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Playing an MP3 audio track

You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/
CD-Rs/CD-RWs) recorded in MP3 (MPEG1 
Audio Layer 3) format.

Press 

Z and place a DATA CD on the disc tray, 

then press 

Z to close the tray. 

Press 

V/v to select the desired track, then press ENTER.

The selected track starts playing.

When a track or album is being played, its title is shaded.

V/v/V/v 
ENTER

H

O RETURN

Z

MP3

album 1

2 track 2
3 track 3
4 track 4
5 track 5
6 track 6
7 track 7
8 track 8

track 1

v

V

1 track 1

Total: 012

ENTER

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Playing an MP3 audio track

Press 

b or B.

Press 

O RETURN.

Press 

x, then press O RETURN.

Notes
• Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can be used for album or track names.  Anything 

else is displayed as an asterisk.

• Up to 8 alphanumeric characters can be displayed for album or track names.
• ID3  tags cannot be displayed.

You can play MP3 audio tracks on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs.  However, the 
discs must be recorded according to ISO9660 level 1, level 2, or Joliet format for the 
player to recognize the tracks.
You can also play discs recorded in Multi Session.
See the instructions of the CD-R/RW device or recording software (not supplied) for 
details on the recording format.

This player can play Multi Session CDs when an MP3 audio track is located in the 
first session.  Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks, recorded in the later sessions, can 
also be played back.  When audio tracks and images in music CD format or video CD 
format are recorded in the first session, only the first session will be played back.

Notes
• If you put the extension “.MP3” to data not in MP3 format, the player cannot recognize the 

data properly and will generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system.

• The player cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format.
• This player supports MP3 audio tracks recorded with a bit rate of 128 kbps and a sampling 

frequency of 44.1 kHz.  Attempting to play MP3 audio tracks recorded with different 
specifications may result in loud noise, sound skipping or speaker damage.

• Depending on the disc, playback may take some time to start.

To change the album, press 

O RETURN.

Press 

V/v to select an album, then press 

ENTER.

The list of tracks contained in the album 
appears.

To select a track, repeat step 2.

RETURN

MP3

album 1

2 album 2
3 album 3

track 1

v

V

1 album 1

ENTER

MP3

album 1

2 track 2
3 track 3
4 track 4
5 track 5
6 track 6
7 track 7
8 track 8

track 1

v

V

1 track 1

Total: 012

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Playing an MP3 audio track

The playback order of albums and tracks recorded on a DATA CD is as follows.

• Structure of disc contents

When you insert a DATA CD and press 

H, the numbered tracks are played 

sequentially, from 

1

 through 

7

.  Any sub-albums/tracks 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 

O RETURN and the list of MP3 albums appears (page 77), the 

albums are arranged in the following order: 

A t B t C t D t F t G. 

Albums that do not contain tracks (such as album 

E) do not appear in the list.

Tips
• If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front of the track file names, the tracks will be 

played in that order.

• Since  a  disc  with many trees takes longer to start playback, place your albums within the first 

two trees.

Notes
• Depending on the software you use to create the DATA CD, the playback order may differ 

from the illustration above.

• The playback order above may not be applicable if there are more than a total of 200 albums 

and tracks in the DATA CD.

• The  player can recognize up to 100 albums (the player will count just albums, including 

albums that do not contain MP3 audio tracks).  The player will not play any albums beyond 
the first 100 albums.  Of the first 100 albums, the player will play no more than a combined 
total of 200 albums and tracks.

ROOT

Tree 1

Tree 2

Tree 3

Tree 4

Tree 5

album

track

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Playing VIDEO CDs with “MENU ON/OFF” Functions

The PBC (Playback control) function allows 
you to search and perform other operations 
interactively.  PBC playback follows a 
selection menu displayed on your TV screen.

The “MENU ON” function is the PBC 
function.

Start playing a VIDEO CD with “MENU ON.”

The menu for your selection appears.

Press 

V/v to select the item number you want.

You can also use the number buttons to select the item number and track.

V/v
ENTER

H

O RETURN

ENTER

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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