343ENPlaybackPlaybackAbout music fileIn cases where the recorder is unableto playback music files that have beentransferred to it, check to make sure that thesampling rate and bit rate are in the rangewhere playback is possible. Combinations ofsampling rates and bit rates for music fileswhich the recorder can playback are givenbelow.FileformatSamplingfrequency Bit rateWAV*format 44.1 kHz 16 bitMP3formatMPEG1 Layer3:32 kHz, 44.1 kHz,48 kHzMPEG2 Layer3:16 kHz, 22.05 kHz,24 kHzFrom 8 kbps up to320 kbpsWMAformat8 kHz, 11 kHz,16 kHz, 22 kHz,32 kHz, 44.1 kHz,48 kHzFrom 5 kbps up to320 kbps* For WS-710M, WS-700M only.• Variable bitrate MP3 files (in whichconversion bitrates can vary) may notplayback properly.• For WAV files, this recorder can onlyplayback those in the linear PCM format.WAV files other than these cannot beplayed back.• This recorder is compatible withMicrosoft Corporation DRM9, but notwith DRM10.• Even if the file is a compatible format toplayback on the recorder, the recorderdoes not support every encoder.Locating the beginning of the fileWhile the recorder is during stopmode or playback mode, press the9 button.• The recorder skips to the beginning ofthe next file.While the recorder is duringplayback mode, press the 0button.• The recorder skips to the beginning ofthe current file.While the recorder is during stopmode, press the 0 button.• The recorder skips to the beginning ofthe previous file. If the recorder stopthe midway of the file, return to thebeginning of the file.While the recorder is duringplayback mode, press the 0button twice.• The recorder skips to the beginning ofthe previous file.Notes• When you skip to the beginning of thefile during playback, the recorder willstop at the position of the index markand temp mark. The index mark and tempmark will be skipped when you performthe operation in stop mode (☞ P. 35).• When [Skip Space] set to other than[File Skip], the recorder will skip forward/reverse the specified time, then will startplayback (☞ P.47, P.55).