Do not use the following CD-Rs or CD-RWs:

–Discs with stickers, labels, or a protective seal stuck to the surface.

–Discs on which labels can be directly printed by an ink jet printer.

Using these discs under high temperature or high humidity may cause malfunctions or damage to the unit.

Playing an MP3/WMA disc

This unit can play back MP3/WMA files with the extension code <.mp3> or <.wma> (regardless of the letter case—upper/lower).

This unit can show the names of albums, artists (performer), and Tag (Version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, or 2.4) for MP3 files and for WMA files.

This unit can display only one-byte characters. No other characters can be correctly displayed.

This unit can play back MP3/WMA files meeting the conditions below:

–Bit rate of MP3/WMA: 32 kbps — 320 kbps

–Sampling frequency of MP3:

32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz (for MPEG-1)

16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz (for MPEG-2)

–Sampling frequency of WMA:

22.05kHz, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz

–Disc format: ISO 9660 Level 1/Level 2, Romeo, Joliet, Windows extension

The maximum number of characters for file/folder names vary depending on the disc format used (includes 4 extension characters—<.mp3> or <.wma>).

ISO 9660 Level 1: up to 12 characters

ISO 9660 Level 2: up to 31 characters

Romeo: up to 64 characters

Joliet: up to 32 characters

Windows extension: up to 64 characters

This unit can recognize a total of 512 files, 255 folders, and 8 hierarchical levels.

This unit can play back files recorded in VBR (variable bit rate).

Files recorded in VBR have a discrepancy in the elapsed time display, and do not show the actual elapsed time. In particular, this difference becomes noticeable after performing the search function.

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This unit cannot play back the following files:

–MP3 files encoded in MP3i and MP3 PRO format.

–MP3 files encoded in an inappropriate format.

–MP3 files encoded with Layer 1/2.

–WMA files encoded in lossless, professional, and voice format.

–WMA files which are not based upon Windows Media® Audio.

–WMA files copy-protected with DRM.

–Files which have data such as AIFF, ATRAC3, etc.

The search function works but search speed is not constant.

Playing MP3/WMA tracks from a USB device

While playing from a USB device, the playback order may differ from other players.

This unit may be unable to play back some USB devices or some files due to their characteristics or recording conditions.

Depending on the shape of the USB devices and connection ports, some USB devices may not be attached properly or the connection might be loose.

Connect one USB mass storage class device to the unit at a time. Do not use a USB hub.

If the connected USB device does not have the correct files, “CANNOT PLAY” appears.

This unit can show Tag (Version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, or 2.4) for MP3 files and for WMA files.

This unit can play back MP3/WMA files meeting the conditions below:

–Bit rate of MP3/WMA: 32 kbps — 320 kbps

–Sampling frequency of MP3:

32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz (for MPEG-1) 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz (for MPEG-2)

–Sampling frequency of WMA: 22.05 kHz, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz