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NOTES ON MP3 DISCS
•An MP3 file stores audio data
compressedusingMPEG1/2,theaudio
layer-3 file-coding scheme.
•In this manual, CDs, CD-R discs and
CD-RW discs are all referred to as
“discs.” We refer to what are called
“folders” and “files” in PC terminology
as “albums” and “tracks.”
Notes on playing MP3 files
•An MP3 track must be recorded on a disc
in the format compliant with ISO 9660.
Note, however, that the unit may not play
tracks in the order in which they were
recorded.
•The maximum allowable number of tracks
and albums on a disc are as follows:
–Numberoftracks:199(dependingonthe
number of albums)
– Number of albums: up to 99 (depending
on the number of tracks)
•The maximum allowable depth of nested
albums is 8.
•E•A•S•S PLUS memory duration is
approximately 400 seconds at the longest
with tracks of 128-kbps bit rate.
•Itmaytake30secondsormorebeforethe
unitcanstartplayofaMP3track,depending
on the number of recorded tracks and the
complexity of the album tree.
•Ifadisccontainsaudio(CD-DA)tracksand
MP3 tracks, the unit plays only the audio
tracks.
•TheunitmaynotplayMP3tracksrecorded
using a packet writing utility.
•The unit can play MP3 tracks having the
filename extension “.mp3.”
•If you play a non-MP3 track that has the
“.mp3” filename extension, you may hear
some noise.
•This unit can play back MP3 tracks of the
following bit rates and sampling
frequencies:
MPEG1: 32–320 kbps,
32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
MPEG2: 16–160 kbps,
16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz
•This unit is best-suited for playback of
tracks with a bit rate of 128 kbps. The
sound may be intermittent or distorted
during playback of tracks encoded with a
certain encoder or encoded with bit rate
over 128 kbps.
•The elapsed playing time may not be
displayed correctly when variable-bit-rate
(VBR) files are played.
