MP3 Disc Features, Album/Title | Philips DVD743HC/021 guide

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MP3 Disc Features

Support following MP3-CD formats (ISO9660 format):

●Max. 30 characters

●Max. nested directory is 8 levels

●The max. ALB number is 32

●Supported VBR bit-rate

●Supported sampling frequencies for MP3 disc are: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz

●Supported Bit-rates of MP3 disc are: 32, 64, 96, 128, 192, 256 (kbps)

Following formats can’t be supported

●The files like *.WMA, *.AAC, *.DLF, *.M3U, *.PLS

●Chinese filenames

●The non-session closed discs

●The discs recorded under UDF format

Downloading MP3 files from the Internet or copying songs from your own legal discs is a delicate process.

Sound	Bit Rate	Approximate		Approximate total	Comment
Quality		Reduction Ratio		MP3-CD time

AM radio	32 kbps	40	: 1	40 hrs	Sound quality significantly affected
FM radio	64 kbps	20	: 1	20 hrs	– not recommended.

Near-CD	96 kbps	15	: 1	15 hrs	Balanced sound quality
					– compression rate
CD-like	128 kbps	10	: 1	10 hrs
CD*	256 kbps	5 : 1		5 hrs	Compression rate low
CD*	320 kbps	3 : 1		3 hrs	– suggest to play CDs instead

You may experience an occasional “skip” while listening to your MP3 files.This is normal.

Additional note for MP3 disc Playback:

–In compliance with the SDMI, digital-out is muted while playing MP3 discs.

–Due to the recording nature of Digital Audio MP3 (DAM),only Digital Audio music will play.

–The disc reading time may exceed 10 seconds due to the large number of songs compiled onto one disc.

–For multi-session discs, only the first session will be available.

Album/Title

This feature allows you to view and select the next or previous MP3 disc Album/Title.

1Press 3/4 to scroll through the previous or next Album.

2Press 1/2 to scroll through the previous or next Track.

3You can also select the desired album/track number directly using the numeric keys on the remote control.

Note:

–In STOP mode: numbers are used for ALBUM selection.

–In PLAY mode: numbers are used for TRACK selection.

●Only the following functions are possible for MP3 discs:

–STOP / PLAY / PAUSE

–SKIP NEXT / PREVIOUS

–REPEAT (TRACK / ALBUM / DISC)

MP3 Discs - Album/Track/Disc

●To repeat a track, press REPEAT.

➜REPEAT TRK appears on the player display. ¶ To repeat an album, press REPEAT a second

time.

➜REPEAT ALBM appears on the player display. ¶ To repeat the entire disc, press REPEAT a third

time.

➜REPEAT DISC appears on the player display.

●To exit REPEAT mode, press REPEAT a fourth time.

➜REPEAT OFF appears on the player display.

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