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Introduction—Continued
MP3/WMA/JPEG Compatibility
• The DVD receiver can play/display MP3, WMA, and
JPEG files recorded on CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R,
DVD-RW, DVD+R and DVD+RW discs.
• Discs must be in ISO 9660 Level 2 or Joliet format
(folders can be up to eight levels deep). Music files
recorded on discs that use the HFS (hierarchical file
system) cannot be played.
• Discs must be finalized.
• The DVD receiver can only recognize the first session
on multisession discs.
• You can determine the order in which the DVD
receiver plays/displays your MP3/WMA songs and
JPEG pictures by prefixing file and folder names with
a three-digit number. For example 001.Root,
002.Folder, and so on, and 001.Track.mp3,
002.Track.mp3, and so on.
•
Only the first eight characters of folder and track names
(excluding the filename extension) are displayed.
• The folder numbered “001” appears as “ROOT” in the
Disc Navigator.
• The DVD receiver supports up to 255 folders and up
to 255 files per folder.
• If you try to play an incompatible file, the message
“This format cannot be played.” appears on the dis-
play.
■ MP3
• MP3 files must be MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 format,
44.1 or 48 kHz, fixed bit-rate.
• MP3 files must have a “.mp3” or “.MP3” filename
extension.
• Variable bit-rates (VBR) from 32 kbps to 320 kbps are
supported. (Playing times may display incorrectly
with VBR.)
■ WMA
• WMA files must have the copyright option turned off.
• Sampling rates 44.1/48 kHz are supported.
• Variable bit-rates (VBR) from 48 kbps to 192 kbps
(44.1 kHz) and 128 kbps to 192 kbps (48 kHz) are
supported. (Playing times may display incorrectly
with VBR.)
• WMA files must have a “.wma” or “.WMA” filename
extension.
■ JPEG
• JPEG files must have a “.jpg” or “.JPG” filename
extension.
• JPEG files must be less than 5 megabytes in size.
• JPEG files up to 5,700 x 3,800 pixels are supported.
About WMA
WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and
refers to an audio compression technology developed by
Microsoft Corporation. WMA content can be encoded
by using Windows Media
®
Player version 7/7.1 or 8.
About DivX
DivX is a compressed digital video format created by the
DivX® video codec from DivXNetworks, Inc. This
receiver can play DivX video files burned on CD-R
discs. When naming files on a disc prior to burning, keep
in mind that by default they will be played in alphabeti-
cal order.
DivX video compatibility
• Official DivX
®
Certified product.
• Plays all versions of DivX
®
video (including DivX
®
6) with standard playback of DivX
®
media files).
DivX
®
disc compatibility with this receiver is limited as
follows:
Playable discs
CD-R
CD-RW not recommended
File system ISO9660 Level 1, 2, or Joliet
File name
A file name should be in alphabet
and numerals only, and must incor-
porate “AVI” extension.
e.g. “*****.AVI”
Total number of
folders
Less than 255
Total number of
files
Less than 255