WMA and MP3 are methods of compressing audio without overtly hurting audio
data. SL-MP80 can play WMA and MP3. SL-MP73J, SL-MP71C and SL-MP70 can
play MP3.
∫When creating WMA/MP3 files to play on this unit
≥Disc formats: ISO9660 level 1 and level 2 (except for extended formats)
≥It is better not to create folders (album) within folders (004album below).
∫Limitations on WMA/MP3
≥This unit is compatible with multi-session but if there are a lot of sessions it
takes more time for play to start. Keep the number of sessions to a minimum to
avoid this.
≥This unit cannot play files recorded using packet write.
≥If the disc includes both WMA/MP3 and normal audio data (CD-DA), the unit
plays the type recorded in the inner part of the disc.
≥If the disc includes both WMA/MP3 and other types of audio data (e.g. WAV), the
unit plays only the WMA/MP3.
≥Depending on how you create WMA/MP3 files, they may not
≥play in the order you numbered them or may not play at all.
≥: This unit can display only version 1.0 and1.1
ID3 tags.

ALBUM

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Playing WMA/MP3

Starting play from an album (Album skip)

Press and hold until the album you want appears.
Album number Number of tracks

Playing only the tracks in a selected album (Album mode)

Each time you press and hold [MODE]
∫You cannot turn album mode on during program play.
∫You can select another album with album skip.
Other Play Methods

Program Play Play modes

Track number
Sequence number
Select the tracks while stopped.
When programming WMA/MP3 tracks,
you can skip albums before selecting
tracks (➪ below).
Press to register.
Start play.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 to
register up to 20 tracks.
∫To delete the entire program
∫Press [∫].
∫To confirm the contents of
the program
∫Press [$MEMO/%DISP] while the
disc is playing.

Changing the sound quality

When Playing WMA/MP3
Sequence number
Album number Track number
Each time you press [EQ]
Boosts the bass Concert hall-like sound
Each time you press [MODE]
One track
repeat All track
repeat Random Random
repeat
∫The effect may differ between different kinds of music.
∫You cannot select “RND” while playing WMA/MP3.
∫You cannot skip back to other tracks during random play.
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No display (canceled)

Anti-Skip System

This system reduces the skipping caused by vibration to a minimum.
You can change the anti-skip memory time for CD-DA to improve sound
quality.
Each time you press and hold [MODE]
Better sound quality,
10-second anti-skip memory Normal sound quality,
45-second anti-skip memory
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If you created an album such as 004album at
left, the files may not play in name order.
The albums would play in the order 1, 2,
3, 4.
Album mode
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No display (canceled)
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∫You cannot change the memory time for WMA/MP3. It is a maximum
of 130seconds for WMA recorded at 96 kbps and 100 seconds for
MP3 recorded at 128kbps.
Windows Media, and the Windows logo are
trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
WMA is a compression format developed by Microsoft
Corporation. It achieves the same sound quality as
MP3 with a file size that is smaller than that of MP3.
MP3
MEMO/ DISP

Changing the display

Each time you press and hold [$MEMO/%DISP]
Album
title Track
title ID3
album title
Album number,Track
number and elapsed
play time
∫The unit displays up to 27 characters for track title and 30 for album title.
∫“_” is displayed in place of characters this unit cannot display.
∫“Album Title” and “Track Title” appear on the top line when showing
album and track titles.
∫:“TAG” appears when displaying ID3 titles. “” appears
instead if ID3 titles haven’t been entered.
ID3 track
title
MP3 MP3
MP3
001track.mp3
002track.mp3
003track.MP3
001album
CD-ROM drive
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001track.mp3

Up to 27 characters for tracks and 30 for albums
Prefix with 3-digit numbers in the order you want to play
Naming tracks and albums
Extension
(or
.MP3)
002album
004track.wma
005track.wma
2
004album
008track.MP3
009track.MP3
003album
006track.wma
007track.WMA
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3
The extension for WMA
is “.wma” (or “.WMA”)
References to WMA apply only to SL-MP80.
References to WMA apply only to SL-MP80.