Sony PlayStation Playstation 3 Quick Reference page 18

Basic operations
Playing content
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 external device to be connected.
1
Connect the USB device.
An icon is displayed in the home menu.
External device such as a digital camera
2
Select the icon, and then press the
A list of playable content is displayed.
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Notices
• Do not remove USB devices or turn off the system while data is being
• When using a USB flash drive with a write-protect switch, do not operate
File formats that can be played or viewed on this system include
ATRAC, MP3, AAC, JPEG and MPEG-4. For the latest information,
refer to the online user's guide (
Hints
• Only files that are playable or viewable on the PS3™ system are displayed in
the column for the compatible category (Example: Image data is displayed in
the Photo category).
button.
• Depending on the storage media, only a subset of the folders on the media
may be displayed. If you select "Display All" from the options menu
(
Notice
For information on backing up files saved on the hard disk, refer to the
Safety and Support document.
saved, loaded or deleted. Doing so may cause data loss or corruption.
the switch when the device is connected to the PS3™ system. Doing so
may cause data loss or corruption.
File formats that can be played or viewed
page 3), all folders saved on the media will be displayed.
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