Onkyo DV-SP301 instruction manual Playable Discs, Structure of the Disc Content, About Video CDs

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Notes on Discs

This section shows you how to handle, clean, and store discs.

Playable Discs

This DVD Player can playback the following discs.

	Disc mark	Contents	Disc size
DVD-		Audio + Video	12 cm
		(moving
Video
		pictures)	8 cm
Video		Audio + Video	12 cm
		(moving
CD
		pictures)	8 cm
CD			12 cm
CD-R*		Audio
CD-RW*			8 cm (CD single)

*The DVD Player can play CD-R/RW discs recorded in CD-DA format, with MP3/WMA audio files, or with JPEG image files. Some CD-R/RW discs may not be able to be played back.

•You cannot play discs such as CD-ROM, DVD-Audio, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, etc., even if the marks in the above table are labeled on those discs.

•DVD discs that use other video formats than NTSC or PAL (e.g., SECAM) cannot be played on this DVD Player.

•Avoid using heart-shaped or octagonal discs. Playing irregularly shaped discs may damage the internal mechanism of the DVD Player..

Discs with shapes such as these cannot be played.

•Do not use discs that have residue from adhesive tape, rental discs that have peeling labels, or discs that have custom labels or stickers. Otherwise, you may not be able to eject the discs or the DVD Player may become inoperative.

The Structure of the Disc Content

DVD-Video

Normally, the contents of DVD-Video are divided into titles, and the titles are subdivided into chapters.

Title 1 Title 2

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3

Video CD/CD

Video CD and CD are divided into tracks.

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5

About Video CDs

This DVD Player supports Video CDs equipped with the PBC (Version 2.0) function. (PBC is the abbreviation of Playback Control.) You can enjoy two playback variations depending on the type of disc.

•Video CD not equipped with PBC function (Version 1.1)

Sound and movies can be played on this DVD Player in the same way as a CD.

•Video CD equipped with PBC function (Version 2.0) In addition to operation of the Video CD not equipped with the PBC function, you can enjoy playback with interactive software and search function using the menu displayed on the TV screen (Menu Playback). Some of the functions described in this Instruction Manual may not work with some discs.

About playing copy-controlled CDs

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-SP301.

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