Alpine CDE-130RR, CDE-130RM Folder M.I.X. Random Play MP3, Scanning Programs, About MP3, 9-EN

M.I.X. (Random Play)

Press 4(M.I.X.) in the play or pause mode.

The “ M.I.X.” indicator lights up, and the tracks (files) on the disc will be played back in random sequence.

Press 4(M.I.X.) again to cancel.

Folder M.I.X. (Random Play) (MP3)

Press and hold 4(M.I.X.) for at least 2 seconds.

The “ FOLDER” and “ M.I.X.” indicators appear in the display, and all files in the current folder are played back in random sequence.

Press and hold 4(M.I.X.) again to cancel.

Scanning Programs

Press 5(SCAN) to activate the scan mode.

The first 10 seconds of each track (file) will be played back in succession.

Press 5(SCAN) again to cancel.

Folder Scanning Programs (MP3)

Press and hold 5(SCAN) for at least 2 seconds.

From the next folder, the first 10 seconds of the first file in each folder is played back in sequence.

Press and hold 5(SCAN) again to cancel.

About MP3

CAUTION

Except for private use, duplicating audio data (including MP3 data) or distributing, transferring, or copying it, whether for free or for a fee, without permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited by the Copyright Act and by international treaty.

What is MP3?

MP3, whose official name is “MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3,” is a compression standard prescribed by the ISO, the International Standardization Organization and MPEG which is a joint activity institution of the IEC.

MP3 files contain compressed audio data. MP3 encoding is capable of compressing audio data at extremely high ratios, reducing the size of music files to as much as one-tenth their original size. This is achieved while still maintaining near CD quality. The MP3 format realises such high compression ratios by eliminating the sounds that are either inaudible to the human ear or masked by other sounds.

Method for creating MP3 files

Audio data are compressed using software with MP3 codec. For details on creating MP3 files, refer to the user’s manual for that software.

MP3 files that are playable on this device have the file extension “mp3”. Files with no extension cannot be played back.

Supported playback sampling rates and bit rates

MP3

Sampling rates: 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz, 24 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 16 kHz, 12 kHz, 11.025 kHz, 8 kHz

Bit rates: 8 - 320 kbps

This device may not play back correctly depending on sampling rates.

ID3 tags

This device supports ID3 tag.

If tag data is in an MP3 file, this device can display the title (track title), artist name, and album name ID3 tag data.

This device can only display up to 64 characters. (Unicoded file and folder names are up to 32 characters.)

For non-supported characters and symbols an asterisk is displayed.

If information contains characters other than ID3 tag information, the audio file may not be played back.

The tag information may not be correctly displayed, depending on the contents.

Producing MP3 discs

MP3 files are prepared, then written to a CD-R or

CD-RW using CD-R writing software. A disc can hold up to 512 files/folders (including Root Folders), and the maximum number of folders is 255.

Playback may not be performed if a disc exceeds the limitations described above.

Media supported

The media that this device can play back are CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs.

Corresponding File Systems

This device supports discs formatted with ISO9660 Level 1 or Level 2.

Under the ISO9660 standard, there are some restrictions to remember.

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