MP3 Play (CD-R MP3 disc requirements)13Disc Type and Characteristics12This DHR player is capable of playing the following types of discswith the corresponding logos :12 Cm8 CmSingle-sided240 min.Double-sided480 min.WAV: 74minMP3: about 150JPG: up to filesizeWAV: 20minMP3: about 60JPG: up to filesizeWAV: 74minMP3: about 150JPG: up to filesizeWAV: 20minMP3: about 60JPG: up to filesizeSingle-sided80 min.Double-sided160 min.Audio+VideoAudio+VideoAudio+VideoAudio+VideoAudio• DVD contains excellent soundand video due to Dolby Digitaland MPEG-2 system.• Various screen and audiofunctions can be easily selectedthrough the on-screen menu.• Video with CD sound, VHSquality & MPEG-1 compressiontechnology.• An LP is recorded as an analogsignal with more distortion. CDis recorded as a Digital Signalwith better audio quality, lessdistortion and less deteriorationof audio quality over time.• Permanent data storage- cannot be erased or over written.• Storing music, images, photos.• Record and rewrite up to 1000times and can be readindefinitelyVIDEO-CDAUDIO-CDCD-RCD-RW12 Cm8 Cm74 min.20 min.12 Cm8 Cm8 Cm12 Cm8 Cm12 Cm74 min.20 min.Disc Types(Logos) RecordingTypes Disc Size Max.PlayingTime(files) CharacteristicsDVDWhen playing CD-R/RW discs, please follow the recommendations below:• Your MP3 files should be ISO 9660 or JOLIET format.ISO 9660 format and JOLIET MP3 files are compatible with Microsoft's DOS and Windows, and withApple's Mac. These two formats are the most widely used.• When naming your MP3 files do not exceed 15 characters, and place ".mp3" as the file extension.General name format of: Title.mp3. When composing your title, make sure that you use 15 characters orless.• Use a decompression transfer rate of at least 128 Kbps when recording MP3 files.Sound quality with MP3 files basically depends on the rate of compression/decompression you choose.Getting audio CD quality sound requires an analog/digital sampling rate (conversion to MP3 format) of atleast 128 Kbps and up to 160 Kbps. However, choosing higher rates, like 192 Kbps or more, only rarelygive better sound quality. Conversely, files with sampling rates below 128 Kbps will not be playedproperly.• Do not try recording copyright protected MP3 files.Certain "secured" files are encrypted and code protected to prevent illegal copying. These files are of thefollowing types: Windows Media TM (registered trade mark of Microsoft Inc) and SDMI TM (registered trade markof The SDMI Foundation). You cannot copy such files.➢ * Discs which cannot be played with this player:• DVD-ROM • DVD-RAM• CD-ROM • CDV• CDI• HD layer of super Audio CD• CDGs play audio only, not graphics.* Ability to play back may depend on recordingconditions:• DVD-R, +R • CD-RW• DVD+RW, -RW • Photo CD : JPG file~DIGITALSOUNDSTEREO• Playback Region Number• PAL colour system in U.K, France, Germany, Australia, etc.• Dolby Digital disc• Digital Audio disc• Stereo disc• DTS discDisc MarkingsBoth the DHR player and the discs are coded by region.These regional codes must match in order for the disc to play. If the codes do not match,the disk will not be played.The Region Number for this player is described on the rear panel of the player.PAL• NTSC broadcast system in USA,Canada, Japan, South Korea, etc.NTSC