CD/MP3/WMA Mode Operations

File extensions

Always add a ﬁle extension “.MP3” or “.WMA” to MP3 or WMA ﬁle by using single byte letters. If you add a ﬁle extension other than speciﬁed or forget to add the ﬁle extension, the ﬁle can- not be played.

Disc-In-Play function

As long as the ignition key is turned to the ON or ACC position, this function allows you to turn the power to the unit and start playing the disc automatically when the disc is inserted even if the power is not turned on.

English

Logical format (File system)

1.When writing MP3/WMA ﬁle on a CD-R disc or CD-RW disc, please select “ISO9660 level 1, 2 or JOLIET or Romeo” as the writing software format. Normal play may not be possible if the disc is recorded on another format.

2.The folder name and ﬁle name can be dis- played as the title during MP3/WMA play but the title must be within 28 single byte alphabeti- cal letters and numerals (including an exten- sion).

3.Do not afﬁx a name to a ﬁle inside a folder having the same name.

Folder structure

1.A disc with a folder having more than 8 hierar- chical levels will be impossible.

Number of ﬁles or folders

1.Up to 255 ﬁles can be recognized per folder. Up to 255 ﬁles can be played.

Note:

The company will not guarantee any unexpected result caused by exceeding the ﬁles limitation.

2.Tracks are played in the order that they were recorded onto a disc. (Tracks might not always be played in the order displayed on the PC.)

3.Some noise may occur depending on the type of encoder software used while recording.

CD-DA/MP3/WMA selection on multi-session CD

1.If a multi-session CD which contains CD-DA and MP3/WMA ﬁles is being inserted, user can select either CD-DA or MP3/WMA ﬁles to be played.

Note:

CD-DA ﬁles will always be the ﬁrst to be played while MP3/WMA ﬁles will be playing subsequent- ly.

2.Press the [UP] button will move to the next folder and MP3/WMA ﬁles to be played. Press the [DN] button at the time will return to CD-DA playing ﬁles.

!CAUTION

Do not try to put your hand or ﬁngers in the disc insertion slot. Also never insert foreign objects into the slot.

Do not insert discs where adhesive comes out from cellophane tape or a rental CD label, or discs with marks where cellophane tape or rental CD labels were removed. It may be impossible to extract these discs from the unit and they may cause the unit to break down.