Kenwood KDC-MP8017 Instruction Manual

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EnglishNotes on playing MP3 filesThis unit can play MP3 files.Note, however, that the MP3 file recording media and formatsacceptable are limited.When writing MP3 files, pay attention to the followingrestrictions.Acceptable mediaThe MP3 file recording media acceptable to this unit are CD-ROM,CD-R, and CD-RW.Acceptable medium formatsThe medium formats acceptable to this unit are ISO 9660 Level 1and Level 2 excluding the extended formats. When reading an MP3file written in a format other than ISO 9660 Level 1 or Level 2, theunit may fail to play the file normally or display the file or folder namecorrectly.The major specifications of ISO 9660 Level 1 and Level 2 are asfollows:• Maximum number of directory levels: 8• Maximum number of files and folders per directory level:253 (files and folders in total)• Characters available to file and folder names:A - Z, 0 - 9, _(underscore)• Maximum number of characters in file names :Level 1: 12 (including a separator "." and a 3-character extension)Level 2: 31 (including a separator "." and a 3-character extension)Settings for your MP3 encoder and CD writerWhen you use your MP3 encoder tocompress audio data to an MP3 file, setthe transfer bit rate of the encoder tofixed 128 kbps.When you use your CD writer to recordMP3 files up to the maximum disccapacity, disable additional writing. Forrecording on an empty disk up to themaximum capacity at once, check Discat Once.Entering ID3 tagDisplayable ID3 tag is ID3 version 1 and1.1; the character code is ASCII (see A List of Codes).Entering file and folder namesWhen entering file and folder names, use the alphanumericcharacters described above only. If you use any other character forentry, the file and folder names are not displayed correctly. They mayneither be displayed correctly depending on the CD writer used.The unit recognizes and plays only those MP3 files which have theMP3 filename extension (.MP3). MP3 files should therefore be savedwith the MP3 extension.Writing files into a mediumWhen a medium containing MP3 data is loaded, the unit checks allthe files on the medium. If the medium contains a lot of folders ornon-MP3 files, therefore, it takes a long time until the unit startsplaying MP3 files.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.You should not write non-MP3 files or unneeded folders along withMP3 files on the medium.When playing MP3 files on a medium which also contains non-MP3files or folders, observe the following precautions. Loading such amedium may produce loud noise to break the speakers.• Do no attempt to play a medium containing a non-MP3 file with theMP3 extension.The unit mistakes non-MP3 files for MP3 files as long as they havethe MP3 extension.• Do not attempt to play a medium containing non MP3 file.MP3 file playing orderWhen selected for play, folder search, file search, or for folder select,files and folders are accessed in the order in which they were writtenby the CD writer.Because of this, the order in which they are to be recorded does notmatch the order in which they are played. You may be able to set theorder in which MP3 files are to be played by writing them onto amedium such as a CD-R with their file names beginning with playsequence numbers such as "01" to "99", depending on your CD writer.2CAUTION— 8 —