Philips DVD580MT99 - Manual (Page 31)

MP3 Playback 31
MP3 is a compression method that makes digital music files up to 10
times smaller without losing significant sound quality. MP3 is common on
the Internet, letting you transfer Tracks to your computer and onto a
CD Recordable or CD Rewritable disc. Materials and equipment with
which to make MP3 recordings are not supplied with this Player.
MP3 Tracks are recorded at a certain bit rate or speed. Slower bit rates
(32 kbps or 64 kbps) let you record more using less Disc space, but have
the lowest sound quality. Faster bit rates (256 kbps or 320 kbps) provide
better sound quality but use a lot of Disc space. The average bit rates (96
kbps or 128 kbps) provide CD-like quality and are most recommended.
Keep these characteristics in mind when making Discs that you intend to
play on this Player.
This Player supports the following characteristics of MP3 files:
● File or Track names ending in .mp3
● Names of Albums, Artists, etc., with a maximum of 30 characters
● Maximum nested directory of eight levels
● Sampling frequencies: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
● Bit-rates: 32-256 kbps
● The first session of multisession discs
The following characteristics are not supported:
● File or Track names ending in .wma, .aac, .dlf, .m3u, and .pls
● Chinese file names
● Non-session closed discs
● Discs recorded in UDF format
MP3 Features
1 When you insert a Disc with MP3 files, the Tracks and
Albums (or Folders) available for playback will appear on
the screen. It may take the Player several seconds to recognize
the Disc.
2 During playback, press NEXT
∑ or PREV w to move to
different Tracks. MP3 will appear on the Player’s display panel
during playback.
3 Press STOP/RETURN C C to stop playback.
When playback is stopped, press 9 or 8 to select a Track
or Folder. Press OK to open a Folder or to start playing a
Track.
4 When playback is stopped, press ; or : to select the
PLAY MODE options at the bottom of the screen. Press
9
or 8 to choose FOLDER, REP-ONE, DISC REP, or
DISC SCAN.
● Select FOLDER to play Tracks in normal order. Leave PLAY
MODE set to FOLDER for normal playback.
● Select REP-ONE (repeat one) to play a Track repeatedly.
● Select DISC REP (Disc repeat) to play the Disc repeatedly.
● Select DISC SCAN to hear the first 10 seconds of each Track
on the Disc.
Then, press ; or : to return to the Track list. Press 9 or
8
to select a Track or Folder. Press OK to open a Folder
or to start playing a Track.
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