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MP3, WINDOWS MEDIA AND JPEG PLAYBACK
The HS 300 will recognize data on CD-ROM discs and USB devices
recorded in the MP3, Windows Media 9 (WMA) or JPEG formats,
including images stored on Kodak
® Picture CDs. You may also play
discs with more than one of the three formats.
The specific file types that may be played on the HS 300 are:
• MP3 Files: MP3 is a popular audio compression format that was
developed by the Motion Picture Experts Group as part of the MPEG-
1 video compression format. Depending on the specific MP3 encoder
used, file size is greatly reduced so that you store many more songs
on one compact disc than in the standard audio CD format. MP3 is
also used to download audio files to computers for home use. In
order to play an MP3 file on the HS 300, the disc may not contain
any encryption or coding that prevents playback. Always be certain
that you have, or have purchased, the proper rights or authorization
before creating a CD-ROM with MP3 or any other codec format.
• WMA Files: WMA (Windows Media Audio) is an audio compression
format developed by the Microsoft ® Corporation for use with its
Windows Media Player. WMA files may be created with greater
compression than MP3 without sacrificing audio quality so that even
more songs may be recorded on a disc. There have been a number
of versions of Windows Media, and the HS 300 is compatible only
with files that end in the “wma” extension and that were recorded
using the Windows Media Series 9 encoding, but only up to 320kbps.
• JPEG Files : “JPEG” is the acronym used to identify image files
recorded according to specifications established by Joint
Photographic Experts Group for compressing still images. Identified by
the file extension “jpg” when they are recorded on most computers,
JPEG files may be created by a digital still camera and then edited
and “burned” to a disc in your personal computer, recorded on a
CD-ROM disc from film images by a photo processor, or scanned
from printed photos into your personal computer and then burned
onto a CD-ROM. You may also connect a digital camera directly to
one of the HS 300’s USB ports, if the camera is equipped with a
USB connection, and if it stores its images in the JPEG format.
Discs containing MP3, WMA or JPEG files are navigated and controlled
a little differently from standard DVDs and CDs. When a disc containing
one or more of these types of files is loaded in the HS 300, the Player
Information menu screen will appear. See Figure 76.
Figure 76 – Player Information Screen
(JPEG/WMA Disc)
This screen will display a list of the main folders contained on the disc
The elapsed time will appear in the upper right corner of the screen. It
isn’t possible to change the time display, and the Time Search function
is not available.
MP3 or WMA Disc Playback
MP3 and WMA discs may contain 200 tracks or even more. To get the
best overview about all tracks on the disc and their names and to select
them comfortably, use the on-screen display rather than the front-panel
display. The front-panel display will only show the number and the
elapsed time of the track being played.
The supported bit rate for WMA files is between 64kbps and 320kbps.
The supported bit rate for MP3 files is between 32kbps and 320kbps.
• To select a folder (if any), press the Navigation Buttons until the
desired folder name is highlighted, then press the Enter Button.
• To select a track, press the Navigation Buttons until the desired track
name is highlighted.
To start play of the selected track, press the Enter or Play Button.
During MP3/WMA playback, some of the standard CD/DVD playback
controls operate in their normal fashion (refer to Figure 59):
• You may skip forward to the next track on the disc by pressing the
Skip/Next Button.
• You may skip back to the previous track on the disc by pressing the
Skip/Prev Button twice .
• Press the Pause Button to momentarily stop playback. Press the Play
Button to resume play. Press the Stop Button to enter stop mode.
• Press the Search Forward or Search Reverse buttons, for fast search
of a track. Press the Play
›
, Pause
±
or Stop Button Í to end fast
play.
• Slow-play is not available during MP3/WMA playback.
• You may play an MP3 or WMA disc in random mode by adjusting
the Random setting in the Player Information submenu. You may also
access the Random function while an MP3 or WMA disc is playing
by pressing the Random Button. See Figure 75.
• The Repeat function may be accessed during playback of an MP3 or
WMA disc by pressing the Repeat Button on the remote. See Figure
74. Repeatedly press the Repeat Button to scroll through the options
of Repeat 1 (repeat one file), Repeat All (repeat all files) or Repeat
Folder (repeat all files within the current folder). The next press will
turn the repeat function off. Repeat A-B is not available during
MP3/WMA playback.
NOTES ON MP3 AND WMA PLAYBACK
• During playback, the front-panel display and the time indicator
on the screen above the list will show the elapsed time of the
track being played. Other time display options are not available
with MP3/WMA playback.
• The HS 300 is only compatible with standard MP3- and
WMA-encoded discs. Other compressed audio formats used
for Internet audio downloads will not play on the HS 300.
OPERATION