Archos AV500 User Guide - Page 36

Connecting Devices to the USB Host Port - host cable

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71 Hard Drive Mode & Macintosh® Drag the AV 500 hard drive icon towards the trash can, the trash can will become a big arrow as shown in the screen shot to the left. Drop the hard drive icon onto the arrow. The hard drive icon will disappear from the desktop. You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your AV 500 and/or computer. 71 72 18 Connecting Devices to the USB Host Port Thanks to the USB Host port, you can connect USB Mass Storage Class (MSC) devices such as many digital cameras and external hard drives in order to transfer pictures or data to/from your AV 500. Check your manufacturer's information to find out whether your device is an MSC device. Non Mass Storage Class devices such as printers, Ethernet adapters, mice, keyboards, etc. are not supported. To connect an MSC device, use the included short USB host adapter. If your camera follows the Mass Storage Class (MSC) standard for USB connection, then your camera will show up in the file browser as the folder /External USB. If you look in this folder you will see your photos or files. See the chapter on the File Browser for instructions on how to copy files. 72

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Hard Drive Mode & Macintosh
®
Drag the AV 500 hard drive icon towards the trash can, the trash can will become a big arrow
as shown in the screen shot to the left. Drop the hard drive icon onto the arrow. The hard drive
icon will disappear from the desktop. You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your AV
500 and/or computer.
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Connecting Devices to the USB Host Port
Connecting Devices to the USB Host Port
Thanks to the USB Host port, you can connect USB Mass Storage Class (MSC) devices such as many
digital cameras and external hard drives in order to transfer pictures or data to/from your AV 500. Check your
manufacturer’s information to
nd out whether your device is an MSC device. Non Mass Storage Class devices
such as printers, Ethernet adapters, mice, keyboards, etc. are not supported. To connect an MSC device, use the
included short USB host adapter.
If your camera follows the Mass Storage Class (MSC) standard for USB connection, then your camera will show
up in the
le browser as the folder
/External USB
. If you look in this folder you will see your photos or
les. See
the chapter on the
File Browser
for instructions on how to copy
les.