Buick 2008 Allure, Owner'S Manual

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Using an MP3
MP3 CD-R Disc
MP3 Format
If you burn your own MP3 disc on a personal computer:
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Make sure the MP3 files are recorded on a
CD-R disc.
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Do not mix standard audio and MP3 files on one disc.
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Make sure playlists have a .mp3 or .wpl extension,
other file extensions may not work.
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Files can be recorded with a variety of fixed or
variable bit rates. Song title, artist name, and album
will be available for display by the radio when
recorded using ID3 tags version 1 and 2.
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Create a folder structure that makes it easy to find
songs while driving. Organize songs by albums using
one folder for each album. Each folder or album
should contain 18 songs or less.
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Make sure to finalize the disc when burning an
MP3 disc, using multiple sessions. It is usually better
to burn the disc all at once.
The player is able to read and play a maximum of
50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions, and 255 files.
Long file names, folder names, or playlist names
could use more disc memory space than necessary.
To conserve disc space, keep the length of the
file, folder, or playlist name brief. MP3 CDs do not
require file folders. The system can support up to
11 folders in depth. The depth of the folders should
be kept down to make it easier while locating a
folder during playback. All items over the maximum
are ignored.
Root Directory
The root directory is treated as a folder. If the root
directory has compressed audio files, the directory
displays as F1 ROOT. All files contained directly
under the root directory are accessed prior to any
root directory folders. However, playlists (Px) always
are accessed before root folders or files.
Empty Directory or Folder
If a root directory or a folder exists somewhere in the
file structure that contains only folders/subfolders
and no compressed files directly beneath them, the
player advances to the next folder in the file structure
that contains compressed audio files and the empty
folder does not display.
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