Cd-R/Cd-Rw Discs; Mp3 Files - Pioneer AVIC-N3 Hardware Manual

• It is not possible to play back DVD-ROM discs
other than Pioneer DVD map disc or DVD-RAM
discs.
• Playback of discs recorded on a personal com-
puter may not be possible depending on the
application settings and the environment.
Please record with the correct format. (For
details, contact the manufacturer of the appli-
cation.)

CD-R/CD-RW discs

• When CD-R/CD-RW discs are used, playback
is possible only for discs which have been
finalized.
• It may not be possible to playback CD-R/CD-
RW discs recorded on a music CD recorder or
a personal computer because of disc charac-
teristics, scratches or dirt on the disc, or dirt,
condensation, etc. on the lens of this product.
• Playback of discs recorded on a personal com-
puter may not be possible, depending on the
application settings and the environment.
Please record with the correct format. (For
details, contact the manufacturer of the appli-
cation.)
• Playback of CD-R/CD-RW discs may become
impossible in case of direct exposure to sun-
light, high temperatures, or the storage condi-
tions in the vehicle.
• Titles and other text information recorded on a
CD-R/CD-RW disc may not be displayed by this
product (in the case of audio data (CD-DA)).
• If you insert a CD-RW disc into this product,
time to playback will be longer than when you
insert a conventional CD or CD-R disc.
• Read the precautions with CD-R/CD-RW discs
before using them.

MP3 files

Important:
• When naming an MP3 file, add the corre-
sponding filename extension (.mp3).
• This product plays back files with the filename
extension (.mp3) as MP3 files. To prevent noise
and malfunctions, do not use this extension for
files other than MP3 files.
• MP3 is short for MPEG Audio Layer 3 and
refers to an audio compression technology
standard.
• This product allows playback of MP3 files on
CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW discs. Disc record-
ings compatible with level 1 and level 2 of
ISO9660 and with the Romeo and Joliet file sys-
tem can be played back.
• It is possible to play back multi-session com-
patible recorded discs.
• MP3 files are not compatible with packet write
data transfer.
• The max. number of characters which can be
displayed for a file name, including the exten-
sion (.mp3), is 30 characters from the first
character.
• The max. number of characters which can be
displayed for a folder name is 30 characters.
• In case of files recorded according to the
Romeo and Joliet file system, only the first 30
characters can be displayed. Depending on the
width of the characters, the screen may not be
able to display 30 characters.
• When playing discs with MP3 files and audio
data (CD-DA) such as CD-EXTRA and MIXED-
MODE CDs, both types can be played only by
switching mode between MP3 and CD-DA.
• The folder selection sequence for playback and
other operations becomes the writing
sequence used by the writing software. For this
reason, the expected sequence at the time of
playback may not coincide with the actual play-
back sequence. However, there also is some
writing software which permits setting of the
playback order.
• Some audio CDs contain tracks that merge
into one another without a pause. When these
discs are converted to MP3 files and burned to
a CD-R/CD-RW/CD-ROM, the files will be
played back on this player with a short pause
between each one, regardless of the length of
the pause between tracks on the original audio
CD.
• Files are compatible with the ID3 Tag Ver. 1.0
and Ver. 1.1 formats for display of album (disc
title), track (track title) and artist (track artist).
• The emphasis function is valid only when MP3
files of 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz frequencies are
played back. (16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
sampling frequencies can be played back.)
• There is no m3u playlist compatibility.
• There is no compatibility with the MP3i (MP3
interactive) or MP3 PRO formats.
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