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Checking CD information on the display
You can check CD information by pressing DISPLAY/MENU repeatedly.
When you are playing a CD containing text information such as CD-TEXT, “track name,”
“album name,” “artist name,” etc. are displayed as shown in parentheses in the following table.
When you are playing an ATRAC CD, information you input using the SonicStage software is
displayed. When you are playing an MP3 CD containing MP3 files with an ID3 tag*
1
, ID3 tag
information is displayed.
Each time you press DISPLAY/MENU, the display changes as follows:
Screen
Audio CD
ATRAC CD/MP3 CD
1
Track number, elapsed playing time,
File name, file number, elapsed playing time
(Track name)
2
Track number, remaining time of
Artist name, CODEC information*
3
,
the current track
file number, remaining time of the current
(Track name, artist name)
file
3
The number of tracks left*
2
, the time
Group name, total number of files
remaining on the CD*
2
(Album name, artist name)
4
List of track names
List of group names/file names
*1 An ID3 tag is a format for adding certain information (track name, album name, artist name, etc.) to MP3
files. This CD player conforms to Version 1.1/2.2/2.3 of the ID3 tag format (MP3 files only).
*2 Not displayed during Single play, Shuffle play, Bookmark track play, Auto ranking play, Auto ranking
shuffle play
or PGM play.
*3 Bit rate and sampling frequencies. While an MP3 file made at VBR (variable bit rate) is being played,
“VBR” appears on the display instead of a bit ratae. In some cases, “VBR” appears halfway through
playback, not from the beginning.
Notes
• The characters A - Z, a - z, 0 - 9, and _ can be displayed on this CD player.
• Before playing a file, the CD player reads all file and group (or folder) information on the CD. “READING”
is displayed. Depending on the content of the CD, it may take some time to accomplish this reading.
• If the group does not have a group name, “ROOT” appears in the display.
• If the file does not have ID3 tag information, “- - - -” appears in the display.
Removing the CD
Remove the CD while pressing the pivot
in the center of the tray.
Playing a CD
