Samsung HT-DM550 Instruction Manual

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MP3-CD Playback17This system has a built-in MP3 decoder.You can play back MP3 tracks (files)recorded on CD-Rs, CD-RWs, and CD-ROMs.• It is recommended you turn on your TV when playing back an MP3-CD.Starting PlaybackPress the Open/Close( ) buttonto load a disc.1• After detecting the disc, playback starts.• The on-screen bar and the contentsrecorded on the MP3-CD will be shownon the TV if it is turned on.Press the Play/Pause( ) button.2To stop during playback Press the Stop ( ) button.What is MP3? MP3 is an abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group (or MPEG) Audio Layer 3.MP3 is simply a file format with a data compression ratio of 1:10 (128 Kbps*). That means,by using MP3format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain 10 times as much data volume as a regular CD can.CD-R MP3 DISC• Only CD-R discs with MP3 files in ISO 9660 or Joliet format can be played.• The file name of the MP3 file may not be longer than 8 characters and should contain no blank spaces or specialcharacters.• Use discs recorded with a compression/decompression data rate greater than 128Kbps.• Only files with the ".mp3" and ".MP3" extensions can be played.• Only a consecutively written Multisession disc can be played. If there is a blank segment in the Multisession disc,the disc can be played only up to the blank segment.• If the disc is not closed, it will take longer to begin playback and not all of the recorded files may be played.• For files encoded in Variable Bit Rate (VBR) format, i.e. files encoded in both low bit rate and high bit rate (e.g.,32Kbps ~ 320Kbps), the sound may skip during playback.Depending on the recording mode, some MP3-CD cannot be played.