Yamaha DVD-S1500 Owner's Manual - Page 24

Operation MP3 You can play MP3 music that was recorded onto a CD-R or CD-RW by a computer. Disc structure (example) MP3 Album 1 (Folder) Track 1 (File) Track 2 Album 1.1 Track 1 Album 2 • Since the MP3 format can store several albums onto a disc, a folder is assigned to an "Album," and a file is assigned to a "Track." MP3 disc features The MP3-CD formats (ISO9660 format) support the following: • MP3 files must have the extension ".MP3" or ".mp3" • Max. 30 characters • Max. nested directory is 8 levels. • Max. album number is 99. • Max. track number is 999. • Supported VBR bit-rate • Supported sampling rates of 32, 44.1, 48/16, 22.05, and 24 kHz The following features are not supported for MP3 discs: • The discs that have any types of file other than MP3 and JPEG. • The simultaneous playback of the MP3 and JPEG files. • Chinese filenames and text • Non-finalized closed discs • Discs recorded in UDF format Additional note for MP3 disc playback: - The disc read time may exceed 10 seconds due to the large number of songs compiled onto one disc. - Multi-session discs are supported. - The digital output signals of MP3 files are copy- protected. Downloading MP3 files from the internet or copying songs from your own legal discs is a delicate process. Playing a disc 1 Insert the disc and close the tray. ➜ Playback starts and the playlist appears automatically. If the disc includes both MP3 and JPEG files, the selection menu appears on the screen and asks you which file to play. 2 Playback will stop at the end of the disc. 3 To stop playback, press STOP. Choosing an Album/Track to playback You can choose an Album/Track to playback from the list displayed in the TV screen. 1 In the playlist, press v w to select the Album/Track to playback. 2 Press t u to select the Album/Track in the next layer to playback. MP3 text MP3-CD discs may contain text information called ID3 Tag (e.g., track name, album name, artist name, etc.) that can appear on the TV screen during playback. 20