Operation Manual

5. Listening to Music Before You Begin
Media Player User Guide 28
5. Listening to Music
You can use your media player to listen to music stored on:
• A FreeAgent drive installed in the media player
• An external USB drive connected to the media player’s USB port
• A shared folder or media server on your network
Your media player automatically searches the drives and devices connected to your media
player and creates an index of all the video, picture, and music files it finds. The music files
are listed on the Music screen (see “Playing Music” on page 28).
Before You Begin
Before you begin, ensure that the music you want to listen to is in a supported format.
Supported Audio File Formats
Your media player supports these songs in these formats:
Supported Playlist Formats
Your media player supports playlists in these formats:
Playing Music
To select and play music:
1. On the Home screen, select Music, then press OK.
OR
On any screen, press Menu, select Music, then press OK.
The Music screen opens. The Music screen lists all the music files discovered on all the
devices connected to your media player, sorted from A to Z.
View your music in thumbnail format instead of in a list by selecting View Thumbnails, then
pressing OK.
.AAC .MP3 .RA .WAV
.ASF .MP4 .RM .WMA
.FLAC .OGG .RMVB
.M3U .PLS