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Connectivity, Displaying files on another device using Cast, NFC, Displaying

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Connectivity Displaying files on another device using Cast You can push media content from your device to another device connected to the same Wi-Fi network. The receiving device must be able to function as a Digital Media Renderer (DMR) device and play content received from your device. A TV or a PC running Windows® 7 or later are examples of DMR devices. To display photos or videos on a client device using Cast 1 Make sure you have correctly set up the DMR client device and it is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your device. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Album. 4 Browse and open the photos or videos that you want to view. 5 Swipe down the status bar with two fingers, then tap and select the device you want to share your content with. 6 To stop sharing the photo or video with the client device, tap and then select Stop casting. You may also see Google Cast devices shown on the list when tapping . To play a music track on a client device using Cast 1 Make sure you have correctly set up the DMR client device and it is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your device. 2 From your Home screen, tap , and then find and tap . 3 Select a music category and browse to the track that you want to share, then tap the track. 4 Tap and select a client device to share your content with. The track starts playing on the device that you select. 5 To disconnect from the client device, tap and then select Stop casting. You may also see Google Cast devices shown on the list when tapping . NFC Use Near Field Communication (NFC) to share data with other devices, such as videos, photos, web page addresses, music files, or contacts. You can also use NFC to scan tags that give you more information about a product or service as well as tags that activate certain functions on your device. NFC is a wireless technology with a maximum range of one centimeter, so the devices sharing data must be held close to each other. Before you can use NFC, you must first turn on the NFC function, and the screen of your device must be active. The NFC detection area is located on the back of the device. Hold your device close to another device or an NFC reader so the NFC detection areas touch each other. 108 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Connectivity
Displaying
files
on another device using Cast
You can push media content from your device to another device connected to the same
Wi-Fi network. The receiving device must be able to function as a Digital Media Renderer
(DMR) device and play content received from your device. A TV or a PC running
Windows® 7 or later are examples of DMR devices.
To display photos or videos on a client device using Cast
1
Make sure you have correctly set up the DMR client device and it is connected to
the same Wi-Fi network as your device.
2
From your
Home screen
, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Album
.
4
Browse and open the photos or videos that you want to view.
5
Swipe down the status bar with two
fingers,
then tap
and select the device you
want to share your content with.
6
To stop sharing the photo or video with the client device, tap
and then select
Stop casting
.
You may also see Google Cast devices shown on the list when tapping
.
To play a music track on a client device using Cast
1
Make sure you have correctly set up the DMR client device and it is connected to
the same Wi-Fi network as your device.
2
From your
Home screen
, tap
, and then
find
and tap
.
3
Select a music category and browse to the track that you want to share, then tap
the track.
4
Tap
and select a client device to share your content with. The track starts
playing on the device that you select.
5
To disconnect from the client device, tap
and then select
Stop casting
.
You may also see Google Cast devices shown on the list when tapping
.
NFC
Use Near Field Communication (NFC) to share data with other devices, such as videos,
photos, web page addresses, music
files,
or contacts. You can also use NFC to scan
tags that give you more information about a product or service as well as tags that
activate certain functions on your device.
NFC is a wireless technology with a maximum range of one centimeter, so the devices
sharing data must be held close to each other. Before you can use NFC, you must
first
turn on the NFC function, and the screen of your device must be active.
The NFC detection area is located on the back of the device. Hold your device close to
another device or an NFC reader so the NFC detection areas touch each other.
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This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.