Cadillac 2009 Using an MP3 CD, MP3 Format, Root Directory, Empty Directory or Folder, No Folder

Using an MP3 CD

MP3 Format

There are guidelines that must be met, when creating an MP3 disc. If the guidelines are not met when recording a CD-R(W), the CD may not play. The guidelines are:

•Sampling rate: 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz, 32 kHz, and 44.1 kHz.

•Bit rates supported: 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, and 320 kbps.

•ID3 tag information is displayed by the radio if it is available. The radio supports ID3 tag information v1.0, v1.1, or v2.0. The radio will display a filename, song name, artist name, album name, and directory name.

•Maximum 32 characters, including spaces, in a file or folder name.

•Maximum number of folders is 100 with a maximum hierarchy of eight folders.

•Create a folder structure that makes it easy to find songs while driving. Organize songs by albums using one folder for each album. Each folder

or album should contain 18 songs or less.

•It is recommended that there is a maximum of 192 files on a disc.

•The files can be recorded on a CD-R or CD-RW with a maximum capacity of 700MB.

•DVD with MP3 are not playable on this system.

Root Directory

The root directory will be treated as a folder. If the root directory has compressed audio files, the directory will be displayed as No Folder or ALL.

Empty Directory or Folder

If a root directory or a folder exists somewhere in the file structure that contains only folders/subfolders and no compressed files directly beneath them, the player will advance to the next folder in the file structure that contains compressed audio files and the empty folder will not be displayed or numbered.

No Folder

When the CD contains only compressed files, the files will be located under the root folder. The next and previous folder functions will have no function on a CD that was recorded without folders or playlists. When displaying the name of the folder the radio will display No Folder.

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