Marantz NA-11S1 Owner's Manual in English - Page 41

Preparation Operation Remote play function You can use your home network to play back with this unit music files stored on PC, NAS, smart phones and portable audio players. In this case, you use PC, smart phones and portable audio players for operations. • The relevant devices should comply with the DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) Ver. 1.5 standard. • A wireless LAN environment is required for playing back music files on smart phones or portable audio players. • For some smart phones, you must install an application for DLNA music playback. nnRoles each device plays The following devices are used for Remote Play. As specified in the DLNA standard, these devices are called DMC, DMS or DMR according to their role. Name DMC (Digital Media Controller) DMS (Digital Media Server) DMR (Digital Media Renderer) Device example Role • PC • Smart phone • Portable audio player Performs Remote Play operations. DMC can also play back music files stored on these devices. • PC Stores music files. • NAS Music files stored on (Network these devices are played Attached Storage) back with DMC. • This unit Outputs audio of music files played back through Remote Play from speakers. DMR cannot perform playback operations. Settings required for each device You must make settings on DMC and DMS for Remote Play. Make the following settings. Also see the owner's manual of each device for settings. nnSettings on PC and NAS Make settings on PC and NAS to exchange data with DMR devices. For settings, see "Applying media sharing settings" (vpage 24). nnSettings on smart phones You must install an application for DLNA music playback on your smart phone to perform operations on DMS and this unit (DMR) with your smart phone The applicable application differs according to your smart phone Some smart phones support DLNA music playback with the factory settings. See the owner's manual of your smart phone nnSettings on portable audio players Make settings so that this unit (DMR) can play back music files stored on your portable audio player. For settings, see the owner's manual of your portable player. nnSettings on this unit Connect this unit to the DLNA network. You do not need to make other settings. For the network connection, see the provided Getting Started, "Connecting to a home network (LAN)" (vpage 8) and "Setting the network [Network]" (vpage 15). nnRemote Play operations Operations are different for each device, but the procedures for preparing for Remote Play are the same. The preparation procedures are shown below. 1 Turn on this unit. • Make sure that this unit is connected to the network. 2 Display the music file playback screen on DMC. • For PC, open Windows Media Player 12, etc. • For smart phones, switch to the music file playback mode. 3 Select the friendly name of this unit for the item that sets the playback device on the playback screen. • The default friendly name of this unit is "Marantz NA-11S1". 4 Start playing back a music file on DMC. • The function on this unit automatically switches to Music Server and the Remote Play mark ( ) appears on the display. Remote Play starts. NOTE During Remote Play, you cannot perform playback operations with this unit. Use the DMC device for these operations. nnTo exit Remote Play Press o. The Remote Play mode ends. nn Files that can be played back See "About Music server" (vpage 48). Information 38