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manual
Your HTC Media Link
User guide
2 HTC Media Link
This user guide will help you get started with your
HTC Media Link. In this guide, we use the following
symbols to indicate important or useful information:
Notes Important information
Tips Safety precaution
For the complete user guide and other helpful
resources, check out the HTC support website at
www.htc.com/support.
Please also read the Safety and regulatory guide that’s
included in the box.
Contents
What’s in the box 3
Getting to know HTC Media Link 3
Turning on HTC Media Link 4
Using HTC Media Link as a hotspot for sharing media 6
Using your home network for sharing media 9
Controlling media playback from your phone 12
Changing HTC Media Link settings 13
Using the Media Link app 16
Factory resetting 17
Troubleshooting tips 18
Trademarks and copyrights 19
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What’s in the box
Here’s what you should find when you open the box:
HTC Media Link
Power adapter
microUSB cable
HDMI cable
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This user guide
Safety and regulatory
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Please use only the original accessories that came with
HTC Media Link. Always plug in the supplied power adapter
while using HTC Media Link. Power from a computer through
USB or other power sources may not work properly.
Getting to know HTC Media Link
Do you have a crowd squinting behind to watch that
cool video on your phone? Use HTC Media Link to show
it on your big screen TV. Share photos and music, too.
What’s more, you can also turn your phone into a remote
control to browse and play media from a Microsoft
Windows® 7 computer straight to your TV screen.
Before using HTC Media Link, make sure that you have:
a DLNA®-compatible HTC phone
an HDMI®-supported TV
a Windows 7 computer (if you want to stream media
from your computer to your TV)
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microUSB
connector
HDMI
connector
POWER
button
LED
indicator
Turning on HTC Media Link
1. Attach the power plug to the power adapter.
2 Plug the power adapter
into the USB connector
on the top side of your
HTC Media Link.
3. Plug in the power
adapter to an electrical
outlet.
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Connecting your TV to HTC Media Link
1. Plug the HDMI cable into the HDMI connector on the
top side of your HTC Media Link.
2. Connect the other end of the HDMI cable into your TV.
3. Press the POWER button on HTC Media Link.
4. On your TV, choose HDMI as input setting.
You’ll then see the HTC Media Link screen on your TV.
Checking the device status
The LED indicator shows:
Solid red light when HTC Media Link is on standby
mode.
Solid green light when HTC Media Link is providing a
hotspot or is connected to a home network.
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Flashing green light when HTC Media Link is trying to
connect to a home network.
Flashing red light when HTC Media Link is factory
resetting.
Using HTC Media Link as a hotspot for
sharing media
If you don’t have a home network, you can use
HTC Media Link as a hotspot for sharing media files to
your TV.
Using this setup, you can:
Share media from your phone to your TV.
Share media from your Windows 7 computer to
your TV.
While you can connect your phone and computer to the
hotspot provided by HTC Media Link, you can’t surf the
Internet using it.
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Connecting your phone to HTC Media Link hotspot
Connect your phone to HTC Media Link either through
your phone’s Wi-Fi settings or by downloading and using
the Media Link app. (To find out how to use the app, see
“Using the Media Link app”.)
1. Make sure that HTC Media Link is turned on.
2. From your phone’s Home screen, press MENU, and
then tap Settings.
3. Tap Wireless & networks, and then select the Wi-Fi
check box to turn Wi-Fi on. The phone then scans for
available wireless networks.
4. Tap Wi-Fi settings.
5. In the Wi-Fi networks section, select HTC Media Link.
Or, if you’ve renamed HTC Media Link, select the new
name instead.
6. When prompted for the password, enter
“1234567890”.
Or, if you’ve changed the default password, enter the
new password instead.
Once your phone is connected to the HTC Media Link
hotspot, the Wi-Fi icon appears in the status bar.
You can now begin sharing media files from your phone
to your TV.
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Sharing media from your phone to your TV
Make sure that your phone is wirelessly connected to the
HTC Media Link.
1. From your phone’s Home screen, tap , and then
tap Connected Media.
2. Locate the media that you want to share, and then
tap it.
3. On the dialog box that opens, tap HTC Media Link.
Your phone then shows the Controller screen and plays
the media on the TV screen. To find out more, see
“Controlling media playback from your phone”.
Connecting your computer to HTC Media Link hotspot
1. Make sure that HTC Media Link is turned on.
2. On your computer, view the available wireless
connections, and then select HTC Media Link.
Or, if you’ve renamed HTC Media Link, select the new
name instead.
3. When prompted for the password, enter
“1234567890”.
Or, if you’ve changed the default password, enter the
new password instead.
You can now begin sharing media files from your
computer to your TV.
Sharing media from your Windows 7 computer
to your TV
Easily stream media files from your Windows 7 computer
to your TV screen.
Make sure that your phone is wirelessly connected to the
HTC Media Link.
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1. Open Windows Media Player.
2. Locate the media file that you want to play.
3. Right-click the media file, and then select Play to >
HTC Media Link.
The Play to window opens, where you can play/pause
the media file, adjust its volume, and more.
Drag and drop other media files on the Play To window to
queue it for playing on your TV.
Using your home network for sharing media
If you have a home network, you can simply use it to
connect your TV (through HTC Media Link), your phone,
and your Windows 7 computer for sharing media files.
Using this setup, you’ll be able to:
Share media from your phone to your TV.
Wirelessly access media on a Windows 7 computer
right from your phone, and share them to your TV.
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Connecting HTC Media Link to your home network
Press and hold the POWER button on HTC Media Link
for around three seconds. HTC Media Link then scans for
available Wi-Fi networks. You’ll then see your connection
settings update on the bottom part of the TV screen.
If this is your first time to connect the device to your
home network, please open the configuration tool in
your web browser (see “Accessing the configuration tool
using a web browser“) and set up the connection (see
“Changing your Wi-Fi connection”).
Once you’ve set up the connection, you just need to
press and hold POWER on HTC Media Link whenever
you want to connect it to your home network.
Connecting your phone to your home network
Connect your phone to your home network either
through your phone’s Wi-Fi settings or by downloading
and using the Media Link app. (To find out about how to
use the app, see “Using the Media Link app”.)
1. From your phone’s Home screen, press MENU, and
then tap Settings.
2. Tap Wireless & networks, and then select the Wi-Fi
check box to turn Wi-Fi on. The phone then scans for
available wireless networks.
3. Tap Wi-Fi settings.
4. In the Wi-Fi networks section, select your home
network.
5. Enter the password when prompted.
Once your phone is connected to a wireless network,
the Wi-Fi icon appears in the status bar.
To find out how to play media to your TV, see “Sharing
media from your phone to your TV”.
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Connecting your computer to your home network
1. On your computer, view the available wireless
connections, and then select your home network.
2. Enter the password when prompted.
Using your phone to play media from your computer to
your TV
Make sure that your TV (through HTC Media Link), phone,
and Windows 7 computer are connected to your home
network.
1. From your computer’s Windows Media Player, click
Stream and enable the Automatically allow devices to
play my media option.
2. On your phone, open Gallery or Music.
3. Go to the Connected Media tab.
4. From the list of recognized devices, select your
computer.
5. Browse folders for shared media files.
6. Tap a media file to play it.
7. Once the media file plays on your phone, press MENU,
and then tap Select Player > HTC Media Link.
8. Tap OK to play the media file on your TV.
Your phone opens up the Controller screen and plays
the media on the TV screen. To find out more, see
“Controlling media playback from your phone”.
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Controlling media playback from your phone
When you’re playing media from your phone to your TV,
use the following controls on your phone’s Controller
screen to control the playback.
Controls To
Play the media on your TV.
Pause the music or video playback.
Play the previous photo or music track.
Play the next photo or music track.
Shuffle your music playlist.
Select a repeat mode for photos or music tracks.
Show available media that you can share.
View the media information such as the file name,
title, and duration.
Connect to another photo/video player on the
network.
Connect to another music player on the network.
/ Adjust the volume of the video or music you’re
playing on the other device.
Disconnect your phone from the other device.
Until you disconnect the phone from the other
device, other media that you open from the Gallery
or Music app are shared on the other device.
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While playing media to your TV, you can press BACK and do
other things on your phone. To return to the Controller screen,
slide open the Notifications panel, and then tap the device
you’re connected to.
Changing HTC Media Link settings
Use the HTC Media Link configuration tool to check or
change your connection options, as well as the hotspot’s
default network name and password, the TV display
resolution, and more.
Accessing the configuration tool using a web browser
Make sure that HTC Media Link is turned on. Your computer
must use the same connection settings as HTC Media Link.
1. From your computer, open a web browser.
2. On the browser’s address bar, enter the IP address and
the port number shown below your TV screen
(after http://).
For example, using the default IP address, you may
access the HTC Media Link configuration tool from:
http://192.168.1.100:8080
3. On the login screen, enter the password.
The default password is “1234567890”. Or, if you’ve
changed the password, enter the new password
instead.
Once you’re logged in, you can change the
HTC Media Link hotspot settings.
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Changing the default network name and password
While on the HTC Media Link configuration tool, under
the Security section, enter a new name and password
for the HTC Media Link hotspot connection. Save your
changes.
If you’re currently connected to the HTC Media Link
hotspot, you’ll have to reconnect when you rename the
network or change its password.
Changing the display and setup language
While on the HTC Media Link configuration tool, under
the Language section, choose from the Select your
Language drop-down list which language you’d like to
use on the HTC Media Link display and configuration
tool. Save your changes.
Changing the TV display resolution
While on the HTC Media Link configuration tool, under
the Video output section, choose from the HDMI drop-
down list which display resolution you’d like to use.
The options are Auto, 720p, or 480p (the last two are
recommended for older HDMI TV models). Save your
changes.
HTC Media Link will restart on your TV when you change
the display resolution. If you’re using your home network,
you may need to reconnect to your home network.
Changing your Wi-Fi connection
1. While on the HTC Media Link configuration tool, under
the Wi-Fi section, choose from the Wi-Fi Network
drop-down list which network connection you’d like to
use.
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2. When prompted, enter the network password.
Once connected to another network, you’ll see that the
Wi-Fi network name and IP address are updated on your
TV’s HTC Media Link display.
Since you’re now connected to a different network, your
current session on the HTC Media Link Configuration tool
will be lost. Simply update the IP address on your browser
to reopen the configuration tool.
Adding a new Wi-Fi connection
1. From the configuration tool’s Wi-Fi section, click Add
Wi-Fi Network.
2. On the window that opens, provide the security
information.
3. Click Done.
You can now change your connection to the newly
added Wi-Fi network.
Editing a Wi-Fi connection
1. From the Configuration tool’s Wi-Fi section, select the
Wi-Fi connection you want to edit.
2. Click .
3. On the window that opens, edit the security
information.
4. Click Done.
You can now change your connection to the newly
edited Wi-Fi network.
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Using the Media Link app
Connected or confused? Use the Media Link app to
easily connect and switch between the HTC Media Link
hotspot and your home network.
Downloading and installing the Media Link app
1. From your phone’s Home screen, tap , and then
tap HTC Hub.
2. Search for the Media Link app.
3. Tap the app to download and install it on your phone.
Connecting to a network using the Media Link app
1. Make sure that HTC Media Link is turned on.
2. From your phone’s Home screen, tap , and then
tap Media Link.
Your phone automatically connects to the network
that HTC Media Link currently uses.
3. To check the current network connection status,
tap .
4. To connect to the HTC Media Link hotspot directly,
tap .
5. If you want to select another network, press MENU >
Change current network, and then tap the network
you’d like to connect to from the list.
Accessing the configuration tool using the
Media Link app
1. From your phone, while on the Media Link app,
tap > HTC Media Link (or the network name you’ve
renamed it to).
The configuration tool opens.
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2. On the login screen, enter the password.
The default password is “1234567890”. If you’ve
changed the password, enter the new password
instead.
Once you’re logged in, you can change the HTC Media
Link hotspot settings. For more information, see
“Changing HTC Media Link settings”.
Factory resetting
Need to start over? Consider factory resetting your
HTC Media Link. It will delete all your saved network
connection data. It returns your device to the state it was
in before the first time you turned it on.
To do a factory reset, press and hold the POWER
button for around 15 seconds. During the process, your
TV screen will be blank and the LED indicator on the
device will show a flashing red light. Once completed,
HTC Media Link will restart on your TV and its LED
indicator will show a green light.
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Troubleshooting tips
If you ever have any problems using HTC Media Link,
here are some things you can do to set things right
again.
Still seeing a blank screen after connecting HTC Media
Link to your TV? Do the following:
Check if the LED indicator light on HTC Media Link
is green. If not, press the POWER button to switch
the device to active status.
Check if the HDMI cable is properly connected to
the device and to your TV.
Check if you have selected the correct HDMI input
as your TV’s input setting.
Can’t connect your phone to HTC Media Link? Check if
your phone has the correct data connection.
1. On the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap
Settings.
2. Tap Wireless & networks, and check if you have
selected the Wi-Fi check box.
3. Tap Wi-Fi settings, and check if you have selected
HTC Media Link.
Problem streaming a media file to your TV? Wait a few
seconds more. Bigger files take longer to buer.
Having an error? Turn o HTC Media Link by
unplugging it from the power adapter. Plug it in again
and press the POWER button to restart it.
Check for additional updates and useful tips on our
website: www.htc.com/support.
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Trademarks and copyrights
Copyright © 2010 HTC Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
The HTC logo, the HTC quietly brilliant logo, HTC Media
Link, and HTC Hub are trademarks and/or service marks
of HTC Corporation.
Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Media are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wireless Fidelity
Alliance, Inc.
DLNA is a registered trademark, DLNA disc logo is a
service mark, and DLNA Certified is a trademark of the
Digital Living Network Alliance.
All other company, product and service names
mentioned herein are trademarks, registered trademarks
or service marks of their respective owners.
HTC shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors
or omissions contained herein, nor for incidental or
consequential damages resulting from furnishing this
material. The information is provided “as is” without
warranty of any kind and is subject to change without
notice. HTC also reserves the right to revise the content
of this document at any time without prior notice.
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