MP3/WMA PLAYBACK
The DVD280 is among the few DVD players that are able to play discs recorded with MP3 or WMA files. This means that you may enjoy the latest music using discs created in your computer through the high- quality audio components in your home theater system. As the way that MP3 and WMA files are recorded on discs differs from the way conven- tional CD audio discs are structured, MP3/WMA playback is slightly differ- ent from that of standard CDs.
MP3 and WMA discs may contain 200 tracks or even more. To get the best overview about all tracks on the disc and their names and to select or pro- gram them comfortably, use the on- screen display rather than the front- panel display. The
The supported bit rate for WMA files is between 16k bits and 192k bits. The supported bit rate for MP3 files is between 32k bits and 320k bits.
MP3 or WMA Disc Playback
After the disc is loaded and the tray closed, the DVD280 will read the disc’s table of contents (TOC). At the same time, a listing of all the directo- ries on the disc (if the disc was made with several directories) and of all tracks within the root directory on the disc will appear in the Player menu similar to Figure 88 below. When any of the tracks is selected and played, the elapsed time of the track currently playing will be displayed on top.
Figure 88
To select a directory (if any), press the ▲/▼ Navigation Buttons 5 until the desired directory name is highlighted, then press the Enter Button 8.
To select a track, press the ▲/▼ Navigation Buttons 5 until the desired track name is highlighted. If the list of tracks is longer than will fit on the screen, press the M Navigation Button 7 to move the cursor to the “Page Up” or “Page Down” box on the left and press the Enter Button 8 to jump through a list of the track numbers forward or backward through the list. Then press the N Navigation Button 7 to return to the list (see Figure 89).
Figure 89
To start play of the track selected on the list, press the Enter Button 8 or Play Button 5B.
During MP3/WMA playback, some of the standard CD/DVD playback con- trols operate in their normal fashion:
•You may skip forward to the next track on the disc by pressing the Skip/Next Button 9Q.
•You may skip back to the current or previous track on the disc by press- ing the Skip/Prev Button 8A once or twice.
•Press the Pause Button 69 to momentarily stop playback. Press the Play Button 5B to resume play. Press the Stop Button 7D twice to enter stop mode.
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•You may play an MP3 or WMA disc in random mode like a normal CD (see page 39). If the Player Menu is not visible
Setup Button to display it. Scroll down to the Random setting, and select it by pressing the Enter Button 8. Scroll left or right to select the Random On or Off setting, and press the Enter Button 8 again. You may also access the Random function while an MP3 or
WMA disc is playing by pressing the
Random Button | (see Figure 90). |
Figure 90
•The Repeat function may be accessed during playback of an
MP3 or WMA disc either by display- ing the Player Menu
pressing the Setup Button and scrolling down to the Repeat setting, or by pressing the Repeat Button
bon the remote. Either press the Enter Button 8 and scroll left or right, or repeatedly press the Repeat Button b to scroll through the options of Repeat 1 (repeat one file), Repeat All (repeat all files) or Repeat Folder (repeat all files within the current folder). The next press will turn the repeat function off (see Figure 91). Note that although the Repeat Indicator O will light as long as any repeat function is enabled, the front panel will not indicate which repeat mode has been selected.
Figure 91
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