Harman Kardon DVD 50 Owner's Manual

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33 MP3 DISC PLAYBACKMP3 Disc PlaybackThe DVD 50 is rare among DVD players in that itis able to playback discs recorded with MP3 files.This means that you may enjoy the latest musicusing discs created in your computer through thehigh quality audio components in your home the-ater system. As the way that MP3 files are recordedon discs differs from the way conventional CDaudio discs are structured, MP3 playback is some-what different from standard CDs.MP3 Disc PlaybackWhen the DVD 50 reads a disc and recognizes itas an MP3 disc, the MP3 Indicator J will lightand a listing of all the directories and tracks onthe disc will appear on the video screen. (Figure20). Note that the right side of the screen will ini-tially be blank, as that is used for programmingplaylists for MP3 playback.Figure 20To play a track, press the ⁄/ ¤ NavigationButtons e until the desired track name is high-lighted in yellow. If the list of tracks is longer thanwill fit on the screen, a ⁄ or ¤ indicator willappear at the top or bottom of the track list toremind you that you may scroll through the list tosee additional titles.To begin playback press the Play Button #/gand note that a check mark will also appear tothe left of the track being played.During MP3 playback most of the standardCD/DVD playback controls operate in their normalfashion: You may skip forward to the next track on thedisc by pressing the Next Button z You may skip back to the previous track on thedisc by pressing the Previous Button f Press the Pause Button x to momentarilystop playback. Press it again to resume play.NOTES ON MP3 PLAYBACK The Fast Forward and Reverse Search modesare not available during MP3 playback. During MP3 playback the Program TimeIndicators E will show the elapsed time ofthe track being played. Other time displayoptions are not available with MP3 playback. The DVD 50 is only compatible with standardMP3-encoded discs. Other compressed audioformats used for Internet audio downloads willnot play on the DVD 50. Due to the differences in various versions ofthe MP3 format, and the many differencesbetween the CD-R machines used to recordMP3 discs on a computer, it is possible thatsome MP3 discs may not play on the DVD 50even though they will work on a computer.This is normal and does not indicate a faultwith the unit. When a multisession disc with both standardCD audio and MP3 content is in use, theDVD 50 will play only the CD audio sections ofthe disc. When an MP3 disc with multiple directories isplaying, the DVD 50 will search out all MP3files on the disc and list them in the on-screendisplay in the order in which the directories arestructured on the disc. Note that if the sametitle is used for tracks in different directories,this may result in the same title appearingmore than once in the track listings.Programmed Playback with MP3 DiscsThe DVD 50 is capable of creating playlists up to60 tracks long with the MP3 files on a properlyrecorded disc. To create a playback list for MP3titles, follow these steps:Step 1: Load a compatible MP3 disc, but do notput it into play.Step 2: Press the Program Button s to opena playlist, as indicated by the appearance of an Eto the right of the word Program on the right sideof the video screen. The Program Indicator Kwill also light in the Information Display $.Step 3: Use the ‹/ › Navigation Buttons eto highlight the first track to be placed in the listand press the Enter Button `. Note that thetrack name will now appear on the right side ofthe screen.Step 4: Repeat the step above until all desiredtracks are added to the playlist.Step 5: To remove a track from the playlist, firstpress the ⁄/ ¤ Navigation Buttons e sothat the yellow highlight moves to the right sideof the screen under the PROGRAM listing. Use the⁄/ ¤ Navigation Buttons e to highlight thetrack to be deleted and press the Clear Button t.Step 6. To clear all the tracks in the playlist andstart over, press the ‹/ › Navigation Buttonse until the Clear All box at the bottom of theright side of the screen is highlighted and pressthe Enter Button `.Step 7: To play the tracks on the list, press thePlay Button g/#. The “E” indication will goout and a check mark will appear next to thetrack being played.Once a playlist is created, it will remain availableas long as the disc is not changed or the powerturned off. You may play any track on the discwithout erasing the playlist by pressing the‹/ › Navigation Buttons e to return the high-light bar to the left side of the screen.Repeat Playback with MP3 DiscsRepeat playback operation for MP3 discs differssomewhat from the steps used for repeat play-back of standard DVD discs. The following repeatplay options are available: To continually repeat the track currently beingplayed, press the Repeat Button o once.Note that the REPEAT 1 Indicator N willlight and an orange semicircle icon will appearto the right of the track name to indicate thetrack is programmed for repeat play. To cancelthe repeat press the Stop Button j/! orchange tracks using the Next z orPrevious f buttons. To continually repeat an entire disc directory,press the Repeat Button o twice while anytrack on the disc is playing. Note that theREPEAT ALL Indicator N will light and anorange semicircle icon will appear to the rightof the track name to indicate the all tracks onethe disc or directory are programmed for repeatplay. To cancel repeat play for an entire disc,press the Stop Button j/!, or press theRepeat Button o again. To continually repeat one track in a pro-grammed playlist, press the Repeat Buttono once while that track is playing. Note thatthe REPEAT 1 Indicator N will light and anorange semicircle icon will appear to the rightof the track name under the Program List toindicate the track is programmed for RepeatPlay. To cancel the Repeat, press the StopButton j/! or change tracks using theNext z or Previous f buttons.