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  Playing a USB memory device
Playing  back  music  or  still  picture  (JPEG)  fi les  recorded  on  a  USB 
memory device.
Important information
 n USB memory devices
A USB memory device can be connected to the USB port of this 
unit to play music and still picture (JPEG) fi les stored on the USB 
memory device.
Also,  fi les  stored  on  an  iPod  can  be  played  when  the  iPod  is 
connected directly to the USB port of this unit. See “Connect an 
iPod directly to the USB port to play back” (vpage32).
• Only USB memory devices conforming to mass storage class and 
MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) standards can be  played on this 
unit.
• This unit is compatible with USB memory devices in “FAT16” or 
“FAT32” format.
Album art function
When an MP3 music fi le includes album art data, the album art can be 
displayed while playing the fi le.
Slide show function
Still picture (JPEG) fi les stored on USB memory devices can be played 
as slide shows.
The duration each picture is displayed can be set (vpage85).
This unit plays back image (JPEG) fi les in the orientation in which they 
are stored in the folder.
GCompatible formatsH
USB memory devices 
z1
 WMA (Windows Media Audio)
P
z2
 MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3)
P
WAV
P
 MPEG-4 AAC
P
z3
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
P
JPEG
P
z1  USB
• This unit is compatible with MP3 ID3-Tag (Ver. 2) standard.
• This  unit can show  the  artwork that was  embedded by using 
MP3 ID3-Tag Ver. 2.3 or 2.4.
• This unit is compatible with WMA META tags.
• WAV format Quantization bit rate: 16 bits
• FLAC format Quantization bit rate: 16 or 24 bits
z2  Copyright-protected  fi les  can  be  played  on  certain  portable 
players compatible with MTP.
z3  Only fi les that  are  not  protected by copyright can be played on 
this unit.
  Content downloaded from pay sites on the Internet are copyright 
protected. Also, fi les encoded in WMA format when ripped from 
a CD, etc. on a computer may be copyright protected, depending 
on the computer’s settings.
GCompatible formatsH
Sampling 
frequency
Bit rate Extension
WMA (Windows 
Media Audio)
32/44.1/48 kHz 48 – 192 kbps .wma
MP3 (MPEG-1 
Audio Layer-3)
32/44.1/48 kHz 32 – 320 kbps .mp3
WAV 32/44.1/48 kHz – .wav
MPEG-4 AAC 32/44.1/48 kHz 16 – 320 kbps
.aac/
.m4a/
.mp4
FLAC (Free 
Lossless Audio 
Codec)
32/44.1/48/
88.2/96 kHz
– .fl ac
 Playing fi les stored on USB memory 
devices
1
Connect  the  USB  memory  device  to  the  USB  port 
(vpage 22 “Connecting  an iPod or  USB memory 
device to the USB port”).
2
Press NET/USB to switch the 
input source to “NET/USB”.
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3
Use  ui  to  select  “USB”,  then 
press ENTER or p.
USB
D&M1
D&M2
Music2.mp3
Music3.m4a
Music4.m4a
D&M3
Music1.mp4
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• Selecting    in the “SOURCE SELECT” menu, lets you directly 
select “USB”.
4
Press ui to select the  search item  or folder, then 
press ENTER or p.
5
Press ui to select the  le, then press ENTER, p or 
1.
Playback starts.
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