Enjoying Mp3 Audio And Jpeg Images; About Mp3 Audio Tracks And Jpeg Image Files; Playing Mp3 Audio Tracks Or Jpeg Image Files; Enjoying Jpeg Images As A Slide Show - Sony DVP-NS72HP Service Manual

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Enjoying MP3 Audio and JPEG
Images
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 back 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.
Note
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).
To select JPEG image files, see
"Selecting a JPEG image file" (page 49).
To stop playback
Press x.
To go to the next or previous page
Press c or C.
To turn on or off the display
Press MENU repeatedly.
z Hint
Of the selected album, you can select to play only
the MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files, or both, by
setting "MODE (MP3, JPEG)" (page 51).
Selecting an MP3 audio track
1
After step 2 of "Selecting an album,"
press ENTER.
The list of tracks in the album appears.
2
Press X/x to select a track, and press
ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected track.
To stop playback
Press x.
To go to the next or previous page
Press c or C.
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN.
To go to the next or previous MP3 audio
track
Press > or . during playback. You can
select the first track of the next album by
pressing > during playback of the last
track of the current album.
Note that you cannot return to the previous
album by using ., and that you need to
select the previous album from the album list.
Notes
• The player will play any data with the extension
".MP3," ".JPG," or ".JPEG," even if they are not
in MP3 or JPEG format. Playing these 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.
• You cannot play MP3 audio tracks/JPEG image
files in DATA CDs/DATA DVDs that contain
DivX video files.
About playback order of albums,
tracks, and files
Albums play in the following order:
◆Structure of disc contents
Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5
ROOT
Album Track or file
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Selecting a JPEG image file
1
After step 2 of "Selecting an album,"
press PICTURE NAVI.
The image files in the album appear in 16
subscreens. A scroll box is displayed on
the right.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16
To display additional images, select a
bottom image and press x. To return to a
previous image, select a top image and
press X.
2
Press C/X/x/c to select the image you
want to view, and press ENTER.
The selected image appears.
To go to the next or previous JPEG image
file
Press C or c during playback. You can select
the first file of the next album by pressing c
during playback of the last file of the current
album.
Note that you cannot return to the previous
album by using C, and that you need to select
the previous album from the album list.
To rotate a JPEG image
Press X/x while viewing the image. Each
time you press X, the image rotates
counterclockwise by 90 degrees.
To return to normal view, press CLEAR.
Note that the view also returns to normal if
you press C/c to go to the next or previous
image.
To magnify a JPEG image (ZOOM)
Press ZOOM while viewing the image. You
can enlarge the image up to four times the
original size, and scroll using C/X/x/c.
To return to normal view, press CLEAR.
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When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD
and press H, 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.)
When you press MENU and the list of album
names appears, 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.
z Hints
• If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front
of the track/file names when you store the tracks
(or files) in a disc, the tracks and 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.
Notes
• Depending on the software you use to create the
DATA CD/DATA DVD, the playback order may
differ from the above illustration.
• The playback order above may not be applicable
if there are more than 200 albums and 300 tracks/
files in each album.
• The player can recognize up to 200 albums (the
player will count just albums, including albums
that do not contain MP3 audio tracks and JPEG
image files). The player will not play any albums
beyond the 200th album.
• Proceeding to the next or another album may take
some time.
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◆When pressed once (x2)
The image enlarges twice the original size.
◆When pressed twice (x4)
The image enlarges four times the original
size.
To display JPEG image information
Press (subtitle) while viewing JPEG
image files.
The file name, camera maker/model, date,
time, picture resolution, file size, camera
setting information (ISO speed rating,
Exposure time, F Number, Exposure bias, or
Focal length) of the picture are displayed on
the screen.
is displayed when the picture was taken
using flash.
is displayed when the image is
automatically rotated.
To hide the information, press
(subtitle).
Note that the above information may not
appear depending on the digital camera.
To stop viewing the JPEG image
Press x.
z Hints
• While viewing JPEG image files, you can set
options such as "INTERVAL" (page 51),
"EFFECT" (page 52), and "SHARPNESS"
(page 36).
• You can view JPEG images files without MP3
audio by setting "MODE (MP3, JPEG)" to
"IMAGE (JPEG)" (page 51).
• The date the picture was taken is displayed beside
"DATE" in the Control Menu (page 11). Note that
no date may appear depending on the digital
camera.
Note
PICTURE NAVI does not work if "AUDIO (MP3)"
is selected in "MODE (MP3, JPEG)" (page 51).
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Playing MP3 Audio
Tracks or JPEG Image
Files
You can play MP3 audio tracks and JPEG
image files on DATA CDs or DATA DVDs.
PICTURE
NAVI
CLEAR
MENU
ENTER
RETURN
ZOOM
z Hint
You can view the disc information while playing
MP3 audio tracks (page 28).
Notes
• DATA CDs recorded in KODAK Picture CD
format automatically start playing when inserted.
• If no MP3 audio track or JPEG image file is
recorded on the DATA CD/DATA DVD, "No
audio data" or "No image data" appears on the
screen.
Selecting an album
1
Press MENU.
The list of albums on the disc appears.
When an album is being played, its title is
shaded.
2
Press X/x to select the album you
want to play.
3
Press H.
Playback starts from the selected album.
To select MP3 audio tracks, see
"Selecting an MP3 audio track"
(page 49).
Enjoying JPEG Images as
a Slide Show
You can play JPEG image files on a DATA
CD or DATA DVD successively as a slide
show.
MENU
ENTER
DISPLAY
1
Press MENU.
The list of albums on the DATA CD/
DATA DVD appears.
2
Press X/x to select an album.
3
Press H.
The JPEG images in the selected album
start playing as a slide show.
To stop playback
Press x.
Notes
• The slide show stops when X/x or ZOOM is
pressed. To resume the slide show, press H.
• This function does not work if "MODE (MP3,
JPEG)" is set to "AUDIO (MP3)" (page 51).