Sony CDX-GT25MPW Operating Instructions - Page 12
Additional Information, Precautions, Notes on discs, Playback order of MP3/WMA files, About MP3 files - problems
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Additional Information Precautions • Cool off the unit beforehand if your car has been parked in direct sunlight. • Power antenna (aerial) extends automatically. Moisture condensation Should moisture condensation occur inside the unit, remove the disc and wait for about an hour for it to dry out; otherwise the unit will not operate properly. To maintain high sound quality Do not splash liquid onto the unit or discs. - CD-R/CD-RW other than those recorded in music CD format or MP3 format conforming to ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2, Joliet/Romeo or multi-session. Playback order of MP3/WMA files MP3/WMA Folder (album) MP3/WMA file (track) Notes on discs • Do not expose discs to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight. • Before playing, wipe the discs with a cleaning cloth from the center out. Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners. • This unit is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. DualDiscs and some of the music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies do not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, therefore, these discs may not be playable by this unit. • Discs that this unit CANNOT play - Discs with labels, stickers, or sticky tape or paper attached. Doing so may cause a malfunction, or may ruin the disc. - Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square, star). Attempting to do so may damage the unit. - 8 cm (3 1/4 in) discs. Notes on CD-R/CD-RW discs • The maximum number of: (CD-R/CD-RW only) - folders (albums): 150 (including root folder) - files (tracks) and folders: 300 (may less than 300 if folder/file names contain many characters) - displayable characters for a folder/file name: 32 (Joliet)/64 (Romeo) • If the multi-session disc begins with a CD-DA session, it is recognized as a CD-DA disc, and other sessions are not played back. • Discs that this unit CANNOT play - CD-R/CD-RW of poor recording quality. - CD-R/CD-RW recorded with an incompatible recording device. - CD-R/CD-RW which is finalized incorrectly. 12 About MP3 files • MP3, which stands for MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3, is a music file compression format standard. It compresses audio CD data to approximately 1/10 of its original size. • ID3 tag versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 apply to MP3 only. ID3 tag is 15/30 characters (1.0 and 1.1), or 63/126 characters (2.2, 2.3 and 2.4). • When naming an MP3 file, be sure to add the file extension ".mp3" to the file name. • During playback or fast-forward/reverse of a VBR (Variable Bit Rate) MP3 file, elapsed playing time may not display accurately. Note If you play a high-bit-rate MP3, such as 320 kbps, sound may be intermittent. About WMA files • WMA, which stands for Windows Media Audio, is a music file compression format standard. It compresses audio CD data to approximately 1/22* of its original size. • WMA tag is 63 characters. • When naming a WMA file, be sure to add the file extension ".wma" to the file name. • During playback or fast-forward/reverse of a VBR (Variable Bit Rate) WMA file, elapsed playing time may not display accurately. * only for 64 kbps Note Playback of the following WMA files is not supported. - lossless compression - copyright-protected If you have any questions or problems concerning your unit that are not covered in this manual, consult your nearest Sony dealer.