Owner's Manual

OPERATION
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Operation with Audio CD and MP3/WMA Disc
Playing an Audio CD or MP3/WMA file
This unit can play Audio CDs or MP3/WMA files.
MP3/ WMA/ Audio CD
Once you insert an MP3/WMA files recording media
Audio CD, a menu appears on the TV screen and
display window.
Press / to select a track/file and then press PLAY
(
BB
) or SELECT/ ENTER, and playback starts. You can
use variable playback functions. Refer to the page 17.
ID3 TAG
When playing a file containing information such as track
titles, you can see the information by pressing DISPLAY
repeatedly.
The information [ Folder and file name, Song, Artist,
Album, Genre,Comment,Time information] of the
MP3/WMA file will be shown in the display window and
TV screen
To move next or previous files press the
SKIP(./>)button.
T
T
ips
ips
• Press MENU to move to the next page.
• On a CD with MP3/WMA and JPEG, you can switch
MP3/WMA and JPEG. Press TITLE, and the word
MUSIC or PHOTO on top of the menu is highlighted.
Programmed Playback
The program function enables you to store your favorite
tracks from any disc in the unit memory. A program can
contain 300 tracks.
1. Insert a disc.
Audio CD and MP3/WMA Discs:
2. Select a track on the “List”, and then press
PROG./MEMO. or select “ (Add)” icon and then
press SELECT/ ENTER to place the selected track
on the “Program” list. Repeat to place additional
tracks on the list.
Note
Note
You can add all tracks in the disc. Select “
(
Add All)”
icon then press SELECT/ ENTER.
3. Select the track you want to start playing on the
“Program” list. Press MENU to move to the next page.
4. Press PLAY (
BB
) or SELECT/ENTER to start.
Playback begins in the order in which you pro-
grammed the tracks. Playback stops after all of the
tracks on the “Program” list have played once.
5. To resume normal playback from programmed play-
back, select a track of AUDIO CD (or MP3/WMA) list
and then press PLAY (
BB
).
Repeat Programmed Tracks
1. Press REPEAT when playing a disc. The repeat icon
appears.
2. Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode.
• TRACK: repeats the current track
• ALL: repeats all the tracks on a programmed list.
• Off(No display): does not play repeatedly.
Erasing a Track from “Program” List
1. Use / to select the track that you wish to
erase from the Program list.
2. Press CLEAR. Alternatively, select “ (Delete)”
icon then press SELECT/ ENTER to place the
selected track on the Program list. Repeat to erase
additional tracks on the list.
Erasing the Complete Program List
Use / to select “ (Del all)” and then press
SELECT/ENTER.
Note
Note
The programs are also cleared when the disc is
removed.
MP3 / WMA disc compatibility with this player is limited
as follows:
• Sampling frequency: within 32 - 48 kHz (MP3),
within 24 - 48kHz (WMA)
• Bit rate: within 32 - 320kbps (MP3), 40 - 192kbps (WMA)
• The unit cannot read an MP3/WMA file that has a file
extension other than “.mp3” / “.wma”.
• CD-R physical format should be ISO 9660
• If you record MP3 / WMA files using software that cannot
create a file system (eg. Direct-CD) it is impossible to
playback MP3 / WMA files.We recommend that you use
Easy-CD Creator, which creates an ISO 9660 file system.
• File names should have a maximum of 8 letters and must
incorporate an .mp3 or .wma extension.
• They should not contain special letters such as / ? * : “ <
> l etc.
• The total number of files on the disc should be less than
999.
This unit requires discs and recordings to meet certain tech-
nical standards in order to achieve optimal playback quality.
Pre-recorded DVDs are automatically set to these standards.
There are many different types of recordable disc formats
(including CD-R containing MP3 or WMA files) and these
require certain pre-existing conditions (see above) to ensure
compatible playback.
Customers should note that permission is required in
order to download MP3 / WMA files and music from the
Internet. Our company has no right to grant such per-
mission. Permission should always be sought from the
copyright owner.