Maximum number of files/folders
¡Maximum number of files/folders: 999 (files + folders)
¡Maximum number of files in one folder: 255
¡Maximum depth of trees: 8
¡Maximum number of folders: 255 (Root folder is in luded.)
Note :
¡This unit ounts the number of folders irrespe tive of the
presen e or absen e of MP3/WMA file.
¡If the sele ted folder does not ontain any MP3/WMA files,
the nearest MP3/WMA files in the order of playba k will be
played.
¡Playba k order may be different from other MP3/WMA
players even if the same dis is used.
¡
“ROOT” appears when displaying the root folder name.
Copyright
It is prohibited by opyright laws to opy, distribute and deliver
opyrighted materials su h as musi without the approval of
opyright holder ex ept enjoying yourself personally.
No warranty
Above des ription omplies with our investigations as of
De ember 2002. It has no warranty for reprodu ibility and dis-
playability of MP3/WMA.
Windows Media, and the
Windows logo are trademarks, or
registered trademarks of
Mi rosoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other oun-
tries.
What is MP3/WMA?
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) and WMA (Windows MediaTM Audio) are the ompression formats of digital audio. The former
is developed by MPEG (Motion Pi ture Experts Group), and the latter is developed by Mi rosoft Corporation. Using these
ompression formats, you an re ord the ontents of about 10 musi CDs on a single CD media (This figures refer to data
re orded on a 650MB CD-R or CD-RW at a fixed bit rate of 128 kbps and a sampling frequen y of 44.1 kHz).
Note :
¡MP3/WMA en oding and writing software is not supplied with this unit.
¡CD writing software is not supplied with this unit.
Points to remember when makin MP3/WMA files
Common
¡High bit rate and high sampling frequen y are re om-
mended for high quality sounds.
¡Sele ting VBR (Variable Bit Rate) is not re ommended
be ause playing time is not displayed properly and sound
may be skipped.
¡The playba k sound quality differs depending on the
en oding ir umstan es. For details, refer to the user
manual of your own en oding software and writing soft-
ware.
MP3
¡It is re ommended to set the bit rate to “128 kbps or
more” and “fixed”.
WMA
¡It is re ommended to set the bit rate to “64 kbps or
more” and “fixed”.
¡Do not set the opy prote t attribute on the WMA file to
enable this unit to play ba k.
Displayable characters
¡Displayable length of file name/folder name: within 96 hara ters
¡Name files and folders in a ordan e with the standard of ea h file system. Refer to the instru tions of writing software
for details.
¡ASCII hara ter set and spe ial hara ters in ea h language an be displayed.
A CII character set
A to Z, a to z, digits 0 to 9, and the following symbols:
(spa e) ! ” # $ % & ’ ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ˆ _ ` { | }
~
pecial characters
À Á Â Ã Å à á â ã å
Ä ä
Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö ò ó ô õ ö
Ù Ú Û Ü ù ú û ü
Note :
¡With some software in whi h MP3/WMA format files have been en oded, the hara ter information may not be displayed
properly.
¡Undisplayable hara ters and symbols will be onverted into an asterisk (*).
Display Information
Displayed items
Caution: Never assign the “mp3”, or “wma” file name extension to a file that is not in the MP3/WMA format. This
may not only produce noise from the speaker damage, but also damage your hearing.
CD-TEXT
¡Dis title
¡Tra k title
MP3/WMA
¡Folder name
¡File name
MP3 (ID3 tag)
¡Artist name
¡Title name
WMA (WMA tag)
¡Artist name
¡Title name
Recordin MP3/WMA files on a CD-media
¡You are recommended to minimize the chances of mak-
ing a disc that contains both CD-DA files and MP3/WMA
files.
¡If CD-DA files are on the same disc as MP3 or WMA
files, the songs may not play in the intended order, or
some songs may not play at all.
¡When storing MP3 data and WMA data on the same
disc, use different folders for each data.
¡Do not re ord files other than MP3/WMA files and unne -
essary folder on a dis .
¡The name of MP3/WMA file should be added by rules as
shown in the following des riptions and also omply with
the rules of ea h file system.
¡You may en ounter trouble in playing MP3/WMA files or
displaying the information of MP3/WMA files re orded
with ertain writing software or CD re orders.
¡The file extension “mp3”or “wma”should be assigned to
ea h file depending on the file format.
¡This unit does not have the play list fun tion.
¡Although Multi-session re ording is supported, the use of
Dis -at-On e is re ommended.
upported file systems
ISO 9660 Level 1/Level 2, Apple Extension to ISO 9660,
Joliet, Romeo
Note: Apple HFS, UDF 1.50, Mix CD (CD Extra) is not sup-
ported.
32, 44.1, 48 kHzNo64k-192 kbpsWindows Media Audio Ver. 2, Ver. 8
16, 22.05, 24 kHzYES8k-160 kbpsMPEG 2 audio layer 3 (MP3)
32, 44.1, 48 kHzYES32k-320 kbpsMPEG 1 audio layer 3 (MP3)
ampling frequencyVBRBit rateCompression method
Compression formats (Recommendation: “Points to remember when making MP3/WMA files” on the previous page)
