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## Using Syncplay
### Instructions on how to use Syncplay for the first time
1. Ensure that you have the latest version of MPC-HC on Windows or mplayer2 on Linux (see "Requirements", above).
2. Download Syncplay from https://github.com/Uriziel/syncplay/downloads and extract to a folder of your choosing.
3. If you are running your own server then open `syncplayServer` (see "How to use the server", below).
4. Open `syncplayClient` (or open the media file you wish to play with `syncplayClient`, e.g. using "Open with").
5. Enter configuration settings (see "Configuration window", below). Ensure that you are on the same server and room as your fellow viewers.
6. If you don't have the file you want to play open then open it from within your media player.
7. Playing, pausing and seeking should now be synchronised with everyone else in the same 'room'.
### Opening a media file with Syncplay
If you open a file with `syncplayClient` then it will automatically open Syncplay and load the file through MPC-HC on Windows and mplayer on Linux.
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* `r` - Revert last seek. Seeks to where you were before the most recent seek.
* `p` - Toggle play/pause.
### Instructions on how to use Syncplay for the first time
1. Ensure that you have the latest version of MPC-HC on Windows or mplayer2 on Linux.
2. Download Syncplay from https://github.com/Uriziel/syncplay/downloads and extract to a folder of your choosing.
3. If you are running your own server then open `syncplayServer` (see "How to use the server", below).
4. Open `syncplayClient` (or open the media file you wish to play with `syncplayClient`, e.g. using "Open with").
5. Enter configuration settings (see "Configuration window", above). Ensure that you are on the same server and room as your fellow viewers.
6. If you don't have the file you want to play open then open it from within your media player.
7. Playing, pausing and seeking should now be synchronised with everyone else in the same 'room'.
### Command-line switches
You can run `syncplayClient` with the following command-line switches to alter Syncplay settings or behaviour: