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OTHER FUNCTIONS
“RPT”: Use it for automatic repeat of the file
or folder you are currently listening to.
Repeating a file —
Touch “RPT” briefly while the file is playing.
“RPT” appears on the screen. When the file
is finished, the player will automatically go
back to the beginning of the file and play the
file again. To cancel it, touch “RPT” once
again.
Repeating a folder —
Touch and hold “RPT” until the beep sounds
while the folder is playing. “FLD.RPT” ap-
pears on the screen. When the folder is fin-
ished, the player will automatically go back to
the beginning of the folder and play the folder
again. To cancel it, touch “RPT” once again.“RAND”: Use it for automatic and random
selection of the folder which you are currently
listening to or of all the folders.
Playing the files in one folder in random order
—
Touch “RAND” briefly. “RAND” appears on
the screen. The system selects a file in the
folder you are currently listening to. To cancel
it, touch “RAND” once again.
Playing the files in all the folders in random or-
der —
Touch and hold “RAND” until the beep
sounds. “FLD.RAND” appears on the screen.
The system selects a file in the folders of all
the trays which are set and plays it. To cancel
it, touch “RAND” once again.
When a file is skipped or the system is inop-
erative, touch “RAND” to reset.(f) Operating a DVD video disc
NOTE: The playback condition of some
DVD video discs may be determined by a
DVD video software producer. This DVD
player plays a disc as the software pro-
ducer intended. So some functions may
not work properly. Be sure to read the in-
struction manual for the DVD video disc
separately provided. For the detailed in-
formation about DVD video discs, see “(h)
DVD player and DVD video disc informa-
tion”.
Precautions on DVD video disc
When recording with a DVD video or video
CD, audio tracks may not record in some
cases while the menu is displayed. As audio
will not play in this case, verify that the video
tracks are playing and then activate playback.
When playback of a disc is completed:
If an audio CD or MP3 disc is playing, the
first track or file starts.
If a DVD video or video CD is playing,
playback will stop or the menu screen will
be displayed.
The title/chapter number and playback time
display may not appear while playing back
certain DVD video discs.
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CAUTION
Conversational speech on some DVDs
is recorded at a low volume to empha-
size the impact of sound effects. If you
adjust the volume assuming that the
conversations represent the maximum
volume level that the DVD will play, you
may be startled by louder sound effects
or when you change to a different audio
source. The louder sounds may have a
significant impact on the human body or
pose a driving hazard. Keep this in mind
when you adjust the volume.
This “DVD Hint!” screen appears when the
video screen is first displayed after the
ignition switch is set at ACC or ON.
Touch “OK” when you read the message.PLAYING A DVD DISC
Push the “AUDIO” button to display this
screen.
When you touch “WIDE”, the screen mode
can be changed.
It you touch “PICTURE” when the vehicle is
completely stopped and the parking brake is
applied, the video screen returns.
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DISPLAYING DVD CONTROLS
If you touch a part of the screen, where con-
trols are not located while watching video,
DVD controls will appear.
“Page2”: Touching this will display on the
second page of DVD controls.
“Page1”: Touching this will display the top
page of DVD controls.“Hide Buttons”: Touching this will turn off the
controls from the screen.
If “
” appears on the screen when you touch
a control, the operation relevant to the control
is not permitted.
DESCRIPTION OF DVD CONTROLS
Top page of DVD video controls
“Menu” and “Top Menu”: If you touch any
of the above controls, the menu screen for
DVD video appears. (For the operation, see
the manual that come with the DVD video disc
provided separately.)
: The menu control key appears on the
screen. (See page 185.)
: Touching this will pause the video
screen. When you touch this again, the video
screen advances frame by frame.
: Touching this will fast reverse during
playback.
: Touching this will stop the video screen.
: Touching this will pause during playback
and resume normal play during pause or slow
forward.
: Touching this will fast forward during
playback and forward slowly during pause.
Second page of DVD video controls
“Setup”: The initial set up screen appears.
(See page 187.)
“Search”: The title search screen appears.
(See page 185.)
“Return”: Touching this will display the pre-
determined scene and start playing from
there.
“AUDIO”: The audio changing screen ap-
pears. (See page 186.)
“Subtitle”: The subtitle changing screen ap-
pears. (See page 185.)
“Angle”: The angle selection screen ap-
pears. (See page 186.)
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SELECTING A MENU ITEM
Enter the menu item using , , and
and touch “Enter”. The player starts play-
ing video for that menu item. (For details,
see the manual that comes with the DVD
video disc provided separately.)
Each time you touch “Move Buttons”, the
controls on the screen move upward and
downward.
When you touch “<
“ON”.
When you touch
, the previous screen
returns.
SEARCHING BY TITLE
Enter the title number and touch “Enter”.
The player starts playing video for that
title number.
When you push either side of the “SEEK/
TRACK” button, you can select a chapter.
If you enter the wrong numbers, touch “Clear”
to delete the numbers.
When you touch
, the previous screen
returns.
CHANGING THE SUBTITLE LANGUAGE
Each time you touch “Subtitle”, the lan-
guage is selected from the ones stored in
the discs and changed.
When you touch
, the previous screen
returns.
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(g) Operating a video CD
PLAYING A VIDEO CD
Push the “AUDIO” button to display this
screen.
When you touch “WIDE”, the screen mode
can be changed.
It you touch “PICTURE” when the vehicle is
completely stopped and the parking brake is
applied, the video screen returns.
DISPLAYING VIDEO CD CONTROLS
If you touch the part where controls are not lo-
cated while you are watching video on the vid-
eo CD, video CD controls will appear.
“Page2”: Touching this will display on the
second page of video CD controls.
“Page1”: Touching this will display on the top
page of video CD controls.“Hide Buttons”: Touching this will turn off the
controls from the screen.
If “
” appears on the display when you touch
a control, the operation is not permitted.
DESCRIPTION OF VIDEO CD CONTROLS
Controls on top page
“Select Number”: The track or number
search screen appears. (See “SEARCHING
BY TRACK” on page 192.)
“Prev. Menu”: When you touch this while the
disc menu is displayed, the previous page ap-
pears on the screen. If you touch this while
the player is playing video, the previous track
is searched and played.
“Next Menu”: When you touch this while the
disc menu is displayed, the next page ap-
pears on the display. If you touch this while
the player is playing video, the next track is
searched and played.
“Main/Sub”: A multiplex transmission
changing control. The mode changes from
Main/Sub to Main, to Sub and back to Main/
Sub by touching this control.
“Return”: Touching this will display the pre-
determined scene and start playing from
there.
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Controls on second page
: Use this to pause the video screen.
When you touch this again, the video screen
advance frame by frame.
: Touch this to fast reverse during play-
back.
: Touch this to pause during playback and
resume playing during pause.
: Touch this to fast forward during the
playback and start playing slowly during
pause.
SEARCHING BY TRACK
Enter the track numbers and touch “En-
ter”. The player starts playing video for
that title number.
You can select a track number by pushing “”
or “” on the “SEEK/TRACK” button.
If you enter the wrong numbers, touch “Clear”
to delete the numbers.
Touch
, and the previous screen re-
turns.(h) If the player malfunctions
If the player or another unit equipped with the
player malfunction, your audio system will
display following messages.
If “DISC CHECK” appears on the display:
It indicates that the disc dirty, damaged, or it
was inserted upside down. Clean the disc or
insert it correctly. If a disc which is not play-
able is inserted, “DISC CHECK” will also ap-
pear on the screen. For appropriate discs for
this player, see “Audio/video system operat-
ing hints” on page 194.
If “REGION CODE ERROR” appears on
the display: It indicates that the DVD region
code is not set properly.
If “DVD ERROR” appears on the display:
It indicates that the inside of the player unit
may be too hot due to the very high ambient
temperature. Remove the disc from the play-
er and allow the player to cool down.
If the malfunction is not rectified: Take
your vehicle to your dealer.
If an MP3 disc contains CD−DA files, only
CD−DA files are played. If an MP3 disc con-
tains files other than CD−DA, only MP3 files
are played.
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To clean a compact disc: Wipe it with a soft,
lint−free cloth that has been dampened with
water. Wipe in a straight line from the center
to the edge of the disc (not in circles). Dry it
with another soft, lint−free cloth. Do not use
a conventional record cleaner or anti−static
device.MP3/WMA FILES
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3) and WMA
(Windows Media Audio) are audio com-
pression standards.
The MP3/WMA player can play MP3 and
WMA files on CD−ROM, CD−R and CD−
RW discs.
The unit can play disc recordings compat-
ible with ISO 9660 level 1 and level 2 and
with the Romeo and Joliet file system.
When naming an MP3 or WMA file, add
the appropriate file extension (.mp3 or
.wma).
The MP3/WMA player plays back files
with .mp3 or .wma file extensions as MP3
or WMA files. To prevent noise and play-
back errors, use the appropriate file ex-
tensions.
The player can play only the first session
using multi−session compatible CDs.
MP3 files are compatible with the ID3 Tag
Ver. 1.0, Ver. 1.1, Ver. 2.2, and Ver. 2.3 for-
mats. The unit cannot display disc title,
track title and artist name in other formats.
WMA files can contain a WMA tag that is
used in the same way as an ID3 tag. WMA
tags carry information such as track title,
artist name.
The emphasis function is available only
when playing MP3/WMA files recorded at
32, 44.1 and 48 kHz. (The system can
play MP3 files with sampling frequencies
of 16, 22.05, and 24 kHz. However, the
emphasis function is not available for files
recorded at these frequencies.)
The sound quality of MP3/WMA files gen-
erally improves with higher bit rates. In or-
der to achieve a reasonable level of sound
quality, discs recorded with a bit rate of at
least 128 kbps are recommended.
Playable bit rates
MP3 files:
MPEG1 LAYER3—64 to 320 kbps
MPEG2 LSF LAYER3—64 to 160 kbps
WMA files:
Ver. 7, 8 CBR—48 to 192 kbps
Ver. 9 CBR—48 to 320 kbps
The MP3/WMA player does not play back
MP3/WMA files from discs recorder using
packet write data transfer (UDF format).
Discs should be recorded using “pre−
mastering” software rather than packet−
write software.
M3u playlists are not compatible with the
audio player.
MP3i (MP3 interactive) and MP3PRO for-
mats are not compatible with the audio
player.
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The MP3 player is compatible with VBR
(Variable Bit Rate).
When playing back files recorded as VBR
(Variable Bit Rate) files, the play time will
not be correctly displayed if fast−forward
or reverse operations are used.
It is not possible to check folders that do
not include MP3/WMA files.
MP3/WMA files in folders up to 8 levels
deep can be played. However, the start of
playback may be delayed when using
discs containing numerous levels of fol-
ders. For this reason, we recommend
creating discs with no more than two lev-
els of folders.
It is possible to play up to 192 folders or
255 files on one disc.
001.mp3
002.wma
Folder 1
003.mp3
Folder 2
004.wma
005.mp3
Folder 3
006.mp3
The play order of the compact disc with
the structure shown on the left is as fol-
lows:
CD R and CD RW discs
CD−R/CD−RW discs that have not been
subject to the “finalizing process” (a pro-
cess that allows discs to be played on a
conventional CD player) cannot be
played.
It may not be possible to play CD−R/CD−
RW discs recorded on a music CD record-
er or a personal computer because of disc
characteristics, scratches or dirt on the
disc, or dirt, condensation, etc. on the
lens of the unit.
It may not be possible to play discs re-
corded on a personal computer depend-
ing on the application settings and the en-
vironment. Record with the correct
format. (For details, contact the appropri-
ate application manufacturers of the ap-
plications.)
CD−R/CD−RW discs may be damaged by
direct exposure to sunlight, high tempera-
tures or other storage conditions. The unit
may be unable to play some damaged
discs.
If you insert a CD−RW disc into the
MP3/WMA player, playback will begin
more slowly than with a conventional CD
or CD−R disc.
Recordings on CD−R/CD−RW cannot be
played using the DDCD (Double Density
CD) system.