Types of Playable Discs, MP3, Wma, Jpeg

Types of Playable Discs

DVD

(8 cm / 12 cm disc)

Audio CD

(8 cm / 12 cm disc)

In addition, this unit plays DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and CD-R / CD-RW that contains audio titles, MP3, WMA, and/or JPEG files.

Notes:

•Depending on the conditions of the recording equipment or the CD-R/RW (or DVD -R, DVD +R, DVD -RW, DVD +RW) disc itself, some CD-R/RW (or DVD -R, DVD +R, DVD -RW, DVD +RW) discs cannot be played on the unit.

•Only plays if DVD-RW is recorded in Video mode and has been finalized.

•Do not attach any seal or label to either side (the labeled side or the recorded side) of a disc.

•Do not use irregularly shaped CDs (e.g., heart- shaped or octagonal) since they may result in malfunctions.

Notes on DVDs

Some playback operations of DVDs may be intention- ally programmed by software manufacturers. This unit plays DVDs according to disc content designed by the software manufacturer, therefore some play- back features may not be available or other functions may be added.

Disc-related terms

MP3

MP3 is a popular compression format used for digital audio files that yields very high near-CD quality sound.

WMA

Windows Media Audio file. A type of coding / decod- ing developed by Microsoft Corp.

JPEG

Joint Pictures Expert Group. JPEG is a compressed file format that allows you to save images with no limit on the number of colors.

Title (DVD only)

A title is generally a distinct section of a DVD disc. For example the main feature could be title 1, a docu- mentary describing how the film was made could be title 2, and cast interviews could be title 3. Each title is assigned a reference number enabling you to locate it easily.

Chapter (DVD only)

A chapter is a segment of a title such as a scene in a film or one interview in a series. Each chapter is assigned a chapter number, enabling you to locate the chapter you want. Depending on the disc, chap- ters may not be recorded.

Track

A distinct element of audio/visual information, such as the picture or sound track for a specific language (DVD), or a musical piece on a video or audio CD. Each track is assigned a track number, enabling you to locate the track you want. DVD discs allow one track of video (with multiple angles) and several tracks of audio.