Playing Content On Usb Devices; File Formats That Can Be Played Or Viewed - Sony 160GB Playstation 3 4-198-819-12 Instruction Manual

Playing content on USB devices

You can connect external devices, such as devices that are compatible
with USB Mass Storage Class, using a USB cable. Devices can be
connected while the system is turned on. Refer also to the instructions
supplied with the device.
1
Connect the USB device.
An icon is displayed on the screen.
External device such as a digital camera
2
Select the icon, and then press the
A list of playable content is displayed.
File formats that can be played or viewed on this system include
ATRAC™, MP, AAC, JPEG and MPEG-4. For the latest information,
refer to the online user's guide
(http://manuals.playstation.net/document/).
 Only files that are playable or viewable on the PS™ system are displayed in
button.
 Depending on the storage media, only a subset of the folders on the media
Notices
 Do not remove USB devices or turn off the system while data is being
saved, loaded or deleted. Doing so may cause data loss or corruption.
 When using a USB flash drive with a write-protect switch, do not operate
the switch when the device is connected to the system. Doing so may
cause data loss or corruption.

File formats that can be played or viewed

Hints
the column for the compatible category (Example: Image data is displayed
under (Photo)).
may be displayed. If you select [Display All] from the options menu
( page 11), all folders saved on the media will be displayed.
Notice
For information on backing up files saved on the hard disk, see "Backing up
data" ( page 6).
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