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- Because you do not want to keep the data in the file within the app, if the file does not exist in the location you last opened, you can not play. If you want to play the file on the server or NAS, you need to be logged in as a network drive on your desktop in advance.

- Since the YouTube video, Dailymotion video is not stored locally, an Internet connection is required for viewing.

- The following functions can be assigned to the [recently opened files] It is up to 1,000. If you exceed the 1,000, we will disappear from the oldest one.

Playing a DVD-VIDEO

You can not play automatically due to limitations of the Windows Store app, you just put the DVD. You may also playback is interrupted when switching file to play.

The following procedure, please select a video file on the DVD.

1. Insert the DVD into the drive you want to play.

2. Start the app. If already started, please go to the top scene.

3. From app bar, tap the [Open the folder].

4. Folder selection screen appears, enter in the drive you put the DVD into the "VIDEO_TS" folder, and then tap [Open the folder].

※ If you can not open the drive into which you have inserted your DVD, please make sure you can access from the desktop.

5. Files in the folder so that list, tap the file that appears.

6. They are played back in order from the video is tapped.

Playing a DVD-VIDEO from ISO file

Due to limitations in the Windows Store app, you will not be able to mount the ISO file from the app.

Before you start the application, from the desktop, please mount the ISO file you want to play.

When you mount, the following procedure, please select a video file on the DVD mounted.

1. Insert the DVD into the drive you want to play.

2. Start the app. If already started, please go to the top scene.

3. From app bar, tap the [Open the folder].

4. Folder selection screen appears, enter in the drive you put the DVD into the "VIDEO_TS" folder, and then tap [Open the folder].

※ If you can not open the drive into which you have inserted your DVD, please make sure you can access from the desktop.

5. Files in the folder so that list, tap the file that appears.

6. They are played back in order from the video is tapped.

Checking and changing the playlist

By the playing of music and video, tap the app bar the [Playlist], playlist can be displayed.

"♪" mark is displayed in the file being played.

You can change playback order by drag and drop.

Playing the files on the server and NAS

Due to limitations in the Windows Store apps, building a network can not be from the app.

From the desktop, please perform "Map Network Drive". Reference

Because they are not stored locally, if the network environment has changed, please login and allocation of network drive again.

Playing the files on the other apps (ex. Dropbpx, SkyDrive)

You can from the application corresponding to the file picker features such as SkyDrive, to play to receive the file.

Management and downloading the files are depended on the application of the other party. So, the files won't be registered to [Recently used] or they will be disabled suddenly.

Select a video file you want to play by The following steps.

1. Start the app. If already started, please go to the top scene.

2. From app bar, tap the [Open the file(s)].

3. Folder selection screen appears, select the application where the file is saved.

※ If you are required to login, please follow the instructions on the application.

4. Select the file you want to play, please tap [Open the file(s)].

5. The selected file will be played.

Play the file from the desktop (Registering to the "Open With")

You can register to "Open With", by double-clicking on the file from the desktop, you will be able to play in this application. Reference

※ There are many powerful player apps on Desktop application. I recommend that you try in "Open With" in the right-click menu.

In order to be able to access the folders and files, only the first time, please do the following.

1. Register to "Open With", and then double-click the file. Alternatively, you can select this app from "Open With" right-click the file.

2. The screen to select the drive that is stored in the file is displayed, select the folder directly under the drive.

3. Files in the folder so that list, and then tap the file you want to play.

4. File that is tapped will play.

Changing the themes (background color and text color)

You can change the theme of the application (background color and text color).

1. Start the app.

2. Tap [Settings] from [Charm].

3. Tap the menu of [General Settings].

4. Modify the configuration of [Use Light theme]. The changes are applied from the application at the next boot.

Playing video and music in the background

You can play music and videos in the background. If it's disabled, video and music is paused in the background.

※ Dailymotion video and YouTube video can not play background.

1. Start the app.

2. Tap [Settings] from [Charm].

3. Tap the menu of [General Settings].

4.Enable [Playing local medias in background]. The changes are applied from the file you want to play next.

Playing video and music by random

Tap [Shuffle] on the app bar.

Playing video and music by renderer compatible devices that are connected to a network

※ Dailymotion video and YouTube video can not play by streaming.

1. Open the file you want to play streaming

2. Tap [Device] of [charm] during playback.

3. Menu that appears, and then tap the device you want to play.

4. Streaming playback will start.You can operation file from the PC. If you want to stop the playback, please close this application.

Opening the page that you are viewing in other browser

1. Show the address field of the browser.

2. Change the "http://" or "https://" to "smp://", and then press the "return" key of keyboard.

3. Application is started, and the page is displayed.

Zooming the playing video

If the touch panel corresponding to the multi-tap, you can zoom the video by pinch in and pinch out.

You can zoom the video by rolling back the mouse wheel.

※ You can not operate the video of Dailymotion and YouTube.

To return to the original size, please tap the [Full Screen].

Other information

Extension of the file to open from this application are as follows. Some codecs, you may not be able to play extension even if the support.

Due to limitations of the Windows Store app, you can not add the codec.

.3g2, .3gp2, .3gp , .3gpp, .m4a, .m4v, .mp4v, .mp4, .mov, .m2ts, .asf, .wm, .wmv, .wma, .aac, .adt, .adts, .mp3, .wav, .avi, .ac3, .ec3, .mpg, .divx, .m2t, .mod, .mp2, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpv2, .mts, .tod, .ts, .tts, .xvid, .m3u, .mpa, .vob