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Introduction
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Supported Discs
The DPS-5.5 supports the following discs.
• Some audio CDs feature copy protection that doesn’t
conform to the official CD standard. Since these are
nonstandard discs, they may not play properly in the
DPS-5.5.
• The DPS-5.5 supports CD-R and CD-RW discs
recorded in Video CD format, audio CD format, or
ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 format with MP3, WMA, and
JPEG files. It also supports DVD-R and DVD-RW
discs recorded in DVD-Video format. However, some
CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW discs may not
work properly for any of the following reasons:
incomplete disc finalization, disc burner characteris-
tics, disc characteristics, the disc is damaged or dirty.
See the manual supplied with your disc burner for
more information. Condensation or dirt on the optical
pickup lens can also affect playback.
• The DPS-5.5 supports 8 cm and 12 cm discs.
• The DPS-5.5 does not support disc types not listed.
• Don’t use discs with an unusual shape, such as those
shown below, because you may damage the DPS-5.5.
• Don’t use discs that have residue from adhesive tape,
rental discs with peeling labels, or discs with custom-
made labels or stickers. Doing so may damage the
DPS-5.5 and you may not be able to remove the disc
properly.
Discs Made on Personal Computers
Discs made on personal computers, including those of a
compatible format, may not work properly in the DPS-
5.5 because of incorrect settings in the disc burning soft-
ware. Check the manuals supplied with your disc burn-
ing software for additional compatibility information.
About WMA
WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to
an audio compression technology developed by
Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be encoded by
using Windows Media Player version 8 or later or Win-
dows Media Player for Windows XP.
Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other countries.
Disc Notes
Disc Logo Format or file type
DVD-Video
See page 51 for
region information.
DVD-R
DVD-Video
DVD-RW
DVD-Video,
VR format
Video CD
Including PBC
Audio CD
PCM and DTS
CD-R
Video CD, audio CD,
MP3, WMA, JPEG
CD-RW
Video CD, audio CD,
MP3, WMA, JPEG
JPEG CD
JPEG
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