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Playing Discs (mp3)
Playing mp3
Discs
mp3 (MPEG-3, which
stands for Motion Picture Experts Group-Layer 3,
meaning the third layer of information) is a format
used to compress digital audio. Since the audio is
compressed, it takes up less space.
Obtaining mp3 Files
There are two ways to obtain mp3
files:
•
Use your computer software to encode mp3
files from an audio CD — you can download
the software from some internet sites such as
MusicMatch.
•
Download mp3 files from the internet. Some
internet sites allow you to download mp3 files
for free, and some charge a fee.
Creating an mp3 Disc on Your
Computer
Your DVD player handles MPEG-1, layer III audio. If
you encode your own mp3 files from an audio CD,
avoid using the features of MPEG-2,such as the
22kHz sampling frequency.
Be sure to make a data CD rather than an audio CD.
If you make an audio CD,you will lose the extra fea-
tures and compression of the mp3 format.
When you burn a CD, take the following steps to
get optimal use of the CD for playing in your DVD
player. In your CD burning software, select ISO-9660
for the file system.
Notes:
Help — For more information regarding mp3
encoding software and mp3 sites, visit www.lyra-
zone.com.
The Joliet file system is not recommended. Using the
Joliet file system may result in shortened file names.
Some transport modes (reverse and fast forward)
are not available for mp3 CDs.
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Playing Discs (Audio CD / Video CD)
Video CDs (VCDs)
Video CDs contain audio and video content just like DVD discs, but they are created in
a different format and don’t hold as much information as DVD discs. The picture qual-
ity on a VCD isn’t as high as the picture quality on a DVD disc.
VCDs are divided into tracks and titles. Because VCDs contain less information than a
DVD disc, some of the features of your DVD Player might not work with some VCDs.
Time display Track PlayBack Control Audio Repeat
Using the Playback features
While you’re playing a VCD, press INFO on the remote (the on-screen Info Display shown above appears on
the screen).
For playback options, please refer to DVD section for more details.
Bookmarks
The Bookmark feature lets you
mark a point on the disc so
that when you turn the player
off and back on (without hav-
ing ejected the disc), you can
quickly start playing the disc
from a bookmarked point.
The Bookmark Feature is explained in the DVD part
of this chapter.
IntroScan
Use the IntroScan feature to
preview the first few seconds of
each track on the CD.
1.
While the CD is playing,
press INFO (the Info Display
appears).
2.
Use the arrow buttons to highlight the
IntroScan icon.
3.
Press OK (the first few seconds of each track
starts playing). To stop IntroScan, press the
STOP button.
The mp3 Display
mp3 discs contain individual songs that can be
organized into folders — similar to how you use your
computer to put documents (files) into different
folders when you burn them onto the CD. The con-
tents of a folder can either be songs or more folders
(subdirectories).
Selecting Folders and Songs
Playback begins automatically when you insert an
mp3 disc into the player. The player will begin play-
ing the songs in the order they were burned on the
disc.
1.
To open a folder when a disc is playing, use the
arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the
folder and press OK (the songs in the folder
appear).
2.
Use the up/down arrow buttons to highlight
the song you want from the song list. To start
playing the highlighted song, press OK.
Skipping Songs
Use the CH+ button to move to the next song. Press
CH- to move to the previous song.
Note: There isn’t an Info Display when
playing mp3 files.
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