Learn how to play files on digital media renderer devices on Sony Xperia Z Ultra. 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.
