— 7 —— 7 —Notes on playing MP3This unit can play MP3(MPEG1, 2 Audio Layer 3). Note, however,that the MP3 recording media and formats acceptable are limited.When writing MP3, pay attention to the following restrictions.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; up to 19 characters are displayed on this unit)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 (up to 19characters are displayed on this unit)• 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 writerWhen 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 file and folder namesWhen entering file and folder names, use the alphanumeric charactersdescribed above only. (ASCII code: 0x20 – 0x7f)If you use any other character for entry, the file and folder names arenot displayed correctly. They may neither be displayed correctlydepending on the CD writer used.The unit recognizes and plays only those MP3 which have the MP3extension (.MP3).A file with a name entered with characters not on the code listmay not play 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 Track Search or Disc 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.MP3 playing orderWhen selected for play, Track Search, or for Folder Select, files andfolders are accessed in the order in which they were written by the CDwriter.Because of this, the order in which they are expected to be playedmay not match the order in which they are actually played. You may beable to set the order in which MP3 are to be played by writing themonto a medium such as a CD-R with their file names beginning withplay sequence numbers such as "01" to "99", depending on your CDwriter.FolderLevel 2 Level 4Level 1 Level 3FileRootCurrentfile number 4 Button ¢ ButtonOperation of the buttonBeginning of fileDISC– Button DISC+ ButtonOperation of the buttonCurrentfolder numberWhen a Track Search is executed with file¡$ being played ...When an Folder select is executed with file ¡$being played ...