Creating and Playing MP3/WMA Files
The making of MP3/WMA files by recording from sources such as broadcasts, records, recordings, videos and live performances without permission from the copyright holder for uses other than personal enjoyment is prohibited.
Downloading From an MP3/WMA Music Site of Internet
You can find various types of MP3/WMA music distribution sites including online shopping, trial listening, and free downloading sites on the Internet. You can download music files from those sites by following their payment and other downloading rules.
Converting a Music CD into MP3/WMA Files
Prepare a PC and a market-available MP3/WMA encoder (conversion) software. (Some of them are free.) Load a music CD on the PC's CD-ROM drive and compress the music CD by following the procedure of MP3/WMA encoder software. MP3/WMA-format music data files are created. A 12cm music CD (having a maximum of 74 minutes of recording/650MB of data) can be compressed to 65MB (about 1/10 of the original size).
Writing files on a CD-R/RW disc
MP3/WMA files can be recorded on CD-R/RW by using a CD-R/RW drive connected to a computer. Record by setting the recording format of the recording software to ISO9660 level 1 or level 2 (not including extension format).
Select CD-ROM ( mode1 ) or CD-ROM XA ( mode2 ) for the disc format.
When playing a CD-R/RW
Insert the CD-R/RW disc that contains the MP3/WMA file. The system will automatically detect whether the disc is a music CD or a CD-R/RW containing MP3/WMA files and play the disc. However, according to the type of disc used, it may not be played.
The 128K bps fixed bit rate and 44.1-kHz sampling frequency are recommended to use to have a high quality of playback sound.
Note that some CD-R and CD-RW discs may not be read due to their characteristics.
Because there are many types of MP3/WMA encoding software available, including commercial and freeware programs, audio quality may deteriorate, noise may be generated when playing starts and some recordings may not play, depending on the condition of the encoder and the file format.
When files other than MP3/WMA files are recorded on a disc, the system may take some time to recognize the disc and it may not play the disc.
