PS Engineering PMA8000MP3 Installation Manual - Manual (Page 33)

PS Engineering
PMA8000B-MP3 Audio Selector Panel and Intercom System
Installation and Operator’s Manual
200-890-0600 Page 3-12 Rev. 6, Oct. 2010
3.14.2 Transfer using USB Drive
For best results, the following procedure should be used for a USB device when used with the PMA8000B
MP3. The USB drive should be reformatted before being used with the PMA8000B MP3 and only music
files should be stored, in a single subfolder on the USB Device.
1. Connect the USB Drive to your PC
2. From “Start” select “My Computer” and select the external drive.
3. Right Click on the device, and select “Format. . .”
4. Select “FAT” as File system, and “Start” WARNING, this will erase all files on this device.
5. After formatting is complete, right click in the drive, and select “New. . . Folder” and create a new
folder for your music that you will put on your PMA8000B MP3
6. Transfer your music files into the new music folder.
We recommend having 1G or less files on the audio panel, to ensure that all the desired songs are played.
Because of the Microsoft file protocol, we cannot predict which files will be omitted.
To upload from a USB memory device, connect the USB drive to the unit, using the supplied 2.5 mm to
USB cable.
Press and hold the Hold Function (TEL) and Transfer (AUX) buttons until that unit announces
“Transferring.” The annunciation will also give status reports approximately as each 20% of the data is
transferred, for transfers lasting more than one minute..
After the music transfer is complete, the PMA8000B MP3 will automatically reset to store the files and
create the new play list. Therefore it is not advisable to upload files in flight or when the audio panel is
otherwise in use.
Different types of files, and music file programs may result in variation in the volume level of the music.
The maximum transfer rate will decrease by about 1% each time the unit is uploaded, therefore fr equent
music upload is not advised.
Notes:
1. The PMA8000B-MP3 only supports Wave (.wav), unprotected Windows Media Files (.wma) and
MP3 (.mp3) file types. It does not support iTunes format files. Different types of files, and
different music file programs may result in variation in the volume level of the stored music.
2. PS Engineering recommends using only first quality USB Flash drives, for consistent file transfer
results.