a) Can I plug 1tb usb harddisk directly to HAPS1 and transfer music files, and b) can i playmusicfrom attached usb harddisk that isplugged into HAPS1?
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a) Yes b) Yes, BUT the hard drive has to be formatted by the HAP-S1 when you connect it. Then you transfer files to it from your PC using the HAP Music Transfer software. If the drive has music on it already then it will be erased by the formatting process and you will have to transfer it again. It works this way because the HAP-S1 also creates a database of the files as it copies them across.
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I think not. What you must do is : attach an empty hd to the usb port on the back of the hapS1 and use the hap software to transfer files from your computer to the haps1 unit. You can decide whether you transfer you files to the original unit hd or to the hd attached , or both. But as far as I know you cannot use music already installed in a hard drive.
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a) I don't think so.You can't just direct-cable it up and transfer music files from external hard drive directly to S1 (wish you could, it would be so much simpler.) The HAP music transfer program requires you transfer files over the network (wired or wireless) from your computer/hard disk to the S1. And the reason. b) I don't know.
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The device comes with a cradle which plugs into a USB port. It effectively becomes a 'drive' at that point. I backed up EVERYTHING from the player to its own folder (just in case I needed to reinstall, et.). I then deleted the preloaded music, etc. and then began to add music to the Music folder. You could use Windows Media Player (sorry-am a PC person so can't address the equivalent for Mac!). However, I just used a normal file manager (am old school): I opened my Amazon music folder on my PC (where I keep my MP3s) and copied them over to the mp3 player. As far as playback- it will do so in alphabetical order of artist (I think)- so Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce will play consecutively. To get around that: if you want the equivalent of playlists- you need to 1) create a folder for the files & put the files there, and 2) rename the files with a precursor number to order the airplay in the desired order. A bit tedious on initial setup, but it's not terrible, either. There may be much easier ways to do this! ha! - but this worked for me. I swim laps (3000 yds 3 x week) and this device performs flawlessly. To me, it makes the workouts so much easier that I'm willing to put up with a bit of file management tedium on the initial setup.
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The USB on this player only supports USB flash drives such as thumb drives and jump drives. It does not support standard USB hard drives.Playable formats are FAT16 and FAT32, it can not play NTFS, HFS, andHFS+.The maximum number of playable folders is 99 and the maximum number of playable/recordable files is 2000. Do not use a USB hub between this CD player and the USB flash drive. Hope this helps.Regards,Hung
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No the External Drive will be reformatted to SOny's proporietary disk layout. You can attached a USB drive, but it will erase everything on it and then reformatt to hold overflow music from HDD
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Yes, you can play music from a USB stick. I've played mp3s from my 8GB Crucial Gizmo. I also tried playing music from a portable (2.5") external hard drive, but the stereo usb port didn't have enough juice to power the hdd.
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itunes doesn't support FLAC - but you can use it to rip your cds to ALAC (Apple Lossless), which is similar to FLAC (ie max quality) and the HAP-S1 will play ALAC files. If you desperately need FLAC then buy dbpoweramp.
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No, the USB is just to connect a music player which has its own user interface. If u connect the hard drive, there is no operating system to access that drive
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Yes, I recently moved all my music off my HD to this Pny device and had no problems during the transfer.
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Yes, you can play music directly from a flash drive. You can plug in an size flash drive into the usb port.
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Hi Download songs from your PC/laptop etc.or where ever you can to your usbstick/pen drive. Its not vital but the most important thing is the USB stick or Pen drive must be a 2GB one, not more than that. Otherwise it won't work on this system.Thanks.Ajay
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I simply connect it to my PC via the USB cable, and it appears as a drive in Windows Explorer. You can drag and drop .MP3's to the device in this manner. I agree with ChefBum, the interface on this unit is clunky, but I love what it's capable of. I may have to check out the GB-10 myself!
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It would be good to confirm that on a few different models of HDD. Many USB ports on players don't provide power for HDD.
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Vernon - I agree with the other answer: You MUST use MUSIC ONLY disks. I bought some locally, but they were hard to find. Call one of the upscale stereo/computer/electronics dealers in your area.
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I tried using a hub but my external hd started beeping when i turned on the player. Could have been the hub but I know it works with laptop so not sure. Maybe a better hub is required. As far as size Ive connected an 80 gb hdd to a 500 gb hdd.
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.Hi Chuck,I remember a question on line identical to yours and the response given was no. You think like me. I planned to do that myself but the data on the external has to be downloaded to the PS3 in order to work. I bought a 1T hard drive to replace the 250GB that I had and love it. I believe it was under $100 and extremely easy to do. Currently, I have 54 games and well over300 hours of video not to mention music and photos and still have 470GB free for future downloads. I back things up on the external to be safe but am happy with it. Of course it comes with a price to do that but considering the cost of downloads, it pays for itself. .Hi Chuck,I remember a question on line identical to yours and the response given was no. You think like me. I planned to do that myself but the data on the external has to be downloaded to the PS3 in order to work. I bought a 1T hard drive to replace the 250GB that I had and love it. I believe it was under $100 and extremely easy to do. Currently, I have 54 games and well over300 hours of video not to mention music and photos and still have 470GB free for future downloads. I back things up on the external to be safe but am happy with it. Of course it comes with a price to do... » Read More .Hi Chuck,I remember a question on line identical to yours and the response given was no. You think like me. I planned to do that myself but the data on the external has to be downloaded to the PS3 in order to work. I bought a 1T hard drive to replace the 250GB that I had and love it. I believe it was under $100 and extremely easy to do. Currently, I have 54 games and well over300 hours of video not to mention music and photos and still have 470GB free for future downloads. I back things up on the external to be safe but am happy with it. Of course it comes with a price to do that but considering the cost of downloads, it pays for itself. « Show Less
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Hi Philip, Yes. you can trasnfer your music. Please check this website: http://docs.esupport.sony.com/homeav/Hi-Res_Audio/HAP_Music_Transfer_help/en/index.html . Dave
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You would need a Minidisc data drive and data minidiscs. The item you asked this question on is an audio disc, not data.