Curtis DRC8320N User Manual

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Chapter 3: Playing Discs

Playing mp3, WMA, JPEG ﬁ les

Your DVD recorder can play unprotected mp3 ﬁ les, JPEG ﬁ les and unprotected WMA ﬁ les.

mp3 is an audio ﬁ le format which compresses recorded music. It was developed by Fraunhofer Gesellschaft in collaboration with Thomson Inc. The main
advantage of the mp3 format is the ability to store CD-quality music tracks that are user-friendly and compressed on a personal computer. mp3 (MPEG-
3, which stands for Motion Picture Experts Group-Layer 3, meaning the third layer of information) is a format used to compress digital audio. Since the
audio is compressed, it takes up less space.

Note: You can only play true mp3 ﬁ les in the DVD recorder—some products use software to compress mp3 ﬁ les and convert them to
other formats such as MPX. Your DVD recorder won’t recognize or play MPX ﬁ les or other types of converted mp3 ﬁ les.

WMA (Windows Media Audio) is another audio ﬁ le format developed by Microsoft.

JPEG ﬁ les are image ﬁ les. Make sure that they have a resolution of less than 5 megapixels (approximately 2MB).

Note: The time taken for the contents of the disc to be displayed varies according to the size and number of JPEG ﬁ les actually on the
disc. If nothing is displayed after a few minutes, it is likely that certain ﬁ les are too large. In this case, reduce the ﬁ les’ resolution to
less than 5 megapixels (approximately 2MB) and write another disc.

The File Browser

The ﬁ le browser allows you to play all your ﬁ les. Along with the information above, here are some more areas you should be familiar with.

A. File navigation window — This lists the disc’s contents, including ﬁ les and folders.

B. File path window — Shows the directory path where the ﬁ le is on the disc.

C. Play status — Shows the playing status, play time information, bit rate, etc.

D. File information — Displays the audio and picture information.

E. Preview window — Shows a preview of the selected picture.

The File browser screen.

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