MP3-CD OPERATIONS
Playback
This unit plays back MP3-CDs: discs recorded with MP3 tracks
(files). Basic operations for MP3-CDs are mostly the same as
those in "CD OPERATIONS". This section explains MP3-CD
OPERATIONS where there is additional information or exceptions
to the information in "CD OPERATIONS". Before playing an
MP3-CD, also refer to "Descriptions of MP3" for the details of
MP3.
To select an album
Press ALBUM k or i (M or N on the remote).
To select a track on the remote
When the album has more than 99 tracks, press the numbered
buttons in the following way to select a track.
- To select the track 100, press +10, 1, 0/10 and 0/10.
- To select the track 147, press +10, 1, 4 and 7.
ALBUM
ALBUM
ALBUM
DISPLAY
DISPLAY
To display the title of the album and track in the
display
Press DISPLAY during playback.
The display changes in the following order:
Track number being played and elapsed playing time
Track (file) name being played or ID3 information*
Album name* (for 2 seconds)
Clock display (for 6 seconds)
Presently selected sound equalization curve
* ID3 information and album name are not displayed if they
are not registered.
Descriptions of MP3
1–0/10,
An MP3 file stores audio data compressed using MPEG1/2,
+10
the audio layer-3 file-coding scheme.
In this manual, CDs, CD-R discs and CD-RW discs are all
referred to as "discs". We refer to what are called "folder" and
"file" in PC terminology as "album" and "track".
ALBUM
Notes on playing MP3 files
•An MP3 track must be recorded on a disc in the format
compliant with ISO 9660. Note, however, that the unit may
not play tracks in the order they were recorded.
•The maximum allowable number of tracks and albums in a
disc are as follows:
- number of tracks: 300 (including number of albums)
- number of albums: 300
•The maximum allowable depth of nested albums is 8.
•It may take 30 seconds or more before the unit can start
play of MP3 tracks, depending on the number of recorded
tracks and the complexity of the album tree.
•The unit cannot play MP3 tracks recorded using a packet
writing utility.
•The unit can play MP3 tracks having a file extension ".mp3".
•If you play a non-MP3 track that has the ".mp3" file
extension, you may hear some noise.
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