Philips MCM 761, User Manual

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USB

Using a USB mass storage device

On MCM761, you can playback music from a
USB mass storage device and also, record music

to such a device.

By connecting a USB mass storage device to the
Hi-Fi system, you can enjoy the device’s stored
music through the powerful speakers of Hi-Fi
system.

Compatible USB mass storage devices

With the Hi-Fi system, you can use

       –  USB flash memory (USB 2.0 or USB1.1)
       –  USB flash players (USB 2.0 or USB1.1)
       –  memory cards (requires an additional card
           reader  to work with this Hi-Fi system)

 Note:

– 

 In some USB flash players (or memory

        devices), the stored contents are recorded using
        copyright protection technology. Such
        protected contents will be unplayable on any
        other devices (such as this Hi-Fi system).
        

– 

 MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) USB devices are

         not supported.

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
– Directory nesting up to a maximum of 8

levels

– Number of albums/ folders: maximum 99
– Number of tracks/titles: maximum 999
– File name in Uicode UTF8 (maximum length:
    128 bytes)

The system will not play or support the
following:

• Empty albums: an empty album is an album
that does not contain MP3/WMA files, and will
not be shown in the display.
• Non-supported file formats are skipped. This
means that e.g.: Word documents .doc or MP3
files with extension .dlf are ignored and will not
be played.
• AAC, WAV, PCM audio files
• DRM protected WMA files
• WMA files in Lossless format

How to transfer music files from PC to a
USB mass storage device

By dragging and dropping music files, you can
easily transfer your favorite music from PC to a
USB mass storage device.

For the flash player, you can also use its music
management software for the music transfer.

However, those WMA files may be
unplayable for compatibility reasons.

How to organize your MP3/WMA files
on the USB mass storage device

This Hi-Fi system will browse the MP3/WMA
files in the folders/sub-folders/titles order.
Example:
        

 Root

                Title 001
                Title 002

 Title 003

Album 02

Title 001

Title 002

Title 003

Album 03

Title 001

Title 002

Title 003

Album 04

Title 001

Title 002

Title 003

Organize your MP3/WMA files in different
folders or subfolders as required.

Helpful hints:

 –  If you have not organized MP3/WMA files into
any albums on your disc, an album “01” will be
automatically assigned for all those files.

–  Make sure that the file names of MP3 files end

with .mp3. and the file names of  WMA files end
with .wma.
–  For DRM protected WMA files, use Windows
Media Player 10 (or later) for conversion.  Visit www.
microsoft.com for details about Windows Media
Player and WM DRM (Windows Media Digital
Rights Management).

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