Panasonic ag-vp300 User Manual

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MP3/WMA and CD text navigating menus
[MP3] [WMA] [CDtext]
You can play back a MP3, WMA or CD text disc by using the 
menu.
The menu screen can display the names of folders and MP3/WMA 
files saved on a personal computer, etc. as group names and track 
names, respectively. For CD text discs, the text information can be 
viewed.
Preparations
≥Turn on the TV and select the video input for this unit.
≥Switch [VCR/TV/DVD] to “DVD”.
≥Insert a disc containing MP3 or WMA files or a CD text disc.
1
Call up the menu 
screen with [MENU] or 
[TOP MENU].
The order of tracks 
indicated on the menu 
screen may be different 
from that indicated on 
the personal computer 
display
.
2
Press [Cursor]
34 to 
select the track.
≥To display the previous or next page, select “Prev” or “Next” 
with [Cursor]
3421 and press [ENTER]. After all the 
tracks in a group are displayed, the previous or next group 
will be displayed.
≥You can also select tracks by entering a track number with 
the numeric buttons.
Example: “03”  ; [3]
  “10”  ; [1]
l[0]
  “125”; [1]
l[2]l[5]
≥ [CDtext]
As soon as a number is selected, playback starts and step 3 
is not necessary.
3
Press [ENTER].
≥Playback starts.
≥“
R” indicates the track being played back.
To stop
Press [
].
To exit the menu
Press [MENU] or [TOP MENU].
ª To select a track from a group in the tree 
screen (showing the entire disc) to play.
[MP3] [WMA]
While the menu screen is displayed
1
Press [Cursor]
1 while a track is highlighted to 
display a tree screen.
2
Press [Cursor]
34 to select the desired group and 
press [ENTER].
≥The list of MP3/WMA files in the selected group is displayed.
3
Press [Cursor]
34 to select the desired track and 
press [ENTER].
To get back to the previous screen.
Press [RETURN].
Notes:
[MP3]
≥This unit is not compatible with ID3 tags (
≥If you play an MP3 track that includes still picture data, it will take 
some time before the music itself starts playing and the elapsed 
time will not be displayed during this time. Even after the track 
starts, the correct play time will not be displayed.
[WMA]
≥You cannot play WMA files that are copy protected.
To create an MP3/WMA disc that can be 
played back on this unit on a personal 
computer
≥Formats that can be used are IS09660 level1 and level 2 (except 
extended format).
≥MP3 files must have the extension “.MP3” or “.mp3”.
≥WMA files must have the extension “.WMA” or “.wma”.
 
If you wish to play the tracks in your favorite order, add a number 
at the beginning of each file name corresponding to the desired 
play order (see Figure below).
(They may not be played back in the specified order.)
 
Finalize the disc after recording. A disc that is not finalized may 
not be played back.
≥This unit is compatible with multi-session (
lpage 59) but if there 
are a lot of sessions it takes more time for play to start. Keep the 
number of sessions to a minimum to avoid this.
≥Depending on how you create MP3/WMA files, they may not play 
in the order you numbered them or may not play at all.
≥This unit cannot play files recorded using packet write.
VCR/DVD/TV
VCR/DVD REC CHECK
REC
CH
VOLUME
TV
TV
VCR
DVD
1
2
3
7
8
9
0
100
4
5
6
SLOW/SEARCH
NAVI
TOP MENU
MENU
RETURN
PROG/CHECK
QUICK REPLAY
DISPLAY
JET REW
TIMER
ENTER
PLAY
 LIST
INDEX/SKIP
OUTPUT
TRACKING/V-LOCK
AV
DIRECT
 NAVIGATOR
CANCEL/RESET
AUDIO
SUBTITLE
ANGLE
VCR/TV/DVD
MENU
RETURN
TOP MENU
VCR/ 
DVD
3, 4, 2, 1
ENTER
Numeric
buttons
001 Both Ends Freezing
002 Lady Starfish
003 Life on Jupiter 
004 Metal Glue 
005 Paint It Yellow
006 Pyjamamama
007 Shrimps from Mars
008 Starperson
009 Velvet Cuppermine
010 Ziggy Starfish
Next
Prev
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
10 
   No     Group:  001 My favorite        Tree     
Find
SELECT
ENTER    RETURN
G            1
T             1
Total  223
SELECT
NUMBER
0
9
MENU
Group name
e.g. 
[MP3]
On Screen Display
Tree
G  7/16
MP3 music
    001 My favorite
        001 Brazilian pops
        002 Chinese pops
        003 Czech pops
        004 Hungarian pops
        
005 Liner notes
        006 Japanese pops
        007 Mexican pops
        008 Philippine pops
        009 Swedish pops
            001 Momoko
    002 Standard number
        001 Piano solo
        002 Vocal
SELECT
ENTER    RETURN
G           8
T          14
Total  123
SELECT
NUMBER
0
9
MENU
You cannot select 
groups that contain 
non- compatible files.
002 group
001
001 group
001 track.mp3
002 track.mp3
003 track.mp3
003 group
001 track.mp3
002 track.mp3
003 track.mp3
001 track.mp3
002 track.mp3
003 track.mp3
004 track.mp3
e.g. 
[MP3]
root
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