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• MP3 discs must be ISO 9660 Level 1 or Level 2, Joliet
compliant. Supported formats : Mode 1, Mode 2.
• Folders can be up to eight levels deep.
• MP3 files must be MPEG-1/MPG-2 Audio Layer 3 for-
mat with a sampling rate of between 16 kHz and 48
kHz and a bit-rate of between 32 kbps and 320 kbps
(128 kbps or 192 kbps recommended).
Incompatible files cannot be played.
• Fixed bit-rate MP3 files are recommended, however,
variable bit-rate (VBR) MP3 files between 8 kbps and
320 kbps are supported (Playing times may display
incorrectly).
• MP3 files must have a ".mp3" or ".MP3" file name
extension. MP3 files without the proper extension will
not be recognized. To prevent noise and malfuction,
do not use these extensions for other types of files.
• This unit supports up to 500 MP3 files and up to 200
folders per disc. (In this case, Disc and File names
contain 30 charaters and Folder names contain 20
characters.) Files and folders in excess of this cannot
be played. Note that if the file and folder structure is
very complicated, this unit may not be able to read or
play all of the MP3 files on the disc. If the disc, folder
or file names contain many characters, this unit may
not support 500 MP3 files.
• Disc names may contain up to 30 characters.
File and folder names may contain up to 60 characters.
• Characters except "A~Z", "a~z", "0~9", "-", etc. cannot
be played.
• Multisession discs are supported, however, some mul-
tisession discs may take a long time to load and some
may not load at all. When burning CDs we recommend
that you use a single session (disc-at-once), and select
"Disc Close".
• The ID3 tag version 1.0 is supported.
Note :
• With CD-R and CD-RW discs that contain many files
and folders, and files other than MP3s, it may take a
long time to read the disc. We recommend that you
include only MP3 files on your disc, use about 20 fold-
ers, and limit folder nesting to three levels deep.
Preliminary Knowledge About Discs
PLAYABLE DISCS MP3 COMPATIBILITY
This unit supports the following discs.
• This unit supports CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in
audio CD (CD-DA) format or MP3 format.
Unplayable discs
• Since this unit cannot support disc types, formats and
file types not listed above, do not play such discs.
• Some CD-R and CD-RW discs cannot be played due to
incomplete disc finalization, recording quality or physi-
cal condition of the disc, characteristics of recording
device or authoring software, etc.
See the operating instructions supplied with your
recording divice for more information.
• Some audio CDs use copy protection that doesn't con-
form to the official CD standard. Since these are non-
standard discs, this unit cannot play them properly.
• This unit cannot play DTS CD.
Discs made on personal computers
• Discs made on personal computers, including those of
a compatible format, may not work properly in this unit
because of incorrect settings in the disc burning soft-
ware. Check the operating instructions supplied with
your disc buring software for additional compatibility
information.
Disc Logo Format or file type
Audio CD PCM
CD-R Audio CD, MP3
CD-RW Audio CD, MP3
