Playback order of MP3/WMA/AAC files

MP3/WMA/AAC Folder (album)

MP3/WMA/ AAC file (track)

About AAC files

•AAC, which stands for Advanced Audio Coding, is a music file compression format standard. It compresses audio CD data to approximately 1/11* of its original size.

•AAC tag is 126 characters.

•When naming an AAC file, be sure to add the file extension “.m4a” to the file name.

•During playback or fast-forward/reverse of a VBR (variable bit rate) AAC file, elapsed playing time may not display accurately.

*only for 128 kbps

Note on AAC

Playback of a copyright-protected file is not supported.

About MP3 files

•MP3, which stands for MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3, is a music file compression format standard. It compresses audio CD data to approximately 1/10 of its original size.

•ID3 tag versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 apply to MP3 only. ID3 tag is 15/30 characters (1.0 and 1.1), or 63/126 characters (2.2, 2.3 and 2.4).

•When naming an MP3 file, be sure to add the file extension “.mp3” to the file name.

•During playback or fast-forward/reverse of a VBR (variable bit rate) MP3 file, elapsed playing time may not display accurately.

About WMA files

•WMA, which stands for Windows Media Audio, is a music file compression format standard. It compresses audio CD data to approximately 1/22* of its original size.

•WMA tag is 63 characters.

•When naming a WMA file, be sure to add the file extension “.wma” to the file name.

•During playback or fast-forward/reverse of a VBR (variable bit rate) WMA file, elapsed playing time may not display accurately.

*only for 64 kbps

Note on WMA

Playback of the following WMA files is not supported.

–lossless compression

–copyright-protected

About ATRAC CD

ATRAC3plus format

ATRAC3, which stands for Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3, is audio compression technology. It compresses audio CD data to approximately 1/10 of its original size. ATRAC3plus, which is an extended format of ATRAC3, compresses the audio CD data to approximately 1/20 of its original size. The unit accepts both ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus format.

ATRAC CD

ATRAC CD is recorded audio CD data which is compressed to ATRAC3 or ATRAC3plus format using authorized software, such as SonicStage 2.0 or later, or SonicStage Simple Burner.

•The maximum number of:

–folders (groups): 255

–files (tracks): 999

•The characters for a folder/file name and text information written by SonicStage are displayed.

For details on ATRAC CD, see the SonicStage or SonicStage Simple Burner manual.

Note

Be sure to create the ATRAC CD using authorized software, such as SonicStage 2.0 or later, or SonicStage Simple Burner 1.0 or 1.1.

If you have any questions or problems concerning your unit that are not covered in this manual, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

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