You can check CD information by pressing DISPLAY/MENU repeatedly.
When you are playing a CD containing text information such as
Each time you press DISPLAY/MENU, the display changes as follows:
Screen | Audio CD | ATRAC CD/MP3 CD |
1 | Track number, elapsed playing | File name, file number, elapsed playing time |
| time, (Track name) |
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2 | Track number, remaining time of | Artist name, CODEC information*3, file number, |
| the current track | remaining time of the current file |
| (Track name, artist name) |
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3 | The number of tracks left*2, the | Group name, total number of files |
| time remaining on the CD*2 |
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| (Album name, artist name) |
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4 | List of track names | List of group names/file names |
*1 An ID3 tag is a format for adding certain information (track name, album name, artist name, etc.) to MP3 files. This CD player conforms to Version 1.1/2.2/2.3 of the ID3 tag format (MP3 files only).
*2 Not displayed during Single play, Shuffle play, Bookmark track play, Auto ranking play, Auto ranking shuffle play or PGM play.
*3 Bit rate and sampling frequencies. While an MP3 file made at VBR (variable bit rate) is being played, “VBR” appears on the display instead of a bit ratae. In some cases, “VBR” appears halfway through playback, not from the beginning.
Notes
•The characters A - Z, a - z, 0 - 9, and _ can be displayed on this CD player.
•Before playing a file, the CD player reads all file and group (or folder) information on the CD. “READING” is displayed. Depending on the content of the CD, it may take some time to accomplish this reading.
•If the group does not have a group name, “ROOT” appears in the display.
•If the file does not have ID3 tag information, “- - -
Remove the CD while pressing the pivot in the center of the tray.
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