Blaupunkt St. Louis MP56, Operating And Installation Instructions

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Operating the integrated CD player
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Operating the integrat-
ed CD player
The device can play the following
CD formats:
CD audio (some CDs with copy
protection cannot be played)
CD-R or CD-RW with MP3 or
WMA fi les (without DRM copy
protection only)
Note:
The quality of self-burnt CDs
fl uctuates due to different CD
blanks, CD burner software,
and burn speeds. For this rea-
son, it is possible that the de-
vice cannot play some self-
burnt CDs.
If you cannot play a CD-R/CD-RW:
Use blanks from a different
manufacturer or a different
colour.
Burn CD-Rs at a lower speed.
What features do MP3 or WMA
CDs have to have?
The device can only play and dis-
play MP3 or WMA CDs with the
following features:
The CD-ROM may contain only
MP3 or only WMA fi les as well
as folders, but no other fi les
(including no CD audio fi les).
CD format: ISO 9660 (Level 1
or 2) or Joliet
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Bit rate:
MP3: max. 320 kbit/s
WMA: max. 768 kbit/s
File extension: Must be ".MP3"
or ".WMA"
ID3 tags: Version 1 or 2
Max. 252 folders per CD with
max. 999 MP3 fi les per fold-
er (fewer in case of long fi le
names: approx. 700 at 20 char-
acters per fi le name)
File names may not contain
an umlaut or special character
and may not be longer than 32
characters.
WMA fi les with DRM (Digital
Rights Management, copy pro-
tection/playback restrictions),
which are offered for down-
load, for example, by music
providers on the Internet, can-
not be played by the device.
WMA fi les which you create
yourself, e.g. from CD audio
fi les, can be played.
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