Clarion DXZ735MP CD/MP3/WMA Operations, What is MP3?, What is WMA?, Multisession function

CD/MP3/WMA Operations

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MP3/WMA

What is MP3?

MP3 is an audio compression method and clas- sified into audio layer 3 of MPEG standards. This audio compression method has penetrated into PC users and become a standard format.

This MP3 features the original audio data com- pression to about 10 percent of its initial size with a high sound quality. This means that about 10 music CDs can be recorded on a CD-R disc or CD-RW disc to allow a long listening time without having to change CDs.

What is WMA?

WMA is the abbreviation of Windows Media Au- dio, an audio file format developed by Microsoft Corporation.

Notes:

•If you play a file with DRM (Digital Rights Man- agement) for WMA remaining ON, no audio is output.

•Windows Media™ , and the Windows ® logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Precautions when creating MP3/WMA disc

●File extensions

1.Always add a file extension “.MP3” or “.WMA” to MP3 or WMA file by using single byte let- ters. If you add a file extension other than specified or forget to add the file extension , the file cannot be played.

2.Files without MP3/WMA data will not play. The indication “––:––” appears in the play time display if you attempt to play files with- out MP3/WMA data.

●Logical format (File system)

●Number of files or folders

1.Up to 255 files can be recognized per folder. Up to 500 files can be played.

2.Tracks are played in the order that they were recorded onto a disc. (Tracks might not always be played in the order displayed on the PC.)

3.Some noise may occur depending on the type of encoder software used while recording.

Multisession function

When a disc contains both normal CD type tracks and MP3/WMA type tracks mixedly, you can se- lect which type of the recorded tracks to play.

●Default value is “CD”.

Each time you press and hold the [BND] button for about 1 second, the mixed mode is switched between CD type or MP3/WMA type. The follow- ing indication appears in the title display when switching the track type to be played.

●Display when CD type track is selected:

●Display when MP3/WMA type track is se- lected:

1.Types of recording that can be played are as follows.

Setting	Set to CD	Set to MP3/WMA
Disc
Mixed with CD and	Play CD	Play MP3/WMA
MP3/WMA type tracks
CD type track only	Play CD	Play CD
MP3/WMA type track only	Play MP3/WMA	Play MP3/WMA

1.When writing MP3/WMA file on a CD-R disc or CD-RW disc, please select “ISO9660 level 1, 2, 3 or JOLIET or Romeo” as the writing software format. Normal play may not be pos- sible if the disc is recorded on another format.

2.The folder name and file name can be dis- played as the title during MP3/WMA play but the title must be within 128 single byte alpha- betical letters and numerals (including an ex- tension).

●Folder structure

1.A disc with a folder having more than 8 hier- archical levels will be impossible.

2.After making these settings, remove the disc and then reinsert it.

3.When a mixed mode CD is loaded and CD is set, the track to be played first is MP3/WMA file data and no sound is heard.

Disc-In-Play function

As long as the ignition key is turned to the ON or ACC position, this function allows you to turn the power to the unit and start playing the disc auto- matically when the disc is inserted even if the power is not turned on.

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