E E N CQ-DFX683U CQ-DF583U N MP3/WMA Player (continued) G G L L I I S S H H Notes on MP3/WMA 15 16 ❐ What is MP3/WMA? ❐ Recording MP3/WMA files on a CD-media MP3 (MPEG audio layer 3) and WMA (Windows MediaTM Audio) are the compression formats of digital audio. ≥ You are recommended to minimize the chances ≥ You may encounter trouble in playing MP3/WMA The former is developed by MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group), and the latter is developed by Microsoft of making a disc that contains both CD-DA files files or displaying the information of MP3/WMA Corporation. Using these compression formats, you can record the contents of about 10 music CDs on a sin- and MP3/WMA files. files recorded with certain writing software or CD gle CD media. (This figures refer to data recorded on a 650 MB CD-R or CD-RW at a fixed bit rate of 128 kbps ≥ If CD-DA files are on the same disc as MP3 or recorders. and a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz.) WMA files, the songs may not play in the in- ≥ The file extension “.mp3” or “.wma” should be tended order, or some songs may not play at assigned to each file depending on the file format. Note: all. ≥ This unit does not have the play list function. ≥ MP3/WMA encoding and writing software are not supplied with this unit. ≥ When storing MP3 data and WMA data on the ≥ Although Multi-session recording is supported, ≥ CD writing software is not supplied with this unit. same disc, use different folders for each data. the use of Disc-at-Once is recommended. ≥ Do not record files other than MP3/WMA files and Supported file systems ❐ Points to remember when making MP3/WMA files unnecessary folder on a disc. ISO 9660 Level 1/Level 2, Apple Extension to ISO Common MP3 ≥ The name of MP3/WMA file should be added by 9660, Joliet, Romeo ≥ High bit rate and high sampling frequency are ≥ It is recommended to set the bit rate to “128 kbps rules as shown in the following descriptions and recommended for high quality sounds. or more” and “fixed”. also comply with the rules of each file system. Note: ≥ Selecting VBR (Variable Bit Rate) is not recom- ≥ Apple HFS, UDF 1.50, Mix CD (CD Extra) is not mended because playing time is not displayed WMA supported. properly and sound may be skipped. ≥ It is recommended to set the bit rate to “64 kbps Compression formats (Recommend: “Points to remember when making MP3/WMA files” on the previous page) ≥ The playback sound quality differs depending on or more” and “fixed”. the encoding circumstances. For details, refer to Compression method Bit rate VBR Sampling frequency ≥ Do not set the copy protect attribute on the WMA the user manual of your own encoding software file to enable this unit to playback. MPEG 1 audio layer 3 (MP3) 32 kj320 kbps Yes 32, 44.1, 48 kHz and writing software. MPEG 2 audio layer 3 (MP3) 8 kj160 kbps Yes 16, 22.05, 24 kHz Caution: Windows Medio Audio Ver. 2, Ver. 8 64 kj192 kbps No 32, 44.1, 48 kHz ≥ Never assign the “.mp3”, or “.wma” file name extension to a file that is not in the MP3/WMA format. This may not only produce noise from the speaker damage, but also damage your hearing. ❐ Folder selection order/file playback order (example) Note: 1 Root folder (root directory) ≥ This unit counts the number of folders irrespective of the ❐ Display Information presence or absence of MP3/WMA file. 2 [ 1 Folder selection ≥ If the selected folder does not contain any MP3/WMA ∫ Displayed items In the order 1 to 6 files, the nearest MP3/WMA files in the order of playback CD-TEXT MP3/WMA MP3 (ID3 tag) WMA (WMA tag) 4 [ 3 will be played. File selection ≥ Disc title ≥ Folder name ≥ Album title ≥ Album title 3 [ 1 ≥ Playback order may be different from other MP3/WMA [ 2 [ 4 In the order to ≥ Track title ≥ File name ≥ Artist name ≥ Artist name players even if the same disc is used. ≥ Title name ≥ Title name ≥ “ROOT” appears when displaying the root folder name. 5 ∫ Displayable characters 6 Maximum number of files/folders: [ 4 ≥ Displayable length of file name/folder name: within 128 characters ≥ Maximum number of files/folders: 999 (filesifolders) ≥ Name files and folders in accordance with the standard of each file system. Refer to the instructions of writ- ≥ Maximum number of files in one folder: 255 Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 .....Tree 8 (Max.) ing software for details. ≥ Maximum depth of trees: 8 ≥ ASCII character set and special characters in each language can be displayed. ≥ Maximum number of folders: 255 (Root folder is included.) Copyright ASCII character set Special characters It is prohibited by copyright laws to copy, distribute Windows Media, and the Windows A to Z, a to z, digits 0 to 9, and the following symbols: À Á Â Ã Å à á â ã å Ä ä and deliver copyrighted materials such as music logo are trademarks, or registered (space) ! ” # $ % & ’ ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ˆ _ ` { | } ~ Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö ò ó ô õ ö without the approval of copyright holder except en- trademarks of Microsoft Ù Ú Û Ü ù ú û ü Corporation in the United States joying yourself personally. Note: and/or other countries. No warranty ≥ With some software in which MP3/WMA format files have been encoded, the character information may not be displayed properly. Above description complies with our investigations as of December 2002. It has no warranty for repro- ≥ Undisplayable characters and symbols will be converted into an asterisk. ducibility and displayability of MP3/WMA. 30 31 CQ-DFX683/DF583/DF203U CQ-DFX683/DF583/DF203U