AUDI TT ROADSTER 2018 Owners Manual

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- To avoid interruptions during playback, de ­
activate the power saving function on the media playe r or connect it to a charger.
- The loading times for the a udio data depend
on the media p layer used and the number of
files that it contains.
- A maximum of 2,000 entries per directory
are displayed in the MMI.
- Songs down loaded for offline use using mu ­
sic streaming services are stored on your mobile device (such as a smartphone) and
may be ORM protected. The Wi-Fi audio
player w ill not play ORM protected files.
- Contact an a uthorized Audi dea ler or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional i nformat ion on the Wi-Fi audio p layer .
Online media and
Internet radio
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
You can playback and operate various online me­
dia services and Internet radio using the MMI.
,. Press t he IM EDIA I button. P ress the left control
button until the so urces ove rview
Q page 162,
fig. 142
is d isplayed.
Applies to: using online media and Internet radio
Requirement:
- The
Audi MMI conn ect app must be installed
and open on your mob ile dev ice.
- You must be logged into your my Audi account
i n the
Audi MMI conn ect app and you must
have selected your veh icle .
- The Wi-Fi function on the mobile device and on
the MMI must be switched on .
- If necessary, check in the connection manager
Q page 174 if the mob ile device you connected
is selected under the
MMI connect app (~) .
-The MMI must be connected to the network.
- The symbo l for the
O nline media * source®
Qpage 162, fig . 142 is shown in the MMI.
Applies to: using online media
Addit ional requirement:
- A supported o n line media serv ice m ust be avail­
able in your country.
- You must have an account with a supported on­
l ine med ia serv ice .
Media
-Depending on t he online media service, you
must install and open an app on your mobile
dev ice .
St arting Onlin e media
- Press the I MEDIA i button. Press the left control
button until the sources overv iew
Q page 162
is displayed .
- Select and confirm an online media serv ice.
Starting Inte rnet radio
- Press the I MEDIA i button. Press the left control
button until the sources overv iew
Q page 162
is displayed .
- Select and confirm
Int ernet r adio . The Internet
radio b rowser or the last stat io n that was play­
ing is shown .
-Sel ecting the station : if necessary, select and
confirm a category in the Inte rnet rad io
Bro ws­
er >
a station.
Online m edia and Internet radio :: additional op­
tion s
-Press the r ight cont rol b utt on.
The following opt ions may be ava ilable, depend­
i ng on the information shown (such as the sta­
tio n/t rack that is cur re ntly playing):
- Sound setting s: see Q page 177.
-Wi-Fi settings : see Q page 129, Wi-Fi hotspot .
-Conne ction manager : see Qpage 174.
-Add it io na l opt ions may be ava ilable, depend ing
on the active online med ia service or In ter net
radio .
_&. WARNING
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-It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bi le devices and other simi lar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serio us injuries . Store these types of devices
securely while d riving .
- Do not use any Wi-Fi devices within range of
the airbags while dr iv ing . Also read the
warn ings in the chapter
Q page 194 . ..,.
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CD Note
Always follow the information found in ~CD in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 130.
@ Tips
- Depending on the Internet connection and
network traffic, a connection loss can occur
d uring p layback of on line media services.
- Onli ne med ia and Inte rn et r adi o usage de­
pends on the service availability of the third
party provider .
- Audi AG simply makes the access to online
media services possible through the MMI
and does not take any respons ibility for the
contents of the online media services.
- Always read the chapter ¢
page 131, About
Audi connect .
-Depending on the mobile device used, there
may be interruptions during media playback
and when using the
Au di MM I connect app.
To avoid interruptions when using a mobile
device, do not lock the screen on your mo ­
bile device and keep the
A udi MMI c onn ect
app in the foreground.
- Contact an authorized Audi dea ler or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional
i nformat io n about on line media.
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Multimedia connections
USB adapter for Audi music interface or
USB charging port
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you can
connect your mobile devices (such as a smart­
phone or MP3 player) to the Audi music interface
or a USB charging port using a special USB
adapter.
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Fig. 139 A ud i Ge nuin e Acce sso ries : USB a dapter
@ USB adapter for devices with a micro USB con ­
nect ion
@ USB adapter for devices with an Apple Light­
ning connection
@ USB adapter for dev ices with USB type C con ­
nection
@ USB adapter for devices with an Apple Dock
connector
You can purchase the USB adapter from an au ­
thorized Audi dea ler or at specialty sto res.
CD Note
Hand le the USB adapter carefully . Do not al­
l ow it to be pinched.

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Audi music interface
Applies to: ve hicles with Audi m usic in terface
Connect your mobile devices to the Audi music
interface in order to operate them through the
MMI and charge the battery.
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Fig. 140 S torage co mpa rtment in the ce nte r conso le: co n­
nect ing m ob ile dev ices
USB Input
- Connecting a mobile device using a
USB
adapter : connect the applicable USB adap ter @
¢ fig. 140 to the port on the Audi music inter­
face @ and then connect the adapter to the
mobile device
(D (such as an iPod).
-Charging a mobile device using a USB adapter :
when you connect a mobile device to the Audi
music interface @ using the app licab le USB
adapter @¢ fig. 140, the battery will auto­
matically charge .
-Disconnecting a mobile device from the Audi
music interface :
remove the USB adapter @
¢ fig. 140 from the Audi music interface @
¢fig . 140.
-Disconnecting mobile devices with an Apple
Dock connector:
remove the Apple Dock con­
nector from the Apple device with the release
tabs pressed
in @ ¢page 160, fig .139 .
The media are started and operated through the
mobile device or the MMI , depending on the de­
vice being used
¢page 162 .
Connecting multiple mobile devices: if a mobile
device (such as a smartphone) is connected at the respect ive USB port on the Audi music interface,
then all devices can be used as a playback source .
AUX Input
-Connecting a mobile device to the AUX input:
connect the cable®¢ fig. 140 to the AUX in-
Media
put @ on the Audi music interface and then to
the mobile
device @ (such as an MP3 player or
smartphone).
- Disconnecting a mobile device from the AUX
input :
remove the cable ®¢ fig. 140 from the
Audi music interface.
- Operation : select and confirm the External au­
dio player
source ®¢ page 162, fig . 141. The
media are started and operated through the
mob ile
device @) ¢fig. 140.
A WARNING
-
Driving requires your complete and undivided
attention . As the driver, you have complete
responsibility for safety in traffic. Never oper­
ate mobile devices wh ile d riving, because this
i nc reases the risk of an accident.
(D Note
-Remove the connector from the Audi music
interface carefully so it is not damaged.
- Use a USB extens ion cable to connect devi­
ces that have an integrated USB connector
(such as a USB stick) to prevent damage to
your USB device and the Audi music inter­
face .
- E xtremely high or low temperatures that
can occur inside vehi cles can damage mobile
devices and/or impair their performance.
Never leave mobi le dev ices in the vehicle in
extreme ly high or low temperat ures.
@ Tips
- When you switch the ignitio n off, the USB
ports are still supplied with power until the
energy management intervenes.
- Do not u se an additional adapter or USB ex­
tension cable to connect mobile devices to
the Audi music interface that already have a
cable or that must be connected with a USB
adapter
( ¢ page 160). They may impair the
functionality.
- You can purchase the AUX connector cable from an authorized Audi dealer or at spe­
cialty stores .
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-Audi recommends setting the volume of a
mobil e device connected to the AUX input to
approximately 70% of the maximum vol­
ume .
- Functionality is not guaranteed for mobile
devices that do not conform to the USB 2.0
spec ification.
- USB hubs are not supported .
- Some ve rsions of the iPod such as the iPod
shuffle cannot be connected to the USB
adapter for devices w ith App le Dock connec­
tor. Connect these dev ices using a AUX con­
nector cable .
- Video p layback through the Audi music in­
terface is only supported if the connected
device is recognized as a USB storage device
(for example a USB stick) . Apple devices and
MT P devices (such as smartphones) a re not
r ecogni zed as USB storage devices .
- i Pod/iPhone malfunct ions also affect the
operation of the MMI. Reset your iPod/
i Phone if this happens.
- For important information on operating
your iPod/iPhone, refer to the user guide for
the dev ice. Audi recomme nds updat ing the
i Pod/iPhone so ftwa re to the latest ve rsion.
- Fo r more information about the Audi music
i nte rface and supporte d devices, check the
A udi databa se fo r mobile devices at
www.audiusa.com/mp3 or contact an au ­
thorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Fac ility.
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Playing media
Accessing media
You can start and operate various media
through the
MMI control panel .
Fig. 1 41 Diagram: possible source s in t he Me dia menu
F ig . 142 Dia gr am: pos sible sour ces in the Med ia m enu
Requireme nt: a media so urce mus t contain au ­
dio/video* files
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.,. Press the I M EDIA i button . Press the left cont rol
button unti l the sources overv iew is d isplayed .
.,. Select and confirm the des ired so urce. Or :
press the !MEDIA ! button repeatedly unti l th e
d esired sourc e is s elected.
Depend ing o n the vehicle equipmen t, the follow ­
i ng sou rces may be d isplayed in the
Media menu :
Switch to radio : the Radio menu opens
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CD Jukebox* ....................
@ DVD /CD dri ve* .. .. .... . ..... .
® SD ca rd re ader .. .. ... ... ... ..
© Audi mu sic interface * ..........
s u ch as iPod , USB stick
® E xternal audio player . . . . . . . . . .
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such as an MP3 player connected to
the AUX input
Bluetooth audio player*
Wi-Fi audio player* .......... .
Online media*
and Internet radio*
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-Playing audio/video files: select a source in the
Media menu > category (such as artists > al­
bum
> track) .
-Moving one level up in the folder structure:
press the I BACK I button. Or: select and confirm
Folder up.
- Selecting the previous or next track/chapter
1): press the On/Off knob on the MMI control
panel briefly to the left
lt>t.
-Fast-forwarding and rewinding audio/video
files :
press and hold the On/Off knob on the
MMI control panel to the left lt>t for
a longer time.
-Pausing or resuming playback: press the On/
Off knob on the MMI control panel briefly.
@ Tips
-You can scroll through long lists quickly by
turning the control knob quickly. The scroll­
i ng speed depends on the number of list en­
tries.
-For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On­ ly the sound from the v ideo plays while driv­
i ng .
Media center
Various categories for selecting audio/video*
files are available in the media center .
Fig. 143 Example: USB stick catego ries
1l Depe ndi ng o n th e DVD, t his may not be possible during
playba ck .
Media
Fi g. 144 Example: USB stick categories
... Press the I MEDIA! button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview is displayed.
Select and confirm the desired source.
(D Active source
The active source is highlighted . The active
source symbol
(D may change depending on the
connected device, the online media service* or
Internet radio*. The device name may be dis­
played (for example: myPhone). As an example, a
USB stick is shown
c:> fig. 143 connected to the
Audi music interface* .
Depending on the active source, you can select
audio/video fi les* from the follow ing categories
and add them to the playlist:
@ Favo rites
The Favorites category appears if at least one en­
try is stored in the favorites list. See
c:> page 165,
Favorites.
@ Artists
All available artists are displayed. Select and con­
firm an a rtist, an album and then a track .
@Albums
All availab le albums are displayed. Select and
confirm an album and then a track .
® Genres
All available genres are displayed. Select and
confirm a genre (such as
Pop ), an artist, an al ­
bum and then a song .
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@Tracks
All available tracks are displayed. Se lect and con­
f ir m a track.
(J) Folders
The fo lder structu re or track/chapter list is dis­
p layed. Select a folder, if necessary. Select and
confirm a track.
@ Playlists
All available playlists from the source and the
smart playlists are displayed. Select and confirm
a playlist and then a track.
Smart playlists :
- Last played tracks :
the last tracks played in the
selected source are disp layed.
- Most played tracks : the most played tracks in
the selected sou rce a re displayed.
- S stars to 1 star : tracks from the se lected
source are displayed acco rding to their rating.
-Unrated : all files from the selected source
without rat ing information (for example, i n the
103 tag) are displayed .
@Videos*
All available video files are displayed . Select and
confirm a v ideo file .
(D Tips
-Only the categories supported by the med i­
um are available. For example, CD/DVD­
ROM tracks cannot be selected w ith catego­
ries such as
Artists , Albums or Genres .
With an iPod (sou rce: Audi music inte rface
¢ page 160), th e Pod casts , Audio books
and Composers categories are also availa­
ble.
- For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary . On­
l y the sound from the video p lays while driv­
ing.
- When synchronizing a portable device with
"Cloud" services, p laylists may display incor­
rectly in the MMI. Use the media center in
the device.
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Free text search
You can search in the active source by tracks and
video files*, for example
Fig. 145 Input field and resu lts list for free text searc h
You can open the free text search ¢ fig. 145 de ­
pending on the selected source .
Requirement: the play list
¢ page 165 or media
cente r
¢page 163 must be displayed.
Opening free text search
.,. Keep turning the control knob to the left until
the
free text search input fie ld (!) ¢ fig. 145
appears. Or: push the control knob up.
Using the free text search: see¢ page 101, Free
text search.
Entries that contain the entered search term are
li sted in the results
list ®¢ fig. 145. You can
search for artists @¢
fig. 145, albums @ or
tracks @as well as genres and videos .
(D Tips
-It will then search through the files i n the
act ive source .
-If you open free text search in the Folders
category 0 ¢ page 163, fig. 144 or the
Composers , Podcasts and Audio books cat­
egories, it will only search through the files
in that folder.

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Playlist
Fig. 14 6 Example: p lay list
The track, art ist, album and album cover, if appli­
cable, will appear in the playlist.
Options
See r:!> page 165, Additional settings .
Favorites
You can store up to 50 entries for each source in
the favorites list.
Requirement: the playlist or media center must
be open .
-Select the des ired entry from the playl ist o r
med ia center.
- Select: right control button
> Store a s favorite.
Or :
press and hold the cont rol knob for several
seco nds.
When you store a track as a favorite, the assoc i­
ated album w ill appear in the favorites l ist as an
entry.
Requirement: at least one entry must be stored
in the favor ites list.
Displa ying the fa vorite s list : press the I MEDIA !
button. Press the left contro l button until the
sources
overview ¢ page 162 is displayed. Select
the source that conta ins the
categories
r:!> page 163 (for example, SD card) . Select the Fa­
vorit es
category.
Requirement: the favorites list must be dis­
p layed.
- Listening to a favorite : select and confirm a n
entry from the favorites lis t.
-Move favorite : select t he des ired entry from
the favo rit es list. Se lec t the r ight con trol b ut-
Media
ton > Mo ve fa vo ri te . Se lect and confirm the de­
sired presets location.
- Deleting a f avorit e: select the desired entry
from the favorites list. Se lect the right control
button
> Delete fa vorite > Delete this f avorite
or Delete all fa vorite s.
Additional settings
Options menu
Contex t-spec ific f unct ions and sett ings are avail ­
able depend ing o n the selected source.
.,. Press the r ight cont rol button .
Sound settings
See¢ page 177.
Input l evel
Requirement: a mobile device must be connected
to the AUX connection cab le or to a USB adapter
r:!> page 160, Multimedia connections.
T he vol ume of the mob ile dev ice is adapted to
the MMI. Audi recommen ds ad justing the vol ume
on the mobi le device to 70% of the maximum
vo lume output.
Bluetooth settings
See r:!> page 175.
Wi-Fi settings
See¢ page 129, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Connection manager
See ¢ page 17 4.
Additional track information
With the fu nction swit ched on@' and a playlist
open, va rious informat io n about the cur rent t rack
(s uch as artist, a lbum and a lb um cover*) as we ll
as the playing time and the remaining p laying
time are displayed .
Jukebox memory capacity*
Info rmation on the Ju kebox memo ry capac ity and
t h e n umber of sto red t racks in the Jukebox is dis-
played.
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Rewind/Fa st f orward
Tur n the control knob to the left o r right. Or :
move your finger on t he M MI to uch con trol pad
from the left to the right.
Shuffle1
)
W ith the funct ion sw itched on~ . all files in the
p lay list a re played and show n in random o rde r.
Repeat track1l
When the fu nction is switched on~. the current
track repeats .
Back to 'Playback'
The options men u is closed. The t rac k cu rrently
p laying appears in the playlist
¢ page 165,
fig . 146.
Play similar music*
The track cur rently p laying is quickly analyzed
(such as artists, genr es, mood, beat) and a smart
p laylist with s imilar tracks is shown.
Play more ...
A sm art p laylis t i s show n ba sed on the t rac k cur ­
rent ly p laying. You can se lect betwee n a playlist
with more tracks
by this artist , from thi s album
or of this genre .
Set as ringtone*
2 )
Req uiremen t: a cell phone must be connected to
t he MMI. The track cu rrent ly playing m ust be in
the
Jukebox *¢ page 156 .
The se lected t rack will be used as the ringtone
for incom ing ca lls.
Gracenote online datab ase*
Req uirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet .
Depending on availability, va rious informat ion
will load about the track currently pl aying when
this function is switched
on~ -
l) Th e fun ctio n auto matic ally sw itche s off w he n th e source
i s ch anged .
2> Thi s fun ction is not avai la bl e fo r all cell phon es.
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Copy to jukebox
See¢ page 156, Adding files to the Jukebox.
Favorites
See ¢page 165 .
Addition al o pt ions
R equir ement: th e vehicle m ust be stationa ry and
a video f ile* or a DVD* m ust be playing.
Parental control *
Playba ck of video DVDs can be restr icted using
parenta l control.
E nte r the passwo rd for parental con trol. Pass­
wor d se t at the fa ctory:
1234 . You have the fol ­
l ow ing opt ions:
- Protection level : select and co nfirm the protec­
t ion leve l (for exa mple, Level 5) . Ei ght different
protec tion leve ls can be set for pa ren tal con ­
trol. If yo u set t he parental contro l level at Lev ­
el
5, all DV Ds from leve l 1-5 can be p layed. Vid ­
eo DVDs with a hig her level will not p lay . Select
Unrestricted to remove a ll of the restrictions.
- Change password : ed it the c urrent password.
Switch to full screen
The video image is disp layed. T urn the contro l
kn ob to d isplay the playlis t.
Or : press the I BACKI
but ton.
Replay video
When this f unction is switched on~. the cur rent
v ideo will replay .
Show DVD menu
Selecting a menu item :
select and confirm a
menu item.
Or : move your finger on the MMI
touch co ntro l pad* and press the control knob .

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Audio track1)
You can manually set the audio track (language
and audio format). The language and audio
format options depend on the video DVD.
Subtitles1
)
You can set subtitles for playback manually. The
langu ages available depend on the DVD.
Picture format
Audi recommends the Automatic setting for the
p icture format . You can set the picture format
depending on the active fi le or source (for exam­
ple video file*, DVD*).
Picture for-
Information
mat
Automatic
The MMI detects the picture for-
mat of the source and displays the
image in the optimum ratio. Black
bars may appear on the sides of
the display, depending on the
source format and the Infotain -
ment system d isp lay that is instal-
led.
Zoom The image is enlarged to fill the
entire Infotainment system dis-
p lay . Switch the function
off if the
image is distorted.
Cinema-Use th is setting for films in cinema
scope format 21:9. Black bars will appear
on the up per/lower edge in the In-
fotainment system display.
l) Depe ndi ng o n th e DVD, this may not be possib le during
playback.
Media
Picture for- Information
mat
Original
The image is d isp layed in the ratio
of the source format. Select this
opt ion if the image is distorted or a
section of the image is cut
off
when Auto is selected .
4:3 The image is f ixed in the 4:3 pie -
ture format. Black bars are shown on the sides of the Infotainment
system display .
16:9 The image is fixed in the 16:9 pie-
ture format . Black bars are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system display.
(D Tips
- Not all video DVDs have parental control.
- Th e protection levels for the
Parental con-
trol
are based on the US standards from the
Motion Picture Association of America
(MPAA). Note that the age levels for v ideo
DVDs in European countr ies may differ.
- Password entry for
Parental control will be
locked for approx imately one minute if you
enter the incorrect password three times in
a row. The password can only be reset by an
authorized Audi dealer.
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Supported media and file formats
Overview
The following audio/video files are supported by the DVD drive, the Jukebox*, the SO card reader and
the connection for USB storage devices:
Supported
medi a
File system
Metadat a
Format
File e xten-
s ion
Pla ylist s
C haracter is -
ti cs
Numbe r of
file s
(D Tips Audio files
Video files*
S D /S DH C/S DXC/MM C mem 1or y ca rds:
with a capacity up to 128 GB
DVD dri ve : audio CDs (up to 80 m in .) with CD text (artist, album, song)*, CD-ROMs with
a capacity up to 700 MB; DVD±R/RW; DVD v ideo; DVD aud io with audio tracks that a re
compatible with a DV D video player
Audi mu sic interface : mobi le devices ~page 160 such as iPods and MTP players, USB
storage devices in "USB Device Subclass 1 and
6" th at con form to USB 2.0: USB stic ks,
USB MP3 players (P lug-and -P lay cap.ab le), external USB flash drives and hard drives
Memory card s: exFAT, FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage d evices: FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage de vice partiti ons: 2 per USB connection
CD /DVD fil e sy stem s: 1S09660, Jo liet, UD F
Album co ver : GIF, JPG, PNG with max.
800x800 px . The album cover from the
medium or from Gracenote is displayed,
depending on availability .
MPEG Windows MPEG F
LAC
MPEG MPEG4 Windows Media Vid
-
1/2 Media 2/4 1/2
AVC eo 9
Layer-3 Audio 9 (H.264)
and 10
.mp3 .wma .
m4a;
.flac .mpg; .mp4; .wmv;
. m4b;
.mpeg .m4v; .asf
. aac .mov;
. avi
.M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
up to maximum 320 kb it/s and 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kb it/s and
48 k Hz sampling frequencies sampling 720x576 px. at max imum 25 fps
frequen-
cy
DVD drive *: max. 1,000 files per medium
Jukebo x*: approximate ly 10 GB storage space; max. 3,000 files can be imported
USB storage de vices and memo ry card s: max. 10,000 files per medium; max. 1,000
fi les pe r playlist/ directory
showing the remain ing p lay time may differ
for MP3 files with variab le bit rate.
- The med ia drives do not support the W in­
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format . -
Special characters (s uch as those in ID3 tag
information) display differently depending
on the system language and cannot always
be guaran teed .
-
To comp ress MP3 f iles, a bit rate of at least
160 kb it/s is recommended. The display
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