MP3/WMA Play Program Play & Random Play

MP3/WMA Play

Program Play & Random Play

CD-R MP3/WMA discs

When playing CD-R/MP3 or WMA discs, please follow all the recommendations for CD-R above, plus the comments below:

• Your MP3 or WMA files should be ISO 9660 or JOLIET format.

ISO 9660 format and Joliet MP3 or WMA files are compatible with Microsoft's DOS and Windows,

and with Apple's Mac. These two formats are the most widely used.

• When naming your MP3 or WMA files do not exceed 8 characters, and place ".mp3, .wma" as

the file extension.

General name format of: Title.mp3. or Title.wma. When composing your title, make sure that you use

8 characters or less, have no spaces in the name, and avoid the use of special characters including:

(.,/,\,=,+).

• Use a decompression transfer rate of at least 128 Kbps when recording MP3 files.

Sound quality with MP3 files basically depends on the rate of compression/decompression you

choose. Getting audio CD quality sound requires an analog/digital sampling rate, that is conversion to

MP3 format, of at least 128 Kbps and up to 160 Kbps. However, choosing higher rates, like 192 Kbps

or more, only rarely give better sound quality.

Conversely, files with decompression rates below 128 Kbps will not be played properly.

• Use a decompression transfer rate of at least 64Kbps when recording WMA files.

Sound quality with WMA files basically depends on the rate of compression/decompression you

choose. Getting audio CD quality sound requires an analog/digital sampling rate, that is conversion to

WMA format, of at least 64Kbps and up to 192Kbps.

Conversely, files with decompression rates below 64Kbps or over 192Kbps will not be played

properly.

• Do not try recording copyright protected MP3 files.

Certain "securized" files are encrypted and code protected to prevent illegal copying. These files are

of the following types: Windows MediaTM (registered trade mark of Microsoft Inc) and SDMITM

(registered trade mark of The SDMI Foundation). You cannot copy such files.

• Important: The above recommendations cannot be taken as a guarantee that the DVD player will

play MP3 recordings, or as an assurance of sound quality.

Program Play (CD/MP3/WMA)

1 Press the MODE button.

2 Use the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select PROGRAM. Press the ENTER button. All discs in the unit will be read first.

3 Use the LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN buttons to select the first track to add to the program. Press the ENTER button. The selection numbers appear in the Program Order box.

Press the PLAY/PAUSE (

) button.

4 The disc will be played in programmed order.

• Use the DISC SKIP key to program another disc.

Random Play (CD/MP3/WMA)

1 Press the MODE button.

2 Use the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select RANDOM. Press the ENTER button.

3 Press LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select all discs or disc. The disc(s) will be played in random order.

PROGRAM RANDOM

						PROGRAMPROGRAM 0101


		Track			Program Order
					- -	- -	- -	- -
	01	02	03	04	- -	- -	- -	- -
05		06	07	08	- -	- -	- -	- -
09		10	11	12	- -	- -	- -	- -
13		14	15	16	- -	- -	- -	- -
					- -	- -	- -	- -


				ENTER	RETURN			CLEAR

FUNCTIONS

ADVANCED

PROGRAM RANDOM

You should note that certain technologies and methods for MP3 file recording on CD-Rs prevent

optimal playback of these files on your DVD player (degraded sound quality and in some cases,

inability of the player to read the files).

• This unit can play a maximum of 500 files and 300 folders per disc.

NOTE

•Depending on the disc, the Program and Random Play functions may not work.

•To resume normal play, press the CLEAR button.

•PROGRAM/RANDOM playback cannot be used if the disc contains more than two types of file extensions.

•This unit can support a maximum of 99 programmed orders.

•Random play can only operate when the discs are the same type.