JVC HR-XVC33UM manual 62 EN, MP3 control display, What is MP3?

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62 EN	OPERATIONS ON DVD DECK (cont.)
About MP3 Disc	NOTES:
	some discs may not be played back or it takes time to start
	● Because of the disc characteristics or recording condition,
This unit can playback CD discs recorded by the MP3 format (we	playback.
	● The unit does not support “packet writing” discs.
refer to those discs as MP3 discs in this manual).
	● If there are any Tracks (files) which are stored on a disc directly
Operations for MP3 discs are similar to those for Audio CD
	and do not belong to any Group (directory), the unit
discs, though there are some restrictions and differences.
	recognized them as belonging to an independent Group.
	● The unit plays back Groups/Tracks on an MP3 disc in the
What is MP3?	alphabetical order.
MP3 is the abbreviation of “MPEG1 Audio Layer 3.” MPEG	● For example, if there are three title Groups [one], [two] and
Audio is a compression specification that compresses the audio	[three] on a disc, the playback order is [one], [three] then
portion only. This image compression method is used in DVD or	[two]. Tracks in a Group are played back in the same way.
Video CD, etc. The audio data has been compressed into about	● Therefore, an MP3 disc on the market may be played back in
1/10.	the different order from the order printed on its sleeve.

On an MP3 disc, each material (song) is recorded on each Track

(file), which usually belongs to a Group (folder).

MP3 control display

	Track A.mp3	Group 1
	Track B.mp3
	Track C.mp3
MP3 disc
	Group 2	Track D.mp3
		Track E.mp3
	Group 4	Track F.mp3

Group 3

This unit can recognize up to 99 Groups and up to 150 Tracks per Group.

If a disc includes more than the Tracks above limit, the unit stops detecting Tracks when the number of detected Tracks reaches the limit and ignores the subsequent Tracks. The unit also ignores any non-MP3 file in the disc.

The MP3 control display appears on the TV screen and playback starts when an MP3 disc is loaded.

Total group number on		Current track		Total track number
	disc	number		in current group
			*

Current group	Current track	Total track number
number		on disc
Current group

*Elapsed playing time of current track

Elapsed playing time is only shown during playback.

NOTES for making a private MP3 disc using a CD-R/ CD-RW disc:

●Select “ISO9660” as the disc format.

●Finalize the disc.

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