Writing Management Data To A Usb Storage Device; Connecting And Disconnecting Usb Storage Devices - Pioneer MEP-7000 Operating Instructions Manual

HANDLING DISCS AND OTHER MEDIA
WRITING MANAGEMENT DATA TO A USB
STORAGE DEVICE
When this unit is used with a USB storage device to play music,
various management data files are created within the storage
device. The management data are of the following three types, and
stored within the hidden directory named "PIONEER" (in HFS+
format, named ".PIONEER"). Note that if these data folders and
their files are deleted, cue and other information created by the
unit will be deleted.
 CUE folder
Cue data files are created whenever cue point memory is used with
tracks on the USB storage device. Approximately 200 bytes of
space are required for each cue point.
 PLAYLIST folder
Playlist data files are created whenever a playlist is created for
tracks on a USB storage device. Approximately 100 Kbytes are
required for each playlist.
 LIBRARY folder
This folder is created whenever the UTILITY screen is used to make
a music library. Storage space required per track ranges from
several hundred bytes to about 1 Kbyte.
CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING USB
STORAGE DEVICES
 Indicator contents
Displays the connection status for the USB storage device.
Not lighted Device not connected
Lighted steadily Device is detected
Flashing (two stages) The STOP button has been pressed and
device is being dismounted.
If the STOP button is released while the
indicator is flashing slowly, the dismount
will be canceled.
• The communication status between this unit and the USB
storage device can be confirmed by viewing the storage device's
status lamp.
 Connecting a USB storage device
By connecting a USB memory or other USB storage device, the
music files on the storage device will be read into this unit.
1 Connect the device to the USB1 or USB2 port.
2 Confirm that the indicator lights red.
Confirm on the front panel that the indicator for the port used
has changed from not lighted to lighted red.
USB storage
device
USB storage
device
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• USB storage devices supported by this unit are of the class of
USB mass storage devices including external hard discs,
portable flash memory devices, and digital audio player.
However, optical disc devices such as external DVD/CD drives
cannot be used.
• When connecting a USB storage device containing a large
number of folders and files, some time may be required to read
in the device contents.
• When a connected USB storage device contains multiple
partitions, only the initial partition can be used.
USB2 port
USB1 port
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