CD

Discs for playback

With this system, you can play

all pre-recorded audio CDs (CDDA)

all finalized audio CD-Rs and CD-RWs

MP3/WMA-CDs (CD-Rs/CD-RWs with MP3/WMA files)

IMPORTANT!

This system is designed for regular discs. Therefore, do not use any accessories such as disc stabilizer rings or disc treatment sheets, etc.

IMPORTANT!

Make sure that the file names of MP3 files end with .mp3.

For DRM protected WMA files, use Windows Media Player 10 (or later) for CD burning/ conversion. Visit www. microsoft.com for details about Windows Media Player and WM DRM (Windows Media Digital Rights Management).

Playing discs

1Press SOURCE once or more to select CD (or CD on the remote control)

The CD icon appears

2Press CD OPEN•CLOSEç to open the CD compartment.

OPEN is displayed

English

About MP3/ WMA

The music compression technology MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) and WMA (Windows Media Audio) significantly reduces the digital data of an audio CD while maintaining CD quality sound.

Windows Media Audio® is a registered

trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Supported formats:

Disc format ISO9660, Joliet, UDF (created on Adaptec Direct CD) and multi-session CDs

MP3 bit rate (data rate): 32-320 Kbps and variable bit rate

Directory nesting up to a maximum of 8 levels

Max. track number plus album: 500

WMA v9 or earlier

The system will not play or support the following:

Empty albums: an empty album is an album that does not contain MP3/WMA files, and will not be shown in the display.

Non-supported file formats are skipped.This means that e.g.: Word documents .doc or MP3 files with extension .dlf are ignored and will not be played.

DRM protected WMA files

WMA files in Lossless or VBR format

3Insert a disc with the printed side facing up. Press CD OPEN•CLOSEç again to close the

compartment

READING is displayed as the CD player scans the contents of a disc

Audio CD: the total number of tracks and playing time are shown

MP3/WMA: Display shows current album number “A x x “and current track number “T x xx”

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Philips MCM275 owner manual Discs for playback, Playing discs, About MP3/ WMA, Supported formats