Russound SMS3 manual MP3, Changing the Encoding Quality, Remote Control

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OPTIONS & STATUS CONFIGURATION

MP3

Audio files in MP3 format are compressed, and may lose some information to make it easier to com- press. As with OGG, the information lost with MP3 is typically not discernable to the average listener. Use MP3 when smaller files are desired (if the audio files may be moved to a portable MP3 player) or if hard disk space is at a premium. Playback quality will be less than that of the original, but not dis- cernable to the listener.

ENCODING QUALITY

If you choose an encoding format that compresses the file (OGG or MP3), you must also select a Quality setting: High, Normal or Economy. The differences between the settings are compression rates and information loss.

High - Less compression, more information retained (MP3=320 Kbps, OGG=184 Kbps) Normal - Standard level of compression and information loss (MP3=192 Kbps, OGG=121 Kbps) Economy - More compression, less information retained (MP3=92 Kbps, OGG=87 Kbps)

CHANGING THE ENCODING QUALITY

From the Options & Status page, choose Configure. Enter the password “abc” to reach the Encoding Format page. Under Format, select WAV, OGG or MP3. If OGG or MP3 is selected, proceed to Quality. Select High, Normal or Economy.

Note: the Encoding Format and Quality setting stay in effect for every CD cataloged until the settings are changed. If you want different encoding quality settings for different types of music, you must choose the desired settings for each music type.

REMOTE CONTROL

On the SMS3-RC remote con- trol, the Favorite buttons can be assigned to specific themes. The F1, F2 and F3 buttons are pre-assigned with three of the media server’s default themes. To assign a new theme to a favorite but- ton, select the field next to the button name to bring up a list of themes, then select one of the themes for that button. Once a theme has been assigned to a Favorite button, it can be recalled at a touch without navigating through screens.

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