About the usable discs
About MP3
What is MP3
ID3 tags
We recommend using only compact discs containing the marks shown below. You
can play CD-R's (CD-Recordable)/CD-RWs (CD-ReWritable) for audio use on this
unit. You can also play CD-R's/CD-RW's containing MP3 formatted audio files.
- Some of the following CD's may not play on this unit: Flawed CD's, CD's
w it h fingerprints, CD's exposed to extreme temperatures or sunlight (e.g,. left in
the car or this unit), CD's recorded under unstable conditions, CDs on which a
recording failed and a re-recording was attempted.
- Use discs with MP3 files written in the format compliant with ISO 9660 level 1 or
level 2.
CAUTION
Method for creating MP3 files
Except for personal enjoyment, duplicating audio data (including MP3 data) or
distributing, or copying it, whether for free or for a fee, without the permission
of the Copyright Act International Treaty are regulated by Federal Law.
MP3, whose official name is “MPEG Audio Layer 3”, is a compression
standard pre scr ibe d by th e ISO , th e Int ern ati on al St and ar diz ati on
Or g a n iz a t i o n a n d MPEG which is a joint activity institution of the IEC.MP 3
files contain compressed audio data. MP3 encoding is capable of
compressing the audio data at extremely high ratios shrinking music files by as
much as one-tenth their original size. This is achieved while still maintaining
near CD quality. The MP3 format realizes such high compression ratios by
eliminating the sounds which are either inaudible to the human ear or masked
by other sounds.
The software used to create MP3 files is widely sold or free from
va r i o u s sources. For details on creating MP3 files, refer to the user’s
manual for that software.The MP3 files that can be played back by this
device have the file extensio n“mp3.” Files with no extension cannot be
played back. Supported playback sampling rates and bit rates
sampling rates: 8 kHz- 48 kHz, bit rates: 8-384 kps
This device supports ID3 tag v1 and v2.
If id3 tag data is an mp3 file, this device can display the title (track title),
artist name, and album name ID3 tag data.
Controls and Functions
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