Disc Type and Characteristics, CD-R Discs

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Disc Type and Characteristics

This product does not support Secure (DRM) Media files.

❖❖ CD-R Discs

•Some CD-R discs may not be playable depending on the disc recording device (CD-Recorder or PC) and the condition of the disc.

•Use a 650MB/74 minute CD-R disc.

Do not use CD-R discs over 700MB/80 minutes as they may not be played back.

•Some CD-RW (Rewritable) media, may not be playable.

•Only CD-Rs that are properly "closed" can be fully played. If the session is closed but the disc is left open, you may not be able to fully play the disc.

❖❖ CD-R MP3 Discs

•Only CD-R discs with MP3 files in ISO 9660 or Joliet format can be played.

•MP3 file names should be 8 characters or less in length and contain no blank spaces or special characters (. / = +).

•Use discs recorded with a compression/decompression data rate greater than 128Kbps.

•Only files with the ".mp3" and ".MP3" extensions can be played.

•Only a consecutively written multisession disc can be played. If there is a blank segment in the Multisession disc, the disc can be played only up to the blank segment.

•If the disc is not closed, it will take longer to begin playback and not all of the recorded files may be played.

•For files encoded in Variable Bit Rate (VBR) format, i.e. files encoded in both low bit rate and high bit rate (e.g., 32Kbps ~ 320Kbps), the sound may skip during playback.

•A maximum of 500 tracks can be played per CD.

•A maximum of 300 folders can be played per CD.

❖❖ CD-R JPEG Discs

•Only files with the "jpg" extensions can be played.

•If the disc is not closed, it will take longer to start playing and not all of the recorded files may be played.

•Only CD-R discs with JPEG files in ISO 9660 or Joliet format can be played.

•JPEG file names should be 8 characters or less in length and contain no blank spaces or special characters (. / = +).

•Only a consecutively written multisession disc can be played. If there is a blank segment in the multisession disc, the disc can be played only up to the blank segment.

•A maximum of 9,999 images can be stored on a single CD.

•When playing a Kodak/Fuji Picture CD, only the JPEG files in the picture folder can be played.

•Picture discs other than Kodak/Fuji Picture CDs may take longer to start playing or may not play at all.

❖❖ DVD±R/RW, CD-R/RW DivX Discs

•Software updates for incompatible formats are not supported. (Example : QPEL, GMC, resolution higher than 800 x 600 pixels, etc.)

•Sections with a high frame rate might not be played while playing a DivX file.

•DivX® is a digital video format created by DivX, Inc. This is an official DivX Certified or DivX Ultra Certified device that plays DivX video.