DVD 25 (serv.man11) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 29

MP3 PLAYBACK  29

The DVD 25 is rare among DVD players in that it
is able to playback discs recorded with MP3 files.
This means that you may enjoy the latest music
using discs created in your computer through the
high quality audio components in your home the-
ater system. As the way that MP3 files are
recorded on discs differs from the way conven-
tional CD audio discs are structured, MP3 play-
back is some-what different from standard CDs.

Important Note on MP3 Playback: MP3
discs may contain 200 tracks or even more. To
get the best overview about all tracks on the disc
and their names and to select or program them
comfortably use the on-screen-display rather
than the front panel display. The front panel dis-
play will only show the number and the elapsed
time of the track being played.

MP3 Disc Playback
After an MP3 disc is loaded and the tray closed,
the DVD 25 will read the table of contents (TOC).
At the same time a listing of all the directories on
the disc (if disc was made with several directo-
ries) and of all tracks within the root directory on
the disc will appear on the video screen similar
to the figure below. When any of the tracks is
selected and played (see below), the name and
elapsed time of the track currently played is dis-
played on top. Note that the right side of the
screen will initially be blank, as that is used for
programming playlists for MP3 play-back.

To select a directory (if any), press the 

▲/▼

ARROW buttons until the desired directory name
is highlighted, then press ENTER. To select a
track, press the 

▲/▼ ARROW buttons until the

desired track name is highlighted. If the list of
tracks is longer than will fit on the screen, press
the 

M ARROW button to move the cursor to the

“+10“ or “-10“ box on the left and press ENTER
to shift the track numbers listed for +10 or -10.
Then press the 

N ARROW button to return to the

list.

To start the track selected on the list press ENTER
or PLAY.

During MP3 playback some of the standard
CD/DVD playback controls operate in their nor-
mal fashion:
■ You may skip forward to the next track on the

disc by pressing the NEXT button.

■ You may skip back to the current or previous

track on the disc by pressing the PREVIOUS
button once or twice.

■ Press the PAUSE button to momentarily stop

playback. Press PLAY to resume play. Press
STOP twice to turn to stop mode.

■ You may search through tracks forward or

reverse by pressing the appropriate SEARCH
buttons on the remote.

Note that all other buttons and the numeric but-
tons will have no function with MP3 playback,
except PROG and CLEAR, needed for the pro-
grammed playback, see below.

NOTES ON MP3 PLAYBACK
■ During MP3 playback the front panel display

and the time indicator on the screen on top of
the list will show the elapsed time of the track
being played. Other time display options are
not available with MP3 playback.

■ The DVD 25 is only compatible with standard

MP3-encoded discs. Other compressed audio
formats used for Internet audio downloads
will not play on the DVD 25.

■ Due to the differences in various versions of

the MP3 format, and the many differences
between the CD-R machines used to record
MP3 discs on a computer, it is possible that
some MP3 discs may not play on the DVD 25
even though they will work on a computer.
This is normal and does not indicate a fault
with the unit.

■ When a multisession disc with both standard

CD audio and MP3 content is in use, the 
DVD 25 will play only the CD audio sections of
the disc.

■ When an MP3 disc with multiple directories is

playing, only tracks from one directory can be
displayed and played at a time. Select the
desired directory and press Play to start the
first track. To see and play tracks from other
directories, at first you must select that direc-
tory, then select the track and press PLAY.

Programmed Playback with MP3 Discs
The DVD 25 is capable of creating playlists up to
60 tracks long with the MP3 files on a properly
recorded disc. To create a playback list for MP3
titles, follow these steps:

Step 1: Load a compatible MP3 disc, the MP3
Playlist Editor will appear on the screen.

Step 2: Use the ARROW (

KorL) buttons to

select the directory and the first track to be pro-
grammed, as described above, and press the
PROG button. Note that the track name will now
appear on the right side of the screen.

Step 3: Repeat the step above until all desired
tracks are added to the playlist.

Step 4: To remove a track from the playlist, first
press the ARROW (

M or N) buttons so that the

highlight bar moves to the right side of the
screen. Use the ARROW (

KorL) buttons to

highlight the track to be deleted and press the
CLEAR button.

Step 5: To clear all the tracks in the playlist, press
the ARROW (

M or N) buttons until the CLEAR

ALL box at the bottom of the right side of the
screen is highlighted and press the ENTER but-
ton.

Step 6: To play the tracks on the list, press the
ARROW (

N) button to move the cursor to the

playlist and select the first track to be played
with the ARROW (

KorL) buttons, then press

PLAY. All tracks on the list will be played one
after another, starting with the track selected.
While any track is played its number and elapsed
time will be indicated on front and screen and
the name of the track on top of the screen too.
You can skip to another programmed track with
the NEXT and PREVIOUS buttons any time or by
selecting a track from the playlist and pressing
ENTER or PLAY.

Once a playlist is created, it will remain available
as long as the disc is not changed or the power
turned off. You may play any track on the disc,
not only of the program created, without erasing
the playlist by pressing the ARROW (

M or N)

buttons to return the high-light bar to the left
side of the screen and selecting the track and
pressing ENTER or PLAY.