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Fetch TV My Media Hub Quick Start Manual

Fetch TV My Media Hub Quick Start Guide for Windows or Mac
Sharing your media content with the set top box from a Windows PC or Mac
Contents
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Contents
Contents 2 Welcome to your My Media Hub 3
With My Media Hub you can: 3 About this document 3 Supported File Formats 3 Copyright Notice 3
Getting Started 4 Sharing media over a home network 5
About media sharing 5 Adding media sources in My Media Hub 5 Supported media server software 5 My Media Hub sharing scenarios 6
Set up Windows Media Player to share content with your set top box 7
Before you start 7 Setting up Windows Media Player 7 Troubleshooting Windows Media Player setup 10
Set up a Twonky Media Server to share content with your set top box 12
Before you start 12 Installing Twonky 7 12 Set up content sharing 15
Set up a Serviio Media Server to share content with your set top box 16
Before you start 16 Installing Servio 16 Set up content sharing 17 Special Notes - How to run Serviio on OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion 18
Using My Media Hub 20
Using your remote 21
FAQs and Troubleshooting 22
Can I access music and videos from my iTunes library? 22 Error loading image in My Media Hub 22 Error playing a video or audio file in My Media Hub 22 If I change the extension of my video file will it still play in My Media Hub? 23
Appendix: Comparison of media file formats and recommended media sources 24
Welcome to your My Media Hub
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Welcome to your My Media Hub
My Media Hub lets you view or play your videos, photos, and music to your TV using your set top box.
With My Media Hub you can:
browse and play media content from a portable USB device, such as an External Hard Drive
or Camera, connected to a USB port on your set top box
browse and play media content from compatible devices, such as a PC or Mac, over your
home network
see the same folders, album artwork, playlists in My Media Hub as on your device play a slideshow of photos play your music or videos with full playback controls
About this document
This guide will help you set up a media server on your computer, so that you can share your media content across your network, and play it from your set top box to your connected TV.
Related documents
Fetch TV Media Hub Quick Start Guide for USB Devices
Supported File Formats
For a list of supported file formats, please see “Appendix: Comparison of media file formats and recommended media sources” (Page 24).
Copyright Notice
The Copyright Act protects materials such as films, music, books and computer programs. It is an infringement of copyright to download, copy, share or distribute such materials unless it is expressly permitted by the Copyright Act or you have the permission of the copyright owner. You must not use My Media Hub to do any of these things and you should refer to the copyright notice associated with the Fetch TV Service for the uses of your Fetch TV set top box. These are located in the “Manage > Settings > Device Info” menu on the set top box.
Getting Started
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Getting Started
Figure 1: Apps > Featured > My Media Hub
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To open My Media Hub, press Menu on your Fetch TV remote control to bring up the main menu.
Select Featured from the Apps menu and press
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Select My Media Hub Beta and press
Sharing media over a home network
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Sharing media over a home network
To play files off devices in your home network rather than off a connected USB device, you’ll need to take a few extra steps.
About media sharing
My Media Hub uses an open technology called DLNA to share media files from a PC or Mac with your set top box and connected TV. Provided all the devices support DLNA and are on the same home network as your set top box, you should be able to connect to them straight away. If not, install one of the available DLNA server applications for your platform (see “Supported media server software”).
Adding media sources in My Media Hub
Supported media server software
Windows:
Windows Media Player
Mac:
Twonky Serviio
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Set up your home
network
You need a home network (wired or wireless), as media sources connect, discover and communicate with each other over a home network.
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Set up your media source
Connect the PC or Mac from which you want to stream content, to your home network.
Make sure your device is DLNA compatible. Go to the website: www.dlna.org to check if your device is supported.
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Install media software
If you don't have it already, you may need DLNA compatible software (see “Supported media server software”, p5) installed on your PC or Mac to make it known to the network and your set top box.
Important Your media source needs to be on the same network as the set top box to work with My Media Hub.
Sharing media over a home network
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My Media Hub sharing scenarios
Here are some recommended examples to help you get started.
Scenario 1 – Wireless Home Network
You have a wireless network at home (which all your computers and set top box use to connect to
the Internet and share content).
Install the media software for your PC or Mac and configure which folders you want to share with your set top box’s My Media Hub.
Scenario 2 – Wired Home Network
You have a wired network at home (where all your devices are networked using Ethernet cables).
Windows: Use Windows Media Player and turn on “Media Streaming”.
Mac: Install the media software Twonky or Serviio and configure which folders you want to share to
your set top box’s My Media Hub.
Scenario 3 – Wired and Wireless Home Network
Your set top box is connected via a wired Ethernet Cable but your computer uses a wireless
network. Note: Provided all your networks (wired and wireless) share the same router you should
be able to use My Media Hub.
Windows: Use Windows Media Player and turn on “Media Streaming”, but make sure your
computer also has an Ethernet Cable plugged in (even if it is using a wireless network for connectivity). If you prefer not to connect an Ethernet Cable then use the free software Serviio and configure which folders you want to share with your set top box’s Media Hub.
Mac: Install the media software Twonky or Serviio and configure which folders you want to share to your set top box’s My Media Hub.
Set up Windows Media Player to share content with your set top box
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Set up Windows Media Player to share content with your set top box
Before you start
Ensure your computer is on the same network as your set top box, has Windows 7 and Windows Media Player 12 installed on it, and is able to connect to the Internet.
Setting up Windows Media Player
1. Select Windows Media Player from the Windows Start menu.
2. In Windows Media Player, select the Stream menu. The media streaming option in this
menu will read differently depending on your network setup.
If it reads “Turn on media streaming…” go to step 3 If it reads “More streaming options…” go to step 4
3. Select “Turn on media streaming…”
Set up Windows Media Player to share content with your set top box
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a. In the pop-up, select “Turn on media streaming…”
b. Media streaming will turn on for all computers and devices on your network.
c. Click “OK”.
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