Harman Kardon DVD 31 Owners Manual - Page 26

MP3, WINDOWS MEDIA® AND JPEG PLAYBACK MP3, Windows Media and JPEG Playback The DVD 31 will recognize data from CD-ROM discs recorded in the MP3, Windows Media 9 (WMA) or JPEG formats. In addition to playing discs with only one of the formats, you may also play discs with more than one of the three formats and even program the player so that sound and image files play at the same time. When an MP3, WMA or JPEG disc is loaded, the names of the files on the disc will appear on your video display. Use the ‹ /› Navigation Buttons 4 to highlight any file and then press the Enter Button P to play it. If the files have been organized into directories, you may select a folder from the list by using the ‹ /› Navigation Buttons 4 to highlight a directory folder and press the Enter Button P to expand it. Use the ‹ /› Navigation Buttons 4 again to select a file and press the Enter Button P to play it. The Specific File Types That May Be Played on the DVD 31 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 compression 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 31, the disc may not contain any encryption 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. The DVD 31 is also able to play MP3 files while displaying their file names using its advanced graphic interface. Due to variations in the different encoders and variations of the MP3 codec and the different bit rates used to record MP3 discs, the DVD 31 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 31. Note, also, that when a multisession disc with both standard CD audio and MP3 (or WMA) content is used, the DVD 31 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 31 is compatible only with files that end in the "wma" extension and that were recorded using the Windows Media Series 9 encoding. • 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 extension "jpg" when they are recorded on most computers, JPEG files may be created by a digital still camera 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. When playing a disc with JPEG images, press the Picture +/- Buttons K to step through the images one by one. When a disc with only JPEG files is being played, you may rotate the image by pressing the Angle Button I as needed to turn the image 90, 180 or 270 degrees so that it is properly positioned. You may also use the Zoom Button J to enlarge a JPEG image and the Navigation Buttons 4 will reposition the image when it is zoomed-in. Note that these functions are not available when a disc contains both JPEG still image files and MP3 or Windows Media music files. Slide Shows The DVD 31 is unique in its capability to create a "slide show" when you play JPEG images on a disc that also contains MP3 or WMA audio files. To program the player so that the JPEG images will each play in order for a set time period before switching to the next image while playing an MP3 or WMA audio file at the same time, first call up the Player Menu by pressing the OSD Button Q. Both the Audio and Picture icons will be active. This will play an audio and JPEG file at the same time. To view the images without hearing the audio files, press the Navigation Buttons 4 to move the cursor to the Audio icon and press the Enter Button P to deactivate it. To play the audio files without viewing the images, move the cursor to the Picture icon and press the Enter Button P to deactivate it. One icon will always be active. You may also change the amount of time each jpeg image remains on screen. When the Picture icon has been activated as described above, press the Enter Button P and then use the K/L/‹ /› Navigation Buttons 4 to choose an on-screen image time of 15, 30 or 45 seconds. When you press the Enter Button P, the setting will remain in effect until you stop play of the disc. 26 MP3, WINDOWS MEDIA AND JPEG PLAYBACK