Panasonic CQ-C5403W Operating Instructions Manual

1817ENGLISHCQ-C5403W/C5303WNotes on MP3/WMAWhat is MP3/WMA?MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) and WMA (Windows Media TM Audio)are the compression formats of digital audio. The former isdeveloped by MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group), and thelatter is developed by Microsoft Corporation. Using thesecompression formats, you can record the contents of about 10music CDs on a single CD (This figure refers to data recorded ona 650 MB CD-R or CD-RW at a fixed bit rate of 128 kbps and asampling frequency of 44.1 kHz).Note:¡MP3/WMA encoding and CD writing software programs arenot supplied with this unit.Points to remember when making MP3/WMA filesCommon¡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.MP3¡It is recommended to set the bit rate to “128 kbps or more”and “fixed”.WMA¡It is recommended to set the bit rate to “64 kbps or more”and “fixed”.¡Do not set the copy protection on the WMA file to enable thisunit to play back.Display InformationDisplayed itemsDisplayable characters¡Displayable length of file name/folder name: within 64 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/WMA format files havebeen encoded, the character information may not be dis-played properly.¡Undisplayable characters and symbols will be converted intoan asterisk ( ).¡ It is recommended that the length of the file name is lessthan 8 (excluding the file extension).¡CD-TEXTDisc titleTrack title¡MP3/WMAFolder nameFile name¡MP3 (ID3 tag)Album nameTitle and artist name¡WMA (WMA tag)Album nameTitle and artist nameCaution¡ Never assign the “.mp3”, or “.wma” filename extension to a file that is not in theMP3/WMA format. This may not only pro-duce noise from the speaker damage, butalso damage your hearing.