Kenwood DPC-MP727 User Manual - Page 3
Playing back MP3 and WMA files, Using the MODE key for operations, Loading disc, Playing back audio
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Loading disc 1 Slide the OPEN/HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow to open the top cover. HOLD 3 OPEN 2 Load the disc. Ensure that the side with the label is facing upwards. ¶ Press the area around the hole until the central axis clicks into place. 3 Close the top cover. ¶ Press the front of the cover in the center until it clicks firmly into place. Playing back audio CDs (CD-DA) Sequentially from the first track. 1 Check to ascertain that the OPEN/HOLD switch is set in the central position. HOLD 3 OPEN ¶ The hold function is cancelled when the OPEN/HOLD switch is in the central position. Ensure that the hold function has been cancelled when operating the player with the use of player keys. 2 Press the PLAY/PAUSE key. ¶ The power supply will be switched on and playback will commence from the first track. ¶ The same operations can be performed by pressing the 3/¢ key on the remote controller. 3 Turn the VOLUME knob to adjust the volume. ¶ The volume knob on the remote controller is not interlinked with the volume level of the player. The volume to which the player has been adjusted will be effective when the volume on the remote controller has been turned up full. Searching for the beginning of tracks Press the 4 or ¢ keys. ¢: Press to select the next track. 4: Press to select the previous track. ¶ The beginning of the required track will be located in accordance with the number of times the keys are pressed. ¶ Press the 4 key once during playback to return to the beginning of the track. ¶ The same operations can be performed by pressing the 4 or 3/¢ keys on the remote controller. Fast forward/fast reverse Player only: Press the ¡ (fast forward) or 1 (fast reverse) keys continuously during playback. ¶ Playback will recommence from the place the key is released. ¶ High-speed fast forward and fast reverse is possible when in the pause mode. Pausing during playback Player only: Press the PLAY/PAUSE key during playback. ¶ The track number and the amount of time elapsed for the track being played back will blink in the information display area, and playback will be paused. ¶ Press the PLAY/PAUSE key once again to resume playback. Stopping playback Press the STOP key. ¶ The total number of tracks and the total time will be displayed in the information display area. ¶ The location that playback was stopped will be memorized automatically when the STOP/OFF key is pressed. Playback will be resumed from the memorized location when the 3 key is pressed as long as the disc is not replaced or the power switched off. ¶ The same operations can be performed by pressing the STOP 7 key on the remote controller. Playing back audio CDs (CD-DA) Switching off the power Press the STOP key when playback has been halted. ¶ The same operations can be performed by pressing the STOP 7 key on the remote controller. Auto power-off function The power will be switched off automatically in order to preserve battery power after three or more minutes have elapsed in the stop mode. Setting up with the MODE key It is possible to amend the sound quality and playback styles, and the display style with the use of the MODE key. The following mode settings will change alternately as follows whenever the MODE key is pressed. B.BOOST setting: Boosts the bass tones that tend to be suppressed when music is listened to on the headphones. Playback mode setting: Enables repeated playback and random playback. Display setting: Enables the number of tracks on the CD and time information to be viewed. End the procedure by pressing the MODE key. Boosting the bass tones (B.BOOST setting) 1 Press the MODE key repeatedly to make the [BB off] or [BB on] displays blink. Perform the next operation within eight seconds. 2 Press the 4 or ¢ key. The display will switch between the following whenever these keys are pressed. BB off: Cancels the bass boost function. BB on: Boosts the bass tones. ¶ The B.BOOST setting is canceled when the top cover is opened. Repeat playback and random playback (Playback mode setting 1 Press the MODE key repeatedly until the playback mode is displayed. The currently set mode will blink once the playback mode has been reached. 2 Press the 4 or ¢ keys to select the playback mode. The display will switch between the following whenever these keys are pressed. : Cancels repeat playback and random playback. : Repeats a single track. Repeats the track being played back or the track selected. : Repeats all tracks. (Folder repeat ( ) when CD-ROMs are being played back.) Repeats all tracks. (Repeats all files in the folder.) : Random playback (can only be selected when playback is stopped). Randomly selects tracks for playback. Playback will stop once all tracks have been played back. (Random playback can only be canceled when playback is stopped. The Folder Seach and Folder Select functions cannot be used when the random mode is in effect.) ¶ The preset playback mode will be displayed with an icon. ¶ The B.BOOST setting is canceled when the top cover is opened. Viewing CD information (Display setting) Player only: 1 Press the MODE key repeatedly to select the CD informa- tion display mode. The currently set mode will blink once the CD information display mode has been reached. 2 Press the 4 or ¢ keys to change the display mode. The display will switch between the following whenever these keys are pressed. When stopped: During playback : Total number of tracks Track number being played back Total amount of time Amount of time elapsed for the track Playing back MP3 and WMA files It is not possible to play back folders (up to 23) and files (up to 200) that exceed the maximum limitations of the media. If the copyright is in effect for a WMA file, "PROTECTED FILE" will be displayed for that particular file and the player will move onto the next file. A certain amount of time is required for the player to confirm the media on which MP3 and WMA files have been recorded before playback will commence. Playback Insert the media, and then confirm that the hold function has been released before continuing with subsequent operations. 1 Press the PLAY/PAUSE key. ¶ The power will be switched on and playback will commence. ¶ The same operation can be performed by pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button on the remote controller. ¶ The files will be played back in the sequence in which they were recorded (written). ¶ The mark will be displayed when a folder exists in the next layer. ¶ The mark will be displayed when a file exists in the next layer. 2 Turn the VOLUME knob to adjust the volume. Stopping Press the STOP button. ¶ The same operation can be performed by pressing the STOP 7 button on the remote controller. Searching for the beginning of files Press the 4 or ¢ keys. ¶ The beginning of the required file will be located in accordance with the number of times the keys are pressed. Keep the key pressed down to skip consecutively through the files to be played back. ¶ If the 4 key is pressed once during playback, playback will return to the beginning of the file. ¶ A certain amount of time may be required when searching for the beginning of files depending on the number of files and the situation of the folder layers. Pausing during playback Player only: Press the PLAY/PAUSE key during playback. ¶ The mode currently set will blink in the display area, and playback will be paused. ¶ Press the PLAY/PAUSE key once again to resume playback. Fast forward and fast reverse Note: Fast forwarding and fast reversing is not possible with MP3 and WMA files. Conceptual diagram of a media directory (EX.1) ROOT Folder File (EX.2) ROOT Folder File First Second layer layer Third layer Fourth layer First Second Third layer layer layer Playing back MP3 and WMA files Using the MODE key for operations It is possible to search for folders, and amend the sound quality, playback styles and the display style with the use of the MODE key. The following mode settings will change alternately as follows whenever the MODE key is pressed. Folder search (folder search/folder select) B.BOOST setting (boosts the bass tones) Playback mode setting Display setting End the procedure by pressing the MODE key. ¶ The B.BOOST setting and the playback mode setting are the same for audio CDs. Refer to the explanations in the section of CDs. Searching for folders (during playback) Sequentially selects folders. 1 Press the MODE key during playback to make the "FOLDER" display blink. ¶ Perform the next operation within eight seconds. 2 Press the ¢ or 4 keys to select the required folder. ¢ key: Selects the next folder in the sequence it was written. 4 key: Selects the previous folder in the sequence it was written. ¶ The folder name will be displayed inside parenthesis "( )". ¶ Playback will automatically start from the first file in the folder once a folder has been selected. ¶ A certain amount of time may be required when searching for folders depending on the number of files and the situation of the folder layers. ¶ The player will return to the first folder in which files exists when the STOP 7 key is pressed. Selecting folders (when stopped) Selects the folders to be played back directly regardless of the order in which it was written (operated from the player). 1 Press the MODE key when stopped to make the"FOLDER" display blink and press the PLAY/PAUSE key to enter the folder selection mode. ¶ The and marks will blink during folder ROOT selection. : Press the 4/¢ key. : Press the 1/¡ key. 2 Press the ¢ or 4 keys to select a folder in the same layer. ¢ key:Selects the next folder in the same layer. 4 key:Selects the previous folder in the same layer. Press the ¡ or 1 keys to move to the layer. ¡ key: Moves to the lower layer. 1 key: Moves to the higher layer. ¶ The folder name will be displayed inside parenthesis "( )". ¶ The mark will blink if another folder exists within the selected folder. The mark will blink if a file exists within the selected folder. ¶ Press the STOP 7 button to return to ROOT. 3 Select the required folder, and the press the PLAY/PAUSE key. ¶ Playback will start from the first file in the selected folder. ¶ Files in the next folder will be played back when no files exist in the selected folder. Viewing the information contained in the media (Display setting) This function allows media information, such as the folder and file titles and the number of files contained on the media, to be viewed. 1 Press the MODE key to enter the media display mode. ¶ The currently set mode will blink once the media display mode has been reached. ¶ Perform the following operation within eight seconds. 2 Press the 4 or ¢ keys to change the display. The display will switch between the following information whenever these keys are pressed. When stopped: Folder title ( ) Total number of files in the folder ( ) The total number of files on the media [ ] During playback: The name of the file being played back Title and artist information Folder title ( ) Number of the file being played back The amount of time elapsed for the file