Sony VGF-WA1/B Operating Instructions - Page 62

Playable/downloadable file formats, When the server is VAIO Media Integrated Server

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Playable/downloadable file formats When the server is VAIO Media Integrated Server Source content File format ATRAC3 ATRAC3plus DRM, such as used by online music store Yes Recorded by SonicStage with No [DRM on] Recorded by SonicStage with [DRM off] Yes Recorded by SonicStage with No [DRM on] Recorded by SonicStage with [DRM off] Bit rate/sampling frequency − 66/105/132 kbps − − 48/64/256 kbps Other than 48/64/256 kbps − MP3 No WMA Yes No Yes AAC No Less than 32 kHz 32 kHz or more − − − − WAV No − Linear PCM No − File format at playback/downloading At playback At downloading Unable to play − ATRAC3 ATRAC3 Linear PCM Unable to play ATRAC3plus Linear PCM Linear PCM Linear PCM MP3 Unable to play WMA Unable to play Linear PCM Linear PCM Linear PCM Encoded into ATRAC3 (132 kbps) − ATRAC3plus Encoded into ATRAC3 (132 kbps) Encoded into ATRAC3 (132 kbps) Encoded into ATRAC3 (132 kbps) MP3 − WMA − Encoded into ATRAC3 (132 kbps) Encoded into ATRAC3 (132 kbps) Encoded into ATRAC3 (132 kbps) When the server is Windows Media Connect or Windows Media Player Source content File format ATRAC3 ATRAC3plus MP3 WMA AAC DRM, such as used by online music store Yes/No Yes/No No Yes No Yes/No Bit rate/sampling frequency WAV No − Linear PCM No − File format at playback/downloading At playback At downloading Unable to play Unable to play MP3 WMA WMA Unable to play WAV Linear PCM − − MP3 Unable to download WMA − Encoded into ATRAC3 (132 kbps) Encoded into ATRAC3 (132 kbps) Note  You cannot encode a file into ATRAC3 (132 kbps) format unless the file fulfills the following requirements: - resolution of 16 bit per sample - 2-channel stereo - 44.1 kHz sampling rate 62

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Playable/downloadable file formats
When the server is VAIO Media Integrated Server
Source content
File format at playback/downloading
File format
DRM, such as used by online
music store
Bit rate/sampling
frequency
At playback
At downloading
ATRAC3
Yes
Unable to play
No
Recorded by
SonicStage with
[DRM on]
66/105/132 kbps
ATRAC3
ATRAC3
Recorded by
SonicStage with
[DRM off]
Linear PCM
Encoded into ATRAC3
(132 kbps)
ATRAC3plus
Yes
Unable to play
No
Recorded by
SonicStage with
[DRM on]
48/64/256 kbps
ATRAC3plus
ATRAC3plus
Other than 48/64/256
kbps
Linear PCM
Encoded into ATRAC3
(132 kbps)
Recorded by
SonicStage with
[DRM off]
Linear PCM
Encoded into ATRAC3
(132 kbps)
MP3
No
Less than 32 kHz
Linear PCM
Encoded into ATRAC3
(132 kbps)
32 kHz or more
MP3
MP3
WMA
Yes
Unable to play
No
WMA
WMA
AAC
Yes
Unable to play
No
Linear PCM
Encoded into ATRAC3
(132 kbps)
WAV
No
Linear PCM
Encoded into ATRAC3
(132 kbps)
Linear PCM
No
Linear PCM
Encoded into ATRAC3
(132 kbps)
When the server is Windows Media Connect or Windows Media Player
Source content
File format at playback/downloading
File format
DRM, such as used by online
music store
Bit rate/sampling
frequency
At playback
At downloading
ATRAC3
Yes/No
Unable to play
ATRAC3plus
Yes/No
Unable to play
MP3
No
MP3
MP3
WMA
Yes
WMA
Unable to download
No
WMA
WMA
AAC
Yes/No
Unable to play
WAV
No
WAV
Encoded into ATRAC3
(132 kbps)
Linear PCM
No
Linear PCM
Encoded into ATRAC3
(132 kbps)
Note
You cannot encode a file into ATRAC3 (132 kbps) format unless the file fulfills the following requirements:
resolution of 16 bit per sample
2-channel stereo
44.1 kHz sampling rate