Blaupunkt DVD-ME1 Thank YOU for Choosing Blaupunkt KEY Features, Playable Discs, What is MP3?

THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING BLAUPUNKT!

Congratulations! You are the now the owner of an exceptional in-car (12VDC) & home (110VAC) DVD/MP3 player from the audio and video enthusiasts at Blaupunkt. Not only do we offer you a great product but also a supportive owner's manual. Although technically informative, we are also are very concerned about the end consumer using proper installation techniques for the highest performance possible from their new in-car & home DVD/MP3 player. Most important to us are concerns with safety and the installation process. Since our Blaupunkt retail dealers have the tools and experience for an optimized and safe installation, we always recommend they do the final vehicle integration. But, should you choose to install these products yourself, please take the time to read this manual completely and abide by all precautions.

KEY FEATURES

1.SUPERB SOUND QUALITY: Dolby Digital system developed by Dolby laboratories and DTS developed by DTS Inc., features in DVD and audio CD. *Some DVD/MP3 player might not ready for DTS features.

2.HIGH DEFINITION: The unit adopts MPEG2 coding format and brings the horizontal resolution over 500 lines.

3.UNIQUE FUNCTIONS: Multi-angle and multi-language bring unique functions if your DVD media has capability.

4.COMPATIBILITY:Compatible with most DVD, SVCD (Super Video CD), VCD (Video CD), CD & MP3 formatted disc (see below).

5.ZOOM & ANGLE:Enjoy up to 4 times larger pictures on your monitor.

PLAYABLE DISCS

TYPE	DISC LOGO	CONTENTS	DISC SIZE	PLAY TIME (appox.)
DVD Video*		Audio + Video	12cm	2h (for single-sided DVD), 4h (for double-sided DVD)
		(motion pictures)	8cm	80min (for single-sided DVD), 160min (for double-sided DVD)
Super Video CD/		Audio + Video	12cm	SVCD (45 mins), VCD (74 mins)
Video CD		(motion pictures)	8cm	VCD (20 mins)
CD		Audio	12cm	74 mins
			8cm	20 mins
MP3**		Audio	12cm	10+ hours (128kbits per second or higher compression
				recommended)

* Region codes for DVD disc is printed on the rear panel, only the disc with same code can be played.

**This product reads MP3 formatted CD-Rs (CD-Recordable). CD-RW (CD-rewritable) media does not work in the player.

WHAT IS MP3?

It is the compression technology developed by MPEG (the Moving Picture Experts Group) in 1988. MPEG had developed a compression system for digital television video data and their accompanying soundtracks. The part of the MPEG format is MPEG audio Layer-3, abbreviated as MP3. It is a special compression technology to fit in smaller spaces for example, DVD movies, HDTV broadcasts and DSS satellite systems.

A typical MP3 files is about 1/11 the size of an equivalent CD-audio file. Therefore, about 13 hours of CD-quality songs can be stored in MP3 format. A CD stores songs as digital information. The data on a CD uses a high-resolution, uncompressed format. Music's analog waveform on digital media (CDs and CD-Rs) is sampled 44,100 times per second (44.1KHz). The samples are 2 bytes (16 bits) long, and there are 2 separate channels for left and right speakers for stereo sound. Thus, CD stores 1,411,200 bits per second. (44,100 samples/second x 16 bits/sample x 2 channels)

1.4million bit per second is 176,400 bytes per second. If an average music is 3 minutes long, music consumes about 32Mbytes of space on CD. An audio CD has a capacity of 654.7 MB, and can store up to 74 minutes of music. The most common bit rate for MP3 is 128,000 bits per second (128K), which produces very close to CD-quality sound, 1,411,200 bits per second. Now, you see a tremendous space reduction to 9 percent. The more bit rate is the better sound quality, but more space to store.

NOTE on MP3: For high quality sound, we recommend converting MP3 files with sampling frequency of 44.1KHz and a fixed bit rate of 128kpbs. Note that the unit may not play tracks in the order that you record them to the disc.

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