Additional Information
player to dry out and wipe any damp discs
with a soft cloth to remove the moisture.
! Road shocks may interrupt CD playback.
CD-R/CD-RW discs
! When CD-R/CD-RW discs are used, play-
back is possible only for discs which have
been finalized.
! It may not be possible to play back CD-R/
CD-RW discs recorded on a music CD re-
corder or a personal computer because of
disc characteristics, scratches or dirt on
the disc, or dirt, condensation, etc. on the
lens of this unit.
! Playback of discs recorded on a personal
computer may not be possible depending
on the application settings and the environ-
ment. Please record with the correct for-
mat. (For details, contact the manufacturer
of the application.)
! Playback of CD-R/CD-RW discs may be-
come impossible in case of direct exposure
to sunlight, high temperatures, or the sto-
rage conditions in the car.
! Titles and other text information recorded
on a CD-R/CD-RW disc may not be dis-
played by this unit (in the case of audio
data (CD-DA)).
! This unit conforms to the track skip func-
tion of the CD-R/CD-RW disc. The tracks
containing the track skip information are
skipped automatically (in case of audio
data (CD-DA)).
! If you insert a CD-RW disc into this unit,
time to playback will be longer than when
you insert a conventional CD or CD-R disc.
! Read the precautions with CD-R/CD-RW
discs before using them.
MP3, WMA and WAV files
! MP3 is short for MPEG Audio Layer 3 and
refers to an audio compression technology
standard.
! WMA is short for Windows Media Audio
and refers to an audio compression tech-
nology that is developed by Microsoft Cor-
poration. WMA data can be encoded by
using Windows Media Player version 7 or
later.
! This unit plays back WMA files encoded by
Windows Media Player version 7, 7.1, 8 and
9.
! WAV is short for waveform. It is a standard
audio file format for Windows
! With some applications used to encode
WMA files, this unit may not operate cor-
rectly.
! With some applications used to encode
WMA files, album names and other text in-
formation may not be correctly displayed.
! This unit allows playback of MP3/WMA/
WAV files on CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW
discs. Disc recordings compatible with
level 1 and level 2 of ISO9660 and with the
Romeo and Joliet file system can be played
back.
! It is possible to play back multi-session
compatible recorded discs.
! MP3/WMA/WAV files are not compatible
with packet write data transfer.
! The max. number of characters which can
be displayed for a file name, including the
extension (.mp3, .wma or .wav), is 64 char-
acters from the first character.
! The max. number of characters which can
be displayed for a folder name is 64 charac-
ters.
! In case of files recorded according to the
Romeo and Joliet file system, only the first
64 characters can be displayed.
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