Notes

•Depending on the VIDEO CD, the menu does not appear in Step 1.

•Depending on the VIDEO CD, “Press ENTER” in Step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” in the instructions supplied with the disc. In this case, press

H.

Tip

To play without using PBC, press ./> or the number buttons while the system is stopped to select a track, then press H or ENTER.

“Play without PBC” appears on the TV screen and the system starts continuous play. You cannot play still pictures such as a menu. To return to PBC playback, press x twice, then press H.

Playing an MP3 Audio Track

You can play MP3 audio tracks on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, the discs must be recorded according to ISO9660 level 1, level 2, or Joliet format for the system to recognize the tracks. You can also play discs recorded in Multi Session. See the instructions of the CD-R/RW device or recording software (not supplied) for details on the recording format.

1 Load a data disc recorded in MP3 into the system.

2 Press H.

The system starts to play the first MP3 audio track in the first album on the disc.

Notes

•The system can play MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer3) audio. The system cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format.

•This system can play Multi Session CDs when an MP3 audio track is located in the first session. Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks, recorded in the later sessions, can also be played back.

•Maximum number of albums on a disc: 99 (The maximum number of MP3 audio tracks that can be contained on an album is 250.)

•An album that does not include an MP3 audio track is skipped.

•If you put the extension “.MP3” to data not in MP3 format, the system cannot recognize the data properly and will generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system.

•If the system cannot play MP3, set [DATA CD PRIORITY] to [MP3] in the [CUSTOM SETUP] setting (page 82).

•The system can play to a depth of 8 directories, including a root directory.

Discs Playing

37GB