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About MP3 Audio Tracks and
JPEG Image Files
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.
DATA CDs/DATA DVDs that the player
can play
You can play 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.
MP3 audio track or JPEG image file
that the player can play
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 attempt to play any data with the
extension “.MP3,” “.JPG,” or “.JPEG,” even if they
are not in MP3 or JPEG format. Playing this 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.
About playback order of albums or
folders, tracks, and files
Albums play in the following order:
◆Structure of disc contents
When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD and press
N while in the DVD mode, 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.)
Press OPTIONS to display the list of albums. 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.
ROOT
Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5
Album or folder Track or file
MP3 Audio and JPEG Images