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Precautions on using the recorder connected
to a PC
• When you are downloading a fi le from
the recorder or uploading a fi le to the
recorder, do not remove the USB cable
even if the screen is indicating you can.
Data is still being transferred while the
recording indicator light is blinking.
When removing the USB cable, be sure
to follow the description in
☞
P.68. If the
USB cable is removed before the drive is
stopped, data may not be successfully
transferred.
• On a PC, do not format the drive of the
recorder. Initialization is not successfully
achieved on a PC. For initialization, follow
the instructions in [
Format
] screen of the
recorder (
☞
P.63).
• Folder (directory) names appeared by
fi le management tools such as Explorer
in Microsoft Windows and Finder in
Macintosh are diff erent from the folder
names that can be set with the recorder.
• If folders or fi les stored on the recorder
are moved or renamed using a fi le
management tool in Windows or
Macintosh, the order of fi les may
be changed or fi les may become
unrecognizable.
• Data can be written or uploaded to the
recorder even though the attribute of the
recorder drive is shown as Read-only by
the operating system of the PC.
• As the noise may cause adverse eff ects on
electronics devices nearby the recorder,
unplug the external microphone and
earphone when you connect the recorder
to a PC.
Copyright and copyright protection feature
(DRM)
By the Copyright Act, any voice/music
files and music CDs downloaded from the
Internet without the copyright holder’s
permission may not be reproduced,
distributed, publicized/re-publicized on
the Internet, or converted into WAV, WMA
or MP3 files for the purpose of commercial
business or sale.
A WMA file may be provided with DRM
(Digital Right Management) for copyright
protection. DRM limits the file to copy or
distribute music files that are converted
(ripped) from a music CD or downloaded
from music distribution services. To transfer
a WMA file with DRM to the recorder, you
need to use appropriate methods such as
Windows Media Player. Copying the music
files with DRM purchased from online music
distribution service to a portable device
such as this recorder may be restricted.
Note
• This recorder is compatible with
Microsoft Corporation DRM9, but not
with DRM10.
