JVC KD-S847: MP3 OPERATIONS

MP3 OPERATIONS

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Refer also to “CD OPERATIONS” on pages

All files will be played repeatedly until you stop

10 to 13.

playback.

Notes:

Playing an MP3 disc

• MP3 discs require a longer readout time.

(It differs due to the complexity of the folder/file

Insert an MP3 disc into the loading slot.

configuration.)

The unit turns on, draws

• When playback starts, folder and file names (or ID3

the MP3 disc and starts

tags) will automatically appears. (See also page 17.)

playback automatically.

• If you change the source or turn the power off, disc

playback stops (without ejecting the disc).

Next time you select the CD player as the source or

Note on One-Touch Operation:

turn the power on, disc playback starts from where

When a disc is already in the loading slot, pressing CD

playback has been stopped previously.

turns on the unit and starts playback automatically.

The CD–in indicator flashes.

To stop play and eject the disc

Press 0.

Playback stops and the disc automatically ejects

from the loading slot.

The CD–in indicator lights up.

MP3 indicator lights up.

Total file numberTotal folder number

Ex.: When the disc contains 19 folders and

144 MP3 files

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To change the display information

While playing back an MP3 file, you can change

the MP3 disc information shown on the display.

Each time you press DISP

(display), the display changes to

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show the following:

• When “TAG DISP” is set to “TAG ON”

(initial setting: see page 24)

Album name / performer

(folder name*)

(TAG lights up on the display)

Track title (file name*)

(TAG lights up on the display)

Elapsed playing time and

Current file number

Clock and

Current file number

* If an MP3 file does not have ID3 tags, folder

name and file name appear. In this case, the

TAG indicator will not light up on the display.

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• When “TAG DISP” is set to “TAG OFF”

Note:

The display shows up to 8 characters at a time and

scrolls if there are more than 8 characters.

See also “To select the scroll mode—SCROLL” on

page 24.

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To go to a particular file quickly within the

Locating a file or a particular

current folder (+10 and –10 buttons)

portion on an MP3 disc

1 Press M (MODE) to enter the functions mode

while playing an MP3 disc.

For “MP3 playback/search order” see page 15.

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To fast-forward or reverse the file

Press and hold ¢

while playing an MP3 disc,

to fast-forward the file.

2 Press +10 or –10.

Press and hold 4

To skip 10 files* forwards

while playing an MP3 disc,

to the last file

to reverse the file.

To skip 10 files* backwards

to the first file

To skip to the next or previous files

* The first time you press +10 or –10 button,

Press ¢ briefly while

the file skips to the nearest higher or lower

playing, to skip ahead to

file with a file number of multiple ten (ex.

the beginning of the next

10th, 20th, 30th).

file.

Then each time you press the button, you can

Each time you press the

skip 10 files (see “How to use the +10 and

button consecutively, the

–10 buttons” below).

beginning of the next files

• After the last file, the first file will be

is located and played back.

selected, and vice versa.

How to use the +10 and –10 buttons

Press 4 briefly, while playing, to skip back

to the beginning of the current file.

• Ex. 1: To select file number 32 while

Each time you press the button consecutively,

playing file number 6

the beginning of the previous files is located and

played back.

(Three times) (Twice)

File 6 \ 10 \ 20 \ 30 \ 31 \ 32

• Ex. 2 : To select file number 8 while playing

file number 36

(Three times) (Twice)

File 36 \ 30 \ 20 \ 10 \ 9 \ 8

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To go to a particular folder directly

To select a particular file in a folder, press

¢ or 4 after selecting the folder.

IMPORTANT:

To directly select the folders using the number

button(s), it is required that folders are

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To skip to the next or previous folder

assigned 2 digit numbers at the beginning of

their folder names. (This can only be done

Press 5 (up) while playing an

during the recording of CD-Rs or CD-RWs.)

MP3 disc to skip to the next

Ex.: If folder name is “01 ABC”

folder.

= Press 1 to go to Folder 01 ABC.

Each time you press the button

If folder name is “1 ABC,” pressing 1

consecutively, the next folder is

does not work.

located (and the first file in the

If folder name is “12 ABC”

folder starts playing, if

= Press and hold 6 (12) to go to Folder

recorded).

12 ABC.

Press ∞ (down) while playing an MP3 disc to

skip back to the previous folder.

Each time you press the button consecutively,

the previous folder is located (and the first file in

Press the number button corresponding to the

the folder starts playing, if recorded).

folder number to start playing the first file in the

selected folder.

Note:

If the folder does not contain any MP3 files, it is

skipped.

• To select a folder number from 01 – 06:

Press 1 (7) – 6 (12) briefly.

• To select a folder number from 07 – 12:

Press and hold 1 (7) – 6 (12) for more than one

second.

Notes:

• If “MP3” flashes on the display after you have

selected a folder, it means that the folder does not

contain any MP3 files.

• You cannot directly select a folder with a number

greater than 12.

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To play back files repeatedly

Selecting MP3 playback modes

(Track Repeat/Folder Repeat Play)

To play back files at random

You can play back the current file or all the files

(Folder Random/Disc Random Play)

in the current folder repeatedly.

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You can play back all files of the current folder or

1 Press M (MODE) to enter the

all files on the MP3 disc at random.

functions mode while playing

an MP3 disc.

1 Press M (MODE) to enter the

functions mode while playing

2 Press RPT (repeat), while still

an MP3 disc.

in the functions mode, so that

“TRK RPT” or “FLDR RPT”

2 Press RND (random), while

appears on the display.

still in the functions mode, so

Each time you press the

that “FLDR RND” or “DISC

button, the repeat play mode

RND” appears on the display.

changes as follows:

Each time you press the

button, the random play mode

TRK RPT FLDR RPT

changes as follows:

Canceled

DISC RNDFLDR RND

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RPT indicator

Ex.: When you select “TRK RPT”

(folder) and RND indicators

Active

Ex.: When you select “FLDR RND”

Mode

Plays repeatedly

indicator

Active

TRK RPT RPT indicator The current (or

Mode

Plays at random

indicator

lights up. specified) file.

FLDR RND and RND All files of the

FLDR RPT and RPT All files of the

indicators current folder, then

indicators current (or specified

light up. files of the next

light up. folder.

folder and so on.

DISC RND and RND All files on the disc.

indicators

light up.

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