Philips MCD289 user manual External Sources, Using a USB mass storage device, Supported formats

External Sources

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Using a USB mass storage device

By connecting a USB mass storage device to the Hi-Fi system, you can enjoy the device's stored music through the powerful speakers of Hi-Fi system.

Playing a USB mass storage device Compatible USB mass storage devices

With the Hi-Fi system, you can use:

–USB flash memory (USB 2.0 or USB1.1)

–USB flash players (USB 2.0 or USB1.1)

–memory cards (requires an additional card reader to work with this Hi-Fi system)

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 this Hi-Fi system).

Supported formats:

–USB or memory file format FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 (sector size: 512 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/ folders: maximum 99

–Number of tracks/titles: maximum 999

–ID3 tag v2.0 or later

–File name in Unicode UTF8 (maximum length: 128 bytes)

The system will not play or support the following:

–Empty albums

–Non-supported file formats are skipped.

–AAC, WAV, PCM audio files

–DRM protected WMA files

–WMA files in Lossless format

How to organize your MP3/WMA files on the USB mass storage device

This Hi-Fi system will browse the MP3/WMA files in the folders/sub-folders/titles order.

Organize your MP3/WMA files in different folders or subfolders as required.

Notes:

–If you have not organized MP3/WMA files into any albums on your disc, an album "00" will be automatically assigned for all those files.

–Make sure that the file names of MP3 files end with .mp3. and the file names of WMA files end with .wma.

–For DRM protected WMA files, use Windows Media Player 10 (or later) for conversion.Visit www.microsoft.com for details about Windows Media Player and WM DRM (Windows Media Digital Rights Management).

1 Check the USB device has been properly connected. (See Installation: Connecting an additional appliance).

2Press SOURCE once or more to select USB (or USB on the remote control).

-NO AUDIO appears if no audio file is found in the USB device.

3Play the USB's audio files as you do with the albums/tracks on a CD (See Disc Operations).

Notes:

–For compatibility reasons, the album/track

information may differ from what it is displayed through flash players' music management software.

–File names or ID3 tags will be displayed as --- if they are not in English.

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