2005 Saturn Ion Owner's Manual - Page 170
2005 Saturn Ion Manual
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Using an MP3 CD MP3 Format The MP3 radio will play both standard audio CDs and CD-R or CD-RWs. The CD-R/RWs may contain either standard audio (*.cda) or compressed audio (*.mp3). Customers who record their own music CD-R/RWs should be aware of the following: • The radio supports multi-session discs, but only the files from the last session will be played. • There are a total of 20 directories (folders) allowed on a CD. The file structure can be 4 directories deep (a folder within a folder, within a folder, etc.). Anything more than 20 directories will be ignored. Each directory may have up to 99 files contained within it. Files not having the *.mp3 extension will not be played, but still count toward the maximum. Anything more than the first 99 files within a directory will be ignored. A single CD may have up to 254 files and directories. Anything beyond the 254 limit will be ignored. • The files can be recorded on a CD-R/RW disc with a maximum capacity of 700 MB. • The radio will play only compressed audio files recorded in the *.mp3 format. It also supports playlists that can be made and saved with popular MP3 software, in the *.m3u format. The directory, playlist, and song name must have no more than 64 characters combined, e.g. /DIRECTORY NAME/PLAYLIST NAME/SONG NAME.MP3. If more than 64 characters are present, the radio will ignore that song and move to the next one. • MP3 files must be written to a CD-R/RW in one of the following industry-standard formats: − ISO 9660 Level 1 − ISO 9660 Level 2 − Joliet − Romeo • The radio will only play audio from a CD-R/RW, it cannot record audio. − The radio does not support DVD audio. − The radio does not support UNICODE. • ID3 tag information is displayed by the radio, if available. The ID3 tag information can be either version 1 or 2. The radio will display a filename, song name, artist name, album name, directory name, or playlist name. If the customer does not follow these guidelines when recording a CD-R(W), the CD may not play in the radio. • The radio will play a mixed mode CD-R/RW, one recorded with both *.cda and *.mp3 files. 3-62