Philips FW-R55 - Manual (Page 7)

General information/MP3
COMPACT
Discs for recording
For recording, make sure to use special audio discs only.
These discs are marked with “Digital Audio” and the logos
shown below.
There are two different types of audio discs for the use on
this CD recorder:
- CD-Audio Recordable (CDR)
discs can be recorded on once and
played on all standard CD players and
CD recorders when finalized.
- CD-Audio Rewritable (CDRW)
discs can be recorded on, erased and
re-recorded many times and played on
CDRW compatible CD players and
CD recorders when finalized.
DIGITAL AUDIO
Recordable
COMPACT
DIGITAL AUDIO
I ReWritablel
All Philips CD players and CD recorders with
this sticker are CDRW compatible.
To ensure proper working of the unit, we
recommend the use of Philips audio CDR and audio
CDRW discs only
Note: Do not use a computer CDR or CDRW as recording will
not work properly!
Recording is permissible insofar as copyright or
other rights of third parties are not infringed upon.
In some countries the use of the Philips CDR Mini
Hi-Fi system as shown or suggested in this user
manual may require the authorization of copyright
holders.
Discs for playback
For playback on this CD changer and CD recorder you can
use following discs:
- All pre-recorded audio CDs
- All audio CDR and audio CDRW discs
- MP3-CDS (CD-ROMs with MP3 tracks) - Make
sure the file name ends with .mp3
Note: Not finalized CDR(W) discs can only be played on the
CD recorder.
Some words about MP3
The revolutionary new music compression technology MP3
(MPEG Audio Layer-3) enables shrinking of original digital
audio sound data with a factor of up to 10 without losing
significant sound quality.This allows you to record up to
10 hours of CD-like quality music on a single CD-ROM.
Making your own MP3-CD
Basically there are two sources for MP3 music on CD.You can
either transfer music from your own digital audio CDs via
CD-ROM drive onto your PC and encode it into MP3 format
("rip”), or download legal MP3 music from the Internet.
Record (“burn”) the music from your hard disc onto a
CD-ROM with your home PC (make sure the file name
ends with .mp3). Once finished, you can play your
MP3-CD on this CDR Mini Hi-Fi system and enjoy the music.
Data rate
The data rate is of great importance with MP3. It indicates
how fast bits are transferred.
Stereo music on a CD shows a data rate of about
1,400 kilobits per second (kbps). To achieve a good MP3
quality, a bit rate of 128 kbps is recommended. As
the encoding rate is user-selectable, make sure to reach this
data rate for MP3 as recordings less than 128 kbps will suffer
from a degradation in sound quality.
Recording
Downloading MP3 files from the Internet or ripping songs
from your own digital audio CDs is a delicate process, also
influenced by the quality of the encoder program and speed
of your PC.This may sometimes result in “drop-outs”, that
you may experience while listening to your MP3-CD
In any case make sure to use a recording speed not faster
than indicated on the CD-ROM and avoid running other
programs simultaneously on your PC during the recording
process.
In compliance with the SDA1/ (Secure Digital
Music Initiative), this CDR Mini Hi-Fi system has no
digital output.
It is not possible to “burn" an MP3-CD on this
CDR Mini Hi-Fi system.
It is not possible to record from an MP3-CD.
Supported formats
The following formats are supported on this
CDR Mini Hi-Fi system:
- Disc format: ISO 9660 or Joliet
- File name: .mp3 (tracks), .m3u or .pis (playlists)
- Bit rate: 32-320 kbps (128 kbps advised) or variable
bit rate
Use ISO 9660 disc format when burning the CD-ROM.
UDF disc format (e. g.“DirectCD” or
“WinOnCD”) is not supported.