USB function, Safe USB Removal, CD ripping

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Advanced Functions

uSB function

Playing Media Files using the USB Host Feature

You can enjoy media fi les such as pictures, movies and music saved on an MP3 player, USB memory stick or digital camera in high quality video with 5.1 channel sound by connecting the storage device to the USB port of the product.

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1.Connect the USB device to the USB port on the front panel of the product.

2.Press the FUNCTION button to select USB.

~USB appears on the display screen and then disappears.

3.Press the _+ buttons to select Videos, Music or Photo.

-Select a fi le to play.

Safe USB Removal

To prevent damage to the memory stored in the USB device, perform safe removal before disconnecting the USB cable.

~Press the YELLOW(C) button.

- REMOVE will appear on the display.

~Remove the USB cable.

✎NOTE

`To listen to your music fi les with 5.1 channel sound, you must set the Dolby Pro Logic II mode to Matrix. (See page 33)

`Remove the USB cable from the USB port slowly. Otherwise, it may cause damage to the USB port.

CD ripping

Converts audio sound of the CD into a MP3 fi le format before sending to a USB storage device.

1.	Connect the USB device to your product.
2.	Insert the audio CD into the CD tray.	CD RIPPING
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	Press the CD RIPPING button. C	D

~ To start ripping the current track, press the CD RIPPING button onAUDIO UPSCALE

the remote control while the system

is playing a track or stopped temporarily.

~To rip the entire CD, press and hold the CD RIPPING button on the remote control. -"FULL CD RIPPING" appears on the display and ripping starts.

4.Press the STOP (@) button to stop ripping.

~When the CD ripping is done, a directory named "RIPPING" will be created in the USB device and the ripped fi le will be saved in a format of "SAM-XXXX”.MP3".

✎NOTE

`Do not disconnect the USB connection or the power cable during the CD ripping. Otherwise, it may cause damage to the data. To stop CD ripping, press the STOP button and disconnect the USB device after the system stops playing the CD completely.

`If you disconnect the USB connection during the CD ripping, the system will turn off and you will not be able to delete the ripped fi le.

`If you connect the USB device to the system while it is playing a CD, the system stops temporarily and will play again.

`DTS-CDs cannot be ripped.

`If the ripping duration is less than 5 seconds, a ripping fi le may not be created.

`CD ripping works only if the USB device or the HDD is formatted in the FAT fi le system. (The NTFS fi le system is not supported.)

For a list of compliant devices, refer to the specifi cation of the USB host.

`The ripping is performed at a normal speed of x3. The ripping time may be longer with some USB devices.

`While the system is ripping a CD, the audio sound will not be output.

`Do not put touch or move the system while it is ripping a CD.

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