Kia 2017 Rio Owner's Manual page 203

USING THE USB DEVICE
• To use an external USB device,
make sure the device is not con-
nected when starting up the vehi-
cle. Connect the device after start-
ing up.
• If you start the engine when the
USB device is connected, it may
damage the USB device. (USB
flashdrives are very sensitive to
electric shock.)
• If the engine is started up or turned
off while the external USB device is
connected, the external USB device
may not work.
• The System may not play unau-
thenticated MP3 or WMA files.
1) It can only play MP3 files with
the compression rate between
8Kbps ~ 320Kbps.
2) It can only play WMA music files
with the compression
between 8Kbps ~ 320Kbps.
• Take precautions for static electrici-
ty when connecting or disconnect-
ing the external USB device.
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• An encrypted MP3 PLAYER is not
recognizable.
• Depending on the condition of the
external USB device, the connect-
ed external USB device can be
unrecognizable.
• When the formatted byte/sector
setting of External USB device is
not either 512BYTE or 2048BYTE,
then the device will not be recog-
nized.
• Use only a USB device formatted
to FAT 12/16/32.
• USB devices without USB I/F
authentication may not be recog-
nizable.
• Make sure the USB connection ter-
minal does not come in contact
with the human body or other
objects.
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• If you repeatedly connect or dis-
connect the USB device in a short
period of time, it may break the
device.
Features of your vehicle
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• You may hear a strange noise
when connecting or disconnecting
a USB device.
• If you disconnect the external USB
device during playback in USB
mode, the external USB device
can be damaged or may malfunc-
tion. Therefore, disconnect the
external USB device when the
audio is turned off or in another
mode. (e.g, Radio)
• Depending on the type and capac-
ity of the external USB device or
the type of the files stored in the
device, there is a difference in the
time for recognition the device.
• Do not use the USB device for pur-
poses other than playing music
files.
• Playing videos through the USB is
not supported.
• Use of USB accessories such as
rechargers or heaters using USB
I/F may lower performance or
cause trouble.
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