Number of usable folders and files

•Number of playable folders: max. 512

•Number of playable files in shuffle playback: max. 2048

Encoders and writing software settings

When encoding MP3 files, we recommend that you use constant bit rate encoding, at a compression rate of 128 Kbps, and a sampling rate of 44.1 kHz.

Note on saving files to media

When you insert a disc or “Memory Stick” into the drive, it searches for all the files on the media. The more folders or non-music files on the media, the slower playback starts (or continues). Therefore, we recommend not to create unnecessary folders or save non-music files on media that you want to use with the drive.

Playlist files

A playlist is a file on a disc or “Memory Stick” that determines the playback order of specific music files on the media. You can create playlists with basic tools such as text editors. Simply create a file with an m3u extension, where you specify the music file paths (their locations on the media and names), then write it to a disc or save it on a “Memory Stick” containing the music files.

Note

The drive only recognizes the following path delimiters: “\”, “/”, and “¥”.

Examples of playlists

•Complete paths

The path is specified from the root of the media to the file location.

\Music\Popular\New\01new.mp3

\Music\Popular\New\May\may01.mp3

•Relative paths

The path is specified from the folder where the playlist is saved.

\New\01new.mp3

New/May/may01.mp3

MP3 file ID3 tags

The ID3 tag is basically text information appended to MP3 files. This text information consists of album titles, artist names, song titles, etc.

Note

The drive supports ID3 tag format version 1.0, 1.1, 2.21), or 2.31). If you use any other version, the text information does not appear properly on the remote control display.

1)Version 2.2 unsynchronized, compressed, or encrypted frames are not supported.

Miscellaneous

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