Playing Mp3 Audio Tracks - Sony RDR-VX521 Service Manual

Playing MP3 Audio Tracks

and JPEG Image Files
DATA CD DATA DVD
You can play DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/
CD-RWs)/DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/
DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs) that
contain MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files.
DVD
TOP MENU
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ENTER
O RETURN TOOLS
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H PLAY
x STOP
X PAUSE
REPEAT
Playing MP3 audio tracks
You can play MP3 audio tracks on DATA CDs or
DATA DVDs.
1
Press DVD to operate the DVD recorder.
2
Place a DATA CD/DATA DVD on the disc
tray.
When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD
containing MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image
files, the display for selecting a media type
appears. When you select "Mix," you can
enjoy a slide show with sound (page 45).
Enjoying a slide show with sound
When a disc contains both MP3 audio tracks and
JPEG image files, you can enjoy a slide show with
sound.
1
Press DVD to operate the DVD recorder.
2
Insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD containing
both the MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image
files.
The display for selecting a media type
appears.
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Music
Press ENTER :
Photo
Music menu for this disc.
Mix
3
Select "Mix," and press ENTER.
The "Music" display appears.
4
Select an album, and press ENTER.
5
Select a track, and press ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected track, and
the display asks for confirmation.
6
Select "Yes," and press ENTER.
The "Photo" display appears.
7
Select the folder you want to view, and
press ENTER.
8
Press H PLAY to start the slide show.
The "Slideshow Speed" menu appears.
9
Press </, to select the slide show
speed, and press ENTER.
The slide show starts with sound.
To repeat playback
Before you select an album or track in the steps
above, press REPEAT repeatedly to select a repeat
menu.
"File": Repeats the current track.
"Folder": Repeats the current album.
To cancel Repeat Play, select "Off."
To stop the slide show
Press x STOP.
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Music
Press ENTER :
Photo
Music menu for this disc.
Mix
If you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD
containing only MP3 audio tracks, the
"Music" display appears. Go to step 4.
3
Select "Music," and press ENTER.
The "Music" display appears.
4
Select an album, and press ENTER.
Music 10:10 AM
Repeat:Off Surround:Off
Stop 00:00:00
MP3_001 Prev Directory
0/9 01-Track1.mp3
02-Track2.mp3
03-Track3.mp3
04-Track4.mp3
05-Track5.mp3
5
Select a track, and press ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected track.
When a track or album is being played, the
title is shown in a box.
To stop playback
Press x STOP.
To pause playback
Press X PAUSE.
To restart playback, press H PLAY or X
PAUSE.
To play repeatedly
Press REPEAT repeatedly during playback.
"Off": Does not play repeatedly.
"File": Repeats the current track.
"Folder": Repeats the current album.
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN.
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z Hints
• When playing JPEG images, you can also use the on-
screen menu. For details, see "Playing JPEG image
files" (page 44).
• The slide show is played repeatedly until MP3
playback stops.
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 back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-
Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/
DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs)
recorded in MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) and
JPEG format.
However, this recorder only plays DATA CDs
whose logical format is ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2
or Joliet, and DATA DVDs of Universal Disk
Format (UDF).
See the instructions supplied with the disc drives
and the recording software (not supplied) for
details on the recording format.
Note
The recorder may not be able to play some DATA CDs
or DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write format.
MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files that the
recorder can play
The recorder can play the following tracks and
files:
– MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) audio tracks.
– MP3 audio tracks with the extension ".MP3."
– JPEG image files with the extension ".JPEG" or
".JPG."
z Hints
• If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front of the
file names, the 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.
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To switch between MP3 audio tracks and JPEG
image files
Press x STOP, and press TOP MENU.
z Hint
When playback of all the MP3 audio tracks within the
album finishes, the recorder stops.
Playing JPEG image files
You can play JPEG image files on DATA CDs or
DATA DVDs.
1
Press DVD to operate the DVD recorder.
2
Place a DATA CD/DATA DVD on the disc
tray.
When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD
containing MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image
files, the display for selecting a media type
appears. When you select "Mix," you can
enjoy a slide show with sound (page 45).
10:10 AM
Music
Press ENTER :
Photo
Music menu for this disc.
Mix
If you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD
containing only JPEG image files, the
"Photo" display appears. Go to step 4.
3
Select "Photo," and press ENTER.
The "Photo" display appears.
4
Select a folder, and press ENTER.
Directory information
Photo 10:10 AM
Slideshow
\\abc\defg
Page 1 / 2
To display the previous or next page, press
./>.
5
Select an image file, and press ENTER.
The selected image is displayed over the
entire screen.
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Notes
• Some DATA CDs or DATA DVDs cannot be played
on this recorder depending on file format.
• Only one session of a multi-session DATA DVD can
be played back.
• Only alphabet and numbers can be used for album or
track names. Anything else is displayed as an asterisk.
• The recorder will play any data with the extension
".MP3," even if they are not in MP3 format. Playing
such data may generate a loud noise which could
damage your speaker system.
• The recorder does not conform to audio tracks in
MP3PRO format.
• The recorder can recognize up to 499 MP3 audio tracks
within a single album. The recorder may not recognize
some discs depending on the recording device used for
recording or the disc condition.
• The recorder can play MP3 audio tracks recorded in the
following sampling frequencies: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz,
48 kHz.
• ID3 tags cannot be displayed.
• If you add the extension ".JPG" or ".JPEG" to data not
in JPEG format, a message appears indicating that the
format is not supported.
• Depending on the disc or the size of image files,
playback may take some time to start.
• The recorder can recognize up to 999 JPEG image files
within a single folder. The recorder may not recognize
some discs depending on the recording device used for
recording or the disc condition.
• Progressive and lossless compression JPEG image files
are not supported.
• The image size that the recorder can display is limited
to width 32 - 7680 pixels by height 32 - 8192 pixels.
• JPEG image files that conform to the DCF* image file
format are not supported.
* "Design rule for Camera File system": Image standards
for digital cameras regulated by JEITA (Japan
Electronics and Information Technology Industries
Association).
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To display the previous or next image, press
./>.
The following menu icons appear in the upper
part of the screen.
: Returns to the "Photo" display.
: Starts the slide show (page 44).
: Rotates the image (page 44).
: Zooms the image (page 44).
Press TOOLS to turn on/off the menu icons.
To play the slide show
1
Press </, to select " ," and press
ENTER.
The "Slideshow Speed" menu appears.
" ": Slow
" ": Normal
" ": Fast
2
Press </, to select the desired play speed,
and press ENTER.
The slide show starts from the selected image.
To stop playing, press x STOP.
To rotate the selected image
Press </, to select "
," and press ENTER.
Each time you press ENTER, the image turns
clockwise by 90°.
To zoom in an image
Press </, to select "
," and press ENTER.
Each time you press ENTER, the magnification
changes as follows:
2 t 4 t 2 t normal
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN.
To switch between MP3 audio tracks and JPEG
image files
Press x STOP, and press TOP MENU.
z Hint
You can also start the slide show by pressing H PLAY
in step 5 above.
Notes
• You cannot use M/m/</, to move the image within
the screen while zooming.
• Slide show can play in only one direction.
• You cannot rotate or zoom during slide show.
If you select " " in the rotated image display,
•
the images in the "Photo" display will not be
rotated.
Displaying the Playing Time
and Play Information
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VR VR
Video Video
DVD RAM VCD
CD DATA CD DATA DVD
You can check disc information, such as playing
time, recording mode, and remaining disc space.
DISPLAY TIME/TEXT
Press DISPLAY.
The information display appears.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes as follows:
Disc and tape information/date and time
m
Disc information only
m
No display
Play Stop
0:05:30 0:30:00
HQ SP
Rem 00:25 Rem 01:30
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DVD
A Playing status
B Playing time
C Recording mode