Yamaha CD S700 Owner's Manual - Page 21

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOTES ABOUT DISCS/MP3, WMA FILES ■ Discs playable with this unit Audio CD Data Disc This player is designed for playing back compact discs bearing the marks shown below. Never attempt to load any other type of disc into the unit. The unit can also play back 8-cm (3-inch) compact discs. .... Compact discs (digital audio) The most popular discs for commercially available audio CDs. .... CD-R,CD-RW digital audio discs Music CDs made by copying onto a CD-R or CD-RW (including MP3 or WMA format files). Notes • Be sure to use a CD-R or CD-RW disc made by a reliable manufacture. • Be sure to use a CD-R or CD-RW disc which has at least one of the following phrases on the disc or disc case. FOR CONSUMER FOR CONSUMER USE FOR MUSIC USE ONLY • Be sure to use a finalized CD-R or CD-RW disc. .... CD-TEXT discs The discs recorded with text data such as album titles, track titles and artist names. Though these discs can be played back with ordinary CD players, the text data is not displayed. Note This compact disc player may not be able to play back some CD-RW discs or discs on which recording was not made correctly. To prevent a malfunction of this unit: • Do not use any nonstandard shaped disc (heart, etc.) available on the market because it might damage the unit. • Do not use a disc with tape, stickers, or paste on it. If you use such a disc, the disc may get stuck in the unit, or damage to the unit may result. ■ About MP3 and WMA files Data Disc USB You can play back MP3 and WMA files recorded on a CD-R/CD-RW and those stored on a USB device. MP3 MP3 is a standard technology and format for compressing an audio sequence into a small-sized file. However, the original level of sound quality is preserved during playback. The playable formats are: • MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 Bitrate*: 32-320 kbps Sampling frequency: 44.1/48/32 kHz • MPEG-2 Audio Layer-3, 2 Bitrate*: 8-160 kbps Sampling frequency: 24/22.05/16 kHz • MPEG-2.5 Audio Layer-2 Bitrate*: 8-160 kbps Sampling frequency: 12/11.025/8 kHz * Variable bitrate is supported. WMA "WMA (Windows Media Audio)" is a Microsoft file format for encoding digital audio files similar to MP3 though can compress files at a higher rate than MP3. The playable formats are: • Version 8 • Version 9 (Standard and variable bitrates are supported. Professional and Lossless are not supported.) • High Profile Bitrate*: 32-320 kbps Sampling frequency: 48/44.1/32 kHz • Mid Profile Bitrate: 16-32 kbps Sampling frequency: 22.05/16 kHz * Both constant and variable bitrates are supported. Notes • Playback for Data Disc starts in alphanumeric order. • Playback for USB starts in order by date and time of creation. • Copyright-protected WMA (DRM) files cannot be played back by this unit. • The disc must be ISO9660 compatible. • Text data contained in files is not displayed on this unit. • The maximum file and folder numbers are as follows. Maximum file number Maximum folder number Maximum file number per folder Data Disc 512 255 511 USB 999 255 255 (continued on the next page) 17 En English