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Chapter 8: Using the THINC
™
home network feature
D. Setting up file sharing on the TV
1 Press Y and open the Setup menu.
2 Highlight Installation and press T. The Installation
menu will appear.
Open the Network menu.
3 Highlight Home File Server Setup and press T. The
Home File Server Setup window will appear.
After a few moments, the message “Please Wait...” will
appear until the network finds your networked PC.
The networked PC will act as the “Home Server” for file
sharing with the TV.
4 Press Bb to highlight Home Server Name, and then
press C c to select the name of the PC you set up for file
sharing.
If you have multiple PCs on your home network that have
shared folders, press C c to select the PC (home server)
from which you want to access files.
5 a. Press Bb to highlight User Name and then press T
to open the software keyboard for that field.
b. Enter the User Name for your PC using the software
keyboard. See “Using the software keyboard” on the
next page.
Note: The User Name is case sensitive.
c. When finished entering all characters, highlight Done
and press T.
6 Repeat step 5 for the Password field.
Note: The Password is case sensitive.
7 Press Bb to highlight either JPEG Picture Directory
or MP3 Music Directory.
Note: The first time you highlight either of these fields, the
message “Please Wait...” will appear until the field is
populated with the files in your PC’s shared folder(s).
8 Press C c to select the shared folder (on your PC) that
contains the JPEG and/or MP3 files you want to view/play
on the TV.
Note: Make sure you select the correct folder in this step.
9 To exit the window and save your settings, highlight
Done and press T.
To exit the window without saving your settings, highlight
Cancel and press T.
Basic Network Setup
Network
Personal E-mail Setup
Home File Server Setup
Software Upgrade
Installation
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*******
Home File Server Setup
Home Server Name
Please enter your Home File Server Setup Information.
Software Upgrade Directory
User Name
Password
XYZ
MP3 Music Directory
MP3
,
s
Cancel Done
ABCD
JPEG Picture Directory
Pics
--
*******
Home File Server Setup
Home Server Name
Please enter your Home File Server Setup Information.
Software Upgrade Directory
User Name
Password
XYZ
MP3 Music Directory
MP3
,
s
Cancel Done
ABCD
JPEG Picture Directory
Pics
--
--
--
*******
Home File Server Setup Please Wait..
Home Server Name
Please enter your Home File Server Setup Information.
Software Upgrade Directory
User Name
Password
XYZ
MP3 Music Directory
Cancel Done
ABCD
JPEG Picture Directory
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