90Media modeHere is an example of a folder structureon an MP3 storage medium.The filled grey rectangles represent fold-ers/directories. The empty rectanglessymbolise MP3 tracks.The playback sequence is indicated bythe numbers in brackets starting with (1).In other words, the tracks played first arethose that are directly on the storage me-dium and not in a subdirectory.The letters in brackets starting with (a)represent the sequence in which the vari-ous folders/directories can be seen in theaudio fast access mode.PlaylistsDue to the number of MP3 files that canbe saved on a memory card/micro-driveor CD, this storage medium quickly be-comes confusing.You can make it less confusing usingplaylists.In a playlist, you can combine, for exam-ple, all the desired songs in a category(e.g. rock).This playlist can then be burned on theCD together with the MP3 files that arestored in folders.The unit recognises this playlist (severalpossible) on reading the MP3 CD andcan then play the MP3 tracks in the orderspecified by the playlist.M3U and PLS playlists are supported bythe Cascade.Creating playlistsWe used the WINAMP freeware in ourtrials for creating playlists. However,other programs may also be used to cre-ate playlists.The playlist formats M3U and PLS aresupported by the unit.For further information about creatingplaylists, please check on the Internet.
