RCA RC6001P user 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.

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

Creating an MP3 Disc on Your Computer

Your DVD player handles MPEG-1, layer III audio. If you encode your own MP3 files from an audio CD, avoid using the features of MPEG-2, such as the 22kHz sampling frequency.

Be sure to make a data CD rather than an audio CD. If you make an audio CD, you will lose the extra features and compression of MP3.

When you burn a CD, take the following steps to get optimal use of the CD for playing in your DVD player.

•In your CD burning software, select ISO-9660 for the file system.

Note: The Joliet file system is not recommended. Using the Joliet file system may result in shortened file names.

Notes

For more information regarding MP3 encoding software and MP3 sites, visit www.lyrazone.com.

Some transport modes (reverse and fast forward) are not available for MP3 CDs.

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