Technicolor - Thomson CS580 CD and mp3 Playback, The MusicMatch Jukebox, Notes on CD-R/RWDisc

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CD and mp3 Playback

Important CD and mp3 Information

CD-R / RW	This unit is compatible with
	CD-RW/ CD-R discs for
	playback.

Notes on CD-R/RW Disc:

•Do not affix any type of labels to either side (recordable or labeled side) of a CD-R/RW disc as this may result in the unit malfunctioning.

•To avoid damages to the CD-R/RW disc, do not open the disc compartment door while the disc is being read.

•Do not load an unrecorded CD-R/RW disc into the unit. This may take a longer time to read the disc.

•Playback capability for CD-RW discs may vary due to variations in the quality of the CD-RW disc and the recorder used to create the disc.

The MusicMatch Jukebox

This music management software, to be installed on your PC, allows you to compress music files recorded from your audio CDs into mp3 format and stores them on your PC.

•It makes the search and download of Internet music easier,

•It allows for the management of compressed music and the creation of your own playlist,

•The Jukebox is a true audio player installed on your PC,

•It gives access to thousands of net radios available on the web today.

You can download music files encoded in mp3	EN
from several Internet sites like www.mp3.com.

Notes on mp3 Disc:

•This unit supports mp3, mp3PRO and WMA format.

•Use .mp3 as the extension when converting audio files into mp3 for saving onto CD-R(W) or CD-ROM, e.g. Rocky08.mp3. Do not use any other extension e.g. .doc, .pdf.

•Do not use the .mp3 extension for other text or non-audio data files as this may result in serious malfunction and harmful noise interference.

•For better quality in mp3 disc playback, the CD quality should be recorded 128kbps or above.

•For UDF format (e.g. disc by Direct CD), please enable CDROM access after burning the disc when using CDR.

•Disc data size > 650MB is not recommended.

•Playback capability for CD-RW discs may vary due to variations in the quality of the CD-RW disc and the recorder used to create the disc.

•For mixed mode discs, only one mode will be selected for playback depending on the recording format.

•To ensure good performance, wait until the disc changer completely reads the disc before proceeding.

•mp3 files in CD ROM EXTRA format disc cannot be recognized.

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