About MP3 and WMA
The playable MP3/WMA file (hereafter called Audio file) and the media format has the following limitation. The Audio file, which is not comforming to the specification, may not play normally, or the file and folder names may not display correctly.
Playable Audio file
•MP3, WMA:
•Attach the correct extension for the Audio file (MP3: ".MP3", WMA: ".WMA")
•Do not attach the extensions to files other than the Audio file. If the extension is attached, the file, which is not the Audio file, will play and outputs a loud noise, causing damage to the speaker.
•The files with copy protection cannot be played.
•The settings of your encoding software and the environment in which it is used may now allow you to play or view specific audio files. For encoding specifications and instructions on how to set encoding software, browse through software help or check with the developers.
Playable MP3 file
•MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3 file
•Transfer bit rate:
•Sampling frequency
: 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
Playable WMA file
•The file in accordance with Windows Media Audio (Except for the file for Windows Media Player 9 or after which applies the new functions)
•Transfer bit rate:
•Sampling frequency: 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
Playable media
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•When recording to the maximum media capacity at once, the writing software is set to "Disc at once".
Playable disc format
•ISO 9660 Level 1/2
•Joliet
•Romeo
•Long file name.
The maximum number of characters for display
File/Folder name: 64 (Joliet: 32) characters
MP3 ID3 Tag/ WMA Contents property: 30 characters
•File/Folder name is the number of the characters including the extensions
•MP3 ID3 Tag can only display the tag of Ver1.0/1.1
Limitation of structure for the file and the folder
•Maximum number of directory levels: 8
•Maximum number of folders: 100
•Maximum number of files per folder: 255
Playing order of the Audio file
The Audio file plays in the order which is written by writing software. You may be able to set the playing order by writing the play sequence numbers such as "01" to "99" at the beginning of the file name.
Example
CD (1) 0: Folder ¡: Audio file
¡!
2¡"
3 ¡# ¡$
4¡%
•Playing order
Playing order after ¡! play.
➡¡", ¡#, ¡$, ¡%...
•File search
Forward file search during ¡# play.
Push the Control knob towards [¢] ➡ ¡$
•Folder search
Forward folder search during ¡" play.
Push the Control knob towards [FM] ➡ 3, 4...
•Folder select
When the selection is set to directory 4, and you want to skip to the folder 2 at the same level. Push the Control knob towards [4] ➡ 2
When the selection is set to directory 3, moves the level up by folder select.
Push the Control knob towards [AM] ➡ 2
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