Sony XP-ZV77C, XP-ZV77D Playable files, About MP3, Playable MP3 files on this player

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Notes on MP3 discs

This CD player can play the discs with MP3 files recorded in CD-ROM format or on the CD-Rs/RWs as well.

Playable files

To enjoy the MP3 files on this CD player, the files must be recorded in the format compliant with the ISO9660 standard.

About MP3

•MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3) is a standard technology and format for compressing a sound sequence.

•The files with “.mp3” as the extension can be regarded as MP3 files. The files with “.m3u” as the extension can be regarded as play list files.

•This CD player cannot recognize the files with the extension other than “.mp3” or “.m3u.”

•The files with the extension “.mp3” that are not recorded in the MP3 format cannot be played properly on this CD player.

Playable MP3 files on this player

You can only play MP3 files recorded by following requirements.

USABLE MEDIA

CD-Rs and CD-RWs

USABLE DISC FORMAT

You can use ISO 9660 Level 1/2 format, Joliet extension format, and Romeo format discs. This unit can display only 1-byte characters. (2-byte characters like those of Japanese are displayed as “✽.”)

The major specification of the usable disc format is:

•Maximum directory steps: 8 (9 on the Joliet format discs)

•Maximum number of characters for a file name and a folder name:

-15 and a 3-character extension code on the Joliet format discs

-30 and a 3-character extension code on other than Joliet format discs

THE USABLE NUMBER OF FOLD- ERS/FILES

•Maximum number of folders: 255 (depending on the number of files)

•Maximum number of files: 999

This CD player can play back MP3 files of the following sampling frequencies:

MPEG 1: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz

MPEG 2: 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz

MPEG 2.5: 8 kHz, 11.025 kHz, 12 kHz

Notes on playing MP3 files

•If a disc contains audio (CD-DA) tracks and MP3 files, this CD player plays only the audio tracks.

•This CD player may not play files in their order they were recorded.

•E•A•S•S memory duration is approximately 100 seconds at the longest with files of 128 kbps bit rate.

•This CD player can play back MP3 files of the following bit rates:

–MPEG 1/Audio Layer 3: 32 kbps – 320 kbps

–MPEG 2/Audio Layer 3: 8 kbps – 160 kbps

–MPEG 2.5/Audio Layer 3: 8 kbps – 160 kbps

This CD player is best suited for playback of tracks with a bit rate of 128 kbps. The sound may be intermittent or distorted during playback of tracks encoded with a certain encoder or encoded with bit rate over 128 kbps.

•The playing time may not be displayed correctly when variable-bit-rate (VBR) files are played.

•Depending on the encoder to create MP3 files, noise may be heard or sound may be intermittent when MP3 files are played on this CD player.

•Sound is muted for a moment with the disc that contains no silent portion between songs (files) such as a disc with a recording of a live performance, etc.

•When files encoded in the MP3 Pro format are played back on this CD player, their sound quality may not be as high as they should be.

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Contents Portable CD Player Table of Contents EnglishPrecautions Using on the Rechargeable Batteries When to charge the recharge- able batteries When to replace the rechargeable batteriesUsing on the dry batteries When to replace the batteriesOn rechargeable batteries and dry batteries Using on the AC power adaptorOn AC power adaptor Hold switch PreparationsTurning on and off Turning on the CD player Turning off the CD playerLoading a disc Slide Open to open the CD player lidPlace the disc on the tray Removing the discPlaying a disc Music discs encoded with copyright protection technolo- gies About the displayPlaying a disc About the CD Text informationPlayback options To set the other functionEass function Press r/t to select the way you repeat the tracks filesPress ca/ENTER Repeat play To start All Repeat playTo cancel Repeat play To cancel Shuffle playShuffle play To repeat all the tracks files on the disc in Shuffle playPress r/t to select the track file Press -/+to select folder when playing an MP3 discMaking the sound soft to ears Train When you finish entering the 24th track file To cancel Program play Press ca/ENTER to enter the selected track file Turning off the operation beep soundSetting the function of the Sound button DSL functionSentence repeat function Phrase repeat functionTo cancel the Play list play and start normal play Starting a Play list play only for MP3 discsPress and hold ca/ENTER for about 2 seconds To repeat the Play list playPlayable MP3 files on this player Playable filesAbout MP3 On the method of storing files on discs DAO Disc At Once utilityTAO Track At Once utility Packet writing utilityMaintenance To clean the lensTo clean the discs Example of folder structure and playing orderTroubleshooting guide SpecificationsSupplied accessories Battery life* approx. hoursOperating temperature Mass excluding accessoriesLocating the controls To remove To attach in the reverse direction Remote control supplied with XP-ZV77DTo use the clip on the remote control Example of the display on the remote control XP-ZV77D only When the CD is loadedDuring normal play CD Text information
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