User manual

PC Connection
8
About the Format of Hard Disk Drive
You can directly access this drive after it is connected to PC. If you want to re-partition the
HDD, please note:
Player mode HDD mode
Access First primary partition only No limitation
File system NTFS, FAT32, HFS+ No limitation
See [About Partitioning the Hard Disk Drive] section (page 13) to create or to change
the partition. For more information about file systems, please read the following:
NTFS FAT32 HFS+
OS support Windows 7/
Vista/XP/2000
Windows 7/Vista/XP/
2000/Me /98SE, Mac OS
Mac OS
Single file size limitation 2TB 4GB 2TB
Partition size limitation 2TB 2TB (Windows 7/Vista/
XP/ 2000: 32GB)
2TB
Media Files for Playback
When using this device as a media player, it can only browse and play back some specific
media file formats.
This device can play back the following media files:
 DVD movie files / DVD ISO
 Xvid movie files: The filename extensions are avi, xvid
Xvid subtitle files: The filename extensions are srt, sub, idx/sub, smi, psb, ass, ssa
 VCD files: The filename extension is dat
 MPEG1 / MPEG2 files: The filename extensions are mpg, mpe, mpeg, m2p, vob
 Audio and music files: The filename extensions are wav, mp3, wma, ogg
 Photo and graphic files: The filename extensions are jpg, jpe, jpeg
• If your files are larger than 4GB. You’ll need to format this device in
NTFS/HFS+ for storing large files.
• If your file has any of the following attributes attached to it, you may find it
missing:
“Hidden”, “Encrypted”, “Compressed” and “System Folder”
Media Files Not Supported
Some media files, such as WMV, ASF or MOV files, can’t be played back with this device.
Please use video convert software to convert these files into MPEG1, MPEG2, or Xvid format.
Then copy the converted files into the folders in this device.