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MP3/WMA Player
CQ-C8403N
What is MP3/WMA?
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) and WMA (Windows Media
TM
Audio) are the compression formats of digital audio. The
former is developed by MPEG (Motion Picture Experts
Group), and the latter is developed by Microsoft
Corporation. Using these compression formats, you can
record the contents of about 10 music CDs on a single
CD media (This figures refer to data recorded on a 650
MB CD-R or CD-RW at a fixed bit rate of 128 kbps and a
sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz).
Note: MP3/WMA encoding and writing software is not
supplied with this unit.
Points to remember when making MP3/WMA files
Common
¡ High bit rate and high sampling frequency are recom-
mended for high quality sounds.
¡ Selecting VBR (Variable Bit Rate) is not recommended
because playing time is not displayed properly and
sound may be skipped.
¡ The playback sound quality differs depending on the
encoding circumstances. For details, refer to the user
manual of your own encoding software and writing
software.
MP3
¡ It is recommended to set the bit rate to “128 kbps or
more” and “fixed”.
WMA
¡ It is recommended to set the bit rate to “64 kbps or
more” and “fixed”.
¡ Do not set the copy protect attribute on the WMA file
to enable this unit to play back.
Display Information
Displayed items
Displayable characters
¡ Displayable length of file name/folder name: within 64
characters (Unicoded file and folder names are
reduced by half in the number of displayable charac-
ters.)
¡ Name files and folders in accordance with the stan-
dard of each file system. Refer to the instructions of
writing software for details.
¡ ASCII character set and special characters in each lan-
guage can be displayed.
ASCII character set
A to Z, a to z, digits 0 to 9, and the following sym-
bols:
(space) ! ” # $ % & ’ ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ˆ
_ ` { | } ~
Notes:
¡ With some software in which MP3/WMA format files
have been encoded, the character information may not
be displayed properly.
¡ Undisplayable characters and symbols will be convert-
ed into an asterisk (
*
).
Caution:
Never assign the “.mp3”, or “.wma” file
name extension to a file that is not in the
MP3/WMA format. This may not only pro-
duce noise from the speaker damage, but
also damage your hearing.
¡ CD-TEXT
Disc title
Track title
¡ MP3/WMA
Folder name
File name
¡ MP3 (ID3 tag)
Album name
Title name/artist name
¡ WMA (WMA tag)
Album name
Title name/artist name
Notes on MP3/WMA
