Arcam DV29 DVD Player User Manual


 
DV29
E-20
English
DV29
E-21
Advanced MP3/WMA/JPEG and audio-CD
features
The DV29 DVD player has the ability to handle MP3, WMA and JPEG  les, when these are burned on to
a CD-R or CD-RW disc. Picture/Photo CDs are also playable. These  le types may be mixed together, if
desired.
This section explains the more sophisticated CD-based features, for audio CDs and for CD-ROM discs
containing MP3, WMA and JPEG  les. The operation for audio-CDs and other CD-ROMs is very similar,
except that CD-ROMs can have directories and sub-directories, while audio-CDs do not have a directory
structure.
In this section of the document, we use the term ‘CD-ROM’ to refer to a CD-R or CD-RW disc containing
MP3, WMA or JPEG  les, and including Picture/Photo CDs.
All of these advanced features use on-screen menus, so a Display device monitor is required.
Screen layout
When an audio-CD or CD-ROM is detected by the DVD player, the disc navigator screen is displayed.
The screen shown above is the disc navigator screen, in this example showing a CD-R containing MP3
 les. The following items can be identi ed:
1
The user command indicator.
2
The mode of the player. This is described in more detail
below.
3
The current track number and the total number of
tracks in this directory (for CD-ROMs), or on the whole
disc (for audio-CDs).
4
The playback time of the current track, and the total
playback time.
5
For CD-ROMs, this area shows the current directory.
6
‘Up’ – for CD-ROMs, selecting this button changes
directory to one level above the current one. This button
is not shown for audio-CDs, or if the current directory is
at the top level.
7
‘PAF’ – Play All Files on the disc. Starting from the  rst
valid  le/track, all valid  les/tracks on the disc are
played, in the order found.
8
‘PD’ – Play Directory. (CD-ROMs only). Starting from the  rst valid  le in the current directory,
all the (valid)  les in the current directory are played.
9
The names of the tracks in this directory. For audio-CDs, the text ‘Track 1’, etc., is shown here.
For CD-ROMs, the text shown here is based on the  le name of the track.
bk
When playing CD-ROMs, the full name of the  le being played is displayed here (subject to
screen space).
bl
When playing CD-ROMs, tag information from MP3 and WMA  les is displayed here, if present on
the disc.
bm
Helpful messages to the user are displayed here. When the disc is loaded, the PAF button (
7
)
is highlighted. This means that loading the disc and pressing PLAY or OK is enough to set the
disc playing.
Player mode
When playing audio-CDs or CD-ROMs, the player can be in one of three modes:
Browse mode: the user is free to navigate around the disc directory structure (while playback is
stopped). Valid  les/tracks in each directory (audio-CD tracks or  les that can be played) are displayed
on the screen. Pressing PLAY while the cursor is on a valid  le/track will start playback from that point,
continuing to the end of the disc. Alternatively, the ‘PD’ or ‘PAF’ buttons can be used to start playback.
Programme mode: Press PROG on the remote control to enter ‘Programme’ mode to choose the
order in which the  les/tracks are played. Playback must be stopped  rst. ‘Programme’ mode operates
differently for audio-CDs and MP3 discs, and is explained on page 22.
Playlist mode: The player is in this mode when a programmed sequence of  les/tracks is being played.
No navigation of the disc may be performed in this mode; the player starts at the beginning of the
programmed playlist and plays through to the end.
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