COPYRIGHT PROTECTION

It is forbidden by law to copy , broadcast, show , broadcast via cable, play in public, or rent copyright material without permission.

This unit features the copy protection function developed by Macrovision. Copy protection signals are included in some DVD discs. If you record such discs on a VCR, picture noise will appear during recording and playback.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and

is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only , unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

DESCRIPTIONS OF MP3

An MP3 file stores audio data compressed using MPEG1, the audio layer-3 file-coding scheme.

• In this manual, CDs, CD-R discs and CD-R W discs are all referred to as “discs”.

Some files cannot be played back according to the recording conditions of disc.

Notes on playing MP3 files

An MP3 file must be recorded on a disc in the format compliant with ISO 9660. Note, however , that the unit may not play files in the order they were recorded.

The maximum allowable number of files in a disc are as follows: - number of files : 512 (including number of folders)

The maximum allowable depth of nested folders is 8.

It may take 30 seconds or more before the unit can start play of MP3 files, depending on the number of recorded files and the complexity of the folder tree.

As for a multi-session disc, the unit can play up to 2 sessions.

The unit may not play MP3 files recorded using a packet writing utility .

The unit can play MP3 files having a file extension “.mp3”.

If you play a non-MP3 file that has the “.mp3” file extension, you may hear some noise.

Notes on display indications during play

Up to 11 characters are displayed for the name of a folder or a file. ID3TAG information is not displayed. Characters other than

uppercase letters (“A” to “Z”), numerals (“0” to “9”) and an underscore (_) may not be displayed correctly .

The elapsed playing time may not be displayed correctly for MP3 files.

Terminology

ISO 9660

ISO stands for the “International Organization for Standarization”. ISO 9660 determines the file structure for the CD-ROMs. This unit can play MP3 files recorded in the format compliant with ISO 9660.

Nesting of folders

To organize data files stored in a PC, you can store related

 

files in a folder . A folder can contain other folders as well as

 

files. For example, folder A can contain folder B, and folder B

 

can contain folder C; this is called “nesting of folders”.

The

maximum depth of nested folders, allowed by ISO 9660, is 8.

 

Writing utilities

There are 3 utilities used to record data on a disc.

1.DAO (Disc At Once) utility

All data to be written must be prepared in advance and

written onto a disc from the beginning to the end in one operation. No data can be added to a disc on which data were already written with DAO utility .

2.TAO (Track At Once) utility

Data are written onto a disc file by file. Data can be added to

a disc on which data were written with TAO utility .

3.Packet writing utility

Files are divided into smaller pieces while being recorded, depending on the size of available spaces on the disc. Data can be added to a disc on which data were written with packet

writing utility .

This unit can play MP3 discs recorded using DAO and TAO utilities.

Multi-session

A session is a collection of data, covering from the beginning

to the end of recording made in one operation. W ith TAO (Track At Once) utility , data can be recorded with several operations.

A session corresponds to the data recorded in one operation. This unit can play data recorded in the first 2 operations. In other words, the unit can play up to 2 sessions.

SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3

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