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 conforming to the specification, may not play normally, or the file and folder names may not display correctly.

Playable Audio file : MP3, WMA

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•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.

•Audio files cannot be played depending on the encoding software setting, USB device type, and/or recording conditions.

•The unit may not be compatible with upgrade of compression format standard and additional specifications.

Playable MP3 file

•MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3 file

•Transfer bit rate: 8/ 16/ 24/ 32/ 40/ 48/ 56/ 64/ 80/ 96/ 112/ 128/ 144/ 160/ 192/ 224/ 256/ 320 kbps

•Sampling frequency: 48/ 44.1/ 32/ 24/ 22.05/ 16/ 12/ 11.025/ 8 kHz

Playable WMA file

•The file in accordance with Windows Media Audio 9

•Transfer bit rate: 32-192 kbps

•Sampling frequency: 48/ 44.1/ 32 kHz

Playable storage media

The maximum number of characters for display

•File/Folder name: 30/30 characters

•MP3 ID3 Tag/ WMA Contents property: 30 characters

(The information which can be displayed with this unit: title, artist name, and album name)

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•File/Folder name is the number of the characters including the extensions.

•This unit can display the following versions of MP3 ID3 tag: version 1.0/ 1.1/ 2.2/ 2.3

Limitation of structure for the file and the folder

•Maximum number of folders (including root folder) CD-ROM, CD-R. CD-RW: 256

USB device: 999

•Maximum number of files per folder (including the number of folders)

CD-ROM, CD-R. CD-RW: 512

USB device: 999

Playing order of the audio file

•Audio files are played in the order the files are written. You can specify the order of playback by numbering files in a folder and writing them by folder.

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•CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW

•USB device (USB version 1.1/2.0)

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•CD-RW discs which are quick formatted by the writing software cannot be used.

•When recording to the maximum CD-R/RW media capacity at once, the writing software is set to “Disc at once”.

•For details on the available USB devices, refer to <About USB device> (page 7).

Playable CD-R/RW format

•ISO 9660 Level 1/2

•Joliet

Playable file format of USB device

•For the formats supported by USB devices, refer to <About USB device> (page 7).

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