PIONEER DEH-2050MPG/XS/ES
Owner's Manual

Appendix

Additional Information
! Since the CD side of Dual Discs is not physically compatible with the general CD standard, it may not be possible to play the CD side with this unit. ! Frequent loading and ejecting of a Dual Disc may result in scratches on the disc. Serious scratches can lead to playback problems on this unit. In some cases, a Dual Disc may become stuck in the disc loading slot and will not eject. To prevent this, we recommend you refrain from using Dual Disc with this unit. ! Please refer to the information from the disc manufacturer for more detailed information about Dual Discs.

Example of a hierarchy
: Folder : Compressed audio file

1 2

3 5 6 4

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Compressed audio files
! Depending on the version of Windows Media Player used to encode WMA files, album names and other text information may not be correctly displayed. ! There may be a slight delay when starting playback of WMA files encoded with image data. ! ISO 9660 Level 1 and 2 compliant. Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this player. ! Multi-session playback is possible. ! Compressed audio files are not compatible with packet write data transfer. ! Only 64 characters from the beginning can be displayed as a file name (including the extension such as .wma, .mp3 or .wav) or a folder name. ! Folder selection sequence or other operation may be altered depending on the encoding or writing software. ! Regardless of the length of blank section between the songs of original recording, compressed audio discs will play with a short pause between songs. ! File extensions such as .wma, .mp3 or .wav must be used properly.

! This unit assigns folder numbers. The user cannot assign folder numbers. ! Folder hierarchy is allowed up to eight tiers. However, practical hierarchy of folder is less than two tiers. ! Up to 99 folders on a disc can be played back.

Compressed audio compatibility
WMA ! Compatible format: WMA encoded by Windows Media Player ! Bit rate: 48 kbps to 320 kbps (CBR), 48 kbps to 384 kbps (VBR) ! Sampling frequency: 32 kHz to 48 kHz ! Windows Media Audio 9 Professional, Lossless, Voice: No MP3 ! Bit rate: 8 kbps to 320 kbps ! Sampling frequency: 16 kHz to 48 kHz (32, 44.1, 48 kHz for emphasis) ! Compatible ID3 tag version: 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 (ID3 tag Version 2.x is given priority than Version 1.x.) ! M3u playlist: No ! MP3i (MP3 interactive), mp3 PRO: No

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