What software is needed to manage the recordings on a computer?
Because the WS-500M is a Mass Storage Class device, Windows and Macintosh operating systems treat it as an external hard drive. Files can be transferred between the recorder and the computer using standard drag and drop or copy and paste techniques. No additional software is needed to transfer the files. On Windows platforms, the recordings can be played in Windows Media Player, which is native to Windows operating systems. No additional software is required. Macintosh platforms do not natively support the WMA audio file format, so it is necessary to download a program that does in order to play the recordings on a Mac. Microsoft’s Windows Media Player for Mac plays the files directly, and Telestream Inc.’s Flip4Mac enables WMA file playback in Apple’s QuickTime Player. (Upgrading to QuickTime Player Pro will also enable editing of the WMA files.) Free downloads of Windows Media Player for Mac and Flip4Mac can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/flip4mac.mspx. Music files
Because the WS-500M is a Mass Storage Class device, Windows and Macintosh operating systems treat it as an external hard drive. Files can be transferred between the recorder and the computer using standard drag and drop or copy and paste techniques. No additional software is needed to transfer the files. On Windows platforms, the recordings can be played in Windows Media Player, which is native to Windows operating systems. No additional software is required. Macintosh platforms do not natively support the WMA audio file format, so it is necessary to download a program that does in order to play the recordings on a Mac. Microsoft’s Windows Media Player for Mac plays the files directly, and Telestream Inc.’s Flip4Mac enables WMA file playback in Apple’s QuickTime Player. (Upgrading to QuickTime Player Pro will also enable editing of the WMA files.) Free downloads of Windows Media Player for Mac and Flip4Mac can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/flip4mac.mspx. Music files
