RCA M4004, M4018, M4008, MC4018, MC4008, MC4004 Transferring files via Windows Explorer Drag-and-Drop

Transferring files to the player

Transferring files via Windows Explorer (Drag-and-Drop)

In Windows® XP (with Windows Media Player 10 installed)

In Windows® XP and when Windows Media Player 10 is installed, the player is connected to the computer in MTP mode. In the Windows Explorer, when the player is opened, the “Data” and “Media” views will be displayed for the player.

The Data folder is used to manage data content on the player, such as text files. The Media folder is used to manage media content supported by the player for playback, such as mp3 and wma.

You can copy files to the player through Windows Explorer (drag-and-drop). Picture files should be copied to the “Media” folder for viewing while video files cannot be dragged and copied to the “Media” folder directly. The video files must be converted and transferred via RCA Video Converter for playback (refer to page 19). Alternatively, you can transfer the converted video files to the "Data" folder via the Windows Explorer (drag-and-drop).

You can copy files to / delete files from the player through Windows Explorer (drag-and- drop), but you cannot open or edit the files directly from the player. If you want to edit the files, you will need to copy the files from the player to another location (drive) in the system.

In Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP (without Windows Media Player 10 or above installed)

If Windows Media Player 10 or above is not installed in Windows® XP, or your computer is running Windows® 2000, the player is connected to the computer in MSC mode. You can transfer files via the Windows Explorer (drag-and-drop).

From Windows Explorer, highlight all the files/folders you want to transfer to your player and drag them to the drive letter that is associated with it.

Picture files should be copied to the root directory for viewing while video files can not be dragged and copied to the player directly. The video files must be converted and transferred to the player via RCA Video Converter for playback (refer to page 19). Alternatively, you can transfer the coverted video files to the root directory.

In Windows® XP or Windows VistaTM (with Windows Media Player 11 or above installed)

If your computer has installed Windows Media Player 11, “Internal Storage” shows instead of the folders mentioned above. Copy files inside “Internal Storage”.

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Note: Windows® XP requires Service Pack 1 or higher. Caution: Secure music download files must be transferred to your player through one of the provided Jukebox software packages or any applications recommended by the online music download service. Please visit the online music download service’s website where you purchased your content from for more details on transferring secure music to your player.

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