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 USB memory device
 Important  information
A USB memory device can be connected to the USB port of this unit 
to play music 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 “Connecting an iPod” 
(vpage9).
• 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.
If the number of fi les stored in a USB memory device exceeds 1,000, 
the access speed may become slower.
GCompatible formatsH
USB memory devices 
z1
 WMA (Windows Media Audio)
3
z2
 MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3)
3
WAV
3
 MPEG-4 AAC
3
z3
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
3
z1 USB
• This unit is compatible with MP3 ID3-Tag (Ver. 2) standard.
• This unit is compatible with WMA META tags.
• WAV format Quantization bit rate: 16 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)
32/44.1/48/96 
kHz
–.fl ac
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