Philips SOUNDMACHINE AZ1836 User Manual page 10

USB Connection
• 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. NTFS audio files
• DRM protected WMA files
• WMA files in Lossless format
Playing a USB mass storage device
1 Make sure that your AZ1836 is being
powered by AC mains or specified batter-
ies.
2 Adjust the source selector to CD/USB.
➜ Display shows - - - (see 2), or - - - with
USB (see 3)
3 Press CD/USB to enter USB mode if USB
is NOT displayed.
➜ Display will show USB (see 2).
4 As shown in figure # , plug a compatible
USB mass storage device to AZ1836's USB
port marked
USB cable to connect between the device
and AZ1836's USB port.
➜ The device will automatically power on.
• If the device is not powered on, turn on the
power manually, then re-connnect it.
➜ AZ1836's display shows USB and the
total number of playable audio files (Max.
displayed track number is 1000)
stored on the device.
5 Press 2; on your AZ1836 to start play.
➜ AZ1836's display will show USB and
share the display information illustrated in
the disc operation.
Helpful hints:
– Make sure that 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).
– For USB device playing, if the display shows
"OL", it means that the USB device is electrical-
ly overloading AZ1836.You need to change a
USB device.
. If needed, use a suitable
CD Ripping - Recording
disc files to a USB device
AZ1836 allows you to copy the music files
or spoken contents of a disc to the external
USB device.You can record one track, the
whole disc or even selected tracks through
the Program function.
1 Adjust the source selector to CD/USB.
2 Insert a disc (audio CD or MP3 or WMA). If
desired, program the disc.
3 Press CD/USB to enter CD mode if USB
is displayed.
4 Plug a USB mass storage device.
To record one
5a Select the track you want to record.
5b Press once or repeatedly USB REC (or
REC on the remote) until ONE appears,
flashing.
➜ Disc playback will start automactially from
the beginning of the selected track.
➜ REC is displayed, and ONE will flash 2
seconds then disappear (see 8).
To record all
5a Press repeatedly USB REC (or REC on
the remote) until ALL appears, flashing.
➜ Disc playback will start automactially from
the beginning.
➜ REC and ALL are displayed, and ALL will
flash 2 seconds then disappear (see 9).
6 To stop recording, first press 9, then unplug
the USB device.
• In the record-one mode, the playback will
auto go to the stop position after one
track/file comes to an end.
• During MP3 and WMA recording, make sure
the playback of the file you want to record is
wholly completed before manually stop
recording. Or any part of the file will not be
recorded.
• During recording, if the memory of the USB
device runs out, playback will not continue.