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).
What is AllShare?

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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
What is AllShare? > Installation environment/List of supported media content

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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.
Start AllShare > Screen layout