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MP3 CD OPERATION
Before starting
This unit can play back the CD that has recorded music data, MP3 files.
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Select “DVD/CD” function.
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The file system is ISO9660 level 1 and level 2.
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If the CD has both audio CD tracks and MP3 files, only audio CD tracks
are played.
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It would take 30 seconds or more for this unit to read MP3 files
depending on its structure.
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This unit can recognize up to 256 files or folders per disc. The CD with
257 files or folders and over is not available to this unit.
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MP3 CDs may not be played in the recorded order.
1.
Please use the MP3 software with the function that can record
data alphabetically or numerically.
2.
Please refrain from making many sub-folders by preference.
However, some CD-R/RWs and MP3 CDs cannot be played back
depending on the recording conditions.
Before playing back MP3 files, please read the following.
MP3 CD
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MP3 files must have the extension letters, “.MP3” or “.mp3”.
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Standard, sampling frequency, and the bit rate:
MPEG-1 Audio
32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz
32kbps ~ 320kbps (constant bit rate or variable bit rate)
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The recommend recording setting for a high-quality sound is 44.1kHz
of sampling frequency and 128kbps of constant bit rate.
Limitations on display
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Available letters for display are the following: capital or small alphabets
of A through Z, and numbers of 0 through 9.
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Other letters than those above are replaced in “-” (hyphen).
Note:
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The CD has no music data or non-MP3 files cannot be played back.
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The WMA files cannot be played back.
MP3 CD play
1.
Load the MP3 CD.
“FILE LIST” appears on the display and a table of contents in the first
directory appears on the screen.
Example:
2.
Press the
4
,
a
,
5
or
b
button to move the highlighted box to the
desired file.
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To go on to the next or previous directory, press the
4
,
a
,
5
or
b
button.
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To go back to the previous directory, press the RETURN button.
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In some discs, if the MENU button is pressed, it goes back to the
first directory.
3.
Press the ENTER or
a
(Play) button to start play.
The letter’s colour in the highlighted box turns green.
Example: (the second directory)
To stop play, press the
n
button.
If the disc is mixed with MP3 and JPEG files…
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If you start from the MP3 file, the unit plays MP3 files. The JPEG files
are automatically skipped.
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If you start from the JPEG file, the unit plays the JPEG files. The MP3
files are automatically skipped.
Current file elapsed playing time
Total file number
Current file number
File information
