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Introduction
—Continued
Supported Discs
The DV-SP303/DV-SP303E 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
DV-SP303/DV-SP303E.
• The DV-SP303/DV-SP303E 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. How-
ever, 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
characteristics, disc characteristics, the disc is dam-
aged 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 DV-SP303/DV-SP303E supports 8 cm and 12 cm
discs.
• The DV-SP303/DV-SP303E 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 DV-
SP303/DV-SP303E.
• 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 DV-
SP303/DV-SP303E 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 DV-
SP303/DV-SP303E because of incorrect settings in the
disc burning software. Check the manuals supplied with
your disc burning software for additional compatibility
information.
CD-R/RW compatibility
• Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD, ISO 9660
CD-ROM* containing MP3, WMA or JPEG files
* ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD physical format:
Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet file systems
are both compatible with this player.
• Multi-session playback: No
• Unfinalized disc playback: No
DVD-R/RW compatibility
• Compatible formats: DVD-Video, Video Recording
(VR)*
* Edit points may not play exactly as edited; screen may go
momentarily blank at edited points.
• Unfinalized playback: No
• WMA/MP3/JPEG file playback on DVD-R/RW: No
Compressed audio compatibility
• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3),
Windows Media Audio (WMA)
• Sampling rates: 32, 44.1 or 48kHz
• Bit-rates: Any (128Kbps or higher recommended)
• VBR (variable bit rate) MP3 playback: No
• VBR WMA playback: No
• WMA lossless encoding compatible: No
• DRM (Digital Rights Management) compatible: Yes
(DRM-protected audio files will not play in this
player—see also DRM in the “Glossary” on page 50)
• File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be used for
the player to recognize MP3 and WMA files – do not
use for other file types)
• File structure: Up to 299 folders; up to 648 folders and
files combined
Disc Notes
Disc Logo Format or file type
DVD-Video
See page 47 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