Operation Manual
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MP3 mode
MP3 mode
General instructions for MP3
The music that can be played when your unit is in MP3 mode
is generally copyright-protected under applicable internation-
al and national laws. In several countries, the reproduction of
copyrighted material is not permitted, even if only for person-
al use, without the express prior consent of the copyright
holder. Please check the current copyright laws for your coun-
try and comply with them. These restrictions naturally do not
apply to your own compositions and recordings, or for record-
ings for which authorisation has been obtained from the
copyright holder.
Creating an MP3 storage medium
• The maximum number of files per medium is 400.
• Only MP3 music files stored on a CD in compliance with
ISO 9660 can be played.
• If the artist’s name and track title are to be displayed, an
ID3 tag must be added to the MP3 file. This unit supports
versions ID3v1 and ID3v2 with a maximum acceptable
tag length of 4 KB.
• The display of artist’s name and track title is restricted to
a total maximum length of 50 characters.
• The MP3 formats MPEG1, MPEG2 and MPEG2.5
Layer3 are supported by the unit.
Fixed and variable bit rates of 8 -280 kbit/s and scan rates
of 8-48 kHz are supported.
• We recommend a bit rate of at least 160 kbit/s for com-
pressing MP3 files. It should be noted that with MP3 files
having a variable bit rate, the display of the elapsed play-
ing time may deviate from real time.
• If both MP3 data and conventional audio tracks are in-
cluded on the CD it is usually referred to as a mixed-mode
CD. On this kind of CD the audio tracks are generally lo-
cated in the first directory on the CD.
For further information about creating MP3 files and ID3
tags, please consult your dealer or check on the Internet.
Note: Due to the abundance of different kinds of CD
burning software and their associated settings we
cannot guarantee the playback quality of MP3
CDs.