Philips FWR3337 User manual - Page 10

English Discs for recording For recording, make sure to use special audio discs only. These discs are marked with "Digital Audio" and the logos shown below. There are two different types of audio discs for the use on this CD recorder: - CD-Audio Recordable (CDR) discs can be recorded on once and played on all standard CD players and CD recorders when finalized. - CD-Audio ReWritable (CDRW) discs can be recorded on, erased and re-recorded many times and played on CDRW compatible CD players and CD recorders when finalized. All Philips CD players and CD recorders with this sticker are CDRW compatible. To ensure proper working of the unit, we recommend the use of Philips audio CDR and audio CDRW discs only. Note: Do not use a computer CDR or CDRW as recording will not work properly! Recording is permissible insofar as copyright or other rights of third parties are not infringed upon. In some countries the use of the Philips CDR Mini Hi-Fi system as shown or suggested in this user manual may require the authorization of copyright holders. Discs for playback For playback on this CD changer and CD recorder you can use following discs: - All pre-recorded audio CDs - All audio CDR and audio CDRW discs - MP3-CDs (CD-ROMs with MP3 tracks) - Make sure the file name ends with .mp3 Note: Not finalized CDR(W) discs can only be played on the CD recorder. General information/MP3 Some words about MP3 The revolutionary new music compression technology MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) enables shrinking of original digital audio sound data with a factor of up to 10 without losing significant sound quality.This allows you to record up to 10 hours of CD-like quality music on a single CD-ROM. Making your own MP3-CD Basically there are two sources for MP3 music on CD.You can either transfer music from your own digital audio CDs via CD-ROM drive onto your PC and encode it into MP3 format ("rip"), or download legal MP3 music from the Internet. Record ("burn") the music from your hard disc onto a CD-ROM with your home PC (make sure the file name ends with .mp3). Once finished, you can play your MP3-CD on this CDR Mini Hi-Fi system and enjoy the music. Data rate The data rate is of great importance with MP3. It indicates how fast bits are transferred. Stereo music on a CD shows a data rate of about 1,400 kilobits per second (kbps). To achieve a good MP3 quality, a bit rate of 128 kbps is recommended. As the encoding rate is user-selectable, make sure to reach this data rate for MP3 as recordings less than 128 kbps will suffer from a degradation in sound quality. Recording Downloading MP3 files from the Internet or ripping songs from your own digital audio CDs is a delicate process, also influenced by the quality of the encoder program and speed of your PC.This may sometimes result in "drop-outs", that you may experience while listening to your MP3-CD. In any case make sure to use a recording speed not faster than indicated on the CD-ROM and avoid running other programs simultaneously on your PC during the recording process. In compliance with the SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative), this CDR Mini Hi-Fi system has no digital output. It is not possible to "burn" an MP3-CD on this CDR Mini Hi-Fi system. It is not possible to record from an MP3-CD. Supported formats The following formats are supported on this CDR Mini Hi-Fi system: - Disc format: ISO 9660 or Joliet - File name: .mp3 (tracks), .m3u or .pls (playlists) - Bit rate: 32-320 kbps (128 kbps advised) or variable bit rate Use ISO 9660 disc format when burning the CD-ROM. UDF disc format (e. g."DirectCD" or "WinOnCD") is not supported. 7