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6 How To Use Your Pro Audio Streamers
Using the PS-PLAY or PS-AMP as a USB Playout System
One of the great features of the PS-PLAY and PS-AMP is that they can be
used to play directly from the USB stick plugged into them. This is really
useful if a local audio source is needed as a backup for an internet stream
or if you simply want to switch to a local playlist. The unit can play WMA,
MP3 and ogg vorbis files directly from the drive, as well as other streams.
1.
Connect the USB stick with a correctly formatted playlist file. There
are many free applications available on the internet which will create
a .m3u playlist file for you.
2.
In the data section there are 3 URL boxes. Choose any URL and type
file://x.m3u , where x should be replaced by the name of the playlist.
3.
Press Apply.
4.
If you chose URL1, the unit will play directly from USB. If you chose
URL3, the unit will attempt to play URL1 and URL2, before playing
URL3. Thus the USB can be used as a backup for if URL1 and URL2 fail.
5.
It is a useful idea to make a playlist of all the streams that are
intended to be used, store it on the USB stick and then set URL one to
read from the USB playlist. You can then cycle through the different
streams at your leisure with the remote control. URL2 can be set to
play another playlist, which contains local tracks as a backup.
