CD-R/CD-RW discs
!WhenCD-R/CD-RW discs are used, play-
backis possible only for discs which have
beenfinalized.
!Itmay not be possible to play back CD-R/
CD-RWdiscs recorded on a music CD re-
corderor a personal computer because of
disccharacteristics, scratches or dirt on
thedisc, or dirt, condensation, etc., on the
lensof this unit.
!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 vehicle.
!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, WMA and WAVfiles
!MP3is short for MPEG Audio Layer 3 and
refersto an audio compression technology
standard.
!WMAis short for Windows Media"Audio
andrefers to an audio compression tech-
nologythat is developed by Microsoft Cor-
poration.WMA data can be encoded by
usingWindows Media Player version 7or
later.
!WAVis short for waveform. It is a standard
audiofile format for Windows®.
!Withsome applications used to encode
WMAfiles, this unit may not operate cor-
rectly.
!Withsome applications used to encode
WMAfiles, album names and other text in-
formationmay not be correctly displayed.
!Thisunit allows playback of MP3/WMA/
WAVfiles on CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW
discs.Disc recordings compatible with
level1 and level 2 of ISO9660 and with the
Romeoand Joliet file system can be played
back.
!Itis possible to play back multi-session
compatiblerecorded discs.
!MP3/WMA/WAVfiles are not compatible
withpacket write data transfer.
!Themaximum number of characters which
canbe displayed for a file name, including
theextension (.mp3,.wma or.wav), is 64,
fromthe first character.
!Themaximum number of characters which
canbe displayed for a folder name is 64.
!Incase of files recorded according to the
Romeofile system, only the first 64 charac-
terscan be displayed.
!Whenplaying discs with MP3/WMA/WAV
filesand audio data (CD-DA) such as CD -
EXTRAand MIXED-MODE CDs, both types
canbe played only by switching mode be-
tweenMP3/WMA/WAV and 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.
Additional Information
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