Yahoo! Music Tutorials

Getting Started With the Yahoo! Music Jukebox

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What Is Network Music?

Network Music lets you stream tracks from your Yahoo! Music collection to your stereo or sound system using a network media player. With Network Music, you can play songs you have imported from CDs or purchased from Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Yahoo! Music Unlimited subscribers can also play subscription music. You can also use Network Music to access music on other PCs on your home network or other local network that are running the Yahoo! Music Jukebox.

To get started using Network Music you need:

  • The Yahoo! Music Jukebox running on your PC
  • A wireless or wired home network

If you want to stream music between networked PCs, each computer needs to run the Yahoo! Music Jukebox, with Network Music turned on.

If you want to stream music to a home sound system, you also need a compatible network media player.

 

Here’s How

  1. Launch the Yahoo! Music Jukebox and sign in. (Remind me how.)

  2. To access Network Music, click Network Music in the left navigation pane.

    Click Network Music.

    The Yahoo! Music Jukebox's center pane changes to display information about your Network Music configuration.

    The initial Network Music displayEnlarge

  3. If Network Music is turned off on your PC, select Preferences from the Edit menu.

  4. Select the Network Music option in the Preferences window.

  5. Select the Turn on Network Music option to enable Network Music on your PC.

    Select the Turn on Network Music option to enable Network Music.

  6. To let others on your home network view and/or stream music from your computer, select the Allow people on my local network to option, plus one of the choices from the pull-down menu.

    Choose the type of access your friends should have.

  7. In the Display my computer name as field, you can rename your computer to something that you and others on your network will easily recognize.

    Change your computer's name in the Display my computer name as field.

  8. Select options in the Sharing Options section to specify what part of your music collection to share with others. You can share your whole collection, or only specific playlists.

    Select options in the Sharing Options section to specify what part of your music collection to share with others.

    Tip: See the Sharing Playlists tutorial for information on ways to share your playlists outside of your local network.

  9. When you're done setting your Network Music preferences, click the Apply button, then the OK button.

    Other enabled computers on your network can now see and stream the music that you've shared.

    Other enabled computers on your network can see and stream your music.

 

What’s Next

Once Network Music is enabled, you can select your computer from the network media player and play playlists or songs to your stereo. You'll also be able to browse and play the music on other enabled PCs on your local network. Just click Network Music in the left navigation pane to see the rest of your network.

Click Network Music to see the rest of your network.

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Words to Know

  • CD: short for "compact disc", a small, portable medium for electronically recording, storing, and playing back audio, video, text, and other digital information.
  • Import: to copy music from an external source, such as a CD or your computer’s hard drive, into My Music.
  • Playlist: a list of songs that you assemble and organize. Use playlists to program your listening, as well as to copy files to portable devices or to burn your own CDs.
  • Stream: to play music from a server (for example, over the Internet) rather than from source files on your computer or from a CD.
  • Subscription music: songs added to My Music from the Yahoo! Music Unlimited library. You have access to this music as long as your subscription is current.