MP3 disc playback
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TITLE/GROUP
ENTER |
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2 | 3 | 5/∞ |
4 
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7 
8
3 (SELECT)
Max. 99 groups per disc
Track 1.mp3
Track 2.mp3
Track 3.mp3
Group 2
Group 4
Max.150 tracks per group
Group 1
Track 4.mp3
Track 5.mp3
Track 6.mp3
Group 3
Note
Make sure that the TV - DVD switch on
TV 
DVD the remote control unit is set to “DVD” when using the 5/∞/2/3 and numeric buttons for controlling the unit.
Notes for making your own MP3 disc using a
•Select “ISO 9660” as the disc format.
•We recommend you to record your material at a 44.1 kHz sampling rate, using the 128 kbps data transfer rate.
MP3 disc playback
Operations
The unit can play back MP3 files on a personally recorded
Note that if a disc contains both of MP3 and JPEG files, you can only play back files of the type selected by the MP3/JPEG setting in the PICTURE preference display (see page 34).
About MP3 discs
On an MP3 disc, each song is recorded as a file (track). Files are sometimes grouped into folders by artists, album, etc.
•Each file is regarded as a track.
•A folder which has one or more files is regarded as a group.
•A folder which does not directly contain any tracks 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. If there are files other than MP3 files, they also count in the
Basic operations
Use the following buttons to control MP3 disc playback.
ENTER: | Starts playback while stopped. |
3(SELECT):Starts playback while stopped or paused.
7: Stops playback.
8: Pauses playback.
4/¢: Skips back or forward a track during playback. Selects the previous or next track while stopped.
If you press 3 during playback, or press 7 to stop playback followed by 3, the unit starts playback from the beginning of the current track.
NOTES
•The unit does not support “packet writing (UDF format)” discs.
•The unit does not support the ID3 tag.
•The unit supports discs recorded with multiple sessions.
•Some discs may not play due to disc characteristics or recording conditions.
•Programmed and random playback functions do not work with MP3 discs.
•The unit only can play back tracks with the following file extensions; “.MP3,” “.Mp3,” “.mp3” and “.mP3.”
•Time required for reading the disc contents may vary for different discs, depending on the numbers of groups (folders) and tracks (files) recorded, etc.
•You cannot advance or reverse playback by pressing ¡ or 1, or by holding down ¢ or 4 during MP3 disc playback.
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