Panasonic CQ-C3203U Operating Instructions Manual

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1817ENGLISHCQ-C3203U/C3103UNotes on MP3What is MP3?MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) is the compression format of digitalaudio. This is developed by MPEG (Motion Picture ExpertsGroup). Using this compression format, you can record thecontents of about 10 music CDs on a single CD. (This figurerefers to data recorded on a 650 MB CD-R or CD-RW at a fixedbit rate of 128 kbps and a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz.)Note:¡ MP3 encoding and CD writing software programs are notsupplied with this unit.Points to remember when making MP3 files¡ High bit rate and high sampling frequency are recommendedfor high quality sound.¡ Selecting VBR (Variable Bit Rate) is not recommendedbecause playing time is not displayed properly and soundmay be skipped.¡ The playback sound quality differs depending on the encodingcircumstances. For details, refer to the instructions of yourown encoding software and writing software.¡ It is recommended to set the bit rate to “128 kbps or more”and “fixed”.Display InformationDisplayed itemsDisplayable characters¡ Displayable length of file name/folder name: within 32 charac-ters. (Unicoded file and folder names are reduced by half inthe number of displayable characters.)¡ Name files and folders in accordance with the standard ofeach file system. Refer to the instructions of writing softwarefor details.¡ ASCII character set and special characters in each languagecan be displayed.¡Some Cyrillic characters in the Unicode can be displayed.ASCII character setA to Z, a to z, digits 0 to 9, and the following symbols:(space) ! ” # $ % & ’ ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ˆ _ ` { | }~Special charactersÀ Á Â Ã Å à á â ã åÄ äÒ Ó Ô Õ Ö ò ó ô õ öÙ Ú Û Ü ù ú û üNote:¡ With some software in which MP3 format files have beenencoded, the character information may not be displayedproperly.¡ Undisplayable characters and symbols will be converted intoan asterisk ( ).¡It is recommended that the length of the file name is less than8 (excluding the file extension).¡ CD-TEXTDisc titleTrack title¡ MP3Folder nameFile name¡ MP3 (ID3 tag)AlbumTitle and artistCaution¡Never assign the “.mp3” file name exten-sion to a file that is not in the MP3 format.This may not only produce noise from thespeaker damage, but also damage yourhearing.