Alpine IVA-W203 Repeat Play, X. Random Play, Selecting Folders concerning MP3/ WMA, About MP3/WMA

Repeat Play

Touch [] to play back repeatedly the track currently being played.

The track (file) will be played repeatedly.

Touch [] again and select OFF to deactivate Repeat play.

CD: RPT RPT DISC*1 (off) RPT

MP3/WMA:

1Touch [P1/2]*3 to change the function guide.

2Touch [] and select the desired Repeat play.

RPT RPT FLDR*2 RPT DISC*1 (off) RPT

*1 If a CD Changer or an MP3 compatible CD changer is connected and the RPT DISC mode is selected, the unit repeatedly plays back all tracks (files) on the disc selected.

*2 Only files in a folder are repeatedly played back.

*3 Display may vary depending on the connected devices.

M.I.X. (Random Play)

Touch [] during playback.

The tracks (files) on the disc will be played back in a random sequence.

To cancel M.I.X. play, touch [].

CD: M.I.X. M.I.X. ALL*1 (off) M.I.X.

MP3/WMA:

1Touch [P1/2]*4 to change the function guide.

2Touch [] and select the desired M.I.X. play.

M.I.X. FLDR*3 M.I.X.*2 (off) M.I.X. FLDR*3

*1 If a CD Changer equipped with the M.I.X. ALL function is connected, M.I.X. ALL will also be selectable.

In this mode, the tracks on all the CDs in the current magazine will be included in the random playback sequence.

*2 If an MP3 compatible CD changer is connected, all files in a disc are played back in random sequence, and playback shifts to the next disc.

*3 Only files in a folder are played back in random sequence in the M.I.X. FLDR mode.

*4 Display may vary depending on the connected devices.

Selecting Folders (concerning MP3/ WMA)

Touch [ FLDR] or [FLDR ] to select the folder.

About MP3/WMA

CAUTION

Except for private use, duplicating audio data (including MP3/ WMA 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, 2, 2.5 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 realizes such high compression ratios by eliminating the sounds that are either inaudible to the human ear or masked by other sounds.

What is WMA?

WMA, or “Windows Media™ Audio”, is compressed audio data. WMA is similar to MP3 audio data and can achieve CD quality sound with small file sizes.

Method for creating MP3/WMA files

Audio data is compressed by using MP3/WMA specified software. For details on creating MP3/WMA files, refer to the user’s manual for that software.

MP3/WMA files that can be played back by this device have the file extension “mp3” / “wma”. Files with no extension cannot be played back (WMA ver. 9 is supported).

Supported playback sampling rates and bit rates

MP3

Sampling rates: 32 kHz ~ 48 kHz

Bit rates: 32 - 320 kbps

WMA

Sampling rates: 32 kHz ~ 48 kHz

Bit rates: 32 - 320 kbps

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

ID3 tags/WMA tags

If tag data is in an MP3/WMA file, this device can display the title (track title), artist name, and album name ID3 tag/WMA tag data (maximum 128 characters).

This device can only display single-byte alphanumeric characters and the underscore. For non-supported characters, “NO SUPPORT” is displayed.

The number of characters may be limited, or not correctly displayed, depending on the tag information.

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