MS40BT
9
MP3/WMA OPERATION
MP3/WMA File Requirements
This unit can play MP3 (MPEG1, 2, 2.5 Audio Layer 2/3) and WMA (version 7/8/9).
Media Requirements
The following formats are available for the media used in this unit. The maximum number of
characters used for file name including the delimiter (".") and three-character extension are
indicated in parentheses.
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ISO 9660 Level 1 (11 characters)
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ISO 9660 Level 2 (31 characters)
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Joliet (31 characters)
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Romeo (31 characters)
The media reproducible on this unit has the following limitations:
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Maximum number of nested folders: 8
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Maximum number of files per device: 999
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Maximum number of folders per device: 99
Use the following settings when compressing audio data in MP3 data with the MP3 encoder.
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Transfer bit rate: 32 - 320 kbps
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Sampling frequency
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MPEG1: 32/44.1/48 KHz
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MPEG2:16/22.05/24 KHz
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MPEG2.5: 8/11.025/12KHz
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WMA: 22/32/44/48KHz
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Maximum file/directory name: 64 characters
ID3 Support
This unit supports ID3 tag versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 and 2.3 (Max 32 bytes).
Installing a USB Device
Insert your USB thumb drive into the USB connector routed from the rear of the radio. The unit
will automatically search for MP3 and WMA files on the device and begin playback. You can
access USB mode from any other mode by pressing the
MODE
button (4).
WARNING: Do not remove the USB device when USB play mode is active. Press MODE (4)
to change to another mode before removing the device.
NOTE: USB flash drives with a capacity of up to 64 GB are supported.
Controlling Playback
Pause/Play
Press the
1
||
button (5) to suspend playback. Press the
1
||
button again to resume play.
Track Select
Press
the SEEK/TUNE/TRK >>|
(14) or
|<<
(13) button for less than one second to advance to
the next file, or press and hold to fast forward or fast reverse. Playback begins when the button
is released.
Repeat (RPT)
Press the
2 RPT
button (6) to repeatedly play the current file. Press
2 RPT
again to repeat all
songs in the current folder. Press
2 RPT
a third time to resume normal playback.
Intro Scan (INT)
Press the
3 INT
button (7) once to play the first 10 seconds of each file in the current device.
When the desired file is reached, press
3 INT
again to end the scan and play the selected file.
Random (RDM)
Press the
4 RDM
button (8) to randomly play all files in the current folder. Press
4 RDM
again to
resume normal playback.
Navigating Folders
Press the
6
button (10) to move to the previous folder and begin playback of the first song in
the folder. Press the
5
button (9) to advance to the next folder and begin playback of the first
song in the folder.
Alternate Display Information
Press the
DISP/SCROLL
button (12) to change the display information from file name default
display to Artist/Song Title double line display mode.
