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Types of Playable Discs
DVD
(8 cm / 12 cm disc)
Video CD (VCD)
(8 cm / 12 cm disc)
Audio CD
(8 cm / 12 cm disc)
In addition, this unit plays DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW,
DVD+RW, and CD-R / CD-RW that contains audio
titles, and/or JPEG files.
Notes:
• Depending on the conditions of the recording
equipment or the CD-R/RW (or DVD -R, DVD +R,
DVD -RW, DVD +RW) disc itself, some CD-R/RW
(or DVD -R, DVD +R, DVD -RW, DVD +RW) discs
cannot be played on the unit.
• DVD-RW disc can only be played if it was record-
ed in VIDEO mode and finalized.
• Do not attach any seal or label to either side (the
labelled side or the recorded side) of a disc.
• Do not use irregularly shaped CDs (e.g., heart-
shaped or octagonal) since they may result in
malfunctions.
Notes on DVDs and Video CDs
Some playback operations of DVDs and Video CDs
may be intentionally programmed by software manu-
facturers. This unit plays DVDs and Video CDs
according to disc content designed by the software
manufacturer, therefore some playback features may
not be available or other functions may be added.
Disc-related terms
MP3
MP3 is a popular compression format used for digital
audio files that yields very high near-CD quality sound.
JPEG
Joint Pictures Expert Group. JPEG is a compressed
file format that allows you to save images with no
limit on the number of colors.
Title (DVD only)
A title is generally a distinct section of a DVD disc.
For example the main feature could be title 1, a docu-
mentary describing how the film was made could be
title 2, and cast interviews could be title 3. Each title
is assigned a reference number enabling you to
locate it easily.
Chapter (DVD only)
A chapter is a segment of a title such as a scene in a
film or one interview in a series. Each chapter is
assigned a chapter number, enabling you to locate
the chapter you want. Depending on the disc, chap-
ters may not be recorded.
Track
Adistinct element of audio/visual information, such as
the picture or sound track for a specific language
(DVD), or a musical piece on a video or audio CD.
Each track is assigned a track number, enabling you
to locate the track you want. DVD discs allow one
track of video (with multiple angles) and several
tracks of audio.
Types of Video CDs
There are two types of Video CDs:
• Video CDs equipped with PBC (Version 2.0)
PBC (playback control) functions allow you to
interact with the system via menus, search
functions, or other typical computer-like operations.
Moreover, still pictures of high resolution can be
played if they are included in the disc.
• Video CDs not equipped with PBC (Version 1.1)
Operated in the same way as Audio CDs, these
discs allow playback of video pictures as well as
sound, but they are not equipped with PBC.