Sony 3-300-703-11(2) User Manual

• Do not remove the USB device during 

transferring or erase operations. Doing so may 
corrupt the data on the USB device or damage 
the USB device itself.

• Do not connect the system and the USB 

device through an USB hub.

• You cannot eject the disc during transferring 

from disc to USB.

• When transferring from an MP3 disc, MP3 

files are transferred with the same bit rate as 
the original MP3 files.
When transferring from other sound source, 
the tracks are transferred as 128 kbps MP3 
files.

• While transferring from an MP3 disc, no 

sound is output.

• If you cancel the transferring partway, an 

MP3 file is created up to the point when the 
transferring was stopped.

• Transferring stops automatically if:

– the USB device runs out of space during 

transferring.

– the number of audio files on the USB device 

reaches the limit for the number that the 
system can recognize.

• A folder that contains non-audio format files 

or sub folders cannot be erased.

• The maximum number of folders that can be 

created on a single USB device by this system 
is 997.
The maximum number of MP3 files that can 
be created on a single USB device by this 
system is 999.
The maximum number of audio files and 
folders may vary depending on the audio file 
and folder structure.

• If a folder or file that you are trying to transfer 

already exists on the USB device with the 
same name, a sequential number is added after 
the name without overwriting the original 
folder or file.

• If you perform transferring after the erase 

operation, the new transferred files or folders 
may have the name that same as the erased 
files or folders. Therefore, the playback 
sequence may different from the transferring 
sequence.

You can listen to music stored in an 
optional USB device by connecting it to 
the 

 

(USB) port on the unit.

The audio formats that can be played back 
by this system are as follows: 
MP3*/WMA*/AAC*
When playback from a USB device, you 
can select the internal memory or memory 
card as a playback source. For details, see 
steps 1 to 6 of “To select the transferring 
destination on the USB device” (page 22).
See “Compatible devices with this 
system” (page 52) for a list of USB 
devices that can be connected to this 
system.

* Files with copyright protection (Digital 

Rights Management) cannot be played back 
by this system.
Files downloaded from an online music store 
may not be played back by this system.

unit.
When the USB device is connected, 
the display changes as follows: 
USB Reading t volume label*

* “Storage Drive” appears when there is no 

volume label assigned to the USB device.
“WALKMAN” appears when a Sony 
digital music player is connected.

Depending on the type of USB device, it 
may take a few seconds before “USB 
Reading” appears in the display. 

Press HS on CHANNEL B 
(or N on the remote).