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MP3/WMA mode
You can also use this car sound system to
play CD-Rs and CD-RWs that contain MP3
music fi les. You can also play WMA fi les.
This chapters deals only with playing
MP3 fi les since the operation for MP3
and WMA fi les is identical.
Notes:
WMA fi
les with Digital Rights
Management (DRM) from online mu-
sic shops cannot be played with this
device.
WMA fi les can only be played back
safely if they were created with
Windows Media Player version 8 or
later.
MP3 data carriers
Preparing an MP3 CD
The various combinations of CD burners,
CD burning software and CD blanks may
lead to problems arising with the device’s
ability to play certain CDs. If problems oc-
cur with your own burned CDs, you should
try another brand of CD blank or choose
another colour of CD blank. To avoid prob-
lems when playing self-burned CDs, you
should not burn CDs at speeds greater than
16-speed.
The format of the CD must be ISO 9660
Level 1/Level 2 or Joliet. Other formats can-
not be played reliably.
When creating (coding) MP3/WMA fi les
from audio fi les, you should use bit rates
from 32 to 320 kbit/s for MP3 fi les or 32 to
192 kbps for WMA fi les.
MP3 tracks can contain additional infor-
mation such as the artist, album and track
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name ( ID3 tags). This device can display
ID3 tags of version 1 and 2.
This device can manage up to 999 tracks in
99 directories. The directories and tracks
on the CD can be selected individually.
D01
D02
T001
T005
T004
T003
T002
D03
T001
T006
T005
T004
T003
T002
T011
T007
T008
T009
T010
D04
T001
T006
T005
T004
T003
T002
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B
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Directories
B
Tracks · Files
You can name each directory using a PC.
The device is capable of displaying the di-
rectory name. Name the directories and
tracks/fi les using your CD burner software.
The software’s instruction manual will pro-
vide details on how to do this.
Notes:
When naming fi les (directories and
tracks) you should avoid using ac-
cents and special characters.
If you use fi le names with more than
16 characters (including ".MP3" or
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