Disc Notes
Supported DiscsDiscs Made on Personal Computers
The CD receiver supports the following discs.Discs made on personal computers, including those of a
compatible format, may not work properly in the CD
receiver because of incorrect settings in the disc burning DiscLogoFormat or Ţle type
software. Check the manuals supplied with your disc Audio CDPCM
burning software for additional compatibility informa-
tion.
Audio CD, MP3
CD-RMP3 Compatibility
MP3Y MP3 discs must be ISO 9660 Level 1 or Level 2,
Romeo or Joliet compliant. Supported formats:
Mode 1, Mode 2 XA Form 1.
Audio CD, MP3YFolders can be up to eight levels deep.
Y MP3 Ţles must be MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Audio Layer 3 CD-RW
format with a sampling rate of between 8 kHz and
MP348 kHz and a bit-rate of between 8 kbps and 320 kbps
(128 kbps recommended). Incompatible Ţles cannot
Audio CD (Session 1), be played.CD Extra
MP3 (Session 2)Y Constant bit rate MP3 Ţles are recommended, how-
ever, variable bit-rate (VBR) MP3 Ţles between
Y Some audio CDs use copy protection that doesnOt con-8 kbps and 320 kbps are supported. (Playing times
form to the ofŢcial CD standard. Since these are non-may not display correctly.)
standard discs, they may not play properly in the CD Y MP3 Ţles must have a O.mp3� or O.MP3� Ţle name
receiver.extension. MP3 Ţles without the proper extension will
Y The CD receiver supports CD-R and CD-RW discs. not be recognized. To prevent noise and malfunction,
However, some CD-R and CD-RW discs may not do not use these extensions for other types of Ţles.
work properly for any of the following reasons: disc Y The CD receiver supports up to 499 MP3 Ţles and
burner characteristics, disc characteristics, the disc is folders. Files and folders in excess of this cannot be
damaged or dirty. See the manual supplied with your played. Note that if the Ţle and folder structure is very
disc burner for more information. Condensation or dirt complicated, the CD receiver may not be able to read
on the optical pickup lens can also affect playback.or play all of the MP3 Ţles on the disc.
Y The CD receiver supports 8 cm and 12 cm discs.Y Disc, Ţle, and folder names may contain up to 32 char-
Y The CD receiver does not support disc types not listed.acters.
Y DonOt use discs with an unusual shape, such as those Y The maximum time that can be displayed for a single
shown below, as you may damage the CD receiver.Å¢le is 99 minutes and 59 seconds.
Y The remaining time cannot be displayed when playing
MP3 Ţles.
Y MP3 Ţle and folder names (excluding the extension)
are shown on the display.
Y Multisession discs are supported, however, some mul-
Y DonOt use discs that have residue from adhesive tape,
tisession discs may take a long time to load and some
rental discs with peeling labels, or discs with custom-may not load at all. When burning CDs, we recom-
made labels or stickers. Doing so may damage the CD mend that you use a single-session (disc-at-once), and
receiver and you may not be able to remove the disc
select ODisc Close.�
properly.Y Normally, the music in the audio session of a CD Extra
disc is played. However, you can set the CD receiver
so that it plays any MP3 Ţles in the data session of a
CD-R/RW disc instead. If the data session contains no
MP3 Ţles, the audio session will be played regardless.
See OSetting MP3 Preferences� on page 37 for more
information.
Y The Emphasis is not supported.
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