Alfa Romeo ALFA 159 2010, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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M P 3 CD P LAY ER
M P 3 CD P LAY ER
INTRODUCTION MP3 MODE The operating conditions and specifications
for playing MP3 files are as follows:
This chapter describes the operation of the In addition to playing normal audio CDs, the
CD MP3 player variants only. Refer to the car radio can also play CD-ROMs on which the CD-ROMs used must be burnt in com-
description in the “Functions and Settings“ MP3 format compressed audio files are pliance with the ISO9660 Specification;
chapter as far as the operation of the radio recorded. The radio works according to the
the music files must have an “.mp3” ex-
is concerned. methods described previously (“CD player”)
tension: files with a different extension
when an audio CD is inserted.
NOTE MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding tech- cannot be played;
nology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and The use of good quality disc burnt at the
the following sampling frequencies can
Thomson multimedia. slowest possible speed is recommended for
be played: 44.1 kHz, stereo (96 to 320
optimum quality.
kbit/s) - 22.05 kHz, mono or stereo (32
The files on the MP3 CD are in folders, with to 80 kbit/s);
sequential lists of all the folders containing
tracks with variable bit-rates can be
MP3 tracks (folders and sub-folders are all
played.
displayed on the same level) and folders
that do not contain MP3 tracks cannot be
IMPORTANT The names of tracks must not
selected. contain the following characters: spaces, ‘
(apostrophes), (and) (open and close brack-
ets). When a CD MP3 is being burnt, make
sure that the file names do not contain these
characters; otherwise, the car radio will not
be able to play those tracks.
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