Philips MCM309R-37 - Manual (Page 22)

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Using a USB mass storage device
By connecting a USB mass storage device to the
Hi-Fi system, you can enjoy the device's stored
music through the powerful speakers of Hi-Fi
system.
Playing a USB mass storage device
Compatible USB mass storage devices
With the Hi-Fi system, you can use:
– USB flash memory (USB 2.0 or USB1.1)
– USB flash players (USB 2.0 or USB1.1)
– memory cards (requires an additional card
reader to work with this Hi-Fi system)
Note:
– In some USB flash players (or memory devices),
the stored contents are recorded using copyright
protection technology. Such protected contents will
be unplayable on any other devices (such as this
Hi-Fi system).
– Compatibility of the USB connection on this
micro system:
a) This micro system supports most USB Mass
storage devices (MSD) that are compliant to the
USB MSD standards.
i) Most common Mass storage class devices are
flash drives, memory sticks, jump drives and etc.
ii) If you see a "Disc Drive" show up on your
computer after you plugged the mass storage
device into your computer, most likely it is MSD
compliant and it will work with this micro
system.
b) If your Mass storage device required a battery/
power source. Please make sure you have a fresh
battery in it or charge the USB device first and
then plug it into the micro system again.
– Supported Music type:
a) This device only supports unprotected music
with the following file extension:
.mp3
.wma
b) Music bought from on-line music stores are not
supported because they are secured by Digital
Rights Management protection (DRM).
c) File name extensions that end with the
following are not supported:
.wav; .m4a; .m4p; mp4; .aac and etc.
– No Direct connection can be made from
Computer USB port to the micro system even you
have either or both mp3 or wma files in your
computer.
Supported formats:
– USB or memory file format FAT12, FAT16,
FAT32 (sector size: 512 bytes)
– MP3 bit rate (data rate): 32-320 Kbps and
variable bit rate
– WMA v9 or earlier
– Directory nesting up to a maximum of 8
levels
– Number of albums/ folders: maximum 99
– Number of tracks/titles: maximum 500
– ID3 tag v2.0 or later
– File name in Unicode UTF8 (maximum length:
128 bytes)
The system will not play or support the
following:
– Empty albums: an empty album is an album
that does not contain MP3/WMA files, and
will not be shown in the display.
– Non-supported file formats are skipped. This
means that e.g.: Word documents .doc or
MP3 files with extension .dlf are ignored and
will not be played.
– AAC, WAV, PCM audio files
– DRM protected WMA files
– WMA files in Lossless format
How to transfer music files from PC to a
USB mass storage device
By dragging and dropping music files, you can
easily transfer your favorite music from PC to a
USB mass storage device.
For the flash player, you can also use its music
management software for the music transfer.
However, those WMA files may be
unplayable for compatibility reasons.
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