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MP3 is audio compression technology that 
satisfies the ISO/IEC MPEG regulations. 
JPEG is image compression technology.
You can play DATA CDs/DATA DVDs that 
contain MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image 
files.

You can play back DATA CDs or DATA 
DVDs recorded in MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio 
Layer III) and JPEG format. 
However, this player only plays DATA CDs 
whose logical format is ISO 9660 Level 1/
Level 2 or Joliet, and DATA DVDs of 
Universal Disk Format (UDF).
Refer to the instructions supplied with the 
disc drives and the recording software (not 
supplied) for details on the recording format.

The player may not be able to play some DATA 
CDs/DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write 
format.

The player can play the following tracks and 
files:
– MP3 audio tracks with the extension 

“.MP3.”

– JPEG image files with the extension 

“.JPEG” or “.JPG.”

– JPEG image files that conform to the DCF* 

image file format.

* “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image 

standards for digital cameras regulated by JEITA 
(Japan Electronics and Information Technology 
Industries Association).

• The player will play any data with the extension 

“.MP3,” “.JPG,” or “.JPEG,” even if they are not 
in MP3 or JPEG format. Playing these data may 
generate a loud noise which could damage your 
speaker system.

• The player does not conform to audio tracks in 

mp3PRO format.

• Some JPEG files cannot be played.
• You cannot play MP3 audio tracks/JPEG image 

files in DATA CDs/DATA DVDs that contain 
DivX video files.

Albums play in the following order:
◆Structure of disc contents

ROOT

Tree 1

Tree 2

Tree 3

Tree 4

Tree 5

Album

Track or file

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When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD 
and press 

H, the numbered tracks (or files) 

are played sequentially, from 

1 through 7.

Any sub-albums/tracks (or files) contained 
within a currently selected album take 
priority over the next album in the same tree. 
(Example: 

C contains D so 4 is played 

before

5.)

When you press MENU and the list of album 
names appears, the album names are arranged 
in the following order:
A t B t C t D t F t G. Albums 
that do not contain tracks (or files) (such as 
album

E) do not appear in the list.

z Hints
• If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front 

of the track/file names when you store the tracks 
(or files) in a disc, the tracks and files will be 
played in that order.

• Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start 

playback, it is recommended that you create 
albums with no more than two trees.

• Depending on the software you use to create the 

DATA CD/DATA DVD, the playback order may 
differ from the above illustration.

• The playback order above may not be applicable 

if there are more than 200 albums and 300 tracks/
files in each album.

• The player can recognize up to 200 albums (the 

player will count just albums, including albums 
that do not contain MP3 audio tracks and JPEG 
image files). The player will not play any albums 
beyond the 200th album.

• Proceeding to the next or another album may take 

some time.

You can play MP3 audio tracks and JPEG 
image files on DATA CDs or DATA DVDs.

z Hint
You can view the disc information while playing 
MP3 audio tracks (page 28).

• DATA CDs recorded in KODAK Picture CD 

format automatically start playing when inserted.

• If no MP3 audio track or JPEG image file is 

recorded on the DATA CD/DATA DVD, “No 
audio data” or “No image data” appears on the 
screen.

Press MENU.
The list of albums on the disc appears.
When an album is being played, its title is 
shaded.

X/x to select the album you 

H.

Playback starts from the selected album.
To select MP3 audio tracks, see 
“Selecting an MP3 audio track” 
(page 49). 

PICTURE
NAVI

RETURN

ENTER

CLEAR

ZOOM

MENU

To select JPEG image files, see 
“Selecting a JPEG image file” (page 49).

To stop playback
Press 

x.

To go to the next or previous page
Press 

c or C.

To turn on or off the display
Press MENU repeatedly.

z Hint
Of the selected album, you can select to play only 
the MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files, or both, by 
setting “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” (page 51).

After step 2 of “Selecting an album,” 
press ENTER.
The list of tracks in the album appears.

X/x to select a track, and press 

ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected track.

To stop playback
Press 

x.

To go to the next or previous page
Press 

c or C.

To return to the previous display
Press 

O RETURN.

To go to the next or previous MP3 audio 
track
Press 

> or . during playback. You can 

select the first track of the next album by 
pressing

> during playback of the last 

track of the current album.
Note that you cannot return to the previous 
album by using 

., and that you need to 

select the previous album from the album list.

After step 2 of “Selecting an album,” 
press PICTURE NAVI.
The image files in the album appear in 16 
subscreens. A scroll box is displayed on 
the right.

To display additional images, select a 
bottom image and press 

x. To return to a 

previous image, select a top image and 
press

X.

C/X/x/c to select the image you 

want to view, and press ENTER.
The selected image appears.

To go to the next or previous JPEG image 
file
Press 

C or c during playback. You can select 

the first file of the next album by pressing 

c 

during playback of the last file of the current 
album.
Note that you cannot return to the previous 
album by using 

C, and that you need to select 

the previous album from the album list.

To rotate a JPEG image
Press 

X/x while viewing the image. Each 

time you press 

X, the image rotates 

counterclockwise by 90 degrees.
To return to normal view, press CLEAR. 
Note that the view also returns to normal if 
you press 

C/c to go to the next or previous 

image.

To magnify a JPEG image (ZOOM)
Press ZOOM while viewing the image. You 
can enlarge the image up to four times the 
original size, and scroll using 

C/X/x/c.

To return to normal view, press CLEAR.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

13

14

15

16

9

10

11

12

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◆When pressed once (x2)
The image enlarges twice the original size.
◆When pressed twice (x4)
The image enlarges four times the original 
size.

To display JPEG image information
Press

(subtitle) while viewing JPEG 

image files.
The file name, camera maker/model, date, 
time, picture resolution, file size, camera 
setting information (ISO speed rating, 
Exposure time, F Number, Exposure bias, or 
Focal length) of the picture are displayed on 
the screen.

 is displayed when the picture was taken 

using flash.

 is displayed when the image is 

automatically rotated.
To hide the information, press 

(subtitle).

Note that the above information may not 
appear depending on the digital camera.

To stop viewing the JPEG image
Press

x.

z Hints
• While viewing JPEG image files, you can set 

options such as “INTERVAL” (page 51), 
“EFFECT” (page 52), and “SHARPNESS” 
(page 36).

• You can view JPEG images files without MP3 

audio by setting “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” to 
“IMAGE (JPEG)” (page 51).

• The date the picture was taken is displayed beside 

“DATE” in the Control Menu (page 11). Note that 
no date may appear depending on the digital 
camera.

PICTURE NAVI does not work if “AUDIO (MP3)” 
is selected in “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” (page 51).

You can play JPEG image files on a DATA 
CD or DATA DVD successively as a slide 
show.

The list of albums on the DATA CD/
DATA DVD appears.

X/x to select an album.

H.

The JPEG images in the selected album 
start playing as a slide show.

To stop playback
Press

x.

• The slide show stops when 

X/x or ZOOM is 

pressed. To resume the slide show, press 

H.

• This function does not work if “MODE (MP3, 

JPEG)” is set to “AUDIO (MP3)” (page 51).

ENTER

MENU

DISPLAY