Coby DVD 224 User Manual - Page 5

INTRODUCTION This player is compatible to the following disc types: DVD single sided / double sided single layered / double layered CD-DA CD-MP3 CD-R / CD-RW* PICTURE CD *NOTE: Some PC application files on CD-R or CD-RW CANNOT be accepted by the unit, e.g. CD-ROM under PC Windows, etc. (CD-R / CD-RW writing format may be different, some discs are not acceptable) About MP3 MP3 (MPEG 1, Audio Layer 3) is a digital audio format for quick downloading files that sound as good as CDs. MP3 uses entropy encoding to reduce the number of redundant sounds in an audio signal to a minimum. It takes music from a CD and reduces it by a factor of 12, with no noticeable loss of quality. On a normal CD of 74 minutes you can store over 130 songs. Disc information Sampling rate should be 44.1 kHz and bit rate is recommended within the range from 128 Kbps to 256 Kbps, in order to achieve the best performance. In general, higher quality settings result in larger file sizes. MP3 Format Sampling rate 44.1 kHz Bit rate 56 Kbps Quality 44.1 kHz 64 Kbps FM Radio Quality 44.1 kHz 80 Kbps 44.1 kHz 96 Kbps 44.1 kHz 112 Kbps 44.1 kHz 128 Kbps Near CD Quality 44.1 kHz 160 Kbps Good CD Quality 44.1 kHz 192 Kbps Better than CD Quality 44.1 kHz 224 Kbps 44.1 kHz 256 Kbps Studio Quality No-play disc The following discs are NOT acceptable by the DVD player: DVD disc with region code that does not match the player's region code (Check the disc's region code printed on the disc packing. Region code "ALL" will be acceptable by all players.) Some DVD discs that were purchased outside the application country PC application on CD-R/CD-RW CD-ROM for PC interface only CD-MP3 under Windows format MP3 CD-R/CD-RW of not proper format (see "Tips for making a good MP3 CD" below) Tips for making a good MP3 CD Use good quality CD-RW disc, CD-R Gold Ultima is recommended. Up to 650 MB (74-minute CD) of MP3 files can be recorded. Select a high quality CD Recorder (Writer). HP CD-Write+9200 is recommended. Select an advance CD burning software. Easy CD Creator 4.0 or higher version is recommended. MP3 is data and not WAV information as such Mode 1 must be selected when compiling and burning your discs. Drag and drop (Direct CD) must not be used to compile the disc. The player will not recognise this format. Only single session recordings can be used. Multi session recordings are not recognised and will not be played Select Data CD Project (software user interface), file system should comply with the standard of ISO 9660 or Joliet. OR select MP3 CD Project for convenience operation (available in Easy CD Creator 5.0) It is advised to " finalize " the CD after burnt. 23