2008 Honda Element Owner's Manual - Page 125

Main Menu Table Of Contents Playing a Disc To Play a Disc To load or play discs, the ignition switch must be in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position. Video CDs and DVDs will not work in this unit. The disc player can also play CD-Rs and CD-RWs compressed in MP3 or WMA formats. When playing a disc in MP3, you will see ''MP3'' in the display. The disc, folder and track numbers are displayed. Each disc can hold up to 400 playable files within 8 folder layers. A disc can support a maximum number of 100 folders, and each folder can hold 255 playable files. The specifications of the compatible MP3 file are: Sampling frequency: 32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1) 16/22.05/24 kHz (MPEG2) Bit rate: 8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/80/96/ 112/128/160/192/224/256/320 kbps Compatible with variable bit rate and multi-session When playing a disc in WMA, you will see ''WMA'' in the display. The disc, folder and track numbers are displayed. Each disc can hold up to 200 files within 16 subdirectories, 8 folder layers. A disc can support a maximum number of 100 folders, and each folder can hold 255 playable files. The specifications of the compatible WMA file are: Sampling frequency: 32/44.1/48 kHz Bit rate: 48/64/80/96/128/160/192 kbps Compatible with variable bit rate and multi-session Do not use discs with adhesive labels. The label can curl up and cause the disc to jam in the unit. You operate the disc player with the same controls used for the radio. To select the disc player, press the CD button. You will see ''CD'' in the display. The number of the track playing is shown in the display. The system will continuously play a disc until you change modes. On EX and SC models Features NOTE: If a file on an MP3 or WMA disc is protected by digital rights management (DRM), the audio unit displays FORMAT, and then skips to the next file. CONTINUED 121 2008 Element