Learn how to play files on digital media renderer device on Sony Xperia Z1. Using DLNA technology, you can push media content saved on your device to another device connected to the same Wi-Fi network. The other device must be able to function as a Digital Media Renderer (DMR) device, which means that it can render, or play, content received from your device. A DMR device can be, for example, a TV with DLNA function, or a PC running Windows 7 or higher.
Note: The settings for enabling the Digital Media Renderer may vary depending on the device used. Refer to the user guide for the respective device for more detailed information.
Note: Content with Digital Rights Management (DRM) cannot be played on a Digital Media Renderer device using DLNA technology.
To view photos or videos from your device on a DMR device
- Make sure that you have correctly set up the DMR device and that it is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your device.
- From your Home screen, tap Apps icon.
- Find and tap Album.
- Browse to and open the file that you want to view.
- Tap the screen to display the toolbars, then tap Throw icon and select a DMR device to share your content with. The selected files start playing in chronological order on the device that you select.
- To disconnect from the DMR device, tap Throw icon and select your device. The file stops playing on the DMR device but continues playing on your device.
Note: You can also share a video from the Movies application on your device by tapping the video and then tapping Throw icon.
To play a music track from your device on a DMR device
- Make sure that you have correctly set up the DMR device and that it is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your device.
- From your Home screen, tap Apps icon, then find and tap WALKMAN.
- Select a music category and browse to the track that you want to share, then tap the track.
- Tap Throw icon and select a DMR device to share your content with. The track plays automatically on the device that you select.
- To disconnect from the DMR device, tap Throw icon and select your device. The track stops playing on the DMR device but continues playing on your device.
