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USB Device Compatibility

You can use a USB flash drive or the USB cable included with your media player to connect a media player or mobile device to the USB port.

The stereo is compatible with Android™ devices that support MTP mode.

The stereo is compatible with media players and other USB mass storage devices, including USB flash drives. Music on USB drives must meet these conditions:

  • The music files must be formatted as MP3, AAC (.m4a), or FLAC, files.

  • If you connect a portable hard drive, you must connect it to an external power source. The USB port on this stereo cannot provide power for a portable hard drive.

  • The USB mass storage device must be formatted using one of the following systems:

    • Microsoft®: NTFS1, VFAT, FAT2, MSDOS

    • Apple®: HFS, HFSPLUS

    • Linux: EXT2, EXT3, EX4

1 Software updates are not supported using NTFS file system.
2 FAT includes most types of FAT file systems except exFAT.
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