Using An Mp3 - Pontiac Grand Prix 2007 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 may 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 are available for display by the radio
when 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 when 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 may 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 are ignored.
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 be accessed
before root folders or files.
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