Notes on MP3/WMA
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What is MP3/WMA?
MP3* (MPEG Audio
*MPEG
Note:
¡MP3/WMA encoding and CD writing software programs are not supplied with this unit.
Points to remember when making MP3/WMA files
Common
Display Information
Displayed items
¡ | ¡ MP3 (ID3 tag) |
Disc title | Album name |
Track title | Title and artist name |
¡ MP3/WMA | ¡ WMA (WMA tag) |
Folder name | Album name |
File name | Title and artist name |
Displayable characters
¡Displayable length of file name/folder name: within 64 char- acters. (Unicoded file and folder names are reduced by half in the number of displayable characters.)
¡Name files and folders in accordance with the standard of each file system. Refer to the instructions of writing soft- ware for details.
¡ASCII character set and special characters in each language can be displayed.
¡Some Cyrillic characters in the Unicode can be displayed.
¡High bit rate and high sampling frequency are recommend- ed for high quality sound.
¡Selecting VBR (Variable Bit Rate) is not recommended because playing time is not displayed properly and sound may be skipped.
¡The playback sound quality differs depending on the encod- ing circumstances. For details, refer to the instructions of your own encoding software and writing software.
MP3
¡It is recommended to set the bit rate to “128 kbps or more” and “fixed”.
WMA
¡It is recommended to set the bit rate to “64 kbps or more” and “fixed”.
¡Do not set the copy protection on the WMA file to enable this unit to play back.
ASCII character set
A to Z, a to z, digits 0 to 9, and the following symbols: (space) ! ” # $ % & ’ ( ) * + ,
Note:
¡With some software in which MP3/WMA format files have been encoded, the character information may not be dis- played properly.
¡Undisplayable characters and symbols will be converted into an asterisk (*).
¡It is recommended that the length of the file name is less than 8 (excluding the file extension).
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.
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