How to Get a VIZIO Blu-ray Player to Read a Flash Drive

Vizio Blu-ray players feature USB drives that allow you to view digital photos and listen to your digital music collection right on your TV. Because the feature is native to the Blu-ray, you do not need to perform any upgrades to the firmware or changes to the device's settings to get the Blu-ray player to read the files on the flash drive. The USB drive must be formatted to the FAT32 storage type to be compatible with the Vizio. Instructions 1 Plug the USB end of the flash drive into an open USB port on your computer. Click the Windows orb and click "Computer." 2 Right-click the "USB Drive" icon in the window that appears and click "Format." Click the "Format Type" menu and click "FAT32." Click "OK" and "OK" in the prompt to format the drive to the compatible format. 3.Open the folder that stores your music or photo files and drag the desired files onto the "USB Drive" icon on the desktop. The Blu-ray player supports .mp3, .aac, .jpeg and .png files. Click the "Removable Devices" icon on the Windows task bar and click the "Eject" button. 4 Plug the USB drive into the USB port on the front of the Vizio Blu-ray player. Turn on the Blu-ray player and your TV. 5 Press the arrow buttons on the Vizio remote to scroll to the "Media" option and press "Select." Highlight the "Music" option for audio files or "Pictures" for digital photos, and press "Select." Scroll to the file you want to open and press "Select" to display the file on the Blu-ray player.