection for online content and services Optional: TV , stereo, or A V re ceiver with an optical digi tal (S/PDIF) or ster eo [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual GETTING STARTED – 13 Installation Pr ocedure The media player installation procedur e is outlined below: 1. Connect the power cable. See “Step 1 - Connecting the Power Cable” on page 13. 2. Connect the media player to your TV or entertainment unit. See “Step 2 - Connecting the Media Playe r” [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual GETTING STARTED – 14 Step 2 - Connecting the Media Player The following figures illustrate the cable co nnections supported by the media player . The standard connection us es the included composite-to-mini A V cables. Note : HDMI and S/PDIF (optical) cables ar e sold separately . Important: Configur[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual GETTING STARTED – 15 HDMI Video and Audi o (High Definition) HDMI combines high-definition video, mu lti-channel audio, and inter -component control in a single digital ca ble. This interface provides video quality r esolution of up to 1080p. T o connect your media play er using an HD MI cable: 1. Pl[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual GETTING STARTED – 16 Composite A V Connection (Standard Definition) T o use a composite connection: 1. Plug the mini-connector into the co mposite port on the media player . 2. Plug the opposite ends into the composite input ports on yo ur TV , yellow to yellow , red to r ed, and white to white. 3. S[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual GETTING STARTED – 17 Home Theater (High Definition) T o connect a home theater system: 1. Plug an HDMI cable into the HDMI connector on the media player . 2. Plug the opposite end into the HDMI In port on your A/V r eceiver . 3. Plug an HDMI cable into the HDMI Out port on y our A/V receiver . 4. Plu[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual GETTING STARTED – 18 Step 3 - Connecting a USB Device (Optional) The media player has two USB ports that support playb ack fr om WD USB exter nal drives.* * For a list of su pported WD e xterna l drives, see a rticle #5688 in or knowled ge base at http://supp ort.wd.co m . T o connect the USB device:[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual GETTING STARTED – 19 Removing a USB Device T o pr event data loss, it is highly re commended that you first press the EJECT button on the remote contr ol befo r e removing a USB device. T o r emove a USB device: 1. Press the EJECT button 2. Press / to select the USB device. 3. Press OK . With th e se[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual GETTING STARTED – 20 Step 4 - Connecting to Y our Network The media player can be connected to yo ur home network to access the Internet and network storage using a wired or wir eless network connection. A network connection provides access to loca lly stor ed and online media content. After connecti[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual NETWORK SETUP – 21 Network Setup The media player can be connected to th e local area network using a wir ed or wireless network connection for access to str eaming video and online and of fline media content. Important: Str eaming over W i-Fi™ may be un stable due to various reasons such as a weak[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual NETWORK SETUP – 22 4. The wizard begins automatic network co nnection. When finished, the following screen displays. Pr ess OK . T o change or manually configure your wired network setup (r ecommended for advanced users only), see “Network Setup” on page 187. Wir eless Network Setup Y ou have fou[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual NETWORK SETUP – 23 Manual : Depending on your wi r eless network setup, you may want to manually type in the name of your network. In this case, naviga te to the keyboard icon on the right side of the screen, pr ess OK , and pr oceed to the next step. 3. Use the navigation buttons to type in the SSID[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual NETWORK SETUP – 24 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) 1. Press / to select your langua ge in the setup wizar d Welcome scr een, then press OK . 2. Navigate to the WPS icon on the right side of the screen, and pr ess OK . 3. Press / to select the method you want to use, then press OK . WPS Button 1. Press th[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual NETWORK SETUP – 25 2. Press OK on the r emote. After performing one of the wire less setup functions above, pr ess OK . After establishing a network connection, you can:  Use the Internet services integrated into your media player to access streaming media. See “Int ernet Services” on page 90 [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FINDING Y OUR CONTENT – 26 Finding Y our Content This section describes how you can use the media player to access your digital media collection over the local network.  Access network attached storage – view and play back digital media content stored on your netwo rk attached storage device or [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FINDING Y OUR CONTENT – 27 My Media Library The benefit of selecting this option is that it shows all the aggregated content on your network attached and USB storage together in one view . However , it does take longer to scan all the storag e content compared to selectin g a mor e specific option fo[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FINDING Y OUR CONTENT – 28 Local Storage Select Local Storage to access media conten t on one or mor e USB storage devices connected to the media player ’ s USB 1 or USB 2 ports. After selecting USB 1 or USB 2, the media player scans the drive to build the media library by default (if enabled). If [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FINDING Y OUR CONTENT – 29 Network Shar e The media player supports W indows (SMB /CIFS), Mac (AFP), and Linux (NFS) network shares (to turn on Linux share supp ort, see “Linux Shar e (NFS) Support” on page 192). Windows Shares W indows Shares uses Samba (also known as SMB/CIFS), a more common pr[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FINDING Y OUR CONTENT – 30 Accessing a Shared Folder T o cr eate a shared folder , follow the in structions under “Share a Folder on Y our Computer” on page 36. T o access a shar ed folder under Network Shar e: 1. Select the name of yo ur computer and press OK twice. 2. If necessary , enter your [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FINDING Y OUR CONTENT – 31 default anonymous login displays if no passwor d is set for the device. When this happens, accept the default login, sele ct , then pr ess OK . Select Remember Me and press OK to have the media player r emember the user name and password for the r esour ce. T ransferring Fi[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FINDING Y OUR CONTENT – 32 Discovering the Media Player’ s Attached Storage Using the WD Discovery ™ T ool (Windows) 1. Connect the USB hard drive you need for the fi le trans fer to your media player . 2. Ensure that your computer is on the sa me network as your media player and that the file sh[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FINDING Y OUR CONTENT – 33 (b) T o map the drive manually , click No . Click on the name of the attached storage device in the Map Network Share list, then select an available drive letter . Click Yes to complete drive letter assignment. Note: Once the device is mapped to a network drive, automatical[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FINDING Y OUR CONTENT – 34 Moving Files Between the Media Player and a Windows Computer 1. Connect the USB hard drive you need for the fi le trans fer to your media player . 2. Ensure that your computer is on the sa me network as your media player and that the file sharing option is enabled. Refer to[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FINDING Y OUR CONTENT – 35 5. Click the USB drive you n eed for the file transfer to display its contents. 6. Locate the file(s) you intend to transfer and perform a Copy/Paste, Cut/Paste, or Drag/Drop operation.[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FINDING Y OUR CONTENT – 36 Moving Files Between the Media Player and a Mac Computer 1. Connect the USB hard drive you need for the fi le trans fer to your media player . 2. Ensure that your computer is on the sa me network as your media player and that the file sharing option is en abled. Refer to Ap[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FINDING Y OUR CONTENT – 37 Using the W eb UI The media player provides a W eb-based user interface (U I) that can be used to control certain functions. Y ou must us e a network-connected computer or smart phone to use the Web UI. Important: Y our media player must be set up on the network (see “Net[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FINDING Y OUR CONTENT – 38 System Click System in the W eb UI home page to manage the system status of your media player and view general network inform ation and important messages. Y ou can change the password, set th e device name, view network information, and choose date and time settin gs using[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FINDING Y OUR CONTENT – 39 Enter on-screen keyboa rd commands in the Submit field using your computer or smartphone keyboard, then click or pr ess Submit when finished. Appearance The media player supports interchangeabl e user interfaces called themes. Themes alter the player's visual appearanc[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FINDING Y OUR CONTENT – 40 RSS Click RSS to view your RSS subscriptions an d category folders. Here, you can add a new subscription or a new folder to categorize your subscriptions . Support Click Support to access Express Customer Suppo rt and Support Documentation including product documentation, F[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER – 41 Operating the Media Player Using the Remote Contr ol The media player’ s ergonomic remote cont rol lets you navigate the Home scr een, browse for media files, enable playback op tions, and customize the system settings. The infrared sensor detects signals from the r [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER – 42 EJECT Safely removes a USB device Next Page Displays the next p age in the UI. Allows viewing of continued next, more service icons, etc. Prev Page Displa ys the previous page in th e UI. MUTE T ur ns off the volume output Subtitle Switches a video’ s subt itles (if [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER – 43 Using a USB Keyboar d As an alternative to using the r emote control, you can plug a USB keyboar d into either of the two USB port s on the media player . Key or key sequence Function HOME Displays the main menu and th e various optio ns for playback o f files and devi[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER – 44 Z (Zoom) Zooms in on the curr ently playing vid eo file or photo. SHIFT + R (Shuffle) Enables the shuffle function for Videos and M usic files (key sequ ence toggles betwee n shuffle an d repeat). SHIFT + R (Repeat) Repeat s the curre nt video or music file (key sequ e[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER – 45 Using the Media Player UI The Home screen displays when turn on your media player or pr ess HOME on the remote contr ol. The menu options in this screen le t you access services, browse your media library and configur e the media player’ s settings. Home Screen Optio[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER – 46 Home Scr een Navigation Use the following keys to navi gate through the menu scr eens. Button Function / Left/Right arrows Move from one option to the next Down arrow View th e dashboard OK Launches your selection[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER – 47 Media Player Dashboar d Press at the ho me scre en or navigate to then press OK in the in the Videos, Music, or Photos menus to la unch the dashboard. Pr ess or Back to exit the dashboard. Y our Favorites are shown by default. Navigate to to filter the media files and [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER – 48 Dashboard Options W ith a file selected in any of the dashboard categories, pr ess Options . Use the / navigation buttons to select from the following options, then pr ess OK .  Add to Queue (when a file in Favorites, New Items, or Recently Viewed is selected - see [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER – 49 Media Library Compilation Media Library Compilation refers to the pr ocess of scanning an d consolidating the media contents of the media player , network attached stor age, or an attached USB device into one comprehens ive database so that you can easily br owse and l[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER – 50 Supported Categories for M edia Library Compilation Once the media library compilati on process is completed, all available media files ar e organized under their respective media type dir ectory . By default, media contents are displayed as thumbnails (music album/mov[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER – 51 Locating Y our Contents on the Drive There ar e two ways of locating a particula r media file depending on whether or not the media library compilation function is enabled. Manual Search Y ou can manually search for a media file by navigating to the specific media sect[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER – 52 Photo:  Display thumbnail Video:  Display embedded cover art  If no embedded cover art is available, display image file associated with the video file to be played (for example video.m kv will be associated with video.JPG) File Thumbnail Vi ew Functions (Defau[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER – 53 Sear ch Function Y ou must first enable the Media Library Compilation featur e befo re using the Sear ch function. Go to “Media Library Compilati on” on page 49 for instructions. T o perform a media sear ch: 1. Go to the main browser scr een of the type of media yo[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER – 54 4. Select Contains or Starts with , then press OK twice. 5. Using the on-screen keyboar d:  Use the navigation buttons to se lect a character , then press OK to input it in the search bar . Alternatives to this method ar e as follows: - Use the alpha-numeric keys on[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER – 55  Navigate to and press OK to move the cursor backward and to move the cursor forward in the Sear ch field (you can also press to move the cursor backwar d and Next Page to move the cursor fo rwar d in the Sear ch field). T o use sear ch history:  Press the SEARCH[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual OPERATING THE MEDIA PLAYER – 56 If media files matching th e search parameters you set ar e found, they will be listed as shown below (the result of entering ‘ bea’ in Photos). Use the navigation buttons to select the media file you ar e looking for , and then press OK or to initiate playback.[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 57 W atching Video Y ou can watch videos on your TV using the media player . For a detailed list of support ed video formats, refer to “Su pported Formats” on page 211. V ideo Playback T o play back video: 1. Navigate to Home | Videos, then press OK . 2. The Select Stor[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 58  T o begin playback of a single video f ile, highlight the file, and then pr ess OK .  T o begin playback of a video playlist, highlight the playli st name, then pr ess PA U S E / P L AY .  T o begin playback of all video files in a folder , highlight a video in[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 59 Sorting 1. Press or navigate to the sort an d filter content icon , and press OK . 2. Press , then / to select Sorting by Date, Alpha betically , by Ratings, or by Recently Viewed. Press OK to display videos by the crit eria selected in either ascending (arrow up) or des[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 60 If a No Content Info Found message displays , navigate to the ke yboard icon then press OK . Enter the whole title or a portion of the title using the on-s creen keyboard, select Submit , then pr ess OK to associate info with the conten t. Select a titl e from the list, [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 61 Edit Move & Copy 1. Press / and select Edit , select Move or Copy fr om the list of options, then press OK . 2. Select a storage destinatio n for the file you want to move or copy , then press OK . 3. Use the navigation button s to select the location wh ere you want[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 62 2. The select multiple screen disp lays. Use the navi gation buttons to Select All , Select Page , or Clear All files shown, or Continue to the next group of files, then press OK . 3. W ith multiple files selected, press Options to apply changes to mor e than one file. S[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 63 3. The screen below displays. Pr ess OK to agree to the terms, then pr ess to select the green check mark . Pr ess OK . Share to T witter Y ou can share a video to T witte r by selecting this option. 1. Press / and select Share , then select Shar e to T witter from the l[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 64 Favorite See “Favorite” on page 60. Edit See “Edit” on page 61. Select Multiple See “Select Multiple” on page 61. Rescan See “Rescan Info” on page 60. V ideo Playback Contr ols Use these buttons on the remote control to contr ol video playback: Button Fun[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 65 V ideo Playback Options  T o display the video playback op tions while playing a video, press Options .  T o r eturn to the video, press Back . Get Content Info See “Get Content Info” on page 59. Add to Queue See “Add to Queue” on page 60. Favorite See “F[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 66 Subtitle Use this option to view subtitles during vi deo playback. Make sur e the subtitle files are located in the same folder as the curr ent video, and th at it has the same filename as the video file. Note: Subtitle files (specific types that are supported) need to h[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 67 Adjust Subtitles submenu options include:  Position & Size - use navigation buttons to adjust position and speed, press OK repeatedly to adjust size).  Color (of subtitle text) - select fill and bor der colo r from the Subtitle Color menu.  Encoding - see ?[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 68 Delete See “Delete” on page 61. Post Comment to Facebook Y ou can upload a video screenshot or co mment to Facebook by selecting this option. 1. Press / and select Post Comment to Facebook from the list of options. 2. Select Screenshot or Comment Only and press OK . [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 69 Displaying the Vi deo Playback Panel Use this option to display the Video Playback Panel on the bottom of the screen. This panel shows the following info rmation about the curr ent video: T o view the V ideo Playback Panel: 1. During video playback, press OK . The video [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 70 DVD Navigation In most cases, when the co ntents of an entire DVD ha ve been succe ssfully saved and stored on an attached USB har d drive or a network ed har d drive connected to the media player , you will ex perience the same DVD menu navigation functionality using th[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual WA T C H I N G V I D E O – 71 DVD Navigation Playback Options  T o display the video playback options, pr ess Options .  T o hide the options, pr ess Back or Options again. Main Menu Selection T o show the main menu in DVD navigation mode: 1. Press Options . 2. Highlight Menu , then pr ess OK. [...]

  • Page 77

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual PLAYING MUSIC – 72 Playing Music Y ou can listen to audio files on your T V/audio system using the media player . For a detailed list of supporte d audio formats, refer to “Supported Formats” on page 211. Music Playback 1. Navigate to the Home | Music menu, then press OK . 2. The Select Storage s[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual PLAYING MUSIC – 73  T o begin playback of a mu sic playlist, highlight th e playlist name, and then press PA U S E / P L AY .  T o begin playback of all audio files in a folder , highlight an audio file in that folder , and then press PA U S E / P L AY .  T o find audio files on a network sh[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual PLAYING MUSIC – 74 2. Press , then / to select Sorting by Date, Alp habetically , Ratings, or by Recently Viewed. Press OK to display music by the crit eria selected in either ascending (arrow up) or des cending (arr ow down) order . 3. Press . W ith the green check mark selected, pr ess OK again. Mu[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual PLAYING MUSIC – 75 Rate The Music rate function is the same as the Videos rate function. See “Rate” on page 60. Edit The Edit functions are the sa me as the Videos Edit func tions. See “Edit” on page 61. Select Multiple The Music edit multiple function is the same as the Videos edit multiple [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual PLAYING MUSIC – 76 Music Playback Contr ols Use these buttons on the remote contr ol to contr ol music playback when in the music playback screen: Note: If you leave the music playback scr een, the only playba ck controls that work are the STOP button (to stop music playback) and Options (during phot[...]

  • Page 82

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual PLAYING MUSIC – 77 Music Playback Options  T o display the music pl ayback options, pr ess Options .  T o hide the options, pr ess Back or Options again. Get Content Info The Music get content info function is the same as the Videos get content info function. See “Get Content Info” on page [...]

  • Page 83

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual PLAYING MUSIC – 78 2. Select Play Mode , then press OK repeatedly until the r epea t icon you want is displayed. Options include:  Repeat All – All the audio files in the curr ent music folder/playlist is played in sequence and repeatedly until you pr ess STOP or Back .  Repeat One – The cu[...]

  • Page 84

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual PLAYING MUSIC – 79 Playing Music Fr om Y our iPod ® Apple ® uses a proprietar y naming scheme an d because of this th e media player is unable to display the original names for the folders and files as they ar e in your iPod. The media player instead reassigns new na mes for the folders an d files,[...]

  • Page 85

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual VIEWING PHOTOS – 80 Viewing Photos Y ou can view your digital photos both individually and in slideshow mode on your TV using the media player . For a detailed list of supported photo forma ts, r efer to “Supported Formats” on page 211. Photo Display 1. Navigate to the Home | Photos menu, then pr[...]

  • Page 86

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual VIEWING PHOTOS – 81 Date, Folders, Recent). See “Supp orted Categories for Media Library Compilation” on page 50 for details. 5. Locate the picture f ile you wa nt to view .  T o open a single pictur e file for view ing, select the f ile, and then press OK .  T o view the next pictur e file[...]

  • Page 87

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual VIEWING PHOTOS – 82 Sorting 1. Press or navigate to the sort an d filter content icon , and press OK . 2. Press , then / to select Sorting by Date, Alp habetically , Ratings, or by Recently Viewed. Press OK to display photos by the criteria se lected in either ascending (arrow up) or des cending (arr[...]

  • Page 88

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual VIEWING PHOTOS – 83 Add to Queue The Photos add to queue function is the same as the Vi deos add to queue function. See “Add to Queue” on page 60. Favorite The Photos favorite function is the same as the Videos favorite function. See “Favorite” on page 60. Rate The Photos rate function is the[...]

  • Page 89

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual VIEWING PHOTOS – 84 Share Upload to Facebook The Photos upload to Facebook function is the same as th e Videos upload to Facebook function. See “Uplo ad to Facebook” on page 62. Upload to Picasa Y ou can upload a photo to Picasa by selecting this option. 1. Press / and select Upload to Picasa fr [...]

  • Page 90

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual VIEWING PHOTOS – 85 Vi ew I nf o Select this option to view info about the photo including sour ce, file size, dimensions, image number , date and time photo was taken, exposure mode, and flash info. Add to Queue See “Add to Queue” on page 60. Rate See “Rate” on page 60. Favorite See “Favor[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual VIEWING PHOTOS – 86 Share to T witter See “Share to T witter” on page 63. Set As Backgr ound See “Set as Background” on page 83. Displaying Photo Thumbnails While viewing a photo or slideshow , press to display thumbnails of all your photos . Use the navigation buttons to select another photo[...]

  • Page 92

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual VIEWING PHOTOS – 87 Photo Slideshow The media player allows you to create a slideshow using the contents of a photo folder . T o start a slideshow: 1. Locate the photo folder containing the image files you want in the slideshow . (See “Photo Display” on page 80.) 2. Select the photo folder , then[...]

  • Page 93

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FILES – 88 Files Y ou can view and manage all of your media files in one place using the Files menu. Files Display 1. Navigate to the Home | Files menu, then press OK . 2. If the Select Storage screen displays, pr ess / to select a storage source, then press OK (see “Accessing Media Conten t” on [...]

  • Page 94

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual FILES – 89 Sorting Files The Files sorting function is the same as the Videos sorting function. See “Sorting” on page 59. Files Options T o manage files (move, copy , delete, r ename, and select), do the following: W ith an individual file or folder selected, press Options . Favorite The Files fa[...]

  • Page 95

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 90 Inter net Services Important: A br oadband Inter net connection (e .g., DSL or cable) is r equired to use Internet services. Availability va ries by country . These services may be changed, terminated, or interrupted at any time. W ith WD TV Live, you can stream the best Inter [...]

  • Page 96

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 91  Pandora ® – Fr ee, personalized Inter net radi o playing only the music you love. Enter your favorite songs or artists, and enjoy stations cr eated just for you. Rate songs as they play , because Pandora caters to your tastes and adapts stations to your feedback on the s[...]

  • Page 97

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 92 2. The list of Internet servic es display by category . Sele ct a category (choose fr om Featured , My Favorites , All , Movies & TV , We b V i d e o , Music , Sports , Photos , Social , and News and Weather ), then pr ess OK . 3. Press / and/or Next Page/Pre v Page to make[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 93 AccuW eather .com The W eather service provided by AccuW eather .com provides local for ecasts for everywhere in the United States and over two million locations worldwide. T o access W eather: 1. Navigate to the Home | Se rvices menu bar an d press OK . 2. The list of Internet[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 94 7. The AccuW eather .com home screen disp lays current temperatur e, conditions, and other weather details at your location. Options include:  Settings  Maps (press Options , then OK to zoom & pan the weat her map in your area using the navigation buttons)  Lifesty[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 95 Set/Add Favorite City T o add one or mor e cities so that you can view weather information for more than one location, do the following: 1. Press / to select Settings in the AccuWeather .com home screen. 2. Select Set Favorite City and press OK . 3. Select Add Favorite City and[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 96 Deezer Deezer is a personalized on -demand music service to li sten to seven million tracks anytime, anywhere and one of the most popular Internet and mobile music offerings in Europe.* Note: *Deezer is availabl e in Eur ope only . T o access Deezer: 1. Navigate to the Home | S[...]

  • Page 102

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 97 Signing in to Y our Deezer Account Sign in to your Deezer acco unt to access My Music (your playlists and favorites) and T op Charts. Note : If you do not have a Deezer acco unt and want to cr eate one, go to http://www .deezer .com . 1. Navigate to the Home | Services menu bar[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 98 Radios Y ou can choose from a variety of radios by music genr e and subgenr e. 1. In the Deezer ma in screen, press / to select Radios , then press OK . 2. Press OK to select a radio. 3. Press / to select a radio by mu sic genr e, then press OK . 4. Press / to select a radio by[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 99 3. Select Playlists , then press OK . 4. Press Options , then select Cr eate Y our Playlist . Press OK . 5. T ype i n the name of your playlist using the on-screen keyboar d, select Submit , then press OK . Favorite Radios Accessing a favorite ra dio station in My Music: 1. In [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 100 3. Select OK , then press OK . T op Charts These are songs deemed most popular by Deezer users by country . 1. In the Deezer ma in screen, press / to select T op Charts , then pr ess OK . 2. W ith the filter bu tton selected , press OK . 3. Press / to filter ch annel results ([...]

  • Page 106

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 101 Facebook Share your status, photos, videos, and your favorite links on Facebook. Find out the latest news from your social network or th e world and so much mor e. Access it all on your big screen TV . Y ou must have have a valid Facebook account to use this service. Y ou can [...]

  • Page 107

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 102 Photos Y ou can view the ph otos or photo albums you and others users have posted to Facebook either individua lly or as a slideshow . 1. In the Facebook main menu, select Pho tos then pr ess OK . 2. Navigate to a ph oto album, then press OK . 3. Navigate to a photo then press[...]

  • Page 108

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 103 Newsfeed The Facebook news feed displays all of yo ur friends’ comments and allows you to “Like” or comment. The num ber of people who like or have commented on each entry displays inside the co rr esponding icons to the right of the news feed entry . 1. In the Facebook [...]

  • Page 109

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 104 Videos Player W ith a video playing, press OK to bring up the videos pl ayer info pan el. Y ou can choose to Like or Comment on a video in the in fo panel, then press OK . Videos Options W ith a video playing, press Options .  Zoom - T o change the display’ s viewing scal[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 105 Event Event displays all events you’ve been in vited to, and allows you to view more information about or comment on events , and view your friends’ comments and “Like” or comment on them. The number of people who like or have commented on each entry displays inside th[...]

  • Page 111

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 106 Flickr Flickr is an online im age and video manageme nt and sharing webs ite. Flickr content is organized based on tags —a keyword or category label that describes content. T ags help users to sear ch for contents that have something in common. Each content file can have as [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 107 T o explor e based on the upload date: Press / to select Recent Upload in the Flickr home scr een, then press OK . A photostream showing the mo st r ecently uploaded cont ent displays. Go to “Flickr Photostream” on page 111 for instruction s on how to naviga te a photostr [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 108 1. Press / to select Search in the Flickr home scr een, then pr ess OK . 2. Press / to select Keywords , then press OK . 3. Use the navigation buttons to type a sear ch word using the on-scr een keyboard. Select Submit , then pr ess OK . A photostream showing contents associ a[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 109 Sear ching for a Flickr Member T o sear ch for a Flickr member: 1. Press / to select Search in the Explo re scr een, then pr ess OK . 2. Press / to select Flickr member , then press OK . 3. Use the navigation buttons to type a member’ s user name, email address, or inter est[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 110 3. T o r emove a contact fr om the list, select the contact name and pr ess Options . Select Delete or Delete All Items , then press OK . My T ags My T ags shows a list of Flickr tags you have sear ched for . To v i e w M y Ta g s : 1. Press / to select My T ags in the Flickr [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 111 Flickr Photostr eam The Flickr photostream layout is the same as that of a Photos dir e ctory in thumbnail mode.  Y ou can use the navigation buttons to select content.  T o view content in fullscr een mode, select the file and pr ess OK .  T o view a slideshow using [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 112 Player Options As with a regular photo slideshow , you can customize the way co ntent is displayed in the Flickr Player . T o do this, pr ess Options . Note: T o view photos enlarged in fit to scr een or fu ll scr een mode, access the Se tup menu and follow the instructions un[...]

  • Page 118

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 113 Flixster W atch the latest theatrical movie trailers and get critic r eviews from Rotten T omatoes. Pr eview movies that are opening this week and see wh at’ s hot at the box office. See what’ s new on DV D and Blu-ray and the top re ntals. Sear ch a catalog of over 40,000[...]

  • Page 119

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 114 Live365 Use Live365 to create your own online ra dio station or listen to other Live365 broadcasters’ online stations. Music selectio ns ar e compiled based on user ratings. Some small AM an d FM stations also utilize Live 365 to str eam audio over the Internet. T o access L[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 115 2. Press / to select Sign In or Don’t have an account? , then pr ess OK . If you don’t have an account, fo llow the on-screen instructions to cr eate your Live365 account online. 3. Use the navigation buttons to key in your Live365 us er name on the on- screen keyboar d. S[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 116 Listening to a Live365 Station  New Live365 users can brows e for a radio station.  Y ou can access the last station you’ve listened to if you’ve already accessed Live365 from the media player .  Registered Live365 users can access My Preset List and listen to fav[...]

  • Page 122

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 117 The Live365 Station screen: The Live365 station screen pr ovides view and sorting and audi o quality filtering options. 1. Press , select the view icon , and press OK to switch between Grid and List views. 2. Press / to select the sorting and filter icon , and press OK . 3. Pr[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 118 T o listen to a favorite station: 1. On the Live365 main screen, pr ess / to select My Presets , then press OK . Press / to select a station fr om your pr eset list. 2. Press or OK to start listening to th e selected radio station. T o listen to a VIP station: 1. On the Live36[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 119 2. Press / to select Search , then pr ess OK . 3. On the on-screen keyboar d , use the navigation buttons to key in a search keywor d, then press OK . 4. Press / to select a station fr om the sear ch result. 5. Press or OK to start listening to th e selected radio station. Dis[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 120 Music selections in Live365 are compiled based on their user ratings. Y ou can participate in the se lection process by giving a son g the “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” vote. T o pr ovide song feedback: 1. While the song is playing, press / to select a feedback icon: fo[...]

  • Page 126

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 121 MLB.TV W atch every out-of-market game LIVE or on demand in HD quality . Almost 100 games are str eamed LIVE each week. Choose home or away feeds, and use quick navigation to run scoring plays or at ba ts. PLUS, watch over 150 Spring T raining Games with no blackout restrictio[...]

  • Page 127

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 122 3. Select a playback option ( W atch From Beginning , Resume W atching , Wa t c h Live ), then press OK . Game Playback Press OK while watching a game to bring up the MLB.TV playback screen. Use the navigation buttons to Jump to Inning , Jump 10 Secs , play Slow , Jump to Live[...]

  • Page 128

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 123 Calendar In the MLB.TV main screen, navigate to Calendar then pr ess OK . Y our team’ s calendar displays. Select the current date or navigate to an earlier date and press OK to view current or ar chived games. Standings In the MLB.TV main screen, navigate to Standings then [...]

  • Page 129

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 124 Settings In the MLB.TV main screen, navigate to Settings then press OK . In this scr een, you can perform such functions as setting your favorite te am or teams, setting the default team for the calendar , unlink your ac count, hide or r eveal scores in the main screen, or tur[...]

  • Page 130

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 125 Netflix Enjoy new releases, classics , and TV episodes instantly on your WD TV str eaming media player . Don’t wait for the mailman to deliver your movies and don’ t settle for streaming to your small comp uter scr een. Access your Ne tflix unlimited membership and instant[...]

  • Page 131

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 126 Pandora (US only) Pandora is an automated music recommendati on and In ternet ra dio service. W ith Pandora, you can input a song title or ar tist name and the se rvice r esponds by playing selections that are musically si milar . Y ou can provid e feedback (appr oved/not appr[...]

  • Page 132

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 127 Signing in to Pandora for the First Time 1. Navigate to the Home | Se rvices menu bar an d press OK . 2. The list of Internet services disp lay . Select Pandora , then press OK . 3. Press OK to bring up the Add Account scr een. 4. If you already have a Pandora account, choose [...]

  • Page 133

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 128 Once you have successfully signed in to Pandora, th e Stations scr een appears. From this scr een you can cr eate new stations, start listening to previously created stations and Quickmix playlist, an d define profile pr eferences for your account. For more information on the [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 129 T o cr eate a Pandora station: 1. Navigate to Create Station or pr ess Options to select Create station . Pr ess OK . 2. Use the navigation buttons to type the name of an artist or song title using the on-screen keyboar d. Select Submit , then press OK . 3. Press / to select a[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 130 QuickMix is a feature that all ows you to liste n to more than one of your stations at once. QuickMix will play only one song based on particula r musical characteristics at a time (unlike regular Pandora stations, wh ich play four r elate d songs in a r ow), so the mood chang[...]

  • Page 136

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 131 Bookmarking a Song or Artist Y ou have the option to bookma rk a song or an arti st for later refer enc e. Y ou can later refer to this bookmark if you want buy the tr ack when you’ve sign in to Pandora from your computer or mobile computing device , or if you want to shar e[...]

  • Page 137

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 132 Picasa View , shar e and enjoy your photogra phs right fr om your television. T o learn more about Picasa services, and th e options and limitations r elated to them, go to http://www .picasa.google.com . T o access Picasa: 1. Navigate to the Ho me | Services men u bar and and[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 133 3. Use the navigation buttons to type your Picasa user name in the on-screen keyboar d. Select Submit , then press OK . 4. Use the navigation buttons to type your Picasa account passwor d in the on-screen keyboar d. Select Submit , then press OK . 5. Press / to select a save o[...]

  • Page 139

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 134 Y ou can sort and filter content on this page by showi ng all content ( All ) or your Unlisted Gallery or Public Gallery . Press or navigate to , and press OK , then press / and OK twice to switch that selection. Sear ching for Content Y ou can search Picasa for photos and vid[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 135 The content search begins (this may take a few seconds). Cont ent matching your search wor d appears in a Search r esult screen. 3. Use the navigation bu ttons to select a photo or video fr om the display . 4. Press or OK to view the selected photo or start watching the select[...]

  • Page 141

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 136 Photo Menu Options W ith a photo thumbnail in a web album selected, press Options . The My Photos menu options display . Press Back when complete to r etu r n to the web album menu. Information Use this option to display the following information about the current pictur e: ?[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 137 Photo Display Options  T o display the photo options while viewing a photo, pr ess Options .  T o r eturn to the photo you were viewing, press Back or Options again. Information See “Information” on page 136. Play Mode See “Play Mode” on page 85. Rotate Left &[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 138 V ideo Player The Picasa video layer layout is similar to the r egular video playback screen. It displays the playback status bar and th e elapsed and total playback times. Press to pause and resume playback. People I’m Following People I’m Following contains thumbnails sh[...]

  • Page 144

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 139 SHOUT cast Radio SHOUT cast Radio i s the ultimate director y of online radio sta tions featuring over 45,000 music, talk, sports, and community radio stations fr om around the world. T o access SHOUT cast: 1. Navigate to the Home | Services menu and press OK . 2. The list of [...]

  • Page 145

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 140 4. Press / to select a radio station. 5. Press Options , then press / to select Add to Favorite if you want to add the station to Favorites. Press OK . 6. Press or OK to start listening to the sel ected radio station. Y ou can view information about the curren tly playing stat[...]

  • Page 146

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 141 1. Go to the station list showing the station y o u want to add. 2. Press / to select the station you want to add or begin playing a station. 3. Press Options , then press / to select Add to Favorites if you want to add the station to Favorites, then press OK . 4. Press OK aga[...]

  • Page 147

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 142 Removing a Station from Y our Preset List Y ou can remove stations you no long er want fr om your preset list. T o r emove a station from your pr eset list: 1. On the SHOUT cast Radio main screen, press / to select Favorites , then press OK . 2. Press / to select the station y[...]

  • Page 148

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 143 SiriusXM SiriusXM Internet Radio deliv ers over 130 channels of the Sirius XM programming you love, including commercial-fr ee music plus sports, talk, news and entertainment.* T o use the serv ice, cr eate a SiriusXM account at www .siriusxm.com/wd . *SiriusXM account requir [...]

  • Page 149

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 144 Adding SiriusXM Stations to Favorites T o add a station to favo rites, do the following: 1. Select the station you want to favorite and press Options . 2. Select Add to Favorites and press OK . 3. T o access favorites, pr ess / in the SiriusXM main sc reen to select the favori[...]

  • Page 150

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 145 Spotify Enjoy on-demand access to over 15 millio n tracks and albums. Any artist, any album, any genre - available in stantly on y our media player .* Spotify is available in the USA, UK, Sweden, Finl and, Norway , France, The Ne therlands, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland[...]

  • Page 151

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 146 Sear ching for a Spotify Artist, Album, or T rack T o sear ch for a Spotify artist, album, or track: 1. On the Spotify main screen, pr ess / to select Search , then press OK . 2. Press / to select T racks, Album s, or Artists. Press OK to make your selection. 3. Press OK again[...]

  • Page 152

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 147 2. In the Spotify ho me screen, pr ess / to select Starred , then press OK . Y our starred tracks display . Adding a T rack to a Playlist If you like a particular track, you can add it to a playlist fo r easier access in the futur e. T o add a track to a playlist: 1. Go to the[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 148 7. Press OK . Y ou can delete the playlist by pr essing Options with the playlist selected, then select Delete . Collaborate on a Playlist Y ou can set a playlist you’ve created to Collaborate so that your friends can add tracks to it. T o set a playlist to Collaborate: 1. I[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 149 2. Press / to select Browse Artist Album , then press OK to view/play track from the album. Pr ess / to select Brow se Artist , then press OK to view/play albums fr om the artist. 3. A list of the artist’ s albu ms or the album tracks av ailable on Spotify display . Share Y [...]

  • Page 155

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 150 2. Press / to select View Biography , then press OK. 3. If necessary , press Next Page to read the entir e biography . People On the Spotify main screen, pr ess / to select People , then pr ess OK to see a list of the friends you’ve ad ded to your Spotify account. Se lect a [...]

  • Page 156

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 151 T uneIn The world’ s largest Inter net radio guid e with access to over 30,000 free radio stations searchable by locat ion, genr e, or format. T o access T une In: 1. Navigate to the Home | Services menu and press OK . 2. The list of Internet services disp lay . Select T une[...]

  • Page 157

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 152 4. Select Enter RadioTime.com account , then press OK . 5. Use the navigation buttons to type in your T uneIn user name using the on-screen keyboar d, then pr ess OK . 6. Use the navigation buttons to type in your T uneIn account password using the on-screen ke yb oard, then p[...]

  • Page 158

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 153 Note: Y ou can also press on the remo te control to toggle to t he results list after entering several characters in the search field. 3. Press / to select a station fr om the sear ch result. 4. Press or OK to start listening to th e selected radio station. Adding a Station to[...]

  • Page 159

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 154 3. Press Options , then press / to select Remove Preset , then press OK . 4. A confirmation prompt appears. Select OK , then pr ess OK . Getting Station Information Y ou can view information about the currently playing station and song. 1. While the station is pl aying or sele[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 155 T weet by WD TV Update your status and follow what's happen ing around the world with the people and organizations you care about. Note: Y ou must h ave an existing T wit ter account or create one at www .twitter .com to use the T weet by WD TV app. T o access T weet by W[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 156 T weet Options Select a tweet in Timeline and press Option to access the following tweet options:  Favorite – use this option to favorite or unfavorite a tweet. The star symbol appears underneath the tweet when favorited.  Retweet – use this option to retweet a tweet[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 157 Using the Filter Option Use the filter option to co ntrol what displays in the Timeline and Followers screens. Timeline 1. In the T imeline screen, pr ess repeatedly to select the fi lter icon , and press OK . 2. Press , then / to select All T weets or My T weets. Pr ess OK . [...]

  • Page 163

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 158 Y ouT ube Y ouT ube is a video hosting website where you can upload and shar e videos. T o access Y ouT ube: 1. Navigate to the Ho me | Services men u bar and and press OK . 2. The list of Internet services disp lay . Select Y ouT ube , then press OK to display the Y ouT ub e [...]

  • Page 164

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 159 3. Use the navigation buttons to type your Y ouT ube user name in the on-screen keyboar d. Select Submit , then press OK . 4. Use the navigation buttons to type your Y ouT ube account password in the on-screen keyboar d. Select Submit , then pr ess OK . 5. Press / to select a [...]

  • Page 165

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 160 Sear ching for Videos Y ou can search Y ouT ube for videos of particu lar interest to you. The sear ch results are based on the tags assoc iated with uploaded videos. The media player saves your searches so you ca n quickly recall them. Note: Videos that are ta gged “private[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 161 1. Press the SEARCH button on the re mote contr ol. This toggles you to the Search History list. 2. Press / to select a sear ch from the display . 3. Press OK to perform the saved sear ch. T op Favorites These are videos tagged as favorites by the majority of Y ouT ube users. [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 162 Most Popular These are videos deemed most popular by Y ouT ube users. T o access Most Popular: 1. Press / to select Most Popular in the Y ouT ube home screen, then pr ess OK . 2. The list of most popular videos disp lay . T o r efine this list, press / to select , and press OK[...]

  • Page 168

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 163 Y ouT ube Options When you select a video in any of the Y ouT ube submen u screens described above (i.e., User > My Favorites, Sear ch, T op Favorites, Featured Videos, Most Popular , Most Viewed, and T op Rated), pressing Options brings up the following screen:  Like or[...]

  • Page 169

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 164 Y ouT ube Player Options As with a regular video pl ayback scr een, you can th e customize the way content displays in the Y ouT ube Pla yer . T o do this, pr ess Options .  Like or Dislike this Video - see “Like or Dislike Videos” on page 165.  Add to favorites - se[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 165 Press the navigation buttons to select a video fr om the list, then pr ess or OK to start watching the selected video. The other options on this screen allow you to:  Replay the recently play backed video – Play Again  Add the video to your My Fa vorites list – Add t[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 166 Adding Videos to a Playlist Use this option if you enjoy ed a particular video and want to add it to one of your playlists. T o add a video to My Favo rites from the Related Videos screen: 1. On the Related Videos screen of the video you want to add as a favorite, press / to s[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual INTERNET SERVICES – 167 T o set the media player’ s additional encoding setting: 1. Navigate to Home | Setup menu bar . 2. Press / to select System , then pr ess OK . 3. Press / to select Additional Encoding Support , then press OK . 4. Press / to select the encoding supp ort you r equire, then pr [...]

  • Page 173

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual LIVE TV – 168 Live TV Access HD-quality live shows us ing the Live TV menu. A vail ability will vary by region. For more information about Live TV services, go to: http://products.wd.com/onlineservices/wdtvlive . Live TV Display 1. Navigate to the Home | Live TV menu, then pre ss OK . 2. The screen d[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual GAMES – 169 Games Y ou can access game services and use the remote contr ol to play them using the Games menu. Games Display 1. Navigate to the Home | Games menu, then press OK . 2. The screen displays all available game se rvices. The display is in grid view . Use the navigation buttons to select a [...]

  • Page 175

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual NEWS FEED (RSS) – 170 News Feed (RSS) The news feed app uses RSS (Rea lly Simple Syndication) to pr ovide you with a list of current news items in a brie f format so you can scan h eadlines and choose the items that interest you most without visiting websites. Reading News Feeds 1. Navigate to Home |[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual NEWS FEED (RSS) – 171 News Feed Sear ch From the News Feed or Catego ry pages, navigate to th e Sear ch News Feed icon and press OK to sear ch for a news feed us ing the on-screen keyboar d. News Feed Options W ith a news feed selected, press Options . Use this function to add a news feed to your fav[...]

  • Page 177

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 172 Setup and Advanced Featur es The Setup menu lets you cu stomize the way you use th e media player and set prefer ences for media playback. T o select a Setup category: 1. Press Setup , or navigate to the Home | Setup menu and pr ess OK . 2. Use the Up/Down arrows to [...]

  • Page 178

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 173 Setup Navigation Buttons Use these buttons on the remote contr o l to navigate with in and between the Settings screens. Audio/V ideo Output Use the menus in this category to configur e playback for audio and video files. V ideo Output Use this menu to select a vide [...]

  • Page 179

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 174 Y ou will be prompted to select the TV standar d applicab le to your device. This setting depends on your regional location. Options include:  NTSC – United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico, the Ph ilippines, South Korea, and T aiwan.  PA L – Eur ope, Greenlan[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 175 Options include: Stereo (A nalog, S/PDIF , HDMI) This is the default setting that decodes all audio str eam s into 2-channel output via analog (RCA connectors), S/PDIF (optical connector), or HDMI . Recommended if you are using a 2- or 4-s peaker entertainment unit. [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 176 Auto Detect If you select Auto Detect a summary of your auto detect settings display . Press then, with the selected, press OK again. Manual Setup If you select Manual Setup , select one or more of the following options that describe your receiver , then pr ess OK af[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 177 HDMI CEC Use this menu to se t HDMI CEC to ON ( OFF is set by default). The CEC function allows HDMI devices to contr ol each othe r when necessary , allowing you to operate multiple devices with a single remote co ntr ol for one of the devices. By turning HDMI CEC O[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 178 Appearance Use the menus in the Appearance scr een to se t user interface display options for the media player . Language Press / to select the display lang uage, then pr ess OK . Scr een Size Calibration Use this menu to correct any issues with ov erscan (the displa[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 179 User Interface Themes The media player supports interchangeabl e user interfaces called themes. Themes alter the player's visual appearan ce, but not its functionality . Default UI Themes The UI themes page disp lays the default UIs stor ed locally in the device[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 180 Online UI Themes Database T o access UI themes fr om the online database: 1. Select in the user inter face themes page, then press OK to access the online database for themes. 2. Select the icon correspo nding to a theme and pr ess OK . 3. The theme preview scr een a[...]

  • Page 186

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 181 Select a WD Creative Masters album, then navigate to a photo and pr ess OK . Pr ess OK again to preview the back gr ound. Y ou can choose to Set as Background or View Bio of the photographer , then pr ess OK . Y our Backgounds Y our Backgrounds shows the d efault bac[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 182 Show New Items Use this menu to select a date range for the media f iles added to your content source(s) to be marked as “new .” The num ber of new items di splays when you select Vi d eo , Music , Photo , or Files on the home screen, or New Items in the dashboar[...]

  • Page 188

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 183 Subtitle Font Size Use this menu to set the default font size (24 to 68 points, 40 points is default) for displaying video subtitles. Use the buttons to select a font size. “Subtitle font size” at the bottom of the sc reen r eflects the font size option currently[...]

  • Page 189

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 184 Music Playback Settings Use the menus in the Music Settings screen to configur e the display and sequence option for audio files. Music Playback Sequence Use this menu to select the audio pl ayback mode. The def ault setting is Normal . Go to “T o set the music r e[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 185 Browser Display Use this menu to select the default displa y mode for the audio br owser screen. The default setting is Grid View . E xamples of both grid an d list views are shown below . Photo Playback Settings Use the menus on this category to configur e the displ[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 186 Slideshow Interval Time Use this menu to set the time interval between pictur es in the slideshow . Y ou can select from 3 seconds (default) to 5 minutes. Photo Scaling Use this menu to define how pictures ar e scaled when you view them. This also applies when pictur[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 187 Network Settings Use the menus in this category to configur e and view the media player’ s network settings after initial setup using the setup wizard. See “Network Setup” on page 21 for information and instr uctions regar ding the initial setup wizard. Press /[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 188 6. Manual: Once the network is de tected, the following scr een appears. Press / to select IP address, then pr ess OK . 7. Manual: Use the navigation buttons to key in your IP address using the on- screen keyboar d. Select Submit , then press OK . 8. Manual: Repeat t[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 189 4. Select Wireless , then pr ess OK . 5. Select a wireless connec tion method, then pr ess OK . Auto sear ch , Manually enter the wireless network name , and Wi-Fi Protec ted Setup (WPS) - see “Wireless Network Setu p” on page 22 for further instructions. Get Win[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 190 2. Open a W indows Explorer window , then click Network . 3. Click Add a wireless device . 4. Click on the media player device icon, then click Next . 5. Enter the pairing code (se e step 1), then click Next .[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 191 6. Select the network you want to add the media player to fr om the list, then click Next . 7. Press OK on the r emote to connect the m edia player to your network (see step 1). 8. Once the media player connects to the ne twork, the following scr een displays. Click [...]

  • Page 197

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 192 Network Shar e Server Settings Must be set to On for each operating system to en able access to an attached USB drive via the local network. See “T ransferring Files” on page 31 for information and instructions. W orkgr oup Allows the media player to jo in an exi[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 193 Operation Use the menus in th e Operation scr een to set prefer ences for the media player . Remote Settings Select a function for the A , B , C , and D function buttons on th e remote contr oller . The remote settings menu disp lays the functions curr entl y assigne[...]

  • Page 199

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 194 Delete Music Pres et (Buttons 0-9) T o clear a music file or play list pr eset from one of the 0 - 9 buttons, pr ess / to select a numbered button. Pr ess to select the , then press OK . Auto Play Select the type of m edia (music or video) that pl ays automatically w[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 195 Set Time & Country Use this menu to select your local time zo ne and turn Daylight Savings T ime or 24-Hour T ime Off or On so that the media player di splays the current time according to your pr efer ence. Media Library Use this menu to enable or disable Media [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 196 Get Content Info Use this menu to set options for how you want to attach metadata (such as artwork and additional information) to your music and video files. Manual Only is the default setting, and you can al so set this menu to Auto . Meta-Sour ce Manager Use this m[...]

  • Page 202

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 197 Parental Contr ol Parental contr ol allows you to passwor d prot ect an Internet serv ice so the user can access it only if the correct passwor d is enter ed. There ar e two options: 1. Show – default option. The serv ice is not password pr otected. 2. Ask – the [...]

  • Page 203

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 198 Disk Manager This option displays informat ion about the attached drives when you select the drive then press OK , including:  Storage type  Free space  T otal size  File system  T otal size of media files by type Device Registration T o r egister your[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 199 8. Use the navigation buttons to type in your last na me using the on-scr een keyboard. Select Submit , then pr ess OK . 9. Press / to select Email , then press OK . 10. Use the navigation buttons to type in your email address using the on- screen keyboar d. Select S[...]

  • Page 205

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 200 T o perform a device r eset: 1. Press / to select Device Reset , then press OK . 2. Press / to select a device r ese t option, then press OK . 3. Select OK in the confirmation screen, then pr ess OK . Device Restart Press OK to r estart the media player . Check Lates[...]

  • Page 206

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 201 Media Library Media Library scans and conso lidates the media contents of the internal hard drive, USB drive, and netwo rk drives into a dat abase thr ough which you can easily locate media files. This feature is set to on by default. The following conditions will pr[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SETUP AND ADVANCED FEATURES – 202 Converting The Content Into A Usable Format There ar e several fast, easy-to-use appli cations available online that can convert photos, videos, and music file s into formats optimized for use on your media player . The software also allows simultaneous conv ersion o[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SYSTEM MAINTENANCE – 203 System Maintenance The system software of your media pl ayer can be upgraded to the latest release, which can improve support for media file playback and includes bug fixes and product enhancements. T o ensure that you receive the la test update, we recommend r egistering you[...]

  • Page 209

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SYSTEM MAINTENANCE – 204 T o update the firmwar e automatically: 1. Press HOME , then select New Firmwar e. Pr ess OK . 2. Select Update device on the firmwar e update pr ompt, and then press OK . This restarts the system. Y ou can also select What’ s New in This Update? to see the changes. 3. Afte[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SYSTEM MAINTENANCE – 205 T roubleshooting Problem Solution DISPLA Y The TV screen is blank a nd the med ia player power LE D remains of f. • Make sure the TV is tur ned on . • Make sure that the p ower adapt er and powe r outlet are ok ay . • Make sure that the inter face cable is p roperly att[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SYSTEM MAINTENANCE – 206 The slideshow pictures are distorted. Navigate to th e Home | Settin gs | Photo screen and select Keep as original or Fit to screen in th e Photo Scaling field. FILES File does not play . • V erify compatibility . Refer to “Supported Formats” on page 211. • Use a medi[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SYSTEM MAINTENANCE – 207 REMO TE CONTROL The media p layer remote control does not work. • Press only one button at a time. • Make sure the batte ries are properly inserted. • The batterie s may already be drained out. Replace batteries with new ones. • Make sure that the p ath between the re[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SYSTEM MAINTENANCE – 208 Common Err or Messages If this message appears Perform this ac tion HOME Hard drive cannot agg regate. There are differ ent condition s under wh ich this error message may appe ar . The me ssage will specify the issue. For exam ple, not eno ugh space is u sed on the storage o[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual SYSTEM MAINTENANCE – 209 FA Q s How do I find media fi les and create playlists? Several media player applications are cu rrently available, such as Winamp and iT unes, that let you play , arrange, and edi t media files. These media players also let you create playlists and edit the metadata informat[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 210 Appendix Multiformat Content Playback Multiformat is a file type th at gr oups other files of the same digital content but may be encoded in differ ent digital formats. Fo r example, a single vi deo file may actually include a few components su ch as video, au dio, and photo grouped to[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 211 Supported Formats Filename extension Codec Format/container VIDEO .3g2/.3gp/ .mov/.mp 4 Video : AV C MPEG/4 Audio: AAC AC3 MPEG Audio QuickTime .asf/.wmv V ideo: DivX3 WMV3 Audio: WMA2 WMA3 ASF .avi/.divx Video: AV C DivX (3/4/5/6) MPEG4 M-JPEG (422) WMV3 WVC1 (VC1) Xvid Audio: AAC AC3[...]

  • Page 217

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 212 .iso (BD)/.mts/.m2t /.m2ts/ .m4t/.tp/. trp/.ts/.tts Vide o: AV C MPEG1/2/4 Audio: AC3 Dolby Digital Plus Dolby T r ueHD DTSHD MPEG Audio PCM MPEG TS .iso (DVD)/.m1s/.m2p/ .mpg/.mpeg /.mpeg2/ .mod/.vbs /.vob Video : MPEG1/2 Audio: AC3 MPEG Audio PCM DTS MPEG PS/MPEG TS .mkv Video: AV C [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 213 File Codec Format/container AUDIO MP1/2/3/a MPEG audio None AAC MPEG 2/4 AAC LC/H E 1. ADTS 2. ADIF M4A/MP4A MPEG 2/4 AAC LC/HE Quicktime FLAC FLAC FLAC WA V PC M WA V E OGG OGG VORBIS OGG WMA WMA2 (WMA)/WMA3 (WMA Pro) ASF AIF/AIFF PCM AIFF MKA 1. AC3 2. DTS 3. FLAC 4. MPEG 2/4 AAC LC/[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 214 Ty p e File name Codec Resolution Other limitati on PHOTOS BMP bmp Uncompr essed (most common) 2048x2048 Not available TIFF tif/tiff Uncompr essed 24-bit RGB (most com mon) 2048x2048 Multi-page not supported, only shows 1st page LZW (loss less) 2048x2 048 Not available PNG p ng DEFLA T[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 215 Regulatory Compliance Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Class B Information Operation of this device is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not caus e harmful interfer ence. 2. This device must accept any interference r eceived, including interference that[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 216 Industry Canada (IC) This device complies with R SS-210 of the Industry Ca nada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. this device may not cause interference and 2. this device must accept any interference, including inte rference that may cause undesired opera[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 217 Cet appareil n'est destiné qu'a` des adaptateur compat ibles marqués "UL Listed.” CE Compliance for Eur ope Operation of this device is subjected to the following Na tional r egulations and may be prohibited to use if certain restriction should be applied. Marking by[...]

  • Page 223

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 218 (2005/32/EC). "Noudattamisju listus" on jätetty asiaankuuluvien direktiivien mukaisesti, ja se on tallessa Western Digital Europessa. Mærkning med CE-symbolet an giver at systemet overho lder Europaparlamentets og Rådets direktiver , herunder EMC-direktiv erne (elektromagn[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 219 Russia F AC (DoC) По дтверждение соо т ве тс тви я Мининформсвязи Ро с с и и : Декларация соо тв е т ств ия № Д - ТП -1616 от 23.09.201 1 год а , действите льна до 23.09.2017 год а , зар[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 220 quality and the failure doe s not amount to a major failure. What constitute s a major failur e is set out in the Australian Consumer La w . W arranty WD warrants that the Pr oduct, in the course of its normal use, will for the term defined below , be free fr om defects in material and[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 221 GNU General Public License (“GPL”) Firmware incorporated into this product may include th ird party copyrighted softwa re licensed under the GPL or Lesser General Public License ("LGPL") (collectively , “GPL Software”) and no t Western Digital’ s End User License Ag[...]

  • Page 227

    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 222 Spotify Thir d-Party Licenses Several fantastic pieces of free and op en-sour ce software have r eally helped get Spotify to wher e it is today . A few requir e that we include their lice nse agreements with in our product. Con sider it done. As we enjoy giving credit whe re it's [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 223 d. Executable Files" r efer to the executables, binary files, configuration and any r equired data files included in the Work. e. Publisher" means the p rovider of the website, magazine, CD-ROM, DVD or other medium from or by which the Work is obtained by Y ou. f. Source Code[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 224 LICENSE OR THE USE OF THE WORK OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE AUTHOR OR THE PUBLISHER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSI BILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 9. T erminat ion. a. This License and the rights grante d hereunder will terminate automatically upon any breach by Y ou of any term of this License. I[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 225 THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDA TI[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Medi a Player User Manual APPENDIX – 226 HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Inter face are trade marks or register ed trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC. Rovi ™ This pr oduct incorp orates copyrigh t protec tion technolo gy that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectu al property rights. Use of this [...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Media Player User Manual INDEX – 227 Index A Accessories 3 AccuWeather.com 93 advanced features 172 appearance Web UI 39 aspect ratio normal 174 troubleshooting 205 widescreen 174 audio channel 67 audio lip sync 67 audio output 174 audio/video autosource function 8 supported interfaces 8 Audio/Video menus aspect ratio 174 aud[...]

  • Page 233

    WD TV Live Streaming Media Player User Manual INDEX – 228 subtitle 210 troubleshooting 209 file system supported 8 troubleshooting 208 Files options 89 sorting 89 view 88 firmware auto detect new 200 check latest 200 firmware upgrade procedure 203 troubleshooting 207 Flickr 106 exit 112 exploring for contents 106 my contacts 109 my tags 110 photo[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Media Player User Manual INDEX – 230 Photos browser display 186 large grid view 186 list mode 185 list view 186 small grid view 186 thumbnail mo de 185 digital camera support 82 display options 84 folder view 81 information panel 86 media library compilation categories 50 menu options 82 pan options 85 rotate 85 set as backgr[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Media Player User Manual INDEX – 231 additional encoding support 197 appearance 178 audio/video output 173 auto detect new firmware 200 background 180 check latest firmware 200 device registration 198 device restart 200 device security 196 disk manager 198 DVD menu 182 get content info 196 language 178 LED light control 199 m[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Media Player User Manual INDEX – 232 between the media player and a Win- dows Vista/Windows 7 computer 34 troubleshooting 205 audio 206 content playback 208 display 205 error messages 208 firmware upgrade 207 media library compilation 208 remote control 207 USB device 206 TuneIn 151 adding a station to your preset list 153 ge[...]

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    WD TV Live Streaming Media Player User Manual INDEX – 233 shares 29 Windows 7 Play To 7 Windows pairing code 189 wireless network profiles 191 wireless network setup 22 get Windows pairing code 189 Y YouTube 158 adding videos to a playlist 166 adding videos to favorites 165 deleting an account from the media player 166 encoding support 166 featur[...]