Playback; Discs For Playback; About Finalization; For Mp3 Cds - Tascam CD-01 U Owner's Manual

6 - Playback

Discs for playback

The CD-01U/ CD-01U Pro can playback the types of
discs listed below.
≠ Ordinary audio CDs available commercially (recorded
in CD-DA format).
≠ CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in CD-DA format,
and properly finalized.

About finalization

Even if audio data is recorded onto a CD-R/RW disc, if
the TOC (table of contents corresponding to the record-
ed data) is not written on the disc after recording, the
disc cannot be played back on conventional CD play-
ers. Finalization is the process of writing the TOC on the
disc.
A number of record companies have released titles on

For MP3 CDs

CDs containing MP3 files can be played by the CD-
01U/CD-01U Pro with the following limitations on the
number of files and directories.
Maximum number of directories: 254
Maximum number of MP3 files: 255
File format: MPEG 1 audio layer 3
Bit rate: 32kbps to 320kbps
Sampling frequency: 44.1KHz, Stereo
File extension: mp3, Mp3, mP3, MP3
The CD-01U/CD-01U Pro can only read the files in the
first session of a multi-session disc.
ID3 tag display for MP3 playback is not supported.
≠ MP3 files recorded in ISO9660 format on CD-R and
CD-RW discs, and properly finalized.
≠ CD-R/RW discs that have not been finalized cannot
be played back. Make sure the disc has been prop-
erly finalized before loading into the player.
copy control CD discs as a means of protecting artist
copyrights. Some of these discs do not comply with
standard CD format specifications, and may not be able
to be played on this unit.
The CD-01U/CD-01U Pro can play back MP3 files
recorded in formats which conform to ISO9660 level 1,
level 2 and Joliet.
MP3 files are played as the order in the following diagram.
In this manner, playback is performed from the top level
directories.
: Folder (Directory)
: MP3 File
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