MP3/WMA/JPEG and
Audio CD playback
This player can play back MP3/WMA/JPEG-data
which has been recorded on CD-R or CD-RW.
To produce MP3/WMA/JPEG-data, you need a
Windows-PC with CD-ROM drive and MP3/WMA/
JPEG-encoding software (not supplied).
The Apple-HFS-System cannot be played.
MP3/WMA/JPEG CD information
Limitations on MP3/WMA/JPEG CD playback
• MP3/VVMA/JPEG CD is the disc that is
standardized by ISO9660, its file name must
include 3-digit extension letters, "mp3", "wma", "jpg".
• The directory and file names of MP3/WMA/JPEG
CD must correspond to ISO standardized files.
• This unit can read 2000 files per disc. If one
directory has more than 2000 files, it reads up to
2000 files, the remaining files will be omitted.
• MP3!VVMA CDs cannot be used for playback for the
purpose of recording.
• If the CD has both audio tracks and MP3/WMA/
JPEG files, only audio tracks are played.
• It may take more than one minute for this unit
to read MP3/WMA/JPEG files depending on its
structure.
• Music recorded by'Joliet Recording Specification"
can be played back.
• The music files recorded by"Hierarchical File
System" (HFS) cannot be played.
• The unit can play back baseline and progressive
JPEG files.
• MP3 orWMA files on the KODAK Picture CD are
not recognized on this unit.
Limitations on display
• The maximum number for display is 15 characters.
Long file names will be condensed.
• Available letters for display are the following:
capital or lowercase letters A through Z, numbers 0
through 9, and (under score).
• Other letters than those above are replaced by a
hyphen.
Notes on MP3/WMA/JPEG files
To play back MP3/WMA/JPEG CD in the recorded
order,
1. Use MP3!WMA/JPEG software that records data
alphabetically or numerically.
2. Name each file including a two-digit or three-digit
number (e.g. "01" "02" or "001" "002").
3. Refrain from making too many sub-folders.
CAUTION:
• Some MP3/WMA/JPEG CDs cannot be played
back depending on the recording conditions.
• The CD-R/RW that has no music data or non-MP3/
WMA/JPEG files can not be played back.
MP3/WMA CD and Audio CD playback:
1 Load a MP3/WMA/JPEG CD or an Audio CD in
the disc slot.
2 "Reading" will appear on the TV screen. Reading
time will depend on the number of files on the
disc.
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A file browser screen will appear on the TV
screen.
Operation status File number Elapsed time Selected file name
File list
Tool kit
window
, i
Cursor Preview window
Filetype
.b : Indicates Music file (Audio CD/MP3/WMA)
[] : Indicates Picture file (JPEG)
• In case the current directory includes 9 files or
more, press • or • to scroll in the file list.
• To see contents in folder, select the folder and
then press ENTER. To return to the parent
directory, select "[I Go Up ..." then press
ENTER.
• In case of a CD containing a mixture of MP3,
WMA and JPEG files, the files are played back
by selecting them from the file browser.
Press • or • to select the desired file.
When PLAY is pressed after displaying file
browser displayed, playback begins automatically
starting from the first file.
In this case, if the first file is an MP3/WMA file,
only MP3/WMA files are played back in order. If
the first file is a JPEG file, the first JPEG file is
played back. If there is no file at a root directory,
playback does not begin automatically.
Press ENTER.
The selected file starts playing back.
Press STOP to end playback.
• The unit records the stopped point. "IW"
appears on the screen. Press PLAY to resume
playback (from the scene point).
• If you press STOP again or unload the disc, the
unit will clear the stopped point.
NOTE:
• During MP3/WMA/JPEG-Playback, you cannot
use JUMP and A-B Repeat functions.
• You can use Program playback, Repeat (Track
or All) and Random functions for MP3/WMA/
JPEG and Audio CD Playback (see pages 28
and 29).
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