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MP3, WINDOWS MEDIA AND JPEG PLAYBACK 33

MP3, WINDOWS MEDIA

AND JPEG PLAYBACK

MP3, Windows Media and JPEG Playback

The DVD 47 will recognize data from CD-ROM discs

recorded in the MP3, Windows Media 9 (WMA) or

JPEG formats, including images stored on Kodak

Picture CDs. You may also play discs with more than

one of the three formats.

The Specific File Types That May be Played on

the DVD 47 Are:

• MP3 Files: MP3 is a popular audio compression

format that was developed by the Motion Picture

Experts Group as part of the MPEG-1 video com-

pression format. Depending on the specific MP3

encoder used, file size is greatly reduced so that you

store many more songs on one compact disc than

in the standard audio CD format. MP3 is also used

to download audio files to computers for home use.

Note, however, that in order to play an MP3 file on

the DVD 47, the disc may not contain any encryp-

tion or coding that prevents playback. Always be

certain that you have, or have purchased, the proper

rights or authorization before creating a CD-ROM

with MP3 or any other codec format. Due to varia-

tions in the different encoders and variations of the

MP3 codec and the different bit rates used to

record MP3 discs, the DVD 47 may not be able to

play all discs with MP3 files. We cannot guarantee

complete compatibility with MP3 discs, even though

they may play on a computer. This is normal and

does not indicate a problem with the DVD 47. Note,

also, that when a multisession disc with both stan-

dard CD audio and MP3 (or WMA) content is used,

the DVD 47 will only play the CD audio sections of

the disc.

• WMA Files: WMA (Windows Media Audio) is an

audio compression format developed by the

Microsoft

Corporation for use with its Windows

Media Player. WMA files may be created with

greater compression than MP3 without sacrificing

audio quality so that even more songs may be

recorded on a disc. Note that there have been a

number of versions of Windows Media, and the

DVD 47 is compatible only with files that end in

the “wma” extension and that were recorded using

the Windows Media Series 9 encoding, but only

up to 320kbps.

• JPEG Files: “JPEG” is the acronym used to identify

image files recorded according to specifications

established by Joint Photographic Experts Group for

compressing still images. Identified by the file exten-

sion “jpg” when they are recorded on most comput-

ers, JPEG files may be created by a digital still cam-

era and then edited and “burned” to a disc in your

personal computer, recorded on a CD-ROM disc

from film images by a photo processor, or scanned

from printed photos into your personal computer

and then burned onto a CD-ROM.

Discs containing MP3, WMA or JPEG files are navigated

and controlled differently from standard DVDs and

CDs. When a disc containing one or more of these

types of files is loaded in the DVD 47, the Player

Information menu screen will appear (see Figure 11).

Figure 11 (Repeated)

This screen will display a list of the main folders con-

tained on the disc The elapsed time will appear in the

upper right corner of the screen. It isn’t possible to

change the time display, and the Time Search function

is not available.

MP3 or WMA Disc Playback

MP3 and WMA discs may contain 200 tracks or even

more. To get the best overview about all tracks on the

disc and their names and to select them comfortably,

use the on-screen display rather than the front-panel

display. The front-panel display will only show the num-

ber and the

elapsed time of the track being played for

WMA files.

The supported bit rate for WMA files is between

64kbps and 320kbps. The supported bit rate for MP3

files is between 32kbps and 320kbps.

• To select a folder (if any), press the ▲▼ Navigation

Buttons D until the desired folder name is high-

lighted, then press the Enter Button J.

• To select a track, press the ▲▼ Navigation

Buttons

until the desired track name is high-

lighted. To start play of the track selected on the list,

press the Enter Button

or Play Button

During MP3/WMA playback, some of the standard

CD/DVD playback controls operate in their normal

fashion:

• Y

ou may skip forward to the next track on the disc

by pressing the Skip/Next Button

• You may skip back to the previous track on the disc

by pressing the Skip/Prev Button

•

Press the

Pause

Button

to momentarily

stop playback. Press the Play Button

resume play. Press the Stop Button

enter stop mode.

• Press the Search Forward 6x or Search

Reverse 5l buttons, for fast search of a track.

Press the Play 2w, Pause 3u or Stop

Button 4y to end fast play.

• Slow-play is not available during MP3/WMA

playback.

• You may play an MP3 or WMA disc in random

mode like a normal CD (see page 32). You may

also access the Random function while an MP3 or

WMA disc is playing by pressing the Random

Button 7.

• The Repeat function may be accessed during play-

back of an MP3 or WMA disc by pressing the

Repeat Button f on the remote. Repeatedly

press the Repeat Button f to scroll through the

options of Repeat 1 (repeat one file), Repeat All

(repeat all files) or Repeat Folder (repeat all files

within the current folder). The next press will turn the

repeat function off. Repeat A-B is not available dur-

ing MP3/WMA playback.

NOTES ON MP3 AND WMA PLAYBACK

• During playback, the front-panel display and the

time indicator on the screen above the list will show

the elapsed time of the track being played. Other

time display options are not available with

MP3/WMA playback.

• The DVD 47 is only compatible with standard MP3-

and WMA-encoded discs. Other compressed audio

formats used for Internet audio downloads will not

play on the DVD 47.

• Due to the differences in various versions of the

MP3 and WMA formats, and the many differences

between the CD-R machines used to record discs

on a computer, it is possible that some discs may

not play on the DVD 47 even though they will work

on a computer. This is normal and does not indicate

a fault with the unit.

• When a multisession disc with both standard CD

audio and MP3 or WMA content is in use, the

DVD 47 will play only the CD audio sections of

the disc. Track numbers will be visible in the display,

but the files will not be decoded.

• If a disc containing MP3, WMA and/or JPEG files is

created in more than one session, the DVD 47 may

not recognize files added during the later sessions,

especially if the disc was finalized after the first

session.

• When a disc with multiple folders is playing, only

tracks from one folder can be displayed and played

at a time. Select the desired folder and press the

Play Button

or Enter Button

to start

the first track. To see and play tracks from other

folders, you must first select the root folder using the

▲▼ Navigation Buttons

, and press the

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