PANASONIC CQ-C3100W
Owner's Manual

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MP3/WMA Player (Only for CQ-C3400/C3300W) (continued)
Notes on MP3/WMA

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What is MP3/WMA?
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) and WMA (Windows MediaTM 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. ¡CD writing software is not supplied with this unit.

Recording MP3/WMA files on a CD-media
¡You are recommended to minimize the chances of making a disc that contains both CD-DA files and MP3/WMA files. ¡If CD-DA files are on the same disc as MP3 or WMA files, the songs may not play in the intended order, or some songs may not play at all. ¡When storing MP3 data and WMA data on the same disc, use different folders for each data. ¡Do not record files other than MP3/WMA files and unnecessary folder on a disc. ¡The name of MP3/WMA file should be added by rules as shown in the following descriptions and also comply with the rules of each file system. ¡You may encounter trouble in playing MP3/WMA files or displaying the information of MP3/WMA files recorded with certain writing software or CD recorders. ¡The file extension �.mp3� or �.wma� should be assigned to each file depending on the file format. ¡This unit does not have the play list function. ¡Although Multi-session recording is supported, the use of Disc-at-Once is recommended.

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Supported file systems
ISO 9660 Level 1/Level 2, Apple Extension to ISO 9660, Joliet, Romeo Note: ¡Apple HFS, UDF 1.50, Mix CD, CD Extra are not supported.

Points to remember when making MP3/WMA files
Common
¡High bit rate and high sampling frequency are recommended 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. ¡WMA Version 9 is supported. However, the new functions in Version 9 (WMA pro, Loss-less and the combination of 64 kbps and 45 kHz) are excluded.

Compression formats (Recommendation: �Points to remember when making MP3/WMA files� on the previous page)
Compression method MPEG 1 audio layer 3 (MP3) MPEG 2 audio layer 3 (MP3) Windows Media Audio Ver. 2, 8, 9 Bit rate 32 k-320 kbps 8 k-160 kbps 64 k-192 kbps VBR YES YES No Sampling frequency 32, 44.1, 48 kHz 16, 22.05, 24 kHz 32, 44.1, 48 kHz

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 produce noise from the speaker damage, but also damage your hearing.

Display Information
Displayed items
CD-TEXT ¡Disc title ¡Track title MP3/WMA ¡Folder name ¡File name MP3 (ID3 tag) ¡Album ¡Title and Artist WMA (WMA tag) ¡Album ¡Title and Artist

Folder selection order/file playback order
Maximum number of files/folders ¡Maximum number of files: 999 ¡Maximum number of files in one folder: 255 ¡Maximum depth of trees: 8 ¡Maximum number of folders: 255 (Root folder is included.) Note: ¡This unit counts the number of folders irrespective of the presence or absence of MP3/WMA file. ¡If the selected folder does not contain any MP3/WMA files, the nearest MP3/WMA files in the order of playback will be played. ¡Playback order may be different from other MP3/WMA players even if the same disc is used. ¡�ROOT� appears when displaying the root folder name. Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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Folder Selection e w In the order File Selection In the order q r
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Displayable characters
¡Displayable length of file name/folder name: within 128 characters ¡Name files and folders in accordance with the standard of each file system. Refer to the instructions of writing software for details. ¡ASCII character set and special characters in each language can be displayed. ASCII character set A to Z, a to z, digits 0 to 9, and the following symbols: (space) ! � # $ % & � ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] � _ ` { | } ~ �ä �����òóôõö ����ùúûü Note: ¡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 converted into an asterisk ( ). Special characters �����àáâãå

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Copyright

It is prohibited by copyright laws to copy, distribute and deliver copyrighted materials such as music without the approval of copyright holder except enjoying yourself personally.

No warranty
Above description complies with our investigations as of December 2003. It has no warranty for reproducibility and displayability of MP3/WMA.

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