Philips AZ3068 - Manual (Page 6)

MP3-CD/CD PLAYER MP3-CD/CD PLAYER
About MP3
The music compression technology MP3 (MPEG1
Audio Layer 3) significantly reduce the digital data of
an audio CD while maintaining CD quality sound.
• Getting MP3 files: you can either download legal
music files from the internet to your computer hard
disc, or create such files by converting audio CD
files in your computer through appropriate encoder
software. (128kbps bit rate or higher is recom-
mended for MP3 files.)
• Creating a MP3 CD: burn the music files from
your computer hard disc on a CDR or CDRW using
your CD burner.
Helpful Hints:
– Make sure that the file names of the MP3/WMA
files end with .mp3 or wma.
– Total number of music files and albums: around 350
(with a typical file name length of 20 characters).
– The length of file names affects the number of
tracks for playback. With shorter file names, more
files can be burned on a disc.
Playing a disc
This player plays Audio Discs including
CD-R/CD-RWs, and MP3 CDs.
• CD-I, CDV, VCD, DVD or computer CDs are not
possible.
• DRM-protected WMA disc is not supported.
1. Press STANDBY ON y once or more to on, then
select CD source (or press CD on the remote control).
2. Press OPEN•CLOSE to open the disc door.
™Display show when the disc door is
open.
3. Insert a disc with the printed side facing up and
press down on OPEN•CLOSE to close the CD door.
™ ,is displayed as the player scans the
contents of a disc.
– MP3-CDs may take more than 10 seconds to
read.
= Audio CD: the total number of tracks and the total
playing time are displayed.
MP3-CD: the total numbers of tracks and
albums are displayed respectively.
4. Press 2; to start playback.
=MP3-CD /WMA only:: the album/track informa-
tion appears (if the ID3 tag information is avail-
able).
Helpful Hints:
- When playing a disc with CD Audio tracks and
MP3/WMA files, the CD Audio tracks will be played
first.
- “0” is shown as your album number, if you have not
organized your MP3/WMA files into any albums on
your disc.
5. To pause playback press 2;. Press 2; again to
resume play.
= Time digits flashes during pause. (See 4)
6.To stop playback, press 9.
Helpful Hints:
CD play will also stop when:
– the disc door is opened
– the disc has reached the end
– you select other sound sources.
Display information (MP3/WMA-CD only)
The ID3 tag is part of an MP3/WMA file and contains
various track information such as the track´s title or
the artist´s name.
• During playback, press FM•MW•DISPLAY on the
set
repeatedly to view ID3 tag information or select
your display function.
– Display shows: if ID3 tag
information is not available.
Helpful Hints:
- Complete the ID3 tag information with your
MP3/WMA encoder software before burning the
MP3/WMA-CD.
Selecting a different track
• Press SEARCH ∞ or § ( ∞ or § on the
remote control ) once or repeatedly until the
desired track number appears in the display.
MP3-CD/WMA only:
First press ALBUM/ PRESET – or + once or more
to find your album.
• In the pause/stop position, press 2; to start
playback.
Helpful Hints:
– In shuffle modes, press ∞ to go to the
beginning of the current track.
Finding a passage within a track
1. During playback, press and hold SEARCH
∞ or §
( 5, or 6 on the remote control )
= The disc is played at high speed and low vol-
ume.
2. When you recognize the passage you want,
release ∞ or §.
=Normal playback continues.
Programming track numbers
In the stop position, select and store your CD tracks in
the desired sequence. Up to 20 tracks can be stored in
the memory.
1. In the stop position, press
∞ or § once or
repeatedly to select your desired track number.
MP3-CD/WMA only:
• First press ALBUM/ PRESET – or + once or more
to find your album.
2. Press PROGRAM.
™ and the number of tracks stored
appear briefly. (See 5)
™ Display shows: PROG and the selected track
number. (See 6)
3. Repeat steps 1-2 to select and store all desired
tracks.
4. To start playback of your disc program, press 2;.
Helpful Hints:
– During normal playback, you can press PROGRAM
to add a current track to your program list.
– appears if you press
PROGRAM and there is no track selected.
– appears if you try to store more than 20
tracks.
Reviewing the program
• In the stop position, press and hold down
PROGRAM for a while until the display shows all
your stored track numbers in sequence.
Helpful Hints:
– Display shows : if there is no track
programmed.
Clearing a program
You can erase the contents of the memory by:
• Press
9 :
– Once, if in the stop position;
– Twice, during playback.
• Press STANDBY ON y;
• Select another sound source;
• open the CD door
=
displayed briefly, and program
disappears.
Different play modes: SHUFFLE and REPEAT
(See 7 - 8)
You can select and change the various play modes
before or during playback. The play modes can be
combined with PROGRAM.
shuffle - tracks of the entire CD/ program are
played in random order
shuffle repeat all - to repeat the entire CD/ program
continuously in random order
repeat all - repeats the entire CD/ program
repeat - plays the current track continuously
1. To select play mode, press MODE once or more.
(SHUFFLE / REPEAT on the remote control).
2. Press 2; to start playback if in the stop position.
• If you have selected shuffle, playback starts
automatically.
3. To select normal playback, press MODE
repeatedly until the various modes are no longer
displayed.
– You can also press the
9 to cancel your play
mode in playing.
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