Philips AZ1845 user manual Using USB connectivity, Supported formats

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MP3/WMA/CD Player

USB Connection

CD Ripping

This function enables you to record music to a connected USB device from the CD sound source without interrupting your enjoyment of the music.

1Insert a USB device with sufficient free space

to the set’s USB port marked .

2Select the CD source and then load a CD onto the set.

3Select a track where ripping will start.

4Press USB REC to start ripping.

“ONE” appears and •REC flashes.

In the CD mode, to record all tracks starting from the one you selected, press USB REC again.

“ALL” appears and •REC ALL flashes.

5At any moment, simply press 9 to stop rip- ping.

To delete a track from your USB device

1Adjust the source selector to CD/USB

2Press CD/USB once or more to enter the USB mode

3Plug in the USB device.

4(In the STOP position) Press ∞ or § to select the track to be deleted.

5Press and hold 9 on the system for more than 2 seconds.

“DEL” starts flashing on the display panel.

6 Press 9 to confirm the deletion.

Using USB connectivity

AZ1845 is fitted with a USB port in the front panel, offering a plug and play feature which allows you to play, from your AZ1845, digital music and spoken contents stored on a USB mass storage device.

Using a USB mass storage device, you can also enjoy all the features offered by AZ1845 which are explained and instructed in the sec- tions of disc operation.

Compatible USB mass storage devices With the AZ1845, you can use

USB flash memory (USB 2.0 or USB 1.1)

USB flash player (USB 2.0 or USB 1.1)

USB device which requires driver installation under Windows XP is not supported.

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 AZ1845 device).

Supported formats:

USB or memory file format FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 (sector size: 512 - 65,536 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: maximum 99

Number of tracks: maximum 999

ID3 tag v2.0 or later

File name in Uicode UTF8 (maximum length: 128 bytes

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Contents CD Soundmachine R20 UM-1 D-CELLS TRK Supplied Accessories English ControlsTop/front panels See Back/bottom panel SeeGeneral operation Power Supply General OperationPower Supply Tuner MP3/WMA/CD Player Radio receptionAbout MP3 Playing a discSelecting a different track Finding a passage within a trackProgramming track numbers Different play modes Repeat and Shuffle See 5Using USB connectivity Supported formatsPlaying a USB mass storage device USB ConnectionSystem will not play or support the following Maintenance & Safety See CD player and CD handling Safety informationImproper operation TroubleshootingInvalidate the guarantee Specifications Listen for reasonable periods of time Listen at a moderate volumeTo establish a safe volume level

AZ1845 specifications

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