Sony CDP-CE500 Operating Instructions - Page 11

Playback Notes on playing MP3 discs • Do not save other types of files or unnecessary folders on a disc that has MP3 files. • Folders that have no MP3 files are skipped. • MP3 files are played back in the order that they are recorded onto the disc. • The player can only play MP3 files that have a file extension of ".mp3." • Even when a file name has the ".mp3" file extension, if the actual file format differs, playing this file may generate a loud noise which could damage the speaker system and the player may malfunction. • The maximum number of recognizable: - folders is 255 (including the root folder). - MP3 files is 512. - folder levels (the tree structure of files) is 8. • Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing software, recording devices, and recording media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play at all. Notes on playing CD-Rs/CD-RWs • A disc of low recording quality, a disc that has scratches or is dirty, or a disc recorded with an incompatible recording device cannot be played on this player. • A disc which is finalized incorrectly may not be playable on this player. Notes on playing multisession discs • If the first session on the disc is a CD-DA session, the other sessions on the disc cannot be recognized regardless of the session format; only CD-DA tracks in the first session can be played back. • If the session format for the first session is CD-ROM and the following sessions are recorded in the same format, the player will continue to play MP3 files across multiple sessions until the player encounters another session recorded in a different format. 2 Replace discs in the compartments with different ones. The player plays the disc on the left side compartment after the current disc, and then the one on the right side compartment. 3 Press DISC SKIP. The disc tray turns and other two disc compartments appear. 4 Replace discs in the compartments with different ones. 5 Press EX-CHANGE on the player. The disc tray closes. Note • Do not push the disc tray to close it in Step 5, as you may damage the player. While the disc tray is open by pressing EXCHANGE on the player • In ALL DISCS SHUFFLE mode (page 17), tracks/ files are reshuffled on the current disc. • In Program Play mode (page 17), the program is erased and the player returns to normal play mode. • If the playback of the current disc ends, the player stops playing. However, in Repeat All mode (page 19), the current disc starts playing again. Replacing discs while playing a disc You can open the disc tray while playing a disc so that you can check what discs are to be played next and replace discs without interrupting playback of the current disc. 1 Press EX-CHANGE on the player. The disc tray opens and two disc compartments appear. Even if the player is playing a disc, it does not stop playback. 11US