RCA RC5227P user manual What is MP3?, Playing MP3 Files, Creating an MP3 Disc on Your Computer

Playing MP3 Files

What is MP3?

MP3 is a format for storing digital audio. An audio CD-quality song can be compressed into MP3 format with very little loss of quality, while taking up much less space.

CD-R or a CD-RW discs that have been encoded in MP3 format can be played on your DVD player. In this manual, CD-R and CD-RW discs will be referred to as MP3 discs. MP3 files, or songs, are referred to as titles.

Obtaining MP3 files

There are two ways to obtain MP3 files:

•By using computer software to encode MP3 files from an audio CD - You can download the software necessary to encode MP3 files from the internet.

When encoding MP3 files, you can include information such as title, artist, genre, and comments that will be displayed by your DVD player at the time the title is played. This information must be included at the time the file is encoded in order for it to be displayed at the time you play it or/the player.

•Downloading MP3 files from the internet - There are many internet sites that allow you to download MP3 files fro free, and many sites that require a fee.

Creating an MP3 Disc on Your Computer

Your DVD player handles MPEG-1, layer III audio, tf you encode your own MP3 files from an audio CD, avoid using the features of MPEG-2, such as the 22kHz sampling frequency.

Be sure to make a data CD rather than an audio CD. If you make an audio CD, you will lose the extra features and compression of MP3.

When you burn a CD, take the following steps to get optimal use of the CD for playing in your DVD player.

•In your CD burning software, select ISO-9660 for the file system.

Note: TheJoliet f!le system is not recommended. Using theJoliet f!le system may result in shortened f!le names.

The DVD player can support up to 30-character names. Your computer software may let you specifi/this option as ISO-9660 level 2, ISO-9660 with Rock Ridge extension, or simply as ISO- 9660 with long directory or file names, If your computer software doesn't support the above options, name your files and directories using eight characters or less.

Notes

For more information regarding MP3 encoding software and MP3 sites, visit http..// www.lyrazone.com.

Some transport modes (reverse and fast forward) are not available for MP3 CDs.

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