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Further information
Recommendations and information concerning discs (12 cm)
Choice of CD-R / CD-RW discs
This player can play most
•Whatever the actual recording capacity of a disc, do not fill it to maximum capacity.
•Use
•Use a reliable and good quality recording software.
•Before recording on a disc, close all applications on you personal computer in order to optimise the quality and reliability of recordings on the disc.
Video CD (VCD) discs
VCD (Video Compact Disc) discs enable up to 74 minutes of VHS quality video associated with still pictures, audio tracks and interactive menus to be recorded on a CD.
About DVD R/RW discs:
Choose good quality discs.To avoid any problems, choose brands such as: Imation, Maxell, Philips, Ricoh,Verbatim, Sony, etc.
Disc formatting
When you insert a DVD RW disc for the first time, your DVD recorder must format the disc. This operation will take several minutes, but you may begin recording onto the disc shortly after the formatting process starts (around 10 to 20 seconds). During these few seconds, the display indicates FORMAt DSC.
Disc maintenance
Always handle your discs with care. Hold a disc with fingers on the border or hole. Always place disc with the label facing upward (in case of a
Image files and CD-R / CD-RW discs
To view your JPEG images on a TV set you do not need to record your photographs with a resolution above 400,000 pixels (which corresponds to an image format of about 720 x 576 dots), for television screens do not allow a higher quality given their limited characteristics. In this case ensure that you reduce the quality of your photographs before recording on a disc in order not to impede the proper running of your player.This is because excessively loaded pictures would slow down or might prevent the proper functioning of the slide show during playback on your player. Compatibility of JPEG files depends on the software on which they were created and on the size of files expressed in pixels. Some JPEG files, including Progressive JPEG files (display in stages) cannot be played on this appliance.
Audio files and CD-R / CD-RW discs
In the case of discs that include mp3 files, follow not only the general recommendations for
•The format of your mp3 files must be ISO 9660 or JOLIET. These files are compatible with DOS and Windows applications, as well as with Mac OS.
•Your mp3 files must have a name no longer than 12 characters as well as the suffix “.mp3”.They must be recorded in the form: title.mp3. Ensure that you do not leave spaces or use special characters such as ( . , / , \ , = ,+) in the name..
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