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10.1
Play or record to USB mass storage device
You can playback music from a USB device on Center.You can also transfer the music library to a
USB
mass storage device
, so that you can carry your favorite music with you wherever you go.
10.1.1 About USB device
Compatible USB mass storage devices:
The following devices can be used on Center:
• USB flash memory devices (USB 2.0 or USB1.1)
• USB flash devices (USB 2.0 or USB1.1)
Supported formats:
• USB or memory file format FAT12, FAT16,
• FAT32 (sector size: 512 - 65,536 bytes)
• MP3 bit rate (data rate): 32-320 Kbps and variable bit rate
• WMA v9 or earlier versions
• AAC (AAC-LC audio up to L3 in
• MPEG-4/.m4a files.)
• Directory nesting up to a maximum of 8 levels
• Number of tracks/titles: maximum 9999
• File name in Unicode UTF8 (maximum length: 256 bytes)
Center will not play or support the following:
• Empty albums that do not contain any MP3/WMA files and hence will not be displayed.
• Unsupported formats are skipped (e.g. files with .doc extension are ignored).
• WAV, PCM audio files
• DRM protected WMA files
• WMA files in lossless format
Important!
• In some USB flash players (memory) devices, the stored content is recorded using copyright
protection technology. Such protected contents cannot be played on any other devices (such
as the Center).
• Protected (DRM) WMA files cannot be played due to copyright issues.
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