What You Should Know When Putting Music To Your PSP

This is a guide on how to put your saved music files5. Look for the PSP home menu. You should see the
on your PC, or your own CD's and placing them onto"Settings" icon on this menu so scroll to that.
your PSP and note that The most common form of6. Under "Settings", you should be able to see a "USB
music you should put on your PSP, is MP3 Format,Connection" icon. Press down on the X button so that
which you can transfer CD's, to MP3's using"USB Mode" will appear on the PSP. This allows your
MusicMatch JukeBox using the recorder.personal computer (whether it is a PC or a Mac) to
What types of files can be placed in the Memory Stickrecognize the PSP as your USB storage device.
of my PSP, you might be asking. Well, you can actually7. Your Memory Stick may have a folder labeled
play video, image and audio files as needed on your"PSP" which might also be labeled "Portable Storage
PSP once you have transferred such files into theDevice" instead. If not, you can create such a folder
Memory Stick. Not a bad deal considering you maywith the Finder of your Mac or the Windows Explorer
have bought your PSP mainly for gaming in the firstof your PC.
place.8. Inside your "PSP" folder, you can now make a folder
Here are the steps for how to put music to your PSP:labeled "MUSIC" which will house all your audio files.
1. Check which firmware version your PSP is using forYou must drag and drop audio files into the "MUSIC"
transferring files from computer to PSP. Generally, iffolder.
you have older firmware versions, these will not permit9. If you are using a Mac, you may now eject your
all file types to be recognized. The newer firmwaredrive from the Mac simply by dragging and dropping
versions are better to use for putting music into yourthe drive icon into the Trash icon. If you are using a
PSP.Personal Computer, search for the "Safely Remove
2. Get your PSP, a USB cable that is fitted with aHardware" command found on the bottom menu bar
Mini-B connector at one of its two ends, a Memoryon your screen then clicking on that command. Both
Stick (which should be a Memory Stick Duo for bestthese steps will result in your PSP being disconnected
results), and your personal computer together in oneproperly from the computer you are using.
location.Incidentally, the Memory Stick of your PSP has a dual
3. Look for a PSP Memory Stick slot in your PSP. Itfunction, meaning you can use it both for storage of
should be at the left side of your PSP when the PSPthe music files and for transfer of the music files to
is facing you.another PSP. You should expect to use up to five
4. Switch on the PSP. Plug the Mini-B connector end ofminutes to transfer your music file using the Memory
your USB cable into your PSP. The other end of yourStick though. Still, once you learn to be patient at using
USB cable should be fitted with a standard USByour PSP and its Memory Stick, you should find the
connector at its other end which is to be linked to yourwhole process much easier than you initially thought.
computer.