User manual MEDION TWONKY VISION MEDIA SERVER SOFTWARE

[. . . ] Quick Startup Windows XP / Windows Vista Version 4. 2. 2 Medion ©PacketVideo Germany GmbH http://www. twonkyvision. com TwonkyMedia Quick Startup ­ 4. 2. 2 Medion © PacketVideo 1 Overview TwonkyMedia is a Media Server that enables you to share all your Music, Pictures and Videos with UPnP-enabled client devices such as digital media and music players throughout your home. TwonkyMedia scans the file system for music, picture and video content. [. . . ] The picture navigation tree can be enhanced by using tags defined with Adobe Photoshop Album (see section 3 for details regarding configuration). Page 2 of 9 TwonkyMedia Quick Startup ­ 4. 2. 2 Medion © PacketVideo 2 Installation / Setup If you have installed an earlier Version of TwonkyMedia, you should first un-install it through the start menu: Start Control panel Add/remove programs TwonkyMedia To start the setup, you have to double click TwonkyMediaSetup. exe which has been provided to you on the installation CD or via download. In the first step the installation language has to be selected. This is not only relevant for the installation process, but will also define the language used for the TwonkyMedia configuration pages and the navigation tree shown on your client device. Next you have to accept the end user license agreement. The software will not be installed if you do not agree with the licence terms. Page 3 of 9 TwonkyMedia Quick Startup ­ 4. 2. 2 Medion © PacketVideo In addition to TwonkyMedia, you can also choose to install shortcuts for various related web links. Page 4 of 9 TwonkyMedia Quick Startup ­ 4. 2. 2 Medion © PacketVideo On the following screen you will need to select the root directory for your media. TwonkyMedia will automatically scan this directory including all subdirectories for content like pictures, music and videos. If you do not specify a directory here, TwonkyMedia will use the system-defined directories for music, pictures and videos (e. g. My Music) for the currently logged on user as default media root. Further setup options allow to automatically detecting the iTunes database and playlists. You can also select to install TwonkyMedia as system service. In this case TwonkyMedia will automatically be started upon system startup. Please note that a system service can not use network drives for content, as at system startup time (without login) these drives are not available. Page 5 of 9 TwonkyMedia Quick Startup ­ 4. 2. 2 Medion © PacketVideo The following two screens will provide you with the default path for the installation and a default start menu folder. In both cases you may specify alternative folders. Page 6 of 9 TwonkyMedia Quick Startup ­ 4. 2. 2 Medion © PacketVideo Installation will now take place automatically. After the installation is complete you can chose to be taken directly to the TwonkyMedia configuration pages. [. . . ] You can use the restart button on the web-based configuration page or simply stop TwonkyMedia and start it again. The individual configuration options are directly described on the configuration pages. Page 9 of 9 [. . . ]