Comprehensive MP3, WMA CD Playback Guide for Optimal Audio Experience

To play the CD/MP3/WMA-CD

You can play 5 or 3 1/2 Inch compact discs without an adapter.

This unit has been designed to playback the following CDs: Audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW and MP3/WMA-CD.

Continued use of irregular shape CDs (heart-shape, octagonal, etc.) can damage the unit.

1Load your disc in the compartment, with the label on the disc facing upwards.

2Select the MP3/CD function by pressing FUNCTION button.

Your CD Player will take a few minutes to scan through all the tracks recorded on a particular MP3/WMA-CD

The English name of the song may be indicated on the display only if directly downloaded from a PC or if the purchased MP3/WMA-CD is sorted according to titles(directory).

(Other languages besides English may not be indi- cated.)

The English name of the track may not be indicated depending on the characteristics of the MP3/WMA- CD.

3Adjust the volume.

Press the VOLUME + or – button of the main unit.

The volume level can be adjusted as follows :VOL MIN,VOL 1- VOL 29,and VOL MAX.

4To pause playback temporarily, press √» button.

Press (√») again to continue playing the disc.

If the unit is paused for more than 3 minutes,it will automatically change for STOP.

5Press the STOP ( ) button when you have finished.

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When you press the EJECT button ,more than 1 minute later,the Disc will automatically load.

What is WMA?

WMA means Windows Media Audio, the global standard for audio signal compression technology.

What is MP3?

MP3 means MPEG1 Layer 3, the global standard for audio signal compression technology. It uses digital compression technology to compress original sound data by up to 12 times without sound quality degra- dation.

File Compatibility

The unit will playback files created in MP3 format (Mpeg1.Layer3) with *.mp3 as their extension.

Depending on the recording mode,some MP3/WMA-CDs may not play.

Playback will be impossible for MP2 or 22KHz files.

ID3*tags can be shown on the display in English. *An MP3 file can contain file information called “ID3 Tag ” where its album name, performer, rack title, etc. are recorded.

How many MP3 files can be stored on a CD-R or CD-RW disc

The maximum capacity of one CD-R or CD-RW disc is 740MB.

Normally, an MP3 file has a capacity of 4MB, therefore approximately 180 files can be stored on a single disc.

Regarding the playback of CD-R/RW

If you have not recorded or edited a CD- R(Recordable) or CD-RW(Rewritable) properly,the disc may not play in this unit. The unit will take longer to read a CD-RW than a regular CD.