Connecting To A Computer; Transferring Files To Or From The Device - Philips DVT1300 User Manual

4.7 Connecting to a computer
You can select one of the following options once you have connected the
device to a computer:
• USB mass storage device: You can use the File Explorer to access
the device data without installing additional software. It is automatically
displayed as a mass storage device similarly to a USB memory stick or
card. It is a convenient way to store and manage files on your computer
as well as to free up space on the device (see also chapter 4.7.1
Transferring files to or from the device, page 18).
1
Plug the USB connector into a USB port on your computer.
2
Insert the micro USB plug into the USB port on the side of the device.
X The device is displayed as a mass storage device in File Explorer.
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Getting started
Caution
• Do not disconnect the device from the computer while files are
transferred to or from the device (the status LED indicator flashes
yellow when data is being transferred). This this may damage or
corrupt the files.
• Do not format the drive of the device using File Explorer on the
computer, which could cause the device to malfunction. If you want to
delete all data, use the
Format memory
also chapter 9.1.2 Memory formatting, page 36).
4.7.1 Transferring files to or from the device
You can use the File Explorer to access the device data without installing
additional software. It is automatically displayed as a mass storage device
similarly to a USB memory stick or card.
1
Connect the device to the computer as described.
2
Open File Explorer on your computer.
The device is automatically displayed as a mass storage device,
X
similarly to a USB memory stick or card. The Voice folder on the
device is for recordings and the Music folder is for music files.
3
Copy or move files to your computer or delete files to archive
recordings and free up space on the device.
function on the device (see
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