Cd Or Mp3/Wma Disc Playback; Listening To A Cd Or Mp3/Wma Disc - Akai APRTC100UW Instruction Manual

Portable cd stereo system
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Listening to a CD or MP3/WMA disc

This system can play back a standard CD, CD-R/RW in the CD format and CD-R/RW with MP3 or
WMA Þles, but cannot record on them. Some audio CD-R and CD-RW discs may not be playable
due to the state of the disc or the device that was used for recording.
MP3:
MP3 is a form of compression. It is an acronym which standsfor MPEG Audio Layer 3.
MP3 is a type of audio code which is processed by signiÞcant compression from the original
audio source with very little lossin sound quality.
This system supports MPEG 1 Layer 3, MPEG 2 Layer 3, and VBR files.
During VBR Þle playback, time counter in the FL display may differ from its actual playback time.
Bitrate which is supported by MP3 is 32 ~ 320 kbps.
WMA:
WMA files are Advanced System Format files that include audio files which are compressed
with Windows Media Audio codec. WMA is developed by Microsoft as an audio format file for
Windows Media Player.
"MP3" and "WMA" indicator will light up after the unit reads information on an MP3 or WMA disc.
Bitrate which is supported by WMA is 64 ~ 160 kbps.
Playback
1
Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on.
2
Press the CD
/
button.
3
Open the CD door by pushing the area marked "PUSH
OPEN/CLOSE".
4
Place the disc on the spindle, label side up.
Be sure to place 8 cm (3") disc in the middle of the disc
compartment.
12 cm (5")
5
Close the CD door by firmly pushing the right corner of it.
6
Press the CD
/
button to start playback.

CD or MP3/WMA disc Playback

ON/STAND-BY STOP
8 cm (3")
58
ON/STAND-BY
EQ
CD
To stop playback:
Press the
button.
To remove the discs:
In the stop mode, press the PUSH OPEN/
CLOSE portion on the CD door.
Caution:
Do not place two discs in the spindle.
Do not play discs with special shapes
( h e a r t - o r o c t a g o n s h a p e d ) . I t m a y
cause malfunctions.
I f T V o r r a d i o i n t e r f e r e n c e o c c u r s
during CD operation, move the unit
away from the TV or radio.
If a disc is damaged, dirty, or loaded
upside down, the disc will not play
back.

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