5Using the USB Media Player
Preparing Your USB Drive to Play USB Media
To play USB media, you must rst save your les onto a USB thumb
drive:
• The USB thumb drive must be formatted as FAT32.
• Files on the USB thumb drive must end in a supported le
extension (.mp3, .jpg, etc.).
• The player is not designed to play media from external hard
drives, MP3 players, cameras, or smartphones
Playing USB Media
To play your USB media:
1. Connect your USB thumb drive to the USB port on the side of
the TV.
2. Press the V button on the remote
.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight the Multimedia app in the
V.I.A. Plus Dock and press OK. (The highlighted App is in the
center of the dock.)
4. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight the USB drive from the list
and press OK.
5. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight the type of media to
display (Music, Video, or Photo) and press OK.
6. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight the le you want to display.
Press OK. Music or video les play, photos display.
You can display your photos in fullscreen. Select the
photo, press OK, then highlight Fullscreen and press
OK.
Removing the USB Drive from the TV
To safely remove your USB drive from the TV:
1. Turn o the TV.
2. Disconnect your USB thumb drive from the USB port on the
side of the TV.
Do not remove the USB thumb drive while the TV is on.
Doing so may damage the drive.
Using the USB Media Player
The USB Media Player allows you to connect a USB thumb drive to
your TV and play music, video, or photos.
Note:
The image shown here is for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change.
The actual number of ports and their locations may vary, depending on the model.
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