JVC XV-S60 MP3 disc playback, About MP3 disc, Operations, Basic operations, What is MP3?, Group

MP3 disc playback

This unit can palyback CD-R/RW discs recorded by the MP3 format (we refer to those discs as MP3 discs in this manual).

Though available functions with MP3 discs are limited, operations for the available functions are similar to those with Audio CD discs.

What is MP3?

MP3 is the abbreviation of “ MPEG1 Audio Layer 3”. MPEG Audio is a compression specification that compresses the audio portion only. This image compression method is used in DVD or Video CD, etc. The audio data has been compressed into about 1/10.

About MP3 disc

On an MP3 disc, each material (song) is recorded on a Track (file). Tracks are usually grouped into a “ Group” (folder) by category, by artist, etc. In addition, Groups can also be members of Groups (Groups' Group), creating hierarchical Group layers. If you are familiar with personal computers, you may easily understand the

Operations

Basic operations

							TV			DVD
OPEN					STANDBY/ON
/CLOSE					TV			DVD
REPEAT				3D	TV/VIDEO
			PHONIC		CANCEL		RETURN
	TV1			TV2			TV3
	1			2				3
	TV4			TV5			TV6
	4			5				6
	TV7			TV8			TV9
	7			8				9
TV -/--				TV0			MUTING
10				0			+10
ANGLE			SUBTITLE		AUDIO			VFP
							PROGRESSIVE
								SCAN
DIGEST						ZOOM +
PREVIOUS							NEXT
	4					¢
CLEAR				SELECT		STROBE
				3
	7						8
	SLOW					SLOW+
	1					¡
ITLE				CH+			M	EN	U
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VOL				5				VOL
-									+
	5			ENTER			5
				∞
CH	OIC	E		CH-		ONSCREEN

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Basic control buttons

hierarchical Group layer construction of MP3 discs because it is similar to the folder layer construction of computers.

This unit can handle up to 100 Tracks per Group, up to 100 Groups per Group layer and up to 10 Group layers. If a disc has more Tracks, Groups or Group layers than the above, the unit does not recognize those exceeding the maximum numbers and cannot playback them.

	Group 1		Group 2
Track 1		Group 1’	up to 10 Group
			layers

up to 100 Tracks per Group

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

•Select “ ISO 9660” as the disc format.

•Do not select the “ multi-session” recording.

•Finalize the disc after completing recording.

NOTES

•The unit does not support “ packet write” discs.

•Some disc may not be played back because of the disc characteristics or recording condition.

•The unit does not output a digital audio signal from DIGITAL OUT when playing back an MP3 disc.

•You cannot playback Tracks in the desired (programmed) or random order.

•The screen saver function is not active with an MP3 disc, as with an Audio CD.

The following table shows basic functions of basic control buttons.

As you can see, all buttons below function the same as with Audio CD discs.

Buttons	Functions
3	Starts playback
7	Stops playback completely
8	Pauses playback temporarily
4/¢	Skips back or forward a Track in the
	group.*
		discMP3	playback
* You cannot skip a Track across a Group.
NOTES

•The current Track numbers are shown on the display window in the following manner.

VCDVD GROUP TITLE TRACK CHAP 1 A-B

PROGRAM

RANDOM

Current track elapsed time

Current track number

•Only MP3 files are shown on the display window as a track.

•Group number is not shown in the display window

When selecting such a track, "--" is shown, instead of the Track number, in the display window.

•You cannot advance or reverse playback of an MP3 disc rapidly.

•You cannot see any other time information but the current track elapsed time.

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