Denon dcm-280 Operating Instructions Manual

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13ENGLISHq Normal PlayFollow the steps below to get an understanding ofthe disc play procedure.(1) Starting Playback( 1 PLAY )1. Turn the POWER switch on and press the 5OPEN/CLOSE button to open the drawer.2. Set the MP3 disc to be played in the front sidetray.3. Press the 1 PLAY button.4. The drawer closes and the disc just loaded isplayed.5. The disc number, track number and elapsed time,etc., for the disc currently playing appear on thedisplay window.6. If the 5 OPEN/CLOSE button is pressed while adisc is playing, playback continues, but the draweropens and four discs can be replaced. The discthat can be replaced switches when the DISCSKIP button is pressed.Press the 5 OPEN/CLOSE button again to closethe drawer.(2) Stopping Playback( 2 STOP )1. Press the 2 STOP button to stop playback.2. To replace discs, press the 5 OPEN/CLOSEbutton.The disc which was playing switches over to thefront side and the drawer opens.• Set the MP3 disc you want to played in the frontside.w Other Play MethodsThe DCM-280 is compatible with discs containing upto 256 tracks.1 234( RANDOM )(2) Disc Sequential Random Play( 1 PLAY )• Press the RANDOM button and the disc number ofMP3 (1 to 5) with the DISC SELECT button and thenumber buttons. A press of the 1 PLAY button willresult in the player randomly selecting and playingtracks on the disc in the order of specified discs.Up to 5 discs can be selected, and the same disccan be selected, two or more times. Discsequential random play is cancelled when playends.( DISC( SELECT )( 1 ~ 5 )(3) To Cancel Random Play• Pressing the RANDOM button once more cancelsthe Random function. Play will then proceed fromthe track currently being played to the end of thelast track on the disc, then stop.Pressing the 5 OPEN/CLOSE button also cancelsthe Random function.10 PLAYING MP3 FILES2 There are many sites on the Internet from which you can download music files in MP3 format. These filescan be downloaded following the instructions on the site and stored on CD-R/RW discs which can then beplayed on the DCM-280.The music on commercially available music CDs can be converted into MP3 files on a computer using MP3encoding programs. When this is done, the data is reduced to approximately 1/10 the original size. This MP3data can then be stored on a CD-R/RW disc, allowing you to create a single 12 cm CD-R/RW disc containingabout 10 times more music than a normal music CD, that is some 100 tracks or more (*).* This is an approximately value for MP3 files of tracks about 5 minutes long converted at a standard bitrate (128 kbps) and stored on a CD-R/RW disc with a capacity of 650 MB.✽ Recordings you make are for your personal use and should not be used in ways infringing upon thecopyright holder as per copyright laws.NOTES:• The DCM-280 is compatible with “MPEG-1 AudioLayer-3”, “MPEG-2 Audio Layer-3” and “MPEG-2.5 Audio Layer-3” standards (samplingfrequencies - 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz). It isnot compatible with MP1 or MP2 standards.• When writing MP3 files on a CD-R/RW disc, setthe writing program’s format to “ISO9660 level1” or “ISO9660 level 2”. MP3 files written inother formats may not play properly. With somewriting programs it is not possible to record in“ISO9660” format. Use an “ISO9660” formatwriting program.• Generally speaking, the higher the MP3 file’s bitrate, the better the sound quality. With the DCM-280 it is recommended to use MP3 files writtenwith a bit rate of 128 kbps or greater.• The writing program may change the positions ofthe folders and files when writing the MP3 fileson the CD-R/RW disc, so the files may not beplayed in the expected order.• Make sure to give MP3 files the extension“.MP3”. Files with extensions other than “.MP3”or without extensions cannot be played. (OnMacintosh computers, MP3 files can be played byadding the extension “.MP3” after the file nameconsisting of a maximum of 8 Roman capitalletters and/or numerals when recording them onCD-R/RW discs.)• To protect copyrights, no digital signals are outputwhen playing MP3 files.• A maximum of 99 folders can be played on theDCM-280. Folders over 8 layers down, however,cannot be played. The maximum number of filesis also 512. If there are 513 files, only the first512 are played. (Files other than those with theextension “.MP3” are not counted.)• It may not be possible to play some CD-R/RWdiscs due to dirt, scratches or the disc’sproperties.• Do not apply seals or tape to the label or signalside of CDs or CD-R/RW discs. The glue could geton the disc surface, making the disc get stuckinside the set.• The DCM-280 is multi-session compatible.Only first music CDs can be played if the firstsession is a music CD, and only MP3 files can beplayed if the first session consists of MP3 files.• The DCM-280 is mixed-audio compatible. Onlymusic files can be played.• The DCM-280 is not compatible with packet writeprograms.• The DCM-280 is not compatible with play lists.• The DCM-280 is not compatible with ID3-Tag.• Program selection and program randam play arenot possible with MP3 discs.12( RANDOM )(1) Full Random Play( 1 PLAY )• Press the RANDOM button, then press the 1PLAY button. The microcomputer will then startplay of the tracks on the 5 discs at random.