24Radio/Radio MP3
FFuunnccttiioonn IINNFFOO ((IINNFFOO))
For audio CDswith additionalinformation (CD text) the title of the
album, the trackname and the artistwillbe displayed.
For MP3 format CDs the information from the ID3 field willbe
displayed (Album title, trackname and art
ist).
Shows the information (singer, song title, ...) ifitisavailable in the
CD.
The function isswitched on pressing the multi-function key "info".
In the display appears"info", If the CD doesnot contain
information "no discinfo" appea
rs.
When thisfunction is activated, the background of the selected
function willgo black.
F
Fuunnccttiioonn CCDD RRAANNDDOOMM ((DDRRNNDD))
With the DRND function on (function onlyavailable ifyou have a CD
changer), the CDs are played backin random manner.
The function isswitched on via a brief pressing of the multi-
function key "drnd". "discrandom" appearsin the
display.
With the function on, the background of the selected function goes
black.
To switch off the function press one of the multi-function keys.F
Fuunnccttiioonn CCDD SSCCAANN ((DDSSCCAANN))
With the DSCAN function on (function onlyavailable ifyou have a
CD changer) 10 seconds of the first title of each CD are played
back.
The function isswitched on via a brief pressing of the multi-
function key "dscan". "disc scan" appearsin the display.
To switch off the f
unction press one of the multi-function keys.
F
Fuunnccttiioonn FFOOLLDDEERR DDOOWWNN ((--))
The FOLDER DOWN function (function onlyavailable if the CD is
recognised as MP3 format) isused to go back through the MP3 CD
folders.
To go back a folder press the " -" button once, briefly.
To go back through severalfoldersquickly, press and hold the
" -" button.
F
Fuunnccttiioonn FFOOLLDDEERR UUPP ((++))
The FOLDER UP function (function onlyavailable if the CD is
recognised as MP3 format) isused to advance through the MP3 CD
folders.
To advance a folder press the " +" button once, briefly.
To advance through severalfoldersquickl
y, press and hold the
" +" button.
26Radio/Radio MP3
MMPP3311))ffuunnccttiioonn
Notes about CD-R (Recordable CD)/ CD-RW (Rewritable CD)
With thisunit CD-ROMs, CD-Rs or CD-RWs can be played in CD-DA
(DigitalAudio) and MP3 mode.
Depending on the quality of the medium and the characteristics of
the recording some CDsmaynot be read. Thisisnormaland isnot
a sign ofmalfunctio
n.
Itwill not be possible to play a CD-R/CD-RW that hasnot been
finalized
2).K
What are MP3 files?
MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3) isa standardised technology and
format for the compression of sound sequences. The sound file is
compressed to about 1/10th ofits originalsize. Soundsthatare
out of the human hearing range are excluded while those that are
within the
range are compressed.K
Supported recording formats
Itispossible to play MP3 filesrecorded on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs and
CD-RWs.
The unitsupports MP3 discs that have been formatted using the
ISO 9660 standard level1 or 2. The unitcan also playdiscs
recorded using the Romeo or Joliet standard.
The unitwill not play CDsr
ecorded using “Packetwriting” (UDF or
Direct CD formats) whether this has been used on the entire disc or
within a session. In this case the displaywill display an error
message and eject the CD.
I
ISSOO 99666600 ffoorrmmaatt
Thisis the most common ofinternationalstandardsfor the format
logicoffiles and folderson a CD-ROM.
There are differentlevelsofspecification. For level1, the names
must be in 8.3 format (8 charactersmaximum for the name of the
file + 3 cha
ractersfor the extension “.MP3”). Folder names cannot
be more than 8 letterslong. However, Level2 specificationsallow
up to 31 characters.
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Muullttii--sseessssiioonn CCDDss
Thismethod ofrecording meansthatinformation maylater be
added to the CD (while there isenough space remaining and the
CD isnot closed). The information on each recorded CD is
contained within an area ma
rked by two data labelscalled “Lead-
in” for the beginning of the area and “Lead-out” for the finalization
of the area. A multi-session CD willallow for multiple segments
that contain their own “Lead-in” and “Lead-out” indicating the
beginning and end of the sessi
on.K1)The MP3 functionsare onlyavailable on the radio version with MP3.2)A processrequired so that a CD-R/CD-RW can be played by an audio CD player. Any
CD with a session open (not finalized) will not be recognized and the displaywillshow
an error message.
27Radio/Radio MP3
ID3 field data
The ID3 data of an MP3 file containsinformation on the Artist,
Album and the name of the piece.
Thisunitcan display the information from the ID3 data field,
versions1 and 2, to a maximum of 60 charactersin total.
NNoottee
• When an MP3 discisbeing played itispossible that some songsmaynot
play or may be played incorrectly. Thismay be due to the configuration of
the disc, the software or the hardware used for the recording.
• Audio CDs (CD-DA) meet the specificati
onsand carrya corresponding
symbol. Those CDswith copyright protection do notmeet these
specificationsand do not bear the corresponding symbol; for thisreason
there may be errorsin reading this type ofdisc.
• For MP3 CDs the MP3 data rate should oscillate betw
een 8 and 320
Kb/sec.
• Itispossible to read multi-session discs butif the data has been recorded
in both formats (CD-DA and MP3), regardless of the order, only the audio
trackswillbe played.• With other formats that are notISO 9660 level1 or 2, the names of the
files and fo
ldersmaynot be displayed correctly.
• When a name isgiven to an MP3 file, itmust also contain the extension
“.MP3”. If the extension “.MP3” isgiven to a file thatisnot an MP3 file then
the unitwill not be able to recognise the file and may p
roduce unpleasant
noise.
• Itisnot possible to play MP3 files that are deeper than the first 8 folder
levels. To speed up the reading and searching, onlytwo levelsoffoldersare
recommended.
• The following types ofdiscwilltake some time to beg
in playing:
– A discwith manyfolder levels.
– A multi-session disc.
– A disc to which information may be added (Open)
• Itwill not be possible to play an audio CD (CD-R/CD-RW) that hasnot been
finalized.
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30Alphabetical index
AAllpphhaabbeettiiccaall iinnddeexx
AA
Advice for the CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Advise for the cleaning of the CDs . . . . . . . . . 29
Alphabetical index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Alternate Frequencies (AF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
AM or FM buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
AUDIO Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
BB
Briefinstructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Button MUTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
CC
CD Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 22
Comfortanti-theft code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
FF
Function PTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
GG
Generalframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 12, 20
II
ID3 field data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Importantinformation about the use
of the CD reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Importantinformation over the use of the radio
unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Indication on the instrumentpanel . . . . . . . . . 4
MM
Memorise and selectradio stations . . . . . . . . . 16
Memory LEARN (lrn) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
MP3 function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
NN
Notes about CD-R (Recordable CD)/
CD-RW (Rewritable CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
PP
Possible functions of the menu PROG . . . . . . 10
Precautionarymeasures for the use of
equipmentwith laser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
PROG Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
RR
Radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SS
Search functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Selecting CD titles, searching for tracks . . . . . 23
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Sound adjustmentmemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Structure of foldersand files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Supported recording formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Switching to trafficreports (function TP) . . . . 15
TT
Take into account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The structure of thismanual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Trafficreportsin mode CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
WW
What are MP3 files? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26