To Play a Disc
To load or play discs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
You operate the disc player with the
same controls used for the radio. To
select the disc player, press the CD/
TAPE or the CD/AUX button. You
will see
‘‘
CD
’’
in the display. The
number of the track playing is shown
in the display. The system will
continuously play a disc until you
change modes.
Video CDs and DVDs do not work in
this unit.
On EX and SC models
The disc player can also play CD-Rs
and CD-RWs compressed in MP3 or
WMA formats.
When playing a disc in MP3, you will
see
‘‘
MP3
’’
in the display. The folder
and track numbers are displayed.
Each disc can hold up to 400 playable
files within 8 folder layers. A disc can
support a maximum number of 100
folders, and each folder can hold 255
playable files.
The specifications for compatible
MP3 file are:
–
Sampling frequency:
32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)
16/22.05/24 kHz (MPEG2)
–
Bitrate:
8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160/192/224/256/320
kbps
–
Compatible with variable bitrate
and multi-session
When playing a disc in WMA, you
will see
‘‘
WMA
’’
in the display. The
folder and track numbers are
displayed. Each disc can hold up to
200 files within 16 subdirectories, 8
folder layers. A disc can support a
maximum number of 100 folders, and
each folder can hold 255 playable
files.
The specifications for compatible
WMA file are:
–
Sampling frequency:
32/44.1/48 kHz
–
Bitrate:
48/64/80/96/128/160/192 kbps
–
Compatible with variable bitrate
and multi-session
NOTE:
If a file on an MP3 or WMA
disc is protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays FORMAT, and then skips to
the next file.
Playing a Disc (Models without navigation system)
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