Id3 And Wma Tags; Mp3 And Wma Playback; Extensions; Playback - Lexus GS350 Owner's Manual

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ID3 and WMA tags

ID3 tags can be added to MP3 files, making it possible to record the track title,

artist name, etc.

The system is compatible with ID3 Ver. 1.0, 1.1, and Ver. 2.2, 2.3 ID3 tags. (The

number of characters is based on ID3 Ver. 1.0 and 1.1.)

WMA tags can be added to WMA files, making it possible to record the track title

and artist name in the same way as with ID3 tags.

When a disc containing MP3 or WMA files is inserted, all files on the disc are first

checked. Once the file check is finished, the first MP3 or WMA file is played. To

make the file check finish more quickly, we recommend you do not write in any

files other than MP3 or WMA files or create any unnecessary folders.

Discs that contain a mixture of music data and MP3 or WMA format data cannot

If the file extensions .mp3 and .wma are used for files other than MP3 and WMA

files, they may be mistakenly recognized and played as MP3 and WMA files. This

may result in large amounts of interference and damage to the speakers.

• To play MP3 files with steady sound quality, we recommend a fixed bit rate of at

least 128 kbps and a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz.

• CD-R or CD-RW playback may not be possible in some instances, depending

on the characteristics of the disc.

• There is a wide variety of freeware and other encoding software for MP3 and

WMA files on the market, and depending on the status of the encoding and the

file format, poor sound quality or noise at the start of playback may result. In

some cases, playback may not be possible at all.

• When files other than MP3 or WMA files are recorded on a disc, it may take

more time to recognize the disc and in some cases, playback may not be possi-

• Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Media are the registered trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.

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