Philips AZ2558 specifications MP3-CD / CD Player, Important Specifications

MP3-CD / CD PLAYER MP3-CD / CD PLAYER

MP3-CD / CD PLAYER MP3-CD / CD PLAYER

IMPORTANT SPECIFICATIONS

Supported formats:

•Disc format ISO9660, Joliet and multi-session CDs. Use ISO9660 disc format when burning CD- ROMs.

•MP3 music fomats.

•MP3 bit rate (data rate): 32-320 Kbps and variable bit rate.

•650Mb and 700Mb CD-R and CD-RWs.

•Directory nesting up to a maximum of 8 levels (max. 64 characters).

General information

The music compression technology MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3) reduces the original digital audio data by a factor up to 10 without losing significant sound quality. This allows you to record up to 10 hours of CD-like quality music on a single CD-ROM.

How to get MP3 music

Either download legal MP3 music from the internet or convert your audio CD into MP3 format with any MP3 encoder software, and then record onto a CD-R(W).

•To achieve a good sound quality a bit rate of at least 128kbps is recommended for MP3 files.

•Some encoder software offer an option to protect music files, i.e. the files can only be played on the computer which created them. If you burn such files on a CD-ROM, you cannot play them on this set. Make sure to deactivate the protection option in the encoder software before creating the music files. In this case you are responsible for adherence to all local or international copyrights.

When burning the MP3-CD

•To avoid problems with playback or missing files, make sure the file names are typed in English text characters and that the MP3 files end with .mp3

•Use a writing software capable of recording MP3 track titles (files) in numerical and alphabetical order. For details on using the software, refer to the operating instructions of the software.

•When recording on a CD-RW, make sure that you close (finalize) all sessions in order for the set to read and play your tracks.

How to organize MP3 files

You can store up to a maximum number of 35 albums and 400 titles on one MP3-CD, depending on the song file sizes.

Albums and titles are alphabetically sorted.

•MP3-CD/ CD albums and titles are shown as numbers in the display.

IMPORTANT!

This set does not play/support the following:

•Empty albums: an empty album is an album that does not contain MP3 files, and will not be shown in the display.

•Non-supported file formats are skipped. This means that e.g.: Word documents .doc or MP3 files with extension .dlf are ignored and will not be played.

•Playlist Files e.g. .m3u, .pls of WMA, AAC, Winamp, Sonic, RealJukebox, MS Mediaplayer 7.0, MusicMatch.

•Recordings created on e.g. PacketWriting and Package Writing.

Playing MP3-CD & CD

This CD player plays Audio Discs including CD-R(W)s, and MP3 CD-ROMs.

•CD-I, CDV, VCD, DVD or computer CDs, are not possible.

1.Press STANDBY ON y once or more to on, then select CD SOURCE.

2.Press OPEN•CLOSE to open the CD door.

] is displayed when the CD door is open.

3.Insert a CD with the printed side facing up and press down on OPEN•CLOSE to close the CD door.

]Display show		,when reading disc
contents;
]Display :		if no disc inserted/
disc incorrectly inserted.,
]Display :		or
if disc damaged / dirty:.
–	throughout CD operation;
–		throughout MP3-CD operation;

–In CD stop mode: total track number and total playback time.

–	is shown if you have inserted a
	non-finalized CD-R(W) / black disc.

Note: MP3-CDs may take more than 10 seconds to read.

4.Press 2; to start playback.

=Display: Current track number and elapsed track time during MP3-CD / CD playback.

=If MP3-CD, the album number also is shown.

5.To pause playback press 2;. Press 2; again to resume play.

= Time digits flashes during pause.

6.To stop MP3-CD / CD playback, press 9.

7.Press STANDBY ON y to switch off the set.

Note: MP3-CD / CD play will also stop when:

–the CD door is opened

–the CD has reached the end

–you select other sound source.

MP3-CD/ CD text display

During playback, press the BAND / DISPLAY button briefly and repeatedly to view text information:

MP3-CDs

Press BAND / DISPLAY once or more to view e.g.

–track name and elapsed track time;

–album name and elapsed track time;

–album number, track number and elapsed track time;

–ID3 tag details, if available. Otherwise, display

shows .

CDs

Press BAND / DISPLAY once or more to view e.g.

–Current track number and elapsed track time dur- ing CD playback;

–Remaining playback time of current track.

Selecting a different track

•Press SEARCH ∞ or § (on the remote control ¡ or ™) once or repeatedly until the desired track number appears in the display.

•If you have selected a track number shortly after loading a disc or in the PAUSE position, you will need to press 2; to start playback.

MP3-CD mode only:

First press ALBUM/ PRESET – or + once or more to find your album.

]Display: if no albums are available.

Finding a passage within a track

1.Press and hold SEARCH ∞ or §.(on the remote control 5 or 6)

–The CD is played at high speed and low volume.

–No sound is heard during MP3-CDfast cue/ review.

2.When you recognize the passage you want, release ∞ or §. Normal playback continues.(on the remote control 5 or 6)

Note: Searching is only possible within a track.

Different play modes: SHUFFLE and REPEAT (See

4- 7)

You can select and change the various play modes before or during playback. The play modes can also be combined with PROGRAM.

shuffle - tracks of the entire CD/ program are played in random order

shuffle repeat all - to repeat the entire CD/ program continuously in random order

repeat all - repeats the entire CD/ program repeat - plays the current track continuously

1.To select play mode, press MODE once or more. (SHUFFLE / REPEAT on the remote control).

2.Press 2; to start playback if in the stop position. ]If you have selected shuffle, playback starts

automatically.

3.To select normal playback, press MODE repeatedly until the various modes are no longer displayed.

–You can also press the 9 to cancel your play mode in playing.