IRiver iHP-140, Instruction Manual

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Open Windows Explorer and
select the iHP drive.
Connect the player to the host PC.
(Refer to “Connecting the iHP to the
Host PC”, page 10)
Right click on the iHP. Select “DB File update” to
activate DB File update.
TO UPDATE DB
If you are adding songs to the iHP and not deleting any files, you can save
time by adding the files to the DB instead of updating the entire DB file.
After activating the explorer on
the PC, select iHP driver.
Connect the player to the host PC.
(Refer to “Connecting the iHP to
the Host PC”, page 10)
Select “Add Music(s) to DB” to
activate this function.
ID3 Tag information of the
selected files are added to DB. In
case DB file is not, new DB file
(iRivNavi.iDB) is created.
TO ADD DB
After disconnecting the player
from the host PC, you can
search the added music by using
ID3 Tag. (Refer to
“Disconnecting the player from
the Host PC”, page 13.)
Click “OK”.
After disconnecting the player
from the host PC, you can use
the Navigation function to
search for songs using ID3 Tag
information. (Refer to
“Disconnecting the player from
the Host PC”, page 13.)
Click the right button of mouse
after selecting MP3 files or
Folders to add to DB.
The DB is a DataBase of the songs on your iHP player. It indexes all the
Artist, Album, Genre, and Title information as found in the ID tags of your
MP3 files. It is important to perform the steps below after loading the iHP
player for the first time. This can also be used to re-create the DB file if it is
damaged or accidentally deleted. Any time songs are deleted from the player,
the DB must be updated to keep the Artist, Album, Genre, and Title lists
accurate. When new songs are added the DB must be updated or the songs
must be added to the DB using the instructions on the following page.
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The DB update will take from three
to five minutes depending on the
number of songs loaded on the iHP.