About discs, Playable disc types, Non-playable discs

Introduction

About discs

Playable disc types

Playable and non-playable disc types are as follows:

DVD AUDIO	DVD VIDEO	SVCD
A U D I O	V I D E O
Video CD		Audio CD

The DVD Logo is a trademark.

•CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in the SVCD, Video CD, Audio CD, MP3 or JPEG format can be played back. However, some discs may not be played back because of the disc characteristics or recording conditions.

Note that unfinalized discs cannot be played back.

•DVD-R discs recorded with the DVD VIDEO format can be played back. However, some discs may not be played back because of the disc characteristics or recording conditions.

Note that unfinalized disc cannot be played back.

•DVD VIDEO players and DVD VIDEO discs have their own Region Code numbers. This unit can play back only DVD VIDEO discs whose Region Code numbers include "2."

Examples of playable DVD VIDEO discs:

ALL	2	2 5	1	2	1 2 3
			3	4	4 5 6

The unit is compatible with the PAL and NTSC systems, and can play back discs whose Region Code numbers include number "2." You can select "NTSC" or "PAL" while using the NTSC/REMOTE/PAL switch on the rear panel (for details, see page 6).

Non-playable discs

DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, CD-ROM, PHOTO CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-G, CD-TEXT, SACD, MIX-

MODE CD

•Playing back discs listed as "Non-playable discs" above may generate noise and damage speakers.

•This unit can play back audio signals recorded in CD-G, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT and MIX-MODE CD discs.

Audio formats

Some audio formats used on discs are described below.

•Linear PCM

Uncompressed digital audio, the same format used on CDs and most studio masters.

DVD AUDIO supports up to six channels at sample rates of 48/96/192 kHz (also 44.1/88.2/176.4 kHz) and sample sizes of 16/20/24 bits.

DVD VIDEO supports two channels at sampling rates of 48/96 kHz and quantization of 16/20/24 bits.

Audio CD/Video CD limited to two channels, 44.1 kHz at 16 bits.

•MPEG Multichannel

A surround audio format which can handle the augmentative 7.1-channel format (rare for home use), as well as 5.1-channel.

•Dolby Digital

A surround audio format configured with six channels. Because the "LFE (Low-Frequency Effect for sub- woofer, etc.)" channel, one of the six channels, is an auxiliary channel, this format is called "5.1-channel system."

Not all Dolby Digital discs contain six (5.1) channel information.

•DTS (Digital Theater Systems)

A surround audio format configured with six (5.1) channels which is same as Dolby Digital. Because the compression ratio is lower than Dolby Digital, it provides wider dynamic range and better separation. Not all DTS discs contain six (5.1) channels information.

•MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing)

A format for DVD AUDIO with the compression ratio of about 2:1 while allowing the PCM signal to be completely recreated by the MLP decoder (required in all DVD AUDIO players). It supports up to 192 kHz/24 bit.

The associated indicator lights up in the display window when playing back a disc.

Indicator*	Audio format

LPCM	Linear PCM

MPEG	MPEG Multichannel

DOLBY DIGITAL	Dolby Digital

DTS	DTS (Digital Theater Systems)

*When playing back a DVD AUDIO disc recorded by MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing; a lossless audio compression system that can completely recreate the PCM signal), no indicator lights up in the display window.

Note that with some formats and/or depending on the unit’s [DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT] setting, digital audio signals may not be always transmitted from the unit’s DIGITAL OUT jacks as they are recorded on the disc.

See [DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT] on page 60 for details.