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Digital Audio Player

Always Plug In When Transferring Music

SUMMARY: Help keep files from getting corrupted when transferring files to/from your digital audio player.

Transferring music from a digital audio / portable MP3 player to or from a PC? Always, if possible, plug the digital audio player into AC power before connecting it to a PC. You may think you have enough power to handle file transfer operations, but surprise; file transfers take a lot of juice. If you run out of power during a transfer, your computer or player could end up having corrupt music files.

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