Help? Playing files

Audio files

This unit plays MP3 and WMA audio files. The following restrictions apply to the formats and discs that this unit can play. Please note that in all cases the values shown for the characters are those for one-byte characters.

Acceptable audio files

•MP3

•WMA

•Copy protected files cannot be played.

•Playback or display may not be possible owing to encoded software settings or environments.

•It may not be possible to play files with more recent versions of compressed formatting or files with added specifications.

Acceptable MP3 formats

This unit can play the following two MP3 file formats:

MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 and MPEG 2 Audio LSF Layer 3 standard files.

•Sampling frequencies: 32/ 44.1/ 48 kHz

•Bit rate: 32–320 kbps

Acceptable WMA formats

This unit can play WMA files in the following formats.

•Windows Media™ Audio

•Sampling frequencies: 32/ 44.1/ 48 kHz

•Bit rate: 48–192 kbps

It is possible that when some functions of Windows Media™ Player version 9 or higher are used, normal playback will not be possible.

Acceptable discs

•CD-R/RW/ROM

•DVD±R/RW

Discs made using simple CD-RW formats cannot be played.

Acceptable CD-R/RW formats

This unit can play discs in the following formats.

•ISO 9660 Level 1

•ISO 9660 Level 2

•Joliet

•Romeo

Please note that file and folder names can be displayed using a maximum of 128 characters. (Includes period ". " and three-letter file extension.)

58KDV-MP6333/KDV-MP6433

For information on characters that can be used, refer to the writing software manual or to the <File names> section below.

However, the following restrictions apply to discs this unit can play.

•Maximum directory hierarchy: 8 levels

•Maximum number of files per folder: 255

•Maximum number of folders: 254

Audio files written in formats other than those shown above may not play properly or the file and folder names may not be displayed correctly.

Settings for compression software and writing software

It is recommended that when compressing an audio file you select the "constant" size of "128bps" for the transfer bit rate setting in the compression software. Select the "Disc at Once" setting when recording data by filling an empty disc at one time.

File names

Please add the appropriate ".MP3" or ".WMA" extension to audio files. Files that do not have either of these extensions cannot be played.

•Do not add the above extensions to files that are not audio files. Should you add one of these extensions, the unit will mistakenly recognize the file as an audio file, thus producing a loud noise that could damage the speakers.

Display of track information for audio files

This unit can display the following track information: track name, artist name and album name. Information is displayed using Roman letters and Arabic numerals.

•Track information recorded using v1.0, 1.1 or 2.3 standards for the MP3 ID3 Tag is displayed using a maximum of 30 characters.

•WMA content properties are displayed using a maximum of 30 characters.