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Introduction—Continued
Supported Discs
The DV-SP305 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-SP305.
• The DV-SP305 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 DV-SP305 supports 8 cm and 12 cm discs.
• The DV-SP305 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-SP305.
• 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-SP305
and you may not be able to remove the disc properly.
Function Support
The following icons are used throughout this manual to
indicate which functions can be used with the various
disc formats and file types.
Discs Made on Personal Computers
Discs made on personal computers, including those of a
compatible format, may not work properly in the
DV-SP305 because of incorrect settings in the disc burn-
ing software. Check the manuals supplied with your disc
burning software for additional compatibility informa-
tion.
About DualDisc playback
A DualDisc is a new two -sided disc, one side of which
contains DVD content video, audio, etc. while the other
side contains non-DVD content such as digital audio
material.
The non-DVD, audio side of the disc is not compliant
with the CD Audio specification and therefore may not
play.
The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this product.
For more detailed information on the DualDisc specifi-
cation, please refer to the disc manufacturer or disc
retailer.
CD-R/RW compatibility
• Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD, ISO 9660
CD-ROM* containing MP3, WMA or JPEG files,
DivX video 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
• File structure (may differ): Up to 299 folders on a disc;
up to 648 folders and files (combined) within each
folder
Disc Notes
Disc Logo Format or file type
DVD-Video
See page 48 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,
DivX Video
CD-RW
Video CD, audio CD,
MP3, WMA, JPEG,
DivX Video
JPEG CD JPEG
Icon Disc format or file type
DVD-Video
Video CD
Audio CD
MP3 file
WMA file
JPEG file
DivX
®
DVD-V
VCD
CD
MP3
WMA
JPEG
DivX