Sony CMT-HPZ9 Operating Instructions - Page 6

Which discs can you play on this system? Audio CDs: CD-DA format CDs CD-DA (Compact Disc Digital Audio) is a recording standard used for audio CDs. ATRAC CDs: CD-R/CD-RW on which audio data compressed in the ATRAC3plus format has been recorded by using SonicStage* ATRAC3plus (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3plus) is audio compression technology that satisfies the demand for high sound quality and high compression rates. ATRAC3plus can compress audio files to about 1/20 of their original size at 64 kbps. Bit rates and sampling frequencies this system can play are: ATRAC3 ATRAC3plus Bit rates 66/105/132 kbps 8 - 352 kbps Sampling frequencies 44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz Up to 62 characters can be displayed on this system. MP3 CDs: CD-R/CD-RW on which audio data compressed in the MP3 format has been recorded by using a software other than SonicStage* Bit rates and sampling frequencies this system can play are shown below. Variable Bit Rate (VBR) files can also be played. MPEG-1 Layer3 MPEG-2 Layer3 MPEG-2.5 Layer3 Bit rates 32 - 320 kbps 8 - 160 kbps 8 - 160 kbps Sampling frequencies 32/44.1/48 kHz 16/22.05/23 kHz 8/11.025/12 kHz This system conforms to Version 1.0/1.1/2.2/2.3/2.4 of the ID3 tag format. ID3 tag is a format for adding certain information (track title, album name, artist name, etc.) to MP3 files. Up to 124 characters of ID3 tag information can be displayed on this system. An ATRAC CD on which audio data compressed in the MP3 format has been recorded using software other than SonicStage can also be played. With SonicStage, you cannot create a CD on which mixed format audio data is recorded. * Only ISO9660 Level 1/2 and Joliet extension format discs can be played. 6GB