At times, you may need to identify the encoding properties of an audio file, such as bit rate, sampling rate and channels. There are third-party applications that allow you to view these properties.

Note: If you transfer a song to your audio player but it will not play (it is skipped over during playback), the song may have been recorded with an unsupported sampling rate. Please refer to Supported Audio Formats for more information.

To check a music file's encoding properties, follow the instructions below:

In Windows Media Player* 6:

1. Launch Windows Media Player (Start » Programs » Accessories » Entertainment » Windows Media Player).
   
   
2. Open the audio file within Media Player.
   
   
3. Click File » Properties.
   
   
4. Go to the Advanced tab.
   • For MP3 files:
     1. Highlight Default DirectSound Device and click Properties. The Audio Renderer tab shows the channels (nChannels) and the sampling rate (nSamplesPerSec).
     2. Click OK to return to the Properties page.
     3. Highlight MPEG Layer 3 Decoder and click Properties. The Statistics tab shows the bitrate.
   • For WMA files:
     1. Look in the Codices in Use box; the bitrate and sampling rate are displayed there.

1. Open the audio file in Media Player 7.x or 8.x.
   
   
2. Click View » Properties.
   
   
3. On the General tab, the Bit Rate is displayed. Sampling rate may also be displayed in the Audio Code property.

1. Play the song.
   
   
2. Just beneath the scrolling song name at the top, you'll see bit rate in kbps, sampling rate in khz and Mono or Stereo will be lit up.

1. Play the song.
   
   
2. In the play pane of the Jubebox window, you'll see the bit rate in kbps. Sampling rate is not displayed.

This applies to:

Intel® Personal Audio Player 3000 Intel® Pocket Concert™ Audio Player