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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
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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.
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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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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.
