Listening To Compact Discs; Playing Mp3 (Sc-Ak500 And Sc-Ak490 Only) - Panasonic SC-AK200 Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to compact discs

Playing MP3 (SC-AK500 and SC-AK490 only)

This unit can play MP3 files compressed using MPEG 1 audio layer 3.
When making MP3 files to play on this unit
Disc format
Conform to ISO9660.
File format
MP3 files that have the extension of "MP3" or "mp3".
To play in a certain order
Prefix the folder and file names with 3-digits numbers in the order you
want to play them.
Files in this example are played in order from 001????.mp3 to
010????.mp3.
001????.mp3
001
002????.mp3
003????.mp3
004????.mp3
002
005????.mp3
006????.mp3
007????.mp3
: CD-ROM drive
: Folder
(Album)
001????.mp3 : File
(Track)
Files may not be recorded in numbered order if the prefixes have
different numbers of digits. For example: 1????.mp3, 2????.mp3,
10????.mp3.
However, some writing software may also cause recording to occur in
a different order.
008????.mp3
003
009????.mp3
010????.mp3
How discs with MP3 differ to CDs
This unit can access up to 999 tracks, 255 albums and 20 sessions.
L Starting play from a selected track
Refer to "Direct access play" on page 19.
To select a 3-digit track
Press [j] twice, then the three numbers.
For example, track no. 108,
[j] [j] [1] [0] [8]
L Display during play (example)
L Total playing time display
The total playing time is not displayed.
"– – : – –" is displayed instead.
L When "NOT MP3/ERR0E2 (or E3/E4)" appears on the display
An unsupported format is being played. The unit will skip that track
and play the next one.
L Changing the CD display
During play or pause
Press [DISPLAY] to select a desired CD
display mode.
Every time you press the button:
Elapsed play time Remaining play time
Album name Track name
If you press the button when the track or album name
is scrolling : The next display will be shown.
ends scrolling:The current display will be shown again.
To display album and track names
During play or pause
Press and hold [DISPLAY].
The album name(s) will scroll across the display from the higher
level of the hierarchy to the lowest (max. 8 levels), then followed by
the track name.
("ROOT" is the highest hierarchical level.)
The previous display returns thereafter.
Limitations on MP3 play
•
This unit is not compatible with packet-write format.
•
This unit does not use ID tags.
•
If both MP3 and CD-DA data is recorded on the disc, only the data
type used for the first session is played.
•
Maximum number of displayable characters in the album and track
name is 15.
•
You cannot use 1-Disc Random, All-Disc Random, program and
search function.
•
Some MP3 may not be played due to the condition of the disc or
recording.
•
Recordings will not necessarily be played in the order you recorded
them.
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