How to Transfer Music From an iPod to a PS3

The Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) is more than just a next generation gaming console. It can actually function as full-service media center capable of playing movies, displaying photos and playing music--including .AAC or .MP3 music files that can be copied from an Apple iPod or other USB storage device. Read on to learn how to transfer music from an iPod to a PS3.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• iPod
• Playstation 3 (PS3) console
• USB cable for iPod

1. Plug the iPod into the USB port on the PS3.
2. From the main menu, cross media bar (XMB), select "Music," then "USB" and "Device" (iPod).
3. Open the "Music" folder. A series of folders will appear. This is where the iPod stores music files. Select any folder, press the triangle button on the PS3 controller, then select "Copy Multiple."
4. Once copying is complete press the circle button on the PS3 controller to got back and find the main "Music" folder. The music files from the iPod will have been stored in this folder and can now be played.

Tips & Warnings

• Once inside of the Music folder in the iPod, do not worry that the music files are not named properly. Once the files are transferred to the PS3 it will read the AAC and MP3 tags and display the music files properly with artist and song names.
• Depending on how many songs are on your iPod it may take several minutes to copy all of the files.
• Please note that purchase/protected music may not play on your PS3 after copying due to copyright protection.

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