Additional Information, Compressed audio files

Additional Information

Appendix

!Since the CD side of Dual Discs is not phy- sically compatible with the general CD standard, it may not be possible to play the CD side with this unit.

!Frequent loading and ejecting of a Dual Disc may result in scratches on the disc. Serious scratches can lead to playback pro- blems on this unit. In some cases, a Dual Disc may become stuck in the disc loading slot and will not eject. To prevent this, we recommend you refrain from using Dual Disc with this unit.

!Please refer to the information from the

disc manufacturer for more detailed infor- mation about Dual Discs.

Example of a hierarchy

: Folder

: Compressed audio file

1 2

5 6

Level 1

Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

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Compressed audio files

!Depending on the version of Windows Media Player used to encode WMA files, album names and other text information may not be correctly displayed.

!There may be a slight delay when starting playback of WMA files encoded with image data.

!ISO 9660 Level 1 and 2 compliant. Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this player.

!Multi-session playback is possible.

!Compressed audio files are not compatible with packet write data transfer.

!Only 64 characters from the beginning can be displayed as a file name (including the extension such as .wma, .mp3 or .wav) or a folder name.

!Folder selection sequence or other opera- tion may be altered depending on the en- coding or writing software.

!Regardless of the length of blank section between the songs of original recording, compressed audio discs will play with a short pause between songs.

!File extensions such as .wma, .mp3 or .wav must be used properly.

!This unit assigns folder numbers. The user cannot assign folder numbers.

!Folder hierarchy is allowed up to eight tiers. However, practical hierarchy of folder is less than two tiers.

!Up to 99 folders on a disc can be played back.

Compressed audio compatibility

WMA

!Compatible format: WMA encoded by Windows Media Player

!Bit rate: 48 kbps to 320 kbps (CBR), 48 kbps to 384 kbps (VBR)

!Sampling frequency: 32 kHz to 48 kHz

!Windows Media Audio 9 Professional, Loss- less, Voice: No

MP3

!Bit rate: 8 kbps to 320 kbps

!Sampling frequency: 16 kHz to 48 kHz (32, 44.1, 48 kHz for emphasis)

!Compatible ID3 tag version: 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 (ID3 tag Version 2.x is given priority than Version 1.x.)

!M3u playlist: No

!MP3i (MP3 interactive), mp3 PRO: No

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