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Notes on MP3/WMA English What is MP3/WMA? MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) and WMA (Windows Media™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 CD 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). Note:  MP3/WMA encoding and writing software is not supplied with this unit. 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". * MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson. 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. Display information Displayed items  CD-TEXT Disc title Track title  MP3/WMA Folder name File name  MP3 (ID3 tag) Album name Title name/artist name  WMA (WMA tag) Album name Title name/artist name Displayable characters  Displayable length of file name/folder name: within 64 characters. (Unicoded file and folder names are reduced by half in the number of displayable characters.)  Name files and folders in accordance with the standard of each file system. Refer to the instructions of writing software for details.  ASCII character set and special characters in each language can be displayed. ASCII character set A to Z, a to z, digits 0 to 9, and the following symbols: (space Note:  With some software in which MP3/WMA format files have been encoded, the character information may not be displayed properly.  Undisplayable characters and symbols will be converted into an middle dot. Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries/regions. Caution: 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. 108 Copyright It is prohibited by copyright laws to copy, distribute and deliver copyrighted materials such as music without the approval of copyright holder except enjoying yourself personally. No warranty Above description complies with our investigations as of February 2007. It has no warranty for reproducibility and displayability of MP3/WMA. 108