Re: Media Manager Plays Albums out of Order
Alvester2
Enthusiast - Level 1

I have the same issue wherein songs are played back in alphabetical order from an album rather than in the order they are on the album. I'm playing all the music back off of a an HP MediaSmart Windows Home Server with Windows Media Player 11 installed on the Windows Home Server.The WHS is hooked to a Linksys WRT600N via Ethernet. The WRT600N is in turn hooked to the FIOS Actiontec router via Ethernet.The Media Manager software is installed on the WHS.

(I'm still using the WRT600N because it has wirless N and Gigabit capabilities which the FIOS router does not. The WRT600N is essentially in switch mode with the wireless N and G still runnning on it.)

Not being able to play back the song titles in original album order is a drag but in all fairness to Fios' Media Manager I had this exact same issue  when playing back music to my DLNA compliant  Denon AVR 4308ci Home Theater Receiver from my Windows Home Server. This is why I gave Fios's Media Manager software a try in hopes of rectifying this issue.

Even though I'm bummed by MM's inability to play the songs in the correct order, I'm much more satisfied with it's responsiveness relative to that of my Denon receiver's. MM's interface is fairly snappy. (Browsing long lists using only the channel up and down buttons is a drag though.)

Does anybody know if this song order issue might be fixed in a future update from Verizon?

Also browsing through long album lists and song lists is tedious on the FIOS MM. I have over 1200 albums on my server. I wish there was a way to go directly to an album using the keypad on the FIOS remote.

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Re: MEDIA MANAGER LOCKS UP DVR WITH MP3 -- SOLVED
clickitysplit
Newbie

Hi Swirly,

I still run XP, and the UPnP server I was referring to was actually running on my D-Link DNS-321 NAS (Network Attached Storage) device.  My music library is physically located on the NAS, and the NAS drives are mapped in XP (in my case as X: and Y:).

I had to use simple elimination until, eventually, I switched off UPnP on the NAS, and then everything worked.

Not sure if Vista comes with any sort of UPnP media server package that might be enabled, or if you're running one you downloaded, or if "Discovery," which is enabled by default in Vista, monitors your network in a way that interferes with the DVR.  Here's a link that shows how to enable it from which you can figure out how to disable it:  http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/02/12/turn-on-and-enable-upnp-or-network-discovery-in-windows-vista/

I've run the FONZ FUN_PLUG on my NAS enabling access to its internal Linux-based OS.  It's my hope that Verizon will release a Linux version of VMM so I can move it to the NAS and stream to the DVR with my PC switched off!!!   Much less electricity that way.  The other alternative is to pony up for a D-Link DSM-520 wireless player, which will take the UPnP stream from the 321 and feed it directly into my AV receiver, thus bypassing Media Manager altogether.  But, those things are a couple hundred bucks.

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Media Manager
flabbergasted
Newbie

Ok so last time on I was trying to get Media Manager to play mpeg files on the TV and it kept timing out and and displaying the error operation timed out try again.

Well I converted one of the MPEG files to WMV format and guess what it plays on the TV. However no audio. So now I'm trying to figure out if it is the converter (I downloaded for free from NCH Software) or the Media Manager itself. Oddly/not so oddly enough the video plays just like the sample WMV video that is in Media Manager "not all that great jittery/jumpy" but viewable.

If any of this is helpful or anyone has any ideas? robotsurprised:

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Re: Media Manager Audio Playback Issues
VZ_Brian
Contributor - Level 2

The following steps should be used as a guide to resolve errors that may occur while using Verizon’s Media Manager to play audio files. 

 

  1. In Media Manager, verify that critical dependencies are met by clicking on Help>Dependency Checker Wizard. 
  2. Verify that you can play the sample file on both your PC and your TV.
  3. If you can play the sample file, but not your own, verify that you are playing a supported file type. 

 

If all of the above steps have been taken and you still experience video playback issues, please post here of contact Verizon Technical Support at (888) 553-1555.

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Music Audio Playback on TV with Media Manager
Smith439015
Newbie

I am able to view pictures however when music is selected no sound is heard through the TV.  Any suggestions?

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Re: Music Audio Playback on TV with Media Manager
Donald_Linbin
Contributor - Level 1

did you try the default audio files first, you might need to reset the router with the red reset button if the default files do not play, also try unplugging the box and plugging it back in.  If the default audio files work, then you might need to remake that sweet mp3 you are trying to play. 

Also check out a couple of on demand features in the free section to make sure the box is getting good signal from the router for the media manager.

If on demand works and you are able to see pictures you might want to stop any security software you are running.

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Re: Music Audio Playback on TV with Media Manager
Bob_Robertson
Specialist - Level 1

unless there is an error message accompanied with the issue... hard to say

here are some basics

reboot the PC, reboot the DVR, reboot and/or reset the router.... uninstall/re-install the media manager software

try again

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Re: Music Audio Playback on TV with Media Manager
seamus99
Newbie

I am having the same issue. I am to get Video's to play both sound and Video.  However the audio files show that they are playing but no sound.  Any idea's?

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Re: Media Manager No Sound
Serpo
Newbie

Was this issue ever solved? I am having the same problem. Just installed media manager on my laptop with Win XP pro. No firewall. I tried to play a song and it see the song, the progress bar but no sound at all.

At one point i had to unplug the DVR since it froze on me.

Anyone called the tech support?

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Re: Media Manager No Sound
Serpo
Newbie

Just to clarify my previous post. I was trying to play the songs which were on my laptop onto the TV.  see the song name, progress bar but no sound.

Any help much appreciated.

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