File Transfer Between PVR and Computer
The USB 2.0 socket (compatible, but slower, with USB 1) allows files to be transported both ways between the device and a computer running transfer software written for this purpose. Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and some versions of Linux/Unix are supported. Files of any kind can be moved in both directions but the feature is mainly used
- to move a recording to a computer for viewing with media-playing software or burning to a DVD
- to move MP3 audio files to the PVR
- to move TAPs to the PVR
- to move new versions of firmware to the PVR
- to load EPG data to the PVR (although the PVR normally downloads a 7-day EPG from the Freeview broadcast without the need for a computer connection)
USB file transfer is rather slow. It can be accelerated to some extent by running the transfer software in Turbo mode, which disables the remote control for the duration of the transfer. TAPs are available from the Toppy website which accelerate USB file transfer further (one tap for transferring from PVR to computer, another for the opposite direction); they work by eliminating unnecessary transfer of handshaking signals.
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