Playing an Audio CD or MP3/WMA file

The recorder can play audio CDs and MP3/WMA files. Before playing MP3/WMA files, read “MP3/WMA audio file requirement” on right.

1.Press HOME.

The HOME menu appears.

2.Select [MUSIC] option.

3.Select a media that contains MP3/WMA or audio title then press ENTER.

The [Music List] menu appears on the TV screen.

4.Use v/V to select a track then press PLAY (N). Playback starts.

You can use variable playback functions. Refer to pages 23-26.

Tips:

Press DISPLAY to view ID3-Tag information for the MP3 file. If ID3-Tag information is not present, [ID3-Tag: None] will appear. If you select a folder, the number of subfolders and number of MP3/WMA files in the folder are displayed. Press DISPLAY again to remove the information screen.

If you want to move to the upper directory, use

the v / V to highlightand press ENTER. You also display HOME menu to select another media by pressing HOME.

To exit the menu screen, press HOME and select [TV DVD] or [TV HDD] option then press

ENTER.

5. To stop playback at any time, press STOP.

Tip:

You can create new folder. Select [New Album] option on the Music-HDD menu then press ENTER. “NONAME##” folder is created.

Audio CD and Music menu options

1.Press v / V to select a folder/file on the Audio CD or Music menu then press ENTER.

The menu options appear.

The menu options displayed differ depending on the selected media.

2.Press v / V / b / B to select an option, and press

ENTER.

[Play] Start playback the selected title. [Random] Start or stop random playback.

[Open] Opens the folder and a list of files in the folder appears

[Delete] Deletes the file(s) from the media. [Rename] Edits the file name. (page 32)

[Move] Moves the file(s) to another folder or media. (page 33)

[Copy] Copies the file(s) to another folder or media. (page 33)

[Program Add] Adds the track(s) to Program List. (page 29)

Random

1.Press v / V to select a file then press ENTER. The menu options appear.

2.Press v / V to select [Random] option then press

ENTER.

The unit automatically begins random playback and “RANDOM” appears on the menu screen.

3.To return to normal playback, select [Random] option again then press ENTER.

Tip:

By pressing > during Random playback, the unit selects another track and resumes Random playback.

MP3/WMA audio file requirement

File extensions “.mp3”, “.wma”.

The WMA files with DRM are not supported.

Sampling frequency:

within 8 - 48 kHz (MP3), within 32 - 48kHz (WMA)

Bit rate:

within 8 - 320kbps (MP3), within 32 - 192kbps (WMA)

CD-R Format:

ISO 9660 and JOLIET.

DVD±R/RW Format:

ISO 9660 (UDF Bridge format)

Maximum Files/Disc:

Less than 1999 (total number of files and folders)

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