About mp3 files – Sony 2-581-922-11 User Manual

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• Do not attach labels, or use discs with sticky

ink/residue. Such discs may stop spinning
when used, causing a malfunction, or may ruin
the disc.

• Do not use any discs with labels or stickers

attached.
The following malfunctions may result from
using such discs:
– Inability to eject a disc (due to a label or

sticker peeling off and jamming the eject
mechanism).

– Inability to read audio data correctly (e.g.,

playback skipping, or no playback) due to
heat shrinking of a sticker or label causing a
disc to warp.

• Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart,

square, star) cannot be played on this unit.
Attempting to do so may damage the unit. Do
not use such discs.

• You cannot play 8 cm CDs.
• Before playing, clean the

discs with a commercially
available cleaning cloth. Wipe
each disc from the centre out.
Do not use solvents such as
benzine, thinner,
commercially available
cleaners, or antistatic spray
intended for analogue discs.

Notes on CD-R/CD-RW discs

• Some CD-Rs/CD-RWs (depending on the

equipment used for its recording or the
condition of the disc) may not play on this unit.

• You cannot play a CD-R/a CD-RW that is not

finalized.

Music discs encoded with
copyright protection technologies

This product is designed to play back discs that
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard.
Recently, various music discs encoded with
copyright protection technologies are marketed
by some record companies. Please be aware that
among those discs, there are some that do not
conform to the CD standard and may not be
playable by this product.

About MP3 files

MP3, which stands for MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3,
is a music file compression format standard. It
compresses audio CD data to approximately 1/10
of its original size.
• The unit is compatible with the ISO 9660 level

1/level 2 format, Joliet/Romeo in the expansion
format, ID3 tag version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and
2.4, and Multi Session.

• The maximum number of:

– folders (groups): 150 (including root and

empty folders).

– MP3 files (tracks) and folders contained in a

disc: 300 (if a folder/file names contain many
characters, this number may become less than
300).

– displayable characters for a folder/file name

is 32 (Joliet), or 32/64 (Romeo); ID3 tag is
15/30 characters (1.0, 1.1, 2.2 and 2.3), or 63/
126 characters (2.4).

Playback order of MP3 files

Notes
Be sure to finalize the disc before using on the unit.
When naming an MP3 file, be sure to add the file

expansion “.mp3” to the file name.

If you play a high-bit-rate MP3, such as 320 kbps,

sound may be intermittent.

During playback of a VBR (variable bit rate) MP3 file

or fast-forward/reverse, elapsed playing time may
not display accurately.

When the disc is recorded in Multi Session, only the

first track of the first session format is recognized
and played (any other format is skipped). The
priority of the format is CD-DA, ATRAC CD and
MP3.
– When the first track is a CD-DA, only CD-DA of the

first session is played.

– When the first track is not a CD-DA, an ATRAC CD

or MP3 session is played. If the disc has no data in
any of these formats, “NO Music” is displayed.

Folder
(group)

MP3 file
(track)

MP3

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