Task

Playing Back Music Content on Multiple Devices (PARTY STREAMING)

You can send (Throw) music content stored on your tablet device or the home network and play back the content at the same time via your home network on the devices with a PARTY STREAMING function. While using the PARTY STREAMING function, one of the devices to which the music content is sent from your tablet device automatically becomes the “host” of PARTY playback, and the other devices are regarded as “guests.” You can use this function with Music player (music) and DLNA apps.

You must make preparations in advance to use the home network [Details].

You can enjoy the PARTY STREAMING function with other devices that have this PARTY STREAMING logo (shown below).

Playing back music content using the PARTY STREAMING function

Make sure the devices on your home network that support the PARTY STREAMING function are turned on and are in the status that allows them to join a PARTY.

Tap to start the Music player app.

Tap the music content you want to send and play back.

Tap [] (Throw).

Tap [ON] to use the PARTY STREAMING function.

The devices that support the PARTY STREAMING function are displayed with a check mark on the upper left side.

If there are any devices on which you do not want to play back the music content, tap the images of that devices. The check mark will be removed.

Tap [Start].

Playback using the PARTY STREAMING function starts on the selected devices. You can control playback using your tablet device.

Hint

You can also select to play back content stored on another device (server) using the DLNA app ([Details]) and proceed to step 5.

When you tap [Throw] in the menu displayed by tapping and holding the content list in the DLNA or Music player app, you can also proceed to step 5 without playback.

Changing the devices that play back using the PARTY STREAMING function

Tap [Change] on the playback screen.

To join/leave a PARTY, tap the device image to add/remove the check mark.

To turn off the PARTY STREAMING function, tap [OFF].

Closing a PARTY

Tap [Disconnect] on the playback screen.

Hint

A PARTY closes by turning off the PARTY host device or by changing the music content that is playing back on the PARTY host device by another device on the home network.

Adjusting the volume of the devices that are participating in a PARTY

On playback screen, you can adjust the volume of all the devices that are participating in a PARTY.

Muting button

Tap this to turn off the volume.

Master Volume control bar

Drag the point on the bar and release it at the desired volume.

The volume is adjusted while maintaining volume balance among the devices.

Volume setting button

Tap this to adjust the volume of devices individually on the following screen.

Master Volume control bar

Drag the point on the bar and release it at the desired volume.

The volume is adjusted while maintaining volume balance among the devices.

Each device volume control bar

Drag the point on the bar and release it at the desired volume to adjust each device volume.