Nero MediaStreaming User Manual
Nero MediaStreaming for MCE Manual
Nero AG
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Contents
Contents
1 General information 4
1.1 Conventions of the manual 4
1.2 About Nero MediaStreaming - the plug-in for MCE 4
2 Technical information 5
2.1 System requirements for the MCE PC 5
2.1.1 Operating system 5
2.1.2 Display settings 5
2.1.3 Sound settings 5
2.1.4 DirectX 5
2.1.5 Media server 5
2.1.6 Browser 5
3 Installing Nero MediaStreaming 6
4 Nero MediaStreaming in Windows® Media Center 7
4.1 Launching Nero MediaStreaming 7
5 Nero MediaStreaming start screen 8
6 TV Channels screen 9
7 Music screen 10
8 Videos screen 11
9 Collections screen 12
10 Photos screen 13
11 Contact 14
12 Index 15
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General information
1 General information
1.1 Conventions of the manual
In order to make best use of this manual, please note the following conventions:
Symbol Meaning
Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to
1. Start …
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OK
Chapter
[…] Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands.
be followed strictly.
Indicates additional information or advice.
A number at the beginning of a line indicates a request for action. Carry out these actions in the order specified.
Indicates an intermediate result.
Indicates a result.
Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program
interface. They are shown in bold face.
Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as
links and are shown in red and underlined.
1.2 About Nero MediaStreaming - the plug-in for MCE
You can use Nero MediaStreaming to stream music and video files in your collection as well
as the current TV program from one computer to another in real-time over your local (wireless) network using the MCE interface of Windows® XP Media Center Edition (MCE). Nero
MediaHome acts as the media server in this process and only the Nero MediaStreaming
plug-in is required on the client computers.
In this way for example, you can access the media archive on an another computer from the
MCE computer connected to the TV set and retrieve the videos stored there.
If you have connected an Xbox to your TV set, you can also use this to reach a remote MCE
computer with a media archive to show videos on the TV screen.
If you have connected an MCE PC to the TV connector, you can of course also access the
video collection on the remote MCE computer or the current TV program from other MCE
clients such as your laptop, for example.
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Technical information
2 Technical information
2.1 System requirements for the MCE PC
2.1.1 Operating system
Windows Vista™ Media Center
Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Rollup 2
Successor versions of Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 require a web update of
Nero MediaStreaming that will be available under www.nero.com on the given date.
Please note that Rollup 2 for Media Center Edition is not included in every automatic update of Windows
separately.
®
XP Media Center Edition 2005. You may have to download and install it
2.1.1.1
Processor
At least 1.6 GHz or equivalent processor, 256 MB RAM
2.1.2 Display settings
Graphics card with overlay support, at least 8 MB video memory, minimum resolution of
800x600 pixels and 16-bit color settings. However, 24-bit or 32-bit true color is recommended. Installation of the latest WHQL certified device driver is recommended.
2.1.3 Sound settings
16-bit Microsoft® Windows® compatible sound card and speakers. Installation of the lat-
est WHQL certified device driver is recommended.
2.1.4 DirectX
Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c or later.
2.1.5 Media server
Nero MediaHome server on at least one computer in the local network.
2.1.6 Browser
Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.
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