JVC KD-SX947R: MP3 OPERATIONS

MP3 OPERATIONS: JVC KD-SX947R

MP3 OPERATIONS

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Refer also to CD OPERATIONS on pages 20 to

The display changes to show the following:

23.

Current source

CDin indicator

indication*

Playing an MP3 disc

1

Open the control panel.

Notes:

Total folder

Total file

When an external component is connected to

number

number

the AUX input jack on the control panel, be

careful of handling a disc.

When a CD is already in the loading slot,

pressing CD CD-CH (AUX) turns on the unit

and starts playback automatically.

2

Insert an MP3 disc into the loading

MP3 indicator

slot.

Ex.: When the disc contains 19 folders

The unit turns on, draws

and 144 MP3 files

the disc and starts

* When “CLOCK” is set to “ON” (see page 33),

playback automatically.

the current indication will soon change to the

clock time.

Notes:

3

Close the control panel by hand.

MP3 discs require a longer readout time.

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

configuration.)

When playback starts, folder and file names (or ID3

tags) will automatically appears. (See also page 27.)

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

playback stops (without ejecting the disc).

All files will be played repeatedly until you

Next time you select the CD player as the source or

stop playback.

turn the power on, disc play starts from where

playback has been stopped previously.

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To stop play and eject the disc

Locating a file or a particular

Press 0.

portion on an MP3 disc

Playback stops and the control panel flips down.

The disc automatically ejects from the loading

For MP3 playback/search order see page 25.

slot.

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To fast-forward or reverse the file

To change the display information

Press and hold ¢

While playing back an MP3 file, you can change

while playing an MP3

the MP3 disc information shown on the display.

disc, to fast-forward the

Each time you press DISP

file.

(display), the display changes to

show the following:

Press and hold 4

while playing an MP3

When “TAG DISP” is set to “TAG ON”

disc, to reverse the file.

(initial setting: see pages 34 and 35)

Note:

During this operation, you can only hear intermittent

Album name / performer

sounds. (The elapsed playing time also changes

(folder name*)

intermittently on the display.)

(TAG lights up on the display)

Track title (file name*)

To skip to the next or previous files

(TAG lights up on the display)

Press ¢ briefly

while playing, to skip

Elapsed playing time and

ahead to the beginning

Current file number

of the next file.

Each time you press the

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

button consecutively, the

name and file name appear. In this case, the TAG

beginning of the next

indicator will not light up on the display.

files is located and

played back.

When “TAG DISP” is set to “TAG OFF”

Press 4 briefly while playing, to skip back

to the beginning of the current file.

Folder name

Each time you press the button consecutively,

( lights up on the display)

the beginning of the previous files is located

and played back.

File name

( lights up on the display)

Elapsed playing time and

Current file number

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 34.

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To go to a particular file quickly within the

To go to a particular folder directly

current folder (+10 and –10 buttons)

IMPORTANT:

1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode

To directly select the folders using the number

while playing an MP3 disc.

button(s), it is required that folders are

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MODE flashes on the upper

assigned 2 digit numbers at the beginning of

part of the display.

their folder names. (This can only be done

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

2 Press +10 or 10.

Ex.: If folder name is 01 ABC

= Press 1 to go to Folder 01 ABC.

To skip 10 files* forwards

If folder name is 1 ABC, pressing 1

to the last file

does not work.

If folder name is 12 ABC

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

To skip 10 files* backwards

12 ABC.

to the first file

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

Press the number button corresponding to the

the file skips to the nearest higher or lower

folder number to start playing the first file in the

file with a file number of multiple ten (ex.

selected folder.

10th, 20th, 30th).

Then each time you press the button, you can

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

10 buttons below).

After the last file, the first file will be

selected, and vice versa.

To select a folder number from 01 06:

Press 1 (7) 6 (12) briefly.

To select a folder number from 07 12:

How to use the +10 and –10 buttons

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

second.

Ex. 1: To select file number 32 while playing

file number 6

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

(Three times)

(Twice)

greater than 12.

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

To select a particular file in a folder, press

Ex. 2: To select file number 8 while playing

¢ or 4 after selecting the folder.

file number 36

(Three times) (Twice)

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

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To skip to the next or previous folder

Active

Mode

Plays at random

indicator

Press 5 (up) while playing

FLDR RND and RND All files of the

an MP3 disc to skip to the

indicators current folder, then

next folder.

light up. files of the next

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Each time you press the

folder and so on.

button consecutively, the

next folder is located (and

DISC RND and RND All files on the disc.

the first file in the folder

indicators

starts playing, if recorded).

light up.

Press (down) while playing an MP3 disc to

skip back to the previous folder.

To play back files repeatedly

Each time you press the button consecutively,

(Track Repeat/Folder Repeat Play)

the previous folder is located (and the first file in

You can play back the current file or all the files

the folder starts playing, if recorded).

in the current folder repeatedly.

Note:

1 Press MODE to enter the functions

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

mode while playing an MP3 disc.

skipped.

MODE flashes on the upper part

of the display.

2 Press RPT (repeat), while MODE

Selecting MP3 playback modes

is still flashing on the display, so

that TRK RPT or FLDR RPT

appears on the display.

To play back files at random

Each time you press the button,

(Folder Random/Disc Random Play)

the repeat play mode changes as

You can play back all files of the current folder or

follows:

all files on the MP3 disc at random.

TRK RPT FLDR RPT

1 Press MODE to enter the functions

mode while playing an MP3 disc.

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MODE flashes on the upper part

of the display.

2 Press RND (random), while MODE

is still flashing on the display, so that

FLDR RND or DISC RND

appears on the display.

RPT indicator

Each time you press the button,

Ex.: When you select TRK RPT

the random play mode changes as

follows:

Active

Mode

Plays repeatedly

DISC RNDFLDR RND

indicator

Canceled

TRK RPT RPT indicator The current (or

lights up. specified) file.

FLDR RPT and RPT All files of the

indicators current (or

light up. specified) folder.

(folder) and RND indicators

Ex.: When you select FLDR RND

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