JVC XV-M512SL manual MP3 disc playback, About MP3 disc, Unavailable functions, Basic operations

MP3 disc playback

This unit can playback CD-R/RW discs recorded by the MP3 format (we refer to those discs as MP3 discs in this manual). Operations for MP3 discs are similar to those for Audio CD discs, though there are some restrictions and differences.

What is MP3?

MP3 is the abbreviation of “MPEG1 Audio Layer 3”. MPEG Audio is a compression specification that compresses the audio portion only. This image compression method is used in DVD or Video CD, etc. The audio data has been compressed into about 1/10.

About MP3 disc

On an MP3 disc, each material (song) is recorded on each Track (file), which usually belongs to a Group (folder).

				Group 1		Group 2
			Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 1	Track 2
	This unit can recognize up to 99 Groups and up to 254
	Tracks per Group, however, the number of Tracks to be
	played back on a disc is limited to 1023.
	If a disc includes more than 1023 Tracks, the unit stops
	detecting Tracks when the number of detected Tracks
	reaches 1023 and ignores the subsequent Tracks. The
	unit also ignores any non-MP3 file in the disc.
	NOTES for making a private MP3 disc
	using a CD-R/CD-RW disc:
		• Select “ISO 9660” as the disc format.
discMP3 playback
		• Do not select the “multi-session” recording.
		• Finalize the disc.

NOTES

•The unit does not support “packet write” discs.

•If there are any Tracks (files) which are stored on a disc directly and do not belong to any Group (folder), the unit recognized them as belonging to an independent Group.

•The unit does not output a digital audio signal from DIGITAL OUT when playing back an MP3 disc.

•Some disc may not be played back because of the disc characteristics or recording condition.

•The unit plays back Groups/Tracks on an MP3 disc in the alphabetical order.

For example, if there are three Groups titled [one], [two] and [three] on a disc, the playback order is [one], [three] then [two]. Tracks in a Group are played back in the same way.

Unavailable functions

As described earlier, there are some resrictions for playback of MP3 discs. Following functions are not available with MP3 discs.

Unavailable functions for MP3 discs

Function name	Function
Resume	To resume playback
Time search	To locate a desired position in the
	current track
Manual search	To advance or reverse playback rapidly
A-B repeat	To repeat a desired part
3D phonic	To simulate surround sound

NOTES

•You cannot playback Tracks in the desired (programmed) or random order, nor playback a Track repeatedly.

•The screen saver function is not active with an MP3 disc, as with an Audio CD.

Basic operations

Basic operations using the basic control buttons

				TV		DVD
SHIFT	DISC	STANDBY/ON
	SELECT	TV		DVD
PLAY	3D	TV/VIDEO
MODE	PHONIC	CANCEL		RETURN
TV1	TV2			TV3
1	2			3
TV4	TV5			TV6
4	5			6
TV7	TV8			TV9
7	8			9
TV -/--	TV0			MUTING
10	0			+10
				THEATER
ANGLE	SUBTITLE	AUDIO		POSITION
DIGEST				ZOOM
4			¢			Basic
PREVIO				NEXT
US						control
7	3			8
CLEAR	SELECT		STROBE
	-		SLOW+			buttons
SLOW
1			¡
KARAOKE	O			RESERVE
	KEY C	NTROL+		MEN	U
TITLE	CH+
VOL	5			VOL

-+

5 ENTER 5

∞

C	HO		CH-	Y
		ICE	KEY CON TROL–	PLA
				DIS

RM-SXVM52U REMOTE CONTROL

The table shows basic functions of basic control buttons (See page 43).

As you can see, 3, 7, 8 and 4/¢ buttons function the same as with Audio CD discs, though 1/¡ buttons function differently.

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