MP3/WMA Player
Notes on MP3/WMA
What is MP3/WMA?
MP3 (MPEG Audio
Note: MP3/WMA encoding and writing software is not supplied 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 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 protect attribute on the WMA file to enable this unit to play back.
Display Information
Displayed items
¡ | ¡ MP3 (ID3 tag) |
Disc title | Album name |
Track title | Title name/artist name |
¡ MP3/WMA | ¡ WMA (WMA tag) |
Folder name | Album name |
File name | Title name/artist name |
|
Displayable characters
¡Displayable length of file name/folder name: within 64 characters. (Unicoded file and folder names are reduced by half in the number of displayable charac- ters.)
¡Name files and folders in accordance with the stan- dard of each file system. Refer to the instructions of writing software for details.
¡ASCII character set and special characters in each lan- guage can be displayed.
ASCII character set
A to Z, a to z, digits 0 to 9, and the following sym- bols:
(space) ! ” # $ % & ’ ( ) * + ,
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 convert- ed into an asterisk (*).
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 pro- duce noise from the speaker damage, but also damage your hearing.
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