User Manual

Othe r opera tions

Ripping

This unit has Ripping functi on making it handy a nd quick to copy aud io files (e.g .

music) from CDs. RIPPING is converting from CDDA format to the compressed

MP3 format onto a USB drive. In the course of copying, ID3 tags are generated

automatically in Russian and English, depending on the source. If the disc does

not contain such information in CD-text format, ID3 tags will be written as

“Unknown artist” and “Unknown album”.

RIPPING function has a simple and intuitive menu. To display the Ripping menu,

press MENU/RIPPING/MO/ST button on the RC while a CD playback. A USB-drive

should be connected to the unit. For navigation in the menu use cursor buttons and

press ENTER button to confirm your option. In “Options” column you may set speed

and bit rate for ripping. In “Track” column you may select tracks for ripping (press

ENTER button to select a highlighted track). Besides, you can select all tracks

(“Select all”) or cancel your choice (“Select none”). To start converting process,

select “Start” an d press ENTER button.

After ripping is started, a menu will appear showing the progress of the

procedure. File ripping is performed in real time, so you can listen to files

currently under ripping.

Notes:

 A folder is created on the USB-drive for the ripped files. If such a folder

alread y exists on the US B, ripping operation is unavailable.

 To avoid data loss, do not disconnect the USB-drive until ripping is

completed.

MP3/JPEG/MPEG4 background

MP3 - generally adopted standard of audio compression, compressing audio data to 1/12 of their size. One CD disc mat

store more than 600 minutes of music (17 0 songs). And the quality of M P3 disc approximates to an audio CD quality.

JPEG (Joint Photog raphic Expert Group ) - image compression algorithm, used all over the world and providing high level of

compres sion of the sour ce data. Any g raphics editor may e dit images of thi s format and their size in 15-20 times le ss then

the origin al images.

MPEG4 - standard for transmitting audio and video data via channels with low capacity. This format is very popular since it

made p ossible to place f ull-len gth movies with good enou gh resolutio n in one CD.