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speci cations

Audio/Video
The table below identi es the possible values that the 'Media Type' eld in the AVDTP can have. The information element identi es the media type of a
stream end-point.

A/V Distribution Protocol (AVDTP)

Media Type
3 2 1 0
Description

0 0 0 0
Audio

0 0 0 1
Video

0 0 1 0
Multimedia

X X X X
All other values reserved

A/V Content Protection Method

Mnemonic Identi er Content
(16 bits) Security Usage in Bluetooth (reference)
(reference)
DTCP 00001 See Note #1
Refer to section 8.19.6 of the Bluetooth A/V Distribution Transport
Protocol Speci cation "Content Protection Capabilities"

SCMS-T 00002 See Note #2

See Note #3

Note #1: Please see www.dtcp.com for details of how Digital Transmission Content Protection (DTCP) is
mapped to the Bluetooth AV transport services and for information about DTCP licensing by the Digital
Transmission Licensing Administrator (DTLA).

Note #2: SCMS-T uses Cp-bit and L-bit that are de ned by IEC60958-3:1999 and IEC61119-6:1992. For de nition
of L-bit, normal logic, instead of reverse situation de ned in section 4.3.1 of IEC60958-3, shall be applied.

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Note #3: The Contents Protection Header (CP Header) de ned by A2DP is used for transmitting these two bits
(Cp-bit and L-bit). CP Header has a one-byte length. The bit0 eld of CP Headers is used for the L-bit and the bit
1 eld of CP Header is used for the Cp-bit. Other bits (from bit2 to bit7) are de ned as the RFA eld.

General note: Before assigning an identi er the following requirements must be ful lled:

The Content Protection method should come with a valid reference to either the
relevant controlling entity or a description of the method.

The Content Protection method should indicate how the identi er is to be used in the
context of Bluetooth A/V.

A/V Remote Control Pro le (AVRCP)

Major Player Type

Value
Parameter Description

Bit 0 (001)
Audio

Bit 1 (002)
Video

Bit 2 (004)
Broadcasting Audio

Bit 3 (008)
Broadcasting Video

Bit 4-7
Reserved

Player Sub Type

Value
Parameter Description

Bit 0 (000000001)
Audio Book

Bit 1 (000000002)
Podcast

Bit 2-31
Reserved

Folder Type

Value
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Value
Parameter Description

000
Mixed

001
Titles

002
Albums

003
Artists

004
Genres

005
Playlists

006
Years

007-0xFF
Reserved

Media Type
Value
Parameter Description

000
Audio

001
Video

002-0xFF
Reserved

List of Media Attributes

Attribute ID Description Allowed Values
Mandatory/Optional

00 Illegal, should not be used -

-

01 Title of the media Any text encoded in speci ed

character set M

02 Name of the artist Any text encoded in speci ed

character set O

03 Name of the album Any text encoded in speci ed

character set O

04 Number of the media (e.g., track

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04 Number of the media (e.g., track Numeric ASCII text with zero
number in a CD) suppresses O

05 Total number of the media (e.g., Numeric ASCII text with zero
total number of tracks in a CD) suppresses O

06 Genre Any text encoded in speci ed

character set O

07 Playing time, in milliseconds Numeric ASCII text with zero

suppresses (ex. 2min30sec = 150000) O

08- Reserved for future use -

0xFFFFFFFF -

Player Application Settings

Player Application Attribute Description De ned Values
Setting Attribute Mandatory/Optional

000 Illegal Should not be used None

O

01 Equalizer ON/OFF Status PlayerApplicationSettingValueID

ValueID O
Description

001
OFF

002
ON

003-
0xFF Reserved for future
use

02 Repeat Mode Status PlayerApplicationSettingValueID

ValueID O
Description

001
OFF

002
Single track repeat

003
All track repeat

004
Group repeat

005-
0xFF Reserved for future
use

03 Shu e ON/OFF Status PlayerApplicationSettingValueID

O

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ValueID
Description

001
OFF

002
All tracks shu e

003
Group shu e

004-
0xFF Reserved for future
use

04 Scan ON/OFF Status PlayerApplicationSettingValueID

ValueID O
Description

001
OFF

002
All tracks scan

003
Group scan

004-
0xFF Reserved for future
use

05-07F Reserved for future use

O

080-0xFF Provided for TG driven static

media player menu extension by O
CT

Advanced Audio Distribution Pro le (A2DP)

Audio Codec ID
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Codec Speci ed In
Used in

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SBC A2DP
A2DP

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MPEG-1, 2 Audio A2DP

A2DP

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MPEG-2, 4 AAC A2DP

A2DP

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 ATRAC Family A2DP

A2DP

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Non-A2DP
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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Non-A2DP A2DP
A2DP

x x x x x x x x All other values reserved A2DP

A2DP

The process for adding new optional third-party audio codecs to the table above for use with A2DP is as follows:

The proposed codec shall be successfully tested in a formal interoperability (IOP)

testing session
Successfully testing a codec means that at least two source and two sink
implementations shall provide evidence to the BARB that the proposed codec
has been successfully implemented

The formal IOP test plan shall be submitted to and approved by the BARB prior
to the formal IOP testing session

Any license applicable to the proposed codec shall be available under fair and
reasonable terms and accessible in a non-discriminatory way

The speci cation of the proposed codec shall be available to all companies that plan
to implement the codec, under NDA if needed

Video Distribution Pro le (VDP)

Video Codec ID
The table below speci es the video codecs available for signaling in VDP and where they are speci ed and used.

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Codec Speci ed In
Used in

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H.263 baseline VDP

VDP

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MPEG-4 Visual VDP

VDP

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 H.263 pro le 3 VDP

VDP

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 H.263 pro le 8 VDP

VDP

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Non-VDP N/A
VDP

x x x x x x x x All other values reserved

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