Playing An Audio Cd Or Mp3/Wma File; Audio Cd And Music Menu Options; Random - Hitachi DV-DS253E Instruction Manual

Playing an Audio CD or MP3/
WMA file
The recorder can play audio CDs and MP3/WMA files.
Before playing MP3/WMA files, read "MP3/WMA audio
file requirement" on page 33.
1. Press HOME.
The HOME menu appears.
2. Select [MUSIC] option.
3. Select a media that contains MP3/WMA or audio
title then press ENTER.
The [Music List] menu appears on the TV screen.
4. Use / to select a track then press
Playback starts.
You can use variable playback functions. Refer to
pages 28-31.
Tips:
• Press DISPLAY to view ID3-Tag information for
the MP3 file. If ID3-Tag information is not present,
[ID3-Tag: None] will appear. If you select a folder,
the number of subfolders and number of MP3/
WMA files in the folder are displayed. Press
DISPLAY again to remove the information
screen.
• If you want to move to the upper directory, use
the / to highlight
• You can also display HOME menu to select
another media by pressing RETURN (
5. To stop playback at any time, press
Tip:
You can create new folder. Select [New Album] option
on the Music-HDD or Music-Memory Card menu then
press ENTER. "NONAME##" folder is created.
(PLAY).
and press ENTER.
).
(STOP).

Audio CD and Music menu options

1. Press / to select a folder/file on the Audio CD
or Music menu then press ENTER.
The menu options appear.
The menu options displayed differ depending on the
selected media.
2. Press / / / to select an option, and press
ENTER.
• [Play] Start playback the selected title.
• [Random] Start or stop random playback.
• [Open] Opens the folder and a list of files in the
folder appears
• [Delete] Deletes the file(s) from the media.
• [Rename] Edits the file name. (page 37)
• [Move] Moves the file(s) to another folder or
media. (page 38)
• [Copy] Copies the file(s) to another folder or
media. (page 38)
• [Program add] Adds the track(s) to Program List.
(page 20)

Random

1. Press RANDOM during playback or in stop mode.
The unit automatically begins Random Playback
and "RANDOM" appears on the menu screen.
2. To return to normal playback, press RANDOM
repeatedly until "RANDOM" disappears from the
menu screen.
Tip:
By pressing (SKIP) during Random playback, the
unit selects another track and resumes Random
playback.
MP3/WMA audio file requirement
File extensions
".mp3", ".wma".
Sampling frequency:
within 8 - 48kHz (MP3), within 32 - 48kHz (WMA)
Bit rate:
within 8 - 320kbps (MP3), 32 - 192kbps (WMA)
CD-R Format:
ISO 9660 and JOLIET.
DVD±R/RW Format:
ISO 9660 (UDF Bridge format)
Maximum Files/Disc:
Less than 1999 (total number of files and folders)
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