Panasonic CQ-VD6503U Operating Instructions Manual

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2324 CQ-VD6503UEnglish Notes on MP3/WMAWhat is MP3/WMA?MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) and WMA (Windows Media TMAudio) are the compression formats of digital audio. Theformer is developed by MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group),and the latter is developed by Microsoft Corporation. Usingthese compression formats, you can record the contents ofabout 10 music CDs on a single CD (This figure refers to datarecorded on a 650 MB CD-R or CD-RW at a fixed bit rate of128 kbps and a sampling 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 recommend-ed for 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 encod-ing circumstances. For details, refer to the instructions ofyour own 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 enablethis unit to play back.Display InformationDisplayed itemsDisplayable characters¡ Displayable length of file name/folder name: within 128characters. (Unicoded file and folder names are reduced byhalf in the number of displayable characters.)¡ Name files and folders in accordance with the standard ofeach file system. Refer to the instructions of writing soft-ware for 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 _ ` {| } ~Note:¡ 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 convertedinto an 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” file nameextension to a file that is not in the MP3/WMAformat. This may not only produce noise fromthe speaker damage, but also damage yourhearing.