Connecting your smartphone or tablet to the HDD AUDIO PLAYER through a Wi-Fi (wireless LAN) network
First, you need to start up HDD Audio Remote and make a Wi-Fi (wireless LAN) connection between a smartphone or tablet and the HDD AUDIO PLAYER. When they are connected, you can see a list of the tracks stored in the hard disk drive of the HDD AUDIO PLAYER on your smartphone or tablet.
Note
- Make sure to connect the smartphone or tablet to the same network as the HDD AUDIO PLAYER, otherwise you cannot operate the HDD AUDIO PLAYER.
- Connect a smartphone or tablet to the same Wi-Fi (wireless LAN) network as the HDD AUDIO PLAYER.
Refer to the operating instructions of your smartphone or tablet for details on making the wireless connection.
- Tap
to start up HDD Audio Remote. - Tap [Connect].
If the smartphone or tablet has been connected to the same HDD AUDIO PLAYER before, it automatically connects to it the next time.
- Select the name of the HDD AUDIO PLAYER you want to connect to.
The Home screen appears when the connection is completed.
Note
- If the software versions of HDD Audio Remote and the HDD AUDIO PLAYER do not match, a message prompting you to update the software application to the latest version may appear.
- When the HDD Audio Remote application needs to be updated, the application download site appears.
- When the HDD AUDIO PLAYER software needs to be updated, update it to the latest version on the HDD AUDIO PLAYER.
- If the HDD AUDIO PLAYER cannot be found in step 3, check that the HDD AUDIO PLAYER is turned on and then tap [Rescan] or [Connect] to retry the connection.
- If the HDD AUDIO PLAYER is in the Network Standby mode in step 3, the message “The HDD Audio Player is turned off. Would you like to turn on the HDD Audio Player?” appears. In that case, tap [OK] to turn the HDD AUDIO PLAYER on and then reconnect.
- It may take a while to complete the connection if the HDD AUDIO PLAYER is in the Network Standby mode.
Hint
- If you want to connect to another HDD AUDIO PLAYER, tap [App Settings] - [Connection] in the Home screen, and then select the HDD AUDIO PLAYER you want to connect to.
- If you select [Use offline] in step 3, the database of the HDD AUDIO PLAYER appears on the display with the HDD AUDIO PLAYER offline (only if you have connected the HDD AUDIO PLAYER to your smartphone or tablet before).
- If you select [Demo Player] in step 3, HDD Audio Remote switches to Demo mode.
Demo mode enables you to try out the basic operations of HDD Audio Remote. Some functions may be restricted in Demo mode.