Hi. It's off the shelf. Any USB A to USB mini B cable should work well. I've used cables bought from stores, the cable that comes with the newer pacmate, a cable that came with my Sony voice recorder, and so on, and all have worked fine. Aman -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Chan Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 11:06 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] What is the spec for the USB cable? whether it is an 'off-the-shelf' or if it has to be custom-made? Thanks... --David