nokia n86 : Synchronise media files - Synchronisation settings - Define incoming files - Activate sharing and define - share media files

Activate sharing and define

content

Select Menu > Applications > Home media.

Select from the following:

Content sharing — Allow or deny sharing media

files with compatible devices. Do not activate

content sharing before you have configured all

the other settings. If you activate content

sharing, other UPnP compatible devices in the

home network can view and copy the files you

have selected for sharing in Images & video, and

use playlists you have selected in Music. If you do

not want other devices to access your files,

deactivate content sharing.

Images & video — Select media files to share

with other devices, or view the sharing status of

images and videos. To update the content of the

folder, select Options > Refresh content.

Music — Select playlists to share with other

devices, or view the sharing status and content

of playlists. To update the content of the folder,

select Options > Refresh content.

View and share media files

To share your media files with other UPnP

compatible devices in the home network, activate

content sharing. If content sharing is deactivated in

your device, you can still view and copy the media

files stored in another home network device if it is

allowed by the other device.

Show media files stored in your device

To show your images, videos, and sound clips on

another home network device, such as a compatible

TV, do the following:

1. In Photos, select an image or a video clip; or in

Gallery, select a sound clip and Options > Show

via home network.

2. Select a compatible device on which the media

file is shown. Images are shown both on the

other home network device and your device, and

video and sound are played only on the other

device.

3. To stop sharing a media file, select Options >

Stop showing.

Show media files stored on another device

To show media files that are stored on another

home network device on your device (or on a

compatible TV, for example), do the following:

1. Select Menu > Applications > Home media

and Browse home. Your device searches for

compatible devices. Device names are displayed.

2. Select a device.

3. Select the type of media you want to view from

the other device. The available file types depend

on the features of the other device.

To search for files using certain criteria, select

Options > Find. To sort the found files, select

Options > Sort by.

4. Select the media file or folder you want to view.

5. Select Play or Show, and On device or Via

home network.

6. Select the device on which you want to show the

file.

To stop sharing the media file, select Back or Stop

(available when playing videos and music).

Tip: You can print images saved in Photos

through a home network with a UPnP

compatible printer. Content sharing does not

have to be activated.

Copy media files

To copy or transfer media files from your device to

another compatible device, such as a UPnP

compatible PC, select a file in Photos and Options >

Move and copy > Copy to home network or

Move to home net.. Content sharing does not have

to be switched on.

To copy or transfer files from the other device to

your device, select a file in the other device and the

desired copying option from the options list.

Content sharing does not have to be switched on.

Home synchronisation

Synchronise media files

You can synchronise the media files in your mobile

device with those in your home devices. Make sure

that your mobile device is within range of your

home WLAN and the home network has been set up.

To set up home synchronisation, select Menu >

Applications > Home media, and Media sync,

and complete the wizard

To run the wizard later, in Home synchronisation

main view, select Options > Run wizard.

To manually synchronise content in your mobile

device with content in your home devices, select

Sync now.

Synchronisation settings

To change the synchronisation settings, select

Options > Synchronisation settings, and from

the following:

Synchronisation — Set automatic or manual

synchronisation.

Source devices — Select the source devices for

synchronisation.

Memory in use — View and select the memory

used.

Memory manager — To be informed when the

device is running out of memory, select Ask

when full.

Define incoming files

To define and manage lists for incoming media files,

select Menu > Applications > Home media and

Media sync > From home > Options > Open.

To define the kinds of files you want to transfer to

your device, select the files from the list.

To edit the transfer settings, select Options >

Edit and from the following:

List name — Enter a new name for the list.

Shrink images — Shrink images to save

memory.

Amount — Define the maximum number or

total size of the files.

Starting with — Define the download order.

From — Define the date of the oldest file you

want to download. Only available for images and

video clips.

Until — Define the date of the latest file you

want to download. Only available for images and

video clips.

For music files, you can also specify the genre, artist,

album, and song you want to download, and the

source device used for downloading.

To browse files in a specific category in your device,

select a file type and Options > Show files.

To create a predefined or customised list for

incoming files, select Options > New list.

To change the priority order of the lists, select

Options > Change priority. Select the list you

want to move andGrab. Move the list to the new

location, and select Drop.

Define outgoing files

To specify which types of files in your device to

synchronise with your home media devices and

how to synchronise them, select Menu >

Applications > Home media, and Media sync >

To home > Options > Open. Select the media

type, Options, corresponding settings, and from

the following:

Target devices — Select target devices to

synchronise with or disable synchronisation.

Keep on phone — Select Yes to keep the media

content in your device after synchronisation.

With images, you can also select whether to keep

the original or a scaled version of it in your

device. Selecting the original size consumes

more memory.

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