Kenwood KDC-MP4023 Instruction Manual

— 6 —EnglishNotes on playing MP3This unit can play MP3(MPEG1, 2, 2.5 Audio Layer 3). Note,however, that the MP3 recording media and formats acceptableare limited. When writing MP3, pay attention to the followingrestrictions.Acceptable mediaThe MP3 recording media acceptable to this unit are CD-ROM, CD-R,and CD-RW.When using CD-RW, do full format not quick format to preventmalfunction.Acceptable medium formatsThe following formats are available for the media used in this unit. Themaximum number of characters used for file name including thedelimiter (".") and three-character extension are indicated inparentheses.• ISO 9660 Level 1 (12 characters)• ISO 9660 Level 2 (31 characters)• Joliet (64 characters)• Romeo (128 characters)Up to 200 characters can be displayed in the long file name format.For a list of available characters, see the instruction manual of thewriting software and the section Entering file and folder names below.The media reproducible on this unit has the following limitations:• Maximum number of directory levels: 8• Maximum number of files per folder: 255• Maximum number of characters for folder name: 64• Maximum number of folders: 50MP3 written in the formats other than the above may not besuccessfully played and their file names or folder names are notproperly displayed.Settings for your MP3 encoder and CD writerDo the following setting when compressing audio data in MP3 datawith the MP3 encoder.• Transfer bit rate : 8 — 320 kbps• Sampling frequency : 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHzWhen you use your CD writer to record MP3 up to the maximum disccapacity, disable additional writing. For recording on an empty disc upto the maximum capacity at once, check Disc at Once.Entering ID3 tagThe Displayable ID3 tag is ID3 version 1.x.For the character code, refer to the List of Codes.Entering file and folder namesThe code list characters are the onlyfile names and folder names that canbe entered and displayed.If you use any other character forentry, the file and folder names arenot displayed correctly. They mayneither be displayed correctlydepending on the CD writer used.The unit recognizes and plays onlythose MP3 which have the MP3extension (MP3).A file with a name entered with characters not on the code list may notplay correctly.Writing files into a mediumWhen a medium containing MP3 data is loaded, the unit checks all thedata on the medium. If the medium contains a lot of folders or non-MP3 files, therefore, it takes a long time until the unit starts playingMP3.In addition, it may take time for the unit to move to the next MP3 fileor a File Search or Folder Search may not be performed smoothly.Loading such a medium may produce loud noise to damage the speakers.• Do no attempt to play a medium containing a non-MP3 file with theMP3 extension.The unit mistakes non-MP3 file s for MP3 data as long as they havethe MP3 extension.• Do not attempt to play a medium containing non MP3.