Connect via USB

Your Slacker Portable comes with a USB cable.  You attach your Portable to your computer using this cable.  In addition to refreshing your stations, USB is the only method that enables you to transfer your personal music collection from your computer to the player.  Finally, the computer charges your Portable while connected.

 

NOTE: This method works with PC computers that have the Slacker Software Player installed and running.  You only can install this software on PCs running Windows XP or Vista.  If you have an Apple Macintosh or Linux-based PC, you cannot transfer local music and you must connect via a Wi-Fi network.

 

 

Connect via USB

1.Plug the supplied USB cable into your PC and the other end into the Slacker Portable.

NOTE: While connected to your PC, your Portable will go into a “connected state.”  You will not be able to listen to music or access any Portable features until you unplug your Portable.

2.The Portable will display a screen to show that it is connecting to the Internet.  Once connected, the Slacker Radio station refresh process begins.

NOTE: A progress bar provides a visual guide to the time remaining until the refresh is complete. Refreshing content can take from a few moments to several hours depending on the amount of content that needs to be downloaded.  Your first Refresh and adding multiple stations often takes the longest.

3.When the refresh is complete, the screen will display a “Refresh Complete” message.  Unplug your Portable.  The Portable will display the Main Menu so you can play your stations.

NOTE:  If you want to add music to your Portable, do not unplug the Portable from the computer in Step 3.  Instead, refer to Add Songs to the Library.

 

 

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Connect via Wi-Fi