General information
English
Discs for recordingSome words about MP3
For recording, make sure to use special audio discs only.The revolutionary new music compression technology MP3
These discs are marked with ODigital Audio� and the logos(MPEG ! Audio Layer-3) enables shrinking down of original
shown below.digital audio sound data with a factor of up to 10 without
There are two different types of audio discs for the use onlosing signiŢcant sound quality.This allows you to record up
this CD recorder:to 10 hours of CD-like quality music on a single CD-ROM.
� CD-Audio Recordable (CDR) Making your own MP3-CD
discs can be recorded on once andBasically there are two sources for MP3 music on CD.You
played on all standard CD players andcan either transfer music from your own digital audio CDs
CD recorders, when Ţnalized.via CD-ROM drive onto your PC and encode it into MP3
format (Orip�) or download legal MP3 music from the
� CD-Audio ReWritable (CDRW)Internet.
discs can be recorded on, erased andRecord (Oburn�) the music from your hard disc on
re-recorded many times and played onCD-ROM with your home PC (make sure Ţlename
CDRW compatible CD players andends with .mp3). Once Ţnished, you can play your
CD recorders, when Ţnalized.MP3-CD on this CD player/recorder and enjoy the music.
All Philips CD players and CD recorders with
Data rate
this sticker are CDRW compatible.The data rate is of great importance with MP3. It indicates
To ensure proper working of the set wehow fast bits are transfered.
recommend the use of Philips audio CDR and audio
CDRW discs only.Stereo music on a CD shows a data rate of about
1400 kilobits per second (kbps). To achieve a good MP3
Note:Do not use a computer CDR or CDRW as recording willquality a bit rate of 128 kbps is recommended. As
not work!the encoding rate is user-selectable, make sure to reach this
Recording is permissible insofar as copyright ordata rate for MP3 as recordings less than 128 kbps will
other rights of third parties are not infringed upon.suffer from a degradation in sound quality.
In some countries the use of theRecording
CDplayer/recorderas shown or suggested in this userDownloading MP3 Ţles from the Internet or ripping songs
manual may require the authorisation of copyrightfrom your own digital audio CDs is a delicate process, also
holders.in�uenced by the quality of the encoder program and
speed of your PC.This may sometimes result in Odrop-outs�
Discs for playbackor errors which you may experience while listening to your
For playback on this CD player/recorder you can useMP3-CD.
following discs:In any case make sure to use a recording speed not faster
� All pre-recorded audio CDsthan indicated on the CD-ROM and avoid running other
� All audio CDR and audio CDRW discsprograms simultaneously on your PC during the recording
� MP3-CDs (CD-ROMs with MP3 tracks)process.
In compliance with the SDMI (Secure Digital
Music Initiative) the digital outputs of this setwill be
deactivated when playing an MP3-CD.
It is not possible to Oburn�an MP3-CD on this
CDplayer/recorder.
It is not possible to record from an MP3-CD.
Supported formats
Following formats are supported on this
CD player/recorder:
� Disc format: ISO 9660 or Joliet
� File format: MPEG ! Audio Layer-3
� Filename: .mp3 (tracks), .m3u or .pls (playlists)
� Bit rate: 32�320 kbps (128 kbps advised) or variable
bit rate
Use ISO 9660 disc format when burning the MP3-CD.
UDF disc format (e.g.ODirectCD� or
OWinOnCD�) is not supported.
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