Media Compatibility Playback Order

MXDM66 OPERATION

CD Player Operation - MP3/WMA Files

MXDM66 OPERATION

CD Player Operation - MP3/WMA Files

Media Compatibility

Playback Order

Compatible Recording Formats

The following types of discs/files are compatible:

•CD-ROM (ISO), CD-R, CD-RW

•CD-DA

•MP3 data

•WMA data

The following types of discs/files are not compatible:

•WMA files that are protected by DRM (Digital Rights

Management).

•WMA lossless format

•Discs recorded with Track At Once or packet writing

•MP3 PRO format

•MP3 playlists

•WAV format

MP3/WMA playback sequence is based on recorded order of files and begins in the root folder of the disc. Any empty folders or folders that do not include MP3/WMA files are skipped. This unit may not play files in the order they were recorded in. Refer to your recording software’s user’s manual for more information.

•ISO9660 level 1

•ISO9660 level 2

•Yellow Book MODE 1

•Yellow Book MODE 2 FORM 1

•Multi session

•Maximum folders and files - 256

•Maximum folder levels - 8

•MPEG-1/2/2.5 Audio Layer-3

ISO9660 standards:

•Maximum nested folder depth is 8 (including the root folder).

•Valid characters for folder/file names are letters A-Z (all caps), numbers 0-9, and “_” (underscore). Some characters may not be displayed correctly, depending on the character type.

•This device can play back discs in Joliet, Romeo, and other standards that conform to ISO9660. MP3/WMA written in the formats other than the above may not play and/or their file names or folder names may not be displayed properly.

Additional MP3/WMA Information

Sampling Frequency Rates MP3

WMA

Transfer Bit rates

MP3

WMA

MP3 Tag Display

Recommended Settings

An internal buffer provides ESP (Electronic Skip Protection) to virtually eliminate skipping.

When playing a disc recorded with regular audio files (CD-DA or .WAV) and MP3/WMA files, the unit will play the MP3/WMA files only.

Only MP3 files with filename extension (.mp3) can be played. Only WMA files with filename extension (.wma) can be played.

Do not attempt to play discs which contain non-MP3/WMA files with the MP3/WMA extension.

8kHz ~ 48kHz

32kHz ~ 48kHz

32kbps ~ 320kbps constant Variable bit rates

32kbps ~ 192kbps constant Variable bit rates

Note:

Some files may not play or be displayed correctly, depending on sampling rates and bit rates.

ID3 tags Version 1.0 to 2.0

For best results, use the following settings when burning an MP3 disc:

128kbps or higher constant bit rate 44.1kHz or higher sampling frequency

For best results, use the following settings when burning a WMA disc:

64kbps or higher constant bit rate 32kHz or higher sampling frequency