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DVD26 DVD AND CD PLAYER USER GUIDE
PLAYING MP3'S
This chapter explains how to play MP3 - les on
CD-Rom discs.
MP3 compatibility information
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The CD-ROM must be ISO 9660 compatible.
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Mono or stereo MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 format, 44.1
or 48kHz, xed bit-rate. Incompatible les will not
play and a questionmark will be displayed.
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Not compatible with variable bit-rate (VBR) les.
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This player only plays tracks that are named with the
le extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”.
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This player is not compatible with multi-session discs.
If you try and play a multi-session disc, only the rst
session will be played.
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Use CD-R or CD-RW media for recording your MP3
les. The disc must be nalized in order to play.
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Audio encoded at 128Kbps should sound close to re-
gular audio CD quality. Although this player will play
lower bit-rate MP3 tracks, the sound quality becomes
noticeably worse at lower bit-rates.
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Only the rst 11 characters of folder and track names
(excluding the “.mp3” extension) are displayed.
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This player can recognize a maximum of 250 folders
and 250 tracks. Discs containing more than 250 folders
or tracks will play, but only the rst 250 folders/tracks.
Caution!
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DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW discs recorded using a
personal computer or a DVD or CD recorder may not
play if the disc is damaged or dirty, or if there is dirt or
condensation on the player’s lens.
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If you record a disc using a personal computer, even
if it is recorded in a compatible format, there are cases
in which it may not play because of the settings of the
application software used to create the disc. (Check
with the software publisher for more detailed in for -
ma tion.)
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Un nalized DVD-R/RW discs cannot be played.
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Un nalized CD-R/RW discs can be played, but not all
time information (playing time, etc.) will be displayed.