Kawai CA97 - Manual (Page 56)

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Playing an MP3/WAV audio file
The CA97/CA67 digital piano is also capable of playing MP3 and WAV audio files stored on a USB memory device
directly through the instrument’s speaker system. This function is particularly useful when attempting to learn the
chords or melody to a new piece, or to simply play along with one’s favorite song.
„Audio Player supported format specifications
Audio format Specifications Bitrate
MP3 32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz, Mono/Stereo 8-320 kbit/s (fixed & variable)
WAV 32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz, Mono/Stereo, 16 bit -
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
MP3 codec is Copyright (c) 1995-2007, SPIRIT.
„Preparing the USB memory device
First, prepare a selection of MP3 or WAV audio files, copying the
data to a USB memory device.
* USB devices should be formatted to use the ‘FAT’ or ‘FAT32’ filesystems.
Please refer to page 137 for more information.
1. Entering USB playback mode
Connect a USB memory device to the USB port.
Press the PLAY/STOP button.
The LED indicator for the the PLAY/STOP button will turn on,
and the Song Browser screen will be shown in the LCD display.
„Song Browser screen
The Song Browser screen provides a listing of relevant files and
folders stored on the connected USB device.
The icon is used to represent an audio/song file.
The icon is used to represent a folder.
The icon is used to represent the current/previous folder.
An example of a typical file/folder listing screen is shown below.
Please note that the visible screen height has been extended for
the purpose of this illustration.
Current/previous folder
Folders
Files
* Files and folders will be listed in alphabetical order, with folders shown
at the top of the screen.
* When the USB Recorder play function is selected, only MP3, WAV, and
MID files will be shown.
* The LCD display is capable of showing filenames with a maximum
length of 12 characters (+3 character suffix). Filenames longer than 12
characters will be truncated automatically.
dc buttons:
Move selection cursor.
FUNCTION button:
Select file/enter folder.