Streaming Music On A Usb Hdd As It Is - I-O DATA HFAS1-XS20U Setup Manual

2.3. Streaming Music on a USB HDD as it is

By connecting a USB HDD that contains audio files to this unit and operating it, you can
stream the music on the USB HDD as if it were saved on this unit.
2.3.1. Copying Audio Files to a USB HDD
Please copy audio files from a computer or such like to a USB HDD.
Get audio files ready.
You can get audio files by downloading from a music distribution site or ripping them from a music
CD. For details of the supported formats of audio files, please see the Quick Guide.
[Important] As a precaution, please back up data regularly.
A sudden failure could corrupt any saved audio files and lead to a loss of data.
It should be noted that this unit's backup function will not backup the music stored on the USB
HDD.

2.3.2. Streaming Music on a USB HDD as it is

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Connect a USB HDD to a USB port at the back.
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Confirm that the front indicator has gone from blinking to lit.
You are now able to stream the music on the USB HDD as if it were saved on this
unit.
Using a computer to confirm the audio files on the USB HDD that is connected to this unit.
While referring to "Saving Audio Files" in the Quick Guide, access this unit from a computer.
There is a [usb1] folder in the same place as the [contents] folder. The files in this folder are the audio files
on the USB HDD.
* The [usb1] folder is read-only in order to protect the music (you cannot write to it or delete files in it).
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