Philips Streamium WAS7500, User Manual

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CD 52
7 CD (Center only)
7.1 Supported discs
You can play the following discs on the system:
• Pre-recorded audio CDs (CDDA)
• Finalized audio CD-Rs and CD-RWs (12cm CD / 8cm CD, 185 MB / 200 MB)
• MP3WMA-CDs (CD-R/CD-RWs with MP3/WMA files)
• AAC-CDs (MPEG4 AAC LC raw format, .m4a/.m4b files)
About MP3/ WMA
The music compression technology MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) and WMA (Windows Media
Audio) significantly reduces the digital data of an audio CD, while maintaining the sound quality.
Windows Media Audio® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Supported formats:
• Disc format ISO9660, Joliet, UDF (created on Adaptec Direct CD v5.0 and Nero Burning ROM
UDF v5.5) and multi-session CDs
• MP3 bit rate (data rate): 32-320 Kbps and variable bit rate.
• 8-cm and 12-cm CD-R/CD-RW up to 730MB
• Directory nesting up to a maximum of 8 levels
• Directory nesting up to a maximum of 8 levels
• MP3 VBR,WMA VBR
• AAC (MPEG4 AAC LC raw format, .m4a/.m4b files)
The system does not play or support the following:
• Empty albums that do not contain any MP3/WMA files and hence will not be displayed.
• Unsupported formats are skipped (e.g. files with .doc extension are ignored).
• DRM protected WMA files
• WAV, PCM audio files
• WMA files in lossless format
Tip
• Make sure that MP3 files end on extension .mp3,WMA files end on extension .wma, and AAC
files end on extension .m4a or .m4b.
• To burn/convert DRM protected WMA files use Windows Media Player 10 (or later.Visit www.
microsoft.com for details about Windows Media Player and WM DRM (Windows Media Digital
Rights Management).
Important! This system is designed for regular discs.Therefore, do not use any accessories
such as disc stabilizer rings or disc treatment sheets, etc.