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CQ-C5405U/C5305U
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CQ-C5405U/C5305U
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• You are recommended to minimize the chances of
making a disc that contains both CD-DA fi les and
MP3/WMA/AAC fi les.
• If CD-DA fi les are on the same disc as MP3, WMA
or AAC fi les, the songs may not play in the intended
order, or some songs may not play at all.
• When storing MP3 data, WMA data and AAC data on
the same disc, use different folders for each data.
• Do not record fi les other than MP3/WMA/AAC fi les and
unnecessary folder on a disc.
• The name of an MP3/WMA/AAC fi le should be added
by rules as shown in the following descriptions and
also comply with the rules of each fi le system.
• The fi le extension “.mp3”, “.wma” or “.m4a” should be
assigned to each fi le depending on the fi le format.
• You may encounter trouble in playing MP3/WMA/AAC
fi les or displaying the information of MP3/WMA/AAC
fi les recorded with certain writing software or CD
recorders.
• This unit does not have a play list function.
• Although Multi-session recording is supported, the use
of Disc-at-Once is recommended.
Supported fi le systems
ISO 9660 Level 1/Level 2, Apple Extension to ISO 9660,
Joliet, Romeo
Note: Apple HFS, UDF 1.50, Mix CD and CD Extra are
not supported.
Recording MP3/WMA/AAC fi les on a CD-media
Compression formats
(Recommendation: “Points to remember when making MP3/WMA/AAC fi les” on the previous page)
Compression method Bit rate VBR Sampling frequency
MPEG 1 audio layer 3 (MP3) 32 k – 320 kbps Yes 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
MPEG 2 audio layer 3 (MP3) 8 k – 160 kbps Yes 16, 22.05, 24 kHz
MPEG 2.5 audio layer 3 (MP3) 8 k – 160 kbps Yes 8, 11.205, 12 kHz
Windows Media Audio Ver. 2, 8, 9* 32 k – 192 kbps Yes 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
MPEG 4 Advanced Audio Coding Low
Complexity (AAC LC)
24 k – 320 kbps Yes 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32,
44.1, 48 kHz
* WMA 9 Professional/LossLess/Voice are not supported.
Folder selection order/fi le playback order
Copyright
It is prohibited by copyright laws to copy, distribute and
deliver copyrighted materials such as music without
the approval of copyright holder except enjoying
yourself personally.
No warranty
Above description complies with our investigations
as of September 2006. It has no warranty for
reproducibility and displayability of MP3/WMA/AAC.
Notes on MP3/WMA/AAC (continued)
MP3/WMA/AAC Player
MP3/WMA/AAC Player
What is MP3/WMA/AAC?
MP3* (MPEG Audio Layer-3) and WMA (Windows Media
TM
Audio) are the compression formats of digital audio.
The former is developed by MPEG (Motion Picture
Experts Group), and the latter is developed by Microsoft
Corporation. Using these compression formats, you
can record the contents of about 10 music CDs on a
single CD media (This fi gures refer to data recorded on
a 650 MB CD-R or CD-RW at a fi xed bit rate of 128 kbps
and a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz).
* MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from
Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
AAC is an abbreviation for “Advanced Audio Coding”.
It has been defi ned as a standard for audio compression
technology using MPEG 2 and MPEG 4.
Note: MP3/WMA/AAC encoding and writing software is
not supplied with this unit.
Points to remember when making
MP3/WMA/AAC fi les
Common
• High bit rate and high sampling frequency are
recommended for high quality sounds.
• Selecting Variable Bit Rate (VBR) is not recommended
because playing time is not displayed properly and
sound may be skipped.
• Selecting Variable Bit Rate (VBR) is not recommended
because Re-master function may have little effect in
some cases.
• The playback sound quality differs depending on
the encoding circumstances. For details, refer to
the instructions of your own encoding software and
writing software.
MP3
• It is recommended to set the bit rate to “128 kbps or
more” and “fi xed”.
WMA
• It is recommended to set the bit rate to “64 kbps or
more” and “fi xed”.
• Do not set the copy protect attribute on the WMA fi le
to enable this unit to play back.
AAC
• It is recommended to set the bit rate to “128 kbps or
more” and “fi xed”.
• The formats and extensions for AAC data vary
according to the encoder software used.
• AAC fi les which can be played on this unit have the
“.m4a” extension and were encoded with Apple
iTunes
®
version 6.
• The fi le extension for fi les encoded with the iTunes
Apple Lossless Encoder is “.m4a”, but such fi les
cannot be played on this player.
• Files under copyright protection cannot be played.
Display Information
Displayed items
• CD-TEXT
Disc title
Track title
• MP3 (ID3 tag)
Album name
Title name/artist name
• MP3/WMA/AAC
Folder name
File name
• WMA (WMA tag)
Album name
Title name/artist name
• AAC (Song information)
Album name
Title name/artist name
Displayable characters
•
Displayable length of fi le name/folder name: within
32 characters. (Unicoded fi le and folder names are reduced
by half in the number of displayable characters.)
• Name fi les and folders in accordance with the standard
of each fi le system. Refer to the instructions of writing
software for details.
• ASCII character set and special characters in each
language can be displayed.
• Some Cyrillic characters in the Unicode can be
displayed.
ASCII character set
A to Z, a to z, digits 0 to 9, and the following symbols:
(space) ! ” # $ % & ’ ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ˆ _
` { | } ~
Special Characters
À Á Â Ã Å à á â ã å
Ä ä
Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö ò ó ô õ ö
Ù Ú Û Ü ù ú û ü
Notes:
• With some software in which MP3/WMA/AAC format
fi les have been encoded, the character information
may not be displayed properly.
• Undisplayable characters and symbols will be
converted into an asterisk (
).
• It is recommended that the length of the fi le name is
less than 8 (excluding the fi le extension).
Caution
Never assign the “.mp3”, “.wma” or “.m4a”
fi le name extension to a fi le that is not
in the MP3/WMA/AAC format. This may
not only produce noise from the speaker
damage, but also damage your hearing.
Notes on MP3/WMA/AAC
Maximum number of fi les/folders
• Maximum number of fi les: 511 (fi les + folders)
• Maximum number of fi les in one folder: 255
• Maximum depth of trees: 8
• Maximum number of folders: 255 (Root folder is
included.)
Notes:
• You can shorten the duration between data read and
playback by decreasing the quantity of fi les or folders,
or the depth of the hierarchy.
• This unit counts the number of folders irrespective of
the presence or absence of an MP3/WMA/AAC fi le.
• If the selected folder does not contain any MP3/WMA/
AAC fi les, the nearest MP3/WMA/AAC fi les in the order
of playback will be played.
• Playback order may be different from other MP3/
WMA/AAC players even if the same disc is used.
• “ROOT” appears when displaying the root folder name.
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1
4
5
6
2
3
8
7
8
Root folder
(Root Directory)
Folder Selection
In the order
Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 8
(Max.)
File Selection
In the order
iTunes is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries/regions.
Windows Media, and the Windows
logo are trademarks, or registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
in the United States and/or other
countries/regions.