MP3 PLAYBACK

MP3 is a method of compressing files. You can copy MP3 files on CD-RW/-Rs from the computer and play back the files on this unit.

Insert a MP3-format disc, then press MENU to call up the FILE LIST on the TV screen.

1.

 

FILE LIST

 

 

or

FOLDER

DISC NAME

 

MP3

 

 

 

folder name 1

 

 

folder name 2

 

 

 

folder name 3

 

 

 

folder name 4

 

 

 

file name 1

 

 

 

file name 2

 

 

ENTER

1/

2

 

 

 

PLAY

folder name 1

 

When selecting the folder:

Press Cursor B when you want to go to the next hierarchy.

Press Cursor s when you want to go back to the previous hierarchy (except for the top hierarchy).

2.

Refer to “Resume” on page 10.

This unit recommends the files recorded under the following circumstances:

Applicable MP3 fileRemarks

Sampling frequency:

For MP3 file recorded in Variable

44.1 kHz or 48 kHz

Bit Rate (VBR), the unit may not

Constant bit rate:

display the actual elapsed time.

32 kbps ~ 320 kbps

 

Hint

Some selections may take a while to be recognized.

Press TOP MENU to return to the 1st item.

Press MENU or RETURN to go back to the opening display.

Folders are known as Groups; files are known as Tracks.

Folders and MP3 files are displayed respectively as and .

A maximum of 255 folders or 999 files may be recognized in one disc.

Up to 8 hierarchies can be recognized in one folder. Files in the 9th or deeper hierarchies cannot be played back.

This unit can play back sounds from data recorded in MP3 format on CD-RW/-R discs.

A file with an extension of “.mp3 (MP3)” is called an “MP3 file”.

The unit can run an image file conforming to the Exif specification. Exif is a file format, Exchangeable Image File format established by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA).

Files whose extension is other than “.mp3 (MP3)” will not be listed in the MP3 menu.

If the file is not recorded in MP3 format, noise may be produced even if the file extension is either “.mp3 (MP3)”.

The name of group and track can be displayed in up to 25 charac- ters. Unrecognisable characters will be replaced with asterisks.

Unplayable groups or tracks may be displayed depending on the recording conditions.

If TOP MENU is pressed when a FILE LIST is displayed, the 1st item will be highlighted.

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ON-SCREEN DISPLAY

You can check the information about the current disc by pressing DISPLAY on the remote control.

Each time you press DISPLAY, On-Screen Display changes as examples below.

 

 

Angle icon, appears only when avail-

 

 

 

Current playback status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

able on the DVD.

1

4/12

0:03:21 - 0:02:15

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining time of the current track

 

 

Current playback status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elapsed time of the current track

1

11/16

0:00:00 - 0:03:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

T (Track):

 

 

Remaining time of the current chapter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current track number / Total tracks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elapsed time of the current chapter

 

 

 

ALL:

 

 

 

C (Chapter):

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

4/12

0:13:45 - 0:45:40

Current track number / Total tracks

 

 

Current chapter number /

T

 

 

 

 

 

Current repeat setting appears only

 

 

Total chapters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when the repeat setting is active.

2

1/3

0:00:00 - 1:23:45

 

 

 

T

: Track repeat

 

 

 

A : All tracks repeat

 

 

Remaining time of the current title

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A B

: A-B repeat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elapsed time of the current title

 

 

 

Remaining time of the entire disc

 

 

T (Title):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elapsed time of the entire disc

 

 

Current title number / Total titles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Hint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T

L1

 

• When you are playing a disc in PROGRAM or RANDOM mode,

 

PROGRAM” (or “RANDOM”) will be displayed instead of 2 .

 

 

 

 

Layer numbers, appears only when

 

 

 

 

 

playing a two-layered disc.

 

 

 

 

 

L0 : Layer 0 is playing

 

 

Current playback status

 

L1 : Layer 1 is playing

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Current repeat setting appears only

TRACK 01

 

 

 

 

 

The name of the file currently in play-

 

when the repeat setting is active.

 

 

 

 

 

back will be displayed.

 

C

: Chapter repeat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T

:

Title repeat

 

 

T (Track):

 

A B

: A-B repeat

 

 

 

 

 

Current track number / Total tracks

 

 

 

 

2

1/36 0:01:15

 

BIT RATE: The amount of audio and

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

video data currently being read.

 

 

Current Repeat setting, if active

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T

: Track repeat

A

ORG

 

 

 

 

G : Group (folder) repeat

 

 

 

 

A

: Disc repeat

 

List status

 

 

 

 

 

Elapsed playing time of the cur-

 

ORG

:

Original is playing

 

 

 

 

 

rent track

 

PL

:

Playlist is playing

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

Current repeat setting appears only

PROGRAM

or

RANDOM

 

 

 

 

 

when the repeat setting is active.

 

 

 

 

 

C

: Chapter repeat

 

(Only when you are playing a disc in PROGRAM or

 

T

:

Title repeat

 

 

 

RANDOM mode.)

 

 

 

A B

: A-B repeat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

:

All repeat

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

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