Samsung DVD-C460, User Manual

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CD-R MP3/WMA file
When you record MP3 or WMA files on CD-R, please refer to the following.
- Your MP3 or WMA files should be ISO 9660 or JOLIET format.
ISO 9660 format and Joliet MP3 or WMA files are compatible with Microsoft's DOS and
Windows, and with Apple's Mac.This format is the most widely used.
- When naming your MP3 or WMA files, do not exceed 8 characters, and enter “.mp3, .wma”
as the file extension.
General name format : Title.mp3. or Title.wma. When composing your title, make sure that you
use 8 characters or less, have no spaces in the name, and avoid the use of special characters
including: (.,/,\,=,+).
- Use a decompression transfer rate of at least 128 Kbps when recording MP3 files.
Sound quality with MP3 files basically depends on the rate of compression/ decompression you
choose. Getting CD audio sound requires an analog/digital sampling rate, that is conversion
to MP3 format, of at least 128 Kbps and up to 160 Kbps. However, choosing higher rates, like
Kbps or more, only rarely give better sound quality. Conversely, files with decompression rates
below 128 Kbps will not be played properly.
- Use a decompression transfer rate of at least 64Kbps when recording WMA files.
Sound quality with WMA files basically depends on the rate of compression/decompression you
choose. Getting CD audio sound requires an analog/digital sampling rate, that is conversion to
Clips Menu for MP3/WMA/JPEG/MPEG4/CD Audio
CD Audio or discs with MP3/WMA/JPEG contain individual songs and/or pictures that can be
organized into folders as shown below. They are similar to how you use your computer to put files
into different folders.
Open the disc tray. Place the disc on the tray. Close the tray. The
tray closes and this screen display.
001/004
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- To select the Parent Folder
Press the RETURN button to go to parent folder, or press the
π/†
buttons to select “..” and
press ENTER to go to the parent folder.
Folder Selections
1. Open the disc tray. Place the disc on the tray. Close the tray.
- Only one kind of file is played back when a disc or a folder contains both MP3 and WMA files.
2. Press the
π/†
buttons to select a song file.
- Press ENTER to begin playback of the song file.
MP3/WMA/CD Audio Playback
Repeat/Random playback
Press the
REPEAT
button to change the playback mode. There are four modes, such as
Off
,
Track
,
Folder and Random .
- Off: Normal Playback
- Track: Repeats the current song file.
- Folder: Repeats the song files which have the same extension in the current folder.
- Random: Song files which have the same extension will be played in random order.
To resume normal play, press the
CANCEL button.
MPEG4 Playback
MPEG4 Play Function
AVI files are used to contain the audio and video data. Only AVI format files with the “.avi” exten-
sions can be played.
1. Open the disc tray. Place the disc on the tray. Close the tray.
2. Press the
π/†
buttons to select an avi file (DivX/XviD) and then press ENTER button.
Repeat playback
Press the REPEAT button to change playback mode. There are 3 modes, such as Track, Folder and
Off.
- Track : repeats the track that is playing.
- Folder : repeats the AVI files which have the same extension in the current folder.
- Off
- These functions may not work depending on MPEG4 file.
CD-R AVI file
This unit can play the following video compression formats within the AVI file format:
- DivX 3.11 contents
- DivX 4 contents (Based on MPEG-4 Simple Profile)
- DivX 5 contents (MPEG-4 simple profile plus additional features such as bi-directional frames.
Qpel and GMC are also supported.)
- XviD MPEG-4 compliant Contents.
This unit supports all resolutions up to maximum below.
MPEG4 Function Description
Function Description
Skip
( or )
During play, press the or button, it moves forward or backward 5 minutes.
Search
( or )
During play, press the SEARCH ( or ) button and press again to search at a
faster speed. Allows you to search at a faster speed in an AVI file. (2X, 4X, 8X)
Slow Motion
Play
Allows you to search at a slower speed in an AVI file. (1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16)
WMA format, of at least 64Kbps and up to Kbps. Conversely, files with decompression rates
below 64Kbps or over Kbps will not be played properly.
- Do not try recording copyright protected MP3 files.
Certain "secured" files are encrypted and code protected to prevent illegal copying. These files
are of the following types: Windows Media (registered trade mark of Microsoft Inc) and SDMI TM
(registered trade mark of The SDMI Foundation). You cannot copy such files.
- Important:
The above recommendations cannot be taken as a guarantee that the DVD player will play MP3
recordings, or as an assurance of sound quality. You should note that certain technologies and
methods for MP3 file recording on CD-Rs prevent optimal playback of these files on your DVD
player (degraded sound quality and in some cases, inability of the player to read the files).
- This unit can play a maximum of 500 files and 500 folders per disc.