Samsung SyncMaster T23A950 User manual

AllShare PC S/W HELP

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What is AllShare?
- Installation environment/List of supported media content
Start AllShare
- Install AllShare
- Screen layout
- Connect device
- Add shared content
- View shared content
- Create playlist
Use my computer’s content
- Play My Computer’s content on another player
- Transfer My Computer’s content to another device
Use connected server’s content
- Play connected server’s content on My Computer
- Play connected server’s content on another device
- Save connected server’s content to My Computer
Use My Computer’s shared content and player on another device
- Set use privileges for My Computer
- Play My Computer’s content on another device
- Play another device’s content on My Computer
Keyboard shortcuts
Beginner’s guide
- Play video on TV
- View photos on camera
- Save file from mobile phone
Frequently Asked Questions
Contents

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AllShare is Samsung’s content-sharing technology, powered by *DLNA.
The AllShare application makes it possible to share and play media content on *DLNA-ready
devices (computers, TVs, mobile phones, camcorders, digital cameras, etc.) via a local network.
With AllShare, you can:
■ Play shared media content on your computer or another player
■ Save or transfer shared media content to your computer or other devices
■ Browse or search for shared media content stored on connected devices
■ Browse or play media content stored on your computer using another device
Let’s find out more about the AllShare support file and installation.
Installation environment/List of supported media content >>
This manual provides an overview of AllShare computer software.
To learn how to use or configure AllShare for your device, please consult the manual provided
with the device.
DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance)
A device-to-device sharing method for sharing media content among home appliances and/or
mobile devices over commonly used standard networks (HTTP, UPnP, Wi-Fi, etc).
Computer will not go into sleep mode while AllShare PC S/W in use(playback of content,
transfer, etc).
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Installation environment
Component Minimum specification
(for 480p video playback)
Recommended specification
(for 720p and 1080p video playback)
CPU
Desktop
: Intel Pentium4 2.33GHz processor
or higher
Netbook
: Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor or higher
Desktop
: Intel Core Duo 1.8GHz processor
or higher
RAM 2.0 GByte 3.0 GByte
Resolution 900 x 500 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi network 802.11g/n 802.11n
Minimum installation
space 200MByte
Supported OS Windows XP SP3 / Vista / Win7
Essential software .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or higher
List of supported media content
Photo JPEG/GIF/PNG/BMP
Music MP3/WMA/AC3/AAC/OGG/WAV/FLAC/APE
Video AVI/WMV/MP4/ASF/MKV/MPG/3GP/F4V/DIVX/MOV/QT
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Let’s examine AllShare’s screen layout and the essential settings required for getting started.
Install >>
Screen layout >>
Connect device >>
Add shared content >>
View shared content >>
Create playlist >>
Start AllShare

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Double-click the installation file to launch the installer, and follow the instructions to install AllShare.
1. Select the language you want to use and click ‘OK’.
Start AllShare > Install AllShare
2. Review the installation location for the software and the licence agreement, select ‘I accept
the terms of the licence agreement’, and click ‘Next’.

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4. When the installation is complete and the shortcuts have been created, select whether or
not to launch the software, and click ‘Finish’ to finish installation.
Start AllShare > Install AllShare
3. The files required for running the software will be installed.

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1. File management screen
To go to the File management screen, either select View > File management screen mode in
top menu or click File management screen mode button.
A. Browsing area
●Device list: Shows shared content on servers that are connected to My Computer.
●Content list: Shows content by video/photo/music category.
●Transfer/Back up list: Shows the progress/completion status for transfer and backup.
●Playlist: Create and play a customised playlist of songs, photos, or videos that you want.
B. Content list area
Shows the content of the list selected in the browsing area.
C. Play on another device/Transfer to another device/Save to My Computer buttons
●Play on another device: Brings up the selection screen for the device the selected content
will play on.
●Transfer to another device: Brings up the selection screen for the device the selected
content will be transferred to.
●Save to My Computer: Brings up the selection screen for the folder the selected content
will be saved to.
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D. Additional features
●Refresh: Refreshes the entire list.
●List view/Thumbnail view: Click to change list view method.
●Search: Searches the content within the Content list area.
E. Player control screen mode
Switches to Player control screen mode.
2. Player control screen
To go to Player control screen, either select View > Player control screen mode in top menu or
click Player control screen mode button.
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A. Players area
Shows the devices that can play content, which you can click to go to their respective
Control screens.
B. Refresh player
Refreshes the list of players.

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C. Information display and Player area
Shows the information for the selected player and content; you can use the player to control
playback.
●Resume watching on another device ( ): Resumes playback of selected content on
another device.
●Player button
■Play ( ) : Plays the selected content.
■Stop ( ) : Stops playing content.
■Previous ( ) : Plays the previous file.
■Next ( ) : Plays the next file.
■Navigation bar ( ): Lets you explore the playback position for video/music content.
■Volume control bar ( ): Controls playback volume for video/music content.
■Repeat
- No repeat ( ) : Plays the selected content list from start to finish without repeating.
- Repeat one ( ) : Plays one selected file repeatedly.
- Repeat all ( ) : Repeatedly plays the selected content list from start to finish.
- Sequential play ( )/shuffle( ) : Only available only when Repeat all is selected;
switches between sequential play and shuffle.
D. Playlist area
Shows the shared content list to which the playlist has been added.
E. Manage playlist button
●Add to playlist ( ): Brings up the Add content screen.
●Delete ( ): Deletes selected content from playlist.
●Move up ( ): Moves the selected content up.
●Move down ( ): Moves the selected content down.
Brings up the Add content screen.
F. File management screen mode
Switches to File management screen mode.
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3. Player screen
To view the Player screen, either select View > View player window in top menu or double-click
on a content in content list.
Use the basic buttons the same way you use Player control screen.
A. View original size ( )
Changes window size to the original size for the video/photo.
B. Fit to screen ( )
Changes the size of a video/photo so that it fits the window sized by the user.
C. Full screen ( )
Shows a video/photo in full screen.
D. View subtitles
Turns subtitles on/off.
Set photo display time
Sets photo display time.
(Set time and actual display time would be different depending on network conditions.)
E. Resume watching on another device ( )
Resumes playback of content on another device.
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Use right-click menu on playback screen to access fine controls.
●Play/Pause: Starts/pauses playback of content.
●Stop: Stops playing content.
●Previous: Moves to previous content.
●Next: Moves to next content.
●Volume Controls
●Volume Controls
■Increase volume: Increases volume.
■ Decrease volume: Decreases volume.
●50%: Changes window size to 50% of the content’s original size.
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100%: Changes window size to the content’s original size.
● Fit to screen: Plays content by fitting it to the current screen size.
●Aspect ratio
■Default - Plays in the video’s default ratio.
■ 4:3 - Plays video in 4:3 aspect ratio.
■ 16:9 - Plays video in 16:9 aspect ratio.
●Full screen: Plays content in full screen.
● Subtitles
■ View subtitles: Turns subtitles on or off.
■ Bold font: Turns bold font on or off for subtitles.
■ Larger font: Increases font size of subtitles.
■ Smaller font: Decreases font size of subtitles.
■ 0.5sec faster: Displays subtitles 0.5 seconds faster than current sync.
■ 0.5sec slower: Displays subtitles 0.5 seconds slower than current sync.
■ Sync default: Displays subtitles in the original sync.
● Always on top when playing
● Close player window
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Check network environment for My Computer
■Check your local and/or wireless network connection in Tools > Network information.
■ If there is no connection, check your computer’s network connection.
Connect another device using AllShare
■TV: Connect to your local network via wireless/wired LAN.
■ Mobile phone: Connect to your local network via Wi-Fi and run the AllShare application.
If you need further explanation or if you want to connect a different device, please
consultthe manual for the device
Allowing a connected device access
1. Go to Tools > Settings > Privilege settings tab.
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2. Proceed to Sharing privilege settings for My Computer.
● If Always allow is selected, the shared content on My Computer can be used without a
pop-up notification when another device requests access for the first time.
● Allow all/Block all: Allows/forbids access privileges for all currently connected devices.
● You can set access privileges for each device by selecting allow/block, located next to
the connected device list.
● To remove a device from the list, click X on the connected device list.
3. Proceed to Allow remote playback on My Computer.
● ‘Always show pop-up when playback is requested’: When selected, this shows playback
requests to My Computer from other devices in a pop-up.
● Always allow: When another device sends a playback request to My Computer, playback
is granted without a pop-up notification.
● Never allow: Devices cannot play on My Computer.
Check connected devices
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1. Chck list of server
●You can view the list of connected servers in Tools > Settings > Server tab.
● You can also view the list of server in ‘Connected server’ in the File management screen.
● Click Server ( ) to refresh the list of servers.
● Click Change name to change the name shown on the server for My Computer.
2. Check player list
●You can view the list of connected players in Tools > Settings > Player tab.
● You can also view the player list in the Players area of the Player control screen.
● Click Player ( ) to refresh the list of players.
● Click Change name to change the name shown on the server for My Computer.
Saved items will be maintained when you exit or restart the software.
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Add shared folder
You can add a shared folder by doing one of the following:
■Click on File management screen > Device list area’s shared folder settings ( ) button to
select the folder you want to share, and click OK to add the shared folder.
■ Click File > Add shared folder from My Computer to select the folder you want to share, and
click OK to add the shared folder.
■ Click Tools > Settings > Folder settings to select the folder you want to share, and click OK
to add the shared folder.
Add File to My Computer’s shared folder
You can add a file to a shared folder by doing one of the following:
■Click on File management screen > Content list area’s Add files to play to the list to select
the content you want to share, and click Open to add the shared content.
■ Click File > Add file to My Computer’s shared folder to select the content you want to share,
and click Open to add the shared content.
Add from Windows Explorer
From Windows Explorer, select the folder/file you want to share and drag it into My Computer’s
shared folder/Content list area on the File management screen to add the shared folder/file.
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Check My Computer’s shared content
■ Select the folder to check in File management screen > Device list > My Computer’s shared
folder, and the folder’s content will be displayed in Content list area.
■ As you enter search keywords in the search window, the search for the text strings will
proceed in real time, and the search results will be displayed in the Content list area.
■ You can click on List view/Thumbnail view at the top of content list to switch between views.
● In List view, you can click on Type/Title/Date created/Time/Size criteria at the top of the
content list to sort the content list by the criteria in ascending/descending order.
● In Thumbnail view, you can adjust the size of thumbnail images by using the Thumbnail
size adjustment bar at the top of the list, and selecting Sort order to sort the thumbnails
by the selected criteria in ascending or descending order.
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■ Additional features accessed by right-clicking on content
●Play: Plays selected content on My Computer.
● Play on another device: Brings up Select player window for you to select which player to
use to play the selected content.
● Transfer to another device: Brings up Select transfer device window for you to select
where to save the selected content to.
● Select all: Selects all content in the current list.
● Deselect all: Deselects all selected content.
● View in Windows Explorer: Brings up the shared folder in Explorer.
● Refresh: Refreshes the content list.
● Properties: Brings up the properties for the selected content.
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Check content of connected servers
■Select File management screen > Device list > Connected server > Server to check and click
on the shared folder you want to check in order to display the list in the Content list area.
■ As you enter search keywords in the search window, the search for the text strings will
proceed in real time, and the search results will be displayed in the Content list area.
■ You can click on List view/Thumbnail view at the top of content list to switch between views.
● In List view, you can click on Type/Title/Date created/Time/Size criteria at the top of the
content list to sort the content list by the criteria in ascending/descending order.
● In Thumbnail view, you can adjust the size of thumbnail images by using the Thumbnail
size adjustment bar at the top of the list, and selecting Sort order to sort the thumbnails
by the selected criteria in ascending or descending order.
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■Additional features accessed by right-clicking on content
●Play: Plays selected content on My Computer.
● Play on another device: Brings up Select Player Window for you to select which player to
use to play the selected content.
● Save to My Computer: Saves selected content to My Computer.
● Select all: Selects all content in the current list.
● Deselect all: Deselects all selected content.
● Refresh: Refreshes the content list.
● Properties: Brings up the properties for the selected content.
Depending on the type of connected device, certain properties may or may not be displayed.
Loading time may be vary depending on the status of the connected device.
Start AllShare > View shared content