3 EnPREPARATION English■ Playable discsUse compact discs bearing the marks below.To play back an 8-cm (3 in) CDPlace it in the inner recessed area of the disc tray. Do notput a normal (12-cm) CD on top of an 8-cm (3 in) CD.■ Playable MP3 and WMA filesMP3* 1 Variable bitrate is supported.WMA• Version 8• Version 9 (Standard and variable bitrates are supported.Professional and Lossless are not supported.)* 2 Both constant and variable bitrates are supported.• Playback for Data Disc starts in alphanumeric order of files.• Playback for USB starts in order by date and time of creation.• Copyright-protected WMA (DRM) files cannot be played backby this unit.• The disc must be ISO 9660 compatible.• The maximum file and folder numbers are as follows.* 3 The root is counted as one of the folders.PLAYABLE DISCS AND FILE FORMAT.... Compact discs (digital audio).... CD-R,CD-RW digital audio discs• CD-R or CD-RW discs bearing one ofthe following phrases.FOR CONSUMERFOR CONSUMER USEFOR MUSIC USE ONLY• Finalized CD-R or CD-RW discsThis compact disc player may not be able toplay some CD-R/CD-RW discs or discs onwhich recording was not made correctly..... CD-TEXT discsTo prevent a malfunction of this unit:• Do not use any nonstandard shapeddisc (heart, etc.) available on themarket because it might damage theunit.• Do not use a disc with tape, stickers, or paste on it. Ifyou use such a disc, the disc may get stuck in theunit, or damage to the unit may result.Note: Do not use any lens cleaners as they may be acause of malfunction.NoteFormat Bitrate(kbps)Samplingfrequency(kHz)MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3 32-320*1 32/44.1/48MPEG 2 Audio Layer-3, 2 8-160 *1 16/22.05/24Profile Bitrate(kbps)Samplingfrequency(kHz)High Profile 32-320*2 32/44.1/48Mid Profile 16-32 22.05NotesData Disc USBMaximum total number of fileand folder*3 512 9,999Maximum folder number*3 255 255Maximum file number perfolder 511 255