COBY electronic MP-C951 instruction manual USB Connections, USB-MSC versus USB-MTP

USB CONNECTIONS

USB-MSC versus USB-MTP

The MP-C951 comes equipped with two types of USB ports: USB-Mass Storage Class (USB- MSC) and USB-Media Transfer Protocol (USB-MTP). Both USB connections allow for simple, high-speed transfers of files between your player and a computer, and allow you to use your com- puter’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.

USB MSC

USB MTP

Simple plug-and-play support for all major	Simple plug-and-play support for most ver-
operating systems (Microsoft Windows 98SE	sions of Microsoft Windows
and newer, Macintosh OS X, Linux)
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
Draws power and charges the battery	Draws power to run the player, only
USB 2.0 high-speed file transfers	USB 2.0 high-speed file transfers

Note that you MUST use the USB MTP port in conjunction with Windows XP and Windows Media Player 10 to transfer and synchronize encrypted WMDRM10 files. Most online music stores and subscription services use WMDRM10 files*. Please refer to the documentation of either Microsoft or the store from which you purchased your music for details.

Content owners use Windows Media digital rights management technology (WMDRM) to protect their intellectual property, including copyrights. This device uses WMDRM software to access WMDRM-protected content. If the WMDRM software fails to protect the content, content owners may ask Microsoft to revoke the software’s ability to use WMDRM to play or copy protected content. Revocation does not affect unprotected content. When you download licenses for protected content, you agree that Microsoft may include a revocation list with the licenses. Content owners may require you to up- grade WMDRM to access their content. If you decline an upgrade, you will not be able to access content that requires the upgrade.

*A few examples of online music stores that support WMDRM10 are:

•AOL Music Now

•Napster To Go

•F.Y.E. Download Center

•URGE

•Virgin Digital

•Y! Music (Yahoo! Music)

Music purchased and downloaded from the iTunes music store are AAC files encrypted with Apple Fairplay DRM. The MP-C951 does not support AAC file playback. Please use only MP3, WMA, OGG, or WAV music files with your player.

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