2010 Suzuki Kizashi Owner's Manual - Page 209

OTHER CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT Notes on MP3/WMA What is MP3/WMA? MP3 (MPEG1/2 Audio Layer-III) and WMA (Windows MediaTM 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 figures refer to data recorded on a 650 MB CD-R or CD-RW at a fixed bit rate of 128 kbps and a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz). Points to remember when making MP3/ WMA files Common • High bit rate and high sampling frequency are recommended for high quality sounds. • Selecting VBR (Variable Bit Rate) is not recommended because playing time is not displayed properly and sound may be skipped. • The playback sound quality differs depending on the encoding circumstances. For details, refer to the user manual of your own encoding software and writing software. MP3 • It is recommended to set the bit rate to "128 kbps or more" and "fixed". WMA • It is recommended to set the bit rate to "64 kbps or more" and "fixed". • Do not set the copy protect attribute on the WMA file to enable this unit to play back. NOTE: Never assign the ".mp3", or ".wma" file name extension to a file that is not in the MP3/WMA format. This may not only produce noise from the speaker damage, but also damage your hearing. 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. • The file extension ".mp3" or ".wma" should be assigned to each file depending on the file format. • 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. • This unit does not have a play list function. • Although Multi-session recording is supported, the use of Disc-at-Once is recommended. Compression formats MP3 • Bit rate: MPEG1 Audio Layer III : 64 k - 320 kbps MPEG2 Audio Layer III : 64 k - 160 kbps • Sampling frequency: MPEG1 Audio Layer III : 32 k/44.1 k/48 kHz MPEG2 Audio Layer III : 16 k/22.05 k/24 kHz WMA (Ver.7, Ver.8) • Bit rate: CBR 48 k - 192 kbps • Sampling frequency: 32 k/44.1 k/48 kHz 5-30