Appendix
Additional Information
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CD-R/CD-RW discs
• When CD-R/CD-RW discs are used, play-
back is possible only for discs which have
been finalized.
• It may not be possible to play back CD-R/
CD-RW discs recorded on a music CD re-
corder or a personal computer because of
disc characteristics, scratches or dirt on
the disc, or dirt, condensation, etc. on the
lens of this product.
• Playback of discs recorded on a personal
computer may not be possible, depending
on the application settings and the envi-
ronment. Please record with the correct
format. (For details, contact the manufac-
turer of the application.)
• Playback of CD-R/CD-RW discs may be-
come impossible in case of direct expo-
sure to sunlight, high temperatures, or the
storage conditions in the vehicle.
• Titles and other text information recorded
on a CD-R/CD-RW disc may not be dis-
played by this product (in the case of audio
data (CD-DA)).
• This product conforms to the track skip
function of the CD-R/CD-RW disc. The
tracks containing the track skip informa-
tion are skipped automatically (in case of
audio data (CD-DA)).
• If you insert a CD-RW disc into this prod-
uct, time to playback will be longer than
when you insert a conventional CD or CD-R
disc.
• Read the precautions with CD-R/CD-RW
discs before using them.
MP3, WMA and WAV files
• MP3 is short for MPEG Audio Layer 3 and
refers to an audio compression technology
standard.
• WMA is short for Windows Media
TM
Audio
and refers to an audio compression tech-
nology that is developed by Microsoft Cor-
poration. WMA data can be encoded by
using Windows Media Player version 7 or
later.
• WAV is short for waveform. It is a standard
audio file format for Windows.
• With some applications used to encode
WMA files, this product may not operate
correctly.
• With some applications used to encode
WMA files, album names and other text in-
formation may not be correctly displayed.
• This product allows playback of MP3/
WMA/WAV files on CD-ROM, CD-R and
CD-RW discs. Disc recordings compatible
with level 1 and level 2 of ISO9660 and with
the Romeo and Joliet file system can be
played back.
• It is possible to play back multi-session
compatible recorded discs.
• MP3/WMA/WAV files are not compatible
with packet write data transfer.
• The maximum number of characters
which can be displayed for a file name, in-
cluding the extension (.mp3, .wma or
.wav), is 64 characters from the first char-
acter.
• The maximum number of characters
which can be displayed for a folder name is
64 characters.
• In case of files recorded according to the
Romeo and Joliet file system, only the first
64 characters can be displayed.
• When playing discs with MP3/WMA/WAV
files and audio data (CD-DA) such as CD-
EXTRA and MIXED-MODE CDs, both types
can be played only by switching mode be-
tween MP3/WMA/WAV and CD-DA.
• The folder selection sequence for playback
and other operations becomes the writing
sequence used by the writing software. For
this reason, the expected sequence at the
time of playback may not coincide with the
actual playback sequence. However, there
also is some writing software which per-
mits setting of the playback order.
