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Normal Play
Follow the steps below to get an understanding of
the disc play procedure.
(1) Starting Playback
(
1
PLAY )
1. Turn the POWER switch on and press the
5
OPEN/CLOSE button to open the drawer.
2. Set the MP3 disc to be played in the front side
tray.
3. Press the
1
PLAY button.
4. The drawer closes and the disc just loaded is
played.
5. The disc number, track number and elapsed time,
etc., for the disc currently playing appear on the
display window.
6. If the
5
OPEN/CLOSE button is pressed while a
disc is playing, playback continues, but the drawer
opens and four discs can be replaced. The disc
that can be replaced switches when the DISC
SKIP button is pressed.
Press the
5
OPEN/CLOSE button again to close
the drawer.
(2) Stopping Playback
(
2
STOP )
1. Press the
2
STOP button to stop playback.
2. To replace discs, press the
5
OPEN/CLOSE
button.
The disc which was playing switches over to the
front side and the drawer opens.
• Set the MP3 disc you want to played in the front
side.
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Other Play Methods
The DCM-280 is compatible with discs containing up
to 256 tracks.
1
2
3
4
( RANDOM )
(2) Disc Sequential Random Play
(
1
PLAY )
• Press the RANDOM button and the disc number of
MP3 (1 to 5) with the DISC SELECT button and the
number buttons. A press of the
1
PLAY button will
result in the player randomly selecting and playing
tracks on the disc in the order of specified discs.
Up to 5 discs can be selected, and the same disc
can be selected, two or more times. Disc
sequential random play is cancelled when play
ends.
( DISC
(
SELECT )
( 1 ~ 5 )
(3) To Cancel Random Play
• Pressing the RANDOM button once more cancels
the Random function. Play will then proceed from
the track currently being played to the end of the
last track on the disc, then stop.
Pressing the
5
OPEN/CLOSE button also cancels
the Random function.
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PLAYING MP3 FILES
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There are many sites on the Internet from which you can download music files in MP3 format. These files
can be downloaded following the instructions on the site and stored on CD-R/RW discs which can then be
played on the DCM-280.
The music on commercially available music CDs can be converted into MP3 files on a computer using MP3
encoding programs. When this is done, the data is reduced to approximately 1/10 the original size. This MP3
data can then be stored on a CD-R/RW disc, allowing you to create a single 12 cm CD-R/RW disc containing
about 10 times more music than a normal music CD, that is some 100 tracks or more (*).
* This is an approximately value for MP3 files of tracks about 5 minutes long converted at a standard bit
rate (128 kbps) and stored on a CD-R/RW disc with a capacity of 650 MB.
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Recordings you make are for your personal use and should not be used in ways infringing upon the
copyright holder as per copyright laws.
NOTES:
• The DCM-280 is compatible with “MPEG-1 Audio
Layer-3”, “MPEG-2 Audio Layer-3” and “MPEG-
2.5 Audio Layer-3” standards (sampling
frequencies - 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz). It is
not compatible with MP1 or MP2 standards.
• When writing MP3 files on a CD-R/RW disc, set
the writing program’s format to “ISO9660 level
1” or “ISO9660 level 2”. MP3 files written in
other formats may not play properly. With some
writing programs it is not possible to record in
“ISO9660” format. Use an “ISO9660” format
writing program.
• Generally speaking, the higher the MP3 file’s bit
rate, the better the sound quality. With the DCM-
280 it is recommended to use MP3 files written
with a bit rate of 128 kbps or greater.
• The writing program may change the positions of
the folders and files when writing the MP3 files
on the CD-R/RW disc, so the files may not be
played in the expected order.
• Make sure to give MP3 files the extension
“.MP3”. Files with extensions other than “.MP3”
or without extensions cannot be played. (On
Macintosh computers, MP3 files can be played by
adding the extension “.MP3” after the file name
consisting of a maximum of 8 Roman capital
letters and/or numerals when recording them on
CD-R/RW discs.)
• To protect copyrights, no digital signals are output
when playing MP3 files.
• A maximum of 99 folders can be played on the
DCM-280. Folders over 8 layers down, however,
cannot be played. The maximum number of files
is also 512. If there are 513 files, only the first
512 are played. (Files other than those with the
extension “.MP3” are not counted.)
• It may not be possible to play some CD-R/RW
discs due to dirt, scratches or the disc’s
properties.
• Do not apply seals or tape to the label or signal
side of CDs or CD-R/RW discs. The glue could get
on the disc surface, making the disc get stuck
inside the set.
• The DCM-280 is multi-session compatible.
Only first music CDs can be played if the first
session is a music CD, and only MP3 files can be
played if the first session consists of MP3 files.
• The DCM-280 is mixed-audio compatible. Only
music files can be played.
• The DCM-280 is not compatible with packet write
programs.
• The DCM-280 is not compatible with play lists.
• The DCM-280 is not compatible with ID3-Tag.
• Program selection and program randam play are
not possible with MP3 discs.
1
2
( RANDOM )
(1) Full Random Play
(
1
PLAY )
• Press the RANDOM button, then press the
1
PLAY button. The microcomputer will then start
play of the tracks on the 5 discs at random.
