2122 CQ-VW100WEnglish Notes on MP3/DivXWhat is MP3/DivX?MP3*: MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) is the compression formatof digital audio. It is developed by MPEG (Motion PictureExperts Group). Using this compression format, you canrecord the contents of about 10 music CDs on a single CD(This figure refers to data recorded on a 650 MB CD-R or CD-RW at a fixed bit rate of 128 kbps and a sampling frequency of44.1 kHz).*MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed fromFraunhofer IIS and Thomson.DivX: The video compression format developed by DivX, Inc.compresses video files without any considerable loss of videoquality.Note:¡MP3/DivX encoding and CD writing software programs arenot supplied with this unit.Points to remember when making MP3/DivX 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 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”.DivX¡DivX files greater than 2GB or having no index may not playproperly on this unit.¡This unit supports all resolutions up to maximum of 720 x480 (NTSC)/720 x 576 (PAL).¡You can select up to 8 types of audios and subtitles on thisunit.¡ GMC (Global Motion Compensation) is not supported.Display Information (on the Main Unit)Displayed itemsDisplayable characters¡Displayable length of file name/folder name: within 64 char-acters. (Unicoded file and folder names are reduced by halfin the number of displayable characters.)¡Name files and folders in accordance with the standard of eachfile system. Refer to the instructions of writing software fordetails.¡ASCII character set can 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/DivX format files have beenencoded, the character information may not be displayed prop-erly.¡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/DivXFolder nameFile name¡ MP3 (ID3 tag)Album nameTitle and artist nameCaution¡ Put only “.mp3” files on an MP3-formatted disc.Put only “.DIVX”, “.divx”, “.AVI” and “.avi” fileson an DivX-formatted disc. Otherwise, abnormalsound may be produced during play which candamage the speaker and your hearing.