MP3/WMA disc playback
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NOTE
Make sure that the TV - DVD switch on the
remote control unit is set to "DVD" when
TV
DVD
using the 5/∞/2/3 and TV/VIDEO -
CANCEL buttons for controlling the player.
Operations
The player can play back MP3 files and WMA files on a
personally recorded CD-R/RW disc or commercially available CD.
We refer to a disc that contains MP3 and/or WMA files as an
"MP3/WMA disc" in this manual.
Note that if a disc contains both of MP3/WMA files and JPEG
files, you can only play back files of the type selected by the
[MP3&WMA/JPEG] setting in the [PICTURE] preference display.
(see page 28).
About MP3/WMA discs
On an MP3/WMA disc, each song is recorded as a file (track).
Files are sometimes grouped into folders by artists, album, etc.
• Each file is regarded as a track.
• A folder which has one or more files is regarded as a group.
• A folder which does not directly contain any tracks is ignored.
• Files which do not belong to any folder are grouped into "group
1."
• The player recognizes up to 150 tracks per group, and up to 99
groups per disc. If there are files other than MP3/WMA files,
they also count in the 150-file total.
Max. 99 groups per disc
Track 1.mp3
Track 2.mp3
Track 3.mp3
Group 2
Group 4
Max.150 tracks
per group
Notes for making your own MP3/WMA disc using a
CD-R/CD-RW disc
• Select "ISO 9660" as the disc format.
• As for MP3 files, we recommend you to record your material at
a 44.1 kHz sampling rate, using the 128 kbps data transfer rate.
• As for WMA files, make sure that the copyright feature is set to
off.
• As for WMA files, we recommend you to record your material at
a bit rate of 64 kbps or higher.
Basic operations
5/∞
Use the following buttons to control MP3/WMA disc playback.
¢
ENTER: Starts playback while stopped.
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3:
7:
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8:
4/¢:Skips back or forward a track during playback.
If you press 3 during playback, or press 7 to stop playback
followed by 3, the player starts playback from the beginning of
the current track.
NOTES
• The player does not support "packet writing (UDF format)"
discs.
• The player does not support the ID3 tag.
• The player supports discs recorded with multiple sessions.
• Some discs may not play due to disc characteristics or
recording conditions.
• Programmed and random playback functions do not work with
MP3/WMA discs.
• As for MP3, the player only can play back tracks with the
following file extensions; ".MP3," ".Mp3," ".mp3" and ".mP3."
• As for WMA, the player only can play back tracks with the
following file extensions; ".WMA," ".wma," and any other
combination of upper case and lower case letters (such as
".Wma").
• Time required for reading the disc contents may vary for
different discs, depending on the numbers of groups (folders)
and tracks (files) recorded, etc.
• You cannot advance or reverse playback by pressing ¡ or
1, or by holding down ¢ or 4 during MP3/WMA disc
playback.
• The player supports WMA files recorded with a bit rate of 48
kbps or higher. The player cannot play back WMA files recorded
with a bit rate under 48 kbps.
Selecting the desired group and track
When inserting an MP3/WMA disc, after the disc contents are
read, the MP3/WMA CONTROL display automatically appears on
the TV screen.
You can specify the desired group/track from the display using
the following procedure.
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Group 1
2
Track 4.mp3
Track 5.mp3
3
Track 6.mp3
Group 3
Starts playback while stopped or paused.
Stops playback.
Pauses playback.
Selects the previous or next track while stopped.
Make sure that the black (cursor) bar is in the
left (group) column.
If it is in the right column, press 2 to move it to the left
column.
Press 5/∞ to move the bar to a desired
group.
On the right column, tracks in the selected group are shown.
Press 4/¢ to select a desired track, then
press ENTER or 3.
or
Press the numeric buttons to directly specify
a desired track number.
To select 5: press 5.
To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3.
To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10.
The player starts playback from the selected track.
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