Casio EX-M20 manual 159, Transferring Audio Files to the Camera, Mac OS 9 Users Click untitled

PLAYING AN AUDIO FILE (EX-M20 Only)

You can transfer MP3 music data files from your computer to the camera and then use the camera as a portable audio player.

•MP3 stands for MPEG Audio Layer-3, which is the name of audio compression technology.

•Supported Files

An “MP3 file” is a Windows file whose name is followed by the extension “.MP3”. The following describes the types of MP3 files that are supported by this camera.

•MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3

Bit Rate: 32 to 320 kbps, VBR-compatible

Sampling Frequencies: 32, 44.1, 48kHz

•MPEG-2 Audio Layer-3

Bit Rate: 8 to 160 kbps, VBR-compatible

Sampling Frequencies: 16, 22.05, 24kHz

•Maximum Number of Playback Files: 999

IMPORTANT!

•Depending on the MP3 file format, some music data may not be playable.

•A bit rate of 128kbps and a sampling frequency of 44.1kHz are recommended for MP3 files.

•It is up to you to obtain software for creating MP3 files and to create the MP3 files you want to play.

Transferring Audio Files to the Camera

Use the following procedure to import an MP3 audio file from your computer to the camera.

1.Establish a USB connection between the camera and your computer (page 131).

•If you plan to transfer MP3 audio files to a memory card, load the card into the camera.

2.Perform one of the following operations to open camera memory or the memory card.

•Windows XP Users

Click “My Computer” and then “Removable Disk”.

•Mac OS 9 Users Click “untitled”.

3.Open the “AUDIO” folder, and then transfer the MP3 files you want to play into it.

•If there is no “AUDIO” folder, create one at the location indicated in “Memory Directory Structure” on page 142.

4.This terminates the USB connection between the camera and your computer (page 131).

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