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MP3 disc
playback
XV-N3SL/GNT0037-001A/English
MP3 disc playback
Operations
The unit can play back MP3 files on a personally recorded CD-R/
RW disc or commercially available CD. We refer to a disc that
contains MP3 files as an “MP3 disc” in this manual.
About MP3 discs
On an MP3 disc, each song is recorded as a file (track). Files are
sometimes grouped into folders by artists, album, etc.
• Each file is regarded as a track.
• A folder which has one or more files is regarded as a group.
• A folder which does not directly contain any tracks is ignored.
• Files which do not belong to any folder are grouped into “group
1.”
• The unit recognizes up to 150 tracks per group, and up to 99
groups per disc. If there are files other than MP3 files, they also
count in the 150-file total.
Notes for making your own MP3 disc using a CD-R/
CD-RW disc
• Select “ISO 9660” as the disc format.
• We recommend you record your material at a 44.1 kHz
sampling rate, using the 128 kbps data transfer rate.
Basic operations
Use the following buttons to control MP3 disc playback.
ENTER: Starts playback while stopped.
3: Starts playback while stopped or paused.
7: Stops playback.
8: Pauses playback.
4/¢: Skips back or forward a track during playback.
Selects the previous or next track while stopped.
If you press 3 during playback, or press 7 to stop playback
followed by 3, the unit starts playback from the beginning of the
current track.
NOTES
• The unit does not support “packet writing” discs.
• The unit does not support the ID3 tag.
• The unit supports discs recorded with multiple sessions.
• Some discs may not play due to disc characteristics or
recording conditions.
• Programmed and random playback functions do not work with
MP3 discs.
• The unit only can play back tracks with the following file
extensions; “.MP3,” “.Mp3,” “.mp3” and “.mP3.”
• Time required for reading the disc contents may vary for
different discs, depending on the numbers of groups (folders)
and tracks (files) recorded, etc.
• You cannot advance or reverse playback by pressing ¡ or
1, or by holding down ¢ or 4 during MP3 disc playback.
Selecting the desired group and track
When inserting an MP3 disc, after the disc contents are read, the
MP3 CONTROL display automatically appears on the TV screen.
You can specify the desired group/track from the display using
the following procedure.
1 Make sure that the black (cursor) bar is in the
left (group) column.
If it is in the right column, press 2 to move it to the left
column.
2 Press 5/∞ to move the bar to a desired
group.
On the right column, tracks in the selected group are shown.
3 Press 4/¢ to select a desired track, then
press ENTER or 3.
or
Press the numeric buttons to directly specify
a desired track number.
To select 5: press 5.
To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3.
To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10.
The unit starts playback from the selected track.
3
7
8
4
5/∞/2
¢
Max. 99 groups per disc
Track 1.mp3
Track 2.mp3
Track 3.mp3
Group 1
Group 2
Group 4
Group 3
Track 4.mp3
Track 5.mp3
Track 6.mp3
Max.150 tracks
per group
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