Sony CMT-HPX9 - Manual (Page 5)

5 GB
• The instructions in this manual are for model
CMT-HPX10W, CMT-HPX9 and CMT-
HPX7. Check your model number by looking
at the top of the unit. In this manual, CMT-
HPX7 is used for illustration purposes unless
stated otherwise. Any difference in operation
is clearly indicated in the text, for example,
“CMT-HPX10W only”.
• This manual mainly explains operations using
the remote, but the same operations can also
be performed using the buttons on the system
having the same or similar names.
You can play back the following discs on this
system. Other discs cannot be played back.
List of playable discs
Discs that this system cannot
play
• CD-ROMs
• CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded in
the following formats:
– music CD format
– MP3 format that conforms to ISO 9660*
Level 1/Level 2, Joliet, Romeo or Multi
Session**
• A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g.,
card, heart).
• A disc with paper or stickers on it.
• A disc that has the adhesive, cellophane tape,
or a sticker still left on it.
* ISO 9660 Format
The most common international standard for the
logical format of files and folders on a CD-ROM.
There are several specification levels. In Level 1,
file names must be in the 8.3 format (no more than
8 characters in the name, no more than 3 characters
in the extension “.MP3”) and in capital letters.
Folder names can be no longer than 8 characters.
There can be no more than 8 nested folder levels.
Level 2 specifications allow file names and folder
names up to 31 characters long. Each folder can
have up to 8 trees.
For Joliet or Romeo in the expansion format make
sure of the contents of the writing software, etc.
** Multi Session
This is a recording method that enables adding of
data using the Track-At-Once method.
Conventional CDs begin at a CD control area called
the Lead-in and end at an area called Lead-out. A
Multi Session CD is a CD having multiple sessions,
with each segment from Lead-in to Lead-out
regarded as a single session.
CD-Extra: This format records audio (audio CD
data) on the tracks in session 1 and data on the tracks
in session 2.
Mixed CD: This format records data on the first
track and audio (audio CD data) on the second and
subsequent tracks of a session.
How to use this manual
Playable discs
Format of discs Disc logo
Audio CDs
CD-R/CD-RW
(audio data/MP3 files)
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