36 CQ-RXBT490W/CR-LXBT490WBoth of MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) and WMA (Windows Media™ Audio) is a format for compressed audiofile. These formats allow users to save all the files contained in approximately 10 pieces of existing CDs on onepiece of CD-R/RW.Note: Each of encoding software is not included with this unit.*MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.Cautions as to compressed audio filesCautions as to the display of this unitCompression formatsCompression method Bit rate VBR Sampling frequencyMPEG 1 audio layer 3 (MP3) 32 k – 320 kbps Yes 32, 44.1, 48 kHzMPEG 2 audio layer 3 (MP3) 8 k – 160 kbps Yes 16, 22.05, 24 kHzMPEG 2.5 audio layer 3 (MP3) 8 k – 160 kbps Yes 8, 11.025, 12 kHzWindows Media Audio Ver. 2, 7, 8, 9* 64 k – 160 kbps Yes 32, 44.1, 48 kHz* WMA 9 Professional/LossLess/Voice are not supported.Common¡High bit rate and high sampling frequency arerecommended for high quality sounds.¡Selecting VBR (Variable Bit Rate) is not recom-mended because playing time is not displayedproperly and sound may be skipped.¡The playback sound quality differs depending onthe encoding circumstances. For details, refer to theuser manual of your own encoding software andwriting software.¡Be sure to put an extension compatible with theformat.MP3¡It is recommended to set the bit rate to “128 kbpsor more” and “fixed”.WMA¡It is recommended to set the bit rate to “64 kbps ormore” and “fixed”.¡Do not set the copy protect attribute on the WMAfile to enable this unit to play back.Display Information¡CD-TEXT(only forCQ-RXBT490W)Disc titleTrack title¡MP3/WMAFolder name,File name¡MP3 (ID3 tag)Album name,Title name/artist name¡WMA (WMA tag)Album name,Title name/artist nameDisplayable characters¡Displayable length of file name/folder name: within64 characters. (Unicoded file and folder names arereduced by half in the number of displayable char-acters.)¡Name files and folders in accordance with thestandard of each file system. Refer to the instruc-tions of writing software for details.¡ASCII character set and special characters in eachlanguage can be displayed.ASCII character setA to Z, digits 0 to 9, and the following symbols:(space) ! ” # $ % & ’ ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ˆ_ ` { | } ~Notes:¡Characters may be garbled depending on encodingsoftware to be used.¡Undisplayable characters and symbols will be con-verted into an asterisk ( ).CautionNever put an extension indicating compressed audio (such as “.mp3” and “.wma”) to files other thancompressed audio files. This may not only produce noise from the speaker damage, but also damageyour hearing.Notes on MP3/WMA