Alpine DVA-9861 owner manual Discs playable on this unit, Audio + Video 12 cm

Discs playable on this unit

Playable Discs

The discs listed below can be played on this unit.

Mark (logo)	Recorded Content Disc size
		12 cm*
DVD Audio	Audio + Video
		8 cm
		12 cm*
DVD Video	Audio + Video
		8 cm
		12 cm
DIGITAL VIDEO
Video CD	Audio + Video
		8 cm

12 cm

Music CD Audio

8 cm

(CD single)

*Two-layer DVD disc compatible

Discs that cannot be played

DVD-ROMs, DVD-RAMs, CD-ROMs (excluding MP3/WMA files), photo CDs, etc.

DVD region number (playable region number)

This DVD player will play back any disc whose region number is 1 (or All). DVDs with a region number other than those listed below, cannot be played on this DVD player.

1ALL

Video CDs

This DVD head unit is compatible with playback control (PBC) compatible video CDs (version 2.0).

“PBC” is a function by which you can use menu screens recorded on the disc to find the scene you want to watch and view various types of information in dialogue style.

Using compact discs (CD/CD-R/CD-RW)

If you use unspecified compact discs, correct performance cannot be guaranteed.

You can play CD-Rs (CD-Recordable)/CD-RWs (CD-ReWritable) which have been recorded only on audio devices. You can also play CD-Rs/CD-RWs containing MP3/WMA formatted audio files.

•Some of the following discs may not be played on this unit: Flawed discs, discs with fingerprints, discs exposed to extreme temperatures or sunlight (e.g., left in the car or this unit), discs recorded under unstable conditions, discs on which a recording failed or a re-recording was attempted, copy-protected CDs which do not conform to the audio CD industry standard.

•Use discs with MP3/WMA files written in a format compliant with ISO9660 level 1 or level 2. For details, see pages 13 and 14.

To customers using CD-R/CD-RW

•If a CD-R/CD-RW cannot be played back, make sure the last recording session was closed (finalized).

•Finalize the CD-R/CD-RW if necessary, and attempt playback again.

Tips for making your own CDs

The DVA-9861 plays DVD Audio, DVD Video, Video CD, Audio CD and has a built in MP3/WMA decoder.

The following information is designed to help you create your own music CDs (either Audio CD or MP3/WMA encoded CD-R/RW files).

What is the difference between an Audio and MP3/WMA CD?

An Audio CD is the same format as the commercial CDs you buy in the store (also known as CD-DA). MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3)/WMA (Windows Media Audio) is a data file that uses a compression scheme to reduce the size of the music file.*

Hybrid Audio CD and Data (MP3/WMA) CD-R/RW discs:

The DVA-9861 can read either sector on the disc. Choose CD-DA to play the CD audio section or MP3/WMA to play the MP3/WMA section*.

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