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Playback order of MP3/WMA/
AAC/JPEG/Xvid/MPEG-4 files
About MP3 files
• MP3, which stands for MPEG-1 Audio
Layer-3, is a music file compression format
standard. It compresses audio CD data to
approximately 1/10 of its original size.
• ID3 tag versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4
apply to MP3 only. ID3 tag is 15/30
characters (1.0 and 1.1), or 63/126 characters
(2.2, 2.3 and 2.4).
• When naming an MP3 file, be sure to add the
file extension “.mp3” to the file name.
• During playback or fast-forward/reverse of a
VBR (Variable Bit Rate) MP3 file, elapsed
playback time may not display accurately.
Note on MP3
If you play a high-bit-rate MP3, such as 192 kbps,
sound may be intermittent.
About WMA files
• WMA, which stands for Windows Media
Audio, is a music file compression format
standard. It compresses audio CD data to
approximately 1/22* of its original size.
• WMA tag is 63 characters.
• When naming a WMA file, be sure to add
the file extension “.wma” to the file name.
• During playback or fast-forward/reverse of a
VBR (Variable Bit Rate) WMA file, elapsed
playback time may not display accurately.
* only for 64 kbps
Note on WMA
Playback of the following WMA files is not
supported.
– lossless compression
– copyright-protected
About AAC files
• AAC tag is 126 characters.
• When naming an AAC file, be sure to add
the file extension “.m4a” to the file name.
About JPEG files
• JPEG, which stands for Joint Photographic
Experts Group, is an image file compression
format standard. It compresses still images
approximately 1/10 to 1/100 of original size.
• When naming a JPEG file, be sure to add the
file extension “.jpg” to the file name.
Note on JPEG
Playback of progressive JPEG files is not
supported.
About MPEG-4 files
MPEG-4 files meeting the following
requirements can be played. Playback is not be
guaranteed for all MPEG-4 files meeting the
requirements.
• Profile: MPEG-4 Simple profile
• Bit rate: Max. 7 Mbps on USB FS, 10 Mbps
on DVD, 7 Mbps on CD
• Frame rate: Max. 30 fps
• Image size: Max. 720 × 480 pixels
• Audio: Max. 320 kbps (AAC-LC)
• File extension: .mp4
Folder
(album)
MP3/WMA/AAC/
JPEG/Xvid/
MPEG-4 file
(track/image/
video)
MP3/WMA/AAC/
JPEG/Xvid/
MPEG-4