HANDLING DISCS AND OTHER MEDIA

WRITING MANAGEMENT DATA TO A USB STORAGE DEVICE

When this unit is used with a USB storage device to play music, various management data files are created within the storage device. The management data are of the following three types, and stored within the hidden directory named “PIONEER” (in HFS+ format, named “.PIONEER”). Note that if these data folders and their files are deleted, cue and other information created by the unit will be deleted.

CUE folder

Cue data files are created whenever cue point memory is used with tracks on the USB storage device. Approximately 200 bytes of space are required for each cue point.

PLAYLIST folder

Playlist data files are created whenever a playlist is created for tracks on a USB storage device. Approximately 100 Kbytes are required for each playlist.

LIBRARY folder

This folder is created whenever the UTILITY screen is used to make

amusic library. Storage space required per track ranges from several hundred bytes to about 1 Kbyte.

Connecting a USB storage device

By connecting a USB memory or other USB storage device, the music files on the storage device will be read into this unit.

1Connect the device to the USB1 or USB2 port.

2Confirm that the indicator lights red.

Confirm on the front panel that the indicator for the port used has changed from not lighted to lighted red.

USB2 port

USB storage device

CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING USB STORAGE DEVICES

Indicator contents

Displays the connection status for the USB storage device.

Not lighted

Device not connected

Lighted steadily

Device is detected

Flashing (two stages) The STOP button has been pressed and device is being dismounted.

If the STOP button is released while the indicator is flashing slowly, the dismount will be canceled.

•The communication status between this unit and the USB

storage device can be confirmed by viewing the storage device’s status lamp.

USB1 port

USB storage device

MEMO

•USB storage devices supported by this unit are of the class of USB mass storage devices including external hard discs, portable flash memory devices, and digital audio player. However, optical disc devices such as external DVD/CD drives cannot be used.

•When connecting a USB storage device containing a large number of folders and files, some time may be required to read in the device contents.

•When a connected USB storage device contains multiple partitions, only the initial partition can be used.

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