Panasonic CQ C1305U Auto Radio/cd Deck-mult-lang - Page 10

Notes on MP3/WMA Notes on MP3/WMA 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. Notes: • 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 asterisk ( ). Folder selection order/file playback order 1 Root folder (Root Directory) 2 4 3 Folder Selection In the order 1 8 File Selection In the order 5 6 8 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. Display Information Displayed items Tree 1 7 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 8 (Max.) Maximum number of files/folders • Maximum number of files: 999 • Maximum number of files in one folder: 255 • Maximum depth of trees: 8 • Maximum number of folders: 255 (Root folder is included.) • 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 32 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. Notes: • This unit counts the number of folders irrespective of the presence or absence of MP3/WMA file. • If the selected folder does not contain any MP3/WMA files, the nearest MP3/WMA files in the order of playback will be played. • Playback order may be different from other MP3/WMA players even if the same disc is used. • "ROOT" appears when displaying the root folder name. Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries/regions. 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 September 2006. It has no warranty for reproducibility and displayability of MP3/WMA.