Manual

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The unit can play back MP3 files on a private CD-R/RW
disc or commercial CD. We refer to a disc that contains
MP3 file as an "MP3 disc" in this manual.
Though available functions with MP3 discs are limited,
operations for the available functions are similar to those
with Audio CD discs.
Note that, if a disc contains both of MP3 and JPEG files,
you can only play back files of either type selected by the
MP3/JPEG setting in the PICTURE preference
display.(See page 50.)
What is MP3?
"MP3" stands for "MPEG Audio Layer-3", and is the
part of the MPEG standard. It can store high quality
stereo audio using very little space by only saving the
audible sounds and discarding the sounds your ears
won't pick up. A CD can store up to around 10 hours of
MP3 audio, which is 10 times as much as Audio CD.
NOTE
Make sure that the TV - DVD switch on
the remote control unit is set to "DVD"
when using the A/v/4/I_ and numeric
buttons for controlling the unit.
About MP3 disc
On an MP3 disc, each material (song) is recorded on a
file. Files are sometimes grouped into a folder by artist,
album, category, etc. In addition, a folder can be a
member of another folder, creating hierarchical folder
layers. If you are familiar with a personal computer, you
may easily understand the hierarchical file/folder
construction of MP3 discs.
This unit simplifies the hierarchical construction of a disc
and manages files and folders by "Tracks" and "Groups"
in the following manners.
• Each file is regarded as a Track.
• A folder which has one or more files (Tracks) is
regarded as a Group.
• A folders' folder which does not manage any file
directly is ignored.
• Files which do not belong to any folder are grouped
into "Group 1".
• The unit recognizes up to 150 Tracks per Group, and up
to 99 Groups per disc. It ignores those exceeding the
maximum numbers and cannot play back them. If
there is any type of files other than MP3 files in a
folder, those files are also counted down from the total
number of 150.
Group 1 I.., Group 2
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Track 1, Group1' upto 99 Groups
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Iup tO 150 Tracks per GrOUp
NOTES for making a private MP3 disc
using a CD-R/CD-RW disc:
• Select "ISO 9660" as the discformat.
• Finalize the discafter completing recording.
• We recommend to recorda material at 44.1-kHz Fsand
at the 128-kbps data transfer rate.
NOTES
• The unit does not support "packet write" discs.
• The unit does not support the ID3 tag.
• If the discis recordedwith multiple sessions,the unit
supports up to five sessions.
• Somediscsmay not be playedbackbecauseofthe disc
characteristicsorrecordingcondition.
• The unit does not output a digital audio signalfrom
DIGITALOUT when playing back a MP3 disc.
• Youcannot playbackTracksin the desired (programmed)
or random order.
• The unit only can play back Trackswith any of the
following file extensions; ".MP3", ".Mp3", ".mp3" and
".mP3".
• Time requiredfor readingthe disc contents differswith
discs,depending on the numbersof Groups (folders) and
Tracks(files) recorded,etc.
• While an MP3 discis loaded,you cannot bring upany
preferencedisplay.(See page 47.)
Operations
Available :
t:=3 _zJ
The following table
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Basic control
buttons
shows basic functions of basic
control buttons.
Buttons Functions
Starts playback while stopped.
Starts playback while stopped or
paused.
Stops playback.
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Pauses playback.
Skips back or forward a Track in the
Group* during playback.
Selects the previous or next Track in the
Group* while stopped.
*You can skip a Track across a Group.
• If you press _ during playback, or press • to stop
playback followed by _, the unit starts playback from
the beginning of the current track.
• The -</_ buttons work the same as the 1<1</_1 button.
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