USB CONNECTIONS
Minimum PC Requirements
You can connect the MP-C945 to a computer with the USB 2.0 cable provided to transfer files to your player or to charge its battery. The minimum requirements listed below will allow you to perform basic file management functions; advanced features will require a faster PC and Windows configuration.
•MS Windows 98SE (Service Pack 1) or ME [USB-MSC];
MS Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 or above) with Windows Media Player 9 [USB-MSC]; MS Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or above) with Windows Media Player 10 [USB-MTP]
•Pentium 166 MMX processor
•96MB RAM
•50MB of available hard drive space
•Internet connection
•MS Internet Explorer 5.5
•Video Display card
•Sound card
•USB 1.0 port (a USB 2.0 port will enable file transfers up to 40 times faster)
USB Mode Auto-Detection (MSC/MTP)
The MP-C945 comes equipped with a dual-mode USB 2.0 port. Your player will auto-detect the type of computer system that it is connected to and will automatically switch to either USB-Mass Storage Class (USB-MSC)mode or USB-Media Transfer Protocol (USB-MTP)mode. Both USB modes allow for simple, high-speed transfers of files between your player and a computer, and allow you to use your computer’s operating system to view, manage, and transfer files to your player from your computer
There are, however, a few differences to take note of.
Simple plug-and-play support for all major | Simple plug-and-play support for Microsoft |
operating systems (Microsoft Windows | Windows XP with Service Pack 1 and Win- |
98SE/ME/2000, Macintosh OS X, Linux) | dows Media Player 10 (or newer) |
Supports Windows Media DRM 9 | Supports Windows Media DRM 9 (WMDRM9) |
| Supports Windows Media DRM 10 (WM- |
| DRM10) -- requires Windows XP and Win- |
| dows Media Player 10 or newer |
-- | Windows Media Playlist support |
USB 2.0 high-speed file transfers | USB 2.0 high-speed file transfers |
Database rebuild required after each USB | Database rebuild not required |
connection | |