Display Dream Art Collection on a Fire TVs using VLC

Step 1) Plug in the Dreamscreens USB drive

1. Turn on the TV.

2. Insert the Dreamscreens USB into the TV’s USB port.

   • If you’re using a Fire TV Stick (instead of a Fire TV Edition TV), you may need an OTG adapter to connect a USB drive.

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Step 2) Install the VLC app (VLC for Fire)

1. From the Fire TV Home screen, go to Find (or the search icon).

2. Search for VLC.

3. Select VLC for Fire (VLC Media Player) and choose Download / Get.

   • VLC is commonly used on Fire TV for playing media files (including photos).

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Step 3) Open VLC and allow USB/storage access

1. Launch VLC.

2. If prompted, select Allow for storage/USB permissions.

   • If you accidentally denied permission:
     Settings → Applications → Manage Installed Applications → VLC → Permissions → enable Storage (wording can vary by Fire OS version).

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Step 4) Browse to the USB drive in VLC

1. In VLC, go to Browse (left menu).

2. Look for a location such as:

   • USB Drive / USB storage

   • External storage

   • A drive name (sometimes shown as a folder/device entry)

3. Open the USB drive, then open the folder that contains your Dream Art Collection images.

If you don’t see the USB drive:

• Unplug/replug the USB and wait ~10 seconds.

• Try a different USB port (if available).

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Step 5) Start the slideshow

VLC treats a group of images like a playlist and plays them in sequence as a slideshow.

1. Open the folder with the images.

2. Start playback by selecting the first image (or use Play if you see it).

3. VLC will advance through the images automatically (commonly ~10 seconds per image by default).

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Step 6) Loop the slideshow (so it keeps running)

1. While the slideshow is playing, open Playback controls (OK/Select on the remote usually brings up the on-screen controls).

2. Toggle Repeat / Loop until it shows repeating the playlist (loop icon).

   • This keeps the art cycling continuously.

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Optional: Change how long each image stays on screen

Depending on the VLC/Fire TV version, you may be able to change the image duration in VLC settings (on some platforms it’s under advanced preferences for image playback duration). If your Fire TV build doesn’t expose this setting, the slideshow will use VLC’s default timing (often ~10 seconds per image).

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Troubleshooting

USB drive doesn’t show up in VLC

• Confirm the USB is fully inserted.

• Try another port or a powered hub (some ports don’t supply enough power for certain drives).

• If you’re on a Fire TV Stick, make sure you’re using an OTG adapter and that Fire TV recognizes external storage.

VLC opens but won’t display some images

• All Dreamscreens images are standard JPG images. If you copied additional files onto the USB, unsupported types may not display.

VLC can’t access storage (permissions issue)

• Go to: Settings → Applications → Manage Installed Applications → VLC → Permissions → enable storage access.