Notes on MP3/WMA
Note: MP3/WMA encoding and writing software is not sup- plied with this unit.
Points to remember when making MP3/WMA files
Common
¡High bit rate and high sampling frequency are recom- mended for high quality sounds.
¡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 encoding circumstances. For details, refer to the user manual of your own encoding software and writing soft- ware.
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 protect attribute on the WMA file to enable this unit to play back.
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| Folder name | Album name |
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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 lan- guage can be displayed.
Notes:
¡With some software in which MP3/WMA format files have been encoded, the character information may not be displayed properly.
¡Undisplayable characters and symbols will be converted
into an asterisk ( 
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Folder selection order/file playback order
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Maximum number of files/folders
¡Maximum number of files: 999
¡Maximum number of files in one folder: 255
¡Maximum depth of trees: 8
¡Maximum number of folders: 255 (Root folder is includ- ed.)
Notes:
¡This unit counts the number of folders irrespective of the presence or absence of MP3/WMA file.
¡If the selected folder does not contain any MP3/WMA files, the nearest MP3/WMA files in the order of playback will be played.
¡Playback order may be different from other MP3/WMA players even if the same disc is used.
¡“ROOT” appears when displaying the root folder name.
Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trade- marks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Copyright
It is prohibited by copyright laws to copy, distribute and deliver copyrighted materials such as music without the approval of copyright holder except enjoying yourself per- sonally.
No warranty
Above description complies with our investigations as of December 2004. It has no warranty for reproducibility and displayability of MP3/WMA.