Recording MP3/WMA files on a CD-media
¡ You are recommended to minimize the chances of
making a disc that contains both CD-DA files and
MP3/WMA files.
¡ If CD-DA files are on the same disc as MP3 or WMA
files, the songs may not play in the intended order,
or some songs may not play at all.
¡ When storing MP3 data and WMA data on the same
disc, use different folders for each data.
¡ Do not record files other than MP3/WMA files and
unnecessary folder on a disc.
¡ The name of an MP3/WMA file should be added by
rules as shown in the following descriptions and also
comply with the rules of each file system.
¡ You may encounter trouble in playing MP3/WMA files
or displaying the information of MP3/WMA files
recorded with certain writing software or CD
recorders.
Compression formats
(Recommendation: "Points to remember when making MP3/WMA files" on the previous page)
Compression method
MPEG 1 audio layer 3 (MP3)
MPEG 2 audio layer 3 (MP3)
Windows Media Audio Ver. 2, 7, 8, 9*
* WMA 9 Professional/LossLess/Voice are not supported.
Folder selection order/file playback order
Maximum number of files/folders
¡ Maximum number of files: 511 (files + folders)
¡ Maximum number of files 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 files 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 file.
¡ If the selected folder does not contain any MP3/WMA
files, the nearest MP3/WMA files in the order of play-
back will be played.
¡ Playback order may be different from other MP3/WMA
players even if the same disc is used.
¡ "ROOT" appears when displaying the root folder
name.
¡ The file extension ".mp3" or ".wma" should be
assigned to each file depending on the file format.
¡ This unit does not have a play list function.
¡ Although Multi-session recording is supported, the
use of Disc-at-Once is recommended.
Supported file 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.
Bit rate
32 k – 320 kbps
8 k – 160 kbps
32 k – 192 kbps
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2
4
3
5
6
7
Tree 1
Tree 2
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
December 2005. It has no warranty for reproducibility
and displayability of MP3/WMA.
VBR
Sampling frequency
Yes
32, 44.1, 48 kHz
Yes
16, 22.05, 24 kHz
Yes
32, 44.1, 48 kHz
Root Folder
(Root Directory)
q
Folder Selection
e
In the order
1
w
File Selection
In the order
q
r
8
t
y
Tree 3
Tree 4
CQ-C8803U
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8
–
y
Tree 8
(Max.)
29