Important Specifications
Supported formats:
• Disc format ISO9660, Joliet and multi-
session CDs. Use ISO9660 disc format
when urning CD-ROM.
• MP3 music formats.
• MP3 it rate (data rate): 32-320 K ps and
varia le it rate.
• 650M and 700M CD-R and CD-RWs.
• Directory nesting up to a maximum of
8 levels (max. 64 characters).
General information
The music compression technology MP3
(MPEG Audio Layer 3) reduces the original
digital audio data y a factor up to
10 without losing significant sound quality.
This allows you to record up to 10 hours of
CD-like quality music on a single CD-ROM.
How to get MP3 music
Either download legal MP3 music from the
internet or convert your audio CD into MP3
format with any MP3 encoder software, and
then record onto a CD-R(W).
• To achieve a good sound quality a it rate
of 128 k ps is recommended for MP3 files.
Some encoder software offers an option to
protect music files, i.e. the files can only e
played on the computer which created
them. If you urn such files on a CD-ROM,
you cannot play them on this set. Make sure
to deactivate the protection option in the
encoder software efore creating the music
files. In this case you are responsi le for the
adherence to all local or international
copyrights.
When burning the MP3-CD
• To avoid pro lems with play ack or missing
files, make sure the file names are typed in
English text characters and that the
MP3 files end with .mp3
• Use a writing software capa le of recording
MP3 track titles (files) in numerical and
alpha etical order. For details on using the
software, refer to the operating instructions
of the software.
• When recording on a CD-RW, make sure
that you close (finalize) all sessions in order
for the set to read and play your tracks.
How to organize MP3 files
You can store up to a maximum num er of
35 al ums and 350 titles on one MP3-CD.
Al ums and titles are alpha etically sorted.
• There may e an al um 00 which will e
played efore all other al ums. Al um 00
contains all the tracks which you did not
put into an al um.
• MP3-CD/ CD al ums and titles are shown
as num ers in the display.
IMPORTANT
This set does not play/support the
following:
• UDF disc format
• Mixed format CD recordings e.g. CD audio
and MP3 tracks com ined within a disc, as
you will only e a le to play ack the CD
audio tracks.
• Empty al ums: an empty al um is an al um
that does not contain MP3 files, and will not
e shown in the display.
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