!Playbackof discs recorded on a personal
computermay not be possible depending
onthe application settings and the environ-
ment.Please record with the correct for-
mat.(For details, contact the manufacturer
ofthe application.)
!Playbackof CD-R/CD-RW discs maybe-
comeimpossible in case of direct exposure
tosunlight, high temperatures, or the sto-
rageconditions in the car.
!Titlesand other text information recorded
ona CD-R/CD-RW disc may not be dis-
playedby this unit (in the case of audio
data(CD-DA)).
!Thisunit conforms to the track skip func-
tionof the CD-R/CD-RW disc. The tracks
containingthe track skip information are
skippedautomatically (in case of audio
data(CD-DA)).
!Ifyou insert a CD-RW disc intothis unit,
timeto playback will be longer than when
youinsert a conventional CD or CD-R disc.
!Readthe precautions with CD-R/CD-RW
discsbefore using them.
MP3 files!MP3is short for MPEG Audio Layer 3 and
refersto an audio compression technology
standard.
!Thisunit allows playback of MP3 files on
CD-ROM,CD-R and CD -RW discs. Disc re-
cordingscompatible with level 1 and level 2
ofISO9660 and with the Romeo and Joliet
filesystem can be played back.
!Itis possible to play back multi-session
compatiblerecorded discs.
!MP3files are not compatible with packet
writedata transfer.
!Themax. number of characters which can
bedisplayed for a file name, including the
extension(.mp3), is 32 characters from the
firstcharacter.
!Themax. number of characters which can
bedisplayed for a folder name is 32 charac-
ters.
!Incase of files recorded according to the
Romeoand Joliet file system, only the first
32characters can be displayed.
!Whenplaying discs with MP3 files and
audiodata (CD-DA) such as CD-EXTRA and
MIXED-MODECDs, both types can be
playedonly by switching mode between
MP3and CD-DA.
!Thefolder selection sequence for playback
andother operations becomes the writing
sequenceused by the writing software. For
thisreason, the expected sequence at the
timeof playback may not coincide with the
actualplayback sequence. However, there
alsois some writing software which per-
mitssetting of the playback order.
!Filesare compatible with the ID3 Tag Ver.
1.0and Ver. 1.1 formats for display of
album(disc title), track (track title) and ar-
tist(track artist).
!Onlywhen MP3 files of 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz
frequenciesare played back, the emphasis
functionis valid. (16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48
kHzsampling frequencies can be played
back.)
!Thereis no m3u playlist compatibility.
!Thereis no compatibility with the MP3i
(MP3interactive) or mp3 PRO format.
!Thesound quality of MP3 files generally be-
comesbetter with increasing bit rate. This
unitcan play recordings with bit rates from
8kbps to 320 kbps, but in order to be able
toenjoy a certain sound quality, it is recom-
mendedto use only discs recorded with a
bitrate of at least 128 kbps.
Important
!Whennaming an MP3 file, add the corre-
spondingfilename extension (.mp3).
!Thisunit plays back files with the filename ex-
tension(.mp3) as an MP3 file. To prevent
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