Important Specifications
Supported formats:
• Disc format ISO9660,Joliet and multi-
session CDs.Use ISO9660 disc format
when burning CD-ROM.
• MP3 music formats.
• MP3 bit rate (data rate):32-320 Kbps and
variable bit rate.
• 650Mb and 700Mb CD-R and CD-RWs.
• Directory nesting up to a maximum of
8 levels (max.64 characters).
General information
The music compression technology MP3
(MPEG Audio Layer 3) reduces the original
digital audio data by a factor up to
10 without losing significant sound quality.
This allows you to record up to 10 hours of
CD-like quality music on a single CD-ROM.
How to get MP3 music
Either download legal MP3 music from the
internet or convert your audio CD into MP3
format with any MP3 encoder software,and
then record onto a CD-R(W).
• To achieve a good sound quality a bit rate
of 128kbps is recommended for MP3 files.
Some encoder software offers an option to
protect music files,i.e. the files can only be
played on the computer which created
them.If you burn such files on a CD-ROM,
you cannot play them on this set.Make sure
to deactivate the protection option in the
encoder software before creating the music
files.In this case you are responsible for the
adherence to all local or international
copyrights.
When burning the MP3-CD
• To avoid problems with playback or missing
files,make sure the file names are typed in
English text characters and that the
MP3 ��les end with .mp3
• Use a writing software capable of recording
MP3 track titles (files) in numerical and
alphabetical order.For details on using the
software,refer to the operating instructions
of the software.
• When recording on a CD-RW,make sure
that you close (finalize) all sessions in order
for the set to read and play your tracks.
How to organize MP3 files
You can store up to a maximum number of
35 albums and 350 titles on one MP3-CD.
Albums and titles are alphabetically sorted.
• There may be an album 00 which will be
played before all other albums.Album 00
contains all the tracks which you did not
put into an album.
• MP3-CD/ CD albums and titles are shown
as numbers in the display.
IMPORTANT
This set does not play/support the
following:
• UDF disc format.
• Mixed format CD recordings e.g.CD audio
and MP3 tracks combined within a disc,as
you will only be able to playback the CD
audio tracks.
• Empty albums:an empty album is an album
that does not contain MP3 files,and will not
be shown in the display.
MP3-CD/ CD Playback
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