NO.8 MP3-FORMATTED FILE FOLDER SELECTION IS INOPERATIVE/TRACK SEARCH IS INOPERATIVE

Note

• ID3 is a tagging format for MP3-formatted file. ID3 allows metadata (e.g., title, artist, track number, etc.) to be added to the MP3-formatted file.

• There are two versions in the ID tag.

- ID3v1: This is the most widespread standard tag formats and most software is compatible with this version. There is a limitation on the maximum number of characters for the text data.

- ID3v2: There are a variety of version in V2, but there is no interchangeability among the versions.

Limitation on the maximum number of characters for the text data (ID3v1)

Item	Maximum number of characters	Description
Title	30	Music title
Artist	30	Artist name
Album	30	Album title
Year	4	Album produced year/CD wholesale year
Genre	-	Music category selection
Comment	30	Free comment
Track	3	Track number

Diagnostic procedure

STEP	INSPECTION		ACTION
1	• Visually inspect the CD-R/RW. • Is there any dirt or scratch on the CD/R/RW?	Yes	Clean the disc or replace with the CD-R/RW known to be good.
		No	Go to the next step.
2	• Inspect the ID tag version. • Is ID tag correct?	Yes	Go to the next step.
		No	Write the CD-R/RW with the correct ID tag version.
3	• Inspect folder and audio file name. • Are all file name input correctly?	Yes	Go to the next step.
		No	Use the CD-R/RW that a folder and audio file name is input correctly.
4	• Inspect the encode for the folder and audio file name in the CD-R/RW. • Is the encode correct? Note • Unreadable characters may be displayed if incorrect encode is used.	Yes	Go to the next step.
		No	Use the correct encode.
5	• Inspect the number of characters for the folder and audio file name. • Is the number of characters within the maximum number of characters?	Yes	Replace the audio unit.
		No	Input the folder and audio file name within the maximum number of characters.