RCA RC5920P manual Playing MP3 Discs, What is MP3?, Obtaining MP3 files

Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs

Playing MP3 Discs

What is MP3?

MP3 is a format for storing digital audio. An audio CD-quality song can be compressed into MP3 format with very little loss of quality, while taking up much less space.

CD-R or a CD-RW discs that have been encoded in MP3 format can be played on your DVD player. In this manual, CD-R and CD-RW discs will be referred to as MP3 discs. MP3 files, or songs, are referred to as titles.

Obtaining MP3 files

There are two ways to obtain MP3 files:

•By using computer software to encode MP3 files from an audio CD – You can download the software necessary to encode MP3 files from the internet.

When encoding MP3 files, you can include information such as title, artist, genre, and comments that will be displayed by your DVD player at the time the title is played. This information must be included at the time the file is encoded in order for it to be displayed at the time you play it on the player.

•Downloading MP3 files from the internet – There are many internet sites that allow you to download MP3 files for free, and many sites that require a fee.

Creating an MP3 Disc on Your Computer

For information regarding MP3 encoding software and MP3 sites, visit http://www.lyrazone.com.

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