Panasonic C5310U User Manual

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∫ Displayed Items

≥ Disc title  

≥ Album title

≥ Track title  

≥ Title and artist

≥ Folder name 

≥ Album title

≥ File name 

≥ Title and artist

∫ Displayable Characters

≥ Displayable length of fi le name/folder name: 

within 128 characters

≥ Name fi les and folders in accordance with 

the standard of each fi le 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) ! ” ’ # $ % & ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ 
_ ` { | } ~

Special characters:
À Á Â Ã Å Ä à á â ã å ä
Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö ò ó ô õ ö
Ù Ú Û Ü ù ú û ü 

Note:
≥ With some software in which MP3/WMA format 

fi les have been encoded, the character information 
may not be displayed properly.

≥ Undisplayable characters and symbols will be 

converted into an asterisk. 

MP3 (MPEG audio layer 3) and WMA (Windows 
Media™ 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 
fi gures refer to data recorded on a 650 MB CD-R 
or CD-RW at a fi xed 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.

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 “fi xed”.

WMA:
≥ It is recommended to set the bit rate to “64 kbps 

or more” and “fi xed”.

≥ Do not set the copy protect attribute on the WMA 

fi le to enable this unit to playback.

Caution:
≥ Never assign the “.mp3”, or “.wma” fi le 

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.

≥ You are recommended to minimize the chances 

≥ If CD-DA fi les are on the same disc as MP3 

≥ When storing MP3 data and WMA data on the 

≥ Do not record fi les other than MP3/WMA fi les and 

unnecessary folder on a disc.

≥ The name of MP3/WMA fi le should be added by 

rules as shown in the following descriptions and 
also comply with the rules of each fi le system.

≥ You may encounter trouble in playing MP3/WMA 

fi les or displaying the information of MP3/WMA 
fi les recorded with certain writing software or CD 
recorders.

≥ The fi le extension “.mp3” or “.wma” should be 

assigned to each fi le depending on the fi le format.

≥ This unit does not have the play list function.
≥ Although Multi-session recording is supported, 

the use of Disc-at-Once is recommended.

Supported fi le 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.

Maximum number of fi les/folders:
≥ Maximum number of fi les: 999 
≥ Maximum number of fi les 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 fi le. 

≥ If the selected folder does not contain any 

MP3/WMA fi les, the nearest MP3/WMA fi les 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.

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

Windows Media, and 
the Windows logo are 
trademarks, or registered 
trademarks of Microsoft 
Corporation in the United 
States and/or other 
countries.

Compression formats:
(Recommendation: “Points to Remember When Making MP3/WMA Files” on the previous page)

MPEG 1 audio layer 3 (MP3)

32 kbps−320 kbps Yes

32, 44.1, 48 kHz

 MPEG 2 audio layer 3 (MP3)

8 kbps−160 kbps

Yes

16, 22.05, 24 kHz

Windows Media Audio Ver. 2/Ver. 8/Ver.9* 64 kbps−192 kbps No

32, 44.1, 48 kHz

* WMApro, Loss-less: Not available
  64 kbps at 48 kHz: Not available