FORMATS YOU CAN PLAY

While advances have been made to ensure that your disc player is compatible with the largest number of discs possible, it cannot be guaranteed that you will be able to play discs which might not be compliant with audio CD standards. In the case of writable and re-writable discs, compatibility with this player depends on the CD/DVD writer, the authoring/writing software and the disc used.

DVD-VIDEO

Digital video discs -12 cm and 8 cm, single or double sided, single or dual layer. DVD’s are high-density optical discs on which high quality picture and audio are recorded by means of digital signals.

DVD±R/W

Digital video discs -12 cm and 8 cm, single or double sided, single or dual layer. DVD’s are high-density optical discs on which high quality picture and audio are recorded by means of digital signals.

Video CD (VCD) / Super Video CD (SVCD)

VCD stands for Video Compact Disc which contains video footage, still images, audio tracks and interactive menus.

Audio CD’s / HDCD

Standard Red Book Audio CD’s (8 and 12cm). This DVD Player is also capable of playing HDCD encoded discs, these discs have an improved sampling rate for better listening experience.

CD-R & CD-RW

Most CD-R (one recording only) and CD-RW discs (re-writable). This player can play most CD-R discs. CD-R’s written during a multi-session recording can also be played, provided that the session has ended before the disc is played (depending on the burning software). However, depending on the CD writer, computer and the disc used, you may find that not all discs will play successfully. When playing a CD-R disc, it is completely normal for the unit to take up to 20 seconds to recognize the disc before starting to play. If the disc is not recognized after a period of 20 seconds, remove the disc, and then insert it again.

•Irrespective of the actual recording capacity of the CD-R, do not use its full capacity.

•CD-R’s should be preferably used instead of CD-RW’s (re-writable CD’s) as, in certain cases, CD-RW playback may be faulty.

•Use reliable, good-quality CD burning software.

•Close all other applications on the computer to ensure reliable CD-R disc recording.

MP3 Files

CD-R and CD-RW discs containing audio files in MP3 format. As for CD-R MP3 discs, please follow all the recommendations for CD-R above, along with the comments below:

•Your MP3 files should be ISO 9660 or JOLIET format. ISO 9660 format and Joliet MP3 files are compatible with Microsoft’s DOS and Windows, as well as with Apple Mac. These two formats are the most widely used.

•MP3 filenames should not exceed 10 characters, and should end with the “.mp3” extension. General name format: “Title.mp3”. When composing your title ensure that you use 8 characters or less, have no spaces in the name, and avoid the use of special characters including ( . / \ = +).

•Use a decompression transfer rate of at least

128 kb/sec (kilobytes/second) when recording MP3 files. Sound quality with MP3 files basically depends on the rate of compression / decompression you choose. Obtaining audio CD quality sound requires an analog/digital sampling rate, that is conversion to MP3 format, of at least 32 kb/sec and up to 160 kb/sec. Files with sampling rates below 32 kb/sec will not play properly.

•Do not try recording copyright-protected MP3 files. “Secured” files are encrypted and code- protected to prevent illegal copying. You must not copy such files

Important:

The above recommendations cannot be taken as a guarantee that the DVD player will play MP3 recordings, or as an assurance of sound quality. You should note that certain technologies and methods for MP3 file recording on CD-R’s prevent optimal playback of these files on your DVD player (i.e. degraded sound quality and even, in some cases, inability of the player to read the file).

JPEG Files

CD-R and CD-RW with JPEG files. JPEG is a compressed image file format.

Note: Display time may vary according to the file size of JPEG files.

Files on the USB Flash Drive

This player is compatible with USB 2.0 devices. Only FAT or FAT32 format is supported.

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