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ANDROID (MTP) DEvICE OPERATION

Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) is a stan dard developed for connec ting media (music)
devices over USB. It has been adop ted on a number of platforms i ncluding Android.
FUSION currently suppor ts a range of smartphon es utilising MTP.
Refer to www.fusionelectronics.com for the latest l ist of support devices .
CONNECTI NG A MTP Device
Connect a FUSION UNI-Dock (MS -UNIDOCK) to gain the benefit s of integrated housing
and charging for your MTP device . Alternatively your devic e USB cable can be used to
connect to the MS-RA2 05.
LISTENING TO A MTP D EvICE
Press ‘Source’ button and cy cle to MTP. Playback will star t automatically. Only avail able
if a MTP device is connected.
INITIAL SONG TITLE LOADING F ROM MTP DEVICES
Following connection to the USB c onnector, the MS-RA20 5 will download the full
list of song names from the devi ce to create a song title index. Thi s process must be
completed before music playb ack can begin. For devices w ith large music collectio ns
this may take several minutes. T he song count will be display ed during this process.
Other sources can be selecte d while this process is under way. The file name downl oad
and indexing will continue as a backgr ound task.
Note: Your entire music collection may not be a vailable for playbac k. Only audio tracks
stored in MP3 or M4A format a re indexed.
MUSIC FOLDER STRUCTURE
FUSION recommends that folder s contain no more than 300 file s each. Exceeding this
limitation may cause the phone to be come unresponsive and the F USION Stereo to
reset the USB link to the phone. Music fil es must be located in a folder usin g one of the
following names. The folde r must be located in the root dire ctory of your device.
My Music
My_Music
mobile
Music
SD cards may be used on devices th at support them. Songs m ay be copied to both the
phone’s internal memory and the exte rnal memory. The rule s regarding folder naming
apply to both memory type s.
MTP DEvICE NAvIGATION
Press the ‘Menu’ button to enter the MT P menu. Songs stored in MP3 a nd M4A format
(see note below) can be played on th e FUSION Stereo. The FUSIO N Stereo will display
your music collection in grouping s of Songs, Albums and Ar tists allowing you to br owse
in these categories. In addit ion to the above groupings your mus ic collection can be
browsed according to the folder s tructure on your device . The root folder for each
storage memory on your de vice memory will be disp layed in the Settings menu , for
example; PHONE, CARD, etc. Stora ge card locations on phone s are also supported.
Note: Different operating s ystems and phones provid e varying levels o f support for
MTP. Please refer to www.fusio nelectronics.com for d evice compatibility info rmation.