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MP3 disc
playback
XV-C3SL / LET0213-001A / English
MP3 disc playback
This unit can playback CD discs recorded by the MP3
format (we refer to those discs as MP3 discs in this
manual).
Operations for MP3 discs are similar to those for
Audio CD discs, though there are some restrictions
and differences.
About MP3 disc
On an MP3 disc, each material (song) is recorded on
each Track (file), which usually belongs to a Group
(folder).
This unit can recognize up to 99 Groups and up to
254 Tracks per Group, however, the number of
Tracks to be played back on a disc is limited to 1023.
If a disc includes more than 1023 Tracks, the unit stops
detecting Tracks when the number of detected Tracks
reaches 1023 and ignores the subsequent Tracks. The
unit also ignores any non-MP3 file in the disc.
Unavailable functions
As described earlier, there are some restriction for
playback of MP3 discs. Following functions are not
available with MP3 discs.
Unavailable functions for MP3 discs
What is MP3?
MP3 is the abbreviation of “MPEG1 Audio Layer
3.” MPEG Audio is a compression specification
that compresses the audio portion only. This
image compression method is used in DVD or
Video CD, etc. The audio data has been
compressed into about 1/10.
NOTES for making a private MP3 disc
using a CD-R/CD-RW disc:
• Select “ISO 9660” as the disc format.
• Do not select the “multi-session” recording.
• Finalize the disc.
NOTES
• Because of the disc characteristics or recording
condition, some discs may not be played back
or it takes time to start playback.
• The unit does not support “packet writing” discs.
• If there are any Tracks (files) which are stored
on a disc directly and do not belong to any
Group (directory), the unit recognized them as
belonging to an independent Group.
• The unit does not output a digital audio signal
from DIGITAL OUT when playing back an MP3
disc.
• The unit plays back Groups/Tracks on an MP3
disc in the alphabetical order.
For example, if there are three title Groups
[one], [two] and [three] on a disc, the playback
order is [one], [three] then [two]. Tracks in a
Group are played back in the same way.
Therefore, an MP3 disc on the market may be
played back in the different order from the
order printed on its sleeve.
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2
Group 1 Group 2
Function
name
Function
Resume To resume playback
Time search To locate a desired position in the
current track
Manual search To advance or reverse playback
rapidly
A-B repeat To repeat a desired part
3D PHONIC To simulate surround sound
NOTES
• You cannot playback Tracks in the desired
(programmed) or random order, nor playback a
Track repeatedly.
• The screen saver function is not active with an
MP3 disc, as with an Audio CD.
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