Audio and Media ModeData storage deviceRequirements for playing in the unit
Optical discs:
– audio CD (up to 80 min).
– CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW with audio data up to a maximum of 700 MB (megabytes) using ISO
9660 Level 1 and 2, Joliet or UDF 1.02, 1.5, 2.01 file system.
Memory cards :
– SD and MMC in the file system must be FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 or VFAT (max. 2 GB).
– SDHC (max. 32 GB) and SDXC (max. 2 TB (terabytes) in exFAT and NTFS file systems.
USB data storage device:
– Devices compliant with USB 2.0 and 3.0 specifications.
– FAT16, FAT32, exFAT and NTFS file systems.
– iPods™ a)
, iPads™ a)
and iPhones™ a)
of various generations.
– MTP players with the “PlaysForSure” or “ReadyForVista” logo.
– Digital Audio specification.
– MP2 (.mp2) and MP3 (.mp3) files with bit rates of between 32 and 320 kbit/s or
variable bit rate.
– WAV (.wav) files.
– WMA (.wma) files up to 10 mono/stereo without copy protection and bit rates of up
to 384 kbit/s.
– AAC (.m4a, .m4b and .aac) files without copy protection
– OGG-Vorbis 1 (.ogg) files with bit rates of up to 256 kbit/s.
– FLAC (.flac) files.
– Playlists in the formats M3U, PLS, ASX and WPL.
– Playlists must not exceed 20 kB or have more than 1000 entries.
– Filenames and paths that do not exceed 256 characters.
– For memory cards, a maximum of 4000 files and a maximum of 1000 files per di-
rectory.
Playing audio files via the AUX-IN socket.– The external audio source must meet a series of playback conditions
››› page 34.
Audio file playback via Bluetooth
®b)
.– The external media player must be compatible with the A2DP Bluetooth ®
profile
››› page 34.
a)
iPod™, iPad™ and iPhone™ are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.
b) Bluetooth ®
is a registered trademark of Bluetooth ®
SIG, Inc.
Read and bear in mind the manufacturer's in-
struction manual for the external data stor-
age device.
Restrictions and instructions
Contamination, exposure to high tempera-
tures and mechanical damage may render a
data medium unusable. Please observe the
manufacturer's instructions. Variations in the quality of data media pro-
duced by
different manufacturers can lead to
problems during playback.
Please observe copyright laws.
The unit may be unable to read individual
tracks or the entire data medium due to the
data medium configuration or the devices
and programs used for recording. Informa-
tion about the best ways to create audio files and data media (compression rate, ID3 tag
etc.) c
an be found on the Internet.
The reading time may vary considerably de-
pending on the condition of the data medium
(copying and deleting actions), folder struc-
ture and file type.
Playlists only determine a certain playing or-
der. There are no files stored in a playlist. The
unit will not play a playlist if the files are not
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