APPENDIX
Using USB Drives
The Mason is primarily designed to play files located on network servers, but it
can also play files from locally connected USB drives. This is ideal for situations
where you need a
ʻ
standalone
ʼ
player.
You can connect external USB hard drives or flash drives to the Mason
ʼ
s USB
ports.
The drive must be formatted in Windows format (MS-DOS/FAT32). If you are us-
ing a Mac, you can check the format by connecting it to your Mac, selecting the
USB drive
ʼ
s icon and choosing
ʻ
Get Info
ʼ
from the File menu. If it is not in MS-
DOS format, use the Apple Disk Utility tool to reformat it.
We recommend using USB drives which have their own power sup-
plies, rather than drives which draw their power from the USB port.
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