2012 Cadillac CTS Owner Manual - Page 226

7-26 Infotainment System Creating an MP3/WMA Disc When creating an MP3/WMA disc: . . MP3 MP3/WMA Format The Single CD and the Six-Disc CD Radio will play MP3/WMA files that were recorded on a CD￿R or CD￿RW disc. The HDD Radio can also play MP3/WMA files recorded on DVD+/-R discs or stored on a USB storage device. Some USB storage devices may not be supported. The files can be recorded with the following fixed bit rates: 32 kbps, 40 kbps, 56 kbps, 64 kbps, 80 kbps, 96 kbps, 112 kbps, 128 kbps, 160 kbps, 192 kbps, 224 kbps, 256 kbps, and 320 kbps or a variable bit rate. Song title, artist name, and album can display when files are recorded using ID3 tags version 1 and 2. Create playlists that have a .m3u or .wpl extension; other file extensions may not work. Minimize the length of the file, folder, or playlist names. Long file, folder, or playlist names, or a combination of a large number of files, folders, or playlists can cause the player to be unable to play up to the maximum number of files, folders, playlists, or sessions. Finalize the audio disc before burning it. Adding music to an existing disc can cause the disc not to function. Make sure the MP3/WMA files are recorded on a CD￿R or CD￿RW disc. Do not mix standard audio and MP3/WMA files on one disc. Make sure the CD does not have more than a maximum of 50 folders and playlists, and 255 files to read and play. Create a folder structure that makes it easy to find songs while driving. Organize songs by albums using one folder for each album. Each folder or album should contain 18 songs or less. Avoid subfolders. The system can support up to eight subfolders deep. Keep the total number of folders to a minimum to reduce the complexity and confusion during playback. . . . . . . Playlists can be selected by using the previous and next folder buttons, the SEEK arrows, or the \ FWD or s REV buttons. An MP3/WMA CD-R or CD-RW that was recorded using no file folders can also be played. If a CD-R or CD-RW contains more than the