Philips DVD590M User manual - Page 29

DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 29 MP3 Play 29 MP3 is a compression method that makes digital music files up to 10 times smaller without losing significant sound quality. MP3 is common on the Internet, letting you transfer Tracks to your computer and onto a CD Recordable or CD Rewritable disc. Materials and equipment with which to make MP3 recordings are not supplied with this Player. MP3 Tracks are recorded at a certain bit rate or speed. Slower bit rates (32 kbps or 64 kbps) let you record more using less Disc space, but have the lowest sound quality. Faster bit rates (256 kbps or 320 kbps) provide better sound quality but use a lot of Disc space.The average bit rates (96 kbps or 128 kbps) provide CD-like quality and are most recommended. Keep these characteristics in mind when making Discs that you intend to play on this Player. This Player supports the following characteristics of MP3 files: ● File or Track names ending in .mp3 ● Names of Albums, Artists, etc., with a maximum of 30 characters ● Maximum nested directory of eight levels ● Sampling frequencies: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz ● Bit-rates: 32-256 kbps ● The first session of multisession discs DISC:\MP3 -SONG 1 SONG 2 SONG 3 SONG 4 SONG 5 SONG 6 SONG 7 DISPLAY PLAYMODE 00:00/00:00 MIXED NORMAL OK: ENTER The following characteristics are not supported: ● File or Track names ending in .wma, .aac, .dlf, .m3u, and .pls ● Chinese file names ● Non-session closed discs ● Discs recorded in UDF format MP3 Features 1 When you insert a Disc with MP3 files, the Tracks and Albums (or Folders) available will appear on the TV screen. It may take the Player several seconds to recognize the Disc. 2 When play is stopped, press 3 or 4 to select a Track or Folder. Press OK to open a Folder or to start playing a Track. 3 During play, press NEXT G or PREVIOUS H to move to different Tracks. 4 4 Press Stop C to stop play. 3 5 When play is stopped, press 1 or 2 to select the DISPLAY or PLAYMODE options near the bottom of the screen. Press 3 or 4 to choose DISPLAY or PLAYMODE. Then press OK repeatedly to change the settings of DISPLAY or PLAYMODE.The following settings are available. ● DISPLAY MP3 AND JPEG: On-screen display shows all the MP3 and JPEG files available on the current Disc. MIXED: Both JPEG and MP3 folders or files in the Disc will show. MP3 ONLY: On-screen display shows only the MP3 Tracks avail- able on the current Disc. JPG ONLY: On-screen display lists only the JPEG files available on the current Disc. ● PLAYMODE NORMAL: Play Tracks in recorded order (1, 2, 3, etc...). REPEAT ONE: Play a Track repeatedly. REPEAT DIR (directory): Play the entire directory folder repeatedly. RANDOM or SHUFFLE: Both options play the Tracks or Files in random order. 1 2 3 EJECT 4 5 6 7 8 PREVIOUS 9 0 NEXT DISC MENU SYSTEM MENU OK RETURN/TITLE DISPLAY SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM AUDIO 3 2,5, 6 REPEAT REPEAT SEARCH A-B MUTE 6 Press 1 or 2 to go back to the Track or File list.