Yamaha CDX-397, CDX-97 owner manual Features, Supported Disc Types

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FEATURES

CD-R,CD-RW Disc Playability

(For details, refer to page 22.)

CD-TEXT Data Display capability

Program Play

Random-Sequence Play

Single Track/Entire Disc Repeat Play

Automatic Spacing Function

Track Programming Function Useful for Recording Tracks Fitted onto Any Length of Tape

Automatic Peak Level Search Function

CD Synchronized Recording

Adjustable Display Brightness

Remote Control Capability

Optical Digital Output

(CDX-497 only)

Coaxial Digital Output

MP3, WMA Disc Playability

SUPPORTED DISC TYPES

You can enjoy music discs with this unit. Since some disc operations of this unit are limited to specific disc types, the supported disc types are indicated using the icons shown below. Each icon means that the operation is limited to the corresponding disc type. For information on supported disc standards and disc usage notes, refer to “NOTES ABOUT DISCS” (page 22). Operations with no icon indicated are available for all disc types.

Music CD	MP3,WMA (CDX-497 only)
Audio CD		MP3, WMA

About MP3 and WMA discs

You can play back MP3 and WMA files recorded on a CD- R or CD-RW with similar uses as a music CD. This unit regards folders in the disc as albums, and files as tracks (as shown below).

Root

Album (Folder)

Track (File)

What is MP3?

“MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3)” is a standard technology and format for compressing an audio sequence into a small- sized file. However, the original level of sound quality is preserved during playback. Some MP3 discs have the ID3 tag information.

* ID3 tag means the metadata recorded on the MP3 disc such as the song title, artist name, etc.

Notes

●Depending on recording conditions such as recording software settings, this unit may not be able to play back the disc or play back files in the order they were recorded.

●This unit is compatible with a bit rate range of 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 256 or 320 kbps and variable bit encoded MP3 files.

●This unit is compatible with a sampling frequency of 44.1, or 48 kHz.

●The disc must be ISO9660 compatible.

What is WMA?

“WMA (Windows Media Audio)” is a Microsoft file format for encoding digital audio files similar to MP3 though can compress files at a higher rate than MP3.

Notes

●This unit is compatible with a bit rate range of 192 kbps or less and variable bit encoded WMA files.

●This unit is compatible with a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz.

●The disc must be ISO9660 compatible.

●Copyright-protected WMA files can not be played back with this unit.

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