Coby DVD-207 User Manual - Page 7

The player is compatible to the following disc types: DVD single sided / double sided single layered I 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 Layer3) is a digital audio format for quick down loading 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 44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz 44 1 kHz 44.1 KHz 44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz 44 1 kHz Bit rate 56 Kbps 04 Kbps 80 Kbps 96 Kbps 112 Kbps 128 Kbps 160 Kbps 192 Kbps 224 Kbps 256 Kbps I Quality FM Rude Quality Near CD Quality Good CD Quality Better Man CD Quality I Studio OuPHy 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. The player wil not recognize the format. (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 advanced Cd burning software. Easy CD Creator 5.0 is recommended. MP3 is data and not WAV information as such Model 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 recognize this format. Only single session recordings can be used. Multi session recordings are not recognized and will riot be played. Select Data CD Project (soft ware 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 Creator5.0) It is advised to finalize the CD after burning.