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Sort by ID3 Tags.
Here an attempt is made to read and use the ID-tag information from
all MP3 files. ID-tags are a small range within the MP3 file in which various information
on the title can be stored (among other information track number, genre, year of issue
etc.). ID-tags in version 1 and 2 are supported. See
http://www.id3.org/
(English) for
more comprehensive information on ID-tags. If you would like to find a good program
for editing these tags on the PC, we can recommend
http://odin.mutschler.de/mp3ext/
(English).
by folders/ID3.
This is a combination of the previously mentioned options. On one
hand all information in the ID-tags is read but only the compilation name is derived
from the folder. Why? You may have created your own collection of titles in which the
complete information in the ID-tags still refers to the original albums from which the ti-
tles were taken. When you use this type of sorting order you will have all ID-tag infor-
mation (genre etc.) but your own compilation.
Sort by Playlists.
Caution: this option
can only be selected in the Professional user level. Sort by Playlists is based on play
lists (file ending *.M3U or *.PLS)—if you have selected this type of sorting, the
sequence or combination will be imported from the play list.
Note:
the title information from WAV and WMA files is currently not supported. The
browser treats them independently from the sorting order setting, i.e. always as an
MP3 file without an ID-tag: the sorting order is similar to
Sort by Filesystem
. If you
want to check the format, you can use the Track Info to view it; see also page 27.
WYSIWYG.
Because the data is always imported as you see it, you can easily monitor how it is
sorted in the database. If you change the sorting order, it will be applied to every CD that you
insert. This of course will extend the CD-reading process.
A memory card (MMC) with audio files.
The slot for memory cards (MMC) is to the right of the CD drawer. You can use memory cards
to supply data from the C.A.R. 4000 to your mobile MP3 player, or to add titles from a card to
the C.A.R. 4000. As you have probably noticed, the boot process takes longer when an MMC
card is inserted, so we recommend removing the card before switching the device on or just
unlock it by pressing it once.
Ultimately the MMC behaves very similarly to the other removable medium, CD-ROM. For this
reason we refer you at this point to the previous chapter “The CD-ROM Menu” and now we go
directly to the MMC menu.
