Alcorn McBride Knowledge Base

Here is a general list of steps you can follow: Get a computer or laptop that has a Flash Card socket, or install one yourself. If your unit came with a Flash Card, remove it from the unit (Power off the unit. Remove the front panel's metal plate, and look inside. If one is in there, push the square ejector button to get it out.) Else, you'll need to buy one, so look online or at your local camera shop for starters. Stick the flash card into the PC's socket, and look for the drive letter Windows has assigned to your Flash Card drive. The computer sees it as an extra drive, like 'F:' for this example. Open a DOS shell (yes, while you are still in Windows). You need to use DOS, because DOS uses the same naming convention as the MP3 Audio Machine, but Windows does not. Change directories to the directory where your files are located. For example: C:\cd show1\audio Enter something like 'dir' on the command line to see your list of files. C:\show1\audio\dir If you want to copy all the sound files to the Flash Card and only playlist #13 (assuming you have these in the directory), enter the following: C:\show1\audio\copy *.MP3 F:\ C:\show1\audio\copy PLY00013.LST F:\ If you like, list the files in the Flash Card to make sure everything copied correctly. C:\show1\audio\dir F:\ Remove the card from your PC, and place it in the MP3 Audio Machine. Turn on the unit, and wait for the green LED to go out. Press the test button to play the lowest numbered file. If it plays, you did everything correctly. If not, check the trouble shooting section of your manual or type trouble shooting in the Knowledge Base for help with potential problems.