7. Installing & Using The DMP-HD610 In The Real World

After unpacking the DMP-HD610, you will, of course, need to transfer your MP3 files over to this unit. If you are a Windows 98 user, you will need to use the enclosed CD to install the Windows 98 USB storage management drivers before you can use the unit. D-Link suggests that you install these drivers for Windows 98 before you use or connect the unit. With other Windows operating systems such as ME/2000/XP, you can use the Microsoft generic USB storage driver, so no driver install is required.

Once you insert the included CD, you are greeted by a D-Link menu to help you get the DMP-HD610 operational.

Once the unit is connected to the PC, you can then copy your MP3 files directly over to the DMP-HD610, just as if it were another hard drive. If you prefer, you can use Windows Explorer's file management utility to help you through the process of locating your MP3 files and moving them over to the DMP-HD610. Since the DMP-HD610 appears to the system as nothing more than another hard drive, you can simply treat it the same way that you would any other hard drive.

After you have the MP3 files installed on the DMP-HD610, it is time to start playing them using the on-screen interface. A convenient feature you will immediately notice is the right-sized, blue-backlit screen. Another convenience of the DMP-HD610 is the size and readability of the characters on the screen: no squinting necessary to read the MP3 ID tag information for your music.

A close-up look at the input keys located on the top of the DMP-HD610.