Harman Kardon DVD 27 Owner's Manual

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24 MP3, WINDOWS MEDIA AND JPEG PLAYBACKMP3, Windows Media and JPEG PlaybackMP3, Windows Media and JPEGPlaybackThe DVD 27 will recognize data from CD-ROMdiscs recorded in the MP3, Windows Media 8(WMA) or JPEG formats, including images storedon Kodak Picture CDs. You may also play discswith more than one of the three formats.The Specific File Types That May be Playedon the DVD 27 Are:• MP3 Files: MP3 is a popular audio compres-sion format that was developed by the MotionPicture Experts Group as part of the MPEG-1video compression format. Depending on thespecific MP3 encoder used, file size is greatlyreduced so that you store many more songs onone compact disc than in the standard audioCD format. MP3 is also used to downloadaudio files to computers for home use. Note,however, that in order to play an MP3 file onthe DVD 27, the disc may not contain anyencryption or coding that prevents playback.Always be certain that you have, or have pur-chased, the proper rights or authorizationbefore creating a CD-ROM with MP3 or anyother codec format. Due to variations in thedifferent encoders and variations of the MP3codec and the different bit rates used to recordMP3 discs, the DVD 27 may not be able to playall discs with MP3 files. We cannot guaranteecomplete compatibility with MP3 discs, eventhough they may play on a computer. This isnormal and does not indicate a problem withthe DVD 27. Note, also, that when a multises-sion disc with both standard CD audio andMP3 (or WMA) content is used, the DVD 27will only play the CD audio sections of the disc.• WMA Files: WMA (Windows Media Audio) isan audio compression format developed by theMicrosoft ® Corporation for use with itsWindows Media Player. WMA files may be cre-ated with greater compression than MP3 with-out sacrificing audio quality so that even moresongs may be recorded on a disc. Note thatthere have been a number of versions ofWindows Media, and the DVD 27 is compatibleonly with files that end in the “wma” exten-sion and that were recorded using theWindows Media Series 8 encoding.• JPEG Files: “JPEG” is the acronym used toidentify image files recorded according to spec-ifications established by Joint PhotographicExperts Group for compressing still images.Identified by the file extension “jpg” when theyare recorded on most computers, JPEG filesmay be created by a digital still camera andthen edited and “burned” to a disc in your per-sonal computer, recorded on a CD-ROM discfrom film images by a photo processor, orscanned from printed photos into your person-al computer and then burned onto a CD-ROM.Discs containing MP3, WMA or JPEG files arenavigated and controlled differently from stan-dard DVDs and CDs. When a disc containing oneor more of these types of files is loaded in theDVD 27, the Player Information menu screen willappear.This screen will display a list of the main folderscontained on the disc The elapsed time willappear in the upper right corner of the screen. Itisn’t possible to change the time display, and theTime Search function is not available.MP3 or WMA Disc PlaybackMP3 and WMA discs may contain 200 tracks oreven more. To get the best overview about alltracks on the disc and their names and to selectthem comfortably, use the on-screen displayrather than the front-panel display. The front-panel display will only show the number and theelapsed time of the track being played for WMAfiles.The supported bit rate for WMA files is between64k bits and 320k bits. The supported bit rate forMP3 files is between 32k bits and 320k bits.• To select a folder (if any), press the KLNavigation Buttons 9 until the desiredfolder name is high-lighted, then press theEnter Button 6.• To select a track, press the KL NavigationButtons 9 until the desired track name ishighlighted. To start play of the track selectedon the list, press the Enter Button 6 orPlay Button 3G.During MP3/WMA playback, some of the stan-dard CD/DVD playback controls operate in theirnormal fashion:• You may skip forward to the next track on thedisc by pressing the Skip/Next Button7F.• You may skip back to the previous track on thedisc by pressing the Skip/Prev Button6E.• Press the Pause Button 4C to momentar-ily stop playback. Press the Play Button3G to resume play. Press the Stop Button5I to enter stop mode.• Press the Search Forward 7F or SearchReverse 6E buttons, for fast search of atrack. Press the Play 3G, Pause 4C orStop Button 5I to end fast play.• Slow-play is not available during MP3/WMAplayback.• You may play an MP3 or WMA disc in randommode like a normal CD. You may also accessthe Random function while an MP3 or WMAdisc is playing by pressing the RandomButton O.• The Repeat function may be accessed duringplayback of an MP3 or WMA disc by pressingthe Repeat Button on the remote.Repeatedly press the Repeat Button toscroll through the options of Repeat 1 (repeatone file), Repeat All (repeat all files) or RepeatFolder (repeat all files within the current fold-er). The next press will turn the repeat functionoff. Repeat A-B is not available duringMP3/WMA playback.NOTES ON MP3 AND WMA PLAYBACK• During playback, the front-panel display andthe time indicator on the screen above the listwill show the elapsed time of the track beingplayed. Other time display options are notavailable with MP3/WMA playback.• The DVD 27 is only compatible with standardMP3- and WMA-encoded discs. Other com-pressed audio formats used for Internet audiodownloads will not play on the DVD 27.• Due to the differences in various versions ofthe MP3 and WMA formats, and the many dif-ferences between the CD-R machines used torecord discs on a computer, it is possible thatsome discs may not play on the DVD 27 eventhough they will work on a computer. This isnormal and does not indicate a fault with theunit.• When a multisession disc with both standardCD audio and MP3 or WMA content is in use,the DVD 27 will play only the CD audio sec-tions of the disc. Track numbers will be visiblein the display, but the files will not be decoded.• If a disc containing MP3, WMA and/or JPEGfiles is created in more than one session, theDVD 27 may not recognize files added duringthe later sessions, especially if the disc wasfinalized after the first session.