JVC XV-N50BK Instruction Manual - Page 23

MP3/WMA disc playback 2 5/∞ 4 ¢ 7 8 3 NOTE Make sure that the TV - DVD switch on the TV DVD remote control unit is set to "DVD" when using the 5/∞/2/3 and TV/VIDEO - CANCEL buttons for controlling the player. Operations The player can play back MP3 files and WMA files on a personally recorded CD-R/RW disc or commercially available CD. We refer to a disc that contains MP3 and/or WMA files as an "MP3/WMA disc" in this manual. Note that if a disc contains both of MP3/WMA files and JPEG files, you can only play back files of the type selected by the [MP3&WMA/JPEG] setting in the [PICTURE] preference display. (see page 28). About MP3/WMA discs On an MP3/WMA disc, each song is recorded as a file (track). Files are sometimes grouped into folders by artists, album, etc. • Each file is regarded as a track. • A folder which has one or more files is regarded as a group. • A folder which does not directly contain any tracks is ignored. • Files which do not belong to any folder are grouped into "group 1." • The player recognizes up to 150 tracks per group, and up to 99 groups per disc. If there are files other than MP3/WMA files, they also count in the 150-file total. Max. 99 groups per disc Track 1.mp3 Track 2.mp3 Track 3.mp3 Group 1 Group 2 Group 4 Track 4.mp3 Track 5.mp3 Track 6.mp3 Max.150 tracks per group Group 3 Notes for making your own MP3/WMA disc using a CD-R/CD-RW disc • Select "ISO 9660" as the disc format. • As for MP3 files, we recommend you to record your material at a 44.1 kHz sampling rate, using the 128 kbps data transfer rate. • As for WMA files, make sure that the copyright feature is set to off. • As for WMA files, we recommend you to record your material at a bit rate of 64 kbps or higher. English Basic operations Use the following buttons to control MP3/WMA disc playback. ENTER: Starts playback while stopped. 3: Starts playback while stopped or paused. 7: Stops playback. 8: Pauses playback. 4/¢:Skips back or forward a track during playback. Selects the previous or next track while stopped. If you press 3 during playback, or press 7 to stop playback followed by 3, the player starts playback from the beginning of the current track. NOTES • The player does not support "packet writing (UDF format)" discs. • The player does not support the ID3 tag. • The player supports discs recorded with multiple sessions. • Some discs may not play due to disc characteristics or recording conditions. • Programmed and random playback functions do not work with MP3/WMA discs. • As for MP3, the player only can play back tracks with the following file extensions; ".MP3," ".Mp3," ".mp3" and ".mP3." • As for WMA, the player only can play back tracks with the following file extensions; ".WMA," ".wma," and any other combination of upper case and lower case letters (such as ".Wma"). • Time required for reading the disc contents may vary for different discs, depending on the numbers of groups (folders) and tracks (files) recorded, etc. • You cannot advance or reverse playback by pressing ¡ or 1, or by holding down ¢ or 4 during MP3/WMA disc playback. • The player supports WMA files recorded with a bit rate of 48 kbps or higher. The player cannot play back WMA files recorded with a bit rate under 48 kbps. MP3/WMA disc playback Selecting the desired group and track When inserting an MP3/WMA disc, after the disc contents are read, the MP3/WMA CONTROL display automatically appears on the TV screen. You can specify the desired group/track from the display using the following procedure. 1 Make sure that the black (cursor) bar is in the left (group) column. If it is in the right column, press 2 to move it to the left column. 2 Press 5/∞ to move the bar to a desired group. On the right column, tracks in the selected group are shown. 3 Press 4/¢ to select a desired track, then press ENTER or 3. or Press the numeric buttons to directly specify a desired track number. To select 5: press 5. To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3. To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10. The player starts playback from the selected track. 21