Philips AZ1302/98 User Manual page 6

CD/MP3 Player
CD/MP3 player
About MP3
The music compression technology MP3
(MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) significantly reduce
the digital data of an audio CD while main-
taining CD quality sound.
Getting MP3 files: you can either down-
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load legal music files from the internet to
your computer hard disc, or create such files
by converting audio CD files in your com-
puter through appropriate encoder software.
(128kbps bit rate or higher is recommended
for MP3 files.)
Creating a MP3 CD: burn the music files
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from your computer hard disc on a CDR or
CDRW using your CD burner.
Helpful hints:
– Make sure that the file names of the MP3 files
end with .mp3.
– Total number of music files and albums: around
350 (with a typical file name length of 20 char-
acters)
– The length of file names affects the number of
tracks for playback. With shorter file names, more
files can be burned on a disc.
Playing a disc
This player plays Audio Discs including CD-
R/ CD-RW, and MP3 CD. Do not try to play
a CD-ROM, CD-I, CDV,VCD, DVD or
computer CD.
IMPORTANT!
CDs encoded with copyright protection
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technologies by some record companies
may be unplayable by this product.
• For a disc with CD Audio tracks and
MP3 files, only the CD Audio tracks
will be played.
• This player does not support UDF for-
mat CD.
1 Lift the CD door at LIFT TO OPEN.
Insert a CD with the printed facing up and
press the CD door gently.
2 Push the Source selector slider to CD.
➜ The display lights up blue, and --- is
displayed as the player scans the contents
of a disc.Then,
Audio CD: total number of tracks appears
MP3: total number of file folders appears.
(Note: only MP3 files can be played)
3 Press 2/; to start playback.
➜ Audio CD: current track number appears
MP3: The display shows current album
number briefly, then a track num-
ber in the album (see 5, 6)
4 To pause playback, press PLAY/PAUSE
2/;. Press PLAY/PAUSE 2/; again to
resume play..
5 To stop playback, press STOP/BAND 9.
Helpful hints: CD play will also stop when:
– the CD door is opened
– the CD has reached the end
– you select tuner or tape source.
Selecting a different track
Press SEARCH ∞ or § once or repeated-
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ly until the desired track number appears in
the display.
For MP3: first press ALBUM/PRESET -/+
to find your album.
In the pause/stop position, press 2/; to start
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playback.
Finding a passage within a track
1 During playback, press and hold ∞ or §.
➜The CD is played at high speed and low
volume.
2 When you recognize the passage you want,
release ∞ or § to resume normal playback.
CD/MP3 Player
Different play modes: RANDOM and
REPEAT (see 7 – 9)
RANDOM – tracks of the entire disc are
played in random order
– plays the current track continu-
ously
REPEAT ALL – repeats the entire disc/ pro-
gramme
For MP3 only:
REPEAT ALBUM – all tracks of current album
play repeatedly.
1 To select play mode, press MODE once or
more.
For RANDOM: select the mode before
playback
2 Press PLAY/PAUSE 2/; to start playback.
if in the stop position.
3 To select normal playback, press MODE
repeatedly until the various modes are no
longer displayed.
Helpful hints: In shuffle mode, press ∞ to go to
the beginning of current track.
Programming track numbers
You may store up to 20 tracks in the desired
sequence. If you like, store any track more
than once.
For Audio CD:
1 In the stop position, press PROG to acti-
vate programming.
➜ Display: MEMORY and 00 flash.
2 Press ∞ or § to select your desired track
number.
➜ Display: MEMORY and your desired track
number flash.
3 Press PROG to store the desired track
number.
➜ Display: MEMORY and 00 flash for you
to programme the next track.
4 Repeat steps 2 to 3 to select and store all
desired tracks in this way.
➜ Display shows --after 20 tracks are
stored
For MP3:
1 In the stop position, press PROG to acti-
vate programming.
➜ Display: ALBUM and current album num-
ber
➜ Then, MEMORY and 000 flash.
2 If necessary, press ALBUM/PRESET -/+ to
select another album
➜ Display: ALBUM and selected album num-
ber (see 0)
➜ Then, MEMORY and 001 flash (see !)
3 Press ∞ or § to select your desired track
number.
➜ Display: MEMORY and the selected track
number in current album
4 Press PROG to store the desired track
number.
➜ Display: MEMORY and 000 flash for
you to programme the next track (see
@)
5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to select and store all
desired tracks in this way.
➜ Display shows --after 20 tracks are
stored.
6 To play your programme, press 2/;.
Helpful hints:
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When playback of your programme
comes to the stop position, your set will
return to normal playback.To re-enter
program mode, press PROG/MEMORY
in the stop position.
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When the programme or RANDOM mode is active,
use of the ALBUM/PRESET -/+ keys are void.