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Storing a CD in your system | 3·2·1® GSX DVD home entertainment system
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Storing a CD in your system | 3·2·1® GSX DVD home entertainment system

Which version of uMusic is the system running?

uMusic

Store a CD to the internal memory.

Here are some things to know:
  • One disc takes about 10 minutes to store (or 10 minutes per 25 tracks on an MP3 CD)
  • You can sore about 10 discs at a time
  • If the system display shows BUSY PROCESSING, the system cannot process additional CDs. Allow about an hour before storing another CD
To store a CD:
  1. On the system console, insert a CD to the disc drive
  2. Press the Store button:
    • The display shows the percent complete
    • To cancel storing, eject the disc tray. You can resume storing the same disc by following steps 1 and 2
  3. Once complete, eject the disc.

Storing suggestions:

  1. After storing CDs, turn the system off (but do not unplug it). The encoding process, performed with the system off, takes about one hour per disc. The system makes a clicking sound during the encoding process. The clicking continues until the encoding process is finished
  2. If you are not sure if someone has stored CDs recently, turn the system off (do not unplug it) and see if "Storing" appears on the display or if it makes that clicking sound that indicates encoding in process
  3. If you have not recently stored CDs and the system displays "Busy Processing" or "Busy Storing," or "Storing" be sure that you have not unplugged the system or disconnected it from power. This could happen by turning off a wall switch that controls a power outlet. Unplugging or disconnecting the system from power interrupts the processing. If this has happened, the "Busy Processing" or "Busy Storing" or "Storing" messages will reappear when you try to store a new CD
uMusic+

Store CDs to the internal memory of your system.

Here are some things to know:
  • One disc takes about 10 minutes to store (or 10 minutes per 25 tracks on an MP3 CD)
  • You can sore about 25 discs at a time
  • If the system display shows BUSY PROCESSING, the system cannot process additional CDs. Allow about an hour before storing another CD
To store a CD:
  1. On the system console, insert a CD to the disc drive
  2. Press the Store button:
    • The system accesses the Gracenote database for CD info, then shows the percent complete
    • To cancel storing, eject the disc tray. You can resume storing the same disc by following steps 1 and 2
  3. Once complete, eject the disc.

Storing suggestions:

  1. After storing CDs, turn the system off (but do not unplug it). The encoding process, performed with the system off, takes about one hour per disc. The system makes a clicking sound during the encoding process. The clicking continues until the encoding process is finished
  2. If you are not sure if someone has stored CDs recently, turn the system off (do not unplug it) and see if "Storing" appears on the display or if it makes that clicking sound that indicates encoding in process
  3. If you have not recently stored CDs and the system displays "Busy Processing" or "Busy Storing," or "Storing" be sure that you have not unplugged the system or disconnected it from power. This could happen by turning off a wall switch that controls a power outlet. Unplugging or disconnecting the system from power interrupts the processing. If this has happened, the "Busy Processing" or "Busy Storing" or "Storing" messages will reappear when you try to store a new CD

MP3 compatibility requirements

Bose systems do not play MP3s recorded at rates lower than 64kbps. Audio quality is very low below that point. Bose systems may have problems reading MP3s recorded at a variable bit rate. The track may play, but if the bit rate falls below 64kbps the decoder does not have enough digital information to play audio.

MP3s created with a volume-leveling feature are not compatible with Bose systems. (Current versions of MusicMatch, a CD-ripping software program, have a volume-leveling feature, which, when enabled, creates a consistent volume level for all tracks.)

MP3 filenames should contain only one period (.). The system looks for the .MP3 extension to identify the file type. For example, the system would be unable to interpret a filename with two periods such as "HILL ST. BLUES.MP3" because it would be seen as a ". BLUES" file.

Information, such as graphics and song lyrics, may not be recognized by your system. (The latest CD-ripping programs can help you differentiate ID3 Version 1 and 2 tags and may also allow you to convert Version 2 to Version 1.)

Do not use software such as Direct CD which uses Microsoft Internet Explorer to drag and drop files from a hard drive to a CD. This CD burning method generates CDs that are incompatible with your system. Use a software program that displays an actual user interface.

Recommended MP3 formats

Bose systems are compatible with single and multi-session discs, including single-session mixed-mode discs. CDs must be finalized to play on Lifestyle and 321 systems. Wave music systems and TriPort CD systems will play CDs if they are not finalized, though they must be burned at a speed of 8x or less; Higher burning speeds may make the disc unplayable depending on the disc manufacturer. These formats are recommended:
  1. Linked and unlinked sessions
  2. International (non-English) TTAG and ID3 Tag (version 1.2, 2.2, 2.3) information
  3. Compatible with UDF formats:
    1. Fixed or Variable packet
    2. Version 1.5 or 2
    3. UDF with ISO bridge
    4. Easy CD Format (that uses a different method)
  4. Mode 1 and Mode 2 (Form 1 and Form 2)
  5. Disc format ISO9660 Level 1 (not Level 2) with or without extended Joliet
  6. Macintosh burned disc via ISO image
  7. MPEG 2.5 Layer 3

MP3 tips

  1. Rip CDs between 128 and 256kbps, with a 44.1khz sampling rate. iTunes is recommended
  2. Burn (and finalize) the CD in one session only. A multi-session disc may play, but it is not always compatible, and may result in intermittent audio

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Storing a CD in your system | 3·2·1® GSX DVD home entertainment system