Using An Mp3 - Saab 9-7x Owner's Manual

Using an MP3

MP3 CD-R Disc
MP3 Format
If you burn your own MP3 disc on a personal computer:
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Make sure the MP3 files are recorded on a
CD-R disc.
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Do not mix standard audio and MP3 files on one disc.
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Make sure playlists have a .mp3 or .wpl extension,
other file extensions might not work.
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Files can be recorded with a variety of fixed or
variable bit rates. Song title, artist name, and album
can display when files are recorded using ID3 tags
version 1 and 2.
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Create a folder structure that makes it easy to find
songs while driving. Organize songs by albums using
one folder for each album. Each folder or album
should contain 18 songs or less.
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Make sure to finalize the disc while burning an MP3
disc, using multiple sessions. It is usually better to
burn the disc all at once.
The player is able to read and play a maximum of
50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions, and 255 files.
Long file names, folder names, or playlist names
can use more disc memory space than necessary.
To conserve space on the disc, minimize the length
of the file, folder, or playlist names. You can also play
an MP3 CD that was recorded using no file folders.
The system can support up to 11 folders in depth,
though, keep the depth of the folders to a minimum
in order to keep down the complexity and confusion
in trying to locate a particular folder during playback.
If a CD contains more than the maximum of 50 folders,
50 playlists, 10 sessions, and 255 files the player
lets you access and navigate up to the maximum,
but all items over the maximum will not play.
Root Directory
The root directory is treated as a folder. If the root
directory has compressed audio files, the directory
is displayed as F1 ROOT. All files contained directly
under the root directory are accessed prior to any root
directory folders. However, playlists (Px) are always
accessed before root folders or files.
Empty Directory or Folder
If a root directory or a folder exists somewhere in
the file structure that contains only folders/subfolders
and no compressed files directly beneath them,
the player advances to the next folder in the file
structure that contains compressed audio files.
The empty folder is not displayed.
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